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This is the Fifth
installment of the
short story
Captured Fire
This story is the story of a nine-year-old boy, Robbie,who enters a magical world where he learns
about the meaning of life, friendship, and respect for others.
This installment is the book Robbie must read.
“Legend
of Promise”
Many years ago a
flower fairy was promised in marriage to a firefly prince. The fairies had
special powers and so did the fireflies.
A marriage between the two species would merge their magic and make them
much stronger in facing the hardships of life.
Ninnea was not the typical flower fairy.
She was always looking for adventures and wandered off many times. One day as
she wandered far from the woods of oak, which was the boundary for young flower
fairies, a young human named Arthur captured her. He kept her for several weeks treating her with respect and
kindness. During this time she could
not help falling in love with him because of his kind heart. One day he let her go back to her land, for
he thought it was not right to keep her away from her home where her family
must be very worried.
Ninnea never
forgot him and his kind heart. On the eve of her marriage to the firefly prince
she tried to run away back to the young man who captured her heart. The king’s guard caught her as she tried to
leave the forest and brought her before the king and the prince. She told her
intended she could not marry him and that she wanted to return to the land
above to find her true love.
The prince was
furious wondering how she could talk to, let alone love, a Land-one. For centuries the Land-ones had tortured and
killed the fireflies. He told her that if she left all the magic powers she had
would disappear and those of the firefly kingdom. Marriages between the
fireflies and fairies would no longer be permitted. Ninnea did not care, for the love in her heart for Arthur was
deep and true, much stronger than her desire for magical powers, and her mind
too clouded with love to consider what it would do to the fireflies. The king
finally granted her request, but told her that the first male offspring born to
her family must be surrendered to them. He would be kindhearted and help them
spread the word of love and respect for life. He could return to his own land
only if he proved worthy of his purpose, if not he would become a firefly
forever. At this time the firefly kingdom would regain their magic and the two
groups could once again marry.
Ninnea promised
and was let go to find her true love and become a Land-one. She was made human size and left at the
grove of oak trees, alone and frightened hoping that Arthur would soon find
her. He found her that afternoon and
was so happy to see that she had returned to him. Later that year they were
married and built a little house at the edge of the oak forest. The next year they had a baby. Ninnea and Arthur had five more children,
all girls, not one boy. Ninnea felt sad
that the promised one would never come to save the land where she grew up. She feared her old home, family, and friends
would die and be forever forgotten because of her selfishness.
Arthur knew the
story of how she was released to come find him and the promise she had made to
the king and prince. He comforted her
by saying it would happen someday, if not a male born to them to serve the
purpose, it would be the son of one of their daughters or one of her children
or their children. But an offspring of
theirs would some day be the promised one to fulfill the purpose and enlighten
the human race to respect all life no matter what form it took.
***
Robbie finished the story right at
the stroke of ten moons. He laid down in
the bed and wondered what this story had to do with him. King Huron and Rosella told him he would
know his purpose soon. That night he dreamed of fairies, fireflies, Ninnea and Arthur and all their daughters. Nana Peters was also in his dream, at least he thought it was Nana, only she was young and beautiful and looked like a fairy
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Copyright 2013 Eileen A Partak
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