The Girl in the Forest
"Run, run! No matter what happens get as far away from here as you can and don't look back." So that is what she did. The young child ran as far as she could and did not stop even when she entered a thick set forest. Not until she tripped and hit her head.
On waking up the child found herself in the same place as she fell. She was alone. She knew nothing of her surroundings, how she had gotten there or unfortunately much else.
"I'm hungry, can I eat you?"
"No, you cannot eat me."
A little face looked surprised at the bush.
"Why not. What will happen if I eat you?"
"You will die, young one"
"Oh, I'd better not then. Thank you for telling me."
The little child sat softly in the lower branches of her favourite tree.
"Mother tree?"
"Yes, little tree."
"Can you tell me a story please?"
"Alright. One day there will be a little girl born from the woods. She will be strong in heart and mind. For many years she will have been alone but when the time is right she will be found."
Mother tree finished her story there having found her young one asleep in her branches.
"You look thirsty little one, there is a stream a little ways away. But make sure you are not found for there are travellers nearby."
The child went to get some water, the forest thickening to hide her.