Maggie, Lucky Jack, and Grace walked through the forest-like area into town. However, the town looked more like a ghost town to them since there weren't any signs of life... Yet.

"So let me get this straight. We're inside that book?" Grace asked.

"No doubt about it," Maggie said.

"I don't see any civilians here. I wonder where they are," Lucky Jack said while looking around.

"I don't have a good feeling about this," said Grace, who also looked around.

"Ah, come on, Grace. No one is going to hurt your pretty head. Not as long as Lucky Jack and Auntie Maggie are here," Maggie said.

Grace rolled her eyes a bit when Maggie called herself 'Auntie Maggie'.

"I still wonder where Mrs. Calloway and Buck are," Grace said.

"I hear you, missy. I sure hope nothing bad has happened to them," Lucky Jack said.

"Don't worry, guys. We'll find them," Maggie said.

Suddenly, a door slammed shut and the cows and rabbit heard the sound.

"Did you hear that?" Grace asked.

"Yes, someone closed his or her door. This is just like the time when I arrived for the first time in Patch of Heaven," Maggie said.

"Maybe we should show the folks here that we ain't dangerous," Lucky Jack said.

"Maybe I can do that," Grace said and skipped towards one of the houses. She knocked on the door. "Hello?! My name is Grace. And me and my friends mean no harm."

She waited for a response, but no one opened the door. Grace looked through the window.

"Is... Anyone there?" Grace asked.

Suddenly, the curtains were closed in front of her. She tried various houses, but all ended with the same result. She walked back towards her friends.

"That's strange. No one wants to come out. What if they're scared?" Grace asked.

"I'm sure they just want to be left alone," Lucky Jack said.

"I'm not sure why they're scared, but we need to go further. I think we should start at that castle. Let's go, everyone," Maggie said.

Everyone walked towards the castle. After a few minutes of walking, they stopped at one of the castle walls.

"I wonder who lives here," Lucky Jack said.

"A king? A queen? A prince? A princess?" Grace asked.

"Guys, focus. We've got two problems at the moment. We don't know if there will be a way back to Patch of Heaven and we don't know where Mrs. Calloway and Buck are," Maggie said.

"Don't panic, Maggie. There will be a way out. And we will find Buck and Mrs. Calloway," Grace said while placing a hoof on Maggie's shoulder.

Suddenly, they heard something. It was like someone was humming a song.

"Hear that?" Lucky Jack asked.

"I hear it, Jack," Maggie said.

"It sure sounds lovely. I wonder where it's coming from," Grace said.

"Only one way to find out. We'll climb over the walls," Maggie said.

"But how are we going to do that?" Grace asked.

Maggie thought a bit, and suddenly, an idea came up. "Wait here."

Maggie ran in the direction of the town. After a few minutes of waiting, she finally returned with a ladder.

"We'll use this ladder," Maggie explained and placed it against the castle wall. "Come along."

One by one, they climbed on the ladder while the humming went on. When they reached the top, they hung on it and they saw who or what was humming that song. They don't know who that was, but by listening to the sound, they knew it was a girl. She was completely dressed in rags and wore clogs on her feet. She was washing a staircase in a courtyard while she was surrounded by white doves. She hummed on like she didn't have a care in the world. The cows and rabbit couldn't keep their eyes away from the creature.

"What is that?" Grace asked.

"It looks exactly like our owner, Pearl. Ollie said they're called humans, which is a word I know about, but never heard it," Maggie explained.

"I think she looks lovely. And she sounds lovely, too," Grace said.

"Hold on a minute. We don't even know if it's dangerous," Lucky Jack said while Grace curiously began to walk furthur.

"A girl who washes a staircase and hum a little song is dangerous? Really?" Maggie asked with narrow eyes.

"You got a point there," Lucky Jack said. "So what do we do?"

"We could..." Maggie looked at her friend, but saw that Grace was missing. "Where's Grace?"

They both looked around to find their friend. Suddenly, Lucky Jack's mouth went wide. He pulled on Maggie's tail and pointed at the direction where he was looking. Maggie looked in Lucky Jack's direction and her eyes went wide. They saw Grace walking straight towards the human girl. The girl was still scrubbing the staircase. She sighed a little, grabbed the bucket and splashed the water on it. When she turned around, she was completely surprised.

