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  Princess Brittney Stories

  Princess Brittney and the Blue Fairy

  By Marianne Spitzer

  A lovely valley of soft grasses and wild flowers was nestled between a large forest and beautiful snowcapped mountains. In the middle of the valley stood a huge castle with a moat, drawbridge and two knights standing guard at the front gates. Tall spires seemed to touch the sky and atop each spire a flag blew in the breezes that came down the mountain. This was the home of Princess Brittney.

  Since Princess Brittney lived near the beautiful forest she would often ride horses there with her grandmother. They loved to ride through the forest on warm summer days. Often Princess Brittney’s grandmother would bring along a lovely picnic lunch for them to share near the shore of the magical lagoon. This was one of their favorite places near the castle.

  It was mid-morning when Princess Brittney’s grandmother asked her if she would like to take a ride in the forest and have a picnic.

  “Oh yes, grandmother,” said Princess Brittney and she ran to her room to get ready.

  She returned quickly and the two went to the royal stables to get their favorite horses. Princess Brittney’s favorite horse was as white as snow and she had named her Snowflake the day it was born. Princess Brittney loved snowflakes and she thought the name was perfect.

  Princess Brittney and her grandmother were ready to go on their ride when Sir Michael came into the stable. He told them he would be accompanying them today to be sure they were safe from the family of dragons that lived on the dark side of the mountain. Sir Michael was a knight in the royal army and very brave. The three of them set out for their day in the forest

  Princess Brittney had no idea what a wonderful day this was going to be. They rode to their favorite spot in the forest where a lovely meadow grew. The trees grew to the edge of the meadow on all sides and seemed to stop magically as if to give a special place for the meadow to grow and flowers to bloom. Princess Brittney told her grandmother she was going to see the fish in the stream and skipped off down the path.

  As she sat on the small bridge that crossed the stream leading to the lagoon, she saw something shimmering beneath the water. She reached down to pick it up and found it was a sparkling ruby. It was the biggest ruby she had ever seen.

  Princess Brittney was going to run and tell her grandmother what she had found when she heard a small voice say, “Please do not take my ruby away.”

  Princess Brittney was startled because she didn’t know there was anyone else around. She turned and saw a pretty fairy all dressed in blue sitting on the other side of the bridge.

  “Oh my,” said Princess Brittney, “is this your ruby?”

  The Blue Fairy answered, “Yes, I am the keeper of the garden of magical stones.”

  “Magical stones,” said Princess Brittney, “how wonderful!” “Are there any more?”

  The Blue Fairy told Princess Brittney that all the diamonds, rubies, emeralds, sapphires and other beautiful gems in the forest grew in her underwater garden. The Blue Fairy said the frogs playing in the lily pond would sometimes bring them up into the lagoon. Frogs love to play games and sometimes they forget about the gems and leave them where they can be seen. Every day the Blue Fairy would check the lagoon for gems, but today Princess Brittney found a gem before the Blue Fairy could put it back.

  Princess Brittney loved the glimmering ruby, but knew she could not keep it because it belonged to the Blue Fairy. She walked across the bridge and handed the ruby to the Blue Fairy.

  “Thank you very much,” said the Blue Fairy, “would you like to see my underwater garden?”

  “Oh Yes,” said Princess Brittney, “but before I can go with you I must ask my grandmother for permission.”

  “Of course” said the Blue Fairy, “I will go with you.” Together they walked back to where Princess Brittney’s grandmother was picking wild flowers.

  “Grandmother, Grandmother,” Princess Brittney said, “look, I have made a new friend.”

  When Princess Brittney’s grandmother turned and looked she smiled and said, “hello Blue Fairy, it has been a very long time since I have seen you.”

  The Blue Fairy curtsied and said “yes, my lady it has been many years.”

  Princess Brittney’s grandmother explained how she had met the Blue Fairy when she was a young girl playing near the same stream. The Blue Fairy told Princess Brittney only children were able to see her and since there were not many children near the forest and stream she was able to keep her under water garden a secret.

  “I do not understand,” said Princess Brittney, “because my grandmother can see you and she is not a child.”

  “I met your grandmother when she was about your age,” said the Blue Fairy, “and she has seen my garden.” “She has also kept my secret for many years and because of that she is able to see me now.”

  “Oh, I understand,” said Princess Brittney.

  Princess Brittney asked her grandmother if she could go with the Blue Fairy to see the underwater garden.

  “Of course,” said Princess Brittney’s grandmother “I know you will be safe with the Blue Fairy” “Be sure to be back in time for lunch because it looks as if a storm may be brewing on the other side of the mountains.”

  “I will, Grandmother,” said Princess Brittney as she and the Blue Fairy skipped toward the stream.

