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  • My childhood  scary  fairy

    My childhood  scary  fairy

    Once opon a time in my childhood , i always had a dream a red fairy came to my house and ask me about my wish . It will always came when I slept in my mom’s bedroom don’t know why this happened but this is true . Then I am about 12 years old kid . I always think about that . First day when i had that dream , A beautiful fairy with his red gown came  to me and told me  “hey my kind hearted child what do you want” , i replied “are you a real fairy ” i am so shocked about this incident.  I told her I want a lots of toys , she granted me that wish And told me you can call me every time . I  asked her “but how” she gave me a magical ring . She said “dear ! When you rub this ring i will came to you but there was a condition don’t  call me at night because if I  came out in night i get burnt 🔥” . I smiled and agreed . I always rub the ring and she came to me , plays with me . One day  I don’t know why I rub that ring at night and suddenly that fairy is forced to came in but she is strangely burning and shouting,  screaming  “you have to pay i told you not to call at night,” and she burnt. After that I suddenly open my eyes and my dream breaks . At that time i get scared so much .

  • Dancing Dreams: Lily’s Journey of Rediscovery

    Dancing Dreams: Lily’s Journey of Rediscovery

    A young girl named Lily once lived in the peaceful town of Meadowville. Lily, who was just twelve years old, was an excellent student who always got high ratings in her classes. She did, however, secretly have a passion for dance.

    Lily loved the sensation of losing herself in the tunes and letting her body flow with the beat. But she was unable to pursue her actual love due to her demanding school schedule and her parents’ high expectations. She reluctantly put her aspirations on hold and concentrated completely on her academics.

    Years went by, and Lily’s dedication paid off. She received a scholarship to an exclusive university after graduating as her class’s leader. She got lost in her academic work and pursued a profession in medicine because she wanted to honor her family. However, as time passed, Lily started to feel empty in her life.

    One fateful evening, Lily was scrolling through social media when she came upon a video of an amazing dancing performance. A feeling of longing rushed over Lily as she observed the dancer’s exquisite movements and genuine delight. She experienced flashbacks of her early passion, reigniting a long-dormant flame.

    Lily had just made a choice that would change her entire life. She committed to rediscovering her love of dance and pursuing the path that was meant for her. She signed up for a local dancing academy, totally embracing her rediscovered passion, despite her hard profession as a doctor. It was not an easy road. Lily struggled to balance her commitment to the dance form with a hard job schedule.

    Lily didn’t let that stop her. She spent countless hours enhancing her craft and regaining her old grace in the studio. Lily regained tremendous joy and fulfillment when she devoted herself to dancing. She found shelter in dance, using it to communicate her most intense feelings and re-establish her genuine self.

    Lily’s passion and talent eventually came to light. With her grace and alluring charm, she adorned the stages of regional recitals and competitions. She was propelled into a career as a dancer by renowned dance groups who noticed her unquestionable skill.

    Following Lily’s heart led to both her fulfillment and the inspiration of those around her. Her tale went viral, inspiring people of all ages and walks of life to follow their ambitions. Lily came to represent optimism, showing everyone that it is never too late to follow your aspirations and experience true happiness.

    As a result, the once-motivated and diligent little girl grew into a beautiful woman who enchanted the world with her dance. Following her passion was not a diversion from her academics, but rather a path to a more fulfilling life, as Lily’s incredible journey taught her. She developed into a living example of the effectiveness of tenacity and the enchantment that arises when one decides to dance to their heart’s rhythm.

  • Sammy’s Colorful Prank: Learn the Value of Friendship and Kindness

    Sammy’s Colorful Prank: Learn the Value of Friendship and Kindness

    Once upon a time, in a colorful and magical forest lived a mischievous squirrel named Sammy. Sammy was known for his jokes and playful nature. He loved to play tricks on his fellow forest creatures and often laughed mischievously as he did so.

    One sunny day, Sammy had a brilliant idea. He decided to play a prank on his best friend, Benny the Bunny. Sammy knew that Benny was a little gullible and easy going. So, he gathered a bunch of acorns and painted them bright pink, hoping to fool Benny into thinking it was a special magical acorn

    With his painted acorn ready, Sammy sneaked behind Benny, who was busy nibbling on some juicy carrots. “Hey, Benny! Look what I got!” Sammy exclaimed, holding up a pink acorn. “These acorns are enchanted! If you eat one, you can jump faster than any rabbit in the forest!”

