Kids Story

The Christmas Roast

Once a man found a goose on the beach. A few days earlier, the November storm had passed. Surely the…

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Christmas Eve (part 1)

The friend Once upon a time there was a yellow-painted house with a garden around it. In the garden were…

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Christmas Eve (part 2)

There was a smell of cinnamon and pine in the air. Everything was shining on the table: the candles, the…

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Mamadou smiles while drinking a cup of tea

It was late. The New Year rose nervously and sought to gather itself in all haste. How had he been…

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Kings Night

Elena Fortún I woke up startled and heard a noise, as if a cat were scratching the porch wood. The…

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The roses of my rugs

For a young refugee living with memories of loss and terror, time is measured in terms of the next bucket…

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The big race

What are these boys doing here? They are waiting for the start of the great race. They all wear shorts…

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Pie for enemies

It must have been a perfect summer. My father had helped me build a treehouse in our garden. My sister…

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The sweetest fig

Mr Bibot, a dentist near Jamaica Queens, was a very meticulous person who kept his little apartment and office always…

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The Princess Lacquer [1]

In a far eastern kingdom, this was how they called their daughter U Tin, a humble craftsman. They named her…

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