Write a fairy tale about someone who can communicate with woodland creatures.

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“Suffer The Child” by Robert Vucsko

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Come away O human child! To the waters and the wild With a faery hand in hand, For the world’s more full of weeping than you can understand. - W.B.Yeats A small figure separated from the tree line, taking its form directly from the mist which shrouded the mountain bald. A young girl to any who witnessed, though most likely a trick of the light on the morning mist, drifted to the edge of the rocky cliff-face. The sun poked up enough to take away the gloom in the west end of va...

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“The Girl From Mysterious Forest ” by Ally J.K

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Obrey loves his bicycle. But the truth is, he is addicted to his bicycle. The best time of the day for him is the morning because he rides his beloved cycle to school. The streets are mostly sleepy this time. Less crowded, foggy and he can fly on his ride. His friends don't know that he calls his bicycle with a name. Ben. He calls it Ben. It's a he. And Ben is the best friend among all of his friends. If Obrey is truly honest to himself, he feels that his city is quite mysterious in the morning. Nocturnal people say that all the mysterious t...

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“Strange Sanctuary” by A.G Mitchell

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He awoke to the sound of tapping on his window. Not the intermittent scraping of a tree branch or airborne debris from a stiff gust of wind. It was a steady, almost rhythmic, noise. The kind of noise that he knew was going to start his day off on the wrong foot.He was certain of it when the sound of his name followed the tapping. "Mac!" He kept his eyes shut, still awake but making a pointed effort to stay still. Maybe the problem would go away if he kept pretending to sleep. The tapping only sped up, holding a rhythm but a more ur...

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“Animal Aide.” by Patricia Green

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Ronnie stood watching the baby deer, and it’s Mother, walking through the forest. He was glad that hunting was banned here, it would be such a shame for the animals to disappear. His favourite time of the week was when he went for a walk in the forest. “You are so lovely! He said softly to himself. The doe slowly turned her head towards him. “Thank you.” She said. Ronnie’s mouth dropped open, and he stumbled back tripping over a small log and landing on his behind in the grass. “Are you okay?” The doe asked, a little skittered by his quick ...

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“Back To The Woods” by Ruth Smith

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Edgar stepped out of his cottage and headed towards the town bridge. He looked all around before crossing the stone bridge, then disappeared into the forest on the other side of the river. It was spring and Edgar's village had just endured an unusually harsh winter. Food had been scarce and some villagers didn't survive. Edgar wanted to see how his woodland friends fared during the winter. He arrived at a large, hollowed-out tree. He looked up into its dead branches, hoping to see something. Seeing nothing, Edgar turned to leave. “...

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“The Howl” by Stone Burn

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Luke doesn't really care for animals but for some reason he has the ability to talk to the woodland creatures. The only other person beside him who knew about his ability was his twin sister named Mary. She loved animals and was jealous of the ability Luke had. Luke would have given the power to her if he could. The twins were walking to school one morning. Luke was ahead of Mary. Mary started yelling his name. ¨What do you want?¨ Luke said annoyed. Mary replied ¨I want to talk to the woodpecker over there. I need you to translate for me.¨ L...

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“Happily Ever Not” by Christina Coudoux

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Once upon a time, in a land that never was, there lived a young maiden…. Cleo throws open the shutters, letting in the new day. The breeze whips through her slightly disheveled hair, long and golden in the morning sun. Rabbits scamper in the underbrush. Two little blue birds dance rings around one another, chirping with love songs, as they grow nearer Cleo’s little cottage in the woods. They land in an evergreen tree, facing Cleo, their sweet song peaking until…. “Oh, shut it, will you!” Their chirping cuts off abruptly. Both their heads sli...

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“THE BIT FAIRY” by Mara Masolini

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THE BIT FAIRY Tess always said that in the wood she met fairies and gnomes and goblins, and other strange creatures that it was not given to everyone to be able to meet, to be able to see. Cathy, like other little girls of the same age of Tess, who was ten years old, had asked to be able to see the fairies and the gnomes and the goblins she too. So she and the other little girls had begged Tess to take them into the wood together her, so that they too could see those wonderful creatures. Tess, albeit with some reluctance,...

