THE WATCHMAKER - An Eastern European folktale: Baba Indaba Children's Stories Issue 04
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In issue 4 of the Baba Indaba children's Stories, Baba Indaba narrates the Romanian story of The Watchmaker. A story about how an uneducated but intelligent boy applies himself and rises to a very high office in the land. But is what he has achieved been enough to win the hand of the princess? We invite you to download the story here and read the full tale to find out.
Each issue also has a ""WHERE IN THE WORLD - LOOK IT UP"" section, where young readers are challenged to look up a place on a map somewhere in the world. The place, town or city is relevant to the story.
HINT - use Google maps.
33% of the profit from the sale of this book will be donated to charities.
INCLUDES LINKS TO DOWNLOAD 8 FREE STORIES
Baba Indaba is a fictitious Zulu storyteller who narrates children's stories from around the world. Baba Indaba translates as ""Father of Stories""."
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THE WATCHMAKER - An Eastern European folktale - Anon E. Mouse
The Watchmaker
A Romanian Legend
A Baba Indaba Story
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Abela Publishing, London
[2015]
Cover Art by
Maggie Gunzel
The Watchmaker
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2015
ISSN 2397-9607
Book 04
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