This is a story about Emily and the events that unfold on a stormy night.

A sci-fi short story about endurance and triumph of the human spirit in the face of adversity

The Wise Girl - By Katharine Pyle

About the Author - Katharine Pyle (1863 - 1938)

Born into a warm and creative Quaker household, Pyle, like her brother Howard, worked all her life as a writer and illustrator.

Reading from "Bedtime Stories - Complied by Tig Thomas"

Reading from "Bedtime Stories - Complied by Tig Thomas"

A bit about the author of the story - Tattercoats

Flora Annie Steel (1847 - 1929)

Spending 22 years living in India, Steel involved herself in all sorts of projects, which included acting as a school inspector and collecting local folklore.

Reading from "Bedtime Stories - Complied by Tig Thomas"

A bit about the author of the story - The Four Clever Brothers

The Brothers Grimm

Jacob Ludwig Karl Grimm (1785 - 1863)

Wilhelm Karl Grimm (1786 - 1859)

Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm were born near Frankfurt, Germany. They read law at university, but were inspired to study how spoken language changes over time. This led them to collect many popular oral European folk tales and set them down on paper. Jacob did most of the research and Wilhelm did most of the writing. The brothers became librarians and also worked on compiling language books and a dictionary

Reading from "Bedtime Stories - Complied by Tig Thomas"

A bit about the author of the story - Cap o' Rushes

Joseph Jacobs (1854 - 1916)

Born in Australia, Jacobs studied in England and Germany as a young man, researching Jewish history. Eventually he settled in America, and went on to edit five collections of fairy tales.

Reading from "Bedtime Stories - Complied by Tig Thomas"

A bit about the author of the story - The Fish and the Ring

Flora Annie Steel (1847 - 1929)

Spending 22 years living in India, Steel involved herself in all sorts of projects, which included acting as a school inspector and collecting local folklore.