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Folk tale23 stories
Fantasy17 stories
Adventure13 stories
Everyday magic12 stories
Funny12 stories
Myth and legend12 stories
Slice of life12 stories
Animal story11 stories
Family11 stories
Mystery11 stories
Quest11 stories
Spooky11 stories

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Maps for Lost Things3 stories
The Lantern Keepers2 stories
The Weather Ledger2 stories

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Looking for a particular kind of story tonight? Start here.

13 storiesNightStories that happen after the lamp is lit.
48 storiesHomeStories about the place you come back to.
57 storiesCourageStories about being frightened and doing the thing anyway.
33 storiesFriendshipStories about the people who make the dark less dark.
23 storiesWonderStories where something impossible is treated as ordinary.

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