The Tale of the Tails....

By Luisa Letran

A fantasy story of love, hope, family and helping others to a better life is set in post World War II in Spain, where a family were left devastated and fatherless. A story told of the battle of two young sisters, Pilar and Dolores and their struggles in living their lives without their parents.
Until one day, when Pilar stumbles into the well to discover the magical rat family living there that will transform their lives forever!
This touching journey of both girls highlights their healing through love, music
and creativity which then leads them to help others in bringing their families
back together.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Xlibris AU
• Release date: Mar 19, 2013
• ISBN: 9781477123621

Luisa Letran

I live a very simple life. I have 3 wonderful daughters that I have raised as a single mother. Although it was very tough, I’m confident to say that raising my girls has been the highlight of my life. Many life experiences I have had. My adversity has been my greatest advantage as I always find a positive in all that comes my way. My creative nature has always led me to many wonderful creations. I’m very proud of myself and love who I am and this reflects on the work I have accomplished throughout my lifetime and know that I will continue to be creative as it runs deep within soul. I live my life on the vibrations the planet provides me with and everything on the universe has these vibrations, including us. We are spirits having a human experience. Therefore take care of yours.

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Copyright © 2013 by Luisa Letran.

Library of Congress Control Number:       2012910014

ISBN:         Hardcover                               978-1-4771-2361-4

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This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places and incidents either are the product of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously, and any resemblance to any actual persons, living or dead, events, or locales is entirely coincidental.

Rev. date: 03/13/2013

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Contents

Chapter 1

Chapter 2

Chapter 3

Chapter 4

Chapter 5

Chapter 6

Chapter 7

Chapter 8

Chapter 9

Chapter 10

Chapter 11

Chapter 12

Chapter 13

Dedication

I’d like to dedicate this book to my father and mother, Manuel and Juliana, whom I admire. My father and I created this story when I was little so all of his children would be good. My mother’s love for her twelve children was bigger than life itself. She helped me through my life of being a single mother. Thanks Mama and Papa!

I’d also like to thank Milos Sinclair for all his assistance in helping me through this book. Without him things would have been very difficult.

Chapter 1

The waves were crashing along the coastline of a small port called Cadiz, in the Southern Spain, Andalucía. The seagulls would flock as the footsteps of two young girls approached. One was named Dolores. She was fifteen years old, very wise for her years, and extremely independent.

She was petite, very pretty, with long brown hair, and had a very placid and calming nature. The other young girl was named Pilar. She was twelve years old, and quite the opposite of her sister, Dolores. Pilar was also very pretty and petite and she always had her hair in two plaits. But was full of energy!

She was a little pocket rocket. Pilar was very angry and did not care about anyone but herself. Dolores was the only person that Pilar would listen to, but with much effort and hard work on Dolores’ part. Pilar would create havoc when Dolores was not watching; she was always getting herself into trouble.

The girls lived with their mother, in a small, cosy house, on a big piece of land. They were surrounded by the ocean. The sand was on one side, and the ocean on the other. The energy of the waters that surrounded them was refreshing. The girls would often walk along the beach. Pilar was always complaining about the temperature of the water, the weather, the birds, and one thing or another, but Dolores loved the open air that ran through her body from the ocean. Dolores knew that Pilar secretly loved it too but would not allow her sister to know this. Dolores would often tease Pilar, in a loving way of course, on how beautiful it was.

It was around the time when World War II ended. Although it was a happy time as the war was over, it left many families devastated and fatherless, and picking up the pieces was a difficult task for many families. This was the situation the girls were faced with.

Cadiz was filled with an eerie energy. Its past was one of the richest, as treasures left there by the Moors were still being discovered. Pilar herself discovered a treasure when she was playing outside her house. She came across a chest full of gold coins, and diamonds of all shapes and sizes. They were told to hand it in to the authorities as it was a possession of the community. They were also told that it would be shared by all, but that was a lie. This was just the way it was.

They lived a very humble life; living off the land and working the land was very hard. But Dolores seemed to handle all the work without any complaints.

Dolores did all of this on her own because Pilar was very angry with the world and just refused to do any work around the house. She wanted to be on her own most of the time, where she could cry and scream if she wanted. Dolores felt sorry for her because she knew that Pilar was missing her dad who went missing during the war. He was declared dead, but his body was never found. Pilar was only five when he left for the war, and even though Dolores missed him too, she knew that she had to stay strong to keep her family going.

Their mother was never the same. Their mother would sit by her bedroom window, looking out into the distance, waiting for her husband’s arrival, which never happened.

Dolores went to school, cleaned the house, cooked all the meals, did all the shopping, looked after her mother, worked the land for food, and even baked her own bread. Dolores even did the hardest job of all, raising her little sister, Pilar.

Dolores never complained though. She would rise each morning at 5 a.m. and begin her daily task, which was enormous. She would move through the house, getting things done without a hiccup, until she had to drag Pilar out of bed. That was when it would all became difficult.

Pilar would curse Dolores everyday, yelling at her for getting her up. ‘Get lost! Leave me alone! I don’t want to get up; I just want to stay in bed. I don’t want to go to school. I hate school!’ ‘But you must get up! You’re definitely going to school, even if I have to carry you there myself, and you know I will!’ Dolores demanded.

Dolores was tough with Pilar, but fair. She made sure that Pilar went to school every single day. Pilar had no choice but to get up and go to school because she knew that her sister meant business. So off to school they both went. Pilar would complain the whole way, and Dolores would just ignore her as she was so used to it.

‘One day, you will appreciate your education and be grateful that you have one, Pilar!’ Dolores would say.

‘I don’t care. I hate school, it’s boring!’ Pilar would reply.

When they arrived at school, the tension became worse for Dolores as she would go to her class leaving Pilar on her own, knowing the chance of Pilar leaving was one that often occurred. Dolores knew that Pilar was a very difficult student, and thus, she had no friends and was the target for bullying. Dolores would often get interrupted during class as Pilar was always in the principal’s office, in trouble as usual. Dolores was always feeling uneasy about leaving her sister alone.

On this particular day, Pilar decided to stay in school as part of the day was dedicated to music lessons. Pilar loved music. She found peace in music. It was her way of shutting off to what she was dealing with—missing both her parents.

That day after school, both girls met at the usual place, with Dolores finding Pilar in a somewhat cheerful mood. This made Dolores very happy for her little sister. Dolores gave Pilar a big hug and kisses and told her that she was very happy and proud of her. Pilar gave her sister a look of gratitude but did not want to get too emotional, so she shrugged her sister off.

‘You know what, Pilar? I need your help tomorrow!’ Dolores said. Pilar looked puzzled as Dolores never asked for help.

‘What is it, Dolores?’ said Pilar.

‘Well, I need to be at school early tomorrow because I have a test to study for, and I need you to get things done at home! You’ll need to get Mama out of bed, give her breakfast, and get yourself to school on time. Can you do that for me?’

Pilar felt very panicked as she did not like going into her mother’s room. She had never entered the room since the disappearance of her father. She felt like a stranger to her own mother. She then thought that if Dolores was not going to be there at home, she could do what she liked, and that meant no school. But she knew that she had