Böcker av John Herbert

A miser receives his comeuppance, but is it too severe? A man who is disrespectful to a corspe in a cemetery is shocked when it visits him later that night. A brownie who is hopelessly in love with his host's daughter is taught a lesson by her fiancé. A young man is sold by his father and finds himself helping a princess who is covered from head to toe with hair and an old woman makes a terrible mistake when she receives a gift of gratitude from an old man. All will be revealed in A Treasury of Danish Fairy and Wonder Stories. A Treasury of Danish Folk and Wonder Stories contains 28 folk and wonder stories retold from Denmark's rich canon of traditional stories.

Why does a man have to kiss his horse on the bottom and why does a princess find the antics of a mouse and two beetles so amusing? How does a small bird deal with a ruthless fox that is blackmailing her? Will a man find people who are more sensible than his foolish wife and just how does a man repay his brother for sending him to Hell?All will be revealed when you read A Treasury of Danish Folk and Wonder Stories.A Treasury of Danish Folk and Wonder Stories contains 22 folk and wonder stories retold from DenmarkÍs rich canon of traditional stories.

The young man steps on the cinders and flies around the track. He's unaware that one has to learn how to fall before he can fly.And when he tumbles, anger enters his life and his journey begins.It's all about speed. The Kid is fast, so very, very fast. And anger is his motivation.She says that love is the answer. Coaches and friends agree, and help him to fulfill his enormous talent.But love becomes secondary to the anger that takes control of his spirit both on and off the track. And hate is its inseparable companion.The runner is all alone. And in his time of despair only love stays by his side for support.The question is. Can love defeat anger, hate, despair, intolerable pain and The Other.Maybe. For he is the one who is born to run.