Chapter 5

Harvest goddess

I lady – not even, more like a goddess – with purple hair was floating above the ground. Her beautiful shining dress flowing in the wind. "People forgot kind thoughts…" she said gloomily, "The heart to give, the heart to believe, and my existence…" The three elfs I saw yesterday shook their heads sadly, and the goddess continued, "Goodbye everyone." Then, in front of the three elves she turned to stone. "Ahh! The harvest goddess!" the red one screamed. The other two joined in, and somebody emerged from the shadows. It was Mr. Emo himself, looking much more… sad today. "W…What happened?!" he asked, menacingly, his face looked tortured, and crushed. "I… I will get you back to normal" he said, on the verge of breaking down.

--awake—

I stretched and said aloud, "What a strange dream…" I heard scratching at the door, then opened it. And to my surprise the three elves were there. "You closed the door on us, yeah!" My eyes widened. "Wait, you're real?" I asked, astonished. "Uh… yeah." They said mimicking my sarcasm. I smiled, and they walked into my house. "Who are you… and what are you doing here?" I asked, a little more harshly than I would have liked. "We wanted to see the new farmer! Usually, people don't see us so it's easier. Only the 'pure of heart' can see harvest sprites." Harvest sprites… okay… "Alright what abou-," a quiet knock sounded on the door. "Hello? Jasmine?" I walked to the door and opened it. "Hello Jasmine," said Ellen . "This little guy was born on our farm, but I don't have time to care for him… would you please take him of our hands?" she smiled and the little dog barked. "Oh, sure!" I was surprised about what an animal lover I had become. "What will you call him?" asked Ellen. "Cooper." I said, confidently. I'd always wanted a dog named Cooper. "Sure!" said Ellen, "That's a great name! Well, I'll have to go now. Bye!" I waved Ellen bye, then turned to the harvest sprites. "Explain," I said harshly.
--Harvest Goddess Spring—

"…And then she turned to stone," said Arthur, the red harvest sprite, finishing his explanation. The harvest goddess had turned to stone because she thought the villagers of the town weren't loving enough. So, the harvest sprites wanted me to collect musical notes, so we could play an orchestra and bring her back to life. "Of course! I'll help you guys!" "Great, yeah!" said Carlos, "Take this." He gave me a pedometer, and I jumped in joy. "Thanks, Carlos! Well, bye." I took a step, and got an opal like orb with a musical note in the center. 'First Step Note'

--Back at the farm—

I heard another knock on the door while I was eating a breakfast I found in the refrigerator. "Jasmine! Jasmine? You need to name your Ranch!" I was still in my pajamas, but I went to the door anyways. It was only 7. "What was that Theodore?" I asked politely. "You need to name your Ranch, pick out a good name, then I'll tour you around the place." "Umm… I think, I'll name it the Mist Ice Ranch." I said, without thinking. That reminded me, the harvest sprites told me to get along with Jamie… "Good name, good name. Alright, let's get going." Theodore showed me around the village, and everyone seemed nice enough… Jamie stared at me like before, then just turned his back. I gulped, and Theodore told me not to worry about it. When we were finished, Theodore took me back to my house and I plopped on the bed, staring at the ceiling. This was all so new, I didn't know what to think.

--Farm Life—

I looked in the tool shed, and got out a hoe. I took it outside, and stared at the ground. I didn't really know what to do, so I just walked around, and picked up a very berry. It took me a while, but I was able to find another one and buy a pot. I made some jam, and walked over to Jamie's ranch, shy. I got there, and perked up once I saw Calvin. I'd picked up a mushroom before, and got down on my knees. Calvin growled at first, but I showed him the mushroom, and he perked up. I fed it to him, and then saw Jamie by my side. I decided I wouldn't back down this time. I stood up, but he was still a head taller than me. That didn't help at all.