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**THIS IS THE DRAFT COPY AND MAY DIFFER DRAMATICALLY FROM THE FINAL VERSION** (Currently enrolled in Kindle Unlimited at http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00PI4BNZY . Final copy includes new chapters and content!) "I felt your sky, and it has told me much. There is a dark force at work. The world is about to change, and you... little red hen... are at the center of it." --The Kelpie of Lake Lomond When a magic acorn falls on Rós's head and changes how she sees the entire world, she believes the sky is falling. She seeks the advice of her farmyard friends, only to be sent on a quest of a lifetime. Many factions are in play and lives are at stake when she learns that an even greater evil is lurking than just the Ents in the woods. Can one little red hen save the world? In this twist on the classic tale of Chicken Little, no one is too small to make a difference. *** FROM THE BOOK: She looked down at the acorn and suddenly remembered. A dark and stormy night. The acorn rocketing from the swirling vortex like a golden, shooting star. Then... WHACK! Rós's beak gaped. A piece of sky had struck her.

**Featured in the official wattpad short story fairytale anthology** One defining life event can turn even the purest and most innocent person into someone corrupted. Someone driven by hatred, anger, and a desire for revenge. Anyone beautiful can become a beast. In this fresh retelling of the classic Beauty and the Beast, outside appearances can be deceiving, and nothing is as it seems.

Lips as red as a rose, hair as black as night, skin as white as snow. The legend of Snow White is the most well-known of all fairy tales. But take a look at that sentence. The most famous in all fairy tales. To be honest, if Snow White really looked like that, she'd look like a vampire. In a world where magic and machines collide, Snow White is not who she seems. In 501 V.E., Adena is the sister of the crown princess of Japan, Eirwyn. Always the prettier sibling, Eirwyn was the favorite of all guards and of the king. Adena is a vampire hunter. But her sister, Eirwyn, is a vampire. An evil one. Adena must hunt and kill her sister, to save the Imperial Kingdom of Japan. A retelling of Snow White. But this one has no happy ending. Snow White is bloodthirsty. The "Evil Queen" is helping us. And the forgotten sister just might be the one to save them all. This fantastic and amazing cover is made by the always wonderful @pathways_end. I love it, and she's an amazing human being, you should all go check her out.

An Alice In The Wonderland Retelling Seventeen-year-old Eleana Rosenberg lived a terribly mundane life with her adoptive parents and sister before she was swept away to a world with wormholes in the form of rabbit holes, deadly gorgeous shapeshifters, and one mad king-while attending a dreadful countryside wedding. Eleana was caught in the middle of a confuddling mess between a country of bizarre citizens and a bipolar royalty, all wanting to crown her queen, a nest of skeletal monstrosity in a creepy ivory palace, and the development of her very own peculiar powers. How is a girl to keep her sanity in a world of madness?

Sara is an adventurous and funny girl, after her long waited graduation she goes with her parents and her sister on a holiday in her favorite country, Egypt. There they have lots of fun, visiting lots of cities as Cairo, Luxor, and Aswan. Enjoying the beautiful monuments, museums, mosques and other amazing places that Egypt provides. On their way back home, an unexpected thing happens that changes Sara into a totally different person. She will fight with depression and new life challenges. Will she fulfill her dream and become an Egyptologist? And what will happen after she realizes her dream, what comes next? What will happen with her journey, will her company find the right Tomb they were looking for or the will find the wrong one... What will happen when they will open the wrong tomb, what obstacles they will face. Will someone die? Find out at Cursed Tomb. Cover made by @fizzy0805

** HIGHEST RANK: 1 in Merrymen 62 in Fairytale Retelling 22 in Retellings Unite 20 in Think Fiction** Centuries after World War III, the world is greatly divided in two; counties of the rich and counties of the poor. This is the story of a man who was an unknowing blur in that line. Attempting their latest score in a large mansion in the middle of nowhere, Robin is separated from his Merry Men and entrapped by its owner. Rather than report him to the authorities, Kaito Fe strikes up a deal with Robin; if he can stay two weeks in the mansion without stealing anything or attempting to flee, Kaito will give him and his crew as much as they could carry away. Robin agrees, eager for the easy score, but finds that the task is more difficult than he thought. In this retelling of Robin Hood and Beauty & the Beast, secrets will be uncovered, love explored and pasts come to light.