    Benny’s eyes widened with excitement. He always dreamed of jumping higher than anyone else. “Really, Sammy? Are you sure?” he asked, getting closer.

    Sammy shook his head and tried to hide his laughter. “Of course, Benny! Try it and see for yourself.”

    Without hesitation, Benny grabbed one of the pink acorns and took a big bite. But as soon as he did, he realized something wasn’t right. Instead of feeling magical powers, Benny’s mouth turned bright pink, matching the color of an acorn. His fur stood on end, and he began to wander around in confusion.

    Sammy couldn’t hold back his laughter anymore and burst out laughing. “Oh, Benny, you fell for it! Those acorns were only painted, not magic!”

    Benny looked at Sammy with a mixture of surprise and anger. “Sammy, that wasn’t funny! You tricked me!”

    Sammy’s laughter stopped when he saw how upset Benny was. He realized that his joke had gone too far and he had hurt his friend’s feelings. He hurried towards Benny, feeling remorseful.

    “I’m really sorry, Benny. I didn’t mean to upset you. I just wanted to have some fun, but I realize now that it was mean and hurtful. Friends never play tricks that hurt each other. Should play,” said Sammy. Sincerely.

    Benny looked at Sammy and sighed. “You’re right, Sammy. A joke should be funny, but not at the expense of someone else’s feelings. Friends should always think about how their actions might affect others.”

    From that day forward, Sammy learned the importance of being considerate and kind to his friends. He vowed never to play a sad joke again and made it his mission to make Benny smile every day.

    The moral of the story is: “Fun is great, but never at the expense of one’s feelings. It’s important to consider how our actions may affect others and always be kind to your friends.” 

  • UNNECESSARY CONCERN

    There lived a washerman named Karpoorpatak in Gujarat. He had a donkey which carried loads of clothes for him, and a dog which guarded his house at night. One night the washerman and his wife were sleeping comfortably when a thief burgled their house. The dog and the donkey both were fastened by a chain to a stake in the courtyard. As soon as the donkey noticed the thief  breaking into the house, he said ,”Look ,friend! A thief is burgling the house of our master .”  “So what !” said the dog indifferently. “Fool ! Start barking loudly and wake up our master so that  he  could save his belongings from being stolen,” said the donkey angrily, ” now do you think it is my duty to explain to you your responsibilities? Why has the master kept you as his pet? Why  has the master kept you as his pet? Why do you think does the master feed you bread and milk everyday?”

         ”  Brother, donkey! Please don’t concern yourself about my responsibilities ,” said the dog ,” it is not proper to interfere unnecessarily and bully someone. Are you not aware how I got the House of my master day and night and how ungrateful my master is he has become so careless about me now that he does not doesn’t even give me food in time I have decided that I shall not perform my duties until my master has has stood some laws and that is just because he doesn’t care for me he considers me I’m a burden because he hasn’t borne any loss for a long time .Someone has a correctly said that the master doesn’t give a servants due unless he himself lands into some kind of problem.” 

    The dog ‘ s argument irritated the donkey .He  said , ” O  ungrateful one ! Listen ! A servant , who , puts up his demand before his master in the time of need,  is never considered loyal. You are contemplating your own profits and losses when our master is going into to land into trouble .” Then the donkey said again with bloodshot eyes ,” All right! You may  shirk your duties and responsibilities,. but I am not one who would remain a silent spectator at such a crisis.  I am going to awaken my master,” and saying this the donkey began braying loudly. The harsh sound produced by the donkey disturbed the sleep  of the washerman. He became very angry. He came out with a staff in his hand and began beating the donkey mercilessly . He beat  the donkey so much that his staff broke and  the donkey also died. Having narrated the story Karatak said, “Brother! This is the reason why I say that one must not act in haste and without thinking. It’s not advisable to interfere with others. Our duty lies in serving our king. We search for a prey and assuages his hunger first; and what we get is only in the form of leftovers.That’s all .Here lies our limit.”

