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A Fairy Tale Bedtime Story _ The Fairy Forest _ A Magical Fairy Story for Sleep · Abide Meditation App

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  Speaker 1: Deep in the heart of the woods, just behind a village,
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  Speaker 1: was a small kingdom brimming with fairies. These fluttering fairies
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  Speaker 1: lived in little houses that they built for themselves, using
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  Speaker 1: the things that the earth had given to them. Some
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  Speaker 1: lived in the hollowed out parts of tree trunks, while
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  Speaker 1: others patched together large, thick leaves to make homes. Other
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  Speaker 1: fairies burrowed holes in the ground, like little moles. They
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  Speaker 1: were protected by the trees that housed them and the
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  Speaker 1: earth that loved them. The fairies were Mother Nature's creatures.
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  Speaker 1: It was their job to protect the land in these woods.
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  Speaker 1: They had to heal and nourish the trees and feed
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  Speaker 1: the soil. In return, Mother Nature protected the fairies. She
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  Speaker 1: kept them hidden away from the prying eyes of the
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  Speaker 1: humans who lived nearby. People in the village near the
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  Speaker 1: woods had heard stories of the fairies and wanted glimpses
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  Speaker 1: of them. But the trees were a barrier between the
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  Speaker 1: village and the guardian fairies. Whenever a human came too close,
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  Speaker 1: the tree branches would often tickle the person's head or
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  Speaker 1: sway across the path, blocking the way. And sometimes the
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  Speaker 1: path itself would confuse people by moving entirely. These fairies
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  Speaker 1: had to remain hidden away so that they could do
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  Speaker 1: their work and live peacefully in their homes. But once
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  Speaker 1: every few years, someone slipped through the cracks. Most times,
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  Speaker 1: they didn't mean to. It was just luck, coincidence, or
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  Speaker 1: sometimes fate. An autumn afternoon not so long ago was
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  Speaker 1: one of those days. It was a day when the
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  Speaker 1: woods had decided to allow a guest to greet the fairies.
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  Speaker 1: The air was brewing something within its cool breeze, while
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  Speaker 1: the clouds were a misty grey. They did their best
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  Speaker 1: to hide the sun, but its beams still shone through
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  Speaker 1: the gaps. The brilliant rays made the dewdrops sparkle on
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  Speaker 1: the amber leaves in the woods. a girl was walking
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  Speaker 1: down a path illuminated by a single sunbeam. Her name
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  Speaker 1: was Evie, and she loved autumn. As she walked through
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  Speaker 1: the woods, she admired the world around her. She inhaled
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  Speaker 1: the scent of pine needles and damp leaves, and smiled
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  Speaker 1: as the earth crunched beneath her feet. It was sensory magic.
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  Speaker 1: That was how she'd describe it in a conversation with
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  Speaker 1: her mother before she left for her afternoon walk. There
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  Speaker 1: was something so magical about autumn. Everything about it delighted
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  Speaker 1: her senses. from the crunch of the leaves to the
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  Speaker 1: beautiful colors of the trees. She looked up at the
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  Speaker 1: canopy of leaves above her now. It looked as though
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  Speaker 1: the trees had been set on fire in a glow
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  Speaker 1: of burning colors. It didn't matter that the skies were
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  Speaker 1: gray today. The trees were still shining with all the
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  Speaker 1: magic and color from the sun. Evie barely noticed which
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  Speaker 1: direction she was walking in. She couldn't help but look
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  Speaker 1: up and admire the beauty all around her. And the
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  Speaker 1: trees felt her adoration and love. They appreciated the warmth
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  Speaker 1: they could sense in her heart. So they let her
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  Speaker 1: continue walking, even though she was approaching the secret part
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  Speaker 1: of the woods. The tree branches didn't dare reach out
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  Speaker 1: and trip her up. They didn't tickle her neck or
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  Speaker 1: swipe her hat off her head. Instead, they allowed her
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  Speaker 1: to pass. As Evie looked up at the world around her,
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  Speaker 1: she barely glanced at the path she was walking on.
