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2. Short story - Wikipedia

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   The short story is one of the oldest types of literature and has existed in the form of legends, mythic tales, folk tales, fairy tales, tall tales, fables and anecdotes in various ancient communities around the world. The modern short story developed in the early 19th century. [1]

3. Six degrees of separation - Wikipedia

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   Six degrees of separation. Six degrees of separation is the idea that all people are six or fewer social connections away from each other. As a result, a chain of "friend of a friend" statements can be made to connect any two people in a maximum of six steps. It is also known as the six handshakes rule.

4. List of stories within One Thousand and One Nights - Wikipedia

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   Volume 9. Ali Nur al-Din and Miriam the Girdle-Girl (continued) (889–894) The Man of Upper Egypt and His Frankish Wife (895–896) The Ruined Man of Baghdad and his Slave-Girl (897–899) King Jali'ad of Hind and His Wazir Shimas (900) The History of King Wird Khan, son of King Jali'ad with His Women and Viziers.

5. List of children's classic books - Wikipedia

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   This is a list of classic children's books published no later than 2008 and still available in the English language.. Books specifically for children existed by the 17th century. Before that, books were written mainly for adults – although some later became popular with children. In Europe, Gutenberg's invention of the printing press around 1440 made possi

6. Grimms' Fairy Tales - Wikipedia

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   Grimms' Fairy Tales, originally known as the Children's and Household Tales ( German: Kinder- und Hausmärchen, pronounced [ˌkɪndɐ ʔʊnt ˈhaʊsmɛːɐ̯çən], commonly abbreviated as KHM ), is a German collection of fairy tales by the Brothers Grimm, Jacob and Wilhelm, first published on 20 December 1812. Vol. 1 of the first edition ...

7. The Jungle Book - Wikipedia

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   The Jungle Book (1894) is a collection of stories by the English author Rudyard Kipling. Most of the characters are animals such as Shere Khan the tiger and Baloo the bear, though a principal character is the boy or "man-cub" Mowgli, who is raised in the jungle by wolves. Most stories are set in a forest in India; one place mentioned repeatedly ...