Once upon a time…

There was a girl that worked really hard because her two stepsisters and her stepmother ordered her to do many chores.

The royal ball was coming soon and this time the prince was going to choose a princess from his kingdom, to marry.

The day of the ball Naomy really wanted to go but she couldn’t because her stepmother asked her to clean everything, wash the clothes, feed the animals and other tasks.

When Naomy finished doing everything she realised that she did not have a dress to wear to the ball and was very sad. Suddenly a fairy godmother appeared and said that she was going to grant her three wishes. Naomy accepted.

Naomy´s first wish was to have a very beautiful dress, her second wish was for a pair of crystal heels, and her third wish was to have an awesome carriage.

When Naomy arrived at the ball, the prince was hypnotized by her beauty and asked her to dance with him immediately.

When the party finished Naomy had neither told the prince her name nor the place where she was living. When the prince asked her it was too late as Naomy had to arrive home before ten o´clock so that her stepmother wouldn´t know that she had gone out.

Finally, the prince found the girl and they became very good friends and then they got married.

And that is the end of the story…

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…The prince knew that the question was really difficult, and thought it was going to take him more than 5 seconds…He made a great effort, and three thousandths of a second before the time finished, he exclaimed:

– “3.838.214!!!”

- “Well done!” – said the voice – “Continue on your way, you just have one question left”

The prince kept walking through the dark corridors, watching out for everything around; suddenly he saw a light shining at the end of the corridor coming from a door, the prince ran to reach the door, but this closed brusquely and sirens were heard, the voice spoke again:

“This is the last question you have a few seconds to solve. You still have one mathematical problem to solve before these walls close in and turn you into a human strainer!…And the question is: If you add 18 to a number and then subtract 53 and the result is multiplied by 3 the final result is 195 ¿What is the first number?”

The prince had never faced a mathematical problem like this. He solved difficult problems, but none like this. His nerves betrayed him, seeing that the pointed walls were closing in to end his life, he  could not concentrate on solving the question.

There were only two centimeters of space left before the mathematical prince would be squashed and begin his long journey to heaven. Suddenly the correct answer came to his mind:

– “100,  number 100!!” – exclaimed the prince.

At that moment, the walls stopped thus saving the prince´s life. He ran towards the exit where his father was waiting.

– “Son” – said King William – “What are you doing coming out this most dangerous mortal trap?”

– “I got lost looking for the park” – said the prince – “And I got in there accidentally. But it was very funny, I almost died in the end, but I knew the answer before the walls stabbed me”.

– “Son” – the king added – If you weren´t spending the whole day shut in your room studying maths, the worst possible end would have happened to you. I apologise for trying to separate you from that activity. Now, you can continue doing what you were doing, if you want”.

– “Yes, dad” – said his son – “I´m going to continue what I was doing: Looking for the way to the park. I have been meditating and I think the best thing is to go out and breath some fresh air. Maths are so useful for people in everyday life, so we don´t have to stop studying it, even if it seems to be the most boring subject in school. But to stay all day shut up in my room, away from the world doing only one thing is not good either.

I understand that it is good to go out, hang out with all kinds of people, especially those of my age. That is why from now on, I am going to study and to have fun at the same time. I´m not going to be shut in the whole day without talking to anyone. I will dedicate the first hours of the day to my school studies and after finishing my homework, I will go out to play with my new friends. Thanks dad”.

The prince was never alone in his room again. When he arrived from school he did his homework and then went out to play with his friends.

And he lived very, very happily for the rest of his life….And that is the end of the story…

THE END

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In a faraway kingdom there was a prince who really loved maths, he was always solving mathematical problems in his notebook, and never used a mathematical calculator.

One day his father, King Wallace, said:

– “Dear son, you should go out and enjoy our garden and take some fresh air. It´s important to have friends and disconnect by breathing fresh air and by getting to know people. Please don´t spend all day solving mathematical problems in your room.”

-“Ok, but I don´t think I will enjoy it as much as I enjoy maths” – replied the prince.

The prince barely knew his castle, he was always worried about his maths problems and never looked further forward. He had never discovered the world outside his room, the number of corridors and doors and he didn´t know which door led to the back garden. Suddenly he saw a big wooden door at the end of one corridor. “That might be the exit”, he thought, and so he opened the door.

