[Music] Alice had returned to the forest her blue slippers glided through the Autumn Leaves and she listened to every Crunch and rustle of the earth beneath her feet it had been a few months maybe more since Alice walked through these very trees on her last visit she had fallen asleep while reading a book and napped under the shade of a tree she'd then woken up in another world entirely walking through the forest now with the wind brushing gently against her skin she remembered the other [Music] world instead of normal leaves there had been feathers that
could fly she remembered the flowers that sang soft lullabies that kept them happy and in perfect [Music] harmony then she recalled the purple cat who wandered through the soft fluffy clouds that lay scattered on the ground Alice could remember every moment there with perfect clarity At first she had been almost positive it was a dream she had woken up with leaves in her hair and bits of moss stuck to her clothes confused and sleepy Alice had dusted herself off and left the forest after returning home where her mother had prepared her a wonderful dinner she
went to sleep in her warm and cozy bed but ever since it seemed as if Alice just couldn't shake the memories of the other world from her head sometimes she could still smell the magical forest and the warm lilac scent of the grass that hung heavily in the air and at night she wished her pillows were as soft as the fluffy white grass she had seen in the forest she remembered how she'd longed to take a nap in those cloudlike surroundings the more Alice thought about it the more she convinced herself that the other world
was a real and tangible place so she did the only thing she knew she could do which was to go and explore that was how she found herself here back in the forest on a sunny Autumn afternoon although she was only a few minutes away from her home she was already lost in the trees she wasn't un sure where she was going and she could barely remember the tree she had sat beneath before In The Heat Of Summer but she felt encouraged nonetheless Alice's confidence in her memories of that world kept her pushing forward looking
around now she saw that each tree appeared to be exactly the same each one had tough Brown Bark and deep indents which seemed as though they'd been engraved into the trunk the leaves that adorned the branches were different now they were no longer the beautiful green she remembered from the summer when she'd sat beneath the tree now the leaves were Shak shades of brown and gold merging together to form an autal canopy above her as if they knew they were being watched the branches on the tree shook in the wind for a moment Alice thought
that they were waving at her through the cracks in the canopy of leaves a beam of sunshine poured poured into the forest and illuminated the [Music] ground Alice decided to listen to her instincts and follow the path a son had created for her after all the world she had entered once before made no sense logic didn't seem to exist in that universe so she decided that her best bet to find find it again was to look without [Music] thinking she tried walking backwards and skipping from tree to tree at one point she even pretended to
fall asleep in different places so far she was having no luck but she wasn't ready to give up just yet as she walked the light from the sun reflected off her slippers it looked like there were thousands of tiny glittering Stars gathered in the fabric of her shoes smiling to herself she moved her feet from left to right under the glow of the sun's rays and watched they sha in the light Alice giggled happily she was now doing a little dance in the sunlight it was then that she finally noticed a shift in the forest
at first it was only her awareness of the sudden silence that made her Stop Dancing then she looked up and saw it there at the base of a tree with protruding roots and a large thick trunk was a book Alice knew it hadn't been there before after a moment's hesitation she bowled her hands into determined fists and marched towards the book she felt as though she was being watched by everything that lived and breathed in the forest even the Birds that had accompanied her all day had stopped their song The Wind had vanished too before
it had seemed as if the breeze was encouraging Alice's Journey guiding her down paths and between trees and tugging playfully on the brown scarf around her neck now the air was still the world had seemingly been put on [Music] pause undeterred Alice marched [Music] on the leaves rustled and crackled twigs snapping beneath her feet it was the only noise she could hear in the now Silent Forest and she reached the tree she bent down to get a closer look at the mysterious book that had suddenly appeared by the trunk it was a thick heavy hard
back book The Cover was brown with deep indents forming a collection of Swirls and shapes that seemed to find homes in the leather she hesitantly stroked the cover with one finger before tracing the outlines of the shimmering golden words once upon a time it was as if the book was speaking to her the words had a magical hypnotizing effect as Alice paused still staring down at the book she became aware that her Brea breathing had quickened she stood there for a moment torn between sense and nonsense mother would surely not approve she muttered to herself
but how could I possibly let this go Alice let out a sigh reason told her that books suddenly appearing as if from thin air was silly or even foolish yet she didn't feel the urge to leave instead she felt a magnetic pull towards the leatherbound book she could feel the need for adventure thrumming through her body surely just reading the book w't do much harm Alice [Music] thought she sat down at the base of the tree and pulled the book look onto her lap the tree seemed to accommodate her Alice was focused on the heavy
