Day: July 19, 2019

Far away from here, on top of a steep mountain of the Andes mountain range, lived an eagle that spent the day scanning the horizon in search of prey. One boring morning, with his powerful dark eyes, he saw a mouse running nervously on the dry land. He flapped his wings […]

Hundreds of years ago a gentleman named Zou Ji lived in China. This man knew he was very handsome and spent the day contemplating himself in the mirror to enjoy his own beauty. Oh, how lucky I am! I have a delicate face, a slender body and a natural grace that […]

There was once a very poor elderly couple who lived next to the beach in a humble cabin. The man was a fisherman, so he and his wife basically fed on the fish that fell into their nets. One day, the fisherman threw the net into the water and only picked […]

Once upon a time there was a good and hardworking boy who every week was in charge of going to the market so that his beloved mother did not have to. One day when I was returning home with the bags full, the North Wind began to blow so hard […]

Tells this story that many years ago in a country in Asia called Korea, a man lived with his wife in a small farm. The two loved each other very much and enjoyed a quiet life surrounded by their animals, away from the hustle and bustle of the city. They did not […]

To the east of Ireland, in a province called Leinster, a monarch named Maón reigned many years ago. This king had a rarity that everyone knew and nobody could find an explanation for: he always wore a hood that covered his head and only allowed his hair to be cut once […]

One warm summer afternoon, when the sun was about to set, a woman went out to the garden of her house with a big jug of water in her hands to water the flowers. She loved the plants and she liked nothing more than to take care of them with […]

After the worldwide success of The Grandfather who jumped out the window and left, Jonas Jonasson returns to delight us with a novel as casual as full of surprises. With his prolific imagination and his surrealist and irreverent sense of humor, which leaves no puppet with his head, Jonasson has […]