Arnica the Duck Princess by ERVIN LAZAR

Author:ERVIN LAZAR [Ervin Lázár]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781782692218
Publisher: Steerforth Press
Published: 2019-09-04T16:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER FIVE

In which it becomes clear that Tig-Tag, the notorious thief, is blessed with great ball control

As luck would have it, there was among the courtiers an old woman who knew about the Seven-Headed Fairy.

“You know what?” she said to Arnica. “You should go and see the Seven-Headed Fairy. If anyone can help you, she can.”

“Where does she live?” asked Arnica.

“That I don’t know, to be sure,” said the old woman.

“No problem. We’ll find her,” said Johnny. “Even if she lives at the ends of the earth, we’ll find her.”

Not wanting a big send-off, they quickly said their goodbyes to King Tirunt, the Chief Courtier, the Chief Royal Counter, to all the courtiers and palace staff, young and old, and set out on their journey.

“The good thing is, we can travel day and night,” said Arnica.

“What do you mean, day and night?” said Poor Johnny, much surprised. “We’ll need to sleep sometime.”

“Oh, don’t worry, we will,” said Arnica. “From morning to night, I’ll be the person and you’ll be the duck. I’ll tuck you under my arm and while I’m carrying you along, you can sleep just as much as you want. In the evening, we’ll swap; you tuck me under your arm and carry me till morning. Meanwhile, it’ll be my turn to sleep. That way we won’t waste a single minute. We’ll soon find the Seven-Headed Fairy, you’ll see.”

Poor Johnny was delighted to have such a clever bride, and, as it was getting dark just then, he became the person and Arnica the duck. Poor Johnny tucked her under his arm and set off. This time, however, he had enough sense to give the witch’s land a wide berth.

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