The Lucky Princess

Some of you may know the story about the Princess who had a pea put under her mattress in order to see if she could feel it. (She could.)  This Princess was not like that at all: she was very lucky because she didn’t marry a silly Prince who had people squeeze toothpaste out forContinue reading “The Lucky Princess”

Winter and Summer

Once upon a time, there was a girl called Persephone. The ancient Greeks believed she was the daughter of their chief god, Zeus. Her mother was Demeter, the goddess of the harvest. Persephone was very beautiful, and lots of gods wanted to marry her.  So did Hades, who ruled the Underworld. It was gloomy andContinue reading “Winter and Summer”