The Dog and the Bees Ambrose Bierce 01
The Gift of the Magi O. Henry 04
The Necklace Guy de Maupassant 11
The Open Window SAKI 20
To Build a Fire Jack London 25
The Lady, or the Tiger? Frank Stockton 42
The Star H. G. Wells 50
Federigo’s Falcon Giovanni Boccaccio 62
The Aged Mother Matsuo Basho 69
The Shadow Laura E. Richards 73
The Naughty Boy Hans Christian Andersen 76
Hearts and Hands O. Henry 80
A Defenseless Creature Anton Chekhov 84
The Luck of Roaring Camp Bret Harte 91
The Dreamer SAKI 102
Theodule Sabot’s Confession Guy de Maupassant 108
The Oversight SAKI 117
Told in the Drooling Ward Jack London 123
The Magic Egg Frank Stockton 133
The Sin of Monsieur Pettipon Richard Connell 146
The Stolen Bacillus H. G. Wells 159
The Sphinx Without a Secret Oscar Wilde 167
Parker Adderson, Philosopher Ambrose Bierce 174
The Rathskeller and the Rose O. Henry 182
Holding up a Train O. Henry 189
A Doctor’s Visit Anton Chekhov 201
The Man of No Account Bret Harte 213
The Green Satin Gown Laura E. Richards 219
Rikki-Tikki-Tavi Rudyard Kipling 227
The Feast of Nemesis SAKI 242
The Model Millionaire Oscar Wilde 247
The Fir-Tree Hans Christian Andersen 254
Dusk SAKI 263
Ulysses and the Dogman O. Henry 269
Good-bye, Jack Jack London 276
The Unknown W. W. Jacobs 286
A Family Guy de Maupassant 296
After Twenty Years O. Henry 303
The Snow Man Hans Christian Andersen 308