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The Snake Prince's Secret (Scary Tales Retold)

RedChairPress — Thu, 10 Jul 2025 18:36:52 +0000

Often thought to be a fairy tale from India about the practice of arranged marriage, this creepy retelling of "The Snake Prince" highlights the dangers of jealousy and greed.

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Pages:

Intermediate (6 to 9)

Language:

English

ISBN:

978-1643712192

Red Chair Press

Wiley Blevins, Patrick Girouard

Categories:

Action Adventure, Animals & Creatures, Fantasy, Imagination, Little Brave Stories

Features:

Illustrations

Keywords:

snake, princess, india, arranged marriage, jealousy, greed, enchantment, journey.

https://www.amazon.com/Snake-Princes-Secret-Scary-Retold/dp/1643712195

RETOLD Scary Scary Tales Tales RETOLD Scary Scary Tales Tales RETOLD Scary Scary Tales Tales The Snake Princes RETOLD Secret by Wiley Blevins illustrated by Patrick Girouard RETOLD Scary Scary Tales Tales RETOLD Scary Scary Tales Tales RETOLD Scary Scary Tales Tales The Snake Princes RETOLD Secret A retelling of Indias The Snake Prince 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 The snake princes secret a retelling of The Snake Prince by Wiley Blevins illustrated by Patrick Girouard Other Titles Snake prince Description South Egremont Massachusetts Red Chair Press Series Scary tales retold Interest age level Summary Often thought to be a fairy tale from India about the practice of arranged marriage this creepy retelling of The Snake Prince highlights the dangers of jealousy and greed Provided by publisher Identifiers ISBN hardcover ISBN softcover ISBN ePDF ISBN ePub SL ISBN ePub TR ISBN Kindle Subjects LCSH PrincesJuvenile fiction SnakesJuvenile fiction JealousyJuvenile fiction AvariceJuvenile fiction CYAC PrincesFiction SnakesFiction JealousyFiction GreedFiction LCGFT Horror fiction Fairy tales Classification LCC PZ7B618652 Sn print LCC PZ7B618652 ebook DDC Edc23 LC record available at httpslccnlocgov2022935644 Copyright Red Chair Press LLC RED CHAIR PRESS the RED CHAIR and associated logos are registered trademarks of 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 Printed in the United States of America 1P F23CG Once in a faraway land lived a farmer and his three daughters The two oldest daughters were greedy and selfish The youngest daughter was beautiful and kind The farmer loved her the most One day the farmer prepared to travel far away to sell his goods I will be gone a long time he said to his daughters Is there anything I can bring back for you We want jewels said the two oldest daughters The shiniest and most beautiful in the land Nothing less And for you asked the farmer to his youngest daughter I only ask for a small red flower Papa she whispered Then she drew a picture of the flower and tucked it into the farmers coat pocket

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The Brothers and the Star Fruit Tree: A Tale from Vietnam (Tales of Honor)

RedChairPress — Thu, 03 Jul 2025 20:01:19 +0000

Two brothers' lives take different paths with one living a prosperous life and one struggling to survive. But fate has a way of turning the tables in this popular tale from Vietnam.

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Pages:

Intermediate (6 to 9)

Language:

English

Red Chair Press

Suzanne I Barchers, Jamie Tablason

Categories:

Bed Time, Boys, Embracing Diversity, Environment, Growing Up, History, Lessons, Magic, Self Esteem

Features:

Illustrations

Keywords:

brothers, starfruit, vietnam, folktale, greed, generosity, fate, magic

https://www.amazon.com/Brothers-Star-Fruit-Tree-Vietnam/dp/1939656834

tales honorTM of The Brothers and the Star Fruit Tree A T A L E F R O M V I E T N A M Retold by Suzanne I Barchers Illustrated by Jamie Meckel Tablason The Brothers and the Star Fruit Tree A T A L E F R O M V I E T N A M Retold by Suzanne I Barchers Illustrated by Jamie Meckel Tablason 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 Brothers and the Star Fruit Tree Publishers CatalogingInPublication Data Prepared by The Donohue Group Inc Barchers Suzanne I The brothers and the star fruit tree a tale from Vietnam retold by Suzanne I Barchers illustrated by Jamie Meckel Tablason pages illustrations cm Tales of honor Summary Two brothers lives take different paths with one living a prosperous life and one struggling to survive But fate has a way of turning the tables in this popular tale from Vietnam Interest age level Issued also as an ebook ISBN library binding ISBN paperback BrothersJuvenile fiction Fruit treesJuvenile fiction WealthJuvenile fiction FolkloreVietnam BrothersFiction Fruit treesFiction Wealth Fiction FolkloreVietnam I Thai My Phuong II Title III Series Barchers Suzanne Tales of honor PZ81B37 Sh Copyright Red Chair Press LLC Tales of Honor is a trademark of Red Chair Press 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 PO Box South Egremont MA Printed in the United States of America WZ1114 Once upon a time two brothers lived with their parents in a village in Vietnam Over the years the father worked hard and grew quite wealthy He acquired much land and a fine house The brothers grew up in the same house with the same parents Yet they were very different One brother was content with a quiet modest life The elder brother always wanted moremore wealth more lands and a bigger house In time the parents grew frail and died The elder son now married chose how the estate would be divided Being a greedy man he claimed most of the inheritance He took the house most of the land and all of the money

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A Wish Too Far

Harris Tobias — Sun, 30 Mar 2014 14:20:55 +0000

A fairy tale about a poor fisherman and his greedy wife who makes one wish too many for her own good. A splendid story of magic and greed and the corrupting power of both. Written in the classic fairy tale tradition, this story is sure to please the fairy tale lover of all ages.

Average: 4.5 (10 votes)

Pages:

Intermediate (6 to 9)

Language:

English

ISBN:

9781490456188

CreateSpace

Harris Tobias, Walter Lee

Categories:

Bed Time, Classics, Fantasy, Imagination, Magic

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