What was the King talking about?
(when he said "and you know all about the spindle and the hundred years' sleep...")

Guess!

Then scroll down to see if you guessed right and, if you want to, look at the picture and read that story....

Of course, this is "Sleeping Beauty" -- you can find the rest in a real fairy tale book, like The Blue Fairy Book by Andrew Lang (that's where I got this) -- or on this Web site!

Go back to the list of chapters from Blow Out the Moon and other stories, like fairy tales, and instructions for how to do cat's cradle.

This is a novel about an American girl who goes to an English boarding school. It's based on a true story and lots of emails from kids who have read it and loved it say it made them laugh out loud. They also say they love it and make interesting comments and ask questions, too. (If you write to me, and give me permission, I'll post your email -- and of course, answer your letter.)

The book has been published by Little, Brown. and it's online at
amazon. It's in many bookstores and libraries, too. If you ask your library to order it, they probably will.

Use the Back button to go back to the story you were reading, "Melisande or Long and Short Division."