The Princess's Compass

Princess Mira lives in a bright kingdom of rolling hills and winding rivers, and around her neck hangs an old brass compass on a red ribbon. Legend says the compass can point to the greatest treasure in the land, so Mira sets out eagerly to follow it. This gentle fairy tale by Yavuz DEMİRKIRAN follows the glowing blue needle as it leads her not to gold or jewels but to everyday places where help is needed.

Each day Mira follows the compass and finds need rather than treasure. With the village children beside her, she fills holes, mends fences, carries apples, pushes a stuck cart, and listens to those who have no one to talk to. Slowly she comes to understand what the compass was really for, and she makes a plan to care for her kingdom with her own hands. Written for young children and for parents or teachers reading aloud, the tale can be read on Online Masal.