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  Speaker 1: She didn't notice that it had changed, and the path
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  Speaker 1: had suddenly veered off to the left. Neither did she
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  Speaker 1: notice that the earth had changed. The grass and the
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  Speaker 1: fallen leaves had disappeared. Evie continued walking until she realized
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  Speaker 1: that her feet were no longer crunching. Instead, she heard
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  Speaker 1: the tapping of her shoes against the stone. When she
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  Speaker 1: looked down, she noticed that the dirt trail nestled in
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  Speaker 1: the lush green grass had vanished. It had been replaced
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  Speaker 1: with a cobblestone walkway. The path was tightly lined with
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  Speaker 1: red maple trees and tall shrubs, so she had no
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  Speaker 1: option other than to turn back or to follow the
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  Speaker 1: path wherever it might lead. Evie looked back at where
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  Speaker 1: she'd come from, hoping to spot the dirt trail she
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  Speaker 1: had followed before. But behind her, she could only see
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  Speaker 1: green grass, fallen leaves, and tall, looming trees. The trail
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  Speaker 1: had disappeared. Evie stood still and wondered what to do next.
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  Speaker 1: She looked up at the clouds softly floating by and
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  Speaker 1: wished it was evening so that the North Star could
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  Speaker 1: make an appearance. If only there was something to guide her.
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  Speaker 1: For a moment, she thought about turning back and wandering
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  Speaker 1: through the woods until she could make sense of where
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  Speaker 1: she was. But something stopped her. It was as though
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  Speaker 1: a firm finger was pointing back to the cobblestone path
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  Speaker 1: she stood on now. A voice inside seemed to be
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  Speaker 1: encouraging her to follow the path. Evie was filled with
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  Speaker 1: a sense of excitement. The thrill of something new thrummed
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  Speaker 1: in her heart. In that moment, the rest of the
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  Speaker 1: world faded away. All that was left was this cobblestone
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  Speaker 1: path before her. and the wonderful possibility of adventure. So
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  Speaker 1: Evie began to walk. She watched her boots step over
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  Speaker 1: the glistening stones. Each footstep was cautious and quiet, but
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  Speaker 1: somehow she wasn't afraid. Instead, she felt happy and curious.
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  Speaker 1: She was ready for whatever this little path was leading
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  Speaker 1: her to. But after just a few more steps, Evie
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  Speaker 1: came to a halt. She heard a distant scuttling from somewhere,
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  Speaker 1: like tiny little feet pattering on the stone. At first,
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  Speaker 1: she thought it was an animal, possibly a mouse or
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  Speaker 1: a squirrel But then she heard quiet footsteps and realized
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  Speaker 1: it must be something else. Could it even be something magical?
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  Speaker 1: Of course, Evie didn't really believe in magic anymore. When
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  Speaker 1: she was little, she had once seen the garden gnome
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  Speaker 1: on her front lawn Wink at her. On another occasion,
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  Speaker 1: she'd mistaken a dragonfly for a fairy. But that was
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  Speaker 1: when she was very young. After she turned twelve, all
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  Speaker 1: thoughts of magic vanished. It was something that belonged in books,
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  Speaker 1: she decided. Evie had convinced herself that her magical experiences
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  Speaker 1: weren't real. But now, here in the woods, she found
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  Speaker 1: herself looking down at a tiny green person about the
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  Speaker 1: size of her finger. He had fluttering wings and and
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  Speaker 1: was looking up at her curiously. Evie couldn't help but
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  Speaker 1: rub her eyes. It had to be a dream. She
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  Speaker 1: had traveled through these woods hundreds of times, and never
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  Speaker 1: before had she seen a cobblestone walkway, nor had she
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  Speaker 1: ever seen mythical creatures. It was all in her imagination.
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  Speaker 1: Shaking her head, Evie shut her eyes tightly. She hoped
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  Speaker 1: that when she reopened them, she would suddenly be back
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  Speaker 1: home in her bed. But she couldn't smell the scents
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  Speaker 1: of home, like the cinnamon candle. Her mother burned throughout autumn. Instead,
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  Speaker 1: Evie smelled the damp hearth and the rich, musty scent
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  Speaker 1: of pine. She could feel the gentle breeze of the
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  Speaker 1: autumn wind, carrying with it the smells that surrounded her.
