A Chaparral Prince

Lena, an 11-year-old girl, worked as a kitchen maid at the Quarrymen’s Hotel. She lived in a small town in Texas called Fredericksburg, and was sent to work at the quarries by her father, Peter Hildesmuller, whose dream was to become as rich as his neighbour. Lena was very fond of reading Grimm’s Fairy Tales because she believed that one day a prince or a fairy would rescue her from her miserable life. However, the book was also taken away by Mrs. Maloney. Dejected, Lena wrote a letter to her mother telling her about her miserable life, which was carried in the mail wagon driven by Fritz Bergmann. But what would happen when a gang of robbers stopped Fritz? Will Lena’s letter ever reach her mother? What will the robbers do with Fritz? How will Lena find her way back to her family? Read this heartwarming tale to find out!