The Girl Gingerbread in the Woods of Winter White by Bethany R. Lindell

Author:Bethany R. Lindell
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: fairy tale, girl hero, heroine, fairy tale adventure, ghost story, unicorn, witch, Hansel & Gretel, Hansel and Gretel, fairy tale retelling, christmas adventure, christmas fantasy, Christmas, Christmas middle school
Publisher: Bethany R. Lindell
Published: 2019-12-28T16:00:00+00:00

THE UNICORN LED HER through the glowing trees, the wan ice light tossing Gingerbread's shadow out behind her as a two-headed chimera that followed at her back. One head faded as the light changed until the wood they walked through was not the Winter Whites Gingerbread had traveled these last few days.

Everything was green. The firs, the pines. They shed their icy coats and their needles shone dark and glossy where they grew in prickly profusions from spreading branches. Their heady scent added spice to the air, brushing away the last few days. Snow still covered the ground and wrapped the trees in soft blankets, but it glistened and glittered, vibrant beneath the daylight sifting down between the treetops. The trees rested beneath it, and sighed as the unicorn passed beneath them.

Gingerbread followed in his wake. It was hard to remember she was asleep and dreaming, everything felt so real. "Is this how it was before?" she asked the unicorn and blinked at the full sound of her voice. Had she been whispering all this time?

The unicorn tossed his head and arched his neck. He picked his hooves high up from the snow and brought them down again with the precision Clatch struggled to capture in his mechanisms. The unicorn pranced beneath the boughs and Gingerbread laughed as he kicked up snow, then whirled about, scatting light through the flakes with his horn until they shone bright as stars.

Gingerbread laughed again, the sound burbling up her throat and leaving a small ache behind as her muscles made the unfamiliar sound. "Lovely," she told the unicorn as he wheeled again, scattering his field of snowy stars. He tossed his head, the green of the trees catching on the slope of his neck. Gingerbread lifted a hand to keep snow off her face. "Watch it you klutz. You almost got me full in the fa-"

Snow showered down on Gingerbread, and she ducked with a screech, sending it down the back of her collar. The cold startled her skin, sending her dancing around trying to shake it loose while the unicorn whickered laughter.

"That is so not funny!" Gingerbread smiled as she bent down and scooped up snow in her head. She patted it down and threw the snowball at the prancing unicorn. He bucked, neatly avoiding it, and then threw his head down and up, scattering snow over Gingerbread with the tip of his horn.

She shrieked with laughter and danced away, scooping up more snow and tossing it blind. She heard a paff as it hit and, peeking out behind her gloves, saw snow stuck to the unicorn's cheek. It stood out blindingly white against his darkening coat.

"You're changing!" Gingerbread said. "Like the trees."

The unicorn tossed his head and reared upright. He screamed with joy, the light from his horn dazzling Gingerbread's eyes until she had to look away. His front hooves met the earth with a tremendous sound before kicking snow across her head and shoulders.

"Hey!" Gingerbread blinked her eyes open and found the unicorn racing away with powerful strides.

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