The Adventures Of Little Sham - Chapter 2 (Part 2)

The Adventures Of  Little Sham  

Chapter Two –  The Discovery

(Part 2)

 

They drove for a while on a road that turned from gravel to grass and then to a gate with a sign that said  .

“Don’t go back . You’re On the right track . Shut the gate behind you “   

On the other side of the gate they drove along a stony path until they came to a circle of trees . Inside the  circle was a large heart shaped stone . On the stone there was message engraved on a steel plate that said

You are here in a  mystic place within the circle of Orlosscomuckindo . In a time long ago here , all in our tribe used to meet once a week . We lived simple lives and hoped that one day other people would come here and appreciate the simple things as we did . When you leave this place to where ever you are going take us with you in your heart and discover a simple way of life as we did long ago  .

All ,of them touched the heart stone and they smiled . Then they left the way they came a little better for the experience  . As they made their way back to the gate they felt a peace come over them . They drove around for a while through the quiet roads before returning to the village . As they approached the Storytellers cottage they noticed someone there cutting the grass . He waved and smiled at them . Ted stopped and parked the car and they all got out to speak to him . Mr Greenacre approached and reached out his hand . With a warm handshake and said ,   

‘Good afternoon sir , Nice to meet you . My name is Ted , my wife Sally and  Sham my son  . All of us are on a holiday here for 4 weeks and we’re just beginning to discover the beauty of this place “

“Hello and welcome to Chapters End my name is  Mr Gardener . People around here call me Tom .“‘:

“Tom did you know the storyteller that used to live here in this cottage  ?

Oh yes , His name was Pogue O’Loan and he was a gifted man with words . He  would often go walking around the country telling stories . It was his profession .

and people loved to see him coming , Back in the day when he lived here many people would come to the cottage here to listen to his stories .”‘

Mrs Greenacre asked  ,

“What happened to him Tom ?”

“ Well now Sally , a little while ago , there was a shooting star that fell from the sky as off he went racing across the fields to find the place where it landed and since that day he never returned . “

Sham asked ,

“Did he tell stories to the little creatures of the hills ?”

Tom’s eyes lit up , He squatted down and looked into Shams eyes and said ,

“ Now little Sham how ever did you know that ,  Sure it would seem that you must know him yourself .  Yes indeed Pogue was a very gifted man . It was common knowledge that he could talk to the animals and charm them all with his stories . There was no one like him anywhere and there never will be . All of us in the village hope that he will return to us again some day “‘

Mr Greenacre was intrigued and asked .

“ How old was the storyteller Tom ?

“Well no one really know to tell you the truth . Some say he was as old as the hills but no one knows the exact number of years he has lived . That knowledge is kept secret . Some say that only the salmon of the silent lake would know the answer . “  

“I used to do a bit of fishing myself Tom . Do you know where the salmon are running around here ?:

“ There’s a road on the east side of the town that goes on forever but it will eventually  take you to a bridge . Around that bridge is the Silent Lake that’s nestled between Alapacap Mountain and the hills of Lore . So if you go there , you’ll find a friendly but very wise and very old salmon who lives in the lake . That salmon is known as Cormac and he owns all the knowledge of the ancient Orlosscomuckindo tribe  . They say that anyone who would catch Cormac and eats him  will inherit all of all of the knowledge that he has . The only person who every caught Cormac was Pogue O’Loan , the storyteller who captured the fish with a story of enchantment from a place known only to the fairy folk  . He held that salmon in his hands and looked into its eyes . The fish was helpless , but the storyteller threw him back into the silver lake where he still remains free to this very day .“

”Can we go there Dad?”

Little Sham asked .

“We surely must do that tomorrow son . I’ll get us some bait and  tackle and a few fishing rods from the Everything Is Ok Store . Then we will go in search of Cormac  from silent lake”

“Its getting close to dinner time folks so if you excuse me I’ll bid you all good day “‘

“Nice to meet you Tom ‘

Sham said , then everyone  waved goodbye  .  .

The Greenacres all returned to Mrs Mc Dermotts and she had dinner cooking . They all told her about the places they went and the people they saw .

