{"id":279,"date":"2009-05-31T07:22:40","date_gmt":"2009-05-31T14:22:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.zebrakeys.com\/blog\/?p=279"},"modified":"2022-07-22T10:05:33","modified_gmt":"2022-07-22T17:05:33","slug":"the-tale-of-despereaux","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.zebrakeys.com\/blog\/the-tale-of-despereaux\/","title":{"rendered":"The Tale of Despereaux"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<br \/>\n<font size=\"4\"><\/p>\n<div width=\"440\">\n  The Tale of Despereaux  is a children&#8217;s fantasy book written by Kate DiCamillo, published in 2003. It is a timeless classic story which is about the adventures of a mouse named Despereaux Tilling, and he begins his quest to rescue a human princess from the rats.<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n  In 2004. this book won the Newbery Medal award. Later, it has been adapted  and make into a video game as well as a stage musical. The Tale of Despereaux was also adapted into a film in 2008.\n<\/div>\n<p><\/font><br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n<font size=\"4\"><\/p>\n<div width=\"440\" align=\"center\">\n  <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"440\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/cJUFDPkpUK4\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/font><br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n<strong><font size=\"4\"><\/p>\n<table width=\"440\" align=\"center\">\n<tr>\n<td align=\"center\">\n      ____________________________<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"center\">\n      <font color=\"burgundy\">Click below to access:<\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<p><!--more--><br \/>\n<\/font><\/strong><br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n<font size=\"4\"><\/p>\n<table width=\"440\" align=\"center\">\n<tr>\n<td width=\"85\" align=\"center\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zebrakeys.com\/blog\/page\/1\/\">Pg. 1<\/a><\/td>\n<td width=\"3\" align=\"center\">|<\/td>\n<td width=\"85\" align=\"center\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zebrakeys.com\/blog\/page\/2\/\">Pg. 2<\/a><\/td>\n<td width=\"3\" align=\"center\">|<\/td>\n<td width=\"85\" align=\"center\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zebrakeys.com\/blog\/page\/3\/\">Pg. 3<\/a><\/td>\n<td width=\"3\" align=\"center\">|<\/td>\n<td width=\"85\" align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zebrakeys.com\/blog\/page\/4\/\">Pg. 4<\/a><\/td>\n<td width=\"3\" align=\"center\">|<\/td>\n<td width=\"85\" align=\"center\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zebrakeys.com\/blog\/page\/5\/\">Pg. 5<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"85\" align=\"center\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zebrakeys.com\/blog\/page\/6\/\">Pg. 6<\/a><\/td>\n<td width=\"3\" align=\"center\">|<\/td>\n<td width=\"85\" align=\"center\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zebrakeys.com\/blog\/page\/7\/\">Pg. 7<\/a><\/td>\n<td width=\"3\" align=\"center\">|<\/td>\n<td width=\"85\" align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zebrakeys.com\/blog\/page\/8\/\">Pg. 8<\/a><\/td>\n<td width=\"3\" align=\"center\">|<\/td>\n<td width=\"85\" align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zebrakeys.com\/blog\/page\/9\/\">Pg. 9<\/a><\/td>\n<td width=\"3\" align=\"center\">|<\/td>\n<td width=\"85\" align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zebrakeys.com\/blog\/page\/10\/\">Pg. 10<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"85\" align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zebrakeys.com\/blog\/page\/11\/\">Pg. 11<\/a><\/td>\n<td width=\"3\" align=\"center\">|<\/td>\n<td width=\"85\" align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zebrakeys.com\/blog\/free-online-piano-lessons-2\/\">Table of Contents<\/a><\/td>\n<td width=\"3\" align=\"center\">|<\/td>\n<td width=\"85\" align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zebrakeys.com\/blog\/five-finger-exercise\/\">5-Finger Exercise<\/a><\/td>\n<td width=\"3\" align=\"center\">|<\/td>\n<td width=\"85\" align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zebrakeys.com\/blog\/tag\/children-songs\/\">Children Music<\/a><\/td>\n<td width=\"3\" align=\"center\">|<\/td>\n<td width=\"85\" align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zebrakeys.com\/blog\/tag\/easy-songs\/\">Easy Songs<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<p><\/font><br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n<font size=\"4\"><\/p>\n<table width=\"440\" align=\"center\">\n<tr>\n<td width=\"145\" align=\"center\"><span style=\"color: #00ff99\"><b>Lesson 2<\/b><\/span>&nbsp;<br \/>\n      White Piano Key Names&nbsp;<br \/>\n      <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zebrakeys.com\/lessons\/preparation\/pianolayout\/?id=2\/#lesson2\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.zebrakeys.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/white-key-names.jpg\" alt=\"White Key Names\" width=\"140\" height=\"140\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3896\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td width=\"145\" align=\"center\"><span style=\"color: #00ff99\"><b>Lesson 1<\/b><\/span>&nbsp;<br \/>\n      Piano&nbsp;<br \/>\n      Layout&nbsp;<br \/>\n      <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zebrakeys.com\/lessons\/preparation\/pianolayout\/?id=1\/#lesson1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.zebrakeys.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/piano_keys_layout-1024x853.jpg\" alt=\"piano_keys_layout\" width=\"140\" height=\"140\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-11063\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td width=\"145\" align=\"center\"><span style=\"color: #00ff99\"><b>Lesson 3<\/b><\/span>&nbsp;<br \/>\n      Black Piano Keys Names&nbsp;<br \/>\n      <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zebrakeys.com\/lessons\/preparation\/pianolayout\/?id=3\/#lesson3\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.zebrakeys.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/black-key-names.jpg\" alt=\"Black Key Names\" width=\"140\" height=\"140\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3914\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"145\" align=\"center\"><span style=\"color: #00ff99\"><b>Lesson 5<\/b><\/span>&nbsp;<br \/>\n      <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zebrakeys.com\/lessons\/preparation\/basicmusicnotation\/?id=5\/#lesson5\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.zebrakeys.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/note-duration.jpg\" alt=\"note-duration\" width=\"140\" height=\"140\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7007\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td width=\"145\" align=\"center\"><span style=\"color: #ff66ff\"><b>Learn&nbsp; Song<\/b><\/span>&nbsp;<br \/>\n      <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zebrakeys.com\/blog\/learn-to-play-brother-john-online\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.zebrakeys.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/Learn-Brother-John.jpg\" alt=\"Learn Brother John\" width=\"140\" height=\"140\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-12730\" 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