Dinner of Doom (Scary Tales Retold)

RedChairPress — Thu, 10 Jul 2025 23:47:13 +0000

In the Brothers Grimm's story of "The White Snake," a servant marries the King's daughter to live happily ever after. Will that be the case in this cursed retelling of a doomed dinner?

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Pages:

Intermediate (6 to 9)

Language:

English

ISBN:

978-1643712161

Red Chair Press

Wiley Blevins, Patrick Girouard

Categories:

Fantasy, Imagination, Little Brave Stories, Magic

Features:

Illustrations

Keywords:

cursed, servant, dinner, white snake, marriage, grimm, suspense, retelling.

https://www.amazon.com/Dinner-Doom-Scary-Tales-Retold/dp/1643712160

RETOLD Scary Scary Tales Tales RETOLD Scary Scary Tales Tales RETOLD Scary Scary Tales Tales RETOLD Dinner of doom by Wiley Blevins illustrated by Patrick Girouard RETOLD Scary Scary Tales Tales RETOLD Scary Scary Tales Tales RETOLD Scary Scary Tales Tales RETOLD dinner of doom Adapted from Brothers Grimms The White Snake by Wiley Blevins illustrated by Patrick Girouard Please visit our website at wwwredchairpresscom for more highquality products for young readers About the Author Wiley Blevins has taught elementary school in both the United States and South America He has also written over books for children and for teachers as well as created reading programs for schools in the US and Asia with Scholastic MacmillanMcGrawHill HoughtonMifflin Harcourt and other publishers Wiley currently lives and writes in New York City About the Artist When Patrick Girouard was young his teachers regularly scolded him for drawing monsters robots and aliens during class Then he illustrated his first book It was about monsters robots and aliens He currently lives in central Florida surrounded by wild turkeys and alligators Publishers CatalogingInPublication Data Prepared by The Donohue Group Inc Names Blevins Wiley author Girouard Patrick illustrator Blevins Wiley Scary tales retold Title Dinner of doom adapted from Brothers Grimms The White Snake by Wiley Blevins illustrated by Patrick Girouard Other Titles Weisse Schlange English Description South Egremont Massachusetts Red Chair Press Series Scary tales retold Interest age level Summary In the Brothers Grimms story of The White Snake a servant marries the Kings daughter to live happily ever after Will that be the case in this cursed retelling of a doomed dinner Provided by publisher 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The Brave Servant (Tales of Honor)

RedChairPress — Thu, 03 Jul 2025 19:49:07 +0000

The Lord of Luchow was a kind man, but his people are threatened with war. A loyal servant finds a way to protect his master and bring peace to the lands. Themes: bravery, intelligence, devotion.

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Pages:

Intermediate (6 to 9)

Language:

English

Red Chair Press

Suzanne Barchers, Yu-mei Han

Categories:

Action Adventure, Classics, Embracing Diversity, History, Lessons, Little Brave Stories

Features:

Illustrations

Keywords:

servant, bravery, china, devotion, intelligence, peace, war, loyalty.

https://lernerbooks.com/shop/show/13353

tales honorof The Brave Servant A T A L E F R O M C H I N A Retold by Suzanne I Barchers Illustrated by Yumei Han The Brave Servant A T A L E F R O M C H I N A Retold by Suzanne I Barchers Illustrated by Yumei Han Please visit our website at wwwredchairpresscom Find a free catalog of all our highquality products for young readers For a free activity page for this story go to wwwredchairpresscom and look for Free Activities The Brave Servant Publishers CatalogingInPublication Data Prepared by The Donohue Group Inc Barchers Suzanne I The brave servant a tale from China retold by Suzanne I Barchers illustrated by Yumei Han p col ill cm Tales of honor Summary The Lord of Luchow is a kind man However when he and his people are threatened with war a brave and loyal servant finds a way to protect his master and bring peace to the lands Includes special educational sections Words to know What do you think and About China Interest age level Issued also as an ebook ISBN lib bindinghardcover ISBN pbk CourageJuvenile fiction LoyaltyJuvenile fiction Indentured servants Juvenile fiction WarJuvenile fiction FolkloreChina CourageFiction LoyaltyFiction Indentured servantsFiction WarFiction FolkloreChina I Han YuMei II Title PZ81B37 Br Copyright Red Chair Press LLC All rights reserved No part of this book may be reproduced stored in an information or retrieval system or transmitted in any form by any means electronic mechanical including photocopying recording or otherwise without the prior written permission from the Publisher For permissions contact inforedchairpresscom This series first published by Red Chair Press LLC Printed in the United States of America South Egremont MA PO Box Long ago one man governed many districts in Luchow in China The Lord of Luchow had a large household with many servants to care for it One servant Jun had learned to read He also played the lute and was skilled in the art of magic This was most unusual for servants of the time One night the lord held a grand feast During the feast Jun heard the steady beating of a kettledrum He listened carefully to the tense drumbeats Then he spoke to his lord My lord he said bowing low Please accept my apologies for interrupting your feast But I have been listening to the drumbeats They have an edge of sadness to them There seems to be something troubling the drummer Would you be kind enough to speak with him The lord a gentle man sent for the drummer Is something wrong Your drumming sounds sad Ah the drummer replied You are right my lord My wife just died and I would like to take her body to her homeland for burial But I am in your service and feared asking for leave Young man I am sorry for your loss the lord said You have my permission to take your wife to her final resting place The drummer left praising the lord for his kindness The lord realized he had an unusual servant

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