Prince Michael lived long ago in the land of Hungary, in the east of Europe. His family's huge estate was out on the vast plains, where they gained their wealth from breeding and selling fine horses. At last the time came when Michael reached the age to get married.
“A wealthy young man like you should marry a noble lady,” said his mother. “A princess from the great city would be suitable. I will make enquiries.”
A few weeks later, Prince Michael's mother, the Grand Duchess Irma, said that there were two suitable princesses and two suitable great ladies living in the city of Golden Walls. She looked carefully at her son.
“You must have two new suits of clothes made and buy some jewellery as presents and call on the young ladies to see which of them you like best,” she said.
Prince Michael shook his head. “I don't think that is a good idea,” he said.
"If the young ladies know I am looking for a wife, they are sure to be on their best behaviour. I shall not see what they are really like at all. I will not go calling," continued the prince. “I will disguise myself as a poor boy and ask the servants and common folk how the princesses and great ladies behave to them.
It all started the afternoon I fell off my bike and knocked myself out.
I was having a bike race with Freddie in Bray Wood - I was right out in the lead too - when I hit something.
Freddie found me lying 'horribly still and charged off to get help.
The next thing I remember is trying to open my eyes, only they stung, because some dust had got into them. So everything was blurred. No-one was about, yet I sensed someone was nearby. Then I saw this figure a little way from me.
Once upon a time, in the village of Snettering on-Snoakes in the Kingdom of Biddle, a blacksmith's wife named Gussie gave birth to a baby girl. Gussie and her husband, Sam, named the baby Lorelei, and they loved her dearly.
Lorelei's smile was sweet and her laughter was music. But as an infant she smiled only four times.
Old Mother Hubbard
Went to the cupboard
To get her poor Dog a bone:
But when she got there,
The cupboard was bare,
And so the poor Dog had none.
She went to the Baker's
To buy him some bread:
When she came back,
The poor Dog was dead.
Based on the beloved Roald Dahl tale, this comedic and fantastical film follows young Charlie Bucket (Freddie Highmore) and his Grandpa Joe (David Kelly) as they join a small group of contest winners who get to tour the magical and mysterious factory of eccentric candy maker Willy Wonka (Johnny Depp). Aided by his diminutive Oompa Loompa workers (Deep Roy), Wonka has a hidden motivation for the tour, one that he will reveal only after the children in the group show their true colors
The girl performed a similar act, and so it went on. Each time, the message from the dead woman's ka got more inventive and the lamp burned lower. The last few children mumbled their messages in a hurried fashion, casting nervous glances at the flickering flame and the tunnel. Finally, it was Senu's turn. Reonet stared at him as he approached the shelf, a challenge in her eye.
Senu took a deep breath. While the others had been having their turns, he'd taken note of the acts that impressed most and rehearsed his own in his head. Now he raised his arms as Iny had done. But Red muttered in his ear, “Don't be so silly. You're not a performing priest! This lot know nothing. Wait here.” And vanished.
Senu let his arms drop to his sides, feeling rather foolish. “Well?” Reonet demanded, hands on hips, her black eyes flashing. “What does she say?"
As Senu licked his lips, wondering whether to wait for Red, more giggles rippled round the tomb. “Senu's too scared!”... “Let's go back before the lamp runs out.” ... “Let's go canoeing instead.”
“No,” Senu said. “Wait.”
Iny faked a yawn. “This is boring! I'm going home.” He left with his friends, muttering about stupid dares that made people miss lunch. The others stayed a bit longer, looking expectantly at Senu. But when the lamp spluttered, they made disappointed noises and hurried out, too. Only Reonet and a handful of the girls remained. Senu clenched his fists.
Here are our friends Peter and Jane, with their Mum and Dad.
Our friends are off to the sea in their car. They will be there soon.
They can see the sea now as they look down.
You'll never ever guess what! I'm so happy happy happy. I want to laugh, sing, shout, even have a little cry. I can't want to tell Magda and Nadine.
I go down to breakfast and sip coffe and nibble dry toast, my hand carefully displayed beside my plate.
Alas the day! What will become of me ?
Oh that I, Eggbert Noah Bacon, son of Sir Nicholas
Bacon, half-brother of Francis Bacon, should have come to this.
