King of Assyria, and Other Stories
By COUNT LEO TOLSTOY
Translated by Louise and Aylmer Maude, with an Introduction
Containing Letters by Tolstoy
Esarhaddon, King of Assyria. An allegorical story with an Oriental setting, telling how a cruel king was made to feel and understand the sufferings of one of his captives, and to repent his own cruelty.
Work, Death, and Sickness. A legend accredited to the South American Indians, showing the three means God took to make men more kind and brotherly toward each other.
Three Questions. A quaint folk-lore tale answering the three questions of life: "What is the Best Time?" "Who Are the Most Important Persons?" "What Thing Should be Done First?"