Are Stories a Cultural Universal?

ReadOasis Step 4 The following is a short excerpt from a video with story expert Jonathan Gottschall. See the video [...]

The 300

ReadOasis Step 3 All the cities of Greece were in grave danger. A vast army, led by the great King [...]

Sincerely, Ben Franklin

ReadOasis Step 1Cana Short Hello there. My name is Benjamin Franklin, and I'm 17 years old. I work at a [...]

Indian Princess: Pocahontas (Step 2)

ReadOasis Step 2(Part 1) John watched the river flow. The water was green and blue and full of fish. He [...]

Lady Sings the Blues (Part 1)

ReadOasis Step 2 Southern trees bear strange fruit Blood on the leaves and blood at the root Black bodies swinging [...]

Moving to Think (Step 2)

By Cielo Vera ReadOasis Step 2 Gillian Lynne could not sit still. She was eight years old now. And her [...]

W.C. Handy: Father of the Blues (Step 3)

ReadOasis Step 3 "Then I saw the beauty of primitive music." W.C. Handy, Father of the Blues W.C. Handy at [...]

Master of Words: Bob Dylan (Part 1)

ReadOasis Step 2 It was January 1961. In the cold north of Minnesota, a young man of 19 years packed [...]

The Meaning of Haiku

ReadOasis Step 2 (Part 1) An old man is walking along a rocky river bed. He is a traveller, but [...]

The Sons of the Caliph

ReadOasis Step 2 There was a Caliph of Persia whose name was Al Mamoun. He had two sons. He wanted [...]