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    Tiny Tales
    Tiny Tales
    Tiny Tales
    Ebook47 pages16 minutes

    Tiny Tales

    By Marlene Ziehl Spies

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    Little stories about beloved animals and their interaction with other creatures are beautifully illustrated in soft colours for light reading. There are no great events, no massive dramas; just life and nature. Adults and children alike will enjoy these tales from a South African childhood filled with various pets, insects, sights and scenes.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherMarlene Ziehl Spies
    Release dateDec 26, 2012
    ISBN9781301398027
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      Book preview

      Tiny Tales - Marlene Ziehl Spies

      Tiny Tales

      Stories of a critter-filled childhood in South Africa

      Author: Marlene Ziehl Spies

      and

      Illustrations: Jenn St Onge

      Smashwords Edition

      Copyright 2012 Spies and St Onge

      Table of Contents

      Dedication

      Remember a House

      Ice Cream Sundays

      Ants in our hands

      Coffee addict

      Fishy tales

      Sit on it

      Delivery service

      The Lucky Leghorn

      Creepy details

      Red Roman shadows

      The angry black beast

      Scrapbook

      About the author

      About the illustrator

      COPYRIGHT

      Dedication

      This little book is dedicated to our family and friends. We hope you have fun reading, looking at illustrations and old pictures, and perhaps have a story to share at your next get-together with your own friends!

      Note: We are working on more stories, and hope to share more in the near future if you like these.

      Jenn’s website: http://jennstonge.ca/

      Marlene’s blog: http://meerkatmarlene.blogspot.ca

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      Remember a House

      My earliest memories of a house start in a small mining town in the middle of South Africa. It was only a tiny row house: two bedrooms, living room, bathroom and kitchen with a coal stove in it. But it was my kingdom.

      I remember the warmth of the kitchen, and the dusty back yard. There was a pomegranate hedge along the back. I see myself on the swing with a green plastic mug, picking out pomegranate seeds and listening to

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