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    Read the Read: Three Tiny Tales
    Read the Read: Three Tiny Tales
    Read the Read: Three Tiny Tales
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    Read the Read: Three Tiny Tales

    By Piers Anthony

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    A lonely young girl helps a lost skeleton boy find his way.
    A man and his inner child fall in love with an apparition.
    And an eerie new playmate draws them all together.
    These three delightful tales are sure to charm their way into your heart!
    "Read the Read: Three Tiny Tales" by Piers Anthony is a Mannison Minibook published by Mannison Press, LLC.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherMannison Press, LLC
    Release dateApr 7, 2021
    ISBN9781005487546
    Read the Read: Three Tiny Tales
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    Piers Anthony

    Piers Anthony is one of the world’s most popular fantasy writers, and a New York Times–bestselling author twenty-one times over. His Xanth novels have been read and loved by millions of readers around the world, and he daily receives letters from his devoted fans. In addition to the Xanth series, Anthony is the author of many other bestselling works. He lives in Inverness, Florida.

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      Read the Read - Piers Anthony

      Read the Read

      Three Tiny Tales by

      Piers Anthony

      Smashwords Edition

      Copyright 2021 Piers Anthony

      Published by Mannison Press, LLC at Smashwords

      This ebook is licensed for your personal enjoyment only. This ebook may not be re-sold or given away to other people. If you would like to share this book with another person, please purchase an additional copy for each recipient. If you're reading this book and did not purchase it, or it was not purchased for your use only, then please return to your favorite ebook retailer and purchase your own copy. Thank you for respecting the hard work of the author.

      A special thanks to my wife, MaryLee, who suggested the title.

      Contents

      Walk the Walk

      Ride the Ride

      Fly the Fly

      About Piers Anthony

      Walk the Walk

      Sylvia was dreadfully lonely in the strange new house with their family belongings piled up on the floor. Her folks had just moved in that day, and Mom and Dad were away making all sorts of arrangements. She was supposed to stay strictly inside until they returned, and not to mess with anything. Walk the walk, Dad had told her, meaning to behave. She had learned how to talk the talk readily enough, flashing her cute blue-eyed-blonde smile, but it was surprisingly difficult to walk the walk when she was alone. There were just so many ways she could get into trouble without even trying. She was even nicknamed Silly because of the silly things she was apt to do, like trying to give her teddy bear a hot bubble bath or jump off the bed using an open pillowcase as a parachute. Those particular endeavors had not worked out well.

      She peered out the window. A bitter cold front was moving in; she could tell by the snow flurries and the way the passing people were all bundled up. That made the loneliness worse. She shivered, though it was warm inside. She was a naturally warm, outgoing person, and she

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