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The laughing bear, and other stories

Chapter 2: DEDICATION.
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About This Book

A collection of short, child-oriented tales that mix folk motifs, animal helpers, and mild magic. Standalone stories revolve around adventures—such as a young princess rescued and guided by a laughing bear, encounters with tricksters and quacks, journeys through strange lands, and episodes featuring witches, roosters, subterranean folk, and sea creatures. Each vignette uses simple, lively narration to combine humor, peril, and moral lessons, emphasizing courage, kindness, and cleverness while inviting young readers into imaginative, often whimsical settings.

DEDICATION.

To the children of St. Mark's Church, Seattle, whose interest in these stories, told many years ago, was the inspiration that brought them to life. May they prove to other children the same joy. And so to them this book is lovingly dedicated by

The Author.