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Ajelehtiva saari
Kun luutnantti Jasper Hobson retkikuntineen matkustaa 70. leveysasteen pohjoispuolelle, hän ei arvaa, mikä häntä odottaa. Retkikunta on lähtenyt etsimään turkisriistaa, ja sitä he ...
'Kaunis!'
Kun nuori kuvanveistäjä Alfred tapaa viehättävän Karenin, joka ei juuri puhu, asia ei häntä haittaa. Ovathan naisen silmät kuin lammet ja ulkomuoto on kuin tehty veistettäväksi. Mi ...
Hyvä tuuli
Sadun kertojalla on elämässään kolme tärkeää asiaa: iloinen elämänasenne, ilmoituslehti ja hautausmaa. Nämä kaikki kiinnostuksenkohteensa hän on perinyt isältään, joka oli ammatilt ...
Verta verrasta
Kun lordi Angelosta tulee Wienin väliaikainen johtaja, alkavat paikallisten syntisten housut tutista. Angelo ei nimittäin pidä minkäänlaisista huvituksista, hulivileistä, eikä huor ...
Koskenlaskijan morsian
Nuottaniemen talo ei ole mikä tahansa maalaistalo – yhdessäkään talossa Tornionjoen varrella ei ole yhtä suurta pirttiä kuin Nuottaniemessä. Talon suuruus ei kuitenkaan ole viime v ...
Lapsi haudassa
Talossa on suuri suru – perheen pienin poika on kuollut. Äiti uppoutuu suremiseen ja unohtaa kaksi muuta lastaan. Voiko hän ikinä päästä tästä yli? Äiti on vihainen elämälle ja Ju ...
Kunnian orjantappuratie
Saduissa paha saa palkkansa ja kärsimyksistä palkitaan. Tosielämässä palkkio tulee usein vasta henkilön kuoltua. Tämän osoittavat Andersenin välähdyksenomaiset tuokiokuvat historia ...
Fru Catharina Boije och hennes döttrar
Karl XIIs krig rasar för fullt och på ett gods i Finland bor familjen Boije. Normalt är det männen som styr och ställer i hemmen men nu har de av förklarliga skäl annat att göra, d ...
Djurens gård
Människornas diktatur ska störtas och orättvisorna avskaffas. Djurens gård ska bli ett jämlikhetensparadis. Så lyder idealen när djuren, med grisarna i spetsen, gör uppror mot männ ...
Nam-Bok the Unveracious
The short story 'Nam-Bok the Unveracious' by Jack London maps the unbelievable story of Nam-Bok, who returns from the sea. Set in a remote fishing village with Native American inha ...
The Law of Life
The short story 'The Law of Life' by Jack London is a study on the human psyche, as one faces the familiar cycle of life and death. Old Koskoosh, who is the father of his Native Am ...
In the Forests of the North
In Jack London's short story 'In the Forests of the North,' two cultures clash with grave consequences. Explorers discover unmapped territory far in the North, where they encounter ...
The Teapot
The teapot was very proud of its spout because the cups had a handle and the sugar jar a lid, but the teapot had more than one handle and a lid and it was the only one to have a sp ...
The Goblin and the Woman
In every peasant dwelling, lives a goblin, a small invisible creature, who plays all kinds of tricks on the inhabitants. At least, that is what the peasants believe, but one woman, ...
Children of the Frost
Yukon was not a place for only the gold miners – there were dozens of different indigenous tribes living in the area. ‘Children of the Frost’ is a short story collection by Jack Lo ...
The League of the Old Men
In the short story 'The League of the Old Men' by Jack London, an old Native American man called Imber steps forth before the law and reveals that he has slayed numerous people. As ...
Li Wan, The Fair
In Jack London's short story 'Li Wan, The Fair,' a woman called Li Wan is journeying a long trail with her husband, a commanding Native American named Canim. When they come across ...
The Death of Ligoun
'Blood for blood, rank for rank,' runs the code of the intense Thlinket people in Jack London's 'The Death of Ligoun.' A man recounts the tale of a mighty warrior called Ligoun and ...
Keesh, the Son of Keesh
'Keesh, the Son of Keesh' is a short story by Jack London on a love that requires sacrifices. Keesh, the chief of the Thlunget people, wants to trade goods for the hand of Su-Su, w ...
The Sickness of Lone Chief
In 'The Sickness of Lone Chief' by Jack London, the once-mighty Lone Chief has fallen far from his glory days and describes the memorable events that made him rise to power long ag ...
The Sunlanders
The Mandell village in Jack London's short story 'The Sunlanders' is quite unlike any other village. It is remote, and because there are much more men than women, also polygamous. ...
The Master of Mystery
Jack London's 'The Master of Mystery' is set in a Native American fishing village in Alaska. A woman has lost her most valuable possession: the blankets of a deceased Englishman. T ...
Which Was the Happiest?
The sun, the dew and the rose bush were all very proud of the young buds that were gently growing on the rose bushes’ branches. Each bud would become a rose and they wished each of ...
What the Whole Family Said
Today, is the birthday of little Marie, she is overwhelmed with gifts, each one more beautiful than the last: a toy kitchen, a doll, a picture book and more. But for Marie the best ...
Vänö and Glänö
Once upon a time there were two large islands off the coast of Zealand in Denmark: Vänö and Glänö. But a very long time ago, during a stormy night, Vänö was swallowed by the waves. ...