Welcome! You have arrived at the gateway to original tales. They are written for children from 7 years old to 70 years young!   I hope you enjoy reading them or at least give them a try. Best wishes from, : talewagger@hotmail.com You are more than welcome to read the stories, all of which are complete and will be added to as time permits, but please respect that they are for your personal use and all copyrights are reserved by the author. Copyright reserved. No part(s) of these publications may be reproduced, transmitted, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system, or translated into any language in any form by any means without the written permission of the author. ******************* The following are short stories from The First Galaxy, home of old-fashioned stories of adventure, bravery, mystery, adversity, romance and more, plus Aleena of the Lantern.     Click here for The Prologue   Click here for The Green Comet.   Click here for The Sea Queen.     Click here for Aleena of the Lantern. Click here for Home Page.