[PDF] Scorpion Tales eBook

Author : Sudhir Nair
Publisher : Partridge Publishing
Page : 325 pages
File Size : 15,49 MB
Release : 2014-11-21
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1482839954

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The Scorpion Tales is a fascinating collection of short stories exploring the mystic side of the paranormal. The stories are out of the ordinary with a startling twist in the tale. A group of friends searching for answers to solve a mystery surrounding a phone number ends up with them being drawn deeper into the mystery than intended. A gifted orator is drawn towards a strange girl and ends up in a bizarre relationship that threatens his life. A struggling entrepreneur lost in a dark night miles away from civilization meets a stranger with a strange request. A meeting with an old friend leaves a man befuddled of the extent his friend will go to, just to prove a point. A school reunion turns into a baffling experience with one of the friends narrating an extraordinary story. An ordinary office get-together turns out-of-the-ordinary with the appearance of an uninvited guest. A routine coffee meeting turns into an intriguing experience of dj vu. A wager leads to a duel of one-upmanship and misconstrued notions. A call centre employee, desperate for a change to liven up his life, finds himself in a situation he didnt bargain for.

Author : Alan Whichello
Publisher : Trafford Publishing
Page : 203 pages
File Size : 11,63 MB
Release : 2014-03
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1490731504

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This new collection of eight short stories will appeal to fans of the macabre and the sinister, as many characters come to a sticky end. There are unintended consequences when a pioneering brain surgeon decides to treat his dog with human stem cells after a road accident leaves her with severe head injuries. An unscrupulous farmer gets more than he bargains for when he buys a revolutionary new tractor. A chance purchase of a pair of shoes in a secondhand shop changes Toby from a victim to an aggressor.

Author : Tammy Salyer
Publisher : Tammy Salyer
Page : 54 pages
File Size : 26,61 MB
Release : 2012-03-12
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0985319208

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Be warned. Inside these pages the darker, seamier side of human relationships is laid bare and raw. Prepare to discover: what lengths a struggling writer is willing to go to experience the thrill of success, and who he will sacrifice; that the heart can be a deadly plaything, even to a squeamish, cut-throat pirate; whether the indulgences of lust are strong enough to overcome a woman’s horror at her lover’s gruesome and grisly secret; and that even a cold and calculating predator cannot help but fall prey to her own emotions. These twisted and chilling tales of romance will leave you lying rigid next to your soul-mate at night, wondering what their heart conceals.

Author : Arthur Naylor Wollaston
Publisher :
Page : 142 pages
File Size : 38,78 MB
Release : 1909
Category : Fables, Hindu
ISBN :

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The Panchatantra, an ancient Indian collection of interconnected animal fables which influenced Persian and Arabic literature; a lighter version for the general reader.

Author : Rella Kushelevsky
Publisher : Wayne State University Press
Page : 586 pages
File Size : 25,72 MB
Release : 2017-11-13
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0814342728

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A folkloric research project on Sefer ha-ma’asim. In the thirteenth century, an anonymous scribe compiled sixty-nine tales that becameSefer ha-ma'asim,the earliest compilation of Hebrew tales known to us in Western Europe.The author writes that the stories encompass "descriptions of herbs that cure leprosy, a fairy princess with golden tresses using magic charms to heal her lover's wounds and restore him to life; a fire-breathing dragon . . . a two-headed creature and a giant's daughter for whom the rind of a watermelon containing twelve spies is no more than a speck of dust." In Tales in Context: Sefer ha-ma'asim in Medieval Northern France, Rella Kushelevsky enlightens the stories' meanings and reflects the circumstances and environment for Jewish lives in medieval France. Although a selection of tales was previously published, this is the first publication of a Hebrew-English annotated edition in its entirety, revealing fresh insight. The first part of Kushelevsky's work, "Cultural, Literary and Comparative Perspectives," presents the thesis that Sefer ha-ma'asim is a product of its time and place, and should therefore be studied within its literary and cultural surroundings, Jewish and vernacular, in northern France. An investigation of the scribe's techniques in reworking his Jewish and non-Jewish sources into a medieval discourse supports this claim. The second part of the manuscript consists of the tales themselves, in Hebrew and English translation, including brief comparative comments or citations. The third part, "An Analytical and Comparative Overview," offers an analysis of each tale as an individual unit, contextualized within its medieval framework and against the background of its parallels. Elisheva Baumgarten's epilogue adds social and historical background toSefer ha-ma'asim and discusses new ways in which it and other story compilations may be used by historians for an inquiry into the everyday life of medieval Jews. The tales in Sefer ha-ma'asim will be of special value to scholars of folklore and medieval European history and literature, as well as those looking to enrich their studies and shelves.

