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A rich man once gave three of his servants gold coins called talents, so they could go out and set up a business of their own. One servant bought a loom to make beautiful fabrics, and he did very well.

Here is the dramatic story of Esther, the young Jewish bride of the king of ancient Persia, now called Iran. Esther had heard that the king's wicked minister, Haman, was plotting to kill her people. She exposed Haman to the king, and Haman was hanged in the city square.

The famous story of how a young boy named David protected ancient Israel from the Philistine enemy by killing their leader, the giant Goliath, with a single stone from his Slingshot.

Here is the dramatic story of how Paul Revere's historic ride sparked the American Revolution for freedom from King George of England.

Long, long ago, when the world was still young and hopeful, there lived a girl named Pandora. One day, a beautiful mysterious box was left in her cottage. She was warned not to open it. But she did open the box, and all of a sudden a swarm of hideously ugly creatures flew out, bringing with them pain and suffering. Then, at last, a bright glistening fairy flew out to bring new hope to the world.

As night closed in on the lonely shepherd, he could see that one of his flock was missing. "It must be that frisky young lamb", he thought to himself. "I must go find him before the wolves get him." After hours of searching, he found his lamb trapped in a rocky valley, and brought him back to safety.

A children's favorite: how a mighty bowman saved his country's freedom by splitting an apple on his brave son's head with his bow and arrow.

An all-time favorite: how a little boy saved Holland from the rampaging ocean by sticking his finger into a dangerous leaking hole in the dike.

A poor fisherman once caught a magic flounder who told him that he could bring anything the fisherman wanted. Instantly, the fisherman wished for a cozy cottage to replace his tumbledown shack...and the wish was granted. But his wife kept wishing for a mansion, then a palace. But when she wished to be God, the flounder was killed by a giant wave, which brought them back to the tumbledown shack.

Listen to the dramatic story of how a young seamstress in Philadelphia created the first American flag, which united the 13 colonies in their fight for freedom.

Here's the story of how a greedy king loved gold so much that he wished everything he touched would turn into gold. When his wish was granted, he embraced his golden-haired daughter, and she became a gold statue.

King Nebuchadnezzar brought three friends of Daniel back to Babylon. Their names were Shadrach, Mesach, and Abendego. And, like Daniel, they refused to worship the king's golden idols, and were thrown into a fiery furnace, where the flames didn't touch them because of their steadfast faith in God.

An all-time favorite story of how a slave named Androcles, by plucking a thorn out of a lion's paw, saved his own life when he was thrown to the lions years later before thousands of cheering people in the Roman Coliseum.

The fascinating story of two sisters. One sister, by helping a mysterious old lady at a fountain, was given the power to spout a diamond out her mouth. The other sister, who never helped anyone, could spout only a toad.

The heartfelt story of a father whose love for his two sons was badly split. One son took off on a life of wild living, while the other son stayed home and worked hard on the family farm.