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- Story Listed as: Fiction For Kids
- Theme: Fairy Tales & Fantasy
- Subject: Childhood / Youth
- Published: 10/04/2012
Pawstales Chronicles/Forest - book 1
Born 1968, F, from Toronto, CanadaFar; far away there stood the most magnificent castle. Made all of white brick, and red stone walls surrounded it. In that castle lived Princess Beatrix and her little sister Princess Jade. They were inseparable but, like most siblings, had their disputes. Princess Beatrix was a beautiful black and white cat, with almond-shaped yellow eyes. Jade was just as beautiful with coloring of grey and a tint of brown. She also had green almond-shaped eyes but hers were green with added expression. She was very shy, and didn’t talk much, but when she did, she was never too afraid to say what was on her mind.
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Beatrix was sitting on a ledge by the window of her pink bedroom with yellow flower borders near the ceiling. Her bedroom was fit for a princess, with a little canopy bed, dressing table, and everything else a princess could ever need. As she gazed out her window, she began to reminisce about the stories her grandmother would tell about the forest not so far away.
She loved the stories told by her granny even if they were scary. She didn’t mind scary at all though; because they added some excitement to her life. Granny told of fairies that would grant anything you wished for, and the forest that would come alive at night. Granny Evelyn also told them of an angry creature that dwelled within the darkest part of the forest. Beatrix wanted to know for herself if it was all true, since she was so bored doing the same thing day in and day out. After playing with the same toys every single day; she felt that she needed an adventure, and then thought, 'I’m so bored. I know! I’ll visit the forest today. Maybe Granny only told us those stories about the monster to keep us away from exploring.' Her curiosity got the best of her. She had to see for herself.
Jade was lying on her canopy bed decorated with bright yellow fishes on blue walls. Tired of playing with the same old toys Jade felt she needed a change. She began to think of what she could do today, but couldn’t come up with anything.
“I know. I will talk to Beatrix. She always comes up with great ideas. I’ll go see what she’s up to today.”
She jumped off the bed and ran to Beatrix’s room across the hall. When she reached Beatrix’s room, she noticed that her sister was about to leave, and was carrying a sweater in her paws.
“Where are you going?" Jade asked, filled with curiosity.
“I’m going to visit the forest that Granny Evelyn talked about. I want to see if her stories are true,” replied Beatrix.
“Really, can I come, too?”
“Sure, you can join me if you like.”
“Yay, it would surely beat sitting around here doing the same old thing everyday.”
“Okay then, go get your sweater, and meet me in the kitchen.”
“Why do I need a sweater?”
“Well, we’re going into the forest. It may be quite cool.”
“Okay sis, I’ll go get a sweater,” replied Jade with a sigh.
While Beatrix headed down to the kitchen, Jade cheerfully hopped like a bunny to her room, grabbed her sweater, and met Beatrix in the kitchen. They both collected some snacks in case they should become hungry, and snuck out through a trap door in the dungeon that led out to the forest. Once they made sure that no one had seen them, they quietly manoeuvred through the bushes and into the forest.
It wasn’t long before they found a path, and began to follow, holding paws, and taking every step with caution. As they glanced around they noticed how peaceful and serene it was. The birds were whistling through the skies as they flew above, and the squirrels were running up trees with walnuts in their paws to feed their children. The trees were green and lush, and the gentle breeze blew leaves, which softly swirled around them. They also felt the warmth of the sunlight upon their faces, as it shone through the trees directly from above.
“Wow, it’s so beautiful in here.”
“It sure is,” replied Beatrix.
They both continued walking until they heard little voices surrounding them. At first they couldn’t see anyone, and wondered where these sounds were coming from. They stopped in their tracks.
“Who’s there?” Beatrix asked, in a trembling voice.
They were startled when they saw two tiny figures fluttering their wings in mid-air before them. One was black with long hair, and the other was grey with black patches, and white around the mouth that made him look as if he wore a beard. They both wore armour and held a sword in their right paws. Beatrix and Jade felt no threat from these creatures. Jade was amazed as they fluttered their wings, and was impressed when they spoke.
“Hello, my ladies. My name is Linx, and this is my brother Gats. We are the greatest warriors of the forest,” explained a proud and confident Linx.
“Wow, you must be the fairies in the stories our Granny talked about. I can’t believe I’m seeing fairies in real life. This is awesome.” blurted out Jade in excitement.
“You mean there are stories about us? I must say, we’re quite flattered, aren’t we brother?”
“I sure am, and I would be interested in hearing about it someday.”
