The Enchanted Island of Yew
Whereon Prince Marvel Encountered the High Ki of Twi
and Other Surprising People
By
L. Frank Baum
Author of "The Wizard of Oz,"
"The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus,"
"The Magical Monarch of Mo," Etc.
Contents
1. [Once On a Time] 2. [The Enchanted Isle] 3. [The Fairy Bower] 4. [Prince Marvel] 5. [The King of Thieves] 6. [The Troubles of Nerle] 7. [The Gray Men] 8. [The Fool-Killer] 9. [The Royal Dragon of Spor] 10. [Prince Marvel Wins His Fight] 11. [The Cunning of King Terribus] 12. [The Gift of Beauty] 13. [The Hidden Kingdom of Twi] 14. [The Ki and The Ki-Ki] 15. [The High Ki of Twi] 16. [The Rebellion of The High Ki] 17. [The Separation of The High Ki] 18. [The Rescue of The High Ki] 19. [The Reunion of The High Ki] 20. [Kwytoffle, the Tyrant] 21. [The Wonderful Book of Magic] 22. [The Queen of Plenta] 23. [The Red Rogue of Dawna] 24. [The Enchanted Mirrors] 25. [The Adventurers Separate] 26. [The End of the Year] 27. [A Hundred Years Afterward]
1. "Once on a Time"
I am going to tell a story, one of those tales of astonishing adventures that happened years and years and years ago. Perhaps you wonder why it is that so many stories are told of "once on a time", and so few of these days in which we live; but that is easily explained.