Сказки
Различные книги в жанре СказкиПро Лизавету и михрялку Дусю
Все рассказывают или читают своим внукам на ночь сказки. И я читал и рассказывал, пока было что рассказывать и читать. Все было прочитано и пересказано по несколько раз. А внучке хотелось чего-то новенького. Да и мне поднадоело из вечера в вечер повторять одно и то же. Вот и пришло в голову сочинить сказку самому. Получилось то, что получилось. Когда внучке не нравится, она так и говорит: “Расскажи что-нибудь другое”. У каждого есть право дочитать до конца или прервать чтение на самом неинтересном месте. Любопытно, а ты дочитаешь?
Вернуть утраченное
Жители Города изо дня в день живут одной и той же серой жизнью, но что-то ведь должно это изменить?
The Queen's Lady
London, 1527. Marry or serve: for Honor Larke, the choice is clear. Unwilling to perish of boredom as an obedient wife, she leaves the home of her ward to attend Her Majesty, Queen Catherine of Aragon. But life at Henry VIII's court holds more than artifice for an intelligent observer, and Honor knows how to watch–and when to act. . .Angered by the humiliation heaped upon her mistress as Henry cavorts with Anne Boleyn and presses Rome for a divorce, Honor volunteers to carry letters to the Queen's allies. It's a risky game, but Honor is confident–until she's proven wrong by dashing courtier Richard Thornleigh–a man who awakens her heart, and who also has something to hide. . .. Swept into a tide of intrigue and danger that stretches across Europe, the Queen's lady is about to learn everything: about pride, passion, greed–and the conscience of the King. . . «Weaves a fast-paced plot through some of the most harrowing years of English history.» –Judith Merkle Riley"Excellent, exciting, compellingly readable." –Ellen Jones"Riveting, heady, glorious, inspired." –Susan Wiggs Includes a Reading Group Guide!
Sweet Bea
“Sarah Hegger has a gift for storytelling that is not to be missed. She's a personal favorite of mine.”—Kathryn Le Veque, USA Today bestselling authorIs anything sweeter than revenge? In a family of remarkable people, ordinary Beatrice strives to prove herself worthy. When her family is threatened with losing everything, she rushes to London to save them. Unfortunately, she chooses as her savior the very man who will see her family brought low. Garrett has sworn vengeance on Sir Arthur of Anglesea for destroying his life when he was a boy and forcing his mother into prostitution for them to survive. He has chosen as his instrument Sir Arthur's youngest daughter, Beatrice. Can Beatrice's goodness teach Garrett that love, not vengeance, is the greatest reward of all?81,144 Words
Vietnamese Stories for Language Learners
Vietnamese Stories for Language Learners —a language learning experience for beginner to intermediate students of the Vietnamese language. Nothing introduces students and cultural enthusiasts to a language and people better than stories. Intended for Vietnamese language students or heritage learners, the stories in this volume present the everyday vocabulary and grammar in use in Vietnam today. Forty folk stories have been edited and simplified for learning purposes and are presented in parallel Vietnamese and English versions to facilitate language learning. These delightful Vietnamese folktales immediately animate the culture, offering readers a glimpse of the social, cultural and religious aspects of Vietnamese society in bygone eras. The English translations allow readers who are not yet studying the language to experience the wisdom and humor in these traditional, well-loved stories. An audio CD in Vietnamese helps students improve their pronunciation and inflection and introduces readers to the uniquely Vietnamese story of storytelling. Discussion questions, vocabulary and cultural notes are provided at the end of each story.
Supernatural and Mysterious Japan
Since time immemorial, tales of the spooky, paranormal, and mysterious have been staples of folklore across the world. Japan is no exception, and its unique position as a melting pot for cultures from around Asia gives it a particularly rich heritage of supernatural legend and tradition.To write this book on Japan's ghosts and other freaky phenomena, author Catrien Ross collected accounts of the eerie and terrifying from around Japan. Along the way, she braved frightening locales including the unquiet grave of the beautiful, betrayed Oiwa, and sacred Mount Osore, a gateway for communicating with the dead. The result of her journeys is a glimpse into hidden aspects of the Japanese world of the paranormal: a world of blind, women shamans, trees that grow human hair, weeping rocks, and even a graveyard where Jesus is reputed to have been buried.Covering ancient and modern times, Supernatural and Mysterious Japan offers not only some good, old-fashioned scary stories, but some special insights into Japanese culture and psychology. It delivers terrific entertainment—and some good chills—for the Japanophile and the aficioniado of the supernatural, alike.
Муми-тролли и «Морской оркестр»
Как-то раз солнечным утром Муми-тролль и его друзья отправились на опушку леса, где Муми-папа собирался показать им нечто важное. Что же их там ждёт? На всякий случай Снифф даже прихватил с собой рюкзак со всеми своими драгоценностями. Оказывается, муми-тролли отправляются в невероятное морское приключение на огромном, широком и надёжном корабле «Морской оркестр». Эта невероятная история основана на оригинальном сюжете Туве Янссон и адаптирована для маленьких читателей. Для детей до 3-х лет.