When Dreams Go Astray.....
I Hope you will not be Alarmed, Dear Readers to discover that the Little Dreamer Beth did Not make it home to Rose Thorne Cottage where her sister Amy was waiting with the Little Dolls. Amy was trying not to be alarmed, but truly she did not think she had ever been apart from Beth for so long without knowing where she had gone. Oh, they often played apart for a time, but always found each other before too long. It was comforting to know that the other was always somewhere nearby. But this time Amy was afraid something had gone wrong when she went to get help. Beth had been so absorbed in the Dollhouse..... she wouldn't answer questions... she wouldn't look away.... Amy had decided she needed to get help... but now she wasn't sure she had made the right decision.
Even though Amy had found the Little Dolls,
Beth had never come home!
But the worst of it was that nobody else seemed to notice!
Amy was starting to wonder whether she had Dreamed the whole thing up......
Or maybe she was still Dreaming...!
How could she tell for sure?
But I am Sure you will not be surprised to learn
that Amy was not the only one who was concerned.
The Wizard was also wondering at the Alarming Silence
that seemed to Pervade all the world....
at least the places where he traveled.
He had heard whispers on the Wind of a Missing Dreamer
and so he was Investigating.
The Castle was eerily quiet.
As though it were..... waiting for something to Happen....
Father Alban was not making any progress in his work...
but seemed Lost in some old Dream.
Even Henry and Belle were staring off into space...
And Old Meg was not saying a word!
Something was not as it should be....
And where were all those pesky Children
that seemed to always be underfoot...?
Yes, The Wizard was concerned!
Meanwhile, Dear Readers, I hope you can recall
that Tommy, one of those Pesky Children,
had taken the Sword Harbinger from the Castle,
and then fearing that he would be caught with it
he'd ridden off to find somewhere to hide it.
But in his haste he had fallen from his pony, Prince,
and hit his head hard enough to knock him senseless.
When he awoke in his own bed he did not have the Sword....
And he had trouble remembering just what had happened.
Had he Dreamed he took the sword....?
He rode out to see if he could find the Sword....
but he could never be sure if he was looking in the right place....
He thought he remembered where the great tree roots made the path tricky....
But no matter how often he came by....
he could not find the Sword.
But he knew in his heart that he had taken something
that was not his to take.... and then he had Lost it!
He dreaded going to the Castle....
he was afraid that the Wizard
would know what he had done!
And I know you are Wondering what has become of the Little Dreamer Beth...
Who was last seen staring into the windows of The Secret Christmas House....
She had never seen anything like this before!
She was So enchanted by what she could see....
That she Wished..... she Wished with all her heart
that she could just be in there
where that beautiful little Christmas Tree stood
surrounded by presents... and even a little tiny dollhouse!
Well, I hope you can believe it, Dear Readers....
She just might have been granted her Wish!
And you Might just have to stick around to find out...
Where Little Dreamers go when they go Astray!
To Be Continued......
