Oh Shit, I'm High by Okiemute Idjerhe
“Kuh, kuh, kuh”, that was me coughing after a horrible drag. “You keep swallowing the air that’s why you are coughing”, Cameron said. H…
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COUNTRY SIDE BY Ayokunlemi J. Lugo (Bearwolf)
Country Side Urban man by country side Left the city to feel the rural tide The rural with it's peace and tranquil Makes my soul…
THE PERSEVERING TORTOISE AND THE PRETENTIOUS HARE
Once a turtle, finding plenty In seclusion to bewitch, Lived a dolce far niente Kind of life within a ditch; Rivers had no charm for him, As he t…
THE AMBITIOUS FOX AND THE UNAPPROACHABLE GRAPES
A farmer built around his crop A wall, and crowned his labors By placing glass upon the top To lacerate his neighbors, Provided they at any time …
Be Careful
The Wrath of God Was on Him I heard of a rich man who was asked to make a contribution on behalf of some charitable object. The text was quoted to hi…
It's About Him
Turning on the Tap A man who lived on the bank of Lake Erie had water pipes laid to his house from the lake; and when he wanted water all he had to d…
Worth Ten Thousand Men
Let us not give heed to gloomy and discouraging remarks. In the name of our great Commander let us march on to battle and to victory. There are some …
Chasing His Shadow
When I was a little boy I tried to catch my shadow. I don’t know if you were ever so foolish; but I remember running after it, and trying to get ahea…
Sawdust or Bread
If you go out to your garden and throw down some sawdust, the birds will not take any notice; but if you throw down some crumbs, you will find they w…
Peace Declared
When France and England were at war once a French vessel had gone off on a long whaling voyage. When they came back, the crew were short of water, an…
WAIT - Why HE wants me to wait? - Author Unknown
Desperately, helplessly, longingly, I cried: Quietly, patiently, lovingly God replied. I pled and I wept for a clue to my fate, And the Master so ge…
Don’t Forget To Smile - Author Unknown
A little girl walked to and from school daily. Though the weather that morning was questionable and clouds were forming, she made her daily trek to …
A Touching Story - Author Unknown
A few years ago at the Seattle Special Olympics, nine contestants, all physically or mentally disabled, assembled at the starting line for the 100 y…
A Boys Mistake
A Boy’s Mistake—A Sad Reconciliation. There was an Englishman who had an only son; and only sons are often petted, and humored, and ruined. This…
A Father's Mistake
A Father’s Mistake. There is a little story that has gone the round of the American press that made a great impression upon me as a father. A father…
A Little Boy's Experience
A Little Boy’s Experience. One day as a young lady was walking up the street, she saw a little boy running out of a shoemaker’s shop, and behind him …
The Fettered Bird Free
The Fettered Bird Freed. A friend in Ireland once met a little Irish boy who had caught a sparrow. The poor little bird was trembling in his hand, an…
A Woman Dies that her Boy may Live
A Mother Dies that her Boy may Live. When the California gold fever broke out, a man went there, leaving his wife in New England with his boy. As soo…
Money Blinds
Money Blind. I heard of a man who had accumulated great wealth, and death came upon him suddenly, and he realized, as the saying is, that “there was …