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The Dishonest Kingdom
Paperback
Publisher: Authorhouse
Published: Apr 17 2025
Pages: 38
Weight: 0.32
Height: 0.10 Width: 8.50 Depth: 11.00
Language: English
The Dishonest Kingdom
There was a Kingdom where honesty was unheard of. Even the king ruled with deception and all the people followed suit, without consequences. Everyone new each other's schemes of deception, including the king himself. The sneakiness, underhanded and tricky things, were practiced, all the time.
Until, a clever con artist arrived with a mysterious magical box. He claimed, it would reveal a person's integrity, whether or not a person was dishonest just by standing before it and asking that question. All those who remain dishonest, paid a fine making the king richer. No one dear to expose one another because In this Kingdom, (Snitches get Stitches, ) Everyone paid up. They grew tired of losing money. Finally because it was easier and less costly, everyone decided to be Honest.
Just as the con artist predicted. The Kingdom did become prosperous. In the end, everyone was happy, even the con artist settled down.
But ... was the box really Magical. Everyone looked inside... And one ever said a word. The Kingdom is now known as Fair Haven.
The Fly on the Wall Saw It All
With humor and a surprise twist, a playful lesson in perspective. The Fly On The Wall Saw Everything, takes young readers on a journey as it embraces every new form with curiosity and imagination, until the shocking truth is revealed.
Each morning a curious creature wakes up as something new! One day it's soars through the skies as a bird. Next, it's Scurries through a park, as a squirrel. Then it prowls as a white and black cat, in a Forrest, only to discover it's actually a skunk. No matter what it thinks it is, it makes the best of things. Adapting to each new adventure with excitement and humor only wanting to be safe.
Finally, the shocking truth is revealed in the ending, one sees coming.
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