A Merry Kin

About the Book

Kestre led Suzy Q and the other Kin children into the woods to a little glade. They all sat on tree stumps and waited for their new teacher. Into the clearing walked a tiny ancient man, even tinier than they were. He had a long beard and was wearing green hidey clothes. Struggling onto the stool, he scowled at them, then said, “You shall soon all become good ventriloquists as The Ham needs more voice throwers. You will also learn to disappear and do magic tricks. I demand this.” He then awkwardly dismounted the stool while saying, “Ja! Godt, godt,” and disappeared.

About the Author

Oral Husemoen McDanel Ever since she was a small child living on the North Dakota prairie and was told of the Trolls in her grandfather’s homeland of Norway she knew there must be similar tiny creatures in America. But it wasn’t until she was eighty-nine years old that she finally knew she was right! While camping on the Olympic Peninsula in Washington State she was sitting alone by the campfire when an American eagle landed on a stump near her. The eagle spoke softly to her and told her the story of A Merry Kin. Oral asked the eagle, “Why are you telling me this tale?” The eagle whispered, “Because you believe, but ‘who knows?’”