Tickling Butterflies – Serialized Novel
Tickling Butterflies is an epic fantasy made out of 128 separate fairy tales that together weave one epic fairy tale.
The entire book was serialized online and is now available completely free. Start from the prologue and keep going.
The book follows King John, who was born with a prophecy of death over his head. King John struggles to save The Land of All Legends by finding out all its secrets. In doing so, he follows the fairy tales back to their source: the magical planet Earth.
Tickling Butterflies is made out of 128 separate fairy tales that together form one epic story.
Here are all the stories, in order:
TICKLING BUTTERFLIES
A fantasy novel by Guy Hasson
PART 1: JOHN THE CUTE’S CHILDHOOD
The Pint of Beer and Its Glass House
PART 2: JOHN THE CUTE VS. DEATH
PART 3: THE BOY BECOMES KING
The Man with Less than No Friends
The Prince Who Wanted Responsibility
The Secret at the Deepest Crevice
PART 4: THE HAPPILY EVER AFTER HOME FOR THE MARRIED
The Mystery of the Happy Marriage
The Woman Who Wanted to Please Her Mother
The Woman Who Waited for True Love
The Trials of Prince Charming the Fifth
PART 5: THE LAND OF NO RESPECT
The King and the Farting Ferret
The Mystery of Snow White and the Seven Dwarves
The Man Who Thought Laughter Was a Hug
Sylvia Fo and the Magic Mirror
Benjamin Miller and the Magic Mirror
PART 6: A PROPHECY OF LIFE
The Woman with the Broken Heart
PART 7: A WORLD WITHOUT MAGIC
The Teddy Bear and the Invisible Dragon
PART 8: THE STORYTELLERS
PART 9: TO SACRIFICE A KING
Return of the Foreseeing Propheseers
The Story of the River Red Continent
The Girl Who Wanted Two Things at Once
PART 10: THE SECRETS OF MAGIC
A Prelude to a Meeting of Magical Revelations
PART 11: THE TRAGEDY BEGINS
PART 12: THE MAGICAL PLANET EARTH
The Life Lesson of King John the Cute
The Legend of Gladys Poindexter
Return of the Original Monster
The Path to the Land of All Legends
PART 13: THE LOST FAIRY TALES
Two Doors, Two Kings, and Two Questions
The Tale of the Ancient Superhero
The Pebble that Broke the World
PART 14: THE BATTLE OF GREAT SACRIFICES
The Battle for the King’s Soul
The Conclusion, Part 1: A Land Awakened
The Conclusion, Part 2: The Story of True Beauty
Guy Hasson's Imagination 
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Is there any chance of an e-reader friendly version of these? I’m trying to follow, but whenever I miss a day or two, I find myself struggling to catch back up…
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Hi Standback. Right now there isn’t a friendlier version. But with every article, you can always click on the previous one and the previous one to see what you’ve missed.
I’m glad you’re enjoying the stories.
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