A bedtime Story for an 8- year-old niece

This is an original story created by Richard Nasai with valuable assistance from Kit.

Once upon a time, there was a young girl named Lily who lived in a cozy cottage in the middle of a beautiful forest. Lily loved spending her days exploring the woods, playing with her animal friends, and reading books by the warmth of the fireplace.

One day, while out on a walk, Lily stumbled upon a small, magical creature with wings like a butterfly and a tail like a lizard. The creature was frightened and seemed lost, so Lily decided to help.

She scooped up the tiny creature and brought it back to her cottage. As she cared for the little creature, she discovered that it was a fairy, and she had never seen anything quite so magical.

The fairy, whose name was Luna, was very grateful to Lily for taking care of her. In return, Luna granted Lily three wishes. At first, Lily wasn’t sure what to wish for, but after giving it some thought, she made her first wish.

“I wish for a never-ending supply of books to read,” said Lily.

Luna waved her wand, and in an instant, a beautiful bookshelf filled with every book Lily had ever wanted appeared in her room.

For her second wish, Lily asked for a treehouse to play in. Luna smiled and waved her wand once again, and a magnificent treehouse appeared in the forest, just for Lily.

For her final wish, Lily wished for something special for her animal friends. Luna nodded and waved her wand one last time. Suddenly, all the animals in the forest began to glow with a soft, magical light. Lily realized that they had been granted the ability to communicate with humans, and now she could understand them perfectly!

From that day forward, Lily and her animal friends had many wonderful adventures in the forest, and they all lived happily ever after. The end.