    “Anyway,”  said  Damanak, “Let us go and attend our king ; let’s see what borders him ,”saying this Damanak  went to the den of the lion and prostrated himself before him. Seeing Damanak the lion said  very affectionately, ” Why Damanak ! Where have you been all these day ?  “My Lord ! You are king of this forest. We  are very ordinary creatures .You hardly needed us. You seldom remember us, but we always remember you .” “No, no, Damandak ! You are son of our minister. How can I forget you? I have engaged you as my attendant for the only reason that you are son of my minister.” You have been our benefactor for generations together. I cannot thank you enough   for all that you have done for us. We always look for an opportunity to find favour in your eyes.”  “Yes, I agree with what you say,”  said the lion. The lion was indeed impressed. He  said, ” Minster, You are really very scholarly. What you say gives me a ray of hope. A minister like you should always remain with me.”

    “What you say  is correct, my lord. A king and his minister should never part with each other .But I would like to ask you a question if it doesn’t bother you.” “Yes ,yes ,do you ask,”   said the lion. “Lord ! You had gone out to drink water from the river, but you returned without drinking water. What was the reason ?” “Yes, your observation is correct .But unfortunately I could not find someone trustworthy with whom I could share the secret.” “You don’t  consider me also suitable for this?” ” No ,no , it’s not that.” ” Then ,in that case, you can share the secret with me .””Yes,yes ,I trust you. Listen-in fact ,I am afraid ,some very dangerous animal has entered this forest.  I have heard the thunderous roar of that animal on the bank of the river. Perhaps he is destined to rule this forest in future. Because he is capable of  shaking the whole of the forest with his thunderous roar.” ” What are you saying ,my lord?” “I am telling you the truth. It’s not difficult to asses the might of the animal with those thunderous roar the whole of the forest begins to shake .Personally I am of the view that we must abandon the forest now.” “My lord ! I too heard the thunderous roar, but leaving one’s homeland is not as simple as you think. Elders have said that brother,  wife servant, community ,wisdom and self confidence are put to test only when there is a challenge.”

    “Damanak ! I have explained to you my problem. I don’t know what is going to happen now,” “My lord! You would not have become nervous ,had you been worried .But you need not worry so long as we are with you. We are brothers, shall manage the situation. Please don’t be ill an ease, leave it us to unravel the mystery.” “Yes, yes, do everything you brothers can .From my side you two are absolutely free.” “Thank you, my lord! With your blessings we shall return only after we have traced his enemy.” ” Brother! This is politics. Politics says that it’s no sin even if one has to tell lies to make the king happy. It is necessary to be brave and wise if one wants to oblige someone. You may not be aware, but I know the reason why our king is so frightened.” “And what’s that reason?” “In fact there is a bullock who lives along the bank of the river. Our king has only heard him bellowing; he has not yet seen him and that is the reason he is so scared.” “If it was as simple as that, you should have made the king aware of it. What is the use of keeping him worried?” Damanak said, “Brother! No one is going to honor us if we solve a problem without ant difficulty. How will the king know that we are wise ministers? Our politics says that a king should not be allowed to become free from fear. And if you commit this kind of mistake you too will suffer like the cat did.”

     “What’s the story?” “Listen, I shall tell you the story.”  

  • Smile

    Smile

    Childrens are happier than anyone in this world.

    They expect less and shares their unconditional love with everyone.

    The smile of a child may heal all of our sorrows.

  • Ruby and Aluka

    Ruby and Aluka

    To begin with, I want to assure you that angels don’t like earth. Infact earth is that darkest planet in the whole universe which fairies, angels, elfs and encantados etc. are all afraid of, because demons live on Earth. But one of the pretiest of their creed somehow stayed on earth. This is the tale of Ruby, the youngest angel of the fairyland and the only angel who made the other angels to tread on this much feared planet with a renewed perception about Earth and its people.

