The Black and White Crystals of Ishma Part 10

Darkness in Ishma

 

         

          By this time Prince Charles and his servant Willy were standing on the castle roof. Prince Charles still had the black crystal in his hands and was grinning from ear to ear.

          “Willy, the time has come to shower Ishma in darkness” said Prince Charles, raising the black crystal high in his hands, “I will do what my ancestor, Prince John, failed to do. I will rein Ishma in darkness forever”.

          A black light from the crystal shot straight up into the sky and turned the sky very dark. The people of Ishma became terrified of the suddenly dark sky and ran into their homes, in terror. “What’s going on, what’s happened?” they all shouted. They all stayed in the home, praying the darkness would go away soon.

          It was about that time that Sophie, Ted, Jack and Sam arrived at the castle in a flash of light. “Wow” said Sam “that was amazing!”

          “Yes, but I hope that we don’t have to travel by magic again” said Ted, still in a bit of a shock.

          “Hey look at the sky” said Jack, pointing to the dark sky.

          “Oh no” said Sophie “Prince Charles must have found the black crystal and is using its powers now. We need to find Prince Edward and Princess Julia now”.

          “My guess is Prince Charles has put them into the dungeon” said Ted, thoughtfully, “but where is the dungeon?”    “I know where” said Sophie “King Richard used to invite my family to the castle for a visit when I was a child. During those visits Prince Edward and Prince Charles showed me around the castle, including the dungeons. The dungeons are under the castle. Follow me I know a shortcut to the dungeons”. They entered the castle by going through the back door of the castle; it was a door servants used to enter the castle.

          As Prince Charles was too busy concentrating of using the black crystal’s powers, he hadn’t noticed that Sophie, Ted, Jack and Sam had entered the castle. With Sophie leading, they ran through the kitchen, went into a room with a big trap door. Jack opened the trapdoor and they went down the stairs straight to the dungeon. “Oh no” whispered Sophie “the guards are guarding the cells”. “Leave them to me” said Jack. With his strength, Jack knocked the guards out cold easily.

          “Who’s there?” said a voice. “Prince Edward it’s me” replied Sophie, running to the cell where he and his wife were in. “Sophie” said Prince Edward “thank goodness you’re here”. Prince Edward and Princess Julia were happy to see Sophie. “Did you find the white crystal?” asked Princess Julia. “Yes” said Sophie “but I couldn’t do it without my friends Ted, Jack and Sam”. “I thank you all” said Prince Edward “but we have to get out of here fast and stop my brother from using the black crystal. But we need the keys to unlock the prison door”. “No problem” said Jack, presenting the keys, “I took the keys off one of the guards”. He unlocked the door and Prince Edward and Princess Julia were now free. “Here Prince Edward” said Sophie, taking out the white crystal out of her apron pocket and passing it to him.

          When Prince Edward had the white crystal in his hands, the white crystals magic flowed into his body. “I can feel the power within me” he said “now we can defeat my brother. Let’s go everyone”. They all ran out of the dungeons, ran up the stairs through the trap door. Then they ran through the main hall, up the stairs, through the corridor, until they reached the castle roof. “It is time for me to face my twin brother, like my ancestor Prince Arthur faced his” said Prince Edward. He opened the door to the castle roof.

The Black and White Crystals of Ishma part 9

The Recovery of the

White Crystal of Ishma

 

          The stairs led Sophie, Ted, Jack and Sam down to an underground tunnel. It was very dark and quiet and it looked easily to get lost in.

          “I don’t like the look of that tunnel” said Ted “It’s dark and creepy”.

          “Maybe so” said Sophie “but since the crystal is in there, we will have to go through. But we need light to see where we are going”

          “I know what we can do for light” said Sam; he took two stones out of his pockets “my father and I always carry flint stones with us just in case”. He found a wooden torch and used his flint stones to make a flame on the torch.

          “You’re brilliant Sam” said Sophie “Jack you carry it”.

          With Jack carrying the torch, they all set off into the tunnel. Ted didn’t like being in a dark tunnel, so he stayed close to the light. They walked down the tunnel; further and further away from the entrance. Then they had to stop.

           In front of them was a stone wall, blocking their way. “We need to move these rocks out the way” said Sophie “there is no other path for us to take”. “Leave it to me” said Jack. He handed the torch to Ted, picked up a thick plank of wood that lay by the wall and then used it like a lever to get the heavy rocks out the way. Then finally the path was clear of the rocks. “Wow you and your strength Jack” said Sam, giving Jack back the torch. Jack held his head in embarrassment.

