Mist's Maze by Emily Bliss

Author:Emily Bliss
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Published: 2021-01-15T00:00:00+00:00

Clara opened her eyes. She stood at the edge of a forest—but it was unlike any forest she had ever seen. All the trees were completely silver, with shimmering silver trunks, silver leaves, silver pine needles, and silver pinecones. And everywhere, Clara could see silvery-pink mist. Wide ribbons of mist spiraled up tree trunks. Thin threads of mist slid along tree branches. Tangled balls of mist drifted slowly in the air.

“This is an incredible place,” Clara said.

“I had a feeling you’d like it,” Mist said. “This path leads right to the hedgehogs’ tree. And on the way, I can show you something really neat.”

Mist began to jump along a pink cloud path that cut through a thick grove of silver cedar trees. Clara jumped alongside her, closing her eyes for a moment to breathe in the cedar smell.

The path wound through patches of silver ferns blanketed in a thin layer of pink mist, silver willow trees wrapped in pink mist ribbons, and giant rocks covered in glittery, silver moss. Just before the path turned sharply to the left, Mist stopped jumping and looked at Clara. She whispered, “What I want to show you is just ahead. Follow me for a moment and be as quiet as possible.”

Mist crept slowly off the path and stood behind a thick, silver tree trunk. Clara tiptoed right behind her. “If you look this way,” Mist said, nodding toward a clearing on the other side of the tree, “you can see the two-lips and the ear-flower tree.”

Clara peered over a bush. Sure enough, Clara saw a tall thin tree with large yellowy-silver flowers that looked just like pegasus ears. Below the tree was a patch of reddish-silver flowers shaped like giant mouths. “Do you see the ear-flowers and the two-lips?” Mist whispered.

“Yes,” Clara whispered.

“Now, watch this,” Mist whispered. “Come with me.” They crept back to the path and walked silently along it as it passed right in front of the ear-flower tree and the two-lips. Immediately, the two-lips turned their flowers toward Clara and Mist. The mouth-shaped flowers grinned. And then they began to sing, “Hello! Hello! Hello!”

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