The Adventure Continues…

The woman strolls the little girl over the threshold of the store.  There are dolls and costumes, and Disney toys everywhere!  Slowly they walk the isles admiring this character or that not giving too much attention to where they are going.

“can I help you find something?” asks a helpful sales woman.

“No thank you, we’re just looking.” the woman replies with a polite smile.  And they continue on down the twisting path though the store.

They stop a couple of times and the woman hands the child a doll or toy but each one is politely handed back.  The little girl has grown quiet, and while interested in looking at what is around her she doesn’t want to touch anything.  This behavior while a little odd is not worrying to the woman, she knows the little girl is naturally mild mannered.

About half way though the store the woman and little girl are at the back admiring random stuffed movie characters when the woman checks her watch.  Five hours!  She couldn’t believe what she was seeing, it felt like only twenty minutes.  Panicked she looks up searching for a sales person to confirm the time with.  No one is there.

Puzzled the two rush to the entrance of the store only to find a heavily wooded forest staring back at them.

“This isn’t real.  I’m in the Mall of America not a forest.” the woman proclaims trying to make the trees go away with reason.

“But it is real” says a voice behind her.

She turns quickly to see that the whole store has been replaced by these woods and they are empty of anyone who could speak to her.  She stares a moment in disbelief.  Then remember the voice.

“Who’s there!” she calls, nervousness apparent in her voice.  “And where are we?”

“Don’t you mean where are you?” the voice replies quizzically

“What?” she says.  Then her eyes widen as it comes to her and she whips the stroller around to see that it’s empty.

“Where is she!?” the woman cries to the disembodied voice.

“The princess? Why she has been taken to her tower.  A new story is about to begin.”

“You can’t do this!  She is just a baby, tell me where she is!” the woman desperately pleaded to forest.

“How do you think these things begin my dear?  All stories are woven from reality and she is the seed to a new story.  If you wish to find her well then, that is your adventure.”

 

A Magical Adventure

A woman was pushing her little girl through the lower levels of the Mall of America.  Minding their own business and enjoying the quiet of the pre-rush morning, a tall smiling man met the women’s eye.

“Good morning!” the Tall man said cheerily.

The woman smiled and said “good morning” as she turned her gaze from the friendly man to see the name of the next store.

The tall man, not to be deterred from his magical mission, called out again to the women “Would she like to open the Disney Store this morning?” he said motioning to the little girl.

Not sure if she should engage the man she hesitantly smiled and replied “sure”.

So the women wheeled the little girl in her stroller over to the front of the Disney Store where the very happy tall man waited in his off white button down shirt, khaki pants and charming smile.

The tall man asked the women the little girls name and where she was from.  With great enthusiasm he began to explain to them about the magical world of Disney and how in just moments the little girl would be the lucky child to unlock this world of dreams and imagination for all the children today!

The little girl smile and waved to the tall man making sure to appear her most adorable for this momentous occasion.

As they watched the magic clock count down the seconds the great key to the magic realm of Disney was processed with much ceremony down the dark isles of the store.  As the key approached the tall man positively lit up with excitement.

“Behold the key to the land of imagination and wishes come true!  The lucky child will now help us to open the store of the realm for all children to enjoy!”

And with his proclamation he inserted the giant key into the waiting key hole.  The little girl lifted her hands to help and squealed with pure excitement as the key turned and the velvet ropes baring entry to the store dropped away.

“And for you princess, a key to the land of Disney.”  Said the tall man as he smiled winningly and handed the women a replica key of the one that opened the store.

Music!  Lights!  Magic!  Suddenly the store came alive!  Enchanting music and colored lights filled the room, the little girl clapped and laughed with excitement as the women led her into the store of the land of dreams, never to be seen again…