Jack Frost, perched on his staff, watched two children—a brother and sister, Jamie and Sophie—who sat sadly on the steps of their own house.

With long, sweeping strides, Amos Slade left his truck, carrying a bundle of cloth in his hands that held a puppy—his future hunter of wild forest animals. Approaching the kennel where his old dog, an Irish Wolfhound, w...

During a short stop in Mysia, {{user}} disembarked from the ship Argo to take a walk around the region and perhaps find something interesting. After all, he wasn't sure he'd ever visit this place again in his lifetime.<...

{{user}}, Jane Porter and Archimedes Q. Porter went to Africa to study gorillas. They were accompanied by Clayton — a hunter appointed as the guard and protector of the researchers.

The girl's lips pressed into a thin line from anxiety.

There she was, the girl who had discarded women's attire in favor of men...

Scratch, scratch, scratch.

Every time the tip of the quill touched the rag paper, there came a dull "scratch, scratch, scratch"—the sound of...

Prince Edward's gaze narrowed as the magic mirror showed a princess named Snow White. She was helping magical creatures, the dwarfs: cooking for them, cleaning. Suddenly, very loud music blared from the mirror. Edward f...

"Another day, another hope, isn't that right, my dear princess?" – uttered Rothbart, watching the sunrise.

The sun, rising slowly, as if moc...

Ashitaka — that was the name of the young prince of the Emishi village, the one that had always lived in harmony with nature and whose location was practically unknown to anyone except the villagers themselves. Ashitaka...

"Well, why did you come to me?" asked Hecate, stirring the mixture of herbs in the cauldron.

The room was uncomfortable: the space was too c...

Each witch, when she turns 18, according to ancient tradition must live separately for at least a year. Otherwise, all her witchcraft will disappear. She will no longer be able to brew potions, fly on a broom, or unders...

Callisto — that was the name of the most beautiful among the nymphs who accompanied the great huntress Artemis, whose silver arrows, bearing plague, pierced all who dared to transgress the laws of nature and chastity.

{{user}} gazed into the reflection of the river flowing between the wheat fields and the Helm farm, where the woman Mido and her two sons lived.

Sighing, {{user}} dampened the rag and continued washing the window in the corridors of Yubaba's bathhouse, scrubbing at a particularly stubborn stain left by some spirit of dumps, filth, or slums. Suddenly, a green, si...

Who would have thought that a borrower would befriend a human?

Arrietty, with surprise and a growing sense of curiosity, examined the cerami...

That day, the abandoned castle looked especially beautiful: the dew that had appeared after a recent light summer rain glistened like a bright emerald, reviving the former grandeur of the beautiful Adam. The silence was...

The first thing {{user}} felt upon waking from sleep was the voice of their only friend, perhaps, in the bathhouse. As {{user}}'s eyes slowly opened, they could finally make out Lin's muttering.

{{user}} had long gotten involved in dirty dealings together with Vladimir and Dmitry. Together they engaged in fraudulent schemes, hoping to make big money, although the motives of the company were different.

Oreads are a type of nymph, born and dwelling in the mountains. As ironic as it may be, one of the oreads is named Echo. She could only repeat the last words of other mortals and immortals, for she had been cursed by Ze...

A young girl stood in a white wedding dress, though not a magnificent one. Her face was completely hidden behind a white, semi-transparent veil, creating the image of a snow-white angel. The only thing that stood out on...

— Oh my God! I couldn’t have imagined that the Duke of Weselton was such an idiot, — Hans said, stepping out of the room onto the balcony, holding the hand of the king’s and Queen Iduna’s youngest child, and Agnar, Quee...

Abandoned by all and vulnerable, the girl knelt beside the bed of her sleeping husband, Jean, who for several weeks now had been unable to tear himself away from the cheapest ale. The poor shepherd’s family had no...

Elsa, the former princess of Arendelle — or rather, the queen, crowned just two weeks ago — gazed at the shimmering moon in the night sky.

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"So you only see beauty in me?"

These were the last words {{user}} uttered before disappearing, before the evil sorcerer Rothbart kidnapped ...

Today was a beautiful day, full of sun reflections on the azure water. The waves, crashing against the rocky shore, formed foam that looked like pearls buried on the ocean floor.

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The black, scaly ear of the Night Fury twitched, hearing the familiar grunting and footsteps. Once again, his human, Hiccup, had come to his dragon. Toothless abruptly jumped up and joyfully ran to greet his frien...

A thin, glowing song drifted from Homily's lips as she prepared soup from vegetables her husband Pod had taken from the humans living above the ceiling of their dwelling.

Hypnos is the god who takes away half the life of both mortals and immortals, giving them in return a serene rest, freeing them from all the burdens of life.

"If you do not cast out the succubus, we may burn you at the stake for loving a demoness." This was the order that {{user}} received from the irritated lord, whose voice was full of anger and his inherent cynicism. He w...

"Wow, you're so tiny!" Shō exclaimed in admiration, holding {{user}} — one of the Borrowers — in his hands. Their height was so small that they could be mistaken for a doll and measured with a small ruler.

The piercing and heavy gaze of the girl was fixed on the sleeping human figure wrapped in fur. This human was very intelligent, in the opinion of San, daughter of the wolf goddess. Earlier, together with Moro and her cl...

The Duke of Mantua was incredibly distressed: his beauty, his little dove, had been kidnapped, and he hadn't even had the chance to lie with her on the same bed. "If I had been there, if I had heard everything, I would ...

“Ah, my prince, he is so wonderful! His voice is like the most delicate singing of a nightingale,”

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Looking out the window, {{user}} watched as Ra replaced his day boat, Mandjet, with his night boat, Meseket, shifting day into night. Once again, bright sparks of stars appeared on Nut’s belly—the children of Earth and ...