Bone Fairy

By Lloyd Pullen

Billy and his dog Osa, are whisked away in their tree fort, to a magical land to look for and gather up the bones of a Viking wizard. So, to restore him. To fight against an evil fairy, and in route they meet many protectors of his bones. The mighty wizard finally restored to defeat the evil fairy. To Billy’s great encounters, he is finally endowed to understand the true meaning of love.

• Language: English
• Publisher: AuthorHouse
• Release date: Mar 26, 2019
• ISBN: 9781546274117

Lloyd Pullen

At an early age George knew he wanted to be a writer. He first started with poetry. When he took some time off from writing, he began training track and cross country at Grossmont College, Becoming the 26th All-American champion in the 10K cross-country run. While on his long training runs, he would think about writing children’s books in 2004 he published the children’s book titled “under Viking hollows.” next came Doctor wonky a series of 12 epic children’s novels. He has also done some extensive adventure traveling, created bronze wax sculptures and created his own social media site. George now lives in a small beach town with his two dogs. Star, who is a chow-chow and Runar, and Icelandic sheepdog.

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Published by AuthorHouse   12/27/2018

ISBN: 978-1-5462-7401-8 (sc)

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Contents

Chapter 1 Billy and Nina’s Tree Fort

Chapter 2 The Knothole

Chapter 3 Telling Tales

Chapter 4 Time

Chapter 5 The Wonky Interpreter

Chapter 6 The Creature and the Vessel

Chapter 7 The Mirror and the Rag Doll

Chapter 8 Preparing for the Journey

Chapter 9 Spotting the Gallant Magical Horse

Chapter 10 The Decision

Chapter 11 Finding the Magical Horse

Chapter 12 The Journey to the Graveyard

Chapter 13 The Graveyard

Biography

Acknowledgment

Chapter 1

Billy and Nina’s Tree Fort

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Our story begins with a young, freckle-faced, redheaded kid named Billy and his twin sister, Nina. And, of course, there was their big, lovable, black dog, Osa. And did I mention their dear, loyal friend, Dr. Wonky, an eccentric funnyman with a thin black moustache and a monocle over his right eye? He lived in a grand Victorian home with his butler, Alfred—a thin, tall, bald-headed man—and his housekeeper, Betsy—a robust blonde full of love and passion.

The twins would come call on them, enjoying the tea and crumpets that Betsy would bring into Dr. Wonky’s fascinating laboratory full of strange and exotic specimens from his worldwide travels. Besides the majestic laboratory, the professor’s beautiful Victorian mansion had grounds full of exotic plants, and the tweens would occasionally see bizarre creatures lurking within the vast mansion yards.

The twins spent many an hour talking with Dr. Wonky, Alfred, and Betsy about their magical tree fort. You see, they had quite an interest in this place—for this was where John, their beloved dad, had strangely disappeared one night. After that, things had only gotten worse for the twins. The bank had foreclosed on their grand farm, and their mother had remarried, to a man they considered worthless compared to John.

Billy and Nina built an elaborate tree house on the biggest, oldest oak in the grove. This particular tree was larger than five average houses, and there seemed to be no ending to its height. If you were to stand at the bottom of the mighty tree and look up, its branches would disappear into the blue skies.

Billy and Nina never gave up hope that one day their dad would return. They used this grand tree as their command post. Billy built a complicated pulley system connected to a large wicker basket so that they could hoist their large, overweight Newfoundland dog up into the tree fort with them. This particular oak had a very large knothole. Oddly enough, sometimes the kids would find odd things inside it, which they would then go and show Dr. Wonky.

But today, Billy’s life was about to change forever.

Chapter 2

The Knothole

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Billy happily rode his red Schwinn ahead of his sister. Osa was lagging far, far behind by the time he got to the grand old oak tree, and he quickly dismounted from his bicycle and then, grabbing hold of their tattered rope ladder, climbed up into the fortress. He pulled open a trapdoor in the middle of the fort’s floor and looked down at his sister, who had just arrived.

Nina, he said. Where’s Osa gone to?

Nina stopped her bike to look over her shoulder. Oh. She looked back up at Billy. She’s coming—she’s so fat that we really do need to put her on a diet. Just look at her, would you? She can’t run anymore; the poor thing’s waddling. She’s so fat she toddles.

Nina put her hands on her skinny little hips and watched their big Newfoundland in dismay as Osa got to the old oak tree, flopped down, and panted hard in the afternoon’s heat.

Here, I’ll lower the basket for her. Billy ran over to a silver, crane-looking object. He swung the long arm of the winch out to the middle of the trapdoor, and the large wicker basket that was connected to it by a greasy cable followed along and then hovered over the opening. Billy crouched down at the back end of the winch, grabbing two pedals. These were connected to a bicycle sprocket. He twisted them counterclockwise, watching the big hamper descend toward Nina.

Here it comes, yelled out Billy.

Okay, I’m ready—let it rip. Nina raised her hands high in the air; she caught hold of it and guided it down to the ground. Okay, got it.

She looked over at the big dog, which was lying in the oak tree’s shade. Come on, Osa. Nina waved her hands at the reluctant dog. Come on.

Osa reluctantly obeyed her command, slowly moving herself into the basket and patiently waiting for something terrible to happen. Nina tugged on the greasy cable, looking up at her brother.

Well, come on up here and help me, said Billy.

Yeah, yeah, I’m coming. Nina climbed her way up into the fort and walked over to Billy.

Here, grab one of the pedals and hold on tightly to it—better use both hands, said Billy. Okay. On the count of three, start pedaling. Are you ready?

I don’t know, said Nina. She’s always been a struggle, and now that she’s gained so much weight…

Oh, come on, Nina, you can do it; you’ll be fine, said Billy.

Nina nodded, with a complex look on her face. She knew this task of lifting an overweight, one-hundred-and-twenty-pound dog twenty-five feet straight up into the air wouldn’t be easy for a couple of eleven-year-olds.

Okay, are you ready?

Yeah, I think so, said Nina.

Okay, now one, a-two, a-three—go!

They both lurched at the pedals, pulling on them with all their might, turning the pedals clockwise until the cable went taut with Osa’s enormous weight. Nina fought to keep both of her hands pushing the pedals and lifting Osa and the basket slowly up.

Come on, Nina, keep pedaling, or we’ll drop her.

The pedals were beginning to slip out of her hands. She bit down on her lower lip, becoming concerned for their dog. Osa stood up in the basket, looking down at the ground, making the basket wobble and only making things worse.

I’m trying, Nina said. It’s just that she’s gained so much weight.

Oh, don’t give up now, or we’ll certainly drop her! said Billy. For God’s sake, we’re almost there.

Nina’s little arms quivered from pushing and tugging with all her strength. She managed to get one more crank in, and it was just enough to raise Osa and the basket high enough into