Author : Alexander L. T. LeBlanc
Publisher : Dorrance Publishing
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 33,7 MB
Release : 2019-06-13
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1480995452

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Tales of the Forest By: Alexander L. T. LeBlanc Alexander L. T. LeBlanc has spent much of his youth in the forests of Pennsylvania; it is there that he learned the value in observing and listening. In his works he draws inspiration and ideas from all around him to craft stories to entertain the reader with dreams and inspire a thought in one’s mind. Tales of the Forest aims to offer ideas and conceptive thoughts to the minds of the reader, while inviting them to a world for them to explore and imagine. Stories range from a caterpillar who finds the courage to face the future, a Scorpion who abandons his hate for a new start in life, to a Beggar who finds something more valuable than gold or gems. Within these pages you can find an inviting new world that welcomes any traveler or seeker of the fantastic. A familiar setting with a touch of magic is granted as you wander through this forest and experience the life that dwells within the wood. Thank you for your curiosity. Now allow us repay you with some tales from the forest.

Author : Neil Skinner
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 369 pages
File Size : 42,21 MB
Release : 2013-12-19
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 1136968334

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First Published in 1969. This is a translation from Hausa of Frank Edgar’s three volumes of his African folktale, Tatsunijoyi Na Hausa, his major work. The Hausa whose folklore Edgar recorded so industriously are the largest ethnic group in Northern Nigeria and number many millions.

Author : R. Bottigheimer
Publisher : Springer
Page : 190 pages
File Size : 17,78 MB
Release : 2014-07-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1137380888

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This book examines magic's generally maleficent effect on humans from ancient Egypt through the Middle Ages, including tales from classical mythology, Jewish, Christian, and Muslim cultures. It shows that certain magical motifs lived on from age to age, but that it took until the Italian Renaissance for magic tales to become fairy tales.

Author : Douglas Preston
Publisher : Hachette UK
Page : 416 pages
File Size : 18,54 MB
Release : 2021-01-12
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1538747294

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From #1 bestselling authors Preston & Child comes a thrilling novel following archaeologist Nora Kelly and FBI Agent Corrie Swanson as they work together to solve a twisted crime that reaches far beyond any of their worst fears. Following the acclaimed debut of Old Bones, this second "happily anticipated" new thriller in Preston & Child's series features Nora Kelly, archaeologist at the Santa Fe Archeological Institute, and rookie FBI Agent Corrie Swanson, as they team up to solve a mystery that quickly escalates into nightmare (Booklist). A mummified corpse, over half a century old, is found in the cellar of an abandoned building in a remote New Mexico ghost town. Corrie is assigned what seems to her a throwaway case: to ID the body and determine cause of death. She brings archaeologist Nora Kelly to excavate the body and lend her expertise to the investigation, and together they uncover something unexpected and shocking: the deceased apparently died in agony, in a fetal position, skin coming off in sheets, with a rictus of horror frozen on his face. Hidden on the corpse lies a 16th century Spanish gold cross of immense value. When they at last identify the body -- and the bizarre cause of death -- Corrie and Nora open a door into a terrifying, secret world of ancient treasure and modern obsession: a world centered on arguably the most defining, frightening, and transformative moment in American history.

Author : S. Johnson
Publisher :
Page : 58 pages
File Size : 45,36 MB
Release : 2020-01-18
Category :
ISBN :

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This varied selection of short stories have one thing in common. They all contain a sting in their tail. These emerge through a variety of themes, styles and time settings.