          They continued down the tunnel again, until they came to a bridge. It was a long rope bridge, with wooden planks, leading across a gorge.

          “My guess the white crystal is on the other side of this bridge” said Sophie “but this bridge doesn’t look safe to me”. Jack and Ted agreed with her.

          “How about I cross first and see if it’s safe” said Sam. “All right, but be careful Sam” said Sophie. Sam slowly and carefully walked across the rope bridge. He got to the other side safely. “It’s best that you go one at a time” he called to the others. One by one Sophie, Ted and Jack walked across the bridge. Ted felt scared, but he too got across the bridge safely. “When this is all over I never want to cross a rope bridge again,” he grumbled “I’m always surprised about how much courage you have Sam”. Sam raised his head in pride.

          After walking some more they came to a dead end. “The tunnel ends here, but I don’t see the white crystal” said Sophie.

          “Hey look at this wall” said Jack, holding the torch up higher and pointing to the wall in front of them, “It’s a wall painting”.

          “You’re right Jack” said Ted, observing it, “I think this maybe a clue to finding the white crystal, now let me see. This whole painting is a picture of the war between Ishma and Irasha. I can see the king of Ishma around that time. I wonder if touching it might reveal something”. He touched the picture of the king of Ishma. Suddenly the picture moved forward, then the whole wall painting moved to the right and there behind the wall was the white crystal of Ishma standing on top of a stone pillar.

          “Wow Ted” said Jack “you and your brain”. Ted beamed with pride.

          Sophie walked over to the stone pillar, picked up the white crystal, wrapped it in her handkerchief and placed it in her apron pocket. “Come we must leave at once” she said. They slowly walked over the rope bridge again and ran all the way back to the entrance of the tunnel. Balthazar was there waiting for them. “You four did a great job” he said “now I will take you back to Ishma myself”. He raised his staff and then Sophie, Ted, Jack and Sam suddenly disappeared in a flash of light. “Good luck all of you” Balthazar whispered.

The Black and White Crystals of Ishma part 8

Balthazar

          Irashma meadow was very big and wide. Where ever you looked there was grass and wildflowers everywhere. Sophie, Ted, Jack and Sam got down from the cart

          “Thank you for the ride” said Sophie, giving the cart driver a coin.

          “It was my pleasure misses” said the cart driver “do you want me to stay here to take you back to the village?”

          “Don’t bother sir” replied Sophie “we have no idea how long we are going to stay here”. So the cart driver left with his horse and cart.

          Ted took a good look at Irashma meadow. “This meadow is so green, colourful and peaceful” he said “it’s almost as if that war fifty years ago never happened”.

          “I must ask” said Sam “how will we find the white crystal of Ishma here? This meadow is enormous.”

          “Excuse me” said a voice behind them “did you say the white crystal of Ishma?” It was an old man, with long white hair, wearing a white robe and was carrying a long staff.

          “Who are you?” asked Sam, getting ready to fight the old man just in case.

          “I am Balthazar” the old man answered “I was a magician of Ishma, but I live here in Irasha now. Why are you looking for the white crystal of Ishma?”

          “Prince Charles of Ishma is planning to rule over Ishma with the power of the black crystal of Ishma” explained Sophie “that is why we’re here. Prince Edward and Princess Julia sent us here to search for the white crystal of Ishma”.

          “So he is planning to do what his ancestor Prince John did huh?” said Balthazar “Hmm I had a feeling this would happen “you better come with me”.

          “I take it you know about the black and white crystals of Ishma?” asked Ted.

          “Yes” replied Balthazar “the truth is I am a descendant of the magician who gave Prince Arthur and Prince John the gift of magic three hundred years ago. That story had been passed down in my family ever since”.

          “I remember reading that story” said Ted.

          “Is there no story that you haven’t read?” asked Sam; he has heard Ted saying he had read this or that lots of times.

          “Come on Ted and Sam” said Sophie “now is not the time for arguing, Balthazar do you know where the white crystal is?”

          “Yes I do, the truth is fifty years ago the king of Ishma at that time gave me the white crystal” said Balthazar “the white crystal is why Ishma and Irasha were at war with each other. Irasha wanted it, but the king of Ishma wouldn’t let them have it, so it caused that war. After the war was over, the king gave the crystal to me. He feared that someone else might want to have the white crystal for its powers for selfish reasons. So he gave it to me to keep it somewhere safe”.