book resting on her thighs but there was also a thought in the back of her mind she was sure that the bark of the trunk had shifted ever so slightly Alice could have sworn there was now some kind of Nook the trunk was comfortable enough for her to lean back into it seemed to be supporting her but perhaps it was just her imagination and at that moment she was more interested in the book in front of her Alice flipped open the front cover and stared in Wonder at the image on the first page age there
was a picture of herself sitting in that very same forest with the book in her lap and the large tree behind her the opposite page was blank at first but as her gaze drifted towards it words suddenly began to appear it was as though someone was typing along as she was reading Once Upon a Time said the book there was a girl called Alice and then with a whoos the world faded [Music] away it was as though someone had suddenly pulled a rope changing the backdrop in a theater Alice's world had been completely transformed suddenly
the forest she knew was no longer there she was back inside a dream here she was again in a world of purple where the forest smelled not of Earth but of papaya and pansies and right on Q Alice heard the faint sound of the flowers singing their song the purple and blue brick pathway appeared before her months of daydreaming and longing had led her back here to a world she thought existed only in Her Imagination Alice was back in Dreamland but this time something was different before she had only seen a purple and blue brick
pathway today she could also see a different path stretching out towards the [Music] horizon this one was bright yellow and orange and the world around it was just as vibrant and brilliant as she looked around she felt the warm breeze on her skin The Gentle Wind seemed to have reawakened when she breathed in she could smell a wonderful sweet fragrance like the scent of strawberries without hesitation Alice put the book back where she'd found it she wanted to follow the Breeze with its warm summery scent long ago Alice had decided that summer was by far
her favorite season it was the time she felt most free and the season of abundant happiness now as she walked away from the tree towards the orange and yellow path she felt the familiar sensation of lightness and [Music] ease it was true she thought that all seasons brought something different she liked watching the Earth change every year she enjoyed the transition from autumn colors to be branches and then came the appearance of the daffodils and the arrival of spring but most of all she treasured the warm summer months where she could wear lighter dresses it
was wonderful to stay outside when the sun went down and the sky was a glow with infinite colors Alice loved this time of year and now she loved this little part of Dreamland too as she walked along the path she breathed in the scent of fresh flowers and felt the Rays of glowing sunshine on her skin with each step the floral scent grew stronger until she felt like she was practically floating on a cloud of fragrance ahead she spotted rows and rows of yellow flowers they looked like a thousand suns swaying in harmony it was
as though the flowers had created their own special dance they were tall beautiful sunflowers with long thick green stems some of them were almost as tall as Alice [Music] herself as she approached they slowly turned to face her smiling in [Music] greeting these flowers were much more welcoming and much Kinder than the one she had met on her last trip to Dreamland the sunflowers had great big floppy leaves which they raised to wave at her one even attempted to beon her over calling her towards the center of the [Music] meadow the field was completely filled
with [Music] sunflowers without a second thought Alice left the pathway of yellow and orange bricks and stepped into the meadow the sunflowers instantly surrounded her but she wasn't overwhelmed by their presence she felt transformed as if she had become one of them Alice stood Among The Smiling flowers and grinned back at them she started to sway along to their Rhythm although she wasn't sure why they were dancing she loved the feeling of moving her body so freely then she heard a voice whisper behind her she doesn't know what she's dancing to another voice which sounded
almost identical to the first said silly girl clearly she's not got very good hearing well said the verse voice she's not a flower of course she can't hear the other voice replied a hair is yellow like the flowers so maybe she's one of them [Music] curious to see who was speaking Alice turned around standing nearby were two boys who wore matching blue dongar with red and white striped shirts beneath one of the boys was licking a lollipop are you a flower said the boy Alice was confused she was just about to respond when a sunflower
patted her on the shoulder with its large [Music] leaf of course she's not said the flower she's a human and she's enjoying our wonderful music the sunflower beamed at Alice she smiled back not wanting to admit that she couldn't actually hear any [Music] music when the sunflower had turned away one of the boys tiptoed up to her and whispered quietly in her ear if you want to hear the music properly come with us it's in the center of the meadow and then without another word the boys turned and walked away beused Alice decided to follow
them as she walked through the meadow she realized where the smell of sweet ripe fruit was coming from dotted around the sunflowers were patches of green grass and nestled in the grass were some strawberries Alice reached down to pick one but when she got closer she noticed that the strawberries had eyes unlike the sunflowers the eyes of the strawberries were closed it seemed like it was their bedtime so Alice decided to let them rest she continued to walk towards the center of the meadow picking her way carefully through the flowers after a while she realized
that she could hear something new it it wasn't the sound of her feet rustling through the grass or the flapping leaves of the sunflowers Alice could hear a humming noise it wasn't quite the same as the pansies she had heard before on her last visit the pansies had made a distant buzzing but only because they were so small and quiet these sunflowers though were just as tall as Alice she could hear their voices clearly as they sang creating a beautiful Melody as she Drew closer she saw black musical notes appearing one by one rising up