A cursed prince. A vain beauty. Glory is the seventh daughter of Balthazar, High King of the Twelve Kingdoms. Glory hopes that - of all her sisters - she can escape the fate of a loveless marriage. But on the night she plans to elope with the royal falconer, her world comes crashing down: Her father announces Glory's betrothal to Eoghan of the Blood Realm - a prince no one has ever seen. The prince is said to be a recluse, cursed and deformed by the gods for the sins of his power-hungry father. Yet when Glory is trapped in Blackthorn Keep she discovers that not everything is what she expected. An insulting gryphon, a persistent ghost, and a secret plan to usurp the prince keep Glory reeling. Can she overcome her vanity to learn that what you want isn't necessarily what you need-and save the cursed prince?

The second star to the right and straight on 'til morning led to the island that never was and never will be, with many untold stories. Such was the story of the eighth hole in the Neverwood. Follow the story of an infamous character, who played an unwanted role in the land that never existed, Neverland. A child who was forced to grow up, forced to walk down the path of adulthood, forced to fight his own fate, then forced to succumb to the cruel nature of destiny and lose the new found happiness. But does that mean he is defeated? *********************** Highest ranking #16 in historical fiction.

For the warriors of Geatland, there is nothing greater than glory. For Brynhildr, daughter of Geatland's king, it is the only way to prove herself. Born with a freakish appearance, Bryn bears an eerie resemblance to the trolls, the vicious monsters that have terrorized her father's lands for generations. And with the trolls' sudden disappearance in the year of her birth, Bryn has had to endure the brunt of her people's fear and hatred all her life. Haunted by malicious rumors and angry at the world, Bryn only wishes for the glory that will earn her father's acceptance. But glory comes at a heavy price, one that Bryn discovers she may not be willing to pay... "Let whoever can, win glory before death. When a warrior is gone, that will be his best and only bulwark." - Anonymous author of Beowulf Winner of the Fairy Tale Community Mix-up Novel Contest and the Fairytale Community Retelling Awards! A retelling of Tatterhood, Beowulf, and The Ring Cycle. Highest Ranking: #107 in Fantasy

Kelsea Glass doesn't believe in mermaids - or rather, she didn't until she finds out first-hand not only that merfolk are real, but that the bite of a merman can turn a human into a mermaid. Now she is stuck with some guy who bit her, trying to figure out what he wants and how to get back home. --- "Fine," she said, upset. "You are a beast, a monster." The merman brushed off the insult. "Be careful who you call a beast. You are about to turn into one yourself." --- Beauty and the Beast with some fishy twists. --- ON HIATUS - will be back soon! Thanks for your patience. Update April 14, 2020: HI FRIENDS! I AM NOT DEAD NOR HAVE I ABANDONED TMD. I'm about to graduate from grad school, so give me just one more month or so before I start posting updates. Sorry for the delay. You all are amazing and I love getting comment notifications.

Camp Nano Novel - April 2017 This partial retelling is inspired by a fairy tale where the main character is 'ill-fated', encountering a series of unfortunate events before their fate improves.

The Unforgiving Sea was the darkest black anyone had ever seen; its depths unknown, its stretch untraveled. It was a monster all its own, never meant to be touched by the living. Until now. Adrie tried her damndest to live the con life to survive. Growing up an Orphan, joining a crew of thieves seemed like the best way to solve all of her problems, from loneliness to starvation. The problem? She wasn't very good at it. During what she believed was her last chance at a better life, she finds herself facing death no matter where she goes. In a last ditch effort to leave some story and legacy behind her, she throws herself into the ocean deemed death, expecting everything to end. Instead, she finds herself thrown into a world full of pirates, mermaids and adventures she'd only ever thought were stories. And using her knowledge of those stories just may be the biggest con of her life.

Deep in the ocean, the kingdom of Oceania lies in mourning over their recently deceased queen. For some that means a reprieve, but for Crown Princess Alyna, it means being tasked with doing the impossible with her voice alone. In order to save her own scales, Alyna must enlist the help of her twin sister Alysse, the one person in the whole kingdom with a voice more powerful than hers. The one person whose perfection has the power to take the careful facade Alyna has spent her whole life constructing, and bring it down. --- Companion novella to Beyond the Tower than can stand alone. Loosely based off Greek siren mythology, Jason and the Argonauts, and The Prince and the Pauper. Updates every wednesday Cover made by @Pennywithaney

