Description
<p><span><span>Shakespeare's Witches tell Banquo, "Thou Shalt 'Get Kings Though Thou Be None". Though Banquo is murdered, his son Fleance gets away. What happened to Fleance? What Kings? As Shakespeare's audience apparently knew, Banquo was the ancestor of the royal Stewart line. But the road to kingship had a most inauspicious beginning, and we follow Fleance into exile and death, bestowing the Witches' prophecy on his illegitimate son Walter. Born in Wales and raised in disgrace, Walter's efforts to understand Banquo's murder and honor his lineage take him on a long and treacherous journey through England and France before facing his destiny in Scotland.</span></span></p>
Story Behind The Book
Everyone needs a friend, even a tiny Shetland pony named Princess. One
day, she manages to escape from the paddock where she is stabled with her
mother and sets off on a mission to find someone to play with. She has
various encounters with other horses, as well as lambs, goats, donkeys and
mules. Because she is so small, all the horses she attempts to befriend
regard her with contempt, and the other animals want nothing to do with
her. She faces dangerous situations, learns lessons that all children will
take to heart, and finally becomes a heroine whom everybody wants to play
with.
Illustrated by me, Margaret Merry, I hope The Adventure of
Princess the Pony will delight children and horse lovers of all ages.
I live near a remote mountain region of Southern Spain and draw my
inspiration from the countryside around me. I saw Princess at a small stable down the road and she gave me the idea for this book.