'I want to go back
to them and to all my friends and neighbors. Now you must learn to
bake bread and rolls for yourselves.'
'The Trolls look very sad as they wave back. We turn and walk into the
enchanted, tangled forest.'
***
The Little Old Man picks up his cane, slowly stands, and smiles at us.
'Our perilous crossing of the enchanted, tangled forest is the next part of
the story,' he says. 'Everyone rise and stretch. Stamp your feet and
swing your arms.' He points to a drinking fountain. 'Have a drink of
water if you wish. Then, let's gather again in a little while and I'll tell
what happened to us along the narrow, twisty trail that cut through the
enchanted, tangled forest.'
The Same Tale: And then...
The first part ended with the Little Old Man telling us all to stand and
stretch. That's what we, at Three Palms, did too. As we ate half our
sandwich, Suzanne went on with the story.
***
The Little Old Man continues.
'Here we are now,' he says as his eyes move from one side of the half-
circle to the other. 'The Princess, you and I have just stepped across the
magic line into the enchanted, tangled forest.
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