The Lion and The Unicorn
It was to be an adventure. I gathered my friends, Jack, Jill, the Gruff brothers, the Teeny, Tiny Woman, and Pinocchio, and went over to the wise man’s house for the task.
He was an old man, sitting in front of a grass hut, smoking his pipe, and seemed to be meditating, when we came and interrupted his thoughts.
“We are looking for an adventure,” I said. “We want to go on a quest. Can you give us one?”
The wise man slowly opened his eyes wider and put his pipe down. He looked at the eight of us over and said, “Many have come to me for advice, but you come for adventure. Very interesting. Well, if it’s an adventure you want, you must seek a unicorn.”
“Unicorns are mythical beasts,” said Jack.
Jill followed up with, “How do you find a mythical beast?”
“Ahh!” said the wise man. “That is where the adventure comes in.”
The gruff brothers broke out of a huddle they were having and as three said, “If it is to find something with a horn, we can do it. We’ve had experience with our horns.”
“That’s true,” I replied, “But you were the ones with the horns, and you didn’t exactly find that Troll. He found you…on his bridge, I believe.”
“Nonetheless,” said the biggest billy goat gruff, “We will assist.”
The teeny, tiny woman who was perched on Pinocchio’s shoulder whispered into his wooden ear. “I believe the lion knows.”
Pinocchio repeated what was said and everyone looked at each other and nodded their heads in agreement.
We thanked the wise man for his counsel and went off to seek the lion.
It wasn’t very far. In fact, the lion was looking for us, or should I say he was looking for a meal and he happened upon us.
He licked his jowls and prepared to pounce when Pinocchio stepped forward and called out, “We are on a quest to find a Unicorn, We were told you would help us and not eat us.”
The lion, noticing Pinnochio’s nose growing a bit longer, was well versed on quests but didn’t know Pinocchio’s background story yet asked, “Why should I believe you?”
Pinocchio was quick to respond, “Because fairies have endowed me with a magical talent. Whenever I tell the truth, my nose grows longer.” This made his nose grow even longer.
The lion also understood the power of fairy magic and agreed to help the adventurers.
And so this adventure begins.