          “Why here at Irasha and not at Ishma?” asked Jack.

          “The people of Irasha had no idea that it was lost here, so hiding it here was a safer place than Ishma”.

          Balthazar led them straight into the middle of Irashma meadow and brought them to a large white memorial. The memorial was very tall and had names on all its four sides. “This memorial is a remembrance of those from Ishma who died in the war that took place here fifty years ago” explained Balthazar “this is also where I hid the white crystal”.

          “But I don’t see the white crystal here” said Sam, looking at the memorial.

          “All is not what it seems” said Balthazar. He raised his stick and said “Open Sesame!” The memorial moved backwards and there in front of it were stairs. “Go and retrieve the white crystal and hurry”.

          “Okay” said Sophie “boys lets go” and they headed down the stairs.

The Black and White Crystals of Ishma part 7

Arriving at Irasha

 

          After sailing across the ocean nearly all afternoon Sophie and her friends finally reached Irasha. The ship docked into the harbour. The town looked exactly like the town back in Ishma, only bigger. It was starting to get dark and they needed somewhere to stay for tonight.

          “Okay since we are finally here” said Sophie “what we should do is find a place to stay for the night and gather food and water. We will need all the rest we can get for tomorrow. Then as soon as dawn hits we’ll set off for Irashma meadow tomorrow, agreed?” The boys agreed.

          They found an inn, not far from the harbour, and asked the innkeeper to spend the night there. The innkeeper agreed and asked the chef to cook them something to eat. While they were eating Sophie asked the inn keeper if there were any horse and carts that would take her and the boys to Irashma meadow.

          “Are you going there to pay respects to your ancestors who fought in the war there?” asked the innkeeper “most people do nowadays”.

          “Yes sir we are” Sophie answered. She didn’t dare tell him that they were going to look for the white crystal of Ishma there, just in case it would cause trouble.

          “There is a horse and cart not far from here that will take you there” the inn keeper said “the driver will take you there any time you want”. Sophie and the three boys finished their dinner, said thank you to the inn keeper and went to bed. Sophie had a room to herself, while Ted, Jack and Sam shared a room together.

          Sophie had trouble falling asleep that night. She was worried about what was happening back at Ishma. ‘I pray that Prince Charles hasn’t done the worst yet’ she thought to herself ‘I also hope that Edward and Julia are alright’. But now was not the right time for her to worry about that. Her only concern now was finding the white crystal of Ishma, so she decided to sleep instead.

          Once dawn set the next morning Sophie, Ted, Jack and Sam left the inn and got everything ready for the journey to Irashma meadow. First up they bought some supplies like bread, cheese and water they would need for the journey. Next they went to look for a cart driver to take them there. Luckily they found a cart driver in the village square by a fountain.

          “Excuse me sir” said Sophie “but my friends and I would like to go to Irashma meadows please”.

          “Of course madame” said the cart driver “it will be my pleasure to take you there. Since Irashma meadow is a popular place I get lots of passengers”.

          “Thank you sir” said Sophie “but I must ask how long will it take to get there?” She hoped it wouldn’t take too long.

          “By horse and cart, it is much quicker to get there than on foot” the cart driver replied. Sophie felt relieved; they had no time to lose.

          Sophie, Ted, Jack and Sam boarded the cart, with their bag of food and water. Then the cart driver got his horse moving. The horse was a strong and quick horse; it gave them a splendid ride. They rode through the town and then they came to grassy areas.

          “I read on a map that before getting to Irashma meadow, you will have to pass through a forest” said Ted “will we be able to get through there with the horse and cart?”

          “No need to worry” said the cart driver “there is a path that goes through the forest to the meadow”.

          He was right; when they arrived at the forest there was nothing, not even a tree log, blocking their way. Thanks to the horse and cart they got through the forest easily and then at last they arrived at Irashma meadow.

The Black and White Crystals of Ishma part 6

The Recovery of the

Black Crystal of Ishma

 

         

          At the castle of Ishma Prince Charles and Willy were on the search for the black crystal. It was not an easy search because the only clue they had was the black crystal was hidden in the castle walls. There was no information which castle wall it was hidden in.