    This story is long forgotten by us, but the people of Sumadia speak about it quit often. In the ancient lands of diamond studded Sumadian kingdom, a young and handsome Sumadian king Aluka decided to build a moon tower. He was fascinated by tales of angels and always fancied what angels look like since his childhood. After he grew up to be an amazing king, he wanted to catch one for his future children, so that they could see in real, how angels look. He knew that the magical beings are almost always attracted by shining objects, so he prepared a grand plan. It was not an intangible idea, His highness was a famous architect himself, he single handedly started working on the moon tower project. The news spread like fire in the forest. On his call, tonnes and tonnes of men reached his kingdom, all were skilled craftsmen. Some came loaded in dinghies and others arrived to the shores in big ships. Many other kings also supported him and sent jewels and precious stones in return of the promise of acquiring an angel for themselves. Some of them only wanted to see angels in their lifetime, and some just presupposed to acquire the angels with force. But what ever were their thoughts, they all contributed with ample amout of dough and manpower for that masterpice of architecture.

    This is how with all the positive signs, the moon tower project got under way. King Aluka prepared such an amazing design that any angel which gets attracted towards it, will surely find a path inside but will never be able to get out again. No magic could break the trap as it was carved out of hardest and shiniest element on Earth. There were no loopholes in this perfect trap since the angel bait was good for magical beings but humans could easily walk in and out of the trap.

    Almost 20,000 men worked at one time to erect the tower in the middle of the castle. It was made with 24 carat gold and at the top was the stunning crescent moon full of bright shine reflecting from giant diamonds taking light from other heavenly bodies, which was made completely with layers and layers of precious gem stones. Although the moon tower mimicked the shine of moon, even then it shined brighter than all the celestial bodies seen in the vast sky. In two year time the whole tower was made and in the next two only the moon at the top of it, was built. Overall it was a success and turned out to be way better than expected.

    Many magical beings came attracted towards the newly built moon but as soon as they came to know that the light is coming from the dark realms of Earth, they would drift away instantly. News about this moon tower reached to the splended fairy kingdom as well, with warnings to avoid the moon at any cost. One day a band of angels passed from above the planet Earth. All were charmed by the cristal shine of the moon but minding the warnings associated with it they ignored the luring glitters of the moon and moved on, on thier path. But Rubi was so enthralled by the glitters and the luster that she hid herself behind a lily to keep looking into the moon. An hour passed gazing into the moon, then Ruby looked around, only to find out that her friends were nowhere near. She made a few calls to them but they were all gone far away. It was not that, she didn’t knew her way back home but she was deliberately looking to spend more time watching the magnificent moon.

    Then she thought for a minute, “it’s the right time to explore the moon, before others notice and comeback looking for me, I should go and take a closer look and nobody will ever know about it. “She flew near to the top, it was heavenly experience for her to be surrounded by such beautiful jewels of earth. Finding an opening she peeped in, there was a magnificent stairway adorned by roses made of precious gems. She then so badly wanted to walk on the steps that she ignored all the cautions and jumped inside the trap. Going down and down she realised, she was lost and no longer could find a way out. She became concious of her mistake and blamed herself for the miserable situation she was in. Her night passed crying and she fell asleep on the beautiful floor.

    Early morning king looked out of his window to observe the moon tower as his every day ritual. And he couldn’t believe his eyes when he saw one lovely angel caught within his moon trap. It was a victory for him and he was over joyed to finally achieved his dreams. He rushed towards the tower to have a closer look at the angel before anyone else finds out about her. Hastily climbing to the top he stopped just near the angel and watched her enchanting face in her sleep and instantly fell in love with her. At that moment Ruby was in her pretiest form, her deep scarlet wings were wide open, her body was glittering with the reflection of diamonds, she was tired and sitting on the diamond studded floor wearing the finest pink ombre fabric. Which was throughly a breathtaking experience for the king.

    Hearing some noices around her Ruby wakes up, seeing the king staring at her, the angel was as horified, as the kind was enamored by seeing her beauty. To ease her fear introduced himself and assured her that he would never harm her. He explained his purpose of constructing the tower to her and made an offer to the sweet creature to stay in his kingdom forever. But the angel felt threatened and started weeping. Seeing her pitiful condition king decided to free the angel.

