Once upon a time there was a successful leader. He was a really nice chap. Nah, that doesn’t make sense. Or does it? Author’s Note Like it? Why not share it! Subscribe here for your monthly Leader’s Fairytale. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.
Once upon a time there was a successful leader. One day he was travelling to a remote factory, when suddenly he came to a passage which was guarded by a Sphinx. It had the head of a woman, the body of a lioness, and the wings of an eagle. “Welcome”, said the Sphinx. “If you […]
Once upon a time there was an artist. He spent all his time in the attic of his house creating the most beautiful paintings. Of the few people who saw them, everybody agreed that he had an extraordinary talent. Every now and then, one of his friends would ask him discreetly if they could buy […]
Once upon a time there was a successful leader. He presided over a large workshop of stonemasons. They produced menhirs for parks and gardens, and large stone blocks for the nearby pyramid. Whenever an order was finished, they put it on a sledge and pulled it to its destination. One day the leader called his […]
We remember. We remember the many groans of the oppressed, the arrogance of the oppressor, back in the dark ages. We remember the hat on a stick, and how the squire had people greet it, under threat of punishment. And we remember the man: proud, untamed. Tell. The one who refused to greet. How the squire heard […]
The race is on. All around me, the others are starting to move in one direction. What began with several unremarkable steps has now become an ambitious race. They accelerate. Instinctively, I join them. I search the crowd. “Conway!” I shout. “Sir!” She appears at my side. I recognize her familiar face and long mane of […]
He lost consciousness twice. Of the first time, he could remember the lightning through the dark clouds. The shudder going through the ship’s hull as it crashed down onto the heavy sea. The engine sound almost drowned out by the storm, only its low vibration felt in your feet. The beams of the floodlights from the […]
Once upon a time there were two brothers. They worked in a castle in the woods. It belonged to a powerful sorcerer. He lived in the high tower of the castle, and was feared and admired for his magical powers, so the people of the castle kept their distance. But since the castle was big […]
Once upon a time there was a successful knight. He lived in a magnificent and prosperous kingdom ruled by a king who was old, wise and just – as the king’s forebearers had been for generations before him. People came to the court from across the kingdom with their grievances and questions. The king sat […]
Once upon a time, far away in India, there was a Sadhu pilgrim. He travelled the land on foot, and people gave him food and shelter, because his presence was deemed a blessing upon the house. One day he came to a small chicken farm. He asked whether he could rest and maybe get a […]