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The Queen's Riddle

Kathryn England

Queen Riddles was a fun-loving monarch who liked riddles and jokes. She had spent most of her life working out answers to riddles, so there were few who could trick her. All it took was a little ... [+]

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The Cat Who Purred

Susan Lendroth

In a small cottage in a deep valley, an old woman lived with her goats and sheep, chickens and dog, a sway-backed horse and one ginger cat.
Each morning, she collected eggs while the dog led the ... [+]

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The Surprise Envelope

Sandra Dullin

In just three days, it will be Christmas. Despite the bright and cheery decorations twinkling in the streets, wreaths on doors, and Christmas trees peeking through windows, Hector doesn't feel one ... [+]

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Bruzilla's Dreadful Creature

Arielle Maidon

While it's true that most witches don't like children, the witch Bruzilla absolutely hated them.  All children! Babies, kids, teenagers, little boys, little girls, twins, youngest siblings, child ... [+]

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Christmas Every Day

Virginie Ronteix

In the Langelot family, devotion to happiness is deep-seated. Right when Rose and Henry met, they were amazed by the range of possibilities that were offered to them, the chance to light up with ... [+]

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The Moon in the Stars

Philippe Gourdin

Captain Peck is beside himself. Timmy has disappeared! The captain's concern is magnified by the darkness that has swallowed the ship, a sliver of cloud now covering the moon. 
He motions to ... [+]

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The Sulky Princess

Pascale Bouss

Once upon a time there was a King and a Queen who loved each other with all their hearts and wanted to have a child. Soon they had the great joy of welcoming into the world a very pretty little girl ... [+]

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Santa Claus’s Understudy

Justine Roux

Once upon a time in the North Pole, Santa Claus realized he had a problem. 
Santa Claus was getting up there in age, and he was starting to get tired. His rheumatism and impressive ... [+]

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Tancred's Powders

Régine Raymond

Tancred and his sidekicks used to cast a multitude of spells. Their saddlebags were filled to the brim with greed-powder for the jealous and cannon-powder for the violent. Smoke-and-mirrors-powde ... [+]

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Leah, Little Dreammaker

Vanina Noël

There are some things that are just not possible. Everyone knows that.
If you ask adults – even those who always say stuff like "if you want it enough, you will get it" – if you ask them ... [+]

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A Trick for Santa Lucia

Camille B.

— Don’t forget your white dress, darling!
— Uh-huh.
— See you tonight in the square.
— Yeah.
Mom runs down the stairs with the bag she’s got ready for me. I pull the front door shut ... [+]

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The Fairy Well

Patrick Ferrer

"Maroussia, don't go too far from the house!"
The little girl shrugged. The old lady was calling to her from the cottage steps, waving her stick like when she rounded up the goats at nightfall ... [+]

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An Exotic Bird

Justine Roux

The little girl was playing at the edge of the garden. She had decided, on this warm summer's afternoon, that she was going to be an archaeologist. Equipped with her beach bucket, a little plastic ... [+]