April 30, 2009

Tonka

Filed under: Storybook — christon @ 2:34 am

“Comanche is a horse famous in history, for he was the only survivor of Custer’s Last Stand. In this exciting tale, based on the Walt Disney motion picture, Comanche has a young Indian master who names his horse Tonka Wakan – the great one.”

“That is the horse I’m going to catch.” cried White Bull suddenly. He pointed to the young stallion thundering behind the herd of wild horses.

Strong Bear laughed, “You will never catch Continue reading

Leave it to Beaver

Filed under: Storybook — christon @ 2:32 am

“Beaver is a boy, and so of course, he is always in trouble. But when Beaver gets a dog, and the dog’s name is Trouble, there is more fun than usual. “Leave it to Beaver” is a popular television show.”

Beaver Cleaver was the busiest boy in town. He was busy from sun-up to sun-down. But somehow he alwasy found time to get into trouble.

“No question about it, if there’s trouble to be found, Beaver will find it,” was what his brother Continue reading

April 29, 2009

15. The End

Filed under: The Black Cat — christon @ 7:27 pm

The next morning Salahadin went with Leila and Fuad to the Cairo Museum. They took the Black Cat with them. They met a friend called Faisal who worked in the museum.

Salahadin gave the Black Cat to Faisal and told him the story.

“It looks old.” said Faisal, “and perhaps it’s valuable. But I don’t know about the gold and diamonds. I’ll have to look at it carefully.”

Salahadin, Leila and Fuad, went and had Continue reading

April 28, 2009

14. Return to Cairo

Filed under: The Black Cat — christon @ 1:00 pm

Salahadin took the first train from Venice to Rome. The next morning he was on a plane to Cairo. The plane was late and he did not arrive until after ten o’clock in the morning.

The sun was high in the sky and it was getting hotter and hotter. Salahadin felt better. He preffered the heat of Cairo to the cold deck of “The Syria”.

He took a taxi to his flat. There was a surprise waiting for him. Leila and Fuad where there. Fuad explained.

“We arrived Continue reading

Perri and Her Friends

Filed under: Fables — christon @ 11:00 am

Deep in the big woods, high in a tall tree lives Perri the squirrel. She has a neat little home in a hole in the tree, with a little front porch, a roof overhead, and a stock of tasty pines cones inside.

Perri doesn’t spend much time in her nest. For in the big woods is so much to do. There are so many friends around.

Perri’s best friend is Porro, a boy squirrel. They often nibble pine cones together, down on their logs.

Porro has a nest of his own. But Continue reading

April 27, 2009

13. Do Not Disturb

Filed under: The Black Cat — christon @ 12:19 pm

The corridor outside cabin 22 was still empty. Everything was silent. Salahadin went into the cabin and picked up the box carefully. Then he carried it across the corridor to his own cabin.

He went back across the corridor once more. In every cabin there was a notice with the words “DO NOT DISTURB” written on it in large letters. Salahadin took this notice and hung it on the door of cabin 22.

DO NOT Continue reading

The Crab’s Revenge

Filed under: Fables — christon @ 11:56 am

One day a heron was standing on a tree stump in the middle of a pond. He looked at the fish swimming in the clear water.

A fish appeared and asked the heron, “Hello Heron! Why are you standing on the stump? You have been here for a several days.”

The heron looked very sad.
“I am thinking of your life,” replied the heron.

Meanwhile other fish appeared.

“Why are you worried about us?” the fish asked. “We have an easy Continue reading

April 26, 2009

12. Death on “The Syria”

Filed under: The Black Cat — christon @ 12:43 pm

“Don’t move,” said Peterson.

Peterson came into the cabin and shut the door.
Salahadin stood still in front of the bed.

“Who are you?” asked Peterson. “And what are you doing in my cabin?”

“Borkman sent me,” he said. “I have message for you.”

“You’re telling lies,” said Peterson. “There’s something on the bed. Stand back.”

Salahadin moved back and Continue reading

April 25, 2009

11. Salahadin finds the Black Cat

Filed under: The Black Cat — christon @ 2:56 am

Ten minutes later, there was a knock at the door of Salahadin’s cabin. It was the steward.

“Do you want to eat the dining room or in your cabin sir?” asked the steward.

“Where do people usually eat?” asked Salahadin.

“In the dining room,” replied the steward. “But you can have your dinner in your cabin, if you want.”

“That’s an idea,” said Salahadin. “I’ll Continue reading

April 24, 2009

10. Salahadin finds Peterson

Filed under: The Black Cat — christon @ 1:10 am

Salahadin plane flew over Athens early in the morning. From the aeroplane he looked down on the ruins of the Acropolis.

They looked wonderful in the early morning sunlight. But Salahadin was not a tourist. He was a detective and he had to

find Peterson.

Salahadin took a taxi from the airport to Piraeus, the seaport of Athens. He got out of the taxi at Piraeus and went to

an office at the dock gate.

“What time does “The Syria” arrive from Continue reading

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