As the four continued chatting; they heard loud footsteps, and felt the forest ground shaking.
The girls became fearful as Gats and Linx guided them behind an old oak tree. They watched and listened as the footsteps grew nearer. They were able to sneak a peek from where they hid, and saw a gigantic creature approaching. It was almost as tall as the tallest tree, and had long sharp claws with big round ears. Beatrix and Jade were both scared. The creature seemed angry, and stomped through the forest. It appeared to be having a temper tantrum like that of a child.
Gats and Linx realized that the creature was now standing too close, and charged at it with such bravery. They shot it with arrows, but it just became angrier, and with one swipe of its paw, the creature sent the boys flying across the forest floor. Beatrix noticed that Gats and Linx were not moving, and hurried over to see if they were still breathing. Jade continued hiding behind the tree, trembling with fear. She was too scared to come out, so stayed hidden. As Beatrix leaned over to see if Gats and Linx were still breathing, the creature approached her.
Beatrix stood and turned to look at it, her eyes wide. She was sure it was going to do something to her next, but instead it spoke in a deep rumbling voice.
“What are you doing in my forest?” roared the creature.
“I’m sorry sir, we were bored at home, and wanted to see if the stories about the forest were true.”
“We, who is we? I only see one of you.”
“My sister is hiding, because you scared her, and you scare me too.”
“So why are you not hiding?”
“I was concerned about my new friends whom you knocked to the ground. I needed to check to see if they were still with us.”
The creature calmed down and then replied, “Sorry, sometimes I don’t know my own strength.”
“So you didn’t mean to hurt them?”
“I never wanted to hurt anyone. It’s just that the villagers kept coming in and attacking me with their arrows. They made me very angry. When I saw arrows coming at me, I just thought you wanted to hurt me as well, that’s all.”
“Well we don’t want to hurt anyone either.”
“Anyways, you can tell your sister to come out of hiding now. I will not harm either of you just as long you don’t try to hurt me.”
When Beatrix saw how honest he seemed, she called out to Jade, “Come on out, sis. He doesn’t want to hurt us. It’s okay.”
Jade slowly and cautiously stepped out from behind the tree and walked to Beatrix’s side. She gazed at the monster and realized that he didn’t look scary anymore. In fact he seemed very friendly.
“What are these stories you mentioned?” the creature asked Beatrix with curiosity in his voice.
“We were told about a mean monster in the forest that will eat us up, but we didn’t quite believe it.”
The creature laughingly replied, “I believe that your granny told you these stories so that you would not venture too far from home and get lost.”
“I knew there was a reason why she told us those stories, so thank you creature for clearing that up.”
“You’re very much welcome, Miss.”
Jade stood quietly, still gazing in astonishment at the creature standing before her. She just couldn’t take her eyes off him. All of a sudden they heard rustling noises, and turned around to see Gats and Linx dusting off leaves from their clothing. The boys were about to charge at the creature when Beatrix stretched out her arms, and held them back.
“Stop, he doesn’t want to hurt us,” cried Beatrix.
“In that case, we will not destroy you,” said Linx as he turned to the creature.
“I’m very sorry if I hurt you. I didn’t mean to,” apologized the creature.
“We will forgive you this time, but if you try it again we will have to take you down,” said Gats.
“I understand, and I promise that it will not happen again,” smiled the creature in amusement, since he had thought the boys to be silly little beings when they tried to charge at him the second time around.
The girls then turned to the creature, and asked him his name, but soon found out that he didn’t have one.
“I never had a name. No one ever thought of giving me a name. I would love to have one, though,”
“Well, we don’t want to call you ‘Creature.’ I don’t think that’s a very nice name,” said Jade, uncertain of a suitable title for the creature.
The girls called out many choices, but the creature did not seem to like any of them. Jade studied the creature more closely, and decided that since he looked like a giant teddy, the name “Teddy,” would be
perfect.
“How about Teddy?” She blurted out.
“I like it very much. I think Teddy will suit me quite well. I’m glad you came up with it, little Miss.”
“So it’s settled. Your name is now Teddy. Now we must introduce ourselves. This is Jade, and my name is Beatrix.”
“It is very nice to meet you, Beatrix and Jade.”
“It is nice to meet you too, Teddy, “replied Beatrix. Jade nodded in agreement.
Soon after, the fairies also introduced themselves to the creature, “My name is Gats, and this is my brother Linx.
“Nice to meet you,” replied the creature with a warm smile.
After all introductions had been made, Teddy and the boys guided the girls to a path at the end of the forest which would lead them home, and they all said their good-byes. The girls watched as Teddy and the boys strolled off into the forest together, and then disappeared from view.
