Download or read book Elocin and Zab written by Shirley Hassen and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2010-08 with total page 87 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Elocin and Zabis a fantasy story about a twenty one year old blonde who's sister, Maureen, a café owner, sends her to apply for the vacant position at the real estates just down from her shop. Getting the position, the blonde starts happily on her first client. By midday the blonde is hot and exhausted. Having a car did not exempt her from doing a lot of walking. The day over, the blonde struggles up the steps to her apartment. Needing to freshen herself for her date with her boyfriend, she starts on her toiletry. Unbeknown to her, there is a gnome in her apartment and hiding in her bedroom. When seeing him and getting over the shock, she abuses him for breaking into her flat. Disappointed at his reception from his Elocin, the gnome tells her that he is Zab, her, Elocin's childhood friend. Elocin's bantering tones to him has him playing tricks on her and her boyfriend Mervyn. Zab tells Elocin why he has come to her. His story is so unbelievable, it makes Elocin harrass him more. BUT! Wanting to humour the dwarf, Elocin agrees to go to his Galaky and save his World from the Hagg-of-the-Mountains. The story is an enlightening read.

Download or read book Katina written by Shirley Hassen and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2014-09-18 with total page 147 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tom, a fisherman, lives with his wife Katie in a small thatch-roofed house. Not young they dearly wished to have a child to love. Tom is often sick but still goes out in his boat to net his fish. Toms catches are not many, catching enough fish for him and Katie, with a few left to sell at the markets. It is in the ocean that a mer-baby is rescued by the mermaid Queen, Coral. Queen Coral seeing the mer-babys black-hair is startled but soon forgets her shock when seeing the baby is of the sea. With her King she claims the mer-baby as their own. King Trebor names the mer-child, Katina. Katina grows into a mischievous mer-maid. Katina disobeys her mothers warnings about going to the top of the ocean and is caught in a fishermans net. Katina lives many years with Tom and Katie when Katie notices Katinas sadness. Although it breaks Tom and Katies hearts, they send Katina back to her people. Katina grows into a beautiful Siren. Katina is happy with her people but misses Tom and Katie. Going to the old crone for advice, Katina is shocked by the old crones words. Cut off your hair and give it to me! Please! No! Old crone! Not my beautiful hair? Give me your hair or no human body for you! Cutting off her hair, Katina places it in the pearly shell the old crone pushes to her. As the old crone turns to leave, Katina wails, How will I reach the shore? Waving a gnarled finger the old crone causes a high wave to speed Katina to the shore. Katina waits near the sea shore for her body to become human. Believing the old crone has lied to her Katina hides herself by day. For two nights Katina wails until she finally sleeps.