A grieving boy finds comfort in the star he once shared with his late sister. As he gazes at it, he finds healing and renewed hope.

A man named “Nobody” works diligently for the wealthy and is unacknowledged by them. His life goes unnoticed, reflecting the disregard for the poor.

An object crashes into Neptune and becomes a deadly star racing toward Earth. Scientists realize too late that its heat and gravity will destroy the planet.

An ordinary man suddenly gains the power, but his miracles spiral out of control, showing how dangerous misused power can be.

A shop owner finds a strange crystal egg that he studies and realizes it might be a window into life on Mars.

A man wants to walk through a magical green door from his childhood that led to a peaceful world, showing how adult duties pull him away from happiness.

The story follows a man’s life as he travels through time from childhood to an older age, showing what he learned in each stage of life.

An insurance clerk, Mr. Sampson, grows suspicious of the charming Julius Slinkton, whose clients mysteriously die after taking out policies.

A poet dies in a locked room, leaving a suicide note. Father Brown solves the mystery by noticing the note’s wrong shape.

A well-liked man is found dead with three weapons. Father Brown must discover why a happy man met such a violent end.

Father Brown uncovers that Prince Saradine's own pride led to his destruction, and someone deceived him into death.

A bluejay drops acorns into a knothole, baffled by the silence. Other bluejays join, never realizing the acorns simply pile up inside the cabin.

A famous general is found to be successful by pure luck only. What made people think he was a military genius were actually mistakes.

Twain shows that two-year-olds are funny without trying because they say exactly what they think, and their honest words are clever and humorous.

This funny short story mocks old biographies and makes fun of how writers used to exaggerate and tell ridiculous stories.

After a decapitated body is found in a sealed garden, Father Brown proves the murderer is someone who is least expected.

Father Brown exposes Flambeau, disguised as a waiter, proving criminals hide in plain sight by exploiting society’s habit of overlooking servants.

After a murderer kills a man in a watched building, Father Brown discovers the "Invisible Man" was in disguise and went unnoticed.

Father Brown investigates a man's death, his servant's strange behavior, and what appears to be odd rituals.

A man reportedly dies of heart failure after a haunting at an old manor. Detective Poirot investigates and uncovers insurance fraud and murder.