Constance took herself far, to the places of fire which had been told. There, from out a mountainside came a river of fire. Hot, such that all who came near might perish with it. The flames about it, the smoke and veils of airy gases, cloaked the river, which glimpses, of every now and then,ContinueContinue reading “Fiery Words”
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The Three Kongs
We are Kongs, said the creature from the depths of its armchair, which looked more and more like a gimbled travelling couch, and what we do is seek a star that has been foretold. When we reached the bakery wherein the star was predicted to rise in the yeast, we knocked upon the door. WhoContinueContinue reading “The Three Kongs”
The Tree of Serpents
The light from the fire grew bright as the sun in some seconds, sending rays into the corners of the room and casting black shadows elsewhere. Now do you believe in my tale, said the Chimney Sweep in a bold manner. Curiosity asks her mother : May I go to the stars’ The small figureContinueContinue reading “The Tree of Serpents”
The Tale of the White Stone
I am so sorry, said the person who entered, The door provided less resistance than I had imagined. She turned and closed the door softly. I have attempted, she continued, somewhat ineffectually, to tame my hair so as not to present too wild a spectacle and cause you to retract your kind offer. Then, stoopingContinueContinue reading “The Tale of the White Stone”
The Door Between Us
The Blue Knight came low, with little confidence to speak of. His tales were not appreciated by the citizens of Az. He decided to try one final tale that might shew his mind in clear. Thus came The Tale of The Door Between Us. There came, one evening late, a knocking on the door ofContinueContinue reading “The Door Between Us”
The Mouse and the Sock
The Blue Knight returned to the City of Az laden with revelation. He went to the great hall where a fire had also been laid, where he yearned to be welcomed with honour amongst those people. My truth, he cried, is ‘I Do Not Know, so I must Dance’ Well, the people of Az cameContinueContinue reading “The Mouse and the Sock”
Level Six – I Don’t Know
The Caveman sat in his Cave dressed in clothes of coarse cloth and contemplated the paucity of his understanding, I do not know, he thought to himself. The Queen sat upon her throne in the great hall, dressed in fine silk robes and bedecked with jewellery. She contemplated her inability to discover the truths withContinueContinue reading “Level Six – I Don’t Know”
The Blue Knight and the Wineskin Mountain
They asked the Blue Knight to Solve the Problem of the Used Wineskin Mountain. Wineskins on the floor, wineskins in the trees, wineskins everywhere, a plague of wineskins, a plethora of wineskins. Make them into something, he thought, hats? no, baby clothes? No, houses? impossible. Then the Blue Knight went to the street to seeContinueContinue reading “The Blue Knight and the Wineskin Mountain”
The Brave Tale of Sally Swift
When Sally Swift was young and cared not for the worries of those of greater years, she spent her days lost in the hills above the small village in which she was born. She followed the herd of sheep, of a type sometime called mouflon, in her care, at times allowing them to lead herContinueContinue reading “The Brave Tale of Sally Swift”
Fear of the Dark from the Milles Peurs D’Ulric Petit
In those times it was thought that the world of imagination could be brought to bear on the quality of the mind’s interaction with things of a worldly nature. Children were encouraged to flex their mental muscles as much as possible and the strength of their imagination was valued as equal to the that ofContinueContinue reading “Fear of the Dark from the Milles Peurs D’Ulric Petit”
The Guardians of the Cave 