  Princess Brittney dove into the water and followed the Blue Fairy to her underwater cave. When Princess Brittney arrived at the cave, she was surprised the air was clean and fresh. Everywhere Princess Brittney looked she could see gems of every color and size on the walls and floor of the cave. They sparkled in the sunlight that was peeking through cracks and small holes above her head. Princess Brittney asked the Blue Fairy where they were and the Blue Fairy would only tell her that they were somewhere in the beautiful mountains behind Princess Brittney’s castle.

  “Don’t you get lonely living here all alone?” asked Princess Brittney.

  “Oh, I am not alone” said the Blue Fairy, “I have the fish and frogs to keep me company and all the other fairies.

  “Other fairies,” exclaimed Princess Brittney, “I have never seen other fairies around the kingdom.”

  “They are invisible,” said the Blue Fairy, “but they are responsible for making the trees green in spring, adding color to the flowers and making snowflakes into pretty shapes plus much more.”

  “They keep very busy every day,” added the Blue Fairy.

  Princess Brittney and the Blue Fairy were sitting at the edge of the water inside the cave when Princess Brittney heard a rumble of thunder. The thunder sounded muffled inside the mountain, but the storm sounded very close.

  “Hurry and help me gather some gems,” the Blue Fairy said to Princess Brittney.

  “Why?” asked Princess Brittney and the Blue Fairy said, “I will tell you as we gather the gems.”

  Princess Brittney helped the Blue Fairy gather a basket of gems as the Blue Fairy explained that she was also the rainbow maker for the kingdom where Princess Brittney lives. That is the reason why she keeps all the beautiful colored gems safe inside her secret cave.

  Princess Brittney and the Blue Fairy climbed to the top of the mountain and stepped out into the rain which was just beginning to stop. The Blue Fairy took a handful of gems from the basket and blew them into the sky. A beautiful rainbow appeared and Princess Brittney knew why it was very important to keep the secret of the underwater cave.

  Princess Britt
ney always kept the secret safe and she and the Blue Fairy became forever friends.

  © Marianne Spitzer July 2000

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  Princess Brittney and the Baby Unicorn

  By Marianne Spitzer

  Once upon a time in a far off kingdom by the sea lived a beautiful young princess named Princess Brittney. Princess Brittney had many wonderful adventures in the magical forest near her castle. One of her favorite adventures was with the baby unicorn she found one rainy afternoon. Princess Brittney sat near her window hoping the rain would stop.

  When the rain stopped, a beautiful rainbow appeared over the edge of the forest. Princess Brittney wanted to follow the rainbow and see what she could find. She never found the end of the rainbow, but she did find a lovely baby unicorn. The baby unicorn, sitting under a tree near the lagoon, seemed lost and frightened. Princess Brittney knew she had to help the baby unicorn. She turned and ran to get her brother, Prince Benjamin. Prince Benjamin was a knight in the king’s army.

  Princess Brittney went back to the lagoon to stay with the baby unicorn while she waited for her brother to arrive. Princess Brittney saw her younger sister, Princess Anna, playing in the meadow. She waved at Princess Anna and little Princess Anna ran up to her sister to see what she was doing. She was so excited to see a baby unicorn.

  When Prince Benjamin arrived he was riding a beautiful white horse and carrying his sword and shield.

  He said, “I’ll help you take the baby unicorn home. The unicorns live on the other side of the enchanted forest. There are many things in the forest that could hurt you. We have to be very careful. There’s also an old witch that lives in the forest and we have to go past her house to get through the forest.”

  The princesses told Prince Benjamin they were not afraid of anything in the forest.

  They heard a horse approach and saw that Sir Michael was joining them. Sir Michael and Prince Benjamin were good friends. Sir Michael had once traveled to the far side of the forest. He said it could be dangerous. They all bravely followed Sir Michael into the forest. The further they walked into the forest, the darker and thicker the forest became. Sir Michael used his sword to cut a wider path for them to follow. They seemed to be walking for a long time when they heard the sound of a stream. They were glad there was water near since they were all thirsty and they knew the baby unicorn needed a drink of water, too.

  Sir Michael pushed the leaves of a willow tree aside and they found the stream. The stream was beautiful and swimming in the stream were very colorful and sparkly fish. They saw a small foot bridge and were ready to cross when an old troll jumped out from under the bridge.

  "Stop!" yelled the old troll in a very unpleasant voice.

  The princesses were very scared. Prince Benjamin said, “We need to cross the steam and take the baby unicorn home.”

  The old troll said no one ever crosses his bridge without paying him. Prince Benjamin asked what it would cost to cross the bridge. The old troll thought for a minute and said he would keep the smallest princess.

  Princess Anna began to cry and Sir Michael said, "Never!" and used his sword to pick the troll up by one of his belt loops and hung him on a tree branch. Then, they all crossed the bridge safely.

  Sir Michael said, “We have to go through the deepest and darkest part of the forest to find the secret valley where the unicorns live.”

