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Adventures of a Wizard Named Alia


Back when there was magic in the world, there lived a young princess wizard named Alia.  She lived with her mother Cureene who was also a wizard.  They lived in a huge and lovely palace near the ocean.  Alia was so good at screaming she could dry water a million miles away from her.
         One cool winter afternoon while Alia and Ms. Cureene ate cookies and drank hot chocolate there came a knock on the door.  Alia answered the door.  It was a spider troll with a letter for Alia.  The letter said, “Alia come to my slumber party.”  Ms. Cureene said she should go to the slumber party.  Ms. Cureene warns Alia, “Whatever you do, don’t go through the Enchanted Forest.”
         Alia put on her new parka and hat.  Then Alia packed food, clothes and a wand.  Then she said farewell Cureene.  The air was cool.  The land was soggy and wet.  Alia felt lonely, excited and anxious.  After two hours had passed, Alia came to a frozen lake.  She began to cry.  Alia stopped because she heard a rustle in the bush.  Out of the bush jumped a gigantic dirty, ugly, hairy monster.  It chased her right into a forest.
         The moment Alia entered the forest, trees grabbed her.  Alia heard long steps.  She smelled dirty garbage.  Then a big monster came out of the shadows.  My name is LaLa Wotala.  I am going to take your powers.  LaLa was made of water
         Thinking quickly, Alia started to scream.  Her screams caused LaLa to start drying up.  “No!  Don’t dry me, please don’t’ dry me!”  cried LaLa.  Like I would keep you.  The trees let go of Alia and she ran 1, 000 miles per hour until the forest was out of sight.
         Finally Alia was safe.  Alia went directly to My’asia’s tower to celebrate with her.  My’asia was so happy Alia came.  She let Alia teleport home in her heliport.  As soon as Alia walked through the door, Cureene asked,”How was the party?”  “Great!”  Alia said.  But Alia never told Cureene she had gone through the Enchanted Forest.





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