“There’s nothing like being tall! Look how wonderfully tall I am,” said Camel.

“Ha,” said Pig. “There’s nothing like being short. Look how delightfully short I am!”

“Ha,” said Camel. “If I can’t prove that being tall is better, you can have my hump.”

“Ha,” said Pig. “If I can’t prove that being short is better, you can have my snout.”

“There’s nothing like being tall! Look how tall I am. I am so tall,” said Camel. “It is wonderful!”

“Ha,” said Pig. “There’s nothing like being short. Look how short I am. I am so short. It is wonderful!”

“Ha,” said Camel. “I will prove that being tall is better. Or you can have my hump.”

“No,” said Pig. “I will prove that being short is better. Or you can have my snout.”

“Nothing like being tall! Look how tall I am. I am so tall,” said Camel.

“Ha,” said Pig. “Nothing like being short. Look how short I am. I am so short.”

“Ha,” said Camel. “Tall is better. I will show you.”

“No,” said Pig. “short is better. I will show you.”

They went for a walk. They saw a garden. The garden had a wall. The wall was tall. Camel was tall. Camel ate from the trees. Camel ate and ate. Pig was short. Pig was too short.

“See,” said Camel. “Tall is better.”

Annie Christmas was easy to identify in a crowd. She stood six foot seven, weighed 250 pounds, and had rich, dark skin. She had a loud voice and an easy laugh that was as loud as a foghorn.

Annie worked on the docks of New Orleans, Louisiana where she had a keelboat named Big River’s Daughter. A keelboat is a boat that is flat underneath. You move it using a long pole that you use to push off from the riverbed.

Annie Christmas was easy to find in a crowd. She was six foot seven and weighed 250 pounds. She had rich, dark skin and an easy laugh that was as loud as a foghorn.

Annie Christmas was easy to spot. She was six foot seven. She was 250 pounds. She had rich, dark skin. She had an easy laugh. She had a loud laugh. It sounded like a foghorn.

Annie lived in New Orleans, Louisiana. She worked on the docks. She worked on her boat. It was a keelboat. It was named Big River’s Daughter. A keelboat is flat underneath. You move it using a long pole.

Annie was very strong. She was stronger than most men. She could carry three barrels of flour at one time. She carried two barrels in her arms. She carried one on her head.

The Grimm brothers were from Germany and were well known for collecting German folktales from all over the country. In 1812, they published their collection of stories in a book called Children’s Tales. This title, unfortunately, is extremely misleading since most of the stories are far too frightening for children. In fact, many of the stories end with one, some, or all of the characters dying terrible deaths. The endings of some of the stories are so horrifying (and ridiculous), they’re almost funny—who thought up such dreadful endings?

The Grimm brothers were from Germany. They collected German folktales and published them in 1812 in a book called Children’s Tales. The title is very misleading, because most of the stories were far too scary for children. Many stories end with one, some, or all of the characters dying terrible deaths. The endings of the stories are so horrible (and ridiculous), they’re almost funny—who thought up such terrible endings?

The Grimm brothers were from Germany. They listened to folktales. They wrote them down. They made them into a book in 1812. The title was Children’s Tales. Most of the stories were too scary for children. Many stories end with the characters dying terrible deaths. These endings are so horrible, they’re almost funny.

You probably know some of these fairy tales. “Little Red Riding Hood” is one. “Snow White” is another. Here’s one you probably never heard. The ending is terrible. Read it and see what you think.