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Imonikhe Ahimie The Wily Tortoise

Fairy Tale
English
10295 Words
Ages 8 and up
390
0

The Tortoise is the most popular character of all the varied characters that abound in the folklore of the Nigerian peoples. The exploits of the Tortoise, whether in all-animal stories or in stories that have an animal-human mix, are without compare in all of the folklore that originates from The Federal Republic of Nigeria. Indeed, in all of Nigerian folklore, there may be as many Tortoise stories as there are all other stories combined. In different circumstances, the Tortoise is associated with wisdom, selfishness, just low cunning or, even, kindness. In this adventure, our hero cajoles the Eagle to allow him to follow to an island bristling with the most beautiful palm fruits in creation, but not even the Tortoise could have imagined what his greed for those luscious palm fruits would lead him through! [more]

Keywords: Africa, Nigeria, Folktale, Tortoise, Eagle, Fishes, Crocodile, Leopard, Mrs Tortoise

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Imonikhe Ahimie The Tortoise and the Monkey

Fairy Tale
English
4544 Words
Ages 8 and up
406
0

The Tortoise is the most popular character of all the varied characters that abound in the folklore of the Nigerian peoples. The exploits of the Tortoise, whether in all-animal stories or in stories that have an animal-human mix, are without compare in all of the folklore that originates from The Federal Republic of Nigeria. Indeed, in all of Nigerian folklore, there may be as many Tortoise stories as there are all other stories combined. In different circumstances, the Tortoise is associated with wisdom, selfishness, just low cunning or even, sometimes, kindness. In this Tortoise adventure, our hero shows that he won't tolerate being underrated; not even by his closest and oldest friend. [more]

Keywords: Africa, Nigeria, Folklore, Tortoise, Monkey, Leopard

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Imonikhe Ahimie The Tortoise visits the City in the Sky

or, Greed Goes Before A Fall

Fairy Tale
English
4456 Words
Ages 8 and up
309
0

The Tortoise is the most popular character of all the varied characters that abound in the folklore of the Nigerian peoples. The exploits of the Tortoise, whether in all-animal stories or in stories that have an animal-human mix, are without compare in all of the folklore that originates from The Federal Republic of Nigeria. Indeed, in all of Nigerian folklore, there may be as many Tortoise stories as there are all other stories combined. In different circumstances, the Tortoise is associated with wisdom, selfishness, just low cunning or, even, kindness. In this adventure, our hero pays a visit to a fabulous city in the Sky in company of the avian folk but things don't work out quite in the way that he might have expected. [more]

Keywords: Africa, Nigeria, Folktale, Tortoise, Birds, Vulture

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Frederick Viller The Black Tortoise

Fiction
English
58803 Words
Ages 18 and up
2
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George William Frederick Villiers, 4th Earl of Clarendon KG, GCB, PC (12 January 1800 – 27 June 1870), was an English diplomat and statesman from the Villiers family.Villiers was born in London, the son of the Honourable George Villiers and Theresa Parker. He went up to Cambridge at the early age of sixteen and entered St John's College on 29 June 1816.[1] In 1820, as the eldest son of an earl's brother with royal descent, he was able to take his M.A. degree under the statutes of the university then in force. [more]

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John M. Legler A New Tortoise, Genus Gopherus, From North-central Mexico

Fiction
English
3197 Words
Ages 18 and up
2
0

In the course of taxonomic studies of the genus _Gopherus_ it was found that specimens from north-central Mexico belong [more]

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C Kelemen The Winter Mill Murder

Winter's Death

Mystery & Crime
English
425 Words
No Age Recommendation
556
8

When a little girl dies in the winter and all you find is a stained tortoise, how do you solve the mystery? Follow the detective getting clues and evidence along the way. What happens after the mill closes though is the biggest mystery yet? (This short story is only 3 chapters long) (Completed) Look for the second book that is now out. Here is the title: "The Birth of Death / Winter Meets the Mill" To previous readers, I am so sorry about the picture change but this web site would no longer let me use it: (And sorry again I don't know whose beautiful piece of artwork this is by but all the credit goes to them not me I only wrote the story. [more]

Keywords: Tortoise, Mill, Winter, Crime, short story, 3 chapters only

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C Kelemen The Birth of Death

Winter Meets the Mill

Mystery & Crime
English
427 Words
No Age Recommendation
418
4

(Complete) The second short story to the first one, Winter's Death. This book continues where the last one left off. So, with pleasure introducing the second book, The Birth of Death. Oh... jeez; my head is throbbing, I'm sweating heavily, and my arms hurt. I guess that happens though when you’re holding up a piece of heavy machinery for about an hour. Enjoy: P The picture is againnot by me so the rightful artist deserves the credit. The third book is now out named: “The Lively Glow of Death/ Winter’s Ghost” Sorry about the picture's slightly different appearance this website seems to be teasing me : l [more]

Keywords: winter, mill, mystery, and tortoise

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C Kelemen The Lively Glow of Death

Winter's Ghost

Mystery & Crime
English
393 Words
No Age Recommendation
463
2

This picture is amazing I'm not sure who created it but I hope my series lives up to it. Again I'd like to ask you to just tell me when the age needs to be changed. This is the third book in the winter mill murder short story series. (Completed) Here's the third book The Lively Glow of Death. I saw what I was just given, a chance, and I was not about to lose it. I was out of the way now and the glow was by my side and I then thought to myself, 'who knew there was such a difference between a glow and a shine?' Enjoy! :) The fourth book is now out here's the name: “The Fall From Darkness/ A Dark Winter” [more]

Keywords: Winter, mill, mystery, and tortoise

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Lida Brown McMurry Fifty Famous Fables

Fiction
English
17063 Words
Ages 18 and up
2
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"Take me with you, please," called a tortoise to a gray duck and a white duck that were [more]

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Lida Brown McMurry Fifty Fabulous Fables

Short Story
English
17177 Words
Ages 18 and up
2
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"Take me with you, please," called a tortoise to a gray duck and a white duck that were flying [more]

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