Publisher's Synopsis
Reece's Timeless Tales is the prequel of the award-winning Reece's Vintage Tales. It comprises thirteen fictional children's stories, eleven of which are original and two adapted. Two of the tales have Christian underpinnings. The stories are fresh, hilarious, and whimsical with sudden plot twist that will keep readers, young and not-so-young, enthralled. Reece's Timeless Tales has won a Mom's Choice Award. 1) In Troon and Theodore, a set of twins wars against each other even before birth but in truth they are glad to have each other; 2) In Saved by a Poem, an outspoken but gifted prince is saved from death by a poem he composed under duress; 3) A brainy chick refuses to accept her fate as a fried drumstick and beseeches the Maker to help her learn about love and be loved; 4) Princess Alizarin puts to death the evil Black Silhouette Witch with a slash at the jugular to forge a return to her beloved King and Queen; 5) Poverty-stricken Ren enlists the help of his friend moon and pal fireflies to rise above his poverty and reign as a governor; 6) In Sea-Reef Talentime, three fishes throw their hats into the ring and groomed by a non-descript grouper fish, become "somebody!" 7) In Red Swans, a bevy of truly ethereally and magically red swans and cygnets hoodwink the poachers and king's men to avoid being captured; 8) In Land's a Floodin', Mountain Fountain spews hot molten lava while the neighborhood animals stampede across the river to safety; 9) In Jane of the Somervilles, a pet peeve is announced by the youngest and perennial favorite of the family; 10) The woodcutter gets his deadly come-uppance when he whacks the furious and mighty Papa Coconut Tree with his axe; 11) Tekkan outwits the Desert Khan in his despicable sleight of hand to win reprieve for her folks; 12) In Own Worst Enemy, a man-eating tiger, convinced of its invincibility, ends up as "dead meat;" 13) In Birds of Different Feathers, the characteristics that are scorned at save the crow's, the mallard's and the mud-hen's lives while the much-lauded beautiful feathers of peacock Cellini Pellini almost get him killed.