          “Why Willy?” said Prince Charles, who was getting angry, “Why is it difficult to find just one crystal?”

          “It’s because your highness there are hundreds of walls and only one black crystal in the castle” Willy said.

          “That was a rhetorical question idiot!” shouted Prince Charles, he was getting very impatient.

          “Pardon me your highness,” said Willy “but how would we know which wall the crystal is hidden in?”

          “Look for a loose brick,” Prince Charles said “the black crystal would be hidden behind a loose brick. Willy you search for loose bricks, I’m going to visit my brother and sister in law in the dungeon”.

          So Willy began searching for loose bricks. He searched the rooms upstairs, then the rooms downstairs, but none of them held loose bricks. Finally he searched in the castle cellar. The castle cellar wasn’t exactly a big room; it hadn’t been used for anything much except for keeping unused items. Mostly empty boxes and empty glass jars and bottles. Willy began to search for loose bricks, suddenly a brick moved, in the middle of the back wall. Willy touched the brick again and suddenly it slid to one side like magic. Willy was amazed! Behind the wall was a hidden flight of stairs leading to a door. Willy ran to the dungeons to tell Prince Charles what he had found.

          In the dungeons Prince Charles was talking to Prince Edward and Princess Julia.

          “Why are you doing this Charles?” Prince Edward asked “you are turning your back on your own family. And you will be making your own home a misery.”

          “I’m just taking what I want and that’s the throne of Ishma” said Prince Charles “I have always lived in your shadow as the youngest twin. But when I become king you will be in the shadows”.

          Just then Willy rushed in and told Prince Charles about the secret passage he found.

          “I think that might be where the black crystal is” Willy said.

          “Good work Willy” said Prince Charles “now my brother I have got a black crystal to find”. And he left.

          “He really is crazy enough to process the black crystal” said Princess Julia.

          “Yes he is,” said Prince Edward “he is crazy for power just like my ancestor Prince John was”.

          “I just hope that Sophie will succeed of finding the white crystal soon”.

          “Of course she will,” said Prince Edward “Sophie is a smart girl and I know she will not let us down. I trust her.”

          All Prince Edward and Princess Julia could do now was wait for Sophie to return with the white crystal of Ishma.

          Meanwhile Willy showed Prince Charles the flight of stairs behind the back wall in the cellar. Prince Charles and Willy went down the stairs and opened the door at the bottom of the stairs. The door wasn’t locked. Behind the door was a room filled with old magic spell books and magic items. There was even a portrait of Prince John.

          “I reckon this hidden room was where my ancestor Prince John studied his dark magic” said Prince Charles.

          “Your highness look over there!” said Willy, pointing to a glass container. In the glass container was the black crystal of Ishma.

          “So my ancestor Prince Arthur hid the crystal in this secret room all the time” said Prince Charles.

          He lifted the lid of the glass container and took out the crystal. As soon as the black crystal was in his hands, dark magic from the crystal flowed through his body.

          “With these dark magic powers I will rule Ishma in darkness like my ancestor Prince John did” said Prince Charles “and no one will stop me”.  He laughed a very evil laugh and Willy joined in with him, Willy liked being surrounded by evil and darkness. Willy was just as evil as Prince Charles.

The Black and White Crystals of Ishma part 5

The Departure for Irasha

 

          Back at the village Sophie, Ted, Jack and Sam were discussing plans about what to do about searching for the white crystal of Ishma in the village school. Ted had lots of books and maps about Irasha. He was now reading a history book about the battle between Ishma and Irasha that happened fifty years ago.

          “Now according to this history book, the war that took place in Irasha fifty years ago happened in a meadow of Irasha which they now call the Irashma meadow,” he said “so there’s a good chance that the white crystal is hidden in that meadow”.

          “According to the map of Irasha that Princess Julia gave me,” said Sophie, who was studying the map, “the Irashma meadow is in the middle of Irasha. Before that there’s this small wood that we have to go through first.”

          “Before we talk through anything else,” interrupted Jack “How exactly do we get to Irasha?”

          Jack had a point; this was actually the first time that Sophie, Ted, Jack and Sam were going to another island. They had never left Ishma before.

          “I know how!” burst out Sam “there’s a ship at the harbour that’s sailing to Irasha this afternoon. I heard about it this morning. We can get to Irasha from that”.

          “But how do we get to the Irashma meadow from the harbour in Irasha?” Jack asked.

