Pinakamagandang Maiikling Kuwento na Nasulat

Ang mga kwentong bayan, katulad ng mga alamat, ay mga salaysay ng ating mga ninuno na nagpasalin-salin at kadalasan hindi na kilala ang orihinal na may akda. Ito ay nagpapalipat-lipat sa bibig ng mga tao kung kaya’t may iba’t-ibang bersyon na ito sa paglipas ng panahon.

The Sparrow And His Four Children

A sparrow had four young ones in a swallow’s nest. […]
The Story of Schlauraffen Land

In the time of Schlauraffen I went there, and saw […]
The Ditmarsch Tale of Wonders

I will tell you something. I saw two roasted fowls […]
A Riddling Tale

Three women were changed into flowers which grew in the […]
Snow-White and Rose-Red

There was once a poor widow who lived in a […]
The Wise Servant

How fortunate is the master, and how well all goes […]
The Shepherd Boy

There was once on a time a shepherd boy whose […]
Going A-Travelling

There was once a poor woman who had a son, […]
The Twelve Idle Servants

Twelve servants who had done nothing all the day would […]
The Three Sluggards

A certain King had three sons who were all equally […]
The Old Beggar-Woman

There was once an old woman, but thou hast surely […]
The Beam

There was once an enchanter who was standing in the […]
The Lord’s Animals and the Devil’s

The Lord God had created all animals, and had chosen […]
The Donkey

ONCE on a time there lived a King and a […]
The Old Man Made Young Again

IN the time when our Lord still walked this earth, […]
The Turnip

THERE were once two brothers who both served as soldiers; […]
The Ungrateful Son

A MAN and his wife were once sitting by the […]
Sharing Joy and Sorrow

There was once a tailor, who was a quarrelsome fellow, […]
The Glass Coffin

Let no one ever say that a poor tailor cannot […]
The Owl

Two or three hundred years ago, when people were far […]