Skip to content
Home/ Poor Man and His Princess
Poor Man and His Princess

Poor Man and His Princess

by Martinez, Mark J
No customer reviews yet ISBN 9780692434468

The Poor Man and His Princess is a children's short story about unconditional love, and the connection made between a poor old man and the young orphan girl he took in when her parents could not be found.In this story set in West Africa some centuries ago, an outcaste is awakened by a noise outside his small, humble home. When he investigates the noise, the poor man finds a little girl who was lost and tired. Attempts to find this child's parents were unsuccessful, resulting in the young girl remaining under the poor man's care. Although the man is resistant to his fate, he becomes quite attached to the girl; and after years of raising her, the young girl grows to love him as her father. Unfortunately, the day comes when the poor man and his little girl are visited by a group of soldiers from a faraway kingdom, looking for a princess who was lost many years prior. The events that follow in this heart-warming story demonstrate that riches and class cannot rival love. The Poor Man and His Princess is a children's tale that teaches us about the greatness of selflessness, humility, and love that is found in all humans of all classes and backgrounds. The reader also finds that we do not always need to look far to find our worth, for our worth can always be found at home.*CONTACT J3NATIONAL FOR WORKSHEET*

About the author

Product details

Pub dateApr 29, 2015
ISBN-100692434461
ISBN-139780692434468
LanguageEnglish
Last updated 2026-08-29 00:28
$5.07 $5.50 7% off
You save $0.43 · list price $5.50
In stock — ships in 24 hours with free tracking
Delivery by Monday, September 14, 2026
Qty
Sign in to Add to Saved list
Free delivery on orders over $35.
15-day returns. Any reason.
Secure checkout. We never store card details.

Readers who bought this also bought

More from Short Stories
See all
Mirrors: Sparkling new stories from prize-winning authors (Revised)
<p>Specially commissioned short stories, by prize-winning authors, on the theme of Mirrors.<br/>READERSHIP: 10 - 14</p> <p>A collection of new, specially commissioned short stories by some of the finest authors of children's books today: Anne Fine, Berlie Doherty, Leslie Howarth, Mary Arrigan, Gaye Hicilmaz, Jeremy Strong, Malorie Blackman, Elizabeth Laird, Melvin Burgess, Celia Rees, Kate Thompson, Paul Stewart, Vivian French, Alan Durant, Annie Dalton in range of genres - humour, horror, fantasy, traditional, realism and romance. The collection is aimed at good readers between 10 and 14, and the strength of the stories combined with the excellence of their authors will be certainly be welcomed by teachers, librarians and parents. Edited by Wendy Cooling, a well-known and highly respected figure in the world of education and children's books and the editor of Centuries of Stories.</p>
$7.69
Ten of the Best: School Stories with a Difference
<p>Ten prize-winning authors each with a brand new story based on their own schooldays. Bernard Ashley, Malorie Blackman, Berlie Doherty, Paul Jennings, Margaret Mahy, Michael Morpurgo, Jenny Nimmo, Michael Rosen, Jeremy Strong and Robert Swindells.</p> <p>Brand new stories based on each author's own schooldays - sometimes funny, often poignant, always riveting. Written in each author's unique style and based on something that is common to every child in the country - SCHOOL. Authors as below: </p> <p>PAUL JENNINGS<br/>MICHAEL MORPURGO<br/>JEREMY STRONG<br/>BERNARD ASHLEY<br/>ROBERT SWINDELLS<br/>MALORIE BLACKMAN<br/>BERLIE DOHERTY<br/>JENNY NIMMO<br/>MARGARET MAHY<br/>MICHAEL ROSEN</p> <p>Stories of running away from school&#x3b; getting the strap for punishments&#x3b; vindictive teachers&#x3b; boys who tell porky-pies&#x3b; the shy girl who could only talk through her puppet&#x3b; getting expelled [almost]&#x3b; being an evacuee&#x3b; original ways of getting out of being in the school play, as well as meeting one's own true love at school! Stories that contemporary schoolchildren will relate to in sharing the triumphs and disasters of their favourite authors' schooldays.</p>
$6.21
Littlest Dragon Gets the Giggles
Ryan, Margaret
$4.73
Littlest Dragon Goes for Goal
Ryan, Margaret
$4.73
Older Not Wiser
Henn, Sophy
$4.46
All the Fun of the Fair
Henn, Sophy
$4.46