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    The Legend of the Desert Sandbride
    The Legend of the Desert Sandbride
    The Legend of the Desert Sandbride
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    The Legend of the Desert Sandbride

    By Loretta Murphy

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    The Legend of the Desert Sandbride presents a tale centering on a young woman
    who is doomed by a witch to roam the Sahara Desert as a result of her decision to
    flee from an arranged marriage.
    Pained at the thought of spending her life with Odoma, the tribes strongest and
    most fierce warrior, Tula runs away from her village on the day of her wedding.
    In despair, the bride encounters an old woman who leaves her with a hopeless
    future. The witch bears a grudge against Tulas father, compelling her to transform
    the girl into a sand being whose job is to provide water to those in need until true
    love rescues her. Meanwhile the king of the Noo Noos tribe decides to send his
    son Malik out to seek the Tree of Plenty to save his people from a great famine.
    Along the way, Malik encounters the spirit of the desert. His journey through the
    hot desert requires him to overcome challenging obstacles. He meets the Sandbride.
    His initial reaction to her appearance causes her to run away. Two mystical
    creatures are summoned to travel with Malik. Although Maliks travel seems dim,
    he eventually secures Tulas release, and she returns to her original state after the
    witchs evil deeds result in her demise.
    In the conclusion of The Legend of the Desert Sandbride, the couple is greeted
    by sounds of celebration as Maliks journey seems to bring about revitalization of
    his people as well as of Tulas.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherXlibris US
    Release dateOct 2, 2012
    ISBN9781462885428
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      The Legend of the Desert Sandbride - Loretta Murphy

      Copyright © 2012 by Loretta Murphy.

      ISBN: Ebook 978-1-4628-8542-8

      All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without permissionin writing from the copyright owner.

      This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places and incidents either are the product of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously, and any resemblance to any actual persons, living or dead, events, or locales is entirely coincidental.

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      The Legend of the Desert Sandbride

      Once upon a time, in a vast desert far away, there roamed a lonely bride. Her body was made of the glittering sand she hopelessly glided upon. She wore a beautiful gown made of very soft gold that kept its original appearance against the harsh desert winds. On her head sat a sparkling diamond crown that bore her name, Tula.

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      Through the cool nights, traveling caravans would feel her presence as she wandered hopelessly about their sleeping camps. She would refill their empty pouches with freshwater to drink, but no one had ever seen the sad Desert Sandbride although many stories have been told of her very existence.

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      Many years ago, the father of Tula was a powerful king of a great tribe called the Buwanda.

      King Shina was his name. He was very much respected by near and far African tribes. King Shina was very proud of his only daughter.

      Early one morning, King Shina stepped outside his large hut dressed in his best royal

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