After dinner Shams father made a phone call to the specialist Doctor who was part of Shams care team to inform them what had happened .

The advice he gave was not to mention to Sham anything about him not being able to speak and to  continue with everyday normal activities . He offered the possible scenario of a brain function known as the cognatic rewire connection . After some severe trauma the brain goes through some temporary shut down modes where it it can prevent some of the senses and abilities of the mind to work .

This shut down can last for weeks , months or even years in some cases but once the brain has dealt with the unbalance caused by the trauma , normal functions do return  .

They spent most of the evening talking and playing games until night fell and then they got ready for bed   .

Sham went to his bedroom and looked out the window at the ocean .

The wind blew a kind of melody with whistle and a hushing sound and then it whispered his name , Sham , Little Sham , come away now , for its time to go .

He was in a trance and reached for his  soft shoes and then he quietly went down the stairs and out the door into the street , He made his way to the Storytellers cottage in a trace and opened the door . Moving the treasure away he one again opened up the trapdoor and climbed down the ladder to the door . On the other side of the door he could hear a voice he recognised . It was Peggy the flying horse .

‘Come little Sham . Its time to fly “

When he opened the door there was a mirror there and the reflection of Peggy looked back as him . Sham instinctively took one step into the mirror world and Peggy lowered her head down for Sham . He grabbed on to her neck and she  lifted her head pulling Sham up on to her back  .

‘Hold on tight Little Sham we have an appointment to visit the Princess Of Happiness who is going on a mission to bring happiness to the Keeper of the chains of sorrow . “

Up into the sky they flew over the Olden hills and past Puggles wood , across the Mermaid sea and over Popple mountain to the Island Of Awesum near Giggle Bay and the Happy Kingdom  . 

The King and his daughter the Princess of happiness were there with a welcome committee for Peggy and Sham .  There was the Captain Pogues of the ship The Good Yarn and Seesum the oracle of Popple Mountain , Oman the of Navigator and the Willeck the kind beast from the misty caves of Ruin who could see through darkness and  fog .

Peggy landed to a rapturous applause . Peggy folded his wings and Sham dismounted . The King called for a welcome and everyone there responded in their own wonderful way .  Then the King called for the cook, who called for a carrot cake and two servants to feed Peggy the flying horse . Then the  King called for a song and the Princess called for a musician , who called for an audience and the audience arrived on a Swanship from the sky that landed nearby . All the audience took their seats and the Princess she began to sing a welcome song for Sham  and Peggy ..

The Princess dazzled and everyone who listened were amazed and overjoyed with

The song she sang . The Princess always made everyone happy when she sang . There was nothing she could do better than bringing happiness . It was her gift and she shared it freely with anyone , anywhere at  anytime she wanted and when she did everyone smiled and laughed and danced , She lived up to her name and throughout the Happy Kingdom her voice echoed with the love , peace and joy .

At night when she sang the stars in the sky would  gaze down in wonder and in the morning in the meadows the wind danced with the flowers and in the Bay the ripples flowed back and forward with emotions reflected by the sun in the sky .

  After the song the Princess invited Captain Pogues to explain to all those gathered of was going to happen .

“Thank you Princess of Happiness .Hello as you know my name is Pogue O’Loan , the Pirate of the Forbidden Seas . Now its time now for us to begin the mission we have always dreamt of . Yes , for this we have waited so long and now is the time ,   for us to make the voyage across the bay , through the blue mists , where we rise above the storm and make our way beyond to the shores of Popple mountain .

What the heck there’s no turning back now , so lets cast off into the unknown where we’ll have stories to tell and songs to sing . We must bring happiness to those held captive by the Green eyed goblin of Popple Mountain .  Come away now , lets go and we’ll break the chains of sorrow and see things that no one has seen and hear things in places where no one has been before “.

Peggy looked at Sham and said ,

“Be happy and enjoy the voyage Little Sham . When you return I’ll be here waiting”

The Princess ,  Sham and the all the crew made their way to the ship down at the  bay and climbed the steps that brought them to the upper deck of The Good Yarn.