    He gave her a blanket to hide herself through the day and promised to return during night and show her the way out. Ruby stopped crying but she was in a fix if she should trust a human or not. As night fell other angels located her but noone dared to step inside the moon to save Ruby, instead they belittled her for defying rules. They tried to use their magic from out side but nothing worked. In the end feeling sorry for her misfortune they left ruby on her fate and went back to fairyland. Ruby at last decided to trust the human, as she had no other choice left with her and also because she had a soft corner in her heart for the kind king. She waited for Aluka for till late, but he did not come. Ruby hopelessly slept on the floor again cursing her fate. When the clock striked 1, king finally reached to Ruby’s help. He entred the moon and walked near the devine being. Although he wanted to watch the beautiful angel sleep but he recalled his promise of freeing her that night. He woke her up and asked her to trust him. Ruby accepted and held the king’s hand which he offered to her. Being a human king Aluka could see the way out very clearly. He escorted the angel out of the moon climbing each stair with somewhat hasitation. He knew he was about to lose his angel still he succumbed for his feeling of pure love towards her. Reaching the last stair he offered the angel to stay with him, this time more assertively then before and with laying bare his heart in front of the pink winged angel. Ruby looked at his face, she knew his proposal was genuine and his heart was pure but she didn’t wanted to commit the same mistake twice. She only accepted the help gracefully and denied his proposal on the grounds that angels can not love humankind.

    She walked past the king to get out of the diamond moon first. Breathing the fresh air around her she fluttered her wings and rose above the surface of moon. Now that she knew it was just a trap she couldn’t feel attracted towards it anymore. Thanking king Aluka, she waved goodbye to him once again. Aluka too selflessly let the angel return to her home with a sad smile over his face. She thanked the king and flew away.

    Many days passed and other kings were disappointed at how the promising trap failed terribly, because no one else knew about the angel except the king. Aluka was strongly criticised by them for squandering all the money on a useless moon tower which caught nothing except dust. For many days, king couldn’t sleep and eat properly. He was in love with the angel and missed her absence in his life. One night he looked at the moon tower to observe his masterpiece in memory of that beautiful angel he lost. But his happiness knew no bounds when he saw Ruby sitting at the staircase of the moon. He secretly went to meet her without letting anyone know.

    The angel was back to Earth only for the king. She said to him not to grieve any longer as she had come to stay. The king proposed again on his knees with the last diamond left in his kingdom, It was an ancestral ring of the royal family, which the angel accepted happily. Then the only barrier was that angels cannot marry a human. Since the king could not be made an angel, Ruby transformed herself into a human by giving up on her magical powers forever. They planned their wedding by the end of one weeks time. And till then everyday they longed for eachother.

    This made the lovers realize that no trap in the entire universe is as strong as the bound of love and nothing could be a better craft than a sincere heart. Factually despite the cleaver craftsmanship ofthe moon tower, it couldn’t catch the angel but the selfless love and kindness, which king offered to the angel, sincerely caught her heart. In the end, Ruby, the angel of fierce pink wings, stayed on Earth with her own wishes and all the angels came to attend her marriage to the king. In a weeks time when the wedding ceremonies were going on, the visitors on the brides side, explored the amazing trenches and caverns of earth and fell in love with the place. Along with the mesmarising beauty of Earth beautiful heart of noble men like king Aluka made angels to change their assumptions about the ‘Blue planet’ … Since then magical creatures sometimes visit and even inhabit the deep beautiful forests and beaches of Earth. Since then sending gifts to Earthlings became a known practice in fairyland. And many angels visit our lands till date, to bring gifts to the bloodlines of angels who married on this planet afterall. This is why children all over the world are asked to be kind and sweethearted, so that angels could recognise their hereditary traits in them and give them presents every now and then. And this is the sole reason why Sumanian people recite the advantures of Ruby and King Aluka to their children as bed time stories. Afterall who could guess who are the real heirs of angels amoung all the cute little angels born in form of human babies.