Indira Nankoosingh
Pawstales Chronicles/Forest - book 1(Indira Nankoosingh)
Far; far away there stood the most magnificent castle. Made all of white brick, and red stone walls surrounded it. In that castle lived Princess Beatrix and her little sister Princess Jade. They were inseparable but, like most siblings, had their disputes. Princess Beatrix was a beautiful black and white cat, with almond-shaped yellow eyes. Jade was just as beautiful with coloring of grey and a tint of brown. She also had green almond-shaped eyes but hers were green with added expression. She was very shy, and didn’t talk much, but when she did, she was never too afraid to say what was on her mind.
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Beatrix was sitting on a ledge by the window of her pink bedroom with yellow flower borders near the ceiling. Her bedroom was fit for a princess, with a little canopy bed, dressing table, and everything else a princess could ever need. As she gazed out her window, she began to reminisce about the stories her grandmother would tell about the forest not so far away.
She loved the stories told by her granny even if they were scary. She didn’t mind scary at all though; because they added some excitement to her life. Granny told of fairies that would grant anything you wished for, and the forest that would come alive at night. Granny Evelyn also told them of an angry creature that dwelled within the darkest part of the forest. Beatrix wanted to know for herself if it was all true, since she was so bored doing the same thing day in and day out. After playing with the same toys every single day; she felt that she needed an adventure, and then thought, 'I’m so bored. I know! I’ll visit the forest today. Maybe Granny only told us those stories about the monster to keep us away from exploring.' Her curiosity got the best of her. She had to see for herself.
Jade was lying on her canopy bed decorated with bright yellow fishes on blue walls. Tired of playing with the same old toys Jade felt she needed a change. She began to think of what she could do today, but couldn’t come up with anything.
“I know. I will talk to Beatrix. She always comes up with great ideas. I’ll go see what she’s up to today.”
She jumped off the bed and ran to Beatrix’s room across the hall. When she reached Beatrix’s room, she noticed that her sister was about to leave, and was carrying a sweater in her paws.
“Where are you going?" Jade asked, filled with curiosity.
“I’m going to visit the forest that Granny Evelyn talked about. I want to see if her stories are true,” replied Beatrix.
“Really, can I come, too?”
“Sure, you can join me if you like.”
“Yay, it would surely beat sitting around here doing the same old thing everyday.”
“Okay then, go get your sweater, and meet me in the kitchen.”
“Why do I need a sweater?”
“Well, we’re going into the forest. It may be quite cool.”
“Okay sis, I’ll go get a sweater,” replied Jade with a sigh.
While Beatrix headed down to the kitchen, Jade cheerfully hopped like a bunny to her room, grabbed her sweater, and met Beatrix in the kitchen. They both collected some snacks in case they should become hungry, and snuck out through a trap door in the dungeon that led out to the forest. Once they made sure that no one had seen them, they quietly manoeuvred through the bushes and into the forest.
It wasn’t long before they found a path, and began to follow, holding paws, and taking every step with caution. As they glanced around they noticed how peaceful and serene it was. The birds were whistling through the skies as they flew above, and the squirrels were running up trees with walnuts in their paws to feed their children. The trees were green and lush, and the gentle breeze blew leaves, which softly swirled around them. They also felt the warmth of the sunlight upon their faces, as it shone through the trees directly from above.
“Wow, it’s so beautiful in here.”
“It sure is,” replied Beatrix.
They both continued walking until they heard little voices surrounding them. At first they couldn’t see anyone, and wondered where these sounds were coming from. They stopped in their tracks.
“Who’s there?” Beatrix asked, in a trembling voice.
They were startled when they saw two tiny figures fluttering their wings in mid-air before them. One was black with long hair, and the other was grey with black patches, and white around the mouth that made him look as if he wore a beard. They both wore armour and held a sword in their right paws. Beatrix and Jade felt no threat from these creatures. Jade was amazed as they fluttered their wings, and was impressed when they spoke.
“Hello, my ladies. My name is Linx, and this is my brother Gats. We are the greatest warriors of the forest,” explained a proud and confident Linx.
“Wow, you must be the fairies in the stories our Granny talked about. I can’t believe I’m seeing fairies in real life. This is awesome.” blurted out Jade in excitement.
“You mean there are stories about us? I must say, we’re quite flattered, aren’t we brother?”
“I sure am, and I would be interested in hearing about it someday.”
As the four continued chatting; they heard loud footsteps, and felt the forest ground shaking.
