The Keeper of Instruments and Magical Boxes

The Sorcerer

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he Old Woman and her friends traveled for many months over many trails. And they made many stops to rest and eat. They met many fellow travelers. The met a Keeper of Instruments and Magical Boxes who heard their story and said "May I help?" He promised to share the special powers he had harnessed if only they would "Think outside the box." The Keeper of Instruments played his music and called forth his friend the Sorcerer who possessed the power to bring images to life. And the Sorcerer came and asked, "May I help?"

Meanwhile the Wise Seer scanned the horizon and saved all the wondrous sites in her Book of Remembering. Each tail feather had its own images, and soon the book was heavy with all that she had seen. The Wise Seer would entrust none other than the Young Knight who wrought much magic with these images. She labored into the darkest hours over her book, capturing likenesses of Mother Goose and her children. She stopped only to refresh body and spirit with tasty morsels. Often she, the Old Woman, and the Magician-in-Training went off into the Seven Hills or to the Land of the Dragon for nourishment. And while they ate, they planned new ways to bring Mother Goose rhymes to the people of the world.

Sometimes they took others to the Den of Scholars where they thought grand thoughts as they filled their stomachs or conspired with one of the Forest Friendlies to find a safe haven for Mother Goose in the land of the Wizard. The Young Knight was reluctant to join these feasts; but, when he did, much was accomplished. Each day they trudged on, seeking tail feathers and recording and saving them in the Book of Remembering. Halfway through their journey the Magician-in-Training met two young scholars. When she told them of the quest, they both said, "May I help?" One searched for the cat and the fiddle. The other tracked the knave of hearts. Then each went on other tasks. And so the group, much larger now, traveled on collecting tail feathers and weariness as they went.

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Young Scholar Two

A Forest Friendly

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