The Princess and the Crow is a tale of magic and witchcraft for children, probably conveying the stories the author heard as a child living on an island copious with superstitions and magic.

‘My beautiful Princess, I am a Prince. One day, a wicked witch came to my castle in Rajasthan. She wanted to marry me. When I refused, she cast a spell on me. She closed me in the body of a one eyed crow so that I will never marry. When you let go of me, the spell broke. I am transformed into a handsome Prince again.’

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Anita Bacha

The Princess and the Crow is a charming storybook for children with magnificent illustrations depicting a native girl living at the seaside. All the colorful and chirping birds of the island where she lives, the lovely local blossoms, the succulent tropical fruits and, the coconut trees are all painted with artistic skill.

The name of the girl is Keyla. She is a princess at home. Her hut is her castle as it is for any child whether the one is living in a mansion, a fisherman’s hut, a palace or the gutter. Her country is her Kingdom.

Keyla is the main character and protagonist in the story. She is playful, naïve and, easily irritated, then we find another stronger protagonist, the Crow. He appears in the story to teach a lesson to Keyla, to wit. love does not mean to possess but to let go….

Young children are endowed with fertile and creative imagination. The Princess and the Crow is appealing to children and it stimulates their imagination, boosts their wanderlust and desire to discover the other side of the world.

Anita Bacha

Is a native of the Republic of Mauritius, a group of islands in the Indian Ocean. She studied law at Lincoln’s Inn, London, United Kingdom. During her career at the Bar, she was appointed District Magistrate and,Senior Magistrate. Later she joined the Executive as Head of the National Adoption Council, the Central Authority for Intercountry Adoption in Mauritius. As the delegate of her country, she worked at The Hague Conference on Private International Law for the drafting of The Hague Adoption Convention 1993 and is a signatory of the Convention.

She is now back in practice at the Bar. She has a passion for writing spiritual, poetry and, story books in her spare time.

An astute storyteller, she marvels her grandchildren with her imaginative stories. On the insistence of her elder son, father of three, she wrote her first fairy tale and debut storybook for children, The Princess and the Crow.