BOBDOUGHTY:Now,theVOASpecialEnglishprogram,AMERICANSTORIES.(MUSIC)Ourstorytodayiscalled“TheLadyinBlack.”ItwaswrittenbyEleanorH.Porter.HereisFaithLapiduswiththestory.FAITHLAPIDUS:Thehousewasverystill.Inthelittleroomovertheporch,theLadyinBlacksatalone.Nearher,achild’swhitedresslayacrossachair.Ontheflooratherfeetlayatinypairofshoes.Adollhungoverachairandatoysoldieroccupiedthelittlestandbythebed.An...[
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Ourstorytodayiscalled"Luck."ItwaswrittenbyMarkTwain.HereisShepO’Nealwiththestory.(MUSIC)SHEPO'NEAL:IwasatadinnerinLondongiveninhonorofoneofthemostcelebratedEnglishmilitarymenofhistime.Idonotwanttotellyouhisrealnameandtitles.IwilljustcallhimLieutenantGeneralLordArthurScoresby.IcannotdescribemyexcitementwhenIsawthisgreatandfamousman.Therehesat,themanhimself,inperson,allcoveredwithmed...[
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Now,theVOASpecialEnglishprogramAMERICANSTORIES.Ourstorytodayiscalled“TheExactScienceofMatrimony.”ItwaswrittenbyO.Henry.HereisBarbaraKleinwiththestory.(MUSIC)BARBARAKLEIN:JeffPetersandAndyTuckercouldneverbetrusted.Oneday,thetwomendecidedtoopenamarriagebusinesstomakesomequickandeasymoney.Thefirstthingtheydidwastowriteanadvertisementtobepublishedinnewspapers.Theiradvertisementreadlikethis:“Ac...[
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SUSANCLARK:Andnow,theweeklyVOASpecialEnglishprogramAMERICANSTORIES.
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Ourstorytodayiscalled"AMunicipalReport."ItwaswrittenbyO.Henryandfirstpublishedinnineteen-oh-four.HereisShepO'Nealwiththestory.
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SHEPO’NEAL:ItwasrainingasIgotoffthetraininNashville,Tennessee--aslow,grayrain.IwastiredsoIwentstraighttomyhotel.
Abig,heavymanwaswalkingupanddowninthehotellobby.So...[
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