Meet the characters of the story…
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Christina the Bride is the older sister of Eleanor the Forest Dancer.
Christina is the kind-hearted older sister who bakes tasty treats for her darling little sister.
Eleanor is a fun-loving, free-spirited young girl who loves to play in the Forest and run and dance in the flower fields all day.
Suzie Sugar is a Sugar Fairy. Sugar Fairies reside in the magical forest. They are Christina’s little helpers and have taught her the joys of baking delicious sweets.
Lily Wild is one of the Flower Fairies. They are Eleanor’s friends and protect the forest and flower fields where they live.
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Prologue
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| Hidden deep within a magical forest was a lake with crystalline jade-colored waters. The denizens of this lake were fairies, plants, and animals that could speak.One sad day, the kingdoms that bordered this magical Forest broke out in war. The King and Queen of the Silver Kingdom sent their daughters, 10-year-old Princess Christina and the 3-year-old Princess Eleanor, to a small and ancient castle in the Forest of the Lake for their safety. |
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| Trees and shrubs grew around this castle where the princesses hid, shrouding its walls and ramparts from the eye. Countless soldiers walked by the edge of the Lake but none of them noticed this castle because this magical Forest was a hidden sanctuary and protected the innocent against those with an evil or hateful heart. As time passed, the forest grew invisible even to the villagers of the kingdoms who lived nearby. |
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Chapter 1
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| Seven years passed. Eleanor was now 10 years-old and loved more than anything to frolic through meadows full of flowers, laughing, dancing and running blithely. As Eleanor joyfully breathed in the sweet fragrance of the flowers and buds she held in her hand, they bloomed into the small Flower Fairies and Lily Wild, who wore matching floral dresses. Eleanor and the Lily Wild Fairies spent happy days playing hide-and-seek and chasing each other in a game of tag. |
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| It was Christina’s 17th birthday. Christina had grown up into a beautiful young lady. She was busily preparing for teatime at the castle with the little Suzie Sugar Fairies who helped her bake sweets. The Suzie Sugar Fairies have lived for many years in the Magical Forest and they taught Christina many of the mysterious and wonderful secrets of baking sweets. On the menu today was “The Cake of Happiness,” made out of 1000 rose petals, sugar, butter, flour, and a dash of the “Essence of Magic.” When the cake was finally ready, the Suzie Sugars dashed off to the Lake, hand in hand, to fetch Eleanor. |
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Chapter 2
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| Unbeknownst to the princesses, outside of the Magical Forest, war had come to an end and peace had finally settled on the kingdoms. A young prince, on his way home to his kingdom, passed by the castle that afternoon. The young prince was able to see the Forest because he possessed a kind and good heart. He could also smell the sweets being prepared and curious, followed the smell to the castle’s garden where Christina was setting out a cake on a table. Christina felt the young prince’s presence and as their eyes met for the first time, it was love at first sight. |
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| The young prince delivered the good news of the war’s end. Then he asked for Christina’s hand in marriage and to return with him to his kingdom to be his bride.At that moment, little Eleanor and the Suzie Sugars returned. “Who is that? I have never seen my sister laugh so happily!” Eleanor exclaimed. She watched as the young prince and Christina lovingly held hands, and was filled with such a shock from jealousy that she was unable to speak. Eleanor ran away towards the lake crying, “She always said that I would be the most treasured person in her life!” |
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Chapter 3
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| Eleanor could not stop the tears from falling from her eyes as she sat at the edge of the Lake. All of a sudden, the air around her was filled with the soft fragrance of flowers. Through her tears, Eleanor saw the meadow of flowers growing and stretching around her. Then, the Lily Wild Fairies appeared in their floral dresses, singing happily to Eleanor,“Eleanor, Eleanor, please cheer up. We wear these beautiful dresses not to be loved but to love. It is only through loving that love grows and grows.”When Eleanor kissed a particularly beautiful flower, the flower grew into two flowers, then four - multiplying endlessly to color the forest with all seven shades of the rainbow. |
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| From the depths of the Lake, bubbles rose to the surface of the water and then into the air. Encapsulated within each bubble was a delicious-looking sweet. The Suzie Sugar Fairies carefully removed a rose petal-shaped sweet from a floating bubble and placed it in Eleanor’s little palms. She took one bite. it was sweet, but there was also another curious flavor that she could not put her finger on. “What is this flavor? ” Eleanor wondered. “It is the ‘Essence of Magic’ that will make you happy,” replied Suzy. Suzy held out a small bottle; when Eleanor gingerly touched the bottle with her tongue, she tasted a mixture of flavors that was a little bit bitter and a little bit salty. The word, “tears,” was inscribed on the side of the small bottle. |
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| “Eleanor, Eleanor. Our little princess, please cheer up!”The trees of the forest swayed and huddled encouragingly over Eleanor. The little birds and squirrels came out to gather around her as well. Eleanor spread her arms wide and as she embraced everything around her, she smiled deeply and contentedly from the bottom of her heart. Enveloped by the fragrance of flowers and the rainbow-colored bubbles, Eleanor was an even more beautiful little girl than ever before. |
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Chapter 4
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| Christina fretted. Her little sister was late for the party. As soon as she heard from Suzy that Eleanor had dashed off to the Lake in tears, Christina set out to find her. Worry turned to relief when she finally found her little sister. Eleanor ran into Christina’s embrace.Eleanor cried and apologized over and over as she explained: “When I saw you having fun with a stranger, I ran away because I got jealous. I am so sorry I made you worry.”“No, it is my fault, I am sorry that I made you feel so lonely,” Christina replied, and held her little sister even tighter. |
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| At that moment, their parents, the King and Queen of the Silver Kingdom on horses appeared by the lake. As peace had finally settled over their land, they had come to retrieve their young daughters from hiding spot. “Father, Mother!” Christina exclaimed. The two sisters ran to their parents, hand in hand. It was a joyous reunion after 7 years of long waiting, and all of the Forest’s fairies and animals joined together in celebrating. |
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Chapter 5
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| Fireworks soared over the young prince’s castle as a grand wedding celebration between him and Christina took place some weeks later. All of the Forest’s fairies and animals were in attendance. Suzie Sugar had baked “The Cake of Eternal Happiness” for the newlywed couple and all the celebrants at the wedding. For this special day, Eleanor had a lovely dress made, and had transformed into a little lady joining Lily Wild and everybody else in celebrating her beloved Christina’s wedding day. Everyone present was joined together in their wish for happiness and peace, forever after. |
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Epilogue
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| As the days of peace settled the region, the Forest of the Lake gradually became visible to all who passed by. Princess Eleanor returned to the Silver Kingdom to live with her Father and Mother, but often returned to visit her Fairy friends in the Forest. After marrying the young prince, Princess Christina moved to his castle. With Suzie Sugar’s help, she bakes sweet-smelling cakes everyday, to be shared with all of the villagers. And never was war to visit this kingdom again. |
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THE END
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