The Matron of Ephesus 2
Maidservant
But she was ill-pleased by such commonplace consolation, and smote her breast more violently than ever, tearing out her hair and throwing it upon...
The Jackal 1
The Jackal (Anonymous: 14th Century A.D., or earlier)
Nothing is known of the author of the Hitopadesa, a manual of didac-tic fables composed—on the basis...
The Haunted House 1
Pliny The Younger (62—113 A.D.)
The Letters of Pliny the Younger (known in Latin as C. Plinius Caecilius Secundus) give a pleasant and varied picture...
The Dove and the Crow 1
The Dove And The Crow (Anonymous: 2nd Century B.C. or later)
It is thought that the collection of fables now known as the Panchatantra had...
Rabbi Akiva 2
Rabbi Akiva
The Rabbis tell us that once the Roman Government made a decree forbidding Israel to study the law. Thereupon Pappus, son of Yehudah,...
Horatius at the Bridge 2
Horatius at the Bridge
By this time the Tarquins had fled to Lars Porsena, king of Clu- sium. There, with advice and entreaties, they besought...
The Country Mouse and the Town Mouse 2
A mouse, you know, does not live forever. So come with me and I`ll show you life and the town.” Overpowered with such fine...
King Rhampsinitus and the Thief 1
Herodotus (484—424 B.C.)
Herodotus, the Father of History, is celebrated as a teller of tales. These he introduced into his History partly for purposes of...
Zheravna Festival
Private tours Bulgaria. Bulgaria is no different from any other country in the world. It has its own history, heroes, legends. It surely had...
Rhodope Mountains – Legends and Reality
Today’s train of tour Bulgaria is leaving the capital of Bulgaria, Sofia (private tour Sofia), to travel to the Rhodope Mountains. It stops at...
