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A short fantasy story for the "fill in blanks" challenge. |
Once upon a time, there was a small garden hidden deep inside the Misty Forest. It looked small and insignificant BUT the insides were beyond imagination! There was a wide range of flowers shimmering beautifully on the ground and there were tiny fairies flying around the flowers. A huge lake, filled of different colours, was located in the middle of the flower field and that was where all the wishes of the living beings were gathered. At night, the wishes would glow in the lake, as bright as the stars in the sky. Every day, at a certain time, all kind of creatures would gather inside the garden to enjoy some entertainments. There were many types of parties: Crazy Hat’s tea party, Moon Spells party, Giant Feast event, Musical concert, Snow festival and many more. What made the parties at the garden extraordinary was that the scenery of the garden would transform based on the theme of the parties. Although despite its majestic and unique power, the small garden did not have a name of its own. It was nameless. One day, in the early morning, a young man was running in the forest. What a wonder for a person to train himself early in the morning…. or maybe not!! Instead, he was being chased by a group of dark shadows that did not belong to the Misty Forest. The spirit of the garden heard his silent cries and pleas…. Because of that, the small garden used its magical light (only visible to the young man) to lure him in. He was shocked and scared at the same time. Silently, the spirit spoke to him saying, “Don’t be scared! I’m a friend and I’m here to help you!” So, the spirit led him into the garden and the young man gasped at the once-in-a-lifetime beauty of the garden. The garden spirit invited him to play hide-and-seek with it and the other creatures. So, he joined them with enthusiasm and as they were enjoying themselves, the time was ticking away……… Until finally, when everything was peaceful and the pursuers had given up on chasing the human, the young man decided to leave the garden in order to return to his home. The spirit of the garden was silently sad. The young man sensed it and thus, as a gift of gratitude, he gave a special name to the small garden. A name called “Meldiriel Mellon”, meaning “Secret Friend”. This name symbolized the eternal friendship between the young man and the garden spirit. |