A beautiful woman with magical powers marries the Sun in this fable from the Philippines.

Katie the Witch has Katie has created a spell to give her a magic personality that will charm everyone. She has won instant popularity at school with teachers and pupils alike. Is she really a new and improved person?

Doesn’t everyone want to be popular? If you were a witch, would you just make a magic spell to ensure that everyone adored you?

Shrove Tuesday has a special tradition at the Palace that dates back to the days of Bertie’s true mother who is remembered for her magic pancake recipe.

Marlow – the man with a laser gun – tells the world how Astropup is a hero. The newly elected president, the Parrot, is less than amused to be sidelined.

A ghostly knight rides across a Scottish moore. Two brave Earls ignore warnings about him, and go hunting on the moore. Only one of them carries the sign of the Trinity.

A spooky, scary, and at the same time funny story from Scotland, about a taylor who has to sew some trews in the haunted ruins of an old church.

A TV programme offers to redecorate the house of Katie and her mum for free. Shumash – the estate agent whom Katie’s mum likes is involved. What could possibly be wrong with that?

2014 is the Chinese Year of the Horse – starting on January 31. Hope you all have a wonderful year ! This is a chinese tale about a man whose prize possession was his one and only horse. When it ran away, everyone thought he had suffered the most terrible bad luck – but he was wise and saw things differently.

Chapter 5 of the Wind in the Willows by kenneth Grahame in which Ratty and Mole visit Moles underground home for Christmas and are entertained by field mice singing a carol.