But it wasn´t the correct door. The prince had entered a dark place and he couldn´t see anything. After taking two steps he heard a voice saying:

– “You have just entered the most dangerous crossroads ever. You must solve three problems to get out of here.  If you make a mistake, you will never see daylight again. And the first question is: multiply 489 by 360?”

– “176,040!” – exclaimed the prince.

– “Correct!” – the voice exclaimed – “You can continue”

The prince realized that it was only about mathematical problems so he kept walking from the crossroads, observing everything around until he arrived at a steep cliff that had no exit. The voice said:

-“Now I have three questions for you, a step will appear for each one you solve and then you will be able to cross the cliff to the other side, but if you fail one of them, the steps will disappear and you will fall into the deep chasm and be devoured by snakes and poisonous spiders. And the first question is…How much is 92 divided by 2 minus 4 by 1 by 5 minus 8 by 3?”

The prince thought about it before answering.

After three seconds the prince said: “Two!”

– “You are right!, here is the first step”

The young prince obeyed the voice, who immediately said:

– “The second question: How much is 64 divided by 8 plus 3 by 2 plus 6 by 5 plus 9 divided by 3?

– “61” – said the prince sure of his answer.

-“Correct!” – said the voice, and added – “Walk to the next step and pay attention to the third question…How much is 43.126 multiplied by 89? you have just 5 seconds to solve it”

The prince knew that the question was really difficult, and thought it was going to take him more than 5 seconds…He made a great effort, and three thousandths of a second before the time finished, he exclaimed:

– “3.838.214!!!” ………

TO BE CONTINUED…

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Once upon a time…

There was a very pretty princess that wanted to meet a prince. She was always imagining him in her dreams, and she even made drawings of him.

The princess lived with several animals: the deer; the squirrel; the birds and the turtles.

The princess used to sing a beautiful song. Everybody liked it but the evil queen who knew everything.

The queen freed an ugly ogre to eat the princess but at that moment a prince appeared and saw it. He immediately caught the ogre and tied him up so he would not to be able to escape. Then the prince’s assistant asked if he could have his freedom.

As the prince had to run and look for the princess to keep her out of danger, he let his assistant go. The assistant went back and freed the ogre, who still wanted to catch the princess and eat her.

The princess was happily singing all the time when suddenly the animals saw the ogre. They ran to warn her of the danger.

“I want to eat you, princess!” the ogre repeated, again and again.

When she saw him, she quickly climbed up a tree. She was very scared and was about to fall down. The squirrel tried to save her, then just as she was about to fall the prince arrived and saved her.

The evil queen realized that she had not been good and was so sorry that she began to love the princess, dearly. The princess had also finally met her prince and so they all lived happily ever after.

THE END

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Paul really likes playing in the fields. His parents have a little house in a small town near to a city, which they usually go to every weekend.

There, Paul could play near a small stream, where he could wet his feet.

Paul likes hunting bugs. He likes to hunt for crickets, frogs, and fireflies. One day, he caught a frog and went to put it in a jar. When he was about to pick up the the frog, the frog looked at him and said:

-“I will become a Prince if you kiss me”

-“Ugh! Disgusting! I´m not kissing a frog!” – said Paul – “And, why do you want to be a prince anyway? Nowadays everybody ignores princes. To be a talking frog is much better.”

The frog did not seem to be very convinced. He had always wanted someone to kiss him so he could become a Prince. His life as a frog had just been, waiting, waiting, waiting and waiting.

But Paul had just told him that to be a talking frog was amazing, unique in the world. Everybody was going to be amazed. He could even become President or Minister of the Environment or a Minister’s assistant!

The frog still did not believe Paul too much, as he wondered who would pay attention to a frog, but he accepted Paul’s invitation and went to Paul´s house.

– “You need a name”, said Paul, “What was your name when you were a Prince?”

-“My name was William Baltimore III” – said the frog proudly.

-“Ok, now you are called Willy, ok?” – said Paul.

The frog was not too convinced, but accepted anyway.

Next Monday, Paul took Willy to school with him, and there was an immediate stir. Everybody wanted to see Willy the talking frog. Willy made more friends in one day than in his whole life as a frog.

Willy was suprised, how could that be possible, so many people paying attention to him? He was just a green, sticky frog. Paul told him that he should not focus on bad things, he had to think about what made somebody unique and different from everyone else.