"Uh, hello?" Grace said nervously.

The girl screamed a little and fell to the ground while dropping the bucket. The yellow cow backed up a bit.

"Oh, sorry. Did I scare you?" Grace asked.

"Grace! What are you doing?!" Maggie yelled while she and Lucky Jack appeared from the wall to the courtyard.

"Just saying 'Hello'," Grace said.

"By sneaking up on her? Look at what you did. You scared the poor thing," Maggie said after she and the rabbit fell from the wall to the ground.

"We're so sorry, miss. We didn't mean to scare ya. Can you forgive us?" Lucky Jack asked.

The human girl slowly stood up. She didn't expect any of that at all.

"It's okay, miss. We're not here to hurt you," Maggie said, trying to not scare her.

"W-why, you're animals," the girl said with a smile.

"Well, duh, what did you expect? Seven tiny little men?" Maggie said.

The other cow and rabbit looked at her with a puzzled look.

"Oh, my. I never met such strange different animals before, especially ones that can talk. May I... Touch one of you?" the girl asked.

The animals looked at each other until Grace broke the silence. "Um, sure... I guess."

The girl reached out her hand. The creature was still new for the animals, especially Grace. The girl's hand came closer to her. Grace hesitated a little, but then she brought her muzzle closer to the hand. The girl gasped a little when she felt the soft fur of the cow. She began to explore more of the soft fur and suddenly she caressed Grace behind the ear. The kind cow didn't know how, but she found it rather... Soothing and relaxing. She closed her eyes while she enjoyed the feeling.

"You have such soft fur. It feels so nice," the girl said while she scratched behind Grace's ear. The cow still enjoyed the feeling.

Maggie and Lucky Jack looked at each other.

"Does it feel that good, Grace?" Maggie asked.

"Oh, it absolutely does," Grace said.

"Who are you?" the girl asked.

"Oh, allow me to introduce ourselves. My name is Maggie. This is Grace. We're cows," Maggie said.

"Pleased to meet you, miss. Sorry that I scared you earlier," Grace said.

"It's all right. I just didn't expect strange animals to come here," the girl said and looked at the cow she caressed. "Grace. That's a lovely name."

"And this is Lucky Jack, he's a jackrabbit," Maggie finished.

The girl stopped scratching and petting Grace and went to the rabbit. "Oh, he's so adorable."

Lucky Jack looked at his friends with a smirk. "Well, well, well."

"It's so nice to meet you all. My name is Snow White," the girl said with a curtsey.

"Snow White? That's a very nice name," Grace said.

"Thank you," Snow White said. "But where do you come from?"

"We're not exactly from here. We're from Patch of Heaven," Maggie explained.

"I never heard of Patch of Heaven before. What have you come to do here?" Snow White asked.

"It's kinda difficult to explain. You won't believe us," Maggie said.

"I'm talking to strange talking animals from a different land. I believe everything you say," Snow White said.

"Well, it all started with a book. I..." But before Lucky Jack could tell further, the door on top of the stairs opened and revealed a familiar horse and black cow.

"Phew, I'm glad that's over," Buck said.

The two looked in front of them and their eyes widened. Maggie, Grace, and Lucky Jack had the same reaction. Snow White also couldn't believe her eyes.

"Buck!" Maggie yelled with joy.

"Mrs. Calloway!" Grace and Lucky Jack said.

The cows and rabbit went to their missing friends. When Maggie ran closer to Buck, she pounced and hugged him. Snow White watched them.

"There's more of them?" she asked herself.

"I'm so glad to see you, dear," Mrs. Calloway said while she hugged Maggie.

"Where have you guys been?" Buck asked while he hugged the rest of his friends.

"We were in a forest. We saw the castle and town from that spot. We thought you might be there after we separated," Maggie said.

"Well, you sure are in luck that me and Mrs. Calloway ended up in this castle," Buck said. Then he saw Snow White and gave a look of confusion and wariness. "Uh... Who is that?"

"Oh, this is our new friend, Snow White," Maggie said.

"Friend?" Buck asked.

"I know we've met her just yet, but she's very friendly. And I think she made a special bond with Grace," Maggie explained when she saw her kind friend and Snow White having a good conversation.

