| In a land far from here, where there are no cars or trucks, or television or computers, or even smart phones, lives a young girl who is a princess, but she cannot tell anyone. The castle where she was born and lived, was attacked and she was forced to run and hide to keep from being put in a terrible jail or worse. Her name was Anna. She was about your age when the story begins. The Dark forest was the only place which offered a safe place to hide. There were stories about the Dark forest which scared her but she had no choice. Immediately after leaving the castle she slipped into the Dark forest. It was late in the day and there were shadows everywhere. Trees and shrubs seemed to jump out in front of her. Birds called first from in front, then came another from behind. She ran on into the deeper parts of the forest. It got darker and darker. Finally Anna could no longer see so she sat down and began to cry. Then she noticed in the distance a blue light. It appeared to be coming at her. The blue light began to take a shape. Then the blue light flickered in and out in a pulse which every time the light would flicker out it would come back a little stronger. Finally Anna figured out what was going on. The light was flickering because it was being blocked by the many trees which stood between her location and that of the light. It was moving in and out of the trees coming toward her. next page |  |