Seconds later, the humanoid is pierced by a clothyard shaft from Red John's bow, and crumples. Overjoyed by their easy victory, and well aware of how much damage the ship could have done, Sir Roger determines to take it to France, end the war in England's favor, and then go on to the Holy Land to free it from the Paynim. The remaining alien doublecrosses him, and before the people of Ansby know what's happening, the entire village, men, women, children, pigs, cows, sheep, and all are flying through space to the nearest alien world. Find a copy of this one. The book begins with Creation and ends with Revelations.
Most stories are five pages or less in length, in large type.
For example, you can read just about David and Goliath, or add the annointing of David by Samuel to the beginning and the friendship of David and Jonathon to end to have a longer story. This is a very readable book. It doesn't assume that the child already knows the story, nor does it bore the adult reader by being too simplistic. Anyone looking for a child's version of the Christmas story, for instance, would do well to try this one. All rights reserved.