THE DRAGON PRINCE AND THE STEPMOTHER - A Persian Fairytale: Baba Indaba’s Children's Stories - Issue 422

By Anon E. Mouse and Retold by Baba Indaba

ISSN: 2397-9607 Issue 422
In this 422nd issue of the Baba Indaba’s Children's Stories series, Baba Indaba narrates the Japanese Legend, "The Dragon Prince and the Stepmother”.

In an Eastern land a Padishah (King) and his wife were childless, despite many years of marriage. One day the Padishah’s fell ill and none could cure her. Eventually a maiden arrives with a cure and son is born, whose form, however, was that of a dragon. The monarch was not pleased, but nonetheless contended himself with the thought that he now had a son.

Many years later it was time to start teaching the dragon-prince. All who tried were killed or driven off. Once again the young maiden came to the Padishah’s aid and began to instruct the son, with positive results.

Eventually the dragon-prince falls in love with the maiden who reluctantly agrees to marry him. But there is magic afoot. Is the dragon-prince really a youth cursed to take the form of a dragon? Is there a way to break this spell and can it be done before the day of the wedding?

What happened on the wedding day you ask…? Well, as you would expect in these circumstances, many things could and did happen. But what were they? To find the answers to this question, and any others you may have, you will have to download and read this story to find out!

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".

BUY ANY of the BABA INDABA CHILDREN’S STORIES at https://goo.gl/65LXNM

10% of the profit from the sale of this book will be donated to charities.

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.

KEYWORDS/TAGS: Baba Indaba, Children’s stories, Childrens, Folklore, Fairy, Folk, Tales, bedtime story, legends, storyteller, fables, moral tales, Turkey, Anatolia, Persia, the dragon prince, stepmother, maiden, birth, teaching, instruction, proposal, wedding, imperial court, magic, marriage ceremony, trick, spell, break, love at first sight, padishah, king, queen, happy ever after

• Language: English
• Publisher: Abela Publishing
• Release date: May 2, 2018
• ISBN: 9788828318613

Book preview

The Dragon Prince

and the Stepmother

A Turkish Fairy Tale

Baba Indaba Children’s Stories

Published By

Abela Publishing, London

2018

THE DRAGON PRINCE AND THE STEPMOTHER

Typographical arrangement of this edition

©Abela Publishing 2018

This book may not be reproduced in its current format

in any manner in any media, or transmitted

by any means whatsoever, electronic,

electrostatic, magnetic tape, or mechanical

(including photocopy, file or video recording,

internet web sites, blogs, wikis, or any other

information storage and retrieval system)

except as permitted by law

without the prior written permission

of the publisher.

Abela Publishing,

London, United Kingdom

2018

Baba Indaba Children’s Stories

ISSN 2397-9607

Issue 422

Email:

[e-mail]

Website:

www.AbelaPublishing.com

An Introduction to Baba Indaba

Baba Indaba, pronounced Baaba Indaaba, lived in Africa a long-long time ago. Indeed, this story was first told by Baba Indaba to the British settlers over 250 years