The Fairy Willow
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Complete Mon, Sep 25, 201716m
This short story is the tale of a young boy and a Willow Tree. A misfit in his modern village, the boy dreams of a long-forgotten world of magic and beauty. Could the Willow be his portal to discovering that other world?
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"Nowadays, the willow is all that remains of that Great Old Wood. 'But,' says Aunt Helena, 'One can still see the fairies dancing 'round it. Oh yes, for they have not gone, Child. And those with pure heart and eyes to see can still spot them ... if he be ever so watchful.'"
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