The True Owl-King beckoned his rescuers to follow; he flung open the front doors so forcefully that they hit the pink palace walls with a crash, causing the creatures on the emerald lawn to flap and fluster in a flurry of fluorescent wings.
The Owl-King’s gentle brown eyes found Florigia’s and he inclined his head, his gaze fell upon Lobelia and he grinned, then stepping onto the lawn, he prodded the glaucous insulation that encased the fallen Captain Stinger with a wary wingtip.
‘Your crafty and clever charms saved us all, elegant ladies,’ he beamed; he opened his wings to encompass the entire company: ‘let there be feasting and fun, let there be singing and stories,’ he swung around to face the palace doors where a collection of pastel-uniformed retainers had appeared, ‘bring honey cakes and nectar juice!’
‘I still don’t understand,’ mumbled Mr Eyre through a mouthful of cake as Bryony tilted the travelling-bracelet against the inside case of his pocket-watch; its message now read: Prophesy fulfilled, time’s up!
Greta squeezed Bethany’s shoulder: ‘you were the golden-haired child after all.’
The bracelet started to vibrate; pocketing his watch, Mr Eyre hastily grabbed the girls’ hands; moments later they vanished.
This concludes our little tale. I think we can safely assume that Mr Eyre, Bryony and Bethany returned as if they’d never been away, just in time for breakfast…
Written in response to two challenges:
Di of Pensitivity 101’s Wednesday’s Three Things Challenge: CRAFT, COUSIN, CRASH
Denise Farley of GirlieOnTheEdge’s Sunday’s Six Sentence Story Word Prompt: JUICE
Bryony, Bethany and Mr Eyre first appeared in my historical fantasy fiction novel, Following the Green Rabbit. They’ve been begging to go on another adventure and now they’ve got their wish!
The novel is now also available as an audiobook – free on Audible with a 30 day trial.
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😊🙏🏼
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A happy ending!! Honey cakes all around!!!
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Cheers, Liz! Can I help you to another glass of nectar juice?🥂
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Yes, please do!
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😁
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Reblogged this on OPENED HERE >> https:/BOOKS.ESLARN-NET.DE.
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Thanks, Michael 😊
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What a lovely adventure Chris. Fantastic use of the words.
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I’m so pleased you enjoyed the story, Sadje!
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I really did.
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😊😊😊
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😍🥰
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I have to say that I loved the line of alliteration. I used to teach it to my students and have seen it in kids books, probably many others as well, but here it worked so well and it wasn’t necessarily obvious.
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Thanks, Christine! That’s such a lovely compliment.
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Its just one of those things I have always liked…alliteration. I don’t even know where it is now but I wrote a small book for a 1st grade class I was working with a long time ago. It had all their names. It was cute. The problem with writing children’s books is that the market really is too overwhelmed. I had some published books but left the contracts because it was that vanity press stuff where you pay to have them publish for you. Back a few years ago I had the money to do that but not anymore unfortunately.
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That’s a shame. It sounds like a lovely book, Christine. I really enjoy playing with the sounds of words too. The SSSs are a great place to experiment!
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to an extent.
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I was enthralled start to finish! Brava!
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Thanks so much, Val. I appreciate that 🙂
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Yay! I love happy endings!
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This was always going to end happily!😊
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Wonderful way of rounding off the series! Let the celebrations begin 🙂
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Thanks for staying the course, Tom! 😊🥳🎉🎊
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Fantastic conclusion. Great use of ‘cousin’!!
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Thanks, Di 😊I hoped you’d like that one!
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😀
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Loved the tale, thanks so much for sharing 🙂
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It has been my absolute pleasure, Deb. Thanks for cheering me on each week!
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I’ve loved it 😁
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💖😊🙏🏼
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And their worlds were right once more! Enjoyable foray into a faerie land, Chris.
Agree. There could only be a happy ending!
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I needed to be true to the characters’ origin. 🙂 I’m pleased you enjoyed.
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For one, I find fulsome fun in forging fairy fables in fabu… fantast….
lol
(‘Not as easy as it looks, this alliteration… but, then, the fun in these Sixes is not simply a diversion of a story, but in developing of skills through example).
Excellent conclusion to quite a satisfying adventure.
(If I may?)
“… and they all lived, happily ever after.”
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You’re right, Clark, these Sixes are a great place to experiment, develop and bend words to our will! Wither next, I wonder…🤔
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I heart alliteration and foreboding… my two favorite literary tricks. This was good.
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Thanks very much, Paul 🙂
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Honey cakes and nectar — can’t be a better ending.
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Help yourself! 😁
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Surely will 😀
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In a superb ending to a magical series, the line ‘flap and fluster in a flurry of fluorescent wings’ stands out as exceptional.
Chapeau, Chris
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Thanks so much. I’m so pleased you enjoyed the story!
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Joyous end to a ripping yarn!
(But kind-of sad to see it disappear in a flash!)
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Thanks, Liz. I’m kinda sorry too, I’m so fond of these characters! Mind you, they still have the bracelet…
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More magic and adventures in that bit of jewelry! 🥰
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😁👍
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Lo! I ,the man whose Muse whylome did maske
,As time her taught in slowly shepherds weeds,
For trumpets sterne chaunge mine oaten reeds,
And sing of Chris’ fairies gentle deeds!!!
Bravo and thank you!
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I curtsey most modestly before your Faerie Queene comparison, Spira. Thank you!😊
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It was a happy ending and they all made it back with the help of that bracelet.
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Thank you, Frank! Home safe and in time for breakfast too 🙂
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They did it! Hooray!
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Yep! Back to reality… for now!
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A happy and satisfying ending, with a wee hope dangling that there might be more.
And, as ever, the delightful rhythm of your language that sees the words sparkle – as is only right for a faery story. (Just got myself Following the Green Rabbit! Well, I AM over 10 byears old! 😉 )
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Yay! I’m so pleased you enjoyed the story, Jenne – and that it tempted you to the book. Enjoy!
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A lovely ending to what has been a weekly treat! If I didn’t believe in Faeries before, I do now.
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I’m delighted to have opened your eyes to the ‘little folk’, Keith.😉
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A brilliant, charming and inventive series, Chris, and with a happy ending 🙂 Glad Mr Eyre got to eat a bit of cake before he realised he had to get the girls back sharpish… back to what? More adventures? I’m sure.
Bravo!
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Back to what, indeed, Ford! A whole trunkful of possibilities… a little later in the year, perhaps. 🙂
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And what better way to end a story than with a mouthful of cake?! Wonderful, Chris.
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Thanks, Matthew (she mumbled) 🍰😊
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This is a lovely ending to this story, Chris. Bravo!
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Thanks very much, Robbie, and thanks for following the whole journey 🙂
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It was a lot of fun. I wonder what will be next?
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Busy with it now!
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Great ending, Chris. Very crafty use of the word cousin!
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Ha ha! Bending words to my will. Thanks, Susan!
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