One Last Wish

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A princess marries a man she loves in spite of his impending death. Due to her devotion and persistence, she is granted a wish, which she uses wisely. Themes: love, devotion, bravery.

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Pages:

Intermediate (6 to 9)

Language:

English

Red Chair Press

Suzanne Barchers, Sue Todd

Categories:

Embracing Diversity, Fantasy, Growing Up, History, Lessons

Features:

Illustrations

Keywords:

princess, devotion, bravery, love, marriage, wish, folktale, india

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tales honorof One Last Wish A T A L E F R O M I N D I A Retold by Suzanne I Barchers Illustrated by Sue Todd One Last Wish A T A L E F R O M I N D I A Retold by Suzanne I Barchers Illustrated by Sue Todd 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 One Last Wish Publishers CatalogingInPublication Data Prepared by The Donohue Group Inc Barchers Suzanne I One last wish a tale from India retold by Suzanne I Barchers illustrated by Sue Todd p col ill cm Tales of honor Summary In this Indian tale a princess learns a terrible secret about the man she loves yet she marries him anyway Her devotion and persistence pay off when she is granted a wish which she uses wisely Includes special educational sections Words to know What do you think and About India Interest age level Issued also as an ebook ISBN lib bindinghardcover ISBN pbk DevotionJuvenile fiction PrincessesJuvenile fiction WishesJuvenile fiction FolkloreIndia LoveFiction PrincessesFiction WishesFiction FolkloreIndia I Todd Sue II Title PZ81B37 On 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 There was once a noble king of a region of India King Ahapati and his queen were beloved by the people Their happiness would have been complete if they only had a child The goddess Lakshmi took pity on them She told the king in a dream that they would have a child within a year Sivatra a beautiful baby girl was soon born Sivatra had a lovely childhood At age eighteen she journeyed to the forest to learn from those who lived among nature After she returned she spoke to her father My dear father I met an exiled king named Yumatsena in the forest An evil king took his throne leaving him poor and blind He lives in the forest with his son Sayavan Father I have fallen in love with Sayavan The king knew that this was an admirable although unfortunate family Sivatra he said I am delighted that you have chosen such a worthy husband Before I offer my blessing however I want to talk with my counselor The king called for his counselor asking if he thought the match was wise My noble king and Sivatra the counselor replied I regret what I must tell you Last night the goddess Siva spoke to me in a dream Sayavan has but one year to live Sivatra you are doomed to grief if you marry him The king turned to Sivatra Dear daughter I want your life to be happy You are too young to be a widow Find yourself a healthy man Father Sivatra replied It matters not to me how much time we have together An hour of happiness with my love is worth more to me than a lifetime with another Just promise that you wont reveal his fate to him

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