Once upon a time there was a knight on a Quest, who heard of a wise Sage living high up in the mountains. So after a long and arduous search the knight found the Sage’s remote cabin. The Sage welcomed him, and the knight sat at his feet. “Wise one,” the knight asked, “please tell

Once upon a time, a beautiful princess sat at the edge of a clear, ornate pool in her castle grounds. As she leaned over to gaze at her reflection, her priceless crown fell from her head into the water with a loud splash. At the sound of her screams, royal attendants rushed to her from

Once upon a time there was a kingdom, with a great king and queen. They had a beautiful newborn daughter whom they named Leona. The king and queen were profoundly happy, and loved their daughter beyond words. One day the queen said to the king, “Leona must some day rule in our place. But if

Once upon a time there was a plot of Land that had suffered the ravages of both Man and Nature: trash had been dumped for decades including barrels of toxic waste. Old tires languished in its slimy pond. Drought, flood and fire had decimated much of it, and brambles and weeds covered the rest. And

There once lived a stone cutter who was unhappy with his insignificant life. Passing by a rich merchant’s home one day, he was awed by its grandeur and the stream of visitors going in. “He must be a powerful man! How I wish I could be him”, he thought. Astonishingly, he found himself transformed into

Once upon a time there was a father who promised his beloved daughter a pony for Christmas. The daughter was very excited and couldn’t wait! Finally, at long last, Christmas Day arrived. The father took his daughter by the hand and with his heart bursting with anticipation he presented her a purebred Welsh pony with

Once upon a time someone asked an angel, “Please show me Heaven and Hell!” First the angel presented a room with a large round table and a pot of stew in the middle. It smelled delicious, but the people sitting around the table were thin and sickly. They were holding spoons with very long handles

Once upon a time there was a young man who had a vivid dream. In this dream he saw a vision of the Grail so radiantly beautiful that he dedicated his life then and there to finding it. So to prepare himself to be a knight on a Grail Quest he first learned the arts

An ancient saying is, “This too shall pass.” Current events have deeply underscored the wisdom of this saying. It seems to have originated as an ancient Persian saying, and has since found its way into various languages and traditions. It was rather famously used in a speech by Abraham Lincoln before he became the 16th

Once upon a time there was a farmer. One day the farmer’s only horse ran away, and all his neighbors said, “What an unlucky man you are!” But the farmer said, “Maybe yes, maybe no.” The next day the horse returned with a filly following him. All his neighbors said, “Not only did your horse