"Four Gallant Sisters" by Eric A. Kimmel
From Read Me a Story, Ink by Robert Topp
October 21, 2025 · 11 min
About this episode
Four sisters disguise themselves as men to save the young king's betrothed and her brothers from a dragon.
When their mother dies, four sisters disguise themselves as men and find apprenticeships with a tailor, a hunter, a thief and a stargazer. At the end of their apprenticeships, each is given a magic tool. Both the skills and the magic are critical when they are enlisted to save the young king's betrothed and her four brothers from a loathsome dragon.
People in this episode
Host: Robert Topp
Topics covered
- sisters
- disguise
- magic tools
- adventure
- dragon
- king
Keywords
- sisters
- magic
- dragon
- adventure
- apprenticeship
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Books & works: Four Gallant Sisters
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