Family Life Classics

¿Abrazar la vida moderna o salvar su matrimonio? En la sociedad cambiante de principios del siglo XX no hay tiempo para dilemas sentimentales. De regreso a la casa de campo para pasar el fin de semana, William imagina el cálido recibimiento de su familia. Pero la realidad es muy diferente: sus hijos solo esperan con impaciencia sus regalos y su esposa ha instalado en la casa a sus nuevos amigos bohemios, con los que prefiere pasar el rato antes que con su marido.

Basil Duke Lee cerró la puerta de la calle a sus espaldas y encendió la luz del comedor. La voz de su madre le llegó soñolienta a través de las escaleras. "Basil, ¿eres tú?" "No, mamá, es un ladrón." "No creo que las doce sean horas de volver a casa para un chico de quince años." "Hemos ido a Smith, a tomar un refresco." Cuando una nueva responsabilidad recaía sobre Basil, entonces era "un chico de casi dieciséis años", pero, cuando se le discutía algún privilegio, sólo era "un chico de quince años".

Une vieille femme décide de préparer la friandise préférée de son mari : du pain d'épices, mais quand elle le sort du four, le bonhomme de pain d'épices s'échappe en chantonnant : "Cours cours aussi vite que tu peux, tu ne peux pas m'attraper! Je suis le bonhomme de pain d'épices." Les contes se transmettant de bouche à bouche, l'auteur originel de ce conte n'est pas connu.

A traveling prospector wandering around California looking for gold spends a few peaceful days with a man hiding a sad story.

In this next story, Alice Hill, who is happily married, bears three daughters and is stricken with Alzheimer's in her later years. Was this her destiny chosen by the goddess Lachesis, or was her destiny just meant to be?

Nesta famosa fábula, os tres porquinhos nos lembram que o caminho mais fácil, que requer menos esforço, nem sempre é aquele certo. Se desejamos alcançar alguma coisa melhor na vida é preciso, ao contrário, grande empenho e dedicação...

This is a story about Amy who loses her life, and her spirit is taken into the womb of a woman ready to give birth. She is joined to the baby who is born into the world; forgetting about her past life. Tamara, born into the world not realizing her body is being shared by another spirit, finds her soul partner after she herself enters into the spiritual world.

Alcuni pulcini dentro ad un'incubatrice provano a ipotizzare come potrebbe essere la loro madre...

The novelist who wrote THE GRAPES OF WRATH and the director who produced CRISIS AND LIGHTS OUT in Europe combined their superb talents to tell the story of the coming of modern medicine to the natives of Mexico. There have been several notable examples of this pen-camera method of narration, but...

One of the most popular pieces in the author's Main Travelled Roads collection was "The Return of a Private", a story that certainly rings true today. A soldier returns home only to find that his experiences have changed things forever.

Alice Lethbury, a young wife stuck in a dull, passionless marriage, decides to adopt a baby, Jane, with the consent of her reluctant husband. As Jane grows up, it becomes clear that she has entered the Lethburys' lives for a reason.

Here is a tale that concerns the incredible power of friendship. The movie Tennessee's Partner (1955), starring John Payne and Ronald Reagan, was based on this story.

Slå ørerne ud og tag med på eventyr i det farverige Smølfeland med Smølfine, Gammelsmølf, Musiksmølf, Stærksmølf, Digtersmølf, Smilesmølf og alle de andre herlige små, blå væsener. Hør, hvad der sker, når Altmuligsmølf gerne vil flyve, når Bagersmølf løber tør for æg til sin kage, når Pyntesmølfs spejlbillede lige pludselig kommer til live, eller når Gargamel gang på gang forsøger at spolere Smølfernes fredelige hverdag med sine onde planer og farlige eliksirer.