The Tale of Two Sisters

Ever After High #0.7

by Shannon Hale

An exclusive 10-page bonus story for Ever After Storybook of Legends--The Tale of Two Sisters!"
In Ever After The Storybook of Legends, Apple White and Raven Queen faced off in a hexciting battle between destiny and choice. Here is the story within their The Tale of Two Sisters, the spellbinding tale found in the basement of Ever After High. Get the full fairytelling in this exclusive short story by Newbery Honor author Shannon Hale!

Genres: Fantasy, Childrens, Fairy Tales, Young Adult, Retellings, Short Stories, Middle Grade

5 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 1, 2013

About the author

Shannon Hale is the New York Times best-selling author of six young adult novels: the Newbery Honor book Princess Academy, multiple award winner Book of a Thousand Days, and the highly acclaimed Books of Bayern series. She has written three books for adults, including the upcoming Midnight in Austenland (Jan. 2012), companion book to Austenland. She co-wrote the hit graphic novel Rapunzel's Revenge and its sequel Calamity Jack with husband Dean Hale. They live near Salt Lake City, Utah with their four small children, and their pet, a small, plastic pig.

Reviews

[Musa]

i just want to read it so let me read it got dang it let me read it LET ME READ IT NOWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW

[Azbaqiyah · Rating 3 out of 5]

Simple sotry.

[Shannon · Rating 3 out of 5]

The Tale of Two Sisters
Ever After High: Storybook of Legends, Book .7

I Picked Up This Book Because: Looking from something short


The Story:

A super short story of two sisters and their differences meant to supplement the full books and influence Apple White and Raven Queen


The Random Thoughts:


3 Stars

[Bianca · Rating 4 out of 5]

Pretty sure I've read this out of order. I mean I read all the other prequels but maybe this one would've made more sense to me if I'd already read the two main novels? I'm not sure.

It was a very brief story but it had a lot of interesting aspects- the story itself held a strong moral whilst the impact of the story sounds like it's going to have riveting effects of the Ever After Kingdom and the character of the Raven Queen.

[Shayla · Rating 2 out of 5]

It was a cute add on to the Ever After High franchise but I didn't think it was even worth the $2.99 I paid for it. Most everything is already in the novel.

[Tiffany Spencer · Rating 2 out of 5]

The Tale of Two Sisters
There really wasn’t much to this story. There are two sisters. One is “colorless” (unattractive) but has a good heart (butterflies dance around her head). Then there’s a beautiful sister that has an ugly personality (flies and mosquitos buzz around her head). The ugly sister gets fed up with all the insects and drags her sister to a well. She makes her lower her down just enough to make the insects fly off. Then for some unknown reason, the beautiful sister makes the ugly sister do the same, but when it’s her time to lower her into the well she gets distracted by her shadow and let's go off the rope and it starts to drop lower into the water than is comfortable. Something happens in the water with the butterflies and a glowing light and by the time the “ugly” sister comes out she’s now beautiful (magical water whose reflection makes the inside fit the out?) The real ugly one runs off and the other one returns home (im surprised the “real” ugly one didn’t try to leave her down in the well or either push her back down in the well. Cause wouldn’t that just be fitting. So the one who was beautiful all along runs home to her mother and says “Look! I’m beautiful now.” The mother says “I don’t see a difference”. It’s kind of the opposite of what happens at the end of Shrek. Someone is talking at the end about how they don’t want to follow the example of the story and do to “Betta” what the ugly sister did. So they found a way to turn the well into a portal (the sister’s kids?) By the time someone finds out they’ll be long gone.

Rate 5 It’s not a lot of this to “rate” or discusses but the message is good because it’s true. What looks good on the outside, I definitely had to learn a long time ago isn’t always the case. “Beautiful” people can be very “ugly” when you “really” get to know them for who they are. And the ones that are “average” usually make the BEST people! It’s all about what’s inside that really counts. But I wouldn't buy this because there just isn't enough of this to even be worth it.

[ChiliCayte · Rating 4 out of 5]

i wonder if apple and raven were ever supposed to meet butta and bella and find more about where they went
too bad they were never mentioned in the show

[Mich · Rating 4 out of 5]

No sabría que opinión proporcionarle al libro. Desde hace un tiempo, he deseado leer los libros de la franquicia Ever After High y este fue uno de los pocos que encontré en mi idioma. La realidad, es que esperaba un cuento más adaptado al universo Ever After y no un clásico al pie de la letra. Es lo único que me decepcionó en sí, la historia está bien con una moraleja a la altura de cuento de hadas.

