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    Ogham Forest
    Ogham Forest
    Ogham Forest
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    Ogham Forest

    By Charlie Paul

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    If you go down to the woods today... Meet Daniel, his friend Max and his sister Pippa. They have just arrived on a summer holiday in the Welsh forest. Can Pippa really see fairies in the trees? Is that old house in the woods really a magnificent castle? And who is that strange boy living in a shed with his frail uncle? A frightening, exciting and life-changing adventure awaits. Are you brave enough to join them?

    This is the first in a series of stories for children set in Ogham Forest, Wales: one of the most magical kingdoms in the entire British Isles.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherWelly The Dog Books
    Release dateAug 26, 2014
    ISBN9780954187552
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      Ogham Forest - Charlie Paul

      Ogham

      Forest

      Book One:

      The Magic Well

      An adventure for children

      by Charlie Paul

      For Isis Rhiannon

      Chapter One

      Lost! Just like last year!

      Pippa elbowed Daniel in the ribs. Like that helps.

      Why, tell me, when we have satnav, are we stuck in a field with a giant cow staring at us? The cow’s eyes were the size of snooker balls. It licked its lips very slowly, and blinked into the car. Its tongue looked like an uncooked Sunday roast. Daniel could smell its disgusting breath through the open window. It was a hot day but his Dad refused to use the air conditioning. He said it was to save petrol. He was always saying things like, We need to take care of the planet or Waste not want not, which made little sense to Daniel.

      Where’s the beach? Where’s the sea? Just a cow in a field. Is this it? Daniel crossed his arms. They’d had a very early start that morning. Even before the sun was up his Mum had switched on his bedroom light and Pippa had rushed in waving her sunhat. Nine hours later and they were bouncing along a dusty, rutted track. Dad hated stopping at motorway services. Daylight robbery, he said, and they’d eaten their lunch by the side of the road as lorries whooshed by. His Dad liked to get where he was going as soon as he set off, so they’d hardly stopped all day. Daniel would never admit it, but he got car sick. One more bump and he could spill his lunch.

      Mum snapped her head round, her temper suddenly letting go at him. You’re lucky you’re getting a holiday young man!

      Calm down, Juliet, his Dad said. Wherever it is, it’s not far, according to the satnav.

      You only got it ‘cos Mum can’t read maps, Daniel blurted out.

      Pippa’s mouth fell open. His Dad’s admission in the computer store had seemed so obvious to Daniel that he hadn’t considered it to be a secret.

      How rude! his Dad exclaimed. He caught his Dad’s glare in the rear view mirror.

      His Mum turned a brighter shade of pink, and forced her sunglasses up the bridge of her nose. Just get us out of this field fast, Richard, she said. I don’t care how. We’re very late.

      His Dad hit the accelerator with a jerk and suddenly it was all too much. The smell of cows and their dung, the hot grass, the dust and the bumps, the shouting and the heat. Daniel lurched forward, stuck his head out of the window and threw up. His Dad slammed on the brakes.

      Oh well done, Pippa sighed.

      Did you get any on the seat? his Dad asked.

      Mum was already out of the car, rushing round to Daniel’s door. He shook his head. A wide yukky river was dripping down the outside of the door and steaming on the hot metal. She stroked his hair back out of his face like she used to do when he was in playgroup. Well done, love. That was quick thinking. Dad can hose the car off when we get there.

      It’s just over the wall! Can anyone see a gate or something? If you’ve stopped being sick you can get back in. Pippa, open the door for your brother.

      As the commotion passed and Daniel was tucked up in his seat belt, pulling faces at the back of Dad’s head, Pippa leaned back and looked out of her window. She didn’t know where they were either but they were definitely on the edge of a large forest. They were moving so slowly over the rutted track that she could see it well. She saw huge old trees with vast leaves, and smaller ones in between, fighting for enough light to grow. The forest floor was so dark it looked like night inside. As she concentrated to see between the thick-planted trees, a movement caught her eye. It must have been just the sun glinting off a bird or some other forest creature. She looked harder, screwing up her eyes tightly. What she first thought were birds were really two creatures sitting up in the tree. They had arms and legs, and fine wings that were nearly invisible. One of them winked at her. She elbowed Daniel in the ribs. Look! Tree fairies!

      What? Shut up, Pippa, I don’t feel so good. I can’t see anything there.

      When she looked back, they were gone. She folded her arms and frowned at the forest.

      Once Dad found the gate and doubled the car back towards their holiday cottage, Mum led Daniel by the hand on a walk of shame into the kitchen. She sponged his face and poured him a drink of cool water. Looks like we weren’t late after all, she said. I can hear the others pulling up.

      Who else is coming? he asked but she’d started to unpack some grocery bags so he walked out into the sunshine. He hadn’t been told about any others.

      Pippa was talking to a boy who had his back to Daniel. She was sitting on the grass making daisy chains while the boy leaned on another car. It was a red four-wheel drive, designed for the kind of tracks that ran everywhere around the cottage. Daniel noticed that what he thought was just one holiday cottage was actually two. There were two front doors and two gardens. The boy’s voice sounded familiar and as Daniel drew near to them he realised it was Max from school.

      Surprise! his Dad shouted as he bent to pull a suitcase from the boot of his muddy car. He had to agree. A nice surprise. This holiday might not be so bad after all. Although, if he was totally honest, Max was not his first choice of a friend to bring on holiday. He was in the year above him, and they didn’t speak to each other much at school. Max was the leader of a group that everyone wanted to join, not that he had a chance. Try telling his Mum that. Juliet worked with Max’s Mum, Denise, and they both seemed to think the boys were close friends and were always arranging it so they’d have to do things together.

      You have new shoes, Max, Pippa announced. Max nodded proudly, and lifted one foot up so she could see his shiny new shoes. They’re very nice, she added.

      They light up when I walk, Max explained, pacing up and down in front of them to demonstrate them in action.

      I can’t see anything, said Daniel. They’re not very bright.

      They’re very nice daisy chains, Pippa, said Max, ignoring Daniel. It takes patience to build them so long without breaking.

      I like them, she agreed.

      Didn’t you have a new games console the last time we saw you? Daniel turned to Max who nodded.

      They let me bring it.

      Great.

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