Once upon a time, in a land far away, there was a forgotten, old town by the name of “La Petite Ville”. Nothing in particular was special about La Petite Ville; nothing, that is, except for its toymaker.
Norah Wiles had been making toys for as long as anyone could remember. By the time Norah was sixteen, she was regarded as the greatest toymaker in all of the known world. Norah dedicated herself to the porcelain dolls, the jack-in-a-boxes, dollhouses, and other play things in her shop, until one day, when a stranger rode into town.
His name was Wenceslas Roget. Wenceslas had round apple cheeks and dark curls falling across his forehead. His lips were pink and his eyes brilliant green. He could have chosen any woman, but it was to Norah that he gave his heart.
About the author
Laine the Grey
At a charming little cattle farm, near a pretty deadly lake
I am now officially in the League of Awesomeness as The Sarcastic Scribe
There are those who say that life is like a book, with chapters for each event in your life and a limited number of pages on which you can spend your time. But I prefer to think that a book is like life, particularly a good one, which is well worth staying up all night to finish. —Lemony Snicket
Books I am Currently Reading
Breakfast At Tiffany’s by Truman Capote
Suite Française by Irène Némirovsky
City of Ember by Jeane DuPrau
As it were, summer is drawing to a close…This year, I am undertaking AP English and a potentially useless year of gym…
So, if I’m not on Ficlets as much as I used to be, deal with it.
Most of my Ficlets are inspired by books, Billy Joel, or Jack Johnson songs.
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“Good night, my angel, now it’s time to sleep and save these questions for another day. I think I know what you were going to ask”—“Lullabye (Goodnight, My Angel)”, Billy Joel (Part of the Billy Joel Posse with T. F. Torrey, pens&feathers, and BARomero.)
Published on March 10, 2008.
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