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Long, long ago, when the world was still young and hopeful, there lived a girl named Pandora. One day, a beautiful mysterious box was left in her cottage. She was warned not to open it. But she did open the box, and all of a sudden a swarm of hideously ugly creatures flew out, bringing with them pain and suffering. Then, at last, a bright glistening fairy flew out to bring new hope to the world.

An all-time favorite: how a little boy saved Holland from the rampaging ocean by sticking his finger into a dangerous leaking hole in the dike.

A poor fisherman once caught a magic flounder who told him that he could bring anything the fisherman wanted. Instantly, the fisherman wished for a cozy cottage to replace his tumbledown shack...and the wish was granted. But his wife kept wishing for a mansion, then a palace. But when she wished to be God, the flounder was killed by a giant wave, which brought them back to the tumbledown shack.

Here's the story of how a greedy king loved gold so much that he wished everything he touched would turn into gold. When his wish was granted, he embraced his golden-haired daughter, and she became a gold statue.

The fascinating story of two sisters. One sister, by helping a mysterious old lady at a fountain, was given the power to spout a diamond out her mouth. The other sister, who never helped anyone, could spout only a toad.

An all-time favorite story of how a slave named Androcles, by plucking a thorn out of a lion's paw, saved his own life when he was thrown to the lions years later before thousands of cheering people in the Roman Coliseum.

The classic Christmas story of the fantastic dream of a little girl named Marie. She dreamt she saw an army of mice, led by the evil Mouse King, attack her precious Nutcracker, her favorite Christmas toy.

A young shepherd wanted excitement, so he ran through his town shouting, "A wolf is attacking my sheep". Instantly, people rushed out to capture the wolf, but there was no wolf. However, the next day, when a wolf did attack his sheep, no one came to help.

For more than a century it is difficult to imagine how many millions of boys and girls, men and women from all parts of the world, have become enamored by the timeless chronicle of the errant marionette and his enchanted aspiration to become a genuine boy. This particular interpretation presents a modern day Pinocchio fabricated of junk components, including computer chips and automobile parts built in Los Angeles, California USA by a good hearted, tender, but rather muscular, tinker named Junior.