ISSN 23979607 Issue 422 In this 422nd issue of the Baba Indabas Childrens Stories series Baba Indaba narrates the Japanese Legend The Dragon Prince and the Stepmother In an Eastern land a Padishah King and his wife were childless despite many years of marriage One day the Padishahs fell ill and none could cure her Eventually a maiden arrives with a cure and son is born whose form however was that of a dragon The monarch was not pleased but nonetheless contended himself with the thought that he now had a son Many years later it was time to start teaching the dragonprince All who tried were killed or driven off Once again the young maiden came to the Padishahs aid and began to instruct the son with positive results Eventually the dragonprince falls in love with the maiden who reluctantly agrees to marry him But there is magic afoot Is the dragonprince really a youth cursed to take the form of a dragon Is there a way to break this spell and can it be done before the day of the wedding What happened on the wedding day you ask Well as you would expect in these circumstances many things could and did happen But what were they To find the answers to this question and any others you may have you will have to download and read this story to find out INCLUDES LINKS TO DOWNLOAD 8 FREE STORIES Baba Indaba is a fictitious Zulu storyteller who narrates childrens stories from around the world Baba Indaba translates as Father of Stories BUY ANY of the BABA INDABA CHILDRENS STORIES at httpsgoogl65LXNM 10 of the profit from the sale of this book will be donated to charities Each issue also has a WHERE IN THE WORLD LOOK IT UP section where young readers are challenged to look up a place on a map somewhere in the world The place town or city is relevant to the story HINT use Google maps KEYWORDSTAGS Baba Indaba Childrens stories Childrens Folklore Fairy Folk Tales bedtime story legends storyteller fables moral tales Turkey Anatolia Persia the dragon prince stepmother maiden birth teaching instruction proposal wedding imperial court magic marriage ceremony trick spell break love at first sight padishah king queen happy ever after