Zara the Zebra and the Lantern of Many Hands
Zara the zebra has always joined her family's dawn thanks and lantern songs because everyone else does, and now she wants to know what any of it means.
📚 Children Stories
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Archie the Armadillo and the Wobbly Bicycle
Archie the armadillo has the red bicycle he always wanted and no idea how to ride it, and after one wobbling fall he shuts it in the shed.
Sammy the Snail and the Garden Wall
Sammy the snail dreams of the top of the old stone wall but climbs in bursts and gives up in between, until he watches Old Gertie, who never rushes.
Nell and the Wish for Endless Snow
Nell loves snow days more than anything and wishes one March evening for snow that never stops, though her brother Ravi warns that wishes are sneaky.
Pip the Tiny Elephant and the Sky Full of Wishes
The smallest elephant in his herd at Baobab Bend, Pip dreams of flying like the birds and asks the grassland creatures what he might manage instead.
Lulu the Llama and the Whispering Hill
Lulu the llama chatters so happily that instructions, warnings and her friend Dilly's confessions all slip past her, and everything keeps going wrong.
Tilly the Toad and the Treasure Trunk
Tilly the toad insists she knows where everything is, mostly, until the morning her friend Wren visits and the red feather for their puppet show is gone.
Pearl the Penguin Chick and the Egg-Sitting Winter
Pearl the penguin chick cannot wait for anything, so when her father gives her an egg to keep warm on her feet all week, the task seems impossible.
Pim the Little Ant and the Flood Under the Hill
Pim is the smallest ant in the colony beneath Dewfall, teased for noticing raindrops, until something begins to rise under the hill that no one else sees.
King Alaric and the Day in the Fields
King Alaric has never wondered where his bread comes from, until farmers petition for mercy on a poor harvest and he decides the work cannot be hard.