Marian Dyno Buric
Snowflakes
This winter fairy tale is about snowflakes that fly from the sky, get to know the world stretching beneath them, and finally land directly on a Christmas tree.
A small pair of hands lifted a battered rocking horse out of the box of Christmas tree
“Mummy, what is this doing here? It doesn’t fit-in with any of the other ornaments,” complained the boy.
“Be careful with that!” His mother rushed over to
“We’ll hang it nice and high up, so the cat won’t be able to knock it down,” she added.
Hmmph, so much trouble for a horse ornament? It’s so old and
By the time he went to bed that night, he had long forgotten about the rocking horse. And he certainly wouldn’t have thought of it in the morning either if he hadn’t had such a strange
In his dream, the rocking horse came up to George. Its white paint had peeled off in several places. It was also missing a piece of its left front hoof, and its tail and mane were quite thin and scraggly. All at once, the wooden beast took a deep breath and spoke to George in an ancient
“Hello there, George. Please let me introduce myself. My name is Barry, and I am your great-great-great-great-grandmother Anne’s favourite toy. Her father carved me as a Christmas present for her when she was…