Children's Fiction

Snow White
In 1725, in the small Bavarian town of Lohr am Main, a nobleman’s daughter was born — Maria Sophia Margaretha von Erthal. Her father owned a renowned glassworks that crafted mirrors so pure they seemed almost alive. Locals said they spoke — reflecting not what was before them, but what was true.
By GoldenSpeech4 months ago in Chapters
Beauty and the Beast
In 1547, in the court of King Henry II of France, there lived a man unlike any other: Pedro González, born in Tenerife and afflicted with a rare condition — hypertrichosis universalis, which covered his entire body with hair. To the court, he was a beast.
By GoldenSpeech4 months ago in Chapters
Rapunzel
In 1603, near the Bavarian Alps, a nobleman’s daughter named Althea von Raben was declared cursed at birth — her hair growing faster than humanly possible, glowing faintly under moonlight. Her mother, terrified, locked her in a tower with no doors.
By GoldenSpeech4 months ago in Chapters
The Warrior Who Never Existed
During the Qing dynasty, there were rumors of a hidden monastery deep in the bamboo mountains of Sichuan. The monks there worshipped not gods, but animals — each symbolizing a style of combat.
By GoldenSpeech4 months ago in Chapters
The Ocean That Remembers
Before the Disney film Moana, there was an older Polynesian belief — that the ocean was a living ancestor, capable of memory and vengeance.
By GoldenSpeech4 months ago in Chapters
The Girl Who Dreamed in Color
In 1949, a young psychology student named Margaret Hill volunteered for an experiment on emotional visualization. She claimed she could “see” feelings — literally — as colors and shapes that surrounded people.
By GoldenSpeech4 months ago in Chapters
The Real Pocahontas
Disney turned Pocahontas into a love story between a native princess and an English explorer. The truth is much darker. The real Pocahontas was about 11 or 12 when she met John Smith. There was no romance — but later, she was kidnapped by English colonists, converted to Christianity, renamed Rebecca, and forced to marry a settler named John Rolfe.
By GoldenSpeech4 months ago in Chapters
A start of a Tale with dyslexia
© 2025 Cryptic Edwards. All rights reserved. By Cryptic Edwards copy rights 2025 Cryptic Edwards all rights reserved A Start of a Tale with Dyslexia is an original excerpt from my upcoming sequel project. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise without prior written permission of the author. Published by Cryptic Edwards
By Cryptic Edwards4 months ago in Chapters
The Real Story Behind The Little Mermaid
Forget the singing crab and the wedding on a ship. The real Little Mermaid didn’t live “happily ever after.” She… evaporated.
By GoldenSpeech4 months ago in Chapters
The Day the Voices Went Silent
It happened on a Wednesday. No one knew why. One moment, the comforting voices of our digital assistants filled the air — guiding us, soothing us, reminding us to breathe — and the next, there was nothing but silence.
By GoldenSpeech4 months ago in Chapters
JUNO CHAPTER 2 The AETHERION SECRET
After a brutal beating from street thugs, a 17-year-old boy named Juno crosses paths with an old man carrying a dangerous secret. The old man reveals the existence of an ancient crystal known as Aetherion, a source of unimaginable power that can turn pure hearts divine—or corrupt souls into darkness.
By ikechukwu michael4 months ago in Chapters
From Dust to Dreams
From Dust to Dreams 1. A Childhood in Shadows In a forgotten corner of a dusty village, a boy named Aariz grew up with more hopes than possessions. His house was nothing more than sunbaked bricks and a tin roof that rattled every time the wind passed. His father was a laborer at a construction site, and his mother stitched clothes for neighbors. They had little, but they had warmth, and that warmth kept Aariz going.
By Muhammad Haris khan afridi4 months ago in Chapters