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If I find a dog, I will take it to its owner. Because the owner must be worried about the dog. When I was a child, I had a dog named “Bingo”. I loved it so much, and I always pro...

Lady Godiva was an Anglo-Saxon woman who lived in England during the 11th century. She was the wife of Leofric, Lord of Coventry. According to legend, her husband forced his people...

A frail old man went to live with his son, daughterinlaw, and a fouryear old grandson. The old man‘s hands trembled, his eyesight was blurred, and his step faltered. The fam...

One day, an acquaintance met Socrates and said, 'Do you know what I just heard about your friend?'   'Hold on a minute,' Socrates replied. 'Before you talk to me about my frie...

I grew up in Jamaica Plain, an urban community located on the outskirts of Boston, Massachusetts. In the 1940‘s it was a wholesome, quaint little community. It was my home and I l...

One day a rich father took his young son on a trip to the country with the firm purpose to show him how poor people can be. They spent a day and night in the farm of a very poor fa...

  She was dancing. My crippled grandmother was dancing. I stood in the living room doorway absolutely stunned. I glanced at the kitchen table and sure enough-right under a sma...

        Once upon a time, there was a mouse father. He wanted to marry his daughter to the greatest person in the world. But, who was the grea...

An angel wrote: Many people will walk in and out of your life, but only true friends will leave footprints in your heart. To handle yourself, use your head; To handle others, use y...