The King and the Queen loved Princess June, though she was quite scatter-brained. She lost dozens of things and maids had been specially employed to find them. She misplaced books, jewellery, ribbons, shoes, perfumes, pencils, handkerchiefs, her tiara, the needlework and what not.One day, Princess June lost her puppy, Doodle. She had been playing with […]
In a village in Africa, there was a Chief with a very pretty daughter. He wanted the bravest warrior of the village to marry his daughter as he would be chief someday too.So, Chief decided to test the young men before deciding which of them was suitable.“Each of you must travel to the Popolakat Mountain.
It was midnight and the witches were having a party. There was a great deal of magic in the air and the witches were delighted in showing off their cats, owls and broomsticks to one another. Some of them were sharing recipes and cauldrons were smoking on the fires they had lit as various potions
Princess Arabella had heard of a pearl guarded by an eagle. It was said to light up the whole island with its glow. She longed for that pearl.Princess Arabella said she would marry the one who brought her that rare pearl. Many princess tried and went away disappointed.One day, an ordinary young man, Peter, came
Once upon a time, there were three sisters—Clara, Constance and Clementine, who lived together in a cottage. Constance and Clementine were slightly foolish and extremely ambitious, but Clara was a sensible girl.One day, their Fairy godmother appeared before them with a magic mirror.“If you look into this, you’ll see your future husbands, my dear girls,”
Princess Bridget was a very quiet girl. She rarely spoke. The King and the Queen wanted her to become more friendly. “How will she run the kingdom later if she is so reserved?” asked the King.“I think it will be good if she has company. Let’s send her to a school,” suggested the Queen.Miss Hazel’s
Once upon a time, a Prince who had gone hunting got lost. In his city, there lived a pretty girl called Lynnet who loved the Prince. She decided to look for him.Lynnet wandered over the hill and the dale, through deserts and forests till she came to a cave in a mountain. There seemed to
The King and the Queen had a handsome son. When he was old enough, they sent him out into the world to find a princess as his wife. The Prince rode off but in a forest he lost his way as a thick mist hid the path.Wandering around he came to a palace where he
Princess Miranda had grown up on the deserted island with her father, the King, who had been exiled from his kingdom. His throne had been usurped by a wicked general who had commanded his army.The new King was aware that Miranda’s father was loved by the people, so he did not dare to kill him.
Princess Kate was a thoroughly irritating young lady. If she was asked to do something, she would say she’d do it ‘sometime’. If there was an urgent task to be done, she’d say she’ll do it ‘someday’. Everyone in the palace called her Princess Sometime! But of course, they only whispered it.The Queen, however, got
“Why is it necessary for a princess to simply sing and dance and marry a prince and live happily ever after with him?” asked Ella in exasperation, “Why can’t she feel equally happy bicycling, or climbing a mountain, or feeding elephants?”“Hmm…,” was the response from Netta who was lying on the sofa reading a book.“I
Wendy and her brother William had always been very fond of each other. When their father, the King, wanted to send them to school, they wished to go to the same school and not be sent to separate ones.But when they grew up, William had to go to a military school and Wendy had to
A large parcel had been sent addressed to ‘Princess Sara, The Mill, Huddersfield’.“What an odd address!” said Wilbur, “A Princess at the Mill? And there’s no one called Sara.”Wilbur was the miller who lived there with his wife, Emma. They had a daughter who was known as Suzy.“The postman must have got it muddled, dear,”
Four cottages stood on the path to the palace. They were called Rose, Hyacinth, Lily and Iris Cottage. In the village, there were strange stories about the cottages and people said they were haunted.Long ago, in the palace there lived a King and a Queen who had four beautiful daughters. They were called Rose, Hyacinth,
Deep in the heart of a forest, there lived a golden bird. She sang very sweet songs and all the animals and the birds loved her.One day, however, a hunter heard the bird’s song and saw the bird. He thought this would be a lovely gift for the King’s daughter. The King will give me