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After sixteen years, the secret is ready to be told. The true king of England is near! But first he must pull the sword from the stone.

The Aldens are visiting a small town known for its harvest festival. The town is beautiful in the fall, but rumors of the harvest moon and a werewolf are keeping people away. Can the Aldens get to the bottom of who - or what - is causing such a stir?

Bellerophon and the winged horse Pegasus launch into the blue sky in search of the dreaded three-headed Chimera, but will success go to the hero's head? Orpheus, devastated by the death of his wife, Eurydice, dares the dangers of the kingdom of the dead in an attempt to bring her back to life. Echo loves Narcissus but he only loves himself: a story that can only end in sadness.

Irish fairy tales and legends - full of enchantment, brave deeds and lost loves. The best tales from the Irish tradition, including: 'How Cúchulainn Got His Name', 'The Magic Shoes', 'Deirdre and the Sons of Uisneach', 'The King’s Secret', 'The Children of Lir', 'The Giant’s Causeway', 'The Bodach of the Grey Coat', 'The Pot of Gold', 'Tír na n-Óg' and 'The White Gander'. Irish fairy tales and legends are full of enchantment, brave deeds and lost loves. Told from generation to generation, they are as fascinating now as they were to their original listeners.

This audiobook is about Rip Van Winkle, who falls asleep before the Revolutionary War and wakes up 20 years later, when the war is over, and faces an independent country no longer under British rule.

A brilliant collection of stories based on the heroes and villains of Norse Mythology, hand-picked and collected together in this compelling audiobook. Delve into the world of gods, giants and monsters, as you sit atop Air Throne and survey the kingdom of Asgard. With a foreword from...

Gustavo Adolfo Domínguez Bastida, que más tarde adoptaría el apellido Bécquer; perteneciente a sus antepasados nobles oriundos de Flandes, nació en Sevilla el 17 de febrero de 1836. Quedó huérfano en la niñez, lo que marcó su sensibilidad de por vida. Es el poeta romántico que ha dejado una huella más honda en la poesía española. Enfermo de tuberculosis murió en Madrid el 25 de diciembre de 1870. Sus rimas son poemas llenos de amor y dolor. Sus leyendas son narraciones breves cargadas de musicalidad y pasión, a veces nos dice dónde las oyó o cómo las imaginó.

In a South Indian village, a girl named Savitri has a greedy brother who summons a mighty demon to work for him. The demon, Rakshasa, tells him he must be kept busy or he will eat the brother. Eventually, the brother runs out of tasks for Rakshasa, and Savitri must think of an impossible task to keep Rakshasa busy–she challenges the demon to straighten her curly hair.

Dewi had a very mean stepmother and a very lazy stepsister. She was blamed for her father's death and was treated badly. But everything changed on the day the earth shook. It was the day houses toppled and trees crashed to the ground. It was the day Dewi found her stepmother and stepsister trapped under the rubble. How could Dewi save them?

Gustavo Adolfo Domínguez Bastida, que más tarde adoptaría el apellido Bécquer; perteneciente a sus antepasados nobles oriundos de Flandes, nació en Sevilla el 17 de febrero de 1836. Quedó huérfano en la niñez, lo que marcó su sensibilidad de por vida. Es el poeta romántico que ha dejado una huella más honda en la poesía española. Enfermo de tuberculosis murió en Madrid el 25 de diciembre de 1870. Sus rimas son poemas llenos de amor y dolor.