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The never ending maze
A solitary diarist once finds peace in an inner maze of birdsong, roses, and quiet refuge.
Sad stories that will make you cry
These sad stories explore grief, separation, sacrifice, and the moments that can leave a reader with tears in their eyes. Read “The Home-Coming” or “Désirée’s Baby,” among other moving works, at your own pace; every story is free to read or listen to on Pagehush.
The Red Shoes
Little Karen loves her shiny red shoes more than anything, even in church.
The Outcasts of Poker Flat
A gambler, two women of bad reputation and an old drunk are thrown out of a California mining town, and are caught by a snowstorm in the mountains with a young couple…
Ward No. 6
In a filthy provincial hospital, the tired doctor in charge finds the only clever conversation in town is with a patient in the mental ward.
The Home-Coming
Phatik, a wild village boy of fourteen, is sent to live with his uncle's family in Calcutta.
The Monkey's Paw
A dried monkey's paw will grant three wishes. The White family wish for two hundred pounds, and get it.
God Sees the Truth, But Waits
A young merchant, Aksionov, is wrongly convicted of a murder and sent to Siberia.
The Death of Balder
Balder the beautiful is loved by every god and protected from every living thing but one.
The Nightingale and the Rose
A student needs a red rose to win a dance with the girl he loves, and there is none in his garden.
Without Benefit of Clergy
An English official in India secretly lives with Ameera, a young Muslim girl, in a little house in the city.
Chickamauga
A small boy wanders off into the forest to play at soldiers and meets the real thing after a battle.
Désirée's Baby
In old Louisiana, a foundling marries a proud plantation owner, and they have a son.
The Almond Tree
A cruel stepmother kills her stepson, and his little sister buries his bones under the almond tree in the garden.
The Birthday of the Infanta
It is the little Infanta of Spain's twelfth birthday, and she may play with whoever she likes.
The Boy Whom Seven Mothers Suckled
A king's seven queens are blinded and thrown into a pit by a Rakshasi queen.
The Brahmin and the Mongoose
A Brahman’s wife raises a mongoose alongside her baby son, and leaves the two alone for a moment that will change everything.
The Child's Return
Raicharan, a devoted servant, loses his master's little boy by the river.
The Furnished Room
A young man searching New York for the girl he loves rents a shabby furnished room, and smells mignonette, her favourite scent.
The Little Match Girl
On a freezing New Year's Eve, a poor little girl tries to sell matches in the snowy street.
The Little Mermaid
Deep under the sea, the youngest mermaid princess falls in love with a human prince.
The River Stairs
The old stone steps down to the river have watched the village for centuries, and they tell the story of Kusum, who came to bathe there as a little girl, came back a…
Two Friends
Paris is starving under siege. Two old friends who used to spend every Sunday fishing together decide to slip past the lines to their favourite spot on the river,…
एक टोकरी भर मिट्टी
एक ज़मींदार अपने महल का अहाता बढ़ाने के लिए एक ग़रीब विधवा की झोंपड़ी छीन लेता है। विधवा बस एक टोकरी भर मिट्टी माँगने आती है। हिंदी की पहली कहानियों में गिनी जाने…
खोकाबाबू की वापसी
रायचरण बारह बरस की उम्र से मालिक के घर का नौकर है, और अब मालिक के नन्हे बेटे की आँखों का तारा। एक बरसाती शाम पद्मा नदी के किनारे बच्चा खो जाता है। फिर रायचरण वह करता…
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