Mary was a beautiful, kind-hearted, and intelligent little girl. She was raised by God-fearing missionary parents on the east coast of Africa always green and luscious, abundant in animal life. A glimpse of paradise, at least a fragment of what it might have been. One cannot help but naturally imagine that Eden's location could have been here and not between the two great rivers in the Middle East. Here around the Equator rain is frequent, intense but short and then the sun appears again, smiling gently on the tranquil grassy fields.  The nature of survival takes its course. Blood-thirsty frenzies break out at sundown...

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A mouse jumped over a little boy’s feet on its way to a hiding place, the boy looked at the little creature and was startled. He never saw a mouse before. So he asked his father what was that little thing with a tail? The father said, “Frogs don’t have tails.” The boy said, “So that was a frog?” “You’ve never seen a frog before huh, son? Well that’s what they do, they hop from place to place and then into ponds and puddles.” Daddy said.  “But this frog went under a house.” “Where?” Daddy asked his son. The son pointed the place and his dad was puzzled, but then realized that it had to be a mouse. “Ah, now I get...

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A young shepherd tended his sheep on the slopes of a beautiful mountain.  The boy's mother had instructed him to stay on this side of the mountain only because the other side would be dangerous.  She explained to him about the border, the barb wire and the possibility of mines and about the neighboring country.  But all warnings added more fuel to the already burning flame of interest.  Being an inquisitive boy hungry for new experiences he decided just to take a peek at what the other side was like.  The sheep were grazing as usual and there was no need to watch them so he slowly ventured out....

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A farmer lost his farm.  He loved his farm very much, but due to failing crops the Bank repossessed it.  The poor man dreamed for years about getting it back, but he had no money, neither any prospects for ever getting it back.  But his dream would not go away. He worked on a leased ground, not enjoying it since it was not his. Years passed, the farmer grew older and weaker, yet his dream of repossessing his land did not go away.  The more he advanced in years the more this feeling of loss became unbearable. Everyone in the village knew his story and felt pity for the aging man. He lost...

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It was a beautiful sunny day. Fishermen launched their boats for another day's catch. The Island buzzed with visitors, a great opportunity for the locals to improve their business prospects. Boats were moving in and out of the harbor and the fishermen congregated examining their catch. Others shouted greetings across the waters to their comrades. While gluttonously devouring the leftover fish the seagulls mixed their cheerful shrills with fishermen's bellows. Princess Ilenia slipped through the crowds in disguise in order to enjoy herself by taking part in the activities of the island.  The sun was marauding through...

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