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The Lady In The Lake.
The Lady In The Lake.
A long, long time ago when most of the earth was covered in trees something happened that is still talked about in Fairyland today. The lake Mondamere situated in the middle of Fairyland was where something strange occurred. An Elf who was walking along the edge of the lake saw a most beautiful lady floating on her back in the water. The Lady looked as if she was sleeping but as much as the Elf tried to awaken her it was to no avail the beautiful Lady just slept on. In her hands she held a mirror and a hairbrush she was dressed in a lovely pink dress with long silken ribbons.
The Elf did not know how to help the Lady further and he called out in a loud voice, ”Is there no one to help me?” Some Robins heard his call and flew off to the Fairy Queen. Suddenly there was a flash as if a bolt of lightening had suddenly exploded and there stood the Fairy Queen Feeana. She saw what was wrong and lifted the Lady out of the water. The Elf she thanked for helping a stranger. Then just as quickly as she appeared The Queen with the Lady disappeared in a bright flash of light.
The Queen Feeana took the Lady to her own house and found out by magic what had happened to her. Her looks were so pretty that she was in her own land called the most beautiful maid in the country. One day a passing Minstrel happened to see her and from that moment on he sang one lovely song after another praising her beauty. The Minstrel became famous. Nowadays we would say he was a pop singer. As his fame grew and his songs got better and better a woman happened to hear of the maid of great beauty. She had always considered herself the most beautiful women in the world and was extremely jealous of this maid that according to the Minstrel was so very lovely. She decided to get rid of this unwanted beauty that was even lovelier than she herself.
Calling her manservant to her room she told him that he could be very rich and would no longer have to work for his living. This greedy man would do anything to have a lot of money. The woman decided that the manservant should kill the beautiful maid and she would then be the prettiest woman alive. Giving the manservant a large sum of money and promising him more when he had committed his foul deed. Off the manservant went and soon found the beautiful maid. He decided that it would be easiest if he gave her a sleeping potion and then throw her into the lake. This plan he put into effect and soon he was carrying the beautiful maid to the lake. He had put the sleeping drops into her tea when she was not looking.
After throwing the maid into the lake he watched her drift off and then went back to the woman for the rest of his money. The evil woman had him thrown into prison for murdering the maid. What both of them had not known the beautiful maid was half Fairy and half human. She could not be killed but just floated off into the lake where she was found by the Elf.
Queen Feeana after hearing this terrible story immediately waved her wand and the evil woman turned into a large black stone. The lovely maid she sent back home with the promise that she the fairy Queen would in future be her guardian. The Fairy Queen Feeana told this story to me knowing that I would pass it on to all of the children everywhere in this world.