  • Secret Goblin market

    Secret Goblin market

    To begin the story let me clearly tell you, Isha loved advanture. She was a sensible ten year old daughter of Mr. and Ms. Gill, who along with their two children got relocated to Europe during the 50’s. Her new house was located almost two miles away from the forest and there were lot’s of girls of her own age around. She picked out four special girls, who were as adventurous souls as herself, to become her very best mates for life. The 5 girl gang included naive Riya, cute Rihana, talkative Sameera, strong Iris and herself. They would gather near Isha’s house and plan for advanture, treasure hunts and misterious facts mostly by sharing books and visiting libraries on weekoffs, while they would gather on the same spot to study togather on the school-days.

    Things were going fine untill one day Riya heard a whistling sound coming from the other side of the thin waterway which separated their homes from the forest region. Although they were not allowed to cross the lake and enter the forest mainland, Riya still wanted to go and enquire. Isha being the most intelligent girl out of them all denied but majority was in favour of Riya’s claims. So everyone prepared their own bags with essentials and entered the forest.

    Riya being the most innocent and naive girl took along food, water and her teddy. Riyana was pretty and all she could think for the adventure trip was makeup and chocolates. Other three carried essential things like a compass, rope, blankets, a lighter and water. As they carefully crossed the low flowing river. They saw a shadow walking past some thick wild cherry bushes. They couldn’t see much except for a golden ball attached to a conical corner of a green velvety hat that she was wearing. They knew it was not an animal. As they walked near the creature, it sliped further into the forest. All of the girls went deep into the forest chasing the creature wearing the golden ball on it’s hat. Isha again tried to convince others to turn back but noone wanted to leave without finding out about the noises.

    Then suddenly in the deepest part of the forest errupted a lot of hustle and bustle. It was as if there was a secret market at the heart of the forest. Walking almost 10 steps further, at a little distace they witnessed lamp lights and many more little people wearing the similar green hats. As they went near the bazaar noices began to harshen making it very unpleasant to stay there much longer.

    But as the other girls still kept on panting to proceed to the market, Isha reminded everyone how it was not safe to enter an unknown crowd specially when it was not an ordinary crowd. Girls for the last time ignored her warnings, so Isha too went along instead of unsuccessfully trying to stop them. Also her own adventurous nature compelled her to go. But she was smart enough to plan their safe escape.

    Every girl in the group was well aware about these creatures because Sameera use to tell folklores about them, as she was the only native European among them. From Sameera’s stories they already knew goblins are almost always small and grotesque , mischievous or outright evil, and greedy creatures, especially for gold and jewelry. So they planned they will keep on moving untill they cross all the shops without buying anything. They covered themselves in blankets and merged into the goblin crowd. Everyone was scared but proceeded through the market to walk away without being caught by the vicious goblins.

    They passed first few shops only by looking at them but the goblin bazaar wasn’t simply any other market, it was full of exotic objects and variety of magic. There were such serems that can make hair change colour, charms that bring love, money or happiness, dream catchers that contained 10 to 100 most desirable dreams, and so on. The shopkeepers were very assertive and flexible about payments.

    In the end only Isha made it out of the market and all her friends were lured by the glitters of the market. But not realising her friends’ fates, she kept on rushing her steps away from the dissonance. When the voices dimmed as she went far from the market she turned back to talk to her friends but realised too late that all her friends were tricked by goblins into buying some or the other thing. Isha hid at a distance behind the thick mapple trees to help her friends if needed. She saw Iris buying a mason jar, which enables the drinker to have super strength for a few minutes and Sameera purchased a mike that makes the holders voice very euphonic. Riya and rihana brought invaluable but attractive charm bracelets which give luck and love respectively. The goblin market stood there till 7 and then it disappeared into thin air. As the girls stood there alone, Isha made her way to the girls and hugged them. Then everyone went home happily but amazed. They made fun of Isha for not buying anything while they purchased so much magic for free. Isha found this shocking to know, because in folklores goblins are famed to be cunning traders and it is said that “there is no such thing as free lunch with, the goblins” .

    It was almost dark so they decided to reach home as soon as possible. None of them uttered a single word about this incident at their homes. The next day all the girls met again on their regular place to discuss about the events of previous day. Although they brought so many things from goblin market none of them seemed excited that day. Isha was surprised to see this reaction. Now she was actually tensed for her only friends in the neighborhood. She knew something was wrong about the goblins.

