Two days ago I posted about Alfredo's new friend, who lights up!
Introducing Lulu Lamplight!
And when she's lit up-
The tale:
A few moons ago, Ozymandias, his sister Ophelia and also Henrietta and Bootstraps were exploring in the woods nearby the enchanted cottage. They went unsupervised, as the Beast Peddler was busy sewing and Hagatha was occupied trying to make a big enough batch of hedgehog stew to feed the whole cottage. Brave Ozymandias was leading the procession through the woods, and Ophelia was second-in-command, plotting their course on an old map that Lars had drawn them before he went away.
As they were rounding a bend in the main trail, Ophelia noticed an overgrown trail leading into deeper woods. She mentioned it to Ozymandias, and they took the expedition into uncharted territory. Winding their way along the narrow goat path, they eventually came to a cave, completely covered in moss. Clusters of quartz crystals jutted out from the rock, and a cool, sweet breeze issued from the deep insides of the cave, along with soft whispers and faint singing. The beasts were all eager to go right in, but as they poked their heads in, they couldn't see anything at all. It was oppressively dark.
Dismayed, the beasts made their way back to the cottage, having marked the path on the map for later excursions.
That night, Ophelia couldn't sleep. She tossed and turned, thinking of the cave. They had all wanted to go in so badly, but it was too dark. She would have loved to see what was inside the deep cave. She hopped out of the fireplace where she slept and crept to the Beast Peddler's room, where the candle was still burning. The Beast Peddler was just finishing up sewing a little white beast, her curved needle flashing in the dying light. She looked up at Ophelia as she tiptoed into the room, and asked her what was keeping her up into the witching hours.
Ophelia explained what had happened that day, told her about the cave and the whispers and singing and how they had wanted to explore so badly but couldn't. The Beast Peddler smiled and patted Ophelia on the head and told her to sleep, and she would take care of everything.
The next day, Ophelia was woken up by Lulu, armed with a great big light bulb on her head, asking if the gang was ready to head out.
That's all for now, off to go sew some more friends
love & voodoo,
the Beast Peddler
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