The Tisa flower

By Susanna D. Stark

Once upon a time there was a kingdom in which lived Princess Shoshana in her castle on the banks of the Tisa River with her father, stepmother and her two half-brothers. The princess avoided the queen from an early age, so she grew up in peace until she grew into a beautiful girl. One day she met a young fisherman on the river bank and from that day they were allways together. However, her troubles start from the moment when her stepmother fall in love with the young man. She she felt betrayed and turns them into ugly insects and named it by her name, Palingenia. But even the evil magic could not separate the lovers whose love has survived to this day, as evidenced by the swarms of Tisa flowers that rise a few days every year in June.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Susanna D. Stark
• Release date: Dec 20, 2021
• ISBN: 9798201801786

Susanna D. Stark

Susanna D. Stark is a Serbian author of children's books. She writes modern stories and fairy tales for children. In her early childhood she wrote only poetry, and in 2014 she finally started writing books for children. Her stories are very diverse, full of fantasy and unusual characters, and most of them are about nature conservation, especially endangered species, natural phenomena, mythical figures and legends. In her books, she skillfully combines real facts with legends and myths and fictional characters, so that reality and fantasy constantly merge. The reader is immersed in a fantastic world that seems more than real and brings imaginative and interesting characters very close to the reader.To date, she has published several children's books in different languages: The Tisa Flower Hatchi the Sock Monster Electric friends Peter goes to the village Bartolini Anka Birdee Galapagos is far away Baba Yaga - Malicious Travelers Baba Yaga - The Devil's Apprentice Magical Father Advent Calendar The King´s Letter Our Friend Alien Story collection for children  

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The Tisa flower

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Once upon a time, a king and queen named Palingenia lived on the banks of the river Tisa in their white lavish castle. They had two sons whose beauty and strength were unmatched in the three surrounding kingdoms but they were reckless and bohemian in nature.

Although the king was already in his advanced years, none of them was interested in taking on obligations at the royal tron. They went from feast to feast all day long in the company of the beggars. When they were not just attending a ceremony or festival, they spent their days hunting game, which was abundant in the surrounding Banat forests.

Although they were princes, they did not care about their noble origin but they socialized with young people from all classes. Thus, among their friends were barons from famous families from Srem, Banat and Bachka but also hunters, pig breeders and fishermen from the Tisa river.

While the king worried from day to day because he had no one to hand over his kingdom to, the mother embellished all their mischief as if they were still little  children. Among the many courtiers and