Toward the close of the fifteenth century, in the little town of Tergou, Holland, there lived an honest couple named Elias and Catherine. With them lived their five children. This is the tale of Gerard, their youngest son, whose exciting adventures as an artist and as a traveller we are about to begin ...
Abel Guevuez de Argensola plunged into the depths of the South American jungles in search of gold. Instead, he discovered a strange and beautiful girl. He also encountered a tribe of savage Indians who were ruled by the laws of the wilderness and lived by the poisoned arrow.
"Be always sure you're right, then go ahead" - that was the motto he lived by. He was a sharpshooter, scout, Indian fighter, hunter and congressman. He lived bravely and he died bravely. He was the symbol of the great American frontier-its courage and its daring, its honesty and its humor. He was a hero in his lifetime; he became a legend after his death. But no legend can match the excitement of his life - the life of Davy Crockett!
Once upon a time, there was a man who had a sweet and beautiful daughter named Diane. Not far from them lived a woman who had a mean and ugly daughter named Agatha. Since they were neighbors, the two girls often visited each other. Soon the parents of the girls married. But shortly after Diane’s father passed away. The stepmother became very cruel against Diane and one day she sent her out in the middle of winter to get a basket of strawberries. Diane came across a cottage in the forest where three enchanted dwarfs lived. Their names were Wimbo, Bimbo and Dimbo. Find out what magical gifts the dwarfs gave both Diane and Agatha.
In this charming memoir, one woman proves how the devastating diagnosis of cancer turned out to be her new leash on life. Teresa Rhyne was excited to begin her new life with her new man...and a new dog? As luck would have it, the unruly beagle Seamus found his way into her home just when they needed each other most.