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  Speaker 1: And she knew that when she opened her eyes, she
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  Speaker 1: wouldn't be in bed. She would still be in the woods.
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  Speaker 1: Ever so slowly, Evie opened one eye. She was so
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  Speaker 1: surprised by what she saw that she took a step
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  Speaker 1: backwards and tripped on a stone But just as she
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  Speaker 1: was falling, she felt something reach out and wrap itself
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  Speaker 1: around her waist. It caught her before she could hit
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  Speaker 1: the ground. Looking down, she saw what was wrapped around her.
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  Speaker 1: It was a long, sinewy branch. that belonged to a
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  Speaker 1: red maple tree. Before she could react or say anything,
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  Speaker 1: the tree lifted her up so that she was steady
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  Speaker 1: on her feet. Then it slowly pulled its branch away
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  Speaker 1: from her. Evie blinked. Now it was just an ordinary
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  Speaker 1: tree with solid branches once more. Thank you, she murmured,
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  Speaker 1: unsure what else to say to a tree that had
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  Speaker 1: just rescued her. The tree waved its branch, as if
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  Speaker 1: to say, no problem. Evie couldn't believe it. she felt
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  Speaker 1: as though she was Alice and had stumbled into Wonderland somehow.
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  Speaker 1: Rubbing her eyes, she slowly turned her attention back to
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  Speaker 1: the very thing that had surprised her before. Fluttering up
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  Speaker 1: in the air with beautiful multicolored wings, were several small people.
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  Speaker 1: They were no bigger than her hand. As they hovered,
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  Speaker 1: they inclined their heads towards her. They looked at Evie
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  Speaker 1: as though she were the strange thing. It was as
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  Speaker 1: if she were the mythical creature here. Fairies Evie whispered.
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  Speaker 1: She felt like she had to say something to break
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  Speaker 1: this unusual silence. That way, she would be sure she
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  Speaker 1: was really here. The fairies watched Evie with furrowed brows.
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  Speaker 1: No one had come into their little village for years now,
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  Speaker 1: They hadn't had company for some time. One of the
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  Speaker 1: fairies looked up at the surrounding trees and frowned. He
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  Speaker 1: seemed to be thinking, you silly trees, how could you
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  Speaker 1: let a human through? But the other fairies smiled in
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  Speaker 1: excited anticipation. They knew Evie shouldn't be there. She was
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  Speaker 1: a human after all. But they trusted the trees that
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  Speaker 1: protected them. If Evie had somehow managed to slip through
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  Speaker 1: their defenses, then she was either incredibly clever or incredibly
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  Speaker 1: kind and good. But judging from Evie's reaction, they soon
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  Speaker 1: understood that she had never planned on getting through to
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  Speaker 1: the guardian fairies. Something had led her here, to their
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  Speaker 1: little village, hidden away in the heart of the woods.
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  Speaker 1: Whatever the reason, they assumed that it was something good. So,
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  Speaker 1: with smiles on their little faces, they flew up towards Evie.
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  Speaker 1: Their hands wrapped around her fingers and her clothes as
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  Speaker 1: they tugged at her. They were trying to coax her
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  Speaker 1: further down the cobblestone path. Evie allowed the fairies to
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  Speaker 1: tug her along. It felt surreal having such little things
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  Speaker 1: pulling at her with all their might. She could have
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  Speaker 1: easily brushed them off, turned around, and tried to find
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  Speaker 1: her way back home. But instead, she walked along the
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  Speaker 1: path guided by the fairies. She wasn't quite sure what
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  Speaker 1: else to do. If she turned back, she might get lost. Besides,
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  Speaker 1: she wasn't sure that she wanted to go back. Not
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  Speaker 1: so soon, anyway. She had just stumbled into a world
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  Speaker 1: of fairies and trees that could move. How could she
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  Speaker 1: possibly just walk home after seeing that? Especially as it
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  Speaker 1: seemed the fairies wanted her to stay. The further Evie walked,
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  Speaker 1: the clearer the end of the path became. She could
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  Speaker 1: now see two small willow trees that ended the wall
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  Speaker 1: of maples. Their soft, curved branches and vibrant green leaves
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  Speaker 1: acted as a curtain, protecting whatever lay behind it. For
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  Speaker 1: a moment, Evie hesitated. So far, she had found fairies
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  Speaker 1: and moving trees. What would she find beyond the curtain
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  Speaker 1: of leaves? Ogres, perhaps, or trolls, or wizards? She didn't
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  Speaker 1: have to wait long to find out. As if sensing
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  Speaker 1: her presence, the willow trees moved automatically. Their leaves pulled
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  Speaker 1: back to reveal something straight out of a fairy tale.