          Sophie continued looking at the map of Irasha. “I know how” she said. “This map shows that there is a town near the harbour in Irasha. Coming out of the town, there is a path which will lead us to the forest and the forest will lead us to the Irashma meadow”.

          “Then this is what we’ll do” said Ted “first, after we get to the harbour of Irasha we’ll rest in town. Second we leave the town to get to the wood. We should be able to rent a horse and cart there. Then we’ll go through the forest and reach the Irashma meadow and then start looking for the white crystal, agreed?”

           Sophie and the three boys agreed to that idea and decided to set off immediately. There was no time to lose or Ishma would end up in darkness under Prince Charles’s control. Before setting off, Ted, Jack and Sam told their fathers where they would be going and about the mission of finding the white crystal of Ishma. The fathers didn’t really want them to leave Ishma, but understood that saving Ishma from Prince Charles was important and promised not to tell anyone about it. Telling anyone would have passed the word to Prince Charles and that would have gotten in the way of the quest. After saying goodbye to their fathers Ted, Jack and Sam set off towards the harbour with Sophie.

          At the harbour the ship that was departing for Irasha was nearly ready to leave. Sophie, Ted, Jack and Sam had made it to the harbour just in time. They headed towards the ship. Sophie felt happy going onto the ship. She had always wanted to have an adventure and this was her dream come true. Ted felt rather nervous about leaving his home, but didn’t turn back on his friends. Jack felt amazed about being on a ship. He had always helped his father and other carpenters build ships, but never actually sailed on them. Sam was filled with happiness and excitement. Going to faraway lands on ships was something he always wished to do.

          Soon the ship set sailed and was sailing across the ocean towards Irasha. While the ship was sailing, Sophie looked back at Ishma, she was worried about Princess Julia and Prince Edward. She was also worried about if Prince Charles’s evil plan had succeeded yet.

          “Princess Julia, Prince Edward,” she whispered “my friends and I will find the white crystal where ever it is. We will not let you down”.

The Christmas Fairy and Angel

          In the streets of a city, a little girl named Emily was selling matches. It wasn’t easy for her to sell matches because there were people who wanted them and some who didn’t. But she did manage to earn some pennies from the matches.

          Emily was a poor girl and was wearing rags and clogs that were much too big for her feet. Right now she was watching children, her own age, walking down the streets happily with their parents. That was torture for Emily; her mother had died when she was a little girl and her father was a different story. Emily’s father was a mean, selfish man. He was also a drinker. Whenever Emily came home from selling matches, he would take all her earnings and spend nearly all of it on drinks. The most horrible thing was that he would always beat Emily if she didn’t sell any matches. So he never showered Emily with love and kindness. Apart from her mother, Emily also only received love and kindness from her grandmother, who was Emily’s mother’s mother. Emily missed them very much and always wished that they were still alive.

          Emily’s only comfort now was a Christmas fairy that she had found last Christmas. It had been abandoned in the street, so Emily kept it for herself.

          One Christmas Eve, Emily was in the street selling matches. Her father had told her to not come home, until all the matches had been sold. Emily didn’t like selling matches in winter, but she never dared to disobey her father. It was snowing and very cold. Emily had her Christmas fairy with her for company. Emily did the best she could, but no one wanted to buy her matches. Soon it was dark and everyone had gone home, except Emily. “Oh Christmas fairy,” she whimpered “I don’t know what to do. I’m not allowed to go home and I haven’t sold a single match stick”.

          All Emily could do now was try to find some shelter for the night. Luckily there was shelter for her that night. In the city there was a church. Normally the church doors was closed and locked up at night. But tonight they were left open. Emily ran into the church at once. “I do hope the priest won’t mind me taking shelter here” she said. She lay down on the floor in front of where a picture of an angel was hung. “I pray the angels will protect me tonight” Emily whispered and fell asleep, clutching to her Christmas fairy.

          When midnight struck a big surprise awaited Emily. Her Christmas fairy sprung to life and woke her up. Emily couldn’t believe her eyes that her Christmas fairy was alive. Then she remembered a story her grandmother once told her. The story was that it is said that Christmas fairies come to life during the night between Christmas Eve and Christmas Day in the morning. “Grandma’s story was true” smiled Emily.

