Gracie

The Beautiful Daughters Once there lived a mother, who gave birth to two beautiful girls. They were so beautiful, that the gods casted a magical genie to look after them, protect them, and give them anything they desired. The daughters grew to be brace, valiant women, with fierce motives and hearts of gold. They were loved by all who approached them, and made efforts to help anyone they could. The daughters lived a life of goodness and stability, but one day, a woman said to them, "daughters, you must help the city. There is a jewel that is missing from the king's temple, and without it the city will crumble." The daughters immediately knew what to do. They packed up, and traveled to find the jewel. "Before you go," said the woman, "you must know that the jewel is in a dangerous place, where no being has stepped foot on." Subtle fear struck the daughter's eyes, but then they remembered their genies were with them, so they did not fear an...

Reading A Congo: The Twin Brothers This story is about two twin brothers who were both born with magical charm that could grant them anything they wished. One brother loved to travel, so he travelled far and wide, and had hopes of marrying the daughter of Nzambi. When he arrived from his journey, the daughter saw him and immediately fell in love, and they were wed. She showed him mirrors that held towns and villages. One town was the town that no person ever returned. Being the traveller that he was, he decided he must go there. Once he arrived, he was quickly killed by an old woman. When the twin brother travelled to the palace of Nzambi to see his brother, the daughter and her father saw the twin, and thought it was her husband, so they rejoiced. The twin saw the mirror of the town where no man returns and knew his brother has gone there, so he went to retrieve him. When he got to the town, he saw the old woman, but killed her first. Then he saw the bones of his bro...