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Dinko Šimunović (1873–1933) is one of the most important modern Croatian storytellers. His stories often deal with the themes of the Dalmatian hinterland, depicting the life, customs and mentality of the people of that region.
August Šenoe's Young Gentleman, Book 4 of Collected Works, is a humorous story about the experiences of the young chaplain Janko Lugarić in the parishes of Posavina. A popular, illustrated edition with illustrations by Andrija Maurović.
"For the Cow" by Jindřich Šimon Baar is a short story about a boy who feels a deep attachment to his cow and, despite poverty and environmental pressures, demonstrates selflessness, responsibility, and moral strength.
Ivan Pregelj (1883–1960), a Slovenian writer, professor, and Catholic intellectual, briefly taught at the Pazin Gymnasium. The fruit of that experience was the story Božji mejniki (God's Milestones) (1925), later published under the title Plovan pre Šime.
"The Hunt for the Two-Faced Goose" is a humorous story by Mark Twain in which the author depicts human greed, gullibility, and a tendency to exaggerate through comic situations.