A
Unicorn for Andromeda.
It
had been a good summer with just the occasional days rain here and there. I was
on the last week of my walking holiday when I thought I heard the low whinny of
a horse. As I got to the top of the hill I saw in front of me a low shed the
walls were good and so was the door but most of the tiles had come off from the
roof. It looked dilapidated. I heard the whinny again this time a little louder.
There is something wrong with that horse I said to myself and approached the
door of the shed. The door was locked and did not give way as I put my weight to
it. I could now hear the horse clearly and it was in some kind of trouble.
Looking around the hut I found on the far side a ladder. Placing the ladder to
the roof I climbed up and looked through one of the openings that had been made
as the tiles had fallen off.
To
my great surprise I saw that a Unicorn filthy with dirt and with its bones
sticking out from its very thin body. I made the hole larger and pulling the
ladder up behind me onto the roof I lowered the ladder down into the shed and
climbed down. The floor was covered with horse droppings and the strong smell of
urine was now overpowering. I moved to the animal and proceeded to stroke it. It
gave a soft moan from its mouth and I saw that its eyes were dull. All that I
had with me was my magic wand given to me by Her Majesty Queen Feeanna, Queen of
all the Fairies. I gently placed my hands around the Unicorns neck and spoke the
magic words that transferred us to the Fairies Winter Quarters under the
Himalayan Mountains.
Here
I gave the Unicorn some water and then a large palette of freshly cut hay. Her
Majesty appeared and saw that I had brought the Unicorn to the winter quarters.
I explained to her majesty that I could think of no safer place for the poor
animal than here. Here it would be safe from its so-called owner. No one can own
a Unicorn as you all know but this one had been caught late one night by a
Wizard who immediately placed it in the shed. He had sawn off the horn and used
it to make magic spells he fed the animal only when he thought of it and as for
water that each animal needs daily he just was not bothered.
Her
Majesty took from her dress pocket her Magic wand and murmuring a spell in the
old language she waved the wand at the unicorn. I should not have been surprised
but what a change the Unicorn was now snow white and its horn had grown to its
full extent and its intelligent eyes again had the spark of hope. The Queen
spoke to it in her gentle voice and it told us of its being captured and left to
rot in the shed. It had often heard people going by but no one had heard its
whinnies for help. It seems that I had been the first to answer its call for
help in ten long years of captivity in the Wizards shed.
Her
Majesty spoke once again to the unicorn telling it that she was sending it to
the Galaxy of Andromeda to the planet where the original fairies lived. There
were the Dragons and Unicorns and the flying horses that were in such danger on
earth. All roamed the planet freely and had no enemies on their world. The Queen
then waved her wand once more a blue flash a small puff of smoke and the Unicorn
disappeared. “What are you thinking about? Her Majesties question made me
aware that I was still in the caves under the Himalayan Mountains. “ Your
Majesty,” I heard myself say, “That Wizard needs to be punished for his
crime against a harmless animal I suggest that you turn him into a donkey and
send him to North Africa to work for a poor Farmer. Let him feel for himself
what it is like to have little water or feed and to work for long periods.”
Her Majesty smiled and said, "So it shall be, he will stay in North Africa
until the ten years are up then he will have to find his way back to
England". That is indeed a fitting punishment for such a cruel man.” With
another wave of her wand I found myself back home in my Kitchen making a pot of
fresh tea. I had been away for three whole weeks.
I
spent the next couple of weeks tending my back garden there was so many weeds to
pull from the ground the grass needed cutting both back and front. I was very
busy and did not go to the woods for about a month. When I did go to the woods
the Fairies were full of the fact that I had rescued a Unicorn. A dance was
quickly organised and yes I was the Guest of Honour for that evening. The
Fairies laid on a very good meal and many a fairy cake disappeared down my
throat. The drinks were out of this world with Parsley wine elderberry wine and
my favourite Parsnip wine. I must admit I went to my bed very late that evening
or should I say early hours of the morning.
More
Rabbits.
In Fairyland The Rabbit population is getting out of hand.
why some of the Fairies want all of the Rabbits banned.
Food was the main problem Rabbits they ate such a lot,
this troubled the Fairies and put them all on the spot.
The wise old fairies were called in for some good advice,
the wise old fairies even considered feeding the Rabbits rice.
They found the solution with some fresh packets of seeds,
when fully grown the seeds turned out to be Swedes.
Now Rabbits love Swedes they even eat them raw,
this solved the Fairies problem that is for sure.
Swedes are vegetables that grow in the ground,
now Rutabaga or Swedes are everywhere to be found.
Rabbits have no known enemies in Fairyland its true,
but growing Swedes for the Rabbits is for the Fairies quite new.
Gnomes are the only ones in Fairyland that eat meat,
for them a nice fat Rabbit would be such a real treat.
I with the fairies help passed a very simple new law,
that Gnomes are not to eat rabbit meat any more.
All the Rabbits I called to a hurried meeting,
no more tasty flowers were for their eating.
My Family mouse told me that Rabbits like Cheddar cheese,
they would share their rations just for the rabbits to please.
The Furry Rabbits in Fairyland may now forever stay,
it would be such a great pity to send them all away.
Rabbits are cuddly and have such nice fur coats,
in Fairyland they even mix with the wild stoats.
Apart from lettuce, carrots and now Swedes,
small portions of cheese see to their needs.
Peace has returned to the Fairyland of today,
and not one furry Rabbit will be turned away.