So, Willy completely forgot about the idea of becoming a prince. He learnt to read and write, and he read many, many books, and talked to many, many people. He even appeared on television.

But he never forgot that it was Paul who had taught him to live happily as a frog.

Paul and Willy stayed friends forever.

THE END

Moral of The Short Story: bring out the best of oneself and be happy.

Values of the Short Story: Friendship, self-esteem.

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Once upon a time there was a very pretty and young princess, who wanted to marry the prince of her dreams.

One day she secretly travelled to Everland to see the prince she had always dreamed about, but met a powerful witch called Evelyn on the way.

The witch wanted to change places with the princess and even to look like her and this she finally did. The witch left looking exactly like the princess who was in love with the prince. The princess now looked like the witch but still had the dream of visiting the prince.

When the princess arrived in Everland, the witch was already there with the prince.

The princess wanted to show him that she was the real princess but the prince did not trust her. He asked the witch to marry him and the witch accepted quickly.

One day before the wedding, the prince saw the witch casting spells and so decided to send her into exile, but as the witch was so powerful she bewitched him.

The princess was so sad when saw him bewitched that she started crying. One of her tears dripped onto the prince´s body and he woke up immediately.

The witch was so tired of fighting for the land that she gave up, and the princess turned back into a real princess again with her beautiful looks.

The prince realized what had happened, and asked the princess to marry him. They got married the next day and lived happily together and went on to have many beautiful babies.

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Once upon a time there was a girl called Chocolate and her parents were knight Merlin and queen Sissi.

They were very happy until one day, the witch Evelyn appeared. They ran away to hide inside the castle, but Evelyn wanted revenge.

Fifteen years later, Chocolate had grown up and it was her birthday. Her parents organized a big party to celebrate it. But when the party finished, Chocolate went outside where Evelyn was hiding and caught her, separating her from her parents.

Her parents were looking for her, but she had disappeared because the witch Evelyn had locked her up in a tower.

Five years later, Marcus; a brave prince went to fight against the evil witch and rescue Chocolate. The prince Marcus beat Evelyn, rescued the pretty princess Chocolate and took her back to the castle with her parents. The good news of the princess coming back home was received with jubilation.

Prince Marcus fell in love with her beauty, and they finally got married and lived happily with the princess´parents, without the horrible memory of the evil witch called Evelyn, because the brave prince had ended up with her bitter and evil existence.

And that is the end of the story…

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Once upon a time… there was a girl called Juliet; her eyes were blue, and her hair was long an blond, shiny like the sun. She was living in Breen, a very small town and was working as maid in the castle of the Prince Arthur.

She was wearing a light blue apron, like the color if the sea; and a white dress, like the clouds.

When Prince Arthur saw her, fell in love, and did everything he could to conquer her, until finally conquered her; she fell at his charms.

When John´s mother found out did not like it at all, she was against that marriage, and chased Juliet out of the castle. But King Arthur, the prince´s father talked to his wife, Queen Olivia, and convinced her to let them get married and be happy.

They made a big party in Breen castle, And the family lived happily ever after.

THE END

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Once upon a time there was a beautiful girl, pretty and elegant and she had the most beautiful dresses in Flowers World. Her jewels were shiny diamonds, gold and precious stones of stunning colours. Her shoes were beautiful made of pure gold.

This pretty lady was a princess who wanted to marry a prince. She found him in Ice-Cream World. He was a handsome and elegant prince who had an ice-cream factory that made every possible colour and flavour of ice-cream and they were all delicious. The prince was called Lionel and his castle was made of colourful chocolate ice-cream.

Finally, the princess and the prince got married. Lionel had a horse and a dog and both were happy to live with the princess because she loved animals and was very nice to them.

Everybody in the kingdom was happy because the King and Queen were always helping others and were very supportive and understanding.

THE END

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Once upon a time, there was a boy called Angel but, since he was little, everybody had called him Lolo. He was a selfish and sad boy, an only son, and so lonely because he was a bit fat and only thought about eating. For this reason, his class mates rejected him and made fun of him.

What he didn´t know was that he was actually a prince. His dad, who lived in another country, came by and told the boy that he was a prince. He was very happy about this and the rest of the kids then started to love him and never made fun of him again.

THE END

Moral of the story: We are all princes and princesses inside.

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