I took a breath and quickly wiped a stray tear from my eye, "I'm tired of living in their shadows, waiting for them to finally realize that I still exist. I tell myself to be strong, to ignore the pain that they cause me, but I can't. I love them. I love them and they don't love me." His face softened as he put a hand on my cheek and rubbed away another tear. I gave him a helpless shrug, "When will it be my turn for a happy ending?" ********* Everybody knows the story. Peter Pan flew to the nursery window of Wendy, John, and Michael Darling and took them all to Neverland where they had marvellous adventures filled with flying children, evil pirates, and mischievous mermaids. Most would call it a classic. But there is nothing classic about this tale. Little do story tellers know, there was a fourth Darling child who lived in the nursery. Ophelia Darling was seemingly forgotten when her siblings flew to Neverland, and now she's more alone than ever. Her siblings have shared an experience and made memories that she will never be able to compete with. Ophelia decides that there is nothing more vile in the world than the boy named Peter Pan, who stole her siblings from her. Join Ophelia Darling as she fights her way back into her siblings lives, and somewhere in the process, discovers that life is nothing like the way stories say it is. It's much more complicated. Copyright 2015 © | Oncers4life | All rights reserved Enjoy!

FREE STORY***WINNER of the #BigChange #FanficFriday Contest*** American spies in Islamabad are systematically being delivered into the hands of the Taliban. Carrie Mathison, Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) Counter Terrorism Chief has a theory, the ISI are complicit in the retaliatory street violence and abductions... Enigmatic Aasar Khan, Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) Counter Terrorism Chief, knows Carrie's history of operating as a loose cannon in the Middle East. If she does not operate within the letter of the law, he has made it his mission to have her expelled from Pakistan. Aasar Khan and Carrie Mathison operate in a powder keg of distrust when their personal lives unexpectedly collide... Other contest winners of the #FanficFriday #BigChange competition https://www.wattpad.com/list/314661022-big-change-contest-winners

• a modern retelling of the frog king • There are no witches and curses, no princesses and golden balls, no frogs and magical transformations into princes. There's just life and its struggles. But sometimes that's enough. Lives change and it all begins with a rainbow, an iPhone, and being in the right place at the right time. After all, a knight in dented armour is better than no one at all, right? • this is a story I'm writing for a school paper, and I desperately need feedback (especially since English isn't my first language). Therefore, comments and tips and even the negative stuff would be very welcome. Summary might change over time •

Everyone knows of Spring, Summer, Autumn, and Winter--the four seasons. Who they don't know of is their sister, Equinox, or how the four seasons came to be. Equinox is the daughter and Day and Night. People always considered her to be the oddball, the weirdo, the ugliest, the runt. She didn't care. When a trip to the villiage makes her feel the need to help someone, she sneaks out at night, hoping to not be noticed. She soon becomes friends with the hunter of the villiage, Orion. When she is given an exciting choice on what type of "power" to have, she soon realizes that it comes with a price. Will she be willing to pay the price? ***WINNER of RetellingsUnite Creation Story contest*** Word count: 9,490 Awesome cover by @cleverwren Highestrank: #150 in Fantasy

The kingdom Dulcia has fallen. Dark creatures have invaded the palace, inslaving all those who work there. The royal family--the only ones able to stop the creatures--have vanished into oblivion. No one has seen or heard from them since the fall. There are rumors. Rumors that they escaped the castle, rumors that they are assembling an army to fight the creatures known as Muraes. Only one thing is for certain. No one knows where they went, nor do they know if they will come back. ________________________________________ Every year, Clair's family goes to the king of Arium's palace for of the most lavish Christmas party imaginable. They meet family, old friends, new acquaininces--anyone they possibly can. Clair never enjoys the huge parties. She prefers to be by herself, drawing or dancing. Until, one year, everything changes. Presented with the most beautiful gift she could possibly imagine, Clair is filled with joy. She clings to her wooden doll with her life, never letting go. When she wakes up one night and it is gone, she panics, searching for it. Only to find a hideous creature. When she is rescued by the same doll she loved, Clair is suddenly swept up into a world of magic, lost kingdoms, and lost royalty. But she is also in the world ruled by darkness. ________________________________________ "When snow falls, the kingdom dies. Light will leave, Dark will rise. It can only be stopped by treasure as pure as gold, as light as air, but strong and bold. Only then will the leader rise, out from ashes and hidden from prying eyes." ***** 2018 Wattys Shortlist 2018 Wattys Longlist Featured story Awesome cover by @elphadora ***** Loosely based on The Nutcracker (both book and ballet)