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    Once Upon a Time...
    Once Upon a Time...
    Once Upon a Time...
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    Once Upon a Time...

    By Ana Letic

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    These are enchanted stories from the days gone by, or may be not. They speak of smart girls, courageous knights and princes, tricky devils and plain people. In the swirl of time they coped with the difficulties of life and offered explanations and solutions to their tribulations. Enjoy the sparkle of human spirit in each story as you read it.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherTrafford Publishing
    Release dateJul 23, 2012
    ISBN9781466944497
    Once Upon a Time...
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    Ana Letic

    Ana Letic was born and educated in Serbia, immigrated to Canada, and taught in public and private schools in Toronto and Mississauga. She was also involved in teaching Serbian language and literature for several years as part of the heritage program with Toronto Board of Education. She has recently retired.

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      Once Upon a Time... - Ana Letic

      Once upon a time…

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      RETOLD BY ANA LETIC

      ILLUSTRATED BY Ivan Earl Aguilar

      Order this book online at www.trafford.com

      or email orders@trafford.com

      Most Trafford titles are also available at major online book retailers.

      ©

      Copyright 2012 Ana Letic.

      All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the written prior permission of the author.

      Created in the United States of America.

      isbn: 978-1-4669-4450-3 (sc)

      978-1-4669-4449-7 (e)

      Library of Congress Control Number: 2012911322

      Trafford rev. 09/27/2012

      missing image file www.trafford.com

      North America & international

      toll-free: 1 888 232 4444 (USA & Canada)

      phone: 250 383 6864 fax: 812 355 4082

      Contents

      The Outwitted Czar

      The Gardener

      The Leap Of Faith

      The Power Of Sharing

      The Enchanted Snake

      The Magic Flute

      The Arched Foot

      Animal Generosity

      Devil’s Business

      It Rains, When It Rains

      A Deal is a Deal

      The Devil’s Present

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      These stories are based on rich Serbian tradition and retold for a modern reader, but dedicated to all children and anyone who has not read them. They are dressed in ancient settings but communicate ideas of good and evil, hope and despair, and courage and humor. These stories are imaginative with deep belief in mystical beings, heroic in nature, and optimistic in the spirit of human beings to endure and overcome daily struggles.

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      The Outwitted Czar

      Once upon a time there was a very poor man who had one daughter and they lived in a cold and dark cave. His daughter was very smart. She went begging everywhere, bringing home a lot of goods. She even taught her own father how to speak cleverly in order to get more when begging. One day the father dared to go and ask the Czar for some donation. The Czar was impressed how bold and well spoken he was. He asked the poor man where he came from and who taught him to speak so cleverly.

      Most esteemed Czar, I am honored to have a very intelligent daughter, he said.

      Well, but who did your daughter learn it from? asked the Czar.

      The poor man replied:

      Our wretched life and the God taught her to be smart!

      The Czar decided to test the wits of the old man and his daughter. He gave him thirty eggs and mockingly said:

      Take these eggs to your daughter and ask her to hatch chickens from them. If she does, I’ll reward her handsomely, but if she does not, I’ll banish you both from my kingdom.

      The poor man went back to his cave crying and told his daughter what the Czar wanted her to do. The daughter touched the

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