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World For Wee Ones By
Paul McCann |
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Sammy was about six years old when he discovered a large hole in the school playground . He told no one about it and began to explore it .Each day he pulled out all of the rubbish that filled the hole and eventually he found a huge stone that covered an entrance to a passage way. One morning just before the school bell rang , Sammy
had managed to lever the stone away and as he did he began to scream with
excitement. He felt his head spinning as he was propelled
through the air, round and round
in a vacuum of time. Sammy was being sucked through a
twisting tunnel .He landed in
a distant place and found himself sliding down a strange roller coaster
ramp. Round and round he went. Down and down he sped, faster and faster until he hit the bottom with a thud and a thump. Lying there
helpless on the ground surrounded by darkness his hand reached into his
pocket and turning on his torch Sammy shone his beam of light straight
ahead. He was amazed to see and long road with trees on each side of the
road . As he got to his feet Sammy began to walk along the road. Birds
flew over and rested on his shoulder singing softly songs in his ear .
Along the way he helped himself to the wonders of this magicial place. Long bars of black liquorice that hung on the trees ,as did peppermint sticks and fudge . On the ground there lay other treats like sherbet rocks , and flowers made of honeycomb . The plants and even the grass where made from marshmallow jelly and soft candy. The rushing
gushing sounds of a river flowing nearby caught Sammy's attention and so
he made his way in that direction. Sammy sat down at the river bank and to
his surprise he found it was not water he found there but the river was a
sparkling stream of the coolest lemonade he had ever tasted . After he
drank his fill Sammy fell fast asleep. As he awoke he
was whisked away on a banana scented breeze that lifted him into the air
as if he were a feather. Higher and higher Sammy was blown until a winged
horse came to his rescue. “Hello there ,
throw your arms around my neck and get on my back . Trust me I am Peggy
the flying horse of Ambers Sky, sent to be your guide and friend here in
this place Who are you? Sammy held on tightly to Peggy’s neck and then screamed “My name is
Sammy .“ “Well Sammy if you ever get into trouble just think
of me and call my name and I’ll be right there at your side" The
flying horse weaved in and out of the clouds, under a rainbow and then
stretched out its long wings and glided down towards the ground. The horse landed
in a clearing of a forest and said ,
"Here is where you get off Sammy “ Standing on a
blanket of thick flowers, Sammy waved goodbye to Peggy. He felt there
where eyes upon him and so he took
off on foot , running fast into the woods
ahead. Behind him there where other footsteps keeping up with him
as he ran. Sammy picked up the pace and ran faster, then he stopped dead
in his tracks. It was a matter of seconds when the wee ones where seen.
They were running like the
clappers but could stop as
fast as Sammy and ended up slipping and sliding right into a pond at the
foot of the hill. Sammy burst out laughing and pulled out the wee ones
from the water . “Now look what
you’ve done “ Said one of the Wee ones . “It wasn’t
my fault “Said Sammy “We own the
woods and we have the right to chase anyone out :”. “You mean to
tell me you where chasing me out , That’s a laugh “ “The jokes on
you “ Said the wee ones, who suddenly all ran off. Not to be left standing Sammy gave chase. Over tree
stumps he jumped and through bushes he raced after the wee ones. He finally came
to a clearing in the woods and there stood a small cottage. The wee ones
where all looking out from inside the cottage , and shut the
windows as Sammy walked over to the front door . But this was no
ordinary cottage, the door was made of
chocolate , The windows frames where made of fudge. All the bricks
where made of caramel and Sammy couldn’t resist it any longer. First
he ate the door then once inside he saw the furniture that was made
from wafer biscuits , they went down easily . Next he ate the floorboards
that tasted like toffee and where quick to swallow. The wee ones
watched Sammy bit by bit demolish their entire cottage . They began to
wildly jump up and down screaming “Stop ! Stop!
Stop ! “ But Sammy was in another world and continued eating
the window frames and the rafters and finally the last piece of the wee
ones cottage disappeared with a burp! “ Well are you
satisfied now “ said one of the wee
ones looking up into Sammy’s face. Sammy felt
ashamed and said , “I’m really very sorry for eating you out of
house and home but when I started I couldn’t stop myself. Please let me
help you rebuild another cottage “. After giving it
a lot of though the wee ones agreed , “ Well ok then
. Follow us “ They took Sammy
out into another part of the forest and said , “These trees with the paper white leaves are the
chocolate trees, and
those trees with the heart
shaped leaves are the caramel. trees “ They gave him a
saw and he started to chop down tree after tree ,while the wee ones lit a
fire and began to melt down the caramel and chocolate and pouring into
moulds they made bricks and long planks . In no time at all Sammy had rebuilt their cottage and
with the birds singing again in the magic forest Sammy said farewell to
the wee ones. He continued his
journey through the magic forest until he came to a beach. Waves crashed
down on the golden sandy shore as Sammy sat down there in the sun shine .
Music echoed all around the beach as if it was being piped on a stereo
system .He knew all the songs they were the latest hits on the pop charts
. Placing his hands over his eyes he squinted through the glare at the sky
above .He could hardly
believe his eyes when ice creams began
to parachute them selves down onto the sand . One by one Sammy
caught the ice creams and eat them all up . The waves washed the lollipop
looking rocks and strawberry juice bubbled and flowed in and out of every
crevice and crack . The sand tasted
like sherbet and once again Sammy was lifted into the air on a banana
breeze .He suddenly thought of Peggy , and closing his eyes he said “Please help
me Peggy “ In that very
instant from nowhere Peggy appeared in mid air and caught Sammy who was
going backwards on a banana breeze . Peggy flew over
the sea and the mountains , through the clouds and came to land near the
school playground . ‘It’s time
for you to go now Sammy . “ ‘Thanks Peggy
. Will I ever see you again “ Asked Sammy . ”All you have
to do is close your eyes and call my name “ Said the flying horse as it took off into the sky
.Sammy waved and within seconds Peggy was gone beyond the clouds and out
of sight. Sammy ran all
the way home , and out of breath he tried to tell him Mum and Dad all
about his adventure . “Guess where
I’ve been .Through a time tunnel into another place and time where wee
ones live in a magic forest .
I met a flying horse who talks and told me secrets you’d never ever
imagine “ Listen Sammy “ Said his Mum
“You have to stop this daydreaming
. It’s always the same . Flying horse and magic forests . Go and
get into a bath will you” “Listen Son” said
his Dad "it sounds like you had a really busy day there so after your
bath you better get straight into bed, before you wake up .Ok “ Sammy laughed
and laughed . “Will no one
ever believe me ?” He said . “After his
bath he looked out from his attic bedroom window and soaring over the
rooftops he watched Peggy the flying horse do arcs and loops in the sky . Sammy got into
bed and closed his eyes and said , ‘Thank you God for a wonderful day”
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