All right I've been busy so I'm sorry about the wait. I was going to do the little match girl next but that would be too cruel. So here's the next part!

Ok I'm sorry if this tails a little off. I have a different version then the one I want to use so please bare with me most is form memory

Trapped in Fairytales

Chapter 5

White Flowers

Once Barbara's head stopped spinning she found herself sitting on a flower looking up in to the face of a huge but kind looking woman. 'Where am I now?' she thought. The woman smiled and picked her up.

"Why you're no bigger than my thumb!" Exclaimed the woman.

"That means I'm in Thumbelina." Barbara whispered sitting down on the woman's hand.

"Thumbelina." Sand the woman looking thoughtful. "Yes that's what I'll call you Thumbelina."

Little Barbara found herself in a bed made out of a walnut and very happy with the woman who insisted she call mother. One day she was helping the woman in the garden when she noticed that something was climbing through a rose bust. Barbara thinking it was a bug through an acorn at him.

"Ow!" yelled Dick rubbing his head. "Why'd you do that!?!"

Barbara put her arms behind her back and tried to look innocent. "I thought you were a bug."

Dick shook his head. "Do I look like a bug?"

Barbara stepped back. Dick was only a few hairs taller than she was and had graceful silver wings. "Yes, yes you do."

At that moment the woman picked Barbara up saying it was time for dinner. Barbara could hear Dick yell that he'd come for her that night. She couldn't help but smiled maybe they'd be able to get through this tale fast.

That night Barbara drifted off to sleep much faster and much sounder then she had done in previous nights. But before Robin could get to her an evil, ugly toad seized the nutshell and took off in to the marsh that she lived in.

The Toad place the walnut shell in front of her son.

"Look, I have found you a pretty bride." Unfortunately the toad's son was.

T he Toad's son could only croak, when he saw her. When Barbara woke up and saw what had happened she began to weep. The Toad looked cross and placed her on a lily-pad so she couldn't escape.

"Don't cry little one! Look at my son instead. He will be your husband and you have a lovely home in the mud of the river bed." Said the toad.

This only made Barbara cry harder. She looked sp pitiful the fish felt sorry for her and nibbled away the stem of the lily-pad that kept it anchored to the river floor. With the stem broken she floated away. Barbara was so happy to have escape the toads, that she enjoyed watching the countryside go by as she drifted along. Soon a beautiful white butterfly came by and introduced himself as Andrew. He kept her company for a while. Then a May-fly came and carried her away into the forest. Although that one was nice the others were mean and mocked her.

So Barbara remained alone in the forest.

When Dick found Barbara he took off looking for her. He found the toad who only told him what happened after he stabbed him in the arm. He looked and searched till winder set in and even thin her searched until he fell into a small puddle and was frozen.

When the freezing winter came Barbara wrapped herself in a dead leaf and walked for a long time till she found shelter. At the edge of the wood, she came to a door of a dormouse's home. It was a small hole hidden by some wisps of straw.

"It is so cold. Please let me in." begged Barbara leaning against the door.

"Come in, little one; come into the warmth of my room. You can stay here all winter." Said the dormouse opening the door. "But you must agree to do a little house work and tell me some pretty stories." Barbara agreed and walked into the warmth.

One day, the dormouse said to Barbara, "We are going to enjoy the company of my neighbor, the mole. He would make a very good husband for you, as he is a very rich and very wise. But alas he is blind. You will have to tell him your most beautiful stories to entertain him."

Barbara didn't like the sound of what the dormouse said but went anyway. She didn't want to be rude.

"Ladies, come and visit my abode," said the mole with a pride. And he led them through a long dark tunnel. On the ground was a dying bird.

"Don't stop for such a trifle," said the mole. "It's only a swallow." But Barbara did not like the mole's cold heart.

The following night, Barbara was unable to sleep because all she could think of was the poor swallow. She crept down into the tunnel and placed her hand on the dead bird's chest. She could feel the bird's faint heart beat. Every night, Barbara returned and secretly nursed the swallow, which slowly regained its strength.

Once it was better the bird offered to take her away but Barbara declined saying it would make the dormouse too sad.

"Think about it." Said the swallow and flew off.

When Barbara returned the Dormouse was very excited about Barbara's wedding to the mole. She was planning such parties and dinners. In tears Barbara walked out to say good bye to the sun. As she bid her good bye the swallow landed next to her and asked once again if she wanted to leave. This time she agreed and soon she found herself clinging onto the swallows back as it flew into the sky.

They flew until they came to a field of white flowers. Right inside the petals of one of the flowers was Dick. Some other fairies had found him and thawed him out. The queen was very angry at him and so he couldn't leave. He smiled when he saw Barbara and hugged her as soon as the bird landed. When they broke their embrace Barbara too had wings. Dick opened his mouth but suddenly the magic wind came and swept them away.

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