  The princesses and Prince Benjamin were afraid of the witch that lived deep in the forest, but they knew that they had to be brave to help the baby unicorn find his way home. They all decided to follow Sir Michael and take the baby unicorn home. The path through the forest became rocky and twisted. Sir Michael did his best to help them stay on the right path and soon they saw a clearing at the end of the path.

  They all stopped and were afraid to go any further because they knew this was where the witch lived. On one side of the path was a huge mountain side and they knew they would never be able to climb it. On the other side was a swift flowing river with a waterfall and they knew they could not cross the river. The only way to go was past the cottage of the wicked witch. It was an old cottage built under the long wispy limbs of a willow tree. When the wind blew the leaves, they could see the cottage and the witch's broomstick. It was sitting next to the door and they knew the witch was at home.

  Sir Michael whispered, "If we are very quiet maybe we can sneak past the witch's house without her seeing us."

  They all started to walk very quietly when all of a sudden the door of the witch's cottage creaked and it opened. The witch stood there staring at the children. Princess Anna began to cry and Prince Benjamin tried to hide behind a bush.

  Sir Michael stepped forward and said, "Do not touch these children, I am their protector."

  The witch continued to stare at the children and then she began to laugh.

  "What are you laughing at?" asked Sir Michael. The witch told them she was laughing at them because they were so afraid of her and she was the nicest lady in the forest.

  "You are?" asked Princess Brittney.

  "Of course," said the witch, "I only let people think I am mean so that they do not bother me."

  "I am so happy to hear that," said Princess Brittney, "because we are trying to get this baby unicorn home and need to pass by your house."

  The witch said she would be very happy to help them and to show them the way to the unicorn valley. "Just follow me," said the witch.

  The princesses, Prince Benjamin and Sir Michael were happy and followed the witch down a winding path toward the unicorn valley. They had only walked a few minutes when Princess Brittney saw many unicorns running through the meadow near the waterfall. The baby unicorn saw his mother and began to run to her, but stopped and came back to Princess Brittney. Princess Brittney hugged the baby unicorn and he ran off to be with his mother.

  "I am going to miss the baby unicorn," said Princess Brittney, "but I am glad he is home with his mother."

  The children walked back with the witch to her house in the clearing. She told the children they should hurry home because another storm was coming. Sir Michael told the witch they were afraid to go back down the path.

  "Oh my goodness, why would you be afraid to go back when you were so brave and came this far."

  "Well," said Sir Michael, "we had a problem with the troll that lives under the bridge."

  "Oh, you mean Hunter," said the witch, "he wouldn't hurt anyone."

  "Hunter!" cried all the children at once. "You know him?" asked Princess Brittney.

  "Yes," said the witch, "he and I are very good friends."

  "Oh no,'" cried Princess Anna, "he tried to keep me and Sir Michael hung him on a tree branch."

  They all hurried to where Sir Michael had hung Hunter in the tree and helped the witch get him down. Hunter wasn't upset after the witch explained why the children needed to cross his bridge.

  As the children ran off toward home, Hunter told them to come back anytime and they could always cross his bridge for free. They waved at the witch as they hurried home. Just as the rain drops began to fall, they reached the castle gates. They all knew they would go and visit their new friends again soon and were happy to be home from their day in the enchanted forest.

  © Marianne Spitzer June 2002

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  Snowflakes and Fairies

  A Princess Brittney Story

  By Marianne Spitzer

  Princess Brittney watched the blue sky change to dark grey over the mountains beyond the castle. She knew it meant winter was coming. Low hanging clouds covered the tops of the mountains. That always meant snow.

  It also meant Princess Brittney wouldn’t be able to enjoy the beautiful flowers and shade trees she loved. They’d go to sleep for the long winter months. Many of the animals in the forest surrounding the castle would also sleep away the long winter. Princess Brittney wished she could sleep through the winter, too.

  She turned when she heard her grandmother ask, “Why do you look so unhap
py dear?”

  “Oh grandmother,” Princess Brittney said, “winter is coming and the cold and snow will take away all my fun.”

  “Brittney dear, you love to play in the winter snow with your brother and father. If you wish away the snow, the fairies won’t have anything to do.”

  “Fairies,” Princess Brittney said, “what fairies Grandmother?”

  “The snow fairies fly around and collect the perfect snowflakes from the clouds and drop them here around the castle. Every winter you tell me that we have the prettiest snow. Where did you think it came from?”

  “It falls from the sky.”

  “Yes, of course, but only the perfect snowflakes fall, and the fairies pick each one.”

  “There are so many snowflakes, how do they do it?”

  “Magic,” said grandmother.

  “Tell me more, please.”

  “There are many snow fairies, and they are as tiny as snowflakes. You wouldn’t be able to see one unless they wish to be seen.”