Stick Man: The Little Stickman

By Bertha Valentine

Shyanna had never known want. She was a princess, and her father had never wanted her to be without anything. Yet as she grew, she had become cold and cruel to the people under her rule. Her father had seen this and arranged for her to marry a prince from another nation. Shyanna would have none of that! So what is a beautiful, wonderfully dresse

• Language: English
• Publisher: Stratton Press
• Release date: Oct 29, 2021
• ISBN: 9781648956263

Bertha Valentine

I was born and raised in North Carolina. I am the youngest of ten kids. I can remember from a very young age my mom telling stories to us. That is where I guess I got my storytelling from. I started writing when I was in high school, and this continued through adulthood. When my niece asked me why there were no fairy tales of people of color, so we made some. This is the first story I wrote where the people are black. Thank you for reading.

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STICK MAN

The Little Stickman

Bertha Valentine

Stick Man

Copyright © 2021 Bertha Valentine

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ISBN (Paperback): 978-1-64895-625-6

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The kingdom was at peace at last after many years of war. King Givefree had finally won and his people could now reap the benefits of their bounty. There will never be war here again. The king had given his word that for as long as he lived, neither he nor his decedents would ever allow another war.

The king had been ruthless in his battles, and his people had suffered for many had died in the war. The king himself had lost his wife. She was killed with their daughter wrapped in her arms. The king’s servants fought the enemies to the last man, but in the end, the only one to survive in the palace was the little Princess Shyanna.

At that moment, the king’s whole life changed as he looked around at the bodies of the people he had known all his life—people who had dressed him, cleaned for him, and kept his house in order. These people were not a part of his army; they were just caretakers, and they lost their lives in the care of his family. He would never let this happen to his family or his people again.

After that night, he fought with purpose for his daughter, his people; and with the help of his people, they won. But the war had left their land and treasury depleted, burning fields unsuited for planting, and no money to even buy seeds left the kingdom at the point of starvation.

There was no choice. The king