“Rip Van Winkle” by Washington Irving [SS S2E5]

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“Miss Brill” by Katherine Mansfield [SS S2E4]

In this week's edition of Saturday Stories, we have a story about a woman’s Sunday outing to a park: Miss Brill’s character is revealed through a stream of consciousness narrative.

According to encyclopedia.com, the story draws one of the most succinct and complete character portraits in twentieth central short fiction.

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“Federigo’s Falcon” by Giovanni Boccaccio [SS S2E3]

In this episode, we’ll be enjoying Giovanni Boccaccio’s story “Federigo’s Falcon.”

A story about a mother who humbles herself to ask for a gift and the gift-giver who gives up everything for the woman he loves only to find out that he’d sacrificed the very gift she desired.

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1. Dire

2. Enormously

3. Anguish

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“A Piece of Good Luck” by Howard Pyle [SS S2E2]

In this episode, we’ll be enjoying Howard Pyle’s story “A Piece of Good Luck.”

You’ll meet Jacob Stuck, who through his clever use of luck ends up with everything he ever wanted.

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“Rikki Tikki Tavi” by Rudyard Kipling [SS S2E1]

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