Choice

Stories tagged Choice:

• Looking for a Bride Jul 22, 2025

  

  Once upon a time, there lived a young man who had reached the age when he wished to marry and start a family. He was a good-hearted, hardworking fellow with a pleasant farm and a comfortable income, making him quite desirable as a husband. However, he faced a problem that many young men of his time encountered: there were several young women in his village who would make suitable wives, and he could not decide which one to choose.

• The Bittern and the Hoopoe Jan 22, 2025

  

  Once upon a time, long ago when the world was younger and the boundaries between the natural and supernatural worlds were not as firmly drawn as they are today, there lived two birds who were the very best of friends. One was a bittern, a wading bird with beautiful brown and cream plumage that allowed her to blend perfectly with the reedy marshlands where she lived. The other was a hoopoe, an elegant bird with a striking crest of feathers on her head and distinctive black and white striped wings.