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 Posted: Fri Dec 30, 2005 9:00 am
I had written this for the young girl who I babysit from time to time. Her family used to be very close to my own. (They lived right next door.)
Anyways, I always tell her random stories and give her random trinkets to keep her imagination strong. As my parents had done for me.
So this Christmas, I had decided to take a traditional little story that my mother had started with me, and turn it into something large.
The Wishing Stone.
The little girl had noticed it on my bookshelf a long time ago, and still asks about it today. So I decided as a Christmas present, I'd create this.
I had asked my friends to write individual stories of random mythical, magical, and imaginary creatures they could think of, and they agreed too, but left me hanging.
So I bought her a necklace for Chrismas instead.
Which is sad really, I wouldn't like to see this story go to waste. With TV and video games, and the computer; Kids just don't sit down and imagine anymore.
If you all want, you could write your own little stories about random creatures and add it on. Heck, I'll even draw images to go with the stories you write if you wish.
That way if you ever come across a little Ward of your own, you can give them this in its (hopefully someday) completed form.
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Posted: Fri Dec 30, 2005 9:05 am
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Posted: Fri Dec 30, 2005 9:20 am
Following the introduction would be a manual written by the different 'agents' detailing what they've learned/their experiences on different magical creatures.
I understand that this really isn't a 'story', but I would assume that the children would come up with the meat of it as the rest would be the story of their life with heightened imagination. Kind of like Santa Claus. We all know about Santa, but it's the memories of what we've asked of him, or what kind of cookies we baked for him, that make up the memories and such.
I would like to complete this so that any of you, or any other parent/aunt/uncle/older sibling or cousin could have the chance to give this to a child they know of.
Any old rock could be used for this. I think the one my mother gave me was fool's gold. It's what the child dreams of, wishes for, and imagines that makes this whole idea special.
I know when I was seven, I dreamed to grow up to be a princess. sweatdrop
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Posted: Sat Dec 31, 2005 6:40 am
I now have a niece of my own (she's my brothers daughter -instead of just claiming my cousins children!)... she's only 7 weeks old, so I've got time to make up a story... for the moment, food is all that concerns her.
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