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In the little village of Castle Down, in a kingdom plagued by war, lives a peasant girl called Bella. Blessed with a kind family and a loving friend, she manages to create her own small patch of sunlight in a dark and dangerous world. Bella is a blacksmith's daughter; her friend Julian is a prince — yet neither seems to notice the great gulf that divides his world from hers.
Suddenly Bella's world collapses. First Julian betrays her.
...27) The nightingale
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Though the emperor banishes the nightingale in preference of a jeweled mechanical imitation, the little bird remains faithful and returns years later when the emperor is near death and no one else can help him.
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Children Make Terrible Pets: Lucy, a young bear, meets a charming little boy in the forest. When she brings him home, her mother cautions her that children make terrible pets. All the World: A circle of family and friends shows the importance of all things great and small. Crow Call: Liz and her father, who has been away at war for longer than she can remember, begin their journey to reconnect. Elizabeti's Doll: When her new baby brother arrives,...