Fairies Ice Cove Mountain: The Beginning

By Elizabeth Payne

When Sam discovers that Marveen is in the closet Sam is desperate to prove to her brother Billy that she was not imagining things. To explore where your imagination might take you.  Marveen to prove to the children that they aren’t dreaming and she lives on Fairies Ice Cove Mountain If she fails to prove that she can’t take them

• Language: English
• Publisher: Double Branch Publishing
• Release date: Dec 21, 2019
• ISBN: 9781087851570

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Dedication

FOR BRITTANY, JOSIN, AND ADDISON

WITH MY LOVE AND GRATITUDE

I dedicate this book to my children, Brittany and Josin, and my granddaughter, Addison. The plans to write this children’s book started to ripen through being thankful for having such wonderful children. Also, knowing every child is unique in their own special way. For this reason, I wrote Fairies Ice Cove Mountain. Seeing the sparkle in a child’s eyes, with fascination as you read this book, is a gift from me to your children.

Contents

Dedication

Contents

Chapter One: The Discovery of Marveen

Chapter Two: Higgens’ Golden Wings

Chapter Three: Becka’s House

Chapter Four: Picture Village

Chapter Five: Talking Tree Village

Chapter Six: The Mountain Celebration

About the Author

Chapter One

The Discovery of Marveen

Billy Mobley had a sister, whose name was Sam. Billy had dimples on both sides of his cheeks and felt self-conscious about it. Billy’s dimples were very attractive and deep. He noticed that not too many kids in his classroom had dimples. Billy was even teased by other kids. His parents always told him he was very lucky to have dimples, but Billy didn’t think so.

Every time he would attempt to change his facial expression, his dimples seemed to become even more pronounced. When Billy laughed, his dimples seemed to get deeper. On the other hand, Billy’s sister Sam did not care that she had dimples all over her face. She used them to play connect the dots. Sam thought it was great that kids thought she was unique.

Sam loved to tag along with her brother. Billy really didn’t mind if Sam tagged along once in a while, but mostly he considered her as a pest.

It was a very cold, snowy day, so kids in the Rock Creek community were off from school. Sam looked out the window and yelled, Billy, it’s snowing! It’s snowing.

Well, Billy was glad because he liked snow, but he was also worried about an avalanche since they lived close to the mountains. Billy’s parents thought it would be great to raise a family near nature, but Mrs. Mobley did not know they would be living right underneath the largest mountain in the world: Ice Cove.

The sky was full of snow fluff clouds, as Billy called them. The snow fell first in tiny flakes, then in larger and larger ones until the entire front yard was covered. All Billy could think about was the wonderful white snow on the ground. The snow made him think of the smell of hot chocolate and hot pies from his mother’s local bakery shop that everyone loved.

Mom telephoned from her bakery shop, which was called Pies from The Skies. She just wanted her children to know she was on her way home since the weather was getting bad. Billy and Sam asked if they could play out in the snow until she came home.

Her answer was so predictable: Yes, but make sure your nose doesn’t fall off from the cold. That meant if you got really cold and your coats weren’t doing the job, it was time to come in.

Billy lived next door to his good friend Steve Lance. As soon as Billy hung up the phone, he called his best friend Steve. Steve, can you come out and play with us in the snow?

Steve agreed to meet Billy in five minutes by the big tree. Billy and Sam put on their snow gear. This time we are going to the very top of the mountain, Billy told Sam.

Sure, sure, said Sam. You are always talking about going to the mountaintop and we never do.

This time we are going, so pack the tent and rope, Billy said.

His sister thought it was exciting, and she jumped up and down. What a great adventure this will be, said Sam. For a split-second, Sam thought it would be great if a fairy would just appear in her bedroom closet to whisk them away.

Sam went to her closet to get their tent and snow gear. Sam stopped and looked up, and she saw something twinkle. She wiped her eyes and looked again. It looked like a tiny bug. Sam began to swat the bug, but all of a sudden, she heard a voice.

You can catch me because I’m here to make your wish come true. You can come visit me at Fairies Ice Cove Mountain. Isn’t that where you always wanted to go? said the tiny voice.

You mean the mountain near our house? asked Sam.

Yes, said the fairy, that’s where I live. My village is at the top.

Okay, I must be dreaming, Sam said to herself. She closed the door to her closet and then quickly opened it again. The sparkling wings of the fairy were in clear view. They were so shiny and bright that the whole room became bright from Marveen’s wings.

What is your name? asked Sam. Sam’s voice had a quiver about it because Sam was nervous.

My name is Marveen, said the fairy. I’m the only one in my family that has golden wings.

Sam looked at her wings; they were so beautiful. Marveen moved, flickering her wings for emphasis. Sometimes I’m laughed at. But what they don’t know is that I can grant wishes with my golden wings and they can’t.

Billy, Billy, come here! yelled Sam. A fairy is in my closet!

What are you talking about? said Billy. Now I know you need help.

No, really, look up high! said Sam.

Marveen hid behind a jacket that was hung in Sam’s closet. She tried to blend in with the yellow jacket.

It’s just my brother. He won’t hurt you. Come out.

Soon, they both saw a gold sparkle. There, did you see that, Billy? said Sam.

Yeah right, Sam. Turn off your flashlight.

That’s not a flashlight, Billy. It’s the fairy, said Sam. Billy, did you hear the voice?

What, who was that?

Marveen appeared. Her wings were shaking.

I can’t believe my eyes! said Billy.

See, I told you she was real!

There was a loud knock on the bedroom window, startling Sam and Billy. It was Steve. Are you guys coming out to play in the snow?

Billy rushed to the window and opened it. Steve, come in, you have to see this. You’re not going to believe it. We’re talking to a fairy.

A what? Come on, Billy, that’s crazy. Steve slipped through the window.

Why can’t you ever come through the door like normal people? Sam asked.

Sam, you are going to have to keep your voice down or Marveen will not come out, said Billy.

Marveen’s golden wings were starting to fade. She stuck her head out of the jacket pocket and said to Sam, I must go; my wings are fading. I can only stay down here for a little while. I’ll come back if you want to visit my village. Be ready at feast time.

Do you mean lunch time? asked Sam.

Yes, said Marveen. That’s what I meant.

The boys fell backward onto the bed in disbelief. They both