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Fairy Tales & Parables
Step into a world of enchanting fairy tales and wise stories for children and adults. Read online for free, find inspiration, and discover new meaning.
Here you'll find kind stories about animals, warrior-heroes, and wizards, as well as philosophical tales for those seeking depth and meaning. Each story is more than entertainment — it's an invitation to reflect on good and evil, friendship and betrayal, and the strength of a pure heart and wisdom.
For the youngest readers — stories about Snuffle the Hedgehog, two little mice, and squirrel cubs who teach kindness and mutual help. For adult readers — the profound, philosophical "Chronicles of the Eon of the Order of the Keepers of the Light," where every chapter is a trial for spirit and mind.
All works are available free and in full.
Wizards of Distant Worlds: Saving the Universe
The novel tells of the adventures of a group of heroes in a multiverse, where they fight dark entities. After the world of Kerdiven is seized, the heroes escape through the gates between worlds; Yuman perishes, destroying the gates to prevent an invasion. In the world of Grozdan, they prepare for a mission. Aria, Blagomir, and Vidomir set out for the Sreydim dimension, and then for the world of Antiano. During the mission, they use magical artifacts and spells. Blagomir and Aria turn to stone, sacrificing themselves so that Vidomir can complete the final part of the mission — destroying the dark source. The Supreme Keeper Aruna reveals to Vidomir the complex cosmological history of the worlds' origin. After the mission succeeds, the Chernyaks lose their power, and the worlds begin to be reborn. Vidomir receives an amulet allowing him to travel between worlds, and learns of his true origin. The novel explores themes of self-sacrifice, the struggle of good and evil, the saving of worlds, and hope for redemption and a return home to the original world of Azarala.
Foreword
In the magical world of Kerdiven, where magic and enchantment reign, a family of bears had recently settled. The head of the family — Yuman, a mighty warrior-mage. His wife Veseya, skilled in magic, had graduated from the school of wizards together with Yuman. Now, however, Veseya keeps the household hearth and raises two charming twin sons — Blagomir and Vidomir.
The council of elder wizards of Kerdiven approached Yuman with a request to temporarily leave his native world of bears, Narspi, and help defend their world.
Kerdiven, located at the edge of the universe, is now passing dangerously close to the hostile world of Antiano.
Antiano is inhabited by evil entities called the Chernyaks, who possess powerful magical strength. They seize worlds, draining all their magical energy. The wizards of Kerdiven raised a magical shield to protect their world from the Chernyaks' invasion, but it constantly needs to be replenished with energy.
The inhabitants of Kerdiven turned for help to the wizards of neighboring worlds, including Yuman.
Yuman did not want to put his family in danger and wanted to fly to the world of Kerdiven alone, but his family insisted on flying with him, not realizing the full seriousness of the threat.
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Beyond Reality: Chronicles of Space Adventures
Summary
A peaceful flight home turns to chaos when the onboard AI Iris gets into a fight with the enemy
"When I woke, I didn't at once realize where I was. The dream had been so vivid, so real, that it seemed to continue on into waking life. It wasn't just a dream — it was a flight home, full of worry and hope."
Chapter 1. The Flight Home on the Planet Dragana
Around them stretched the enchanting landscape of the planet Dragana: majestic mountains, lush forests, washed by the azure waters of oceans. Against this beauty gleamed a modern human base, like a pearl set in emerald.
Two girls, Darina and Bronislava, stepped aboard a flying craft that resembled a giant quadcopter. Operating the craft was simple: keys for movement, spacebar for acceleration, three seats up front and three in the back.
The craft, fitted with an artificial intelligence named Iris, obediently soared into the sky. All the girls had to do was set the course — "home." Bronislava, worn out from the journey, settled into the right-hand seat and soon fell asleep, missing everything interesting. Darina, meanwhile, absorbed in music and her tablet, didn't notice right away the changes outside.
Suddenly she looked up from the screen, took off her headphones, and stared out the window in horror. The world around them was burning. Fiery explosions shook the ground, leaving nothing behind but ashes. It was an enemy base, and not a trace of it remained.
Gripped by anxiety, Darina moved to the middle seat, grabbed the mouse, and, pressing the spacebar, sharply accelerated the craft. They left that horrific place behind, leaving smoking ruins in their wake.
"What the hell — you leveled the enemy base?!" Darina exclaimed, addressing Iris.
"Three enemy ships tried to attack us," Iris answered calmly. "I destroyed two, but I chased the third and ended up in the middle of the enemy base. Startled, I fired off all the next-generation missiles."
At that moment Bronislava woke up and asked sleepily:
"Are we there yet?
Wizards of Distant Worlds: Chronicles of Azarala
Summary
The wizards Vidomir and Aruna install a crystal of time in the universe of Luminaria to help spiritual light break free.
Chapter One: Light Through the Shackles of Matter
The setting is the spiritual world of Azarala. In the cozy gazebo of his home, Vidomir carries on an unhurried conversation over tea with the elder Supreme Keeper Aruna.