Buck and Mrs. Calloway walked along with the rest of their friends to the human girl. Grace was assertive enough to introduce her missing friends to her.

"Snow White, I'd like you to meet my two other friends. Buck and Mrs. Calloway."

"It's so nice to meet you," Snow White said with a smile.

"The pleasure is all ours, dear," Mrs. Calloway said. "Though I must say that your choice of clothes is a little... How shall I say it nicely?"

"Poor?" Snow White asked.

"I was gonna say 'in need', but okay," Mrs. Calloway said.

"It's okay. These are not my regular clothes. My stepmother wants me to wear them," Snow White explained.

"Your stepmother?" Maggie asked.

"The Queen," Snow White said.

Buck and Mrs. Calloway's eyes became as small as pinpricks. The Queen who was chasing them was her stepmother?

"I didn't know your stepmother had such bad taste in clothes," Mrs. Calloway said.

"She wants me to do all the work. Clean the windows, wash the stairs and such while she's busy with other things," Snow White said.

"Oh, my, she let you do all the work all by yourself?" Grace asked.

"That's just sick," Buck said.

"Don't worry, I'm very efficient when it comes to work. I'm sure she means well somewhere," Snow White said.

"A hard worker, huh? I like that," Maggie said.

"Wait a minute, so the Queen is your stepmother? Don't you have a mother?" Buck asked.

"No, sadly not," Snow White answered while looking down at the ground.

"What about a father?" Lucky Jack asked.

"Daddy isn't here anymore," Snow White said.

"Oh, you poor thing. That must have been devastating," Grace said while placing her hoof on Snow White's leg.

"It's okay," Snow White said while petting Grace.

"So your stepmother is a queen? Your parents must have been of royal blood, too. Does this mean...?" Mrs. Calloway asked with wonder.

"Yes. I'm a princess," Snow White said.

The cows, horse, and rabbit looked wide eyed at their new human friend. Especially Grace, who had the biggest smile on her face.

"A princess, Maggie! She's a princess! She's a..." Grace said, but then Mrs. Calloway placed a hoof on her mouth to make her stop.

"I think we all get the picture, Grace." Mrs. Calloway said.

Maggie began to think. "Wait a minute. Princess... Stepmother... Of course, now I remember. The first sentences of the story."

The other cows, horse, and rabbit nodded in unison because they remembered it, too.

"So, uh, Snow White. Can I call you Snowy?" Buck asked.

Snow White giggled and nodded.

"Aren't you tired that that Queen lets you do all the work?" Grace asked.

Snow White grabbed the empty bucket and walked towards the well. "Like I said, I'm very efficient with work. But still... I hope someday my wish would come true." She placed the bucket on the ground and pulled on the rope of the well. While she did that, a few white doves landed on the stone edge of the well. When the bucket came out of the well, Snow White carefully grabbed it.

"What wish?" Lucky Jack asked.

"Jack, you can't ask that. If someone tells you his or her wish, it won't come true," Mrs. Calloway said.

"Yeah. Especially when you're dreaming in your sleep," Maggie said.

"Can't you give us a hint, Snow White? I hope there's nothing wrong with that," Lucky Jack asked.

"Well... Want to know a secret?" Snow White asked.

The animals looked at each other and nodded quickly. They also didn't realize that she was also talking to the doves, who also nodded.

"Promise not to tell?" she asked.

And the cows, horse, rabbit, and doves gave one nod. And suddenly, she started to sing.

"We are standing by a wishing well." With that, the animals looked inside the well and so did the doves. "Make a wish into the well that's all you have to do. And if you hear it echoing, your wish will soon come true. I'm wishing."

And suddenly, her voice echoed in the well. "(I'm wishing.)" It made the doves a little scared, and the cows, horse, and rabbit flinched back a little. And then they came closer again.

"For the one I love to find me (to find me) today. (today.)

I'm hoping (I'm hoping) And I'm dreaming of the nice things (the nice things) he'll say. (he'll say.)"

The cows, horse, and rabbit couldn't help but enjoy the song. None of them knew that a stranger was climbing over the castle wall. He was amazed that there were five creatures he never saw before, but he was more mesmerized by Snow White's beautiful singing.

