So my first novel ‘Take me Away’, which has turned into a trilogy, should be out soon, but today I re-edited my Christmas story and sent it over to a publisher who works for Netflix, to try to get it made into a cartoon for Children. Here’s a little excerpt.
When she was nearer to the top she heard someone calling out to her “Megan, hey Megan” it called, she lifted her head from climbing the branch and began to look around and then she saw that it was a robin on a branch a little further across the tree.
“Megan, hey Megan! Over here, come here.” It called.
“Yes, Mr Robin what seems to be the problem?” she said.
“Do you think you could unclasp me from the tree, I would like to fly” it said.
“Oh, no, Robin, you would fall, you can’t fly you’re a Christmas ornament.” said Megan.
“But I’m a robin.” he answered.
“A Christmas Robin, I bought you so you could sit on our tree for Christmas and look beautiful, Watch I’ll prove you can’t fly. If you try to flap your wings, you’ll find your unable to.” said Megan.
But to Megan’s surprise his wings lifted and flapped, just like a real bird, but he could not take off as his feet were attached to the tree.
Megan rushed over and pulled the Robin’s feet free from the tree. When the robin was free, he hopped around the tree making the branches wobble. Megan grabbed on to a branch. She didn’t like it; she felt unsteady on feet and was terrified of falling.
The robin spread his wings looking very happy that he was free. He looked so beautiful and real. “Would you like to come for a fly, Megan” asked robin.
“Me, oh no, I’m afraid of being too high” replied Megan.
“Come on, you’ll be safe, the magic will protect you from falling, I promise you that you won’t fall.” said robin.
Megan thought about it for a while. She shouldn’t be afraid, she would never get to do this kind of thing again and maybe the robin was right, magic would protect her. Megan decided to do it. She ran over to Robin, nervous but excited at the same time.
“Jump onto my back then, Megan.” he said.
Megan climbed up on to his back, careful not to pull out any of his feathers on the way. “Hold on.” said Robin.
Megan was so scared, and she clung on to Robin as he walked to the very edge of the tree.
Then he jumped.
Megan held on as tight as she could and closed her eyes. She could feel that they were falling and feel the wind whipping her face; she started thinking that maybe the Robin couldn’t fly after all. But just as Megan was starting to panic that they were going to hit the ground, the Robin extended his wings, and they began to level out. They began to fly, Megan opened her eyes and was amazed, and she was really flying.
She was flying around her living room on a Christmas Robin decoration; no-one would ever believe her when she told them. As she was flying, she looked about the living room. All the Christmas lights were on and they looked beautiful. As Robin flew past the snow globes all the little characters inside their glass domes waved and smiled at Megan as she flew by. She waved back amazed and happy. They flew over Christmas teddies and the lights in the window, it was all so wonderful, but then as the Robin turned and headed back towards the tree, she saw the most amazing sight. The Tree all lit up and all the ornaments moving around, it took Megan’s breath away, so lovely, magic. They were heading back into the tree. Megan didn’t want the flight to end but she knew she must get to the fairy. Robin landed back on the tree. He gripped the branch and Megan slid off Robin carefully and fell into some tinsel, she was full of joy and laughing. “That felt so good, so freeing.” said Robin.
“It was amazing; I loved it, thank you for the wonderful experience. It was absolutely magical.” said Megan.
“It was, you’re welcome, it’s all thanks to you, and I could never do that before because my feet were always tied to the tree. Thanks.” said Robin.
“That’s right, I’ll remember for next Christmas eve to untie your feet.” said Megan.
“That would be brilliant, I’d be able to fly again.” said Robin full of glee.
Just as they were laughing and full of excitement at their flight together Megan noticed someone walking over the tree towards them calling.
Dreadibek 