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The kings in these traditional-style tales meet people and objects that challenge their judgement. A disguised ruler learns from a stonebreaker who divides three pennies wisely, a royal household depends on Goldilocks keeping a costly promise, and a magic grinder tests what its owners will do with sudden power. These are longer moral stories for readers who enjoy old fairy-tale patterns, difficult choices and consequences.

The Three Pennies

A disguised king meets a cheerful stonebreaker who lives on three pennies a day - one to repay, one to lend, and one to keep - and uncovers a lesson wiser than all his counsellors.

Goldilocks

A girl with golden hair enters a castle with a forbidden hundredth room. This fairy tale for older children follows her promise to keep a secret that could free people trapped by a spell, even when silence costs her dearly.