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Vocabulary: Cast a spell
The Land of Youth
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Genre: Myths & LegendsSetting: FairytaleNew Vocabulary: Cast a spell, Disguise, Druid, Forever, Hunt, Land, Marry, Monster, Son-in-law, Ugly, YouthWord Count: 1563Original Author: Irish MythsNiamh’s father was afraid of many things. He thought that someone might try to kill him so that they could be king. He thought that someone would run faster than him in the next game. But he had a druid who could see the future, so he asked him to see the future. ‘Nobody will kill you, my king. And only one person would run faster than you: your son-in-law. So if your daughter never…
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 the Big Bad Wolf, or at least, that was what the wanted posters and frightened villagers called him, but in…
The Musical Forest
Once upon a time, there was a forest far away from the rest of humankind. In this forest, there lived mice, birds, rabbits and so on, but this was no ordinary forest. The King of the Forest was a stag, who had wandered there after being thrown out from his family. Growing up, he was a weak, sad child, and when his horns emerged they were bent and broken. His family rejected him, sending him…
The Other Mermaid
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Genre: RomanceSetting: ModernNew Vocabulary: Cast a spell, Curse, Juggle, Mermaid, Octopus, Shipwreck, Spin (movement), Tentacle, Wallow in self-pity, WizardWord Count: 3328You have probably heard of a certain mermaid, who came from Denmark and fell in love with a human prince. She made a deal with a witch, turned into a human and tried to win his heart, but she was unable to. So she turned into sea water and disappeared. Well, I’m sorry to say that the mermaid in this story does not fall in love with any evil prince living in a fancy castle,…