[Coni · Rating 4 out of 5]

4.5
Me gustó pero no entiendo quienes son los personajes pq NO LES PONEN EL NOMBRE. Dios q bronca q hagan eso, no hay nada q me moleste más.

[Keiran · Rating 4 out of 5]

so raven wasn’t the first to go against her destiny

the tv show missed so much out omg i cant wait to read more

[aliyah overturf · Rating 3 out of 5]

alrighty

[gigi ˚₊· ੭* · Rating 4 out of 5]

this is the kind of storys i wanna read to my children before bed🥺

[lyn]

surprised this is a book

[Vi_nica · Rating 4 out of 5]

4/5 ⭐️
So there’s more lore…

[hibasalrightii · Rating 3 out of 5]

Pretty sure this should be read after the first or the second book

[Elle · Rating 4 out of 5]

The story of two sisters, one selfish and beautiful, and one kind and ugly. It seemed rather predictable, but it was enjoyable anyways.

THIS MAY BE A SPOILER BUT I'M NOT SURE IF IT'S A BIG DEAL SINCE IT IS ONLY 5 PAGES

I truly loved what happened when the kind daughter had returned home after the well had made her attractive. Excited, she called to her mother to see what happened to her face. Her mother kissed her, and told her that she always looked the same to her.
Its wonderful! Her mother always saw her as beautiful, and not just because she was her mother. It was very sweet. A good bedtime story for a child, or for yourself.

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[Alysha DeShaé · Rating 3 out of 5]

This one was marked as coming before the first book, but it seemed like maybe it was supposed to be either during or after the first book based on the little bit of story surrounding the tale-inside-the-story. Most of this book was a fairytale about sisters; one is good and ugly, the other bag and beautiful. There's not much else to it than that. Oh, and the mother always thought the ugly one was beautiful, as all parents apparently should.

[Nickie · Rating 3 out of 5]

I read this before reading the Storybook of Legends. It was marked as a "prequel" a leading in book before the real story. It seems more like an elaboration on an event that will take place in the full novel. It is the tale of two sisters: one good but ugly, the other beautiful but selfish. You see where this is going right? Choose your own path. Decide which version you want to be.

[Sierra · Rating 3 out of 5]

Very short, very simple, and okay. My favorite part was the ending. And I love how this story helped Raven decide her destiny. I would've loved to have known whatever happened to the sisters, but that's a tale for another time. I'm glad I read it, although as far as a fairy tale goes, it's not that unique or special. So, it just gets three stars.

[MLL · Rating 5 out of 5]

A great short story, this is an interesting adaptation of the tale of the two sisters at the well. This story stands well on its own or as an addition to the Ever After High The Storybook of Legend tale.

[Steph · Rating 3 out of 5]

That was a short. It is the tale of two sisters that decided not to relive their story and escape. In "The Storybook of Legends," Raven comes across this story and uses this story to back her decision to not follow in her mother's footsteps and relive her story.

[Tammy Cable · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love the way Shannon has challenged her readers to think about their own character with her challenge from this story. I can't wait to read The Storybook of Legends! Finally I'll get to know all these characters in greater depth!

[Bookkitten (collector of nice things) · Rating 4 out of 5]

I liked the story.
The only thing bothering me was that it wasn´t a freebie, it has the same amount of pages as the other freebies.

I hope it worked out for the sisters.

[Mary · Rating 5 out of 5]

The story continues to develop. So good.

[Ava · Rating 5 out of 5]

12/9/13- Today I just started/finished this book because apparently it was a short story. It was really only about how Raven was reading the two sisters story.That is all.

[Cayenne · Rating 5 out of 5]

Definitely a short story, but very good. I really like all the little add-on's Hale has written for the Ever After High series.

[Sandra WB · Rating 5 out of 5]

It is very enjoyable to have bonus material relating to a great book! The Ever After High series has the whole family reading! :)

[Alicia Ahlfors · Rating 5 out of 5]

A cute, short little e-book.

[Cali DeOliveira · Rating 3 out of 5]

it was nice to read the lost fairy tale

[Monica · Rating 4 out of 5]

Love Ever After High series