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  Speaker 1: Back in Evie's world, the season was autumn. She could
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  Speaker 1: taste the pumpkin spice in the air and relish the
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  Speaker 1: beauty of the golden leaves. But in here, past the
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  Speaker 1: willow trees, Evie could have sworn it was summer. As
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  Speaker 1: she walked, the air seemed to change. She could feel
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  Speaker 1: the heat spreading through her body. Suddenly, she regretted wearing
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  Speaker 1: the hat and scarf her grandmother had knitted for her.
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  Speaker 1: In front of her was a village, the smallest village
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  Speaker 1: Evie had ever seen. The entrance was illuminated by brilliant,
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  Speaker 1: glowing sunlight. The leaves of the willow tree tickled Evie's
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  Speaker 1: cheeks as she passed through. The fairies let go of
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  Speaker 1: her and fluttered down into the village and into the
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  Speaker 1: collection of homes that were spread out before them. Evie
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  Speaker 1: looked up at the blue sky and the white clouds
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  Speaker 1: that bobbed along it like fluffy boats. The sun was
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  Speaker 1: bright and inviting, its rays wrapped around Evie, enveloping her
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  Speaker 1: in a warm hug. She had the sudden urge to
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  Speaker 1: peel off her autumn layers and lie on the ground,
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  Speaker 1: basking in the sun's warmth. Before her, she could see
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  Speaker 1: the cobbled path stretched onwards, creating a center for a
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  Speaker 1: small town. Right in the middle was a tall building.
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  Speaker 1: Or rather, it must have seemed tall for the fairies.
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  Speaker 1: Evie guessed that if she was standing next to the building,
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  Speaker 1: it would only reach her waist. The cream-colored building seemed
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  Speaker 1: to be made out of stone. It stood tall and strong,
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  Speaker 1: as though it had been there for centuries. Evie was
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  Speaker 1: reminded of the houses that lined her street, which her
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  Speaker 1: mother would tell her about in detail. They had been
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  Speaker 1: built hundreds of years ago, and still remained standing. Embedded
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  Speaker 1: in the middle of this building was a large clock.
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  Speaker 1: As she looked at it, Evie realized that it was
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  Speaker 1: almost tea time. She should have started heading back home
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  Speaker 1: quite a while ago. a group of fairies stood in
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  Speaker 1: front of the building with the clock. They were carrying
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  Speaker 1: things they seemed to have taken from the woods, like
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  Speaker 1: acorns and orange leaves. When Evie approached, they all turned
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  Speaker 1: and stared at her with open mouths. Some even dropped
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  Speaker 1: the things they were holding. Evie didn't want to walk
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  Speaker 1: too far into the tiny village in case she stepped
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  Speaker 1: on something or someone. From where she was standing, she
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  Speaker 1: could see that on either side of the cobblestone pathway,
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  Speaker 1: there were intricately made houses created from natural materials. She
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  Speaker 1: couldn't help but marvel at one house made from a
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  Speaker 1: collection of sturdy leaves and twigs. At first glance, she
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  Speaker 1: thought it resembled a very neat pile of leaves. But then,
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  Speaker 1: A little head poked through an opening, and Evie quickly
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  Speaker 1: saw it for what it was. A home. She was
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  Speaker 1: so busy admiring the sights before her, that she almost
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  Speaker 1: missed the fairy that had sneaked up on her. It
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  Speaker 1: was now flying in front of her face. This fairy
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  Speaker 1: stood out from all the others. She wore a long
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  Speaker 1: yellow silk dress and had glowing brown hair that flowed
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  Speaker 1: down her body. Her wings were larger than the others
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  Speaker 1: and matched her yellow dress too. She had a pretty
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  Speaker 1: and delicate face Evie couldn't help but smile as the
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  Speaker 1: fairy flew closer to her. Hello, said the fairy, and
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  Speaker 1: Evie gaped. For some reason, she hadn't thought the fairies
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  Speaker 1: could talk. Perhaps it was because they had taken to
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  Speaker 1: tugging on her clothes instead of just asking her to
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  Speaker 1: follow them down the path. Welcome to our home, said
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  Speaker 1: the fairy. I suppose you're here for a reason. Or
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  Speaker 1: maybe the trees decided it was time for a visit.
