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Wendy took hold of her friends shoulders and shook her. “Suzy stop trying to peek, you aren’t being fair,” Wendy was pouting and frowning. “You promised me and if… if you want to be my best friend,” Wendy had fat tears hanging from her lashes, threatening to fall.They worked their way deeper into the tree line, Suzy wobbled and tripped her way over the uneven ground.
Wendy pulling her friends hands led her in wide circles over fallen logs and tinkling streams. “Suzy constantly moaned and flinched “Are we there yet” she called.” But on they trod, Wendy stopped her and let her smell some bluebells and listen to the woodland creatures rustling and birds in full song. “Listen… can you hear the magic? Do you feel the special? Oh Suzy we are almost there it smells like candy floss doesn’t it? We have to do the thing now… the secret words then it will happen.”
Wendy untied the scarf from her friends eyes. “Don’t look! keep the eyes closed or or… it won’t work. Abracadabra round and round let the magic be found! Wave Wendy, both hands hard.. go in circles keep your eyes shut”. Finally Wendy whispered “Open your eyes”. Rubbing her face and looking through squinting eyes she blinked rapidly. A huge grin spreads across her face gripping Wendy’s forearms both girls squealed and tapped their feet like flamenco dancers.
Suzy looked her friend close into her face as Wendy whispered to her “I told you it is magic, the secret fairy den. We are the only special ones who know. The two little girls armed with their secret prepared for a magical summer.
Photographer E. Best permission needed to use this image.
Did you have a secret place a summer of ,magic. Please let me know your story in the comments… I look forward to reading them all, i will reply to them all. 😇
Thanks Sue there are some doozies here to read, a great bunch of stories.
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Lovely. Just lovely. I could feel the magic and excitement in the air. Glad I got to tag along ๐
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I’m pretty pleased you came, thank you for the comment, and do come back soon ๐
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I’ve been absent from blogging for a while, but I’m trying to get back into the swing of things, and when I take part in a challenge I try to read and support my fellow writers ๐
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Me also, it feels like each comment is the Authors wage for leaving a post to be read. ๐
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That’s a nice thought ๐
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Only if you are getting comments…
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This is delightful Ellen. I have a fernery that is full of fairy folk and all year round they delight me and on special occasions invite me into their world…..
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Oh dear Michael… *holds head in hands*
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They have provided me with a few stories over the time I have known them…
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Sue thank you.x
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What a lovely story. I always love a magical tale ๐
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Thank you for coming, I tried something different and think it worked quite well. Come again soon there is a picnic of tales to read. ๐
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Oh, I will be back…. ๐
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Reblogged this on Kate McClelland.
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*claps hands* with a bright flush to her cheeks she backs gracefully from the room. ๐๐ค
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Hahaha! Thanks Ellen x
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That’s a lovely story, Ellen and reminds me of my own childhood…when there was magic everywhere ๐ Thank you. I love the hare statue!
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So pleased you liked it. The Hare was a temporary sculpture in Lyme Regis gardens, it was removed the following day.
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I’m glad you got such a good shot of it then ๐
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