Philomena and the Sleeping Princess

By Brian Bennett

Philomena springs into action when she hears from the oldest tree in the forest that the king's daughter has been kidnapped.

With the help of Merlin the magician, the pair set out to help rescue the beautiful Princess, who they find out is being held deep inside a dragon's cave. Merlin has to use all of his magical powers to change Philome

• Language: English
• Publisher: brianbennettbooks
• Release date: Feb 28, 2023
• ISBN: 9781739258016

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CHAPTER 1

Hidden deep in King Oak Forest lived the oldest oak in the land. Kings, queens and noblemen alike had all paid homage to the old magical tree, simply because it was believed at the time that the giant oak had special mystical powers.

Little did they know that in the bottom of its wide, gnarled trunk lived Philomena the good woodland fairy.

Her sister, Helena, was the naughty one of the pair. She lived in another tree which was situated quite close to the wise old oak.

The door to Philomena’s home was very difficult to see, almost invisible, but if you looked hard enough, you would see that it was there. Phil, as she was also known in the forest, had lived inside the tree for many life-times, and because of this, she had learned to communicate with the old oak, not always with the spoken word, but mentally as well. Somehow they always knew what the other was thinking.

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The King of Oaks was believed to have been planted by the god of trees at the time when the earth was first formed. All other oaks in this great land of ours had originated from this one ancient tree. This great woodland in Middle England was the home to goblins, elves, pixies and fairies alike. Each of the forest dwelling groups kept to