Brumble Wood was just waking from a long night sleep. He stepped out of his tree house and looked around the woods where he and his friends lived! Down on the ground, Tiny Bud was already awake and cooking breakfast over the fire. Maid Madelyn was still sleeping in her hut.
Brumble slid down a pole to land near his best friend.
"Good morning, Tiny Bud!" he greeted, "What's for Breakfast? It smells tasty!"
Tiny Bud gave a big toothy grin through his bushy beard when he heard the compliment. He was the tallest dwarf in Renegade Forest, maybe even the tallest in all of Darrowold and he had a big heart to match his big body.
"Thank you, Brumble." he said, "I'm making the same thing I always make for Breakfast. Fish!!"
Brumble Wood wrinkled his nose. "Fish again? I thought you were making something new for once." He shrugged his shoulders and looked around the camp. "Where is Friar Tub? Is he awake yet?"
Before Tiny Bud could answer, they both heard a loud shouting coming from the wooden walkways up in the trees above them. When they looked up, they saw the Friar being shoved along by Billy Crimson, Brumble Wood's younger brother. Bill was yelling at Friar Tub, scolding him for falling asleep while he was supposed to be keeping a watch for King Kugelbone’s men. King Kugelbone wanted to capture Brumble Wood and his friends and it was very important that someone always watch from the tree tops to see if he and his black soldiers were coming. The Friar always seemed to fall asleep when it was his turn to watch for bad guys and Bill always got mad at him when he caught him sleeping. One time Friar Tub almost fell right out of the highest branches of the tree because he was sleeping!
They both climbed down from the trees arguing the whole way. Brumble Wood was just about to ask them both to stop shouting at each other, when suddenly they were interrupted by another voice from above that made them stop in the middle of what they were saying. All four of the men turned and looked up into the trees. There stood Maid Madelyn with her hands on her hips and looking very frustrated.
"Will you guys stop your yelling so early in the morning? A woman can't get her beauty sleep with all this noise!" She was very angry and the men knew they were in trouble. "The next one who wakes me up is going to get an arrow in his fanny! Now good night!"
She twirled around and stormed back into her treehouse. Bill Crimson and Friar Tub stopped arguing right away and before you could say "Jumping Jondelbabba", they were all helping Tiny Bud make breakfast, being as quiet as church mice.
A few minutes later, as they were sitting down to eat, a white pony with purple hair glided to the ground behind them like a bird. On the ponys back was a little girl dressed like a princess in a purple and white dress. When the pony landed, the girl jumped off it's back and walked up behind the jolly men at their fire.
"Hello," she said, "I'm Princess Nataleigh from Amiera, the Crystal Castle on Mount Ivory way up above the clouds. I've come to ask you to help me! King Balderdash is in trouble and I've got to warn him of the danger, but I need help!"
None of the men payed any attention to Nataleigh. They were too focused on their breakfast to notice a child, especially Friar Tub who almost never stopped filling his large belly anyway. Bill Crimson waved her away without even looking at her. "Go away, little girl. We don't have time to play childish games. We’re busy men."
“I’m not a little girl!” Nataleigh protested. “I’m taller than any of you dwarves!”
At this, Tiny Bud began to laugh. “Ha, ha! Do you hear that, Brumble? A little girl thinks she’s taller than me!” He stood and turned around to face her. “Who you calling a dwar...?” He stopped as his eyes fixed on her knees and then slowly looked up and up until he realized that the Princess really was a whole head taller than even him. The smile on his face slowly faded and he stumbled backwards. He bumped into Billy and fell back into a small frog pond nearby still looking up at the giant girl.
Brumble and Billy both started laughing now. “Oh, come now, Tiny Bud! It’s just a girl. How scary can she be!” Billy taunted!
Now he and Brumble also turned. A moment later there were two more splashes as they stumbled backwards into the frog pond as well. All three of them sat there in the pond with their mouths wide open staring at the giant princess. Friar Tub was still eating away, totally unaware of what was going on.Nataleigh tried again to get their help. “Please, don’t be afraid of me.” She pleaded. “I am just a kid, even if I’m not a dwarf. I need your help!”
She stepped toward them.The Jolly men jumped to their feet and began to run for their weapons shouting! “Get thee back, you foul creature! You won’t fool us you, you... you ogre in girls clothing!”
“I beg your pardon! How rude!” Nataleigh was beginning to get very upset because they weren't listening. She started to say more when all of a sudden Jewel scooped her up onto her back and leapt into the air to protect her. The pony landed above them on the wooden platform in the trees. Nataleigh tried to explain herself again, but saw that they were not listening. Tiny Bud and Billy were moving up trees after her, while Brumble was loading an arrow into his crossbow. They were really after her! This was not at all what Nataleigh was expecting. She got down off of Jewel’s back again and started to cry in frustration.
“Why won’t they listen, Jewel? How can we help them if they won’t listen?”All of a sudden a firey arrow whizzed past her from behind and hit a tree right next to Brumble Wood. The JollyMen all stopped what they were doing, (including Friar Tub who was just stuffing a tater tot into his mouth) and looked up into the trees. There stood Maid Madelyn! She was awake again and this time she was holding her bow, ready to shoot another flaming arrow from a platform just above Princess Nataleigh in the tree tops!