    They asked Isha if she is okey! which isha responded favourably. Then one of them said,” but I can’t get rid of the unbearable noises from the goblin market.” Others too nodded in assent. Isha questioned, “what did you buy their magic goods with?” no wonder they were answerless. Because they did not pay a dime to the goblins. At that point they found out even though they all knew goblins are not the kind of creatures who would allow bargains, they had fallen into their tricks. Riya finally broke down and sobbing she blabbled,” they rejected our money asking for gold, but we didn’t had any, so they gave us alternate choice.” Iris intruded in between saying,” goblins asked us to trade one out of three things, Age, family or peace. And we all choose peace. And since then we can not get rid of the strange noises.”

    Isha knew goblins have already played their cards well. She decided to herself go to the same market and somehow find a remedy. The next day she packed her bag and walked into the woods but she was unable to find the goblin market again. For a week she went into the most wicked parts of the woods but kept on coming back empty handed. Her friends continued to live in distress. Seven days later Isha heard a familiar whistle. Knowing that goblins are back she picked up her bag and rushed to the inner side of the forest.

    This time Isha was welcomed very warmly. Goblins greeted the girl as the “one who was left unattended last tym”. Isha didn’t wanted to buy anything but the goblins were very adamant for atleast one single purchase just by the reason of entering in to the market. Isha asked one goblin then the next and till the last in the market but noone gave her any solution. As it started getting dark and she hopelessly decided to leave, one goblin held her by arm and offered an apple. She denied but the goblins surrounded her and pushed the apple in to her mouth. She closed her mouth tightly. Outnumbered she could not evade them so she cried, “I will eat the apple but in return you have to tell me the solution of how my friends will find their peace back”. Goblins were ready to give a solution in exchange for eating an apple, so after her first bite one goblin told her, “if they need to rid the noices then tell them that they just have to eat lot of Cherries. Isha dropped the cursed apple on the ground and dodging the goblins she hastened towards her home to inform her friends. But accepting the apple from goblins bound her in their debt. The cunning goblins smiled at a distance as Isha ran away from the market. But she never managed to escape the misterious woods.

    Next day Isha’s mother and father began inquiring from her friends about their daughter’s disappearance and police too was informed. her friends kept quite feeling guilty about the mishap. Later only Sameera told everyone about the goblin market though noone blieved her stories.

    Another day passed looking for Isha with no success. So the remaining four girls went into the scary forest again. But this time they prayed god to avoid any sort of advanture for them. There right at the onset of the forest they saw someone standing. As they approached they found a statue right next to the cherry bush, but horrified at the sight of a statue just near the entrance of the forest they didn’t approach it immediately. While passing by its side the girls looked at the face of the nicely carved figure and cringed within, it was none other than Isha’s . Nobody could tell how Isha was metamorphised into hard rock. Rihana started crying in Riya’s arms. They tried to move the statue but it was too heavy. After an hour they were disheartened, helpless and tired. Then suddenly Iris noticed that Isha’s statue is in such a position as if she was about to pluck the cherries. They too plucked the cherries and while plucking they also ate a few of them. They were amazed how the unpleasant noices stopped. The girls were overjoyed to find the cure. Then they smashed some cherries and put them into the statue’s mouth but unfortunately nothing happened.

    It was getting late, and the girls finally had to return to their homes. As they bid final Farwell to their beloved friend Isha’s statue closes her eyes and moved her hands to hug back. All of the girls shouted with joy. Their advanture was finally successful. All of the five friends returned to their respective homes. They decided to never disobey their parents and not look for any more adventure for sometime. In the end Iris, Riya, Rihana, Sameera and Isha realised that the most magical gift they posesss is their strong bond of friendship. So they discarding all the other magics which they brought from the goblins and lived happily ever after keeping the secret of Goblin market a secret for the rest of their lives.

  • While returning from school

    While returning from school

    While returning from school the 12 year old ran towards the 9 year old rag picker and gave him all his chocolates. On asking why he said, cause its your day too.

    ~ Prabina Pani

  • Don, Jenny and a loose tooth

    Don, Jenny and a loose tooth

    Don and Jenny were lounging in Don’s room, reading the comics of Crazy Craig. Don was laughing madly at a certain scene in which Craig is captured by some cannibals who want to eat him but are, unfortunately, out of salt and sauce.

