Short Stories: Fables 53 Articles

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by beginlovely

In ancient times,in what would become Pacific Grove, California, the humble people were suffering and starving. The sardines that spelled life and sometimes wealth for the fishermen had failed for several years to reappear...read more

by Kiki Stamatiou

Mirky waters tremble at the sound of hallow breaths. The dragons scorching soul vacates his isolated world and lands under his own duress of his willful deeds. Famished nuggets dance around inside my brisk visions of the...read more

by G.B. McBride

The Butterfly and the Scorpion There was once a butterfly that was the most beautiful butterfly in all of the forest. Every creature in the forest marveled at her beauty. But, the butterfly's mind had been twisted by h...read more

by David Jenner

THEY INVADED MY GARDEN. Moving to Ireland was a very long and demanding job, I had been out of work for a year and my wife, who is Irish, suggested we move "back home" little did I realize how this was to change our lives...read more

by Yommie Stephen

VESH AND THE FAIRIES OF TIMBUK FOREST Every city, town, or village has its shares of slothful men and ne'er-do-wells. This specie of infamous men has uncanny ways of making their presence known, such as getting excess...read more

by Janet Grischy

It's not commonly known, but tomatoes were once poisonous. Not only that, but they were once small, hard, and black, or, more precisely, a downy dark violet. Tomatoes were carefully bred to be the beautiful juicy red fruit...read more

by Julio Santos

Ancient Prophecy foretells of a child born of the lion that would be so powerful he could control the elements of nature, cross the boundaries of space and time, he would have the power of the Source. The Ancient Prophecy ...read more

by Natasha M.M.

Ugly little her July 2007 Yesterday I was sad. Today I am better. Tomorrow I have to see her again. Need to get some sleep. Need to appear fresh and happy. I will never let her know what she has done to me. Without he...read more

by Michelle Randall

Karsen the Mountain Gorilla: There once was a Mountain Gorilla named Karsen. He loved to play Lacrosse. He was the best Mountain Gorilla Lacrosse player in all the land. He was so good that after he graduated from...read more

by RNorrisFaulkner

Robin got pregnant at the age of 14, her first encounter, never experiencing her parents to allow her to receive company. He was 25 and she never knew his name. Her next child was conceived at sweet 16, will never experien...read more

by Ruth Macgill

The Land of Hu A Fable There were many creatures in the Land of Hu, and many more that had long since gone extinct. There were creatures that swam, squirmed, wriggled, crawled, or walked on legs. Some creatures had fo...read more

by Michelle Queen

Is it too much to ask for a family to be able to sit down and enjoy a peaceful meal together without worrying about how long it would be before another alarm want off disrupting us yet again? How about for a mother and fat...read more

by Michael Kelly

Matthew Seth. Sure, I've heard the name. But like most, I've never seen the man. He's a myth. A legend. A tall tale. The stories about Matthew Seth stretch back through the ages. Legendary tales of tragedy and trium...read more

by Georgia Gatewood

Lonely Hearts A lonely heart is so empty everyday. It makes us so blue from day to day. A lonely heart is always full of a lot of pain as our day passes by through the day. It will make us cry a lot from time...read more

by Zachery Chinevere

A Horrible Day at first John was in his room laying tired in his room with green over him. His wife came in from work yelling what happen honey. John got up and started telling his story of how he got green on himself. ...read more

by Ry Moore

There was a time, long before once upon a time, when the sky was the earth and earth was the sky. Man was made to work the clouds because he was always complaining about how hard it was on the earth. Man would complain abo...read more

by kerrymichaelwood

LADY G. OF P.G. In ancient times,in what would become Pacific Grove, California, the humble people were suffering and starving. The sardines that spelled life and sometimes wealth for the fishermen had failed for sever...read more

by Dr.Kapoor

Some time back (1990), I as a Forest Scientist, under took a tour in the hills to survey natural forests, in search of rare medicinal and aromatic plants on verge of extinction. My aim was to prepare a comprehensive list o...read more

by Akram Saqib

This is the account of the days when this earth was governed by the birds. They were the master of flora and fauna of the earth. They were living a happy and comfortable life under their king the Ostrich. The ostrich wa...read more

by Lil Surgeson

The Princess Who Rescued Herself Once upon a time there was a princess called Naomi. She didn't look how you would expect a princess to look. She wore leather trousers and a man's shirt and carried a hunting knife wher...read more