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The Toys Of Peace
An uncle tries to interest his young nephews in some experimental non-violent toys.
- Date Added: December 2001
- Length: 5 pages
- Age Rating: PG
- Rating:4 stars
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The Unrest-Cure
When Clovis overhears a middle-aged man bemoaning the lack of excitment in his life, he decides to help out. And then some.
- Date Added: January 2000
- Length: 6 pages
- Age Rating: PG
- Rating:5 stars
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The Way to the Dairy
The tragic story of three sisters who come tantalisingly close to an unexpected inheritance.
- Date Added: January 2000
- Length: 6 pages
- Age Rating: PG
- Rating:4 stars
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The Wolves Of Cernogratz
It is said that when a Cernogratz dies in the family castle, the wolves in the forest howl all night long ... but Baroness Gruebel, new owner of Cernogratz castle, is sceptical.
- Date Added: December 2001
- Length: 5 pages
- Age Rating: PG
- Rating:4 stars
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Tobermory
Revealing the dangers of giving previously dumb animals the power of speech. Especially cats.
- Date Added: October 1999
- Length: 7 pages
- Age Rating: PG
- Rating:5 stars
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Wratislav
Clovis discusses a match for Wriatislav - the black sheep of a rather greyish family.
- Date Added: January 2000
- Length: 3 pages
- Age Rating: PG
- Rating:3 stars
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  Sorrentino, Fernando
A Lifestyle
When his key breaks off on the inside of his apartment, the narrator must fight bureaucracy and apathy in increasingly desperate attempts to escape.
- Date Added: February 2001
- Length: 5 pages
- Age Rating: PG
- Rating:5 stars
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A Psychological Crusade
A renegade experimental psycologist explains how to inflict his methods on the general public.
- Date Added: February 2001
- Length: 3 pages
- Age Rating: PG
- Rating:5 stars
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An Enlightening Book
Detailing Dr Ludwig Boitus' studies of the strangely charastmatic Caliguinas bird.
- Date Added: May 2002
- Length: 3 pages
- Age Rating: PG
- Rating:5 stars
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An Enlightening Tale
Humorous fable about an honest beggar, a miserly Lady and an infatuated butler.
- Date Added: February 2001
- Length: 2 pages
- Age Rating: PG
- Rating:4 stars
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Chastisement By The Lambs
A man investigates an increasingly common phenomenon involving carnivorous lambs with a highly developed sense of justice.
- Date Added: May 2002
- Length: 5 pages
- Age Rating: PG
- Rating:4 stars
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Doctor Moreau Did It
A man meets his girlfriend's parents.
- Date Added: December 2008
- Length: 6 pages
- Age Rating: PG
- Rating:4 stars
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Essence And Attribute
A man notices a small wart on his left hand.
- Date Added: January 2006
- Length: 2 pages
- Age Rating: PG
- Rating:4 stars
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Habits of the Artichoke
A tutor is given an artichoke plant and soon learns that taking care of it is not going to be easy.
- Date Added: October 2009
- Length: 7 pages
- Age Rating: 15
- Rating:3 stars
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In Self-Defense
When little Juan Manuel defaces a neighbour's door the potential dispute escalates in a bizarre direction.
- Date Added: February 2001
- Length: 6 pages
- Age Rating: PG
- Rating:4 stars
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Mere Suggestion
A man is consumed by a completely irrational fear.
- Date Added: February 2001
- Length: 1 pages
- Age Rating: PG
- Rating:4 stars
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Method for Defense against Scorpions
An alternative to the traditional methods.
- Date Added: February 2001
- Length: 4 pages
- Age Rating: PG
- Rating:5 stars
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My Friend Luke
A profile of the timid but highly irritating man known to his friends as Luke.
- Date Added: May 2002
- Length: 3 pages
- Age Rating: PG
- Rating:4 stars
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Piccirilli
While dusting off his extensive library, the narrator discovers a diminutive man on one of the lower shelves.
- Date Added: February 2001
- Length: 4 pages
- Age Rating: PG
- Rating:5 stars
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Problem Solved
A troublesome package is left at the home of an employee of the Insignia Financial Group.
- Date Added: August 2007
- Length: 11 pages
- Age Rating: PG
- Rating:3 stars
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