Brumble slid down a pole to land near his best friend.
"Good morning, Tiny Bud!" he greeted, "What's for Breakfast? It smells tasty!"
Tiny Bud gave a big toothy grin through his bushy beard when he heard the compliment. He was the tallest dwarf in Renegade Forest, maybe even the tallest in all of Darrowold and he had a big heart to match his big body.
"Thank you, Brumble." he said, "I'm making the same thing I always make for Breakfast. Fish!!"
Brumble Wood wrinkled his nose. "Fish again? I thought you were making something new for once." He shrugged his shoulders and looked around the camp. "Where is Friar Tub? Is he awake yet?"
Before Tiny Bud could answer, they both heard a loud shouting coming from the wooden walkways up in the trees above them. When they looked up, they saw the Friar being shoved along by Billy Crimson, Brumble Wood's younger brother. Bill was yelling at Friar Tub, scolding him for falling asleep while he was supposed to be keeping a watch for King Kugelbone’s men. King Kugelbone wanted to capture Brumble Wood and his friends and it was very important that someone always watch from the tree tops to see if he and his black soldiers were coming. The Friar always seemed to fall asleep when it was his turn to watch for bad guys and Bill always got mad at him when he caught him sleeping. One time Friar Tub almost fell right out of the highest branches of the tree because he was sleeping!
They both climbed down from the trees arguing the whole way. Brumble Wood was just about to ask them both to stop shouting at each other, when suddenly they were interrupted by another voice from above that made them stop in the middle of what they were saying. All four of the men turned and looked up into the trees. There stood Maid Madelyn with her hands on her hips and looking very frustrated.
"Will you guys stop your yelling so early in the morning? A woman can't get her beauty sleep with all this noise!" She was very angry and the men knew they were in trouble. "The next one who wakes me up is going to get an arrow in his fanny! Now good night!"
She twirled around and stormed back into her treehouse. Bill Crimson and Friar Tub stopped arguing right away and before you could say "Jumping Jondelbabba", they were all helping Tiny Bud make breakfast, being as quiet as church mice.
A few minutes later, as they were sitting down to eat, a white pony with purple hair glided to the ground behind them like a bird. On the ponys back was a little girl dressed like a princess in a purple and white dress. When the pony landed, the girl jumped off it's back and walked up behind the jolly men at their fire.
"Hello," she said, "I'm Princess Nataleigh from Amiera, the Crystal Castle on Mount Ivory way up above the clouds. I've come to ask you to help me! King Balderdash is in trouble and I've got to warn him of the danger, but I need help!"
None of the men payed any attention to Nataleigh. They were too focused on their breakfast to notice a child, especially Friar Tub who almost never stopped filling his large belly anyway. Bill Crimson waved her away without even looking at her. "Go away, little girl. We don't have time to play childish games. We’re busy men."
“I’m not a little girl!” Nataleigh protested. “I’m taller than any of you dwarves!”
At this, Tiny Bud began to laugh. “Ha, ha! Do you hear that, Brumble? A little girl thinks she’s taller than me!” He stood and turned around to face her. “Who you calling a dwar...?” He stopped as his eyes fixed on her knees and then slowly looked up and up until he realized that the Princess really was a whole head taller than even him. The smile on his face slowly faded and he stumbled backwards. He bumped into Billy and fell back into a small frog pond nearby still looking up at the giant girl.
Brumble and Billy both started laughing now. “Oh, come now, Tiny Bud! It’s just a girl. How scary can she be!” Billy taunted!
Now he and Brumble also turned. A moment later there were two more splashes as they stumbled backwards into the frog pond as well. All three of them sat there in the pond with their mouths wide open staring at the giant princess. Friar Tub was still eating away, totally unaware of what was going on.Nataleigh tried again to get their help. “Please, don’t be afraid of me.” She pleaded. “I am just a kid, even if I’m not a dwarf. I need your help!”
She stepped toward them.The Jolly men jumped to their feet and began to run for their weapons shouting! “Get thee back, you foul creature! You won’t fool us you, you... you ogre in girls clothing!”
“I beg your pardon! How rude!” Nataleigh was beginning to get very upset because they weren't listening. She started to say more when all of a sudden Jewel scooped her up onto her back and leapt into the air to protect her. The pony landed above them on the wooden platform in the trees. Nataleigh tried to explain herself again, but saw that they were not listening. Tiny Bud and Billy were moving up trees after her, while Brumble was loading an arrow into his crossbow. They were really after her! This was not at all what Nataleigh was expecting. She got down off of Jewel’s back again and started to cry in frustration.
“Why won’t they listen, Jewel? How can we help them if they won’t listen?”All of a sudden a firey arrow whizzed past her from behind and hit a tree right next to Brumble Wood. The JollyMen all stopped what they were doing, (including Friar Tub who was just stuffing a tater tot into his mouth) and looked up into the trees. There stood Maid Madelyn! She was awake again and this time she was holding her bow, ready to shoot another flaming arrow from a platform just above Princess Nataleigh in the tree tops!
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