My name is Tracy Beaker.
I am 10 years 2 months old.
My birthday is on 8 may. It's not fair, because that dopey Peter Ingham has his birthday then too, so we just got the one cake between us.
Seems pretty bad, right? Well, his mom was in a punk rock band called "We Hate You." It's just too good to be true. I must have died and gone to heaven. "'But we didn't really hate people,' my mom insists whenever I ask her about it. 'We just pretended we did. To shock the audience.'" What audience? I actually can't believe it, it's the perfect mix of creative and stunningly unoriginal. So they live in Detriot, and Ignatius J. spends some time explaining Michigan's geography to explain where "up north" is. Oh, and they're camping up north.
Also in this stunningly fascinating rogues' gallery is Ignatius J.'s friend, John, nicknamed "Mole." He's a little nearsighted dork who loves history. He goes on over to Ignatius J.'s house in the beginning to show him a book about Fort Deckerdale, near where the group is staying. It says that all the soldiers at the fort mysteriously disappeared. Well, we know it wasn't ghosts, since M.D. Spencer's idea of ghostly behavior is turning up the thermostat.
My kinsman and myself returning to Calcutta from our Puja trip when we met the man in a train. From his dress and bearing we took him at first for an up-country Mahomedan, but we were puzzled as we heard him talk.
It seemed to Lief that they had been walking beside the river forever. Yet only one night and part of a day had passed since he, barda and Jasmine had left the City of the Rats in flames. The faint smell of smoke hung in the still air, though the city was now just a blur on the horizon at their backs.
The Bear scouts met with scout leader Jane about once a month. They usually met on merit badge business. That's what today's meeting was about.
"We've decided to try for the Good Government Merit Badge, Scout Leader,"
said Scout Brother.
Looking out of my bedroom window, counting my unblessings. Raining. A lot. It's like living fully dressed in a pond.
And I am the prisoner of whatsit.
I have to stay in my room pretending to have tummy lurgy so that Dad will not know I am an ......
I'm very tired of amelia jane, said the teddy bear. Very, very tired.
So am I, said the clockwork mouse.
She keeps running after me telling me not to do this and not to do that, and....'
My name is Tobias. The other Animorphs can't tell you very much about themselves, but I can. See, I don't have an address. I can't be found. I live in an area of forest by a meadow.
we've been here a week and I've been bored every single minute! said George.
'You haven't,'said Anne. 'You've enjoyed all the rides we've had, and you know you've enjoyed messing about the stables when we haven't been out riding.
Even From up here the city takes my breath away!" George Fayne exclaimed to Nancy Drew as their plane began its descent into San Fran-cisco International Airport.
A zany cross-country tour where cash is king and the laughs are large in classic Korman style! Dennis and Rob find perfect summer jobs as counsellors on the JT Juniortours cross-country driving tour. Dennis is in heaven - he thinks he and his friend Rob have scored the perfect summer jobs. But Rob quickly points out what Dennis never factored in - the group of boys they're now completely responsible for. That includes Artie Geller - Donald Trump in a 10-year-old's body. Artie gives his counsellors the slip whenever possible to set up new business opportunities. Dennis and Rob soon learn they can't control Artie, and that they have to hide every one of his schemes from the tour boss to protect their own skins.
The dead man was rich. In life he lived in a lonely house by a river. In the earth outside it is the imprint of a bare foot. His secretary, with whom he was having an affair, is locked in a room. The key is in the dead man's pocket. Superintendent Minter considers it a most queer and unsatisfactory case. However, he is determined not to be defeated. A thrilling, thoroughly intriguing tale of double murder and love.
Dear Diary,
My hands are shaking so badly, I don't know if I can write in you today. I was so scared last night. I'm still trembling.
Maybe I should start at the beginning. You know my friends chip and shawn and I have been talking about camping out in Full Moon Woods for nearly a year.
Grandfather is taking everyone on a special holiday trip to an old-fashioned New England inn. The Aldens have fun playing in the snow, ice-skating and working puzzles. Then suddenly they become part of a very special puzzle.
Picked for the all-star soccer team, Michelle fears that her grades will suffer from all the practicing she must do and devises a plan to give up sleep entirely, in order to keep playing and studying.
