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
Life in the palace of Ant King and Queen was very busy. All the ants scurried about doing their duties, some carrying heavy loads and some working late.But Princess Annie didn’t consider it necessary to work at all. She lay on a velvety leaf under a tree and expected all the ants to serve her
Millie lived with her old mother in a little cottage on the outskirts of a forest. Millie had no idea that her mother was actually a witch who had stolen her from the palace years ago!The witch hated Millie’s parents. One night, the witch flew in through a window and vanished with the baby. Whenever
The sun had just touched the top of the mountain and the snow gleamed golden in the morning light. The giant lay hidden in the cave and watched carefully. A pair of golden shoes tripped over the snow and he saw the shimmer of a golden dress whirling by.He looked sadly as the fairy-like figure
Princess Henrietta had a very bad habit. She liked to run away. She ran away when her tutor came to teach her. She ran away when she was called for lunch. She ran away when she had to meet visitors.The King and the Queen finally decided to get a governess who would make sure that
It was summer and a wizard was travelling with a caravan across the desert. He was very thirsty. One little girl saw that he was tired and had no water bottle with him. She took out her bottle and offered him a drink.The wizard was very grateful and blessed her for her kindness. When the
Once upon a time in a land far away, there lived a princess. She had heard that about the Blue Crystal of the Fairy Lake which had magical powers to heal any injury or illness.She sent several people to find the Blue Crystal but all of them returned without any success at all. Some had
Once upon a time, there lived a princess who was extra-ordinarily beautiful. She spent all the time admiring herself in the mirror or inviting people to pay her compliments.Many princes came to win her hand in marriage. But she did not think any of them were good enough for her. So, she rejected all of
Once upon a time, there was a beautiful princess who lived with her father, the King. A wizard who was jealous of the King kidnapped the princess and imprisoned her on an island far away. The island was guarded by a sea monster who was very cruel.“You can only be rescued when a brave prince
Once upon a time, in the heart of Africa, there lived a pride of lions. They had three lion cubs: Lenny, Lisa and Leon. Lenny and Leon were quick to learn everything but Lisa was a problematic child.Their mother was teaching them how to hunt, how to protect themselves, how to chase away humans and