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  Speaker 1: The fairy cocked her head at Evie, waiting for her
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  Speaker 1: to talk. But the words didn't come. The fairies around
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  Speaker 1: them were all watching this exchange, waiting for Evie to
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  Speaker 1: say something. And then, she finally spoke. I don't know
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  Speaker 1: how I got here. I'm so sorry to disturb you.
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  Speaker 1: Evie took a hesitant step backwards and glanced at the
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  Speaker 1: clock once more. I really should head back now, anyway,
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  Speaker 1: she added. It's getting late. The fairy smiled kindly at
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  Speaker 1: Evie and nodded her head. Then she spoke. If the
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  Speaker 1: trees deemed your visit necessary today, Perhaps they will deem
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  Speaker 1: it necessary another day, when there is more time. With that,
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  Speaker 1: two fairies fluttered towards Evie. They sparkled in the sunlight,
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  Speaker 1: as though hovering in a cloud of fairy dust. Or
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  Speaker 1: perhaps it really was fairy dust, Evie thought. After a
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  Speaker 1: final glance at the magical village, she turned and followed
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  Speaker 1: the fairies back out. They led her in silence, which
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  Speaker 1: was just as well. Evie was still awestruck. She didn't
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  Speaker 1: think she had it in her to talk. By the
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  Speaker 1: time she had reached the dirt path, Evie was starting
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  Speaker 1: to feel aware of just how tired she was. She
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  Speaker 1: waved goodbye to the fairies and wandered home, her head
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  Speaker 1: completely in the clouds. The events of the day floated
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  Speaker 1: through her mind. she still couldn't believe that any of
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  Speaker 1: it was real. When her mother asked her how she'd
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  Speaker 1: spent the afternoon, Evie didn't know what to say. She
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  Speaker 1: wasn't even sure what she had done that day. She
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  Speaker 1: could only be sure that she had gone for a walk,
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  Speaker 1: and she had discovered a world so special She wanted
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  Speaker 1: to pinch herself each time she remembered it, to check
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  Speaker 1: she wasn't dreaming. After dinner, Evie had a warm, relaxing bath.
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  Speaker 1: It felt like she was washing away the forest, picking
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  Speaker 1: twigs and moss out of her hair. Then she put
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  Speaker 1: on her pajamas and got into bed. Outside her window,
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  Speaker 1: the sun had gone away and been replaced by a
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  Speaker 1: glistening full moon. As Evie put her head on the pillow,
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  Speaker 1: her tired brain finally made sense. of everything she'd seen
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  Speaker 1: that day. Now she knew that fairies were in fact real.
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  Speaker 1: And she knew she would return to the woods as
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  Speaker 1: soon as possible. Evie turned off the light And closed
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  Speaker 1: her eyes. She was sure she would dream of moving trees.
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  Speaker 1: And tiny glittering people. With beautiful wings. And after just
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  Speaker 1: a few deep breaths. She was fast asleep.
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  Speaker 2: Thank you.
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  Speaker 3: Thank you. Thank you.
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  Speaker 2: You you you Thank you. Thank you.
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  Speaker 3: Thank you.
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  Speaker 2: Thank you for watching. Thank you.
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  Speaker 3: Thank you.
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  Speaker 2: Thank you.
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  Speaker 3: Thank you. Thank you. for watching.
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  Speaker 2: Thank you.
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  Speaker 3: Thank you for watching. Thank you.