into the air they floated around the meadow carrying the song that only the flowers could really hear here all of a sudden one of the musical notes floated towards Alice and slipped beneath her delighted she allowed it to carry her and lift her up into the air soon she was flying above the heads of the sunflowers the musical note carried her across the meadow until they reached a small [Music] hill it was only a little bit taller than the ground the sunflowers stood on the Note gently tipped her onto the hill Alice got to her
feet and found herself standing next to a sunflower that was much taller than her it was humming a beautiful tune the the flower's eyes were closed as it hummed so it didn't notice Alice's sudden appearance but the large green caterpillar did the long body of the caterpillar was curled around the stem of the flower almost protectively perched on top of his head was a black top hat as Alice sat down on the hill the caterpillar nodded his head respectfully he tipped his hat towards her as if to say how do you do Alice smiled at
the caterpillar and turned to face the dancing sunflowers before her they swayed calmly their eyes closed and soft wistful Smiles playing on the corners of their lips the flowers vibrant yellow petals almost seemed to Glow in the light of the Sun that Shone high above them under the warmth of the brilliant sun Alice was starting to feel hot she was grateful that her mother had encouraged her to wear a lighter top under her layers so she could peel off some of her clothing [Music] after taking off her jumper and tying it around her waist Alice
lay down in the lush green grass and listened to the sunflowers joyful humming the grass beneath her head was like a lovely pillow while the Warm Rays of the sun felt like a hand caressing her face coaxing her into a nap [Music] Alice could have easily drifted off but she didn't want to succumb to sleep just yet she wasn't ready to say goodbye to this world and she knew that the last time she hadd fallen asleep here she'd woken up back home so to keep herself awake she listened to the music of the flower and
even attempted to hum along after resting in the grass for a while Alice decided it was finally time to get up the sunflower had stopped humming and she could no longer hear the rustling of the leaves from the flowers dancing opening her eyes Alice saw the clear blue sky above her and an empty [Music] field there was nothing there except for the caterpillar which was now walking away on its many legs she watched it move gracefully across the field towards something that was shining on the horizon squinting Alice tried to figure out what could possibly
be shimmering so brightly from so far [Music] away curiosity soon got the better of her without another thought she got up and began to walk down the hill and across the field although The Shining thing seemed to be far away Alice discovered it took no time at all to get close to it somehow within minutes of walking she had already reached the Far Side of the field she was standing on what appeared to be the edge of a beach now instead of strawberries and flowers she breathed in the scent of Briny ocean water she inhaled
deeply drinking in the smell it reminded her of August afternoons at the seaside with her grandma until now she hadn't realized how much she missed that smell Alice continued to walk towards the ocean relishing the sound of the water clapping at the [Music] shore she could also hear the distant sarking of birds flying above the water eager to catch fish swimming near the [Music] surface now she was close enough to understand what had caught her eye before it was the sunlight reflecting off the water of the big blue [Music] ocean Alice smiled happily as she
gazed at the beautiful Panorama before [Music] her the grassp beneath her feet had now turned to bright yellow sand as she walked on she glanced back at the footsteps she left behind [Music] Alice slowly wandered along the beach relishing in the beauty of her surroundings until she came across an unusual creature she was sure it was a wal Russ except it stood upright like a man it wore a pair of black shoes a blue jacket and a red waste coat and it Stood Beside a large wooden boat as soon as the walrus noticed Alice it
beckoned her to come towards the boat on board were the two boys who had led her through the meadow and the caterpillar she had sat beside on the hill Alice walked eagerly toward towards the boat excitement swelling in her chest she had never been on a boat before and she couldn't believe that she was about to go on one now the walrus offered Alice a rough wet flipper and helped her into the boat as soon as she had sat down he gave it a little kick and they were off with the Cool Breeze blowing through
her hair and the gentle rocking motion of the boat Alice felt more relaxed than ever she sighed happily and leaned back enjoying the gentle spray of the salty water [Music] at last the caterpillar spoke comfortable he asked she noticed that he was wearing glasses he peered over them as he pulled out a book from beneath the seat Alice recognized the book from earlier and she knew what it meant she was ready to go home after Alice nodded the caterpillar smiled and opened the book in a slow gentle voice he began to read once upon a
time and just like that the ocean was gone and the caterpillar had vanished Alice was back in the forest sitting at the base of the tree she looked up at the canopy of autumn leaves and saw the light of the Setting Sun Beyond them the brilliant beams set the wer light like a glowing fire Alice breathed in deeply inhaling the scent she could no longer smell the salt water of the ocean but Earth and trees at last she was back in her Forest filled with ordinary trees and flowers smiling to herself Alice stood up and
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