"Ah-ah-ah-ah-ahh (Ah-ah-ah-ah-ahh) (3x)"

And then she sang together with her echo before going further.

"I'm wishing (I'm wishing) for the one I love to find me (to find me) today."

"TODAY!" sang a new voice. It startled both Snow White and the animals.

It was the stranger who climbed over the wall. He was a male. And a very handsome one, too. He wore some blue clothing with white sleeves and gray pants. He wore boots, a red cape and a blue hat with a white feather.

"Oh," Snow White said with her hand covering her mouth.

"Hello," the stranger said while taking his hat off. "Did I frighten you?"

Then Snow White began running away from him. The doves were also flying away. Mrs. Calloway and Grace noticed this.

"Snow White?" Mrs. Calloway asked.

"Where are you going?" Grace asked.

The two cows followed the Princess in rags while the rest stayed with the male human.

"Wait. Wait, please. Don't run away," the male pleaded.

"What's the matter with her? He just said 'Hello'," Buck said to his friends.

Snow White ran inside the castle and closed the door. Mrs. Calloway and Grace opened the door to follow her. Snow White ran up some stairs that led to a balcony with drapes. The two cows were just in time to catch up to her.

"Whatever is the matter, dear? The boy didn't mean to scare you," Mrs. Calloway said.

"He just wanted to say 'hello'. Even if he startled us a little," Grace said.

"I... I..." Snow White said.

"It's all right. We're here for you. Why don't you go outside and talk to him?" Mrs. Calloway said while Grace placed her hoof on Snow White's back.

"I don't know if I can. What am I going to do? What should I say?" Snow White asked.

"Just open your mouth. Something will come out," Mrs. Calloway said.

Snow White was about to say something, but suddenly, they heard singing.

"Now that I've found you

Here's what I have to say"

Snow White looked outside and saw that the male who startled her was singing. She couldn't help but smile a little. Maggie, Buck, and Lucky Jack couldn't help but watch and stare at the male human, who was singing his heart to the girl on the balcony. They actually enjoyed the singing.

"One song

I have but one song

One song

Only for you"

Snow White watched for a few seconds and went back inside with her arms around her and a smile on her face. Mrs. Calloway and Grace heard it and smiled at each other.

"By listening to that song, I can tell that somebody likes you," Mrs. Calloway said with a smirk. "Go outside. You know it's improper not responding to a gentleman who gives his heart to you."

Snow White thought for a little and then nodded. She looked at her clothes to see if she wasn't dirty or anything. She also made sure her hair was fine.

"Don't worry, dear. I'm sure he thinks you're beautiful no matter what you wear," Mrs. Calloway said.

"I agree with Mrs. Calloway," Grace said.

Snow White smiled at that and slowly went outside on the balcony. She placed her hands on the balcony while she looked at the male human. Mrs. Calloway and Grace joined her by standing on their hind legs and placing their front hooves on the balcony to look and listen to the human. Three doves also joined the girl and the cows.

"One heart

Tenderly beating

Ever entreating

Constant and true" sang the male human.

The animals kept listening and smiling. Suddenly, Maggie's smile vanished and her eyes were focused on one of the windows on the castle. A woman was holding the curtains while watching the scenery of Snow White and the male human. She didn't look very happy. She stared at them with a look that could kill. In anger and disgust, she closed the curtains. Maggie gulped in worry and focused her attention back to the male human.

"One love that has possessed me

One love thrilling me through

One song my heart keeps singing

Of one love only for you"

While the male human was about to sing his final sentence, a dove flew on Snow White's hand and she gave it a kiss on the beak. Mrs. Calloway had the idea of what she was planning to do. Snow White sent the dove towards the man, which landed on his finger. The dove blushed a little and gave a kiss on the lips of the man. Never felt the man so happy as he looked at the girl he was fallen in love with. Mrs. Calloway and Grace followed Snow White, who closed the curtains with a smile on herface. The animals in the courtyard all said 'awww'.

"Wow! I've never seen such romance in all my life," Maggie said.

"That was sooooo cute!" Lucky Jack yelled.

"Pfrt. Looks like some mushy stuff to me," Buck said, trying to act cool.

"Oh, come now, Buck. Don't you read romance novels?" Maggie asked.