The girls became fearful as Gats and Linx guided them behind an old oak tree. They watched and listened as the footsteps grew nearer. They were able to sneak a peek from where they hid, and saw a gigantic creature approaching. It was almost as tall as the tallest tree, and had long sharp claws with big round ears. Beatrix and Jade were both scared. The creature seemed angry, and stomped through the forest. It appeared to be having a temper tantrum like that of a child.
Gats and Linx realized that the creature was now standing too close, and charged at it with such bravery. They shot it with arrows, but it just became angrier, and with one swipe of its paw, the creature sent the boys flying across the forest floor. Beatrix noticed that Gats and Linx were not moving, and hurried over to see if they were still breathing. Jade continued hiding behind the tree, trembling with fear. She was too scared to come out, so stayed hidden. As Beatrix leaned over to see if Gats and Linx were still breathing, the creature approached her.
Beatrix stood and turned to look at it, her eyes wide. She was sure it was going to do something to her next, but instead it spoke in a deep rumbling voice.
“What are you doing in my forest?” roared the creature.
“I’m sorry sir, we were bored at home, and wanted to see if the stories about the forest were true.”
“We, who is we? I only see one of you.”
“My sister is hiding, because you scared her, and you scare me too.”
“So why are you not hiding?”
“I was concerned about my new friends whom you knocked to the ground. I needed to check to see if they were still with us.”
The creature calmed down and then replied, “Sorry, sometimes I don’t know my own strength.”
“So you didn’t mean to hurt them?”
“I never wanted to hurt anyone. It’s just that the villagers kept coming in and attacking me with their arrows. They made me very angry. When I saw arrows coming at me, I just thought you wanted to hurt me as well, that’s all.”
“Well we don’t want to hurt anyone either.”
“Anyways, you can tell your sister to come out of hiding now. I will not harm either of you just as long you don’t try to hurt me.”
When Beatrix saw how honest he seemed, she called out to Jade, “Come on out, sis. He doesn’t want to hurt us. It’s okay.”
Jade slowly and cautiously stepped out from behind the tree and walked to Beatrix’s side. She gazed at the monster and realized that he didn’t look scary anymore. In fact he seemed very friendly.
“What are these stories you mentioned?” the creature asked Beatrix with curiosity in his voice.
“We were told about a mean monster in the forest that will eat us up, but we didn’t quite believe it.”
The creature laughingly replied, “I believe that your granny told you these stories so that you would not venture too far from home and get lost.”
“I knew there was a reason why she told us those stories, so thank you creature for clearing that up.”
“You’re very much welcome, Miss.”
Jade stood quietly, still gazing in astonishment at the creature standing before her. She just couldn’t take her eyes off him. All of a sudden they heard rustling noises, and turned around to see Gats and Linx dusting off leaves from their clothing. The boys were about to charge at the creature when Beatrix stretched out her arms, and held them back.
“Stop, he doesn’t want to hurt us,” cried Beatrix.
“In that case, we will not destroy you,” said Linx as he turned to the creature.
“I’m very sorry if I hurt you. I didn’t mean to,” apologized the creature.
“We will forgive you this time, but if you try it again we will have to take you down,” said Gats.
“I understand, and I promise that it will not happen again,” smiled the creature in amusement, since he had thought the boys to be silly little beings when they tried to charge at him the second time around.
The girls then turned to the creature, and asked him his name, but soon found out that he didn’t have one.
“I never had a name. No one ever thought of giving me a name. I would love to have one, though,”
“Well, we don’t want to call you ‘Creature.’ I don’t think that’s a very nice name,” said Jade, uncertain of a suitable title for the creature.
The girls called out many choices, but the creature did not seem to like any of them. Jade studied the creature more closely, and decided that since he looked like a giant teddy, the name “Teddy,” would be
perfect.
“How about Teddy?” She blurted out.
“I like it very much. I think Teddy will suit me quite well. I’m glad you came up with it, little Miss.”
“So it’s settled. Your name is now Teddy. Now we must introduce ourselves. This is Jade, and my name is Beatrix.”
“It is very nice to meet you, Beatrix and Jade.”
“It is nice to meet you too, Teddy, “replied Beatrix. Jade nodded in agreement.
Soon after, the fairies also introduced themselves to the creature, “My name is Gats, and this is my brother Linx.
“Nice to meet you,” replied the creature with a warm smile.
After all introductions had been made, Teddy and the boys guided the girls to a path at the end of the forest which would lead them home, and they all said their good-byes. The girls watched as Teddy and the boys strolled off into the forest together, and then disappeared from view.
Indira Nankoosingh
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