All Stories page 67

Stories including "When the Sun Hid in Her Cave" and "Bertie and the General".

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  When the Sun Hid in Her Cave

  

  A legend from Japan about how the world was plunged into darkness when the Sun goddess sulked. The other gods gathered to remedy the situation and invented fun and music.

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  Bertie and the General

  

  Prince Bertie learns some history from an old war veteran, and he proves that even if he sometimes can be a bit spoilt and rude, deep down he has a very good heart.

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  Chap 4, The Princess Who Had a Heart

  

  Awaking Beauty Part 4 sees Princess Talia in a new light when her fellow student Sally receives some bad news.

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  The Desolate Island

  

  A slave asks for his freedom and then sets out on an adventure. This parable from the Middle East has a mysterious and spiritual tone, and is also rather intriguing.

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  Dido and Aeneas

  

  The tragic tale of Queen Dido’s love for Aeneas from Virgil’s Aeneid.

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  Chap 3, The Polite Princess

  

  Princess Talia is a college student who does not seem to fit in. Her friend Sally encourages her to watch a football match, and Talia decides that her fellow students could be more polite.

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  Bertie and the Boot Camp

  

  Natasha tells us how Bertie was sent to a outdoor training “Boot Camp” and survived to tell the tale.

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  The Emperor’s Dream

  A dreamy, eastern love story.

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  Katie and the Invisible Umbrella

  

  Katie – the ordinary witch – takes her grandmother’s very far from ordinary umbrella to school, and it is confiscated by a teacher – with unfortunate results.

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  The Grateful Crane

  

  A story from Japan about a poor farmer who rescues a crane and finds that his luck changes for the better until his curiosity gets the better of him.