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Vocabulary: Armour
The Flesh and Blood We Share
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Genre: RomanceSetting: MedievalNew Vocabulary: Alley, Armour, Beast, Bladder, Choke on your own spit, Claw, Dignity, Disarm, Dragon, Flesh and blood, Penance, Prostitute, Slay, Sorcerer, TameWord Count: 4436Original Author: Ariel GoodbodyIt was the place he and Bulan had first kissed. Hale fell to his knees and threw up all his beer onto the dirt. The edges of his armour plates cut into him, and he felt like a skeleton dancing inside it, like a sorcerer had used magic on him or something. He threw up twice, then three times, and finally stopped. A bit of sick slid down his chin and neck, leaving a stain…
To Be a Hero Chapter 2
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Genre: ComedySetting: FairytaleNew Vocabulary: “Bob’s your uncle”, “Speak of the devil”, Armour, Awe, Cliché, Crush, Foal, Guts, Hoof, Instinct, LairWord Count: 2008Original Author: Ariel GoodbodyWhen we last saw our hero-in-training, Norm, and his ghostly teacher, Elric, they were walking at a sensible pace through the forest to recover the King’s lost pegasus. After several hours of walking, filled with Elric insisting they (quietly) play a variety of childish word games, they arrived at the cave where the creature was hiding.
Golden Horses
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Genre: Myths & LegendsSetting: AncientNew Vocabulary: “Disaster struck”, Armour, Feast, Herd, Magician, Mighty, Realm, Steppe, Wizard CoffinWord Count: 992Original Author: Maxim OstapenkoToday I will tell you the tale of a time when the world lived in harmony and justice, when the gods rarely interfered in human affairs. In the faraway, endless steppe to the east of the Danube lived many warring tribes. Among these, the most powerful was the royal family of Scythia. All other nations feared and respected them, as they were undefeated in battle. It was thought that everything they touched turned to gold,…