“I love collecting old cars, Leonard, but this one simply doesn’t start!” said the king to his son. Leonard had bought an old car from a merchant who was passing through the city and it seemed to be junk! Leonard spent a lot of time tinkering with the car. Finally, it spluttered and chugged and […]
Pinky lived with her grandfather in a cottage near the forest. Every night, he would tell her stories of fairies and princes and princesses. One night, she fell asleep and had a wonderful dream. A handsome prince came out of the sea and took her for a ride on a sea-horse! They went to a
At a fancy dress party at the large old mansion, Christopher dressed up as a prince. When everyone went in to eat after the music and dance had stopped, Christopher found himself in a corridor. Suddenly, a misty figure floated near him. “How dare you dress up as I?” asked the ghost. “Who are you?”
Norah helped her mother in the bakery. Usually, she had her face and hands stained with flour, her dress covered with an apron and hair in a tangle with the heat of the oven! The fragrance from the bakery wafted outside and one day it attracted Prince Edward who was returning from the forest. He
It was known as Kendal’s Hill, though no one knew why it was so. Long ago, Princess Gisela lived in a palace there and waited for her prince, Kendal, to return from the war. Years went by, but the prince did not return. Then the people learnt that the princess had died of a broken
A drop of honey fell on his book when Prince Godfrey sat reading under a tree. He tried to rub it off and found it was really a little fairy. “Who are you?” he asked. “I’m Honey-drop,” she replied, “I was trying to read the book with you, hanging upside down and fell on it!”
Prince Henry rode through the town, barely seeing the pretty girl Gemma who bowed to him. She saw something gleaming in the road and picked it up. It was a gold coin. ‘I wish I could become a maid in the palace,’ thought Gemma, watching him ride away. She found herself in the palace suddenly.
Princess Maria had a cat named Becky. She loved it more than all her toys. Becky had beautiful white fur and the princess was very proud of it. But one day, Becky went missing. Everyone hunted for Becky all over, but it was not to be found anywhere in the palace or gardens or even
“I shall not take the medicine,” yelled Princess Amelie. “Fine!” said her nurse, “You just stay in bed till the fever comes down. You will not come for the picnic we are having this weekend.” Amelie promptly burst into tears. “I hate you, O Nurse!” she bawled. “That’s ok,” the nurse told, “We hate many
The Princess of Pixies was feeling very offended. She had been told to come for a party in the garden. Everyone was coming in a beautiful carriage whereas her carriage was a large teaspoon with wheels! “I will not go in a teaspoon!” she declared. All the people in the palace of pixies began to
Richard took a bundle and a goat and set off to make his fortune in the world. He had nowhere to go. But as he walked along, he met an old man who told him about a treasure on an island, and offered to go with him. Richard took him along in a boat and
It rose out of the dark waters of the lake and seemed to swim towards the island. Prince Andrew watched the strange creature, unsure if it was a snake or a crocodile or perhaps a dragon! He had come there to destroy it because only then could he win the hand of the beautiful Princess
Prince Ferdinand wanted to show the king that he was capable of doing things on his own. He set off to achieve success, but he was not very sure what he would do. He found himself at a farm finally. He didn’t know anything about farms. The farmer, his wife and his beautiful daughter taught
In the city, there was an old church with a tall spire. The church bells rang whenever there was a celebration. A grand ball was to be held for Princess Deborah (Debbie) to select a husband from among the young men. ‘There is no one in the kingdom whom I love,’ thought Debbie, ‘How will
Prince James had a very unusual hobby. He loved collecting beetles. The queen was terrified of entering his room because all kinds of funny-looking beetles would crawl out of boxes and jars. She would end up standing on a chair, screaming for help! One day, the queen announced, “James, get rid of those beetles! Otherwise,