My Own Fairy Tales

Edward and Jane

Edward and Jane

          Once upon a time a twelve year old boy named Edward was standing beside a tombstone. It was his mother's tombstone. She died a few years ago and Edward visited her grave whenever he wanted to. Edward felt lonely without his mother around. His father was always out on business and hardly ever spent time with his own son. Edward had a nurse to look after him, but she couldn't take his mother's place. Edward missed his mother terribly, he began to cry.

          "What's wrong" said a voice behind him. The voice belonged to a girl about his age carrying a bunch of wild flowers.

          "Nothing really" said Edward, wiping his tears away, "just visiting my mother's grave".

          "My mother is dead too and I've picked these flowers for her grave". She handed some of her flowers to Edward. "Here put these on your mother's grave".

          "Thank you" said Edward and took the flowers from her. "My name is Edward, what's yours?"

          "My name is Jane" the girl answered.

          Jane asked Edward if he wanted to play with her for a while, but Edward said that he had to go home now. Jane understood she promised her father she wouldn't be long. They quickly said goodbye to each other and went their separate ways for home.

          When Edward got home he told his nanny about Jane. His nanny was happy that Edward had found someone his age to talk to because Edward had never spoken to anyone his age before. Edward asked his nanny if he could meet with Jane again tomorrow. His nanny agreed; Edward had never made friends with anyone and now his chance to make a friend came.

          The next morning Edward went to the cemetery again, hoping that Jane would be there again. It wasn't far from his house to the cemetery so he just ran there. Jane was there and was happy to see Edward again.

          "Nice seeing you again Edward" said Jane "my father and I are about to go on a walk. Would you like to join us?" Edward accepted the offer.

          Jane brought Edward to her house. Jane lived in a little white church, with a little bell tower.

          "My father is a clergyman and he runs that church" Jane explained to Edward.

          She introduced him to her father and then they both set out on their walk. They walked through a little wood filled with lots of trees, a little stream and plenty of wild flowers. Edward was having a wonderful time. He felt happy being with Jane and her father; Edward had always felt lonely with his mother dead and his father always out on business. But now he had found a friend at last and didn't feel lonely anymore.

          While admiring the wild flowers Jane heard someone playing a tambourine. She went to investigate. Then she found some gypsies in a field.