    Don looked up when Jenny huffed. “What?”

    Jenny sighed. “It’s my loose tooth. It isn’t coming out,” she replied irritably. “I want it to come out!”

    Don sat up and looked at his seven-year-old sister gravely. “This is bad news, Jenny. Your tooth has to come out,” he said.

    “I know,” Jenny whispered conspiratorially. “Tooth Fairy, right?”

    Don nodded seriously, and then rubbed his hands together as if getting ready to go on an adventure. “I have an idea,” he announced.

    Fifteen minutes later, Don stood looking down at his little sister, who was tied to the bed with a weathered rope which he had nicked from their father’s garage. Looking rather confident and pleased with himself, he grinned at Jenny.

    “Comfortable?”

    Jenny lay quite still, then grumbled, “The knot is too tight. It hurts.”

    Don did not need to ask her what she meant. He knew she was referring to the string he had tied to her loose tooth, with the other end tied firmly at the headboard of his bed.

    “It has to be that way, Jenny, I promise. Now wait here. I’ll get the candle.”

    Little Jenny waited till Don returned with the candle. He lit it and shot Jenny a triumphant smile. Jenny rolled her eyes and waited for him to proceed with his plan. She had no idea what he was going to do to her. But tying her up like that seemed a dark ritual from a witch’s spell book. She had read about such things in comics and fairytales. Maybe Don was going to summon the Tooth Fairy directly into their house and ask her to remove Jenny’s tooth.

    But when Don, suddenly, brought the candle really close to her face, Jenny shrieked and jerked her head away from the flame.

    “Why did you do that, Donnie? I thought we were friends!” Jenny screamed, tears rolling down her cheeks. Her own brother had tried to burn her!

    But Don just grinned at her, looking as smug as ever. “Do you feel the pain?” he asked.

    Jenny scowled. “What pai- oh!”

    She touched her tongue to the empty space where her tooth should have been and giggled. “Why didn’t you just tell me?” she said, making a face when she saw the fallen tooth on the pillow. She picked it up and released it of the string knotted around it. “How much do you think we’ll get for this tooth?” she asked, looking up at Don in giddiness.

    “It is a rather big tooth,” her brother agreed. He looked thoughtful for a second, then said, “A dollar maybe?”

    Jenny rolled her eyes as if Don was being a child. “Don’t be silly,” she said.

    Don shrugged. “Fifty cents then. Whatever it is, you’ll still get ice cream for your bravery and in honour of your fallen tooth.” He took the tooth from Jenny’s hand to inspect it. “What if we break it in half and put one half under your pillow and one half under mine?”

    A frown marred Jenny’s pretty features. “That’s cheating, Don,” she said disapprovingly.

    “Yes but we’ll get double the money,” Don argued excitedly. Jenny could see that he was beginning to like this idea more and more.

    She thought about how to tell him that she was not happy with his idea. She didn’t want him to get angry with her. Whenever Don got angry, he wouldn’t speak to her for days. Jenny always hated that. She liked it when they were friends. But she did not want to be a cheating cheater either. So she said, “But what if the Tooth Fairy finds out? You know, from the broken shape of the tooth?”

    Don opened his mouth to counter her but then shut his mouth and seemed to give her concern a serious thought. She was right. The Tooth Fairy was smart, she would totally find out. His shoulders slumped and his face fell. “I think you’re right,” he said, handing her back the tooth. “You can put it under your pillow tonight.”

    Jenny stared at him with big eager eyes. “Whatever I get, I’ll share it with you, Don,” she said.

    Don smiled. “I know.”

    And he went back to reading his Crazy Craig comic.

    Jenny stuffed the tooth under her pillow, grabbed a paper pencil from her drawer and wrote a note to the Tooth Fairy. Then she folded the note and placed it under her pillow along with the precious tooth. Her note read –

    Dear Tooth Fairy,

    My brother, Don, was the one who helped me get my loose tooth out. He’s my best friend. Please give him half the tooth prize. Oh, and please take care of my tooth.

    Love,
    Jenny