Within seconds of their departure their ship was engulfed by a thick blue mist and within the mist there was growling and howling of wild dogs all around the ship .

Willeck the kind beast was able to see through the mist and with soft and kind voice he put top sleep the growls and howls of the wild dogs of the sea . As the mist lifted Oman the navigator took the wheel of the ship and steered a passage to Popple Mountain , Half way across the bay a storm arrives , strong winds blew and the rain fell down as waves like mountains threw the ship up and down but in the midst of the storm ,

Pogue O’Loan began to tell some stories to the crew that were calmed by his voice and the calmness went out to the storm and the storm died away. Immediately the  Princess began to sing her songs and all the crew started laughing and dancing . The happy crew of The Good Yarn made their way to the shores of Popple Mountain where they dropped anchor and lowered the small boats .Once they set foot on the shore, Seesum the oracle of Popple Mountain led the way up the unknown paths of the mountain to the cave of the green eyed goblin .

Possessed with supernatural powers the green goblin was aware of the intruders outside the cave but brave Princess wasted no time in singing songs of happiness that cut through the chains of sorrow releasing all the captives from the cave .

The green eyed goblin was so upset that all of his prisoners were set free and scast a spell and darkness fell all around the mountain . But Willeck the kind beast could see through the darkness and led the way back to the shore where the small boats sat . As they made their way back to The Good Yarn , the sound of moaning and weeping from the green eyed goblin could be heard . The sad sound soon disappeared when the Captain and crew were back on board the Good Yard , Then the darkness lifted and Oman steered a secret  passage back across the bay to the Happy Kingdom

.What a joy it was with their mission was complete . They sang and told stories all the way back and above in the sky the sun shone brightly in a big blue sky ,

At the twilight of the day the ship docked in Giggle Bay . All of the crew disembarked to a wonderful welcome and Peggy flew down from the sky and stood there beside Little Sham .

The Captain and the crew were congratulated by the King who presented them all with medals of courage and appreciation .

Then the King called for a  trumpeter who called for a trumpet and then he sounded out a blast of triumph through the horn . The sound was heard all around the Kingdom and across the bay to the mountain beyond , The echoes of that sound continued as he took another breath a blew the sound of attention . Then above in the clouds came the Swanship to collect the audience who had gathered and before long the Swanship disappeared  through the clouds .

Peggy and  Sham said farewell to the King and the Princess of happiness and Pogue O’Loan came over and looked close into Sham eyes and said .

“Things will get better Little Sham , lets not say goodbye but hello . Now go with Peggy up through the sky where rainbows of many colours are there for you to see and when you return again let me know if you were able to catch Cormac the salmon from Silent Lake.”

Peggy lowered her head down and Sham grasped her neck . She raised her head

And Sham fell on not her back ,

‘Hold on tight now Sham . Its time to fly “.

Up in the air they went like an arrow through the sky passing The Mermaid Sea and Puggle Woods to past The Olden Hills and then eventually back to the Storyteller s cottage by the river of Dreams    Sham was amazed to see Pogue O”Loan was already standing there by the door waiting for them and he said .

“Time and space mean nothing here in this place

Come in if you have some time to spare I’ll tell you a tale of a King and a Castle .

On the edge of the universe where no one had been or somewhere in that direction” .

The door of the cottage opened up by itself and the storyteller said

.“Come in and stay a while  “ His voice was welcoming and hypnotic .

Once inside the little cottage Sham saw a long corridor to a door .

He opened the door to where he saw another corridor to a double door .

He opened that door and found he was back in the storytellers cottage in Chapters End . In that room was a treasure chest that he put back again in its usual place .  ,

He opened up the door of the cottage and walked back to Mrs McDermotts guest house and noticed that it was the same time as when he had left . He walked quietly up the stairs and back into his bedroom where he took a book from the shelf and started to read a story about a King who lived In a castle in the sky on the edge of a universe where no one had ever been .

He finished the story and climber into bed . He looked out the window at the moon shinning down on the ocean and heard the wind that whispered softly a lullaby in his ear and he fell fast asleep   .

 

 

End Of Chapter 2

 

Chapter 3 

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