Resultados para "The Star" en Cuentos de hadas

The exciting end to The Poppy War trilogy, R. F. Kuang’s acclaimed, award-winning epic fantasy that combines the history of twentieth-century China with a gripping world of gods and monsters, to devastating, enthralling effect. After saving her nation of Nikan from foreign invaders and...

It happens in an instant, filling Aija with dread: The Sun is suddenly cast from the sky, throwing the Earth into midday darkness. On the fourth day of endless night, Aija finds an unconscious man by the river. His skin is as hot as her lantern’s glass and just as golden. To Aija, a farmhand with the soul of an artist, this beautiful stranger is an inspiration - and a mystery. He calls himself Saiyon. He bleeds light. His friends are celestial. His enemies, godlings of the moon.

When a star dies, a new one must be born. The Sun God chooses the village of Endwever to provide a mortal womb. The birthing of a star is always fatal for the mother, and Ceris Wenden, who considers herself an outsider, sacrifices herself to secure her family’s honor and take control of her legacy. But after her star child is born, Ceris does what no other star mother has: she survives. When Ceris returns to Endwever, however, it’s not nine months later—it’s seven hundred years later.

"The Star-Child" is the story of an infant boy found abandoned in the woods by a poor woodcutter, who pities him and takes him in. He grows up to be exceedingly beautiful, but vain, cruel, and arrogant, believing himself to be the divine child of the stars. He lords over the other children, who follow him devotedly, and takes pleasure in torturing the forest animals and village beggars alike.

Once upon a time, two poor woodcutters were making their way home through a great pine forest. It was winter and a night of bitter cold. The snow lay thick upon the ground and upon the branches of the trees; the frost kept snapping the little twigs on either side of them as they passed; and when they came to the Mountain Torrent, she was hanging motionless in air, for the Ice King had kissed her. Read in English, unabridged.

The Star is an enchanting book, illustrated with beautiful, colorful, and whimsical paintings, by world renowned artist Judy Mastrangelo. It contains the entire immortal poem, which is also known as "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star", written by Jane Taylor. Judy has interpreted this in a unique and enthralling way, with delightful fantasy animals and other imaginative characters, all playing in a magical night time sky. This is an audiobook. The famous poem, in its entirety is sung to the familiar melody, with the lovely voice of "Titania, The Fairy Queen".

The Christmas season was well in gear. Grandma M was smiling from ear to ear. To Grandma, the Christmas season is a very special time of year. With Christmas just three days away, Grandma was in her usual place, in the kitchen, baking pies with her grandchildren, Matthew, and Michaelle. This band of bakers had been singing Christmas songs all day long. Songs about Jesus, his birth, and this special day coming their way.

This is a story from the The Happy Prince and Other Stories collection.

Tinker Bell, banished from her homeland for doing the unthinkable, selling the hottest drug in Neverland—pixie dust—wants absolution. Determined to find a way home, Tink doesn't hesitate to follow the one lead she has, even if that means seducing a filthy pirate to steal precious gems out from under his . . . hook. Captain Hook believes he's found a real treasure in Tink. That is, until he recovers from her pixie dust laced kiss with a curse that turns the seas against him. 

'Tis the busy season in Willow Adam's bakery, Ambrosia. The Winter Holidays are upon her and even the whisk and rolling pin are working on their own. She calls for more magical help, but instead of her fae relatives appearing, Nigel Walsh walks in. He reminds her that she is the keeper of the Heart of Spirit Springs this coming year, an artifact of ancient and mysterious origins that protects this special town. Willow doubles down to finish her orders in time with the assistance of elves, other magical beings, and two teenagers to deliver the pastries.

These legendary mystics want a peaceful life. But with the fate of humanity hanging in the balance, a new mission brings them too close to darkness. Anne Le Clair and Michael Levy prefer the mundane joys of parenthood to any more world-saving. But when all the crystal key holders are summoned to Peru, they must once more answer the call of duty. For there in the Andes, lies a mystical doorway that can usher in a new golden age. Preparing for an ancient ritual to open the gate for the Old Ones to return, the couple is trailed by a sinister magician.

Disguised as a recruit, I cross into the wasteland swamp, searching for the rebels who murdered my sister. But instead of a crumbling outpost, I find a glittering court cloaked in illusion, where brutal trials bind warriors to magical beasts. Unfortunately, the first person my dagger sinks into is their infuriatingly gorgeous king. Instead of seeking revenge, Trewyn smirks, as if getting stabbed was just flirting. When he assumes I’m here to enter the Rite of Bonds, I let him believe it.

A starship crashes in the land of giants and pits a space-faring race of humanoids against a barbarian race of warrior giants. The Fomorian giants watch in awe as a celestial object streaks across the sky on the eve of Samhain, the bloodiest pagan festival of the year. Druids proclaim that it's the prophesied Destroyer, and that the end of the world is near. One giant has his eye on the blonde-haired Brigit, whose fiancé awaits her in a nearby star system, and the giants attempt to barter for her.

"The Star-Child" by the Irish author Oscar Wilde, first published in 1891, is a fantasy story about a handsome boy who for the first ten years of his life believes that he is truly the son of a star. As a result, he believes himself to be superior to everyone else and becomes vain, arrogant and cruel. When his real mother, a beggar woman, comes to the village where he lives, he wants nothing to do with her and mocks her for her ugliness. As punishment for his cruelty, he becomes monstrously ugly himself. He remains so until he shows kindness to others, even at the risk of his own life.

This is a story from the The Happy Prince and Other Stories collection.

Part of the Miss Christmas series, this is a story about a little star who desperately wanted to be a fairy and her surprise meeting with Father Christmas himself.

‘An enchanting new twist on a classic tale’ Elodie Harper When the snow falls, she will be free… The invitations always arrive the same way – without warning, appearing around the city on the first snowfall of the year, simply inscribed with ‘Tonight.’ When struggling artist, Forster...

This vibrant audiobook tells the true story of Christmas. Kids will meet the three wise men and follow the story of the nativity from the angel's announcement to the gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh. Your children will learn about the obedience of Mary and Joseph, the journey to Bethlehem, King Herod's plot, and God's gift to the world.

Was, wenn die böse Schwester gar nicht so böse ist und nur ein weiteres Opfer der selbstsüchtigen Stiefmutter? Losgelöst von ihrer tyrannischen Mutter bleibt Chantal allein zurück und muss lernen, auf eigenen Beinen zu stehen. Was sie auch hinbekommen würde, wäre da nicht ihr neuer guter Freund Dillon Baker, für den sie Gefühle hegt, die ihr gänzlich unbekannt sind. Überfordert mit ihrem neuen Leben muss sie sich nicht nur mit der Arbeitswelt und dem Studentenleben herumschlagen, sondern auch mit den Annäherungsversuchen Dillons.

Cinderella meets CEO. Ein modernes Märchen in San Franciscos Nachtleben. Die einundzwanzigjährige Rory Bennett hat einen Plan: schnellstmöglich ihr Studium zu beenden, um endlich ihre Heimatstadt, vor allem aber ihre Stiefmutter und Stiefschwestern, ein für alle Mal hinter sich zu lassen. Als sie Damien Steel begegnet, ist sie deshalb eher genervt von dem reichen Schnösel, dem anscheinend jede Frau zu Füßen liegt. Doch der CEO eines Multimillionen-Dollar-Unternehmens bekommt immer, was er will, und für ihn steht eines fest: Er will dieses Mädchen.