In this excerpt from “The Overcoat,” a man attempts to work while his coworkers harass him.

A man is sent to prison after he is convicted for a crime he didn’t commit.

In this fable, an animal finds its cage left open and explores life in the wild.

A boy wants to be named the most valuable player during his basketball team’s championship game.

A blue creature appears before a young girl after her mother leaves.

A cruel ruler decides to be fair to his people.

Two sisters have important morning traditions for Saint Lucia Day.

A little girl would rather play all day than work.

A girl struggles to get her grandfather to see her as American.

A speaker struggles to ask to be excused from the table.

A poor man receives a gift from his neighbor.

A nervous barber shaves a military captain.

A poor man deceives a king in order to feed in family.

A narrator must walk through the desert after their car is damaged.

Mike visits his grandmother at a nursing home and has a startling discovery.

A girl who is always picked last in gym class volunteers to be a team captain.

A boy prepares to celebrate his first Yom Kippur and must apologize to a neighbor.

A fairy struggles to fix her broken wand.

A girl needs enough money to buy a special doll.

A girl wants to get even with her friend after she is treated unkindly.