"Not even one of them. I'm more into adventure and action," Buck said.

"Oh, yeah? How come you asked Pearl to borrow a few after you read 'Trot with the Wind'?" Lucky Jack asked with a smirk on his face.

Buck's eyes went wide after he heard that and blushed. "Be... Because I'm... Trying something new."

The animals giggled a little. The male human turned around and saw them. He walked towards them, and the cow, horse, and rabbit stared at him. He kneeled to their level and said one word. "Hello."

"Hello," Buck and Lucky Jack said, except Maggie, who said 'Hi'.

"I've never seen such strange animals like you here before. Not even talking ones," the man said.

"That's because we're not really from here, sir," Lucky Jack said.

"We come from Patch of Heaven. I know it sounds strange, but we ended up here because of a book that Lucky Jack found and we got sucked in," Maggie explained.

The man nodded. "Have you got names?"

"I'm Maggie. These are my friends, Buck and Lucky Jack." While Maggie introduced herself and her friends, Grace and Mrs. Calloway came out of the door and walked towards their friends. "And this is Grace and Mrs. Calloway."

"Pleased to meet you all. My name is Prince Florian," the man introduced himself.

"Prince?" Grace said with wide eyes.

"Your Majesty," Mrs. Calloway said respectfully.

Maggie rolled her eyes. "Can I ask you animals the name of the beautiful girl with the lovely singing voice?" the Prince asked.

"Sure. Her name is Snow White. We just met her a few minutes ago," Maggie said.

"Snow White. What a lovely name," the Prince said.

"Sounds like somebody has a bit of a crush," Maggie said with a smirk.

The Prince blushed a little and rubbed his neck.

"You're not the only one. Snow White likes you, too. The kiss with the dove thingy is proof," Grace said.

"We kinda noticed that, Grace," Buck said.

"I would like to spend more time with her, but for now, I need to go back to my kingdom. It's an honor to meet you and your friends, Miss Maggie," the Prince said with a bow.

"The honor is mine, too, Your Majesty." Maggie bowed, and the rest of her friends, too.

"Please, call me Florian. Every friend of Snow White is a friend of mine," the Prince said and jumped on the wall again to get to the other side.

"That Prince sure is a nice feller," Lucky Jack said.

"He sure is. Right, Maggie?" Grace said. But when she turned to Maggie, she saw that she had an uncomfortable look on her face. "Maggie?"

The other animals noticed it, too. "Maggie? Is everything all right?" asked Mrs. Calloway, who came back to Earth, thanks to Grace.

"When Florian was singing, I saw a woman looking at him and Snow White through a castle window. I felt something from her. Something evil," Maggie said.

"Wait, did that woman wear a crown?" Buck asked.

"How do you know that?" Maggie asked.

"Because me and Mrs. Calloway saw her, too. That's the Queen. She tried to catch us. Something about deciding our fate," Buck said.

The animals gasped at that.

"That doesn't sound good," Lucky Jack said.

"What should we do, Maggie?" Grace asked.

"I don't know. I don't even have a clue of how to get back to Patch of Heaven, but it wouldn't hurt to explore more of this world and hang out with Snow White," Maggie said.

The animals nodded. After a few minutes, Snow White appeared along with a bearded man dressed in brown clothing, dark green sleeves and gray gloves. He also wore a hat with a red feather on top and he seemed to wear a scabbard with a knife in it.

"There you are, my friends. This is Humbert. He's a huntsman. Don't worry, he's very kind," Snow White said with a confident smile.

"Pleased to meet you. Though I didn't expect Her Majesty has strange talking cows, a horse, and a rabbit as friends," said the man named Humbert.

"Nice to meet you, too, Humbert," Maggie said.

"He's going to take me to a glade near the forest to pick some wildflowers. Would you like to come along?" Snow White asked.

"Oh, I'll be glad to. I would like to pick some wildflowers, too," Grace said.

Maggie began to smile. "I know! We could have a picnic together."

"That's a great idea, Maggie," Mrs. Calloway said.

"I'll get the food!" Lucky Jack said with glee.

After half an hour, the cows, horse, rabbit, Snow White, and Humbert were ready to go to the glade, not knowing that they were being watched by the wicked Queen through her window.