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Stories including "Chap 2, The Unpopular Beauty" and "Chap 1, Waking Beauty".
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Chap 2, The Unpopular Beauty
Princess Talia has woken up somewhat confused. She is a student at an ancient college – but she’s not quite sure how she got there. In this episode we will find out how she fits in to her new surroundings.
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Chap 1, Waking Beauty
An update to a very old fairy tale begins a new series about a princess who wakes up as an Oxford student.
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Easter 2010 Writing Competition
Winners of our writing competition, along with as many stories and extracts from contestants as we could manage to squeeze in.
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Bertie and the Merchant of Palmyra
Natasha returns with a Bertie Story ! The King and Queen visit the desert oasis of Palmyra. The Wicked Queen brings back a souvenir that starts to haunt her
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The Easter Fair
What could go wrong at the Easter Fun Fair? Well anything could when Uncle Jeff is around.
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The Firefly Princess
The Fire-Fly princess has many suitors. She tells them all that she will marry the one who can bring her a flame. A glittering story from Japan.
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Astropup and the Ship of Birds
Astropup and the Parrot Major have flown into a giant spaceship shaped like a bird (see Astropup for Freedom). Now they explore the wonderful flying Ship of Birds. Astropup longs for home, but the Parrot wants to stay.
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Orpheus
The ancient Greek story of Orpheus the musician, who traveled down to The Underworld to try and bring his bride back from the dead. Told in Bertie’s verse. Tragic and sad .
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Astropup for Freedom
Astropup is back on the launchpad, but when the parrot takes matters into his own beak, the mission goes horribly wrong.
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How The Whale Got His Throat
Rudyard Kipling’s Just So Story explains why whales can only eat the very smallest of things.