Setting: Medieval
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The Crying Woman
Once, there was a woman called Inmaculada. Her friends called her Inma. She lived in a village in Mexico. Inmaculada was indigenous, and her mother and father died when she was very young. She was poor, and she washed clothes for other people in the village. She wanted to leave the village and travel the…
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Billy and Dim Chapters 2 & 3
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Genre: RomanceSetting: MedievalNew Vocabulary: “You’re toast”, Beast, Bind, Charm, Ex, Five o’ clock shadow, Flustered, Hulking, Make a scene, Overhear, Pack (animals), Pin Down, Seduce, Shudder, Spit, Sprout, Tame (verb), Torture, TrackWord Count: 4238Original Author: Ariel Goodbody‘Tell me your name, dog,’ spat the Big Bad Wolf. ‘Or I’ll break your pretty little neck.’ A deep, dark part of Demetrius’ mind thought, “Maybe I’d like that,” a thought which he quickly silenced.
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Billy and Dim Chapter 1
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Genre: RomanceSetting: MedievalNew Vocabulary: Bug (spying), Cast a spell, Grin, Inn, Pollen, Reminisce, Rogue (loner), Sorceress, Tattoo, Waterskin, Werewolf, WickedWord Count: 2031Original Author: Ariel GoodbodyLittle Red Riding Hood wasn’t so little anymore. In fact, she was a full-grown woman, and not only that, but a powerful sorceress, too. The only remains of her past were the red riding hood she always wore, whatever the weather, and her nickname: Red. Billy, for his part, had changed very little. He was…
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The Curse of the Clock
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Genre: HorrorSetting: MedievalNew Vocabulary: Apprentice, Astronomical clock, Blind, Curse, Master, Mayor, Mechanics, Mysterious, Put back together, Take apartWord Count: 1369Original Author: Czech MythsToday in Prague there is the astronomical clock, a great and mysterious clock. It brings in tourists from around the world. But many do not know that the clock has a dark history. It happened over 500 years ago…
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The Golem of Prague
Prague was a city of mystery. It was a city of narrow streets and broad desires. It was a city of money, magic, and murder. It was also a city of hate. The Jews of Prague lived in the ghetto, and they were attacked from all sides. People spread lies. They said that the Jews…
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The Pit and the Pendulum
I was sick, sick with the feeling of death. I heard the mutter of those who had questioned me, the Inquisitors. I saw the lips of the black-robed judges, and they were whiter than the paper that I am writing this on. They were thin, and tight, and they whispered things I could not hear.…
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Love is Worth a Bit of Pain
She knew what she was doing was wrong. She had known the moment she saw him. But love didn’t care about what side of a wall you were on, even if she was on the side of the palace gardens and he was stood in the ruined fields. The war had gone on for years,…
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The Woman of the Mountain
Once upon a time there was an old man called Cılbak Baba. Cılbak lived in the village of Güre, in Turkey, next to Mount Ida. He looked after cows, pigs, and geese, and he was well-known and well-liked throughout the village. But Cılbak was foolish.