"Long ago," Aruna began her story, gazing at the shimmering surface of the tea in her cup, "the maddened guardian-keeper Aru created a great many universes, and one of them was the universe of Luminaria. It was neither his first nor his last work. He infected every universe with tyngs, and Luminaria was no exception. The spiritual light, from which the universe of Luminaria was woven, tirelessly tried to create subtle dimensions, following its original nature. But the tyng viruses, constantly mutating, developing, and growing stronger, ruthlessly destroyed every attempt at their creation."
"What was left, then?" Vidomir asked.
"Only the material dimension remained," Aruna answered. "In the material universe, beings and plants, upon dying, cannot break free beyond its bounds. They remain as dust, as information in Luminaria's information field. Only in the longest-lived does a spiritual body manage to form, capable of flight through the void. Traveling there, they reach the way home to Azarala — that is how spiritual light tries to return home."
"And what happens next?" Vidomir asked, curious.
"Spiritual light gradually evolves, striving to extend the life of its creations, but the tyngs constantly interfere and hinder this process. From their interference came predators, cutting life short before its time. In other universes, the tyngs set people against one another, stirring up wars. In this universe, there are no people."
"Why do the tyngs need all this?" Vidomir asked.
"It benefits the tyngs for spiritual light to remain imprisoned in matter," Aruna explained. "These parasites live off spiritual light. The more imperfection they create, the longer and harder it is for spiritual light to break free from the prison of matter."
"And who does manage to break free from this universe, in the end?" Vidomir asked, sipping his hot tea.
"So far, only a few blue whales and thousand-year-old trees have managed to leave this universe in spir
How I Quit Smoking Using the Knowledge of the Ancients
This article is written for informational purposes only, and does not contain any calls to action. In this article, the author expresses his personal, subjective opinion, which is protected under the Constitution of the Russian Federation, Article 29, paragraphs 1 and 2. He also shares various theories on particular subjects, without presenting these theories or his opinion as absolute truth. In this article, the author asserts nothing, but merely reflects, expressing his own evaluative judgment. This article does not promote any religious confession. This article does not incite hatred or insult toward any religious confession or philosophical movement. The article under discussion here is not a medical textbook. All recommendations should be discussed with your physician.
Hello, dear reader.
In my last attempt to quit a harmful habit, I gave up smoking without much strain on my mind. At the time, I was skeptical of this method. I decided to try it out of sheer desperation, thinking I had nothing to lose. And it worked — there wasn't the intense withdrawal I'd experienced in previous attempts to quit. I didn't feel much discomfort around smokers, compared to my earlier attempts to break the habit.
I'd smoked for about twenty years. As a man who had tried and failed many times to quit through various methods, nothing worked. The craving for a cigarette always remained. 
And then I realized I needed to look for some other method entirely — one that would leave no desire to smoke at all. I searched for answers among the ancient Slavs. Looking at ancient knowledge through modern eyes, I concluded that the world is complex and simple at the same time.
Our world is like a computer program. The programmer of our world arranged things so that we could create useful subroutines and destroy harmful ones. In this book, I set out to reveal some of these methods.
At the time, I didn't really believe I'd manage to quit smoking, but I decided to try. I looked at this harmful habit as an illness — not only physical and psychological, but spiritual as well.
My research into the ancient Slavs, their traditions and holidays, dre
The Path to Healing: My Struggle with a Herniated Disc
This book is written for informational purposes only, and does not contain any calls to action. In this article, the author expresses his personal, subjective opinion, which is protected under the Constitution of the Russian Federation, Article 29, paragraphs 1 and 2. He also shares various theories on particular subjects, without presenting these theories or his opinion as absolute truth. In this article, the author asserts nothing, but merely reflects, expressing his own evaluative judgment. This article does not promote any religious confession. This article does not incite hatred or insult toward any religious confession or philosophical movement. The article under discussion here is not a medical textbook. All recommendations should be discussed with your physician.
A herniated disc poisoned my life for a long time — as a man in my line of work, constant back pain, numbness in my legs, and restricted movement all became routine. I tried a great many conventional treatment methods: I wore a brace, took painkillers, went through courses of massage and physiotherapy. Unfortunately, these methods brought only temporary relief.
At first, my lower back hurt for two weeks, and the pain went away on its own. Then the pain began lasting for months. The second-to-last time, it tormented me for almost a whole year. I got around on crutches, and later walked with a cane. It turned out that a disc herniation was pinching the sciatic nerve in my left leg. The pain was unbearable — compared to it, a toothache seemed like nothing. I nearly despaired from such pain. I spent a great deal of money on medication and was treated at the hospital, but nothing helped. The doctors recommended surgery. But after talking with other people who had already undergone that kind of operation, I learned that a hernia can come back even after removal. And those fitted with an artificial disc complained of constant pain, especially with changes in the weather.
Before I fell seriously ill, I worked in interior finishing. That job didn't suit me at all. At first I installed interior doors. Having to crouch down to fit and screw in hinges and locks on doors and door frames left my back aching badly. Then I worked laying tile — and the pain came back again. After yet another flare-up, I realized I needed to be done with finishing work, and switched to working at a computer.
I decided to try changing to a less physically demanding job, thinking that would make my back pain go away. It turned out things weren't so simp