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

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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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“Faen’s True Purpose” by April Rawlins

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In a beautiful glade, deep within the forest of Midenearth, lives a race of wood elves. The wood elves are a graceful people, some very tall about six feet in height, and of fair hair, with long pointed ears. They have keen eye sight and hearing. Their reflexes are swift, and can be soft footed, so as not to alert those they walk near. Elves make wonderful hunters, gatherers, herbalists, and healers. They love all creatures of the forests, and have deep respect for nature. It is their way to use all parts of an animal in the hunt, to provide...

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“Spring” by George Puscuta

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“As of 26 March 130,032 confirmed cases of the virus and 5015 deaths have been reported in the region.” The reporter seemed distressed, and as he continued to stutter through the rest of the news cast this became plain to see. “Measures that the Government has taken to curb the spread …” “Oh, my!” at this point, Jane started to feel sorry for him, one or more of those numbers clearly stood in for someone he cared for. “— including curfews, school closures, and restrictions on travel into and within the country — have led to reduced operating...

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“The treasure of the forest” by Alina Hu

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“One more story, please!" Said Anila. "It is past your bed time" says her mother. Anila begs for just one more story, "please!!" "The one about the woodland creatures." "OK then" says Anila's mother. "Once long ago, there was a girl named Leilia. Leilia had never been outside before. Her parents were very strict. She wasn’t allowed to go outside or have any pets. Every day, she wondered what the outside world looked like. One day, she couldn't stand her curiosity anymore, she had to know! The next night, she planned to sneak out. Leilia open...

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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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“The Animal Tamer's Forest” by Violet Clary

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In today's world, most people dismiss odd claims; the glanced sighting of a mysterious creature, or secret sounds, who's whispers no one else could hear, to just brush off their shoulder. However, not everyone shares in that sheltered lot. If when in the distance when a BOOM! you hear within, and dare question what it was... Stella Hart knew exactly what it was. She won't tell you of course, but that BOOM! may have been partially caused by her. She has a slight issue with being... Less than kind to creatures that she should have been kinde...

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“A Sprinkle of Love” by Sona Sethi

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The incidents that I am about to narrate will probably sound improbable and fantastical and I will not blame you for not believing them, for if they had not happened to me, I would not have believed them myself. I was ten years old when we moved into a new house, a house that was located on a beautiful meadow, far from the grime and dust of the big city. My mother, an acclaimed writer, needed the quiet and solitude for the formation of her next plot and this house was ideal. Actually that is how I lived the first ten years of my life, moving...

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“The Forest Girl” by Marian Reiley

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Laila had always been able to talk to the creatures in Hazewood. It freaked the people in her village out. Balley Gorm, the name the people called the gathering of stone huts where Laila had been born, was on the edge of Hazewood. They wanted nothing to do with the forest and thought anyone who went there was mad or cursed. Laila spent most of her time there. As soon as she could walk, Laila wandered towards the voices she heard in the forest. "Come and see me!" Some called. "I'm over here!" Howled others. "Where did I hide those acor...

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“Forest Creatures” by Brian Barrott

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Forest Creatures I’m frustrated looking at an empty sheet of A-4 its white virgin rectangle taunting me to write. Was my life always so inane and predictable? The page's luminosity of unblemished parchment pulls my mind back to a bedsheet blowing during a wonderful August summer school holiday. This mundane occurrence of mother washing, over time, has become a sorely missed distant place and time of simplicity. Within moments, I have sat again on my James Captain Motorcycle in the early seventies. The old maroon machines familiar...

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“The New Queen of the Forest” by Flora Bell

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"No. No! Go away!" The brunette muttered, picking up her pace through the forest. "I can't hear you! Lalalala!"'Do you think she realises how childish she sounds right now?' A squeaky voice questioned.'Yeah, no. I don't think so.' A deeper voice replied.'I'm finding this hilarious!' Yet another voice snickered. 'Come on, Birdy~ Speak to us!''Reynard!' The first voice quipped. 'Leave her alone! No wonder she's scared of us!'Breaking into a sprint, the woman dodged through the trees. Twigs snagging in her hair and leaves smacking her in the fa...

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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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“Princess Alena: A wandering locket” by Karthikeya Vengala

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PRINCESS ALENA: A WANDERING LOCKETIt was very long ago when the king and queen are walking in the sanctuary for feeding animals, they were sentenced by an eternal saint, “the princess will be born dead and evil spirits visit to feast on her”.( with an intense tone)And days passed along but the king was haunted by the prophecy which he heard from the eternal saint as well as king became weak watching the queen bedridden (from the moment...

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“Talking to the Animals” by Valerie Preston

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The air was cool and as a lot of the trees were only party covered in leaves – the canopy above had spaces where the brightness filtered through. A soft light, gently made its way from top to bottom – bits of dust and tiny insects danced their way down on the sun beam. I leaned back as far as I could without toppling over and looked up. Blue sky filled the spaces that bare branches made and as I slowly watched high above I felt like I was spinning around. Or were the trees spinning? Whatever was happening was making me dizzy with delight and...

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“Sultan's Wedding” by Nirmila Lall

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Sultan’s Wedding It rained very heavily early that morning, but not wanting to give up our usual Saturday trekking up Gasing Hill, we persisted. The earthy smell after the rains and the constant twittering of birds flitting between the trees and the sound of the gushing frothy water from the river down below was invigorating. Raindrops on the leaves glistened whenever the sun’s rays penetrated through. Shoba and I were alone surrounded by lush tropical rain forest. However, our harmony with nature was shattered when a group of young boister...

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“The Gift” by Dave Fernandez

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“Hey mom, look!” A young voice of a boy echoes through the woods.“Huh? Oh my! It’s a white fox!” A sweet voice of a woman replied.The fox was sniffing a red flower, and it immediately dashes away after it got seen by them.Both son and mother are having a stroll inside the woods, known to the locals as milky woods. It is called milky woods, because of the combination of all types of white bark trees in the area and the cold mist that moves with the stream. Both of them walk through the soil that is tainted by the color of the fallen tree leav...

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

Submissions are closed

✍️ 168 stories

“The Curse Of The Wild” by McCold .

“Faen’s True Purpose” by April Rawlins

“Spring” by George Puscuta

“The treasure of the forest” by Alina Hu

“Little Talks of Nature” by Cecelia Annan

“The Animal Tamer's Forest” by Violet Clary

“A Sprinkle of Love” by Sona Sethi

“The Forest Girl” by Marian Reiley

“Forest Creatures” by Brian Barrott

“The New Queen of the Forest” by Flora Bell

“The Wood Fairies and the Rainbow” by Stephen Douglas

“Princess Alena: A wandering locket” by Karthikeya Vengala

“Talking to the Animals” by Valerie Preston

“Sultan's Wedding” by Nirmila Lall

“The Gift” by Dave Fernandez

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Set your story at a park during a spring festival.

Write about a character coming out of a long hibernation (either literal or metaphorical).

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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