Pages and Co 2: Tilly and the Lost Fairytales by Anna James

Author:Anna James [James, Anna]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: HarperCollinsPublishers
Published: 2019-08-06T17:00:00+00:00

It didn’t take long for the princes to get bored once they realised Rapunzel was being entirely serious, and they started to disperse. Tilly scanned the crowd again but there was still no sign of the original Prince Charming, or Oskar. And before long, there was only one prince left, sleeping curled up on the ground, sucking his thumb, everything having got a bit too much for him.

‘Where on earth are they?’ Tilly was stuck somewhere between exasperation and panic.

‘We could ask her,’ Jack suggested, pointing upwards. Rapunzel was tentatively sticking her head back out of the window to assess the scene below, and spotted Jack and Tilly.

‘Oh, you’re still here,’ she said, sounding annoyed.

‘We’re not with them!’ Jack called up. ‘We don’t want to marry you! I swear! We’re just looking for our friend. One of the princes kidnapped him.’

‘Ugh, they really are the most entitled, useless collection of people I’ve ever encountered,’ Rapunzel said. ‘Is there just one left?’ She pointed to the sleeping prince.

‘Yes. I’ll get rid of him,’ Jack offered and poked the prince with his toe.

‘What? It wasn’t me!’ said the prince, spluttering awake. ‘Where’s everyone gone?’

‘I’m afraid it’s all over, pal,’ Jack said firmly but kindly. ‘She’s picked a prince and galloped off into the sunset with him, and everyone else has gone home. You’ll have to go and find another damsel in distress.’

‘Ugh,’ the prince repeated, standing up and brushing down his over-the-top arrangement of lace ruffles. ‘Do you know,’ he said, ‘I’m not sure my heart’s really in this catching-a-princess malarkey. I’ve always been ever so fond of Eliza who works in the bakery in the village; she makes the most delicious bread, and we do make each other giggle. I might forget this princess thing and just see if she wants to grab a glass of mead some time.’

‘I think that sounds like a really solid plan,’ Jack said, clapping him on the back. ‘Maybe lose some of the ruffles before you ask her, though?’ The prince smiled, and ambled off into the distance, talking about Eliza and her excellent cupcakes as he went.

‘Coast is clear!’ Tilly shouted up to Rapunzel and she stuck her head out again.

‘Cheers,’ she called. ‘I’ll be right down!’ All of a sudden, a great torrent of tangled blonde hair was shoved out of the window and fell to the floor in an extremely matted heap, with twigs and moss and what even looked like a bird’s nest caught in it. As Rapunzel hoicked herself out of the window and started climbing down the mess of hair, it became clear that none of it was actually attached to her head, and her real hair was cut into a sharp bob with an angular fringe. She kicked out her feet and slid down the final few metres with a confidence that showed it wasn’t the first time she’d exited that way.

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