          Suddenly a bright light shone through the church windows and then more Christmas fairies appeared. All the Christmas fairies picked up Emily and brought her into the light. When the light faded Emily saw herself in some sort of castle. “Where am I?” she said. “You are in the castle of Christmas” said a voice. A woman in a white dress, with wings and long golden hair, appeared. “Welcome child,” she said “I am the angel of Christmas. And you are in my castle”. The angel explained that during the night between Christmas Eve and Christmas Day in the morning she would bring the Christmas fairies to life. And if a little boy and girl had been good, kind and caring during the year, they would be invited to spend the night at the castle of Christmas. “And you Emily have been invited here too”. Emily was surprised, but very happy.

          The Christmas angel led Emily into a big room. And in the room were a hundred boys and girls. Emily ran over to join and play with them. Then suddenly a big long table magically appeared and on there was lots of food. There was lots of turkey, potatoes, soup, meat pies, bread with butter and cheese, Christmas puddings and cakes, nuts, fruit, candies, cookies and glasses full of milk to drink. Emily couldn’t stop eating; she had never eaten good food, ever since her grandmother died. Mostly she had only eaten bread and cold soup, since her father kept on spending money on cheap wine.

          After the meal was finished, Christmas presents magically appeared for the children. The presents turned out to be toys, books and new clothes. Emily got a new dress with shoes and even a coat with gloves, scarf and a warm hat and she changed into them at once. She also got some books and two dolls and two teddy bears. Emily couldn’t stop smiling; this night was the best Christmas night she ever had in life.

          After all the presents were opened, the Christmas fairies started to play music and the Christmas angel started to sing Christmas carols. The children, including Emily, joined in too. Next there were candles to light. The candles were for the children to make a Christmas wish. The Christmas fairies presented a basket of matches to the Christmas angel. The basket of matches was really Emily’s. Emily became worried; if her matches were used and she got no money for it, her father would beat her. The Christmas angel smiled at Emily to let her know everything would be all right. The Christmas fairies lit the candles with the matches, and then the children closed their eyes and made their Christmas wishes. Emily’s wish was that she would be able to live in happiness for the rest of her life.

          Soon it was time for the children to go home. The Christmas fairies took the children back to where they came from. Before Emily went back to the church, the Christmas angel gave her one more Christmas gift. She handed Emily the basket she was carrying. Of course all the matches were gone. But inside the basket was a small pile of shillings. “This is for in exchange for your matches”. Emily was grateful and thanked the Christmas angel with all her heart. Then her Christmas fairy picked her up and took her back to the church through the light.

          It was Christmas Day by the time the Christmas fairy brought Emily back to the church. When Emily saw that she was back at the church, she feared it had all been a dream. But she saw that she was still wearing the clothes that she got for a present. And her new books, dolls and teddy bears were also with her. She also saw the small pile of shillings in her basket. “It wasn’t a dream” she said happily. Emily placed her gifts and Christmas fairy into her basket and decided to set off for home. “I hope father will be happy with all these shillings”. No one was in the church yet, so no one had realized that she had taken shelter there.

          Emily and her father lived in a small disrepair house. The windows were broken and there were empty bottles everywhere on the floor. Her father had never bothered to clean up or fix the house. Emily was almost at the house, when she saw some people outside her house. “What’s going on?” she asked “this is my house”. When the small group of people saw her, a man walked up to her. “Do you know the man, who lives here?” he asked. “Yes sir,” said Emily “he’s my father”. The man sighed and told her what was happening. Apparently Emily’s father had died in his sleep. His drinking problem had made him very sick and the bitter cold of winter had made it worse. Emily told the man everything about her father; his drinking problem, making her sell matches in all sorts of weather, him spending all the money she ever earned on drinks, how he beat her and never giving her any love. “And last night, he told me to not come home until all the matches were sold, so I took shelter last night in the church”. The small group of people was outraged. “How could he do that to his own daughter?” a woman said. “He won’t be in heaven that’s for sure” said a man. “His death is his own fault” said another woman. “At least the little girl is free from him now” said another man.

          Of course Emily was saddened of being an orphan. But not long after her father’s death, she was adopted. The family, who adopted her, was a rich couple and they raised Emily with love and kindness. Emily became happier than she ever thought she would be in life. ‘My Christmas wish came true’ she thought. Apart from always keeping the dolls, books and teddy bears she received from the Christmas angel, she always kept her Christmas fairy as well. That way she would always remember that magical Christmas night with the Christmas angel and fairies.