Entertaining Stories
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The Stone King
King Piranus
was treacherous. He had gotten all his
gold and riches by thievery and killing.
He was the riches and most powerful king in the
King Piranus
was not always a tyrant. When he was
seventeen and poor, King Saddam beheaded his parents for sheer pleasure. His heart turned to stone. He made a vow that one day he would be the
richest man in Alantia.
When King Piranus
was twenty-one he slew King Saddam, his wife, children, and many of his
followers. Some he kept to become his
knights.
After he had become king he sent
his knights out to spread the word that every male between the ages of sixteen
to twenty-five must come to be interviewed as servants or knights or they would
be killed. Many people were slaughtered
and word got around that King Piranus was not to be
reckoned with.
“You mean you’re a ghost? Am I going to leave this world?”
“No, no, no. I have to clear up some bad karma. I have to right a wrong. Then my soul will be without a blemish, and I
can go to my rightful place.”
“Who sent you here?”
“Never mind
that.” He held her face between
his two palms. “You have never been
happy since the loss of your mother. I
can’t make all your wishes come true, but I am here to offer you a choice.”
“What kind of choice?”
“Well, you can be young again, or
you can be the prettiest woman to walk this earth. Which one shall it be?” Jennifer thought for a while.
“If you make me young again...will
I look the same way...as I did...when I was a child?”
“I’m afraid so.”
“I’ll have to be young and
ugly...or pretty and old. What good is
such a choice?”
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About the Book
“Entertaining Stories” will take readers from fantasy to reality. Sometimes incidents in our lives turn us into people we were not meant to be. Evil may bring out evil. What causes “The Stone King,” to become ruthless? In the “Lavender Dress,” readers will find out how a person can go from poor, to well off, and yet not be happy.
Jennifer has to make a tough decision. Would her choice be your first guess?
Victor has to accept the consequence of being deceitful in “Victor Learns a Lesson”. The main character is forced to say something that will shatter her self-esteem. Should she forgive her mother? Will readers be able to justify the mother’s actions in “The Onion?”
Entertaining stories have strong messages and critical thinking skills. Some stories question decisions and judgments. Readers may ask who is the hero and who is the villain. This book will challenge minds and imaginations. At times, it may be an emotional roller coaster ride.
Some stories will provoke sensitivity and remorse, while others foster a feeling of contempt, disdain, or perhaps a feeling of forgiveness and/or understanding.
Entertaining stories can lead to great discussions.
About the Author
Bessie Frazier was born in
She is a teacher in the New York City Public School System and presently teaching at middle school 143 in
Bessie Frazier is the author of “Exciting Stories and Plays” (Vantage Press, 2000), “Climb That Barbed Wire Fence” (Sterling Publisher, 1992), and “Poems, Short Stories, and Plays For Youth” (Exposition Press, 1980). She has won writing awards and has been published in several anthologies.