Princess Leah : seaches for treasure / Jeannette Biggs.
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- ISBN: 9781504978453
- ISBN: 1504978455
- Physical Description: 14 pages : color illustrations ; 22 cm
- Publisher: Bloomington, IN : AuthorHouse ; 2016.
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- 2 of 2 copies available at Evergreen Indiana.
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Attica PL - Attica | JE BIGGS, JEANNETTE (Text) | 74231000113098 | Easy Fiction | Available | - |
Covington-Veedersburg PL - Covington | E FAIRY BIG (Text) | 32572000539130 | CVBPLC Easy Fiction: Folk/Fairy | Available | - |
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Princess Leah
Searches for Treasure
By Jeannette Biggs
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Once upon a time a princess lived in her castle high upon a hill. Princess Leah had everything she needed or ever wanted. She had clothes, friends and party after party.
But, Princess Leah was sad. All of her things, friends and parties left her feeling lonely inside. What to do, oh what to do?
Suddenly, a fairy appeared. The fairy told her if she wanted to find real happiness in life she should go to the seashore and find a precious jewel.
The fairy disappeared. Princess Leah put on her red cape and started down the high hill to the seashore. There were rocks that hurt her feet. But she really wanted to do what the fairy had said. Leah was really tired when she reached the bottom.
Princess Leah couldn't believe her eyes. Everywhere she looked on the seashore, she saw beautiful, sparkling jewels of red, yellow, blue, turquoise and pink. All the colors of the rainbow spread out before her. She just stared. Which jewel did the fairy want her to get, since they were all so beautiful? She decided to get as many as she could. She picked up one, two, three, four. Soon she had more than ten in her arms.
Princess Leah looked up and saw an elderly lady who was picking up jewels. But wait! Her stones were not beautiful, they didn't even sparkle. They were dark and dull. As she got closer she could see the elderly ladies' jewels were rocks, just ordinary rocks!
The elderly lady reached out to give Princess Leah one of her dull and ugly stones. At first, Leah didn't want the old rock. Her arms hurting from all the jewels she had already picked up. Leah wanted to be polite however, so she took the ugly stone and said, "Thank you".
Now, Princess Leah had to make the long climb back up the hill to the castle. Her load was heavy and she slipped a few times, but she finally made it. In her room she began to display all her beautiful, sparkling jewels. She put some on her dresser, her night stand, and on her desk. They were so beautiful! Now for the ugly stone, Leah thought, where to put it? She thought about throwing it away, but what if she met the elderly lady again? While she was thinking, suddenly ...
The fairy appeared. "I see you found the treasure," the fairy said. Leah looked all around her room and said, "Yes, they are all so beautiful." The fairy went over to her and picked up the ugly, brown stone from her hand. "This is the one I was talking about. It was a gift to you."
At that moment the fairy disappeared and the elderly lady stood there. She said, "Choose wisely your treasures in this life. Some treasures will make you selfish, sad and lonely. Good treasures will bring you joy and friendship. These treasures you will want to share with others. Some treasures may look beautiful as the jewels around your room but they are only phony. Choose wisely." And she was gone.
Princess Leah thought of all the things she had heard. She moved around the room picking up all the beautiful jewels and putting them in the trash. She put the ugly, brown stone on the center of her dresser. "What is the meaning of all this? How am I ever going to know what treasures are worth keeping and which ones should go in the trash?"
The next day, Princess Leah was riding in her royal carriage on her way to see the "Wise One" who lived up a different hill. Everyone went to the "Wise One" to get advice about life. As the carriage arrived at the bottom of the stairway leading up to where the "Wise One" lived, Leah saw two dirty little children waving at her. "I have no time f