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“The Golden Gift ” by Amber Brownlee

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Being separated from my group was the worst thing that could ever happen to me, before we set out the very first thing that my tribal leader had said was; 'Young ones this land is very treacherous, we don't just have predators to worry about, man is the most dangerous thing out here. As wood elves we a constantly hunted for our abilities; given to us by the wood Goddess Celestine at birth, is savagely torn from our bodies from a species that is run by greed and hatred.' Now I am lost in a Timber wolf den, standing eight feet at the should...

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“Carl's Quest” by Barbi Calusdian

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I’ll never forget May 2nd, 2019 because that’s when the snake spoke to me. I don’t mean he hissed at me. He actually talked and I could understand him. I know what you’re thinking - that I’m nuttier than a five pound fruit cake. I’m telling you, you should be thanking me for saving the world, because that’s what ended up happening. And it wasn’t just Frank who talked to me.That was the snake’s name, Frank. Weird name for a snake, I know. Other animals in the woods started telling me stuff and that’s what led me to save the Fairy Quee...

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“Stop talking and listen” by Richard Hawkins

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Have lunch with me she said. That how it started and the way it has been ever since we were in school. Brenda was not like most teenage girls. despite being attractive and approachable she had no boyfriends and only a few close girlfriends. I was the school stoner who only noted quality was having the best weed. Brenda didn't smoke weed at all. We had history together right after lunch. Returning from lunch I was usually enjoying my high from the activities during lunch. I had a running joke with her asking for sex. Always got the same answe...

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“The Curse Of The Wild” by McCold .

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CassandraShe said it would be all right. Said that, even Snow White, Rose, and Cindy made it. They got their happily ever after. But they were something special, they had their fairy godmothers. Now I am all alone and the only company I have...is the wild.It all started when I was making dinner for Mother, Father and my brother. Like Cindy, I was the outcast, the orphan. They only took me in because of the money. Times were hard and those stuffy royals forgot all about us commoners so we were all left in poverty. When I go outside to go fetc...

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“The Wood Fairies and the Rainbow” by Stephen Douglas

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The story I am about to tell you happened a great many years ago, so it is well you listen up so it is not forgotten. It happened one early morning when the first light peeps through, when the birds in the forest begin to welcome their new day. When the darkness of the night is lifting and it is time to rejoice in the arrival of a new day. It is at the beginning, at the break of day that the Patu-pai-a-rehe the ‘Wood Fairies’ (Hakuturi) return to their fortified village amongst the bush-clad slopes of the cloudy summit of Mount Pirongia. Th...

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“One With Nature” by James Mckinley

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“Little Talks of Nature” by Cecelia Annan

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Maisie stumbled her way through the woods with a basket clutched tightly in her arms. It was dawn when she had set out from her family’s cottage, and now the sun was just starting a lazy wake up, its rays stretching across the sky. She had heard of a boy in the woods who could communicate with animals, and she needed his help. She found him beneath the large oak like the rumors had said. He wasn’t exactly what she had expected, and she hadn’t expected much. A boy who was covered in dirt and just barely her height wasn’t it. He scowled as she...

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Write a fairy tale about someone who can communicate with woodland creatures.

Submissions are closed

✍️ 168 stories

“Suffer The Child” by Robert Vucsko

“The Girl From Mysterious Forest ” by Ally J.K

“Strange Sanctuary” by A.G Mitchell

“Animal Aide.” by Patricia Green

“Back To The Woods” by Ruth Smith

“The Howl” by Stone Burn

“Happily Ever Not” by Christina Coudoux

“THE BIT FAIRY” by Mara Masolini

“The Golden Gift ” by Amber Brownlee

“Carl's Quest” by Barbi Calusdian

“Stop talking and listen” by Richard Hawkins

“The Curse Of The Wild” by McCold .

“The Wood Fairies and the Rainbow” by Stephen Douglas

“One With Nature” by James Mckinley

“Little Talks of Nature” by Cecelia Annan

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Set your story at a park during a spring festival.

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Start your story with one character pointing out the first sign of spring to another.

Write a story where flowers play a central role.

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