Over the hills, far away
'Over those hills!' The bird spoke to Black Envy. He approached the hill face, it was steep and made of cold stone. 'How are we going to get over these hills?' He asked the bird. It seemed utterly impassable. 'Got an apple?' the bird replied. Black Envy rummaged through his backpack. 'No I don't have an apple.' He said impatiently. 'Well, find an apple and we'll get over these hills.' Great. 'See you on the other side!' The bird soared high into the sky and over the hill. 'Don't forget...' he heard the voice of the bird in his head... 'when you find the apple, toss it into the lake.'
Black Envy stood dazed for a moment and watched the morning sun rise over the lake. He had no idea where to find an apple. He backtracked along the path and thought for a while. He had not slept well and he stopped to lay under a tree. 'I'll never make it to the druids.' He thought. When he closed his eyes and opened them again he was visited by a tall lady. 'Sleep.' He heard the lady say. 'But I must find the apple.' He replied. 'The lady held out her hand and unravelled a cloth. Inside laid a red juicy apple. 'Here it is, now sleep.' Black Envy found himself at the mercy of the lady and he was unable to wake himself up. He slept like he hadn't slept in days. He clutched the apple in his arm and curled up peacefully.
Black Envy opened his eyes, only to discover he no longer held the apple. He sat up straight and felt a bump on his head. 'Ow!' he cried. And there it was, the apple had fallen staight on him. He felt embarrassed, and stood up with a tight grip on the apple.
'Throw it into the lake.' He remembered the bird saying. Black Envy walked towards the lake and picked up a small stone. He tossed across the surface of the lake, watching it bounce and skid as if it were on solid ground. He waited for some response, but nothing happened. What difference will the apple make? He thought and he hungry. He thought about biting into the apple. He wouldn't let a tasty apple go to waste. But no, he was deciplined. He apprehensively tossed the apple and watched it sink to the bottom.
Slowly the ground started to shake. Then he saw bubbles surfacing from the middle of the lake. A head emerged and then a body. Two giant arms surfaced and two giant legs. This man of unmatched height lifted out of the water and on to dry land. Inside his epic mouth lay the apple, wedged between his teeth. 'Thank you.' He said slowly and caused a deep rumble. 'How can I assist?'
Black Envy, freightened and stunned, pointed to the hill. 'I need... Over the hill.' He rephrased. 'I need to get over the hill. To see the druids.'
The giant replied. 'Ah, then see the druids you will.' He lifted Black Envy up by his backpack and placed him gently on the peak of the hill. 'Thanks.' Black Envy said, but when he turned around the giant was gone and all he saw was the bubbles in the lake rapidly dissipating.
Black Envy stood dazed for a moment and watched the morning sun rise over the lake. He had no idea where to find an apple. He backtracked along the path and thought for a while. He had not slept well and he stopped to lay under a tree. 'I'll never make it to the druids.' He thought. When he closed his eyes and opened them again he was visited by a tall lady. 'Sleep.' He heard the lady say. 'But I must find the apple.' He replied. 'The lady held out her hand and unravelled a cloth. Inside laid a red juicy apple. 'Here it is, now sleep.' Black Envy found himself at the mercy of the lady and he was unable to wake himself up. He slept like he hadn't slept in days. He clutched the apple in his arm and curled up peacefully.
Black Envy opened his eyes, only to discover he no longer held the apple. He sat up straight and felt a bump on his head. 'Ow!' he cried. And there it was, the apple had fallen staight on him. He felt embarrassed, and stood up with a tight grip on the apple.
'Throw it into the lake.' He remembered the bird saying. Black Envy walked towards the lake and picked up a small stone. He tossed across the surface of the lake, watching it bounce and skid as if it were on solid ground. He waited for some response, but nothing happened. What difference will the apple make? He thought and he hungry. He thought about biting into the apple. He wouldn't let a tasty apple go to waste. But no, he was deciplined. He apprehensively tossed the apple and watched it sink to the bottom.
Slowly the ground started to shake. Then he saw bubbles surfacing from the middle of the lake. A head emerged and then a body. Two giant arms surfaced and two giant legs. This man of unmatched height lifted out of the water and on to dry land. Inside his epic mouth lay the apple, wedged between his teeth. 'Thank you.' He said slowly and caused a deep rumble. 'How can I assist?'
Black Envy, freightened and stunned, pointed to the hill. 'I need... Over the hill.' He rephrased. 'I need to get over the hill. To see the druids.'
The giant replied. 'Ah, then see the druids you will.' He lifted Black Envy up by his backpack and placed him gently on the peak of the hill. 'Thanks.' Black Envy said, but when he turned around the giant was gone and all he saw was the bubbles in the lake rapidly dissipating.