Saturday, January 22, 2011
Malice In Wonderland
“This is an enchanted garden,” I began, speaking to the small group of anxious children. I stood in front of the gate that led into the garden and smiled at my immature audience through the bunny mask I wore. It was a simple potato sack painted white with stuffed ears and a nose sewn on to the head. But, to the children, I was a magical bunny girl come to free them from their misery.
“If you make it all the way to the end you’ll end up in a beautiful place called Wonderland. There are flowers in every color you can imagine and sparkling rivers filled with mermaids and beautiful talking fish. There will be houses for all of you and candy will grow from the trees. The birds will sing your favorite songs and if you know the song they sing and sing along with them, they’ll let you fly all over Wonderland on their backs! But best of all…there will be mums and dads for each and every one of you. They will be the greatest parents in the world,” I said as the poor, ragged street children looked up at me big eyed and hopeful.
“Why don’t you go?” a little girl asked before coughing.
“Well, my job is to tell others. If I hadn’t come to tell you, you would never have known about Wonderland would you?” I asked and the little girl smiled sheepishly.
“Is it scary in there?” a little boy asked pointing to the garden behind me. I turned and looked at it. In the setting sun it did look ominous especially with the unkempt ivy bursting from the gate and the tiny angels sprinkled along the way turning demonic with the setting sun.
“Of course it’s not scary but I know it’s really, really dark so I have lanterns for each of you,” I said and opened the sack in front of my feet. I took out the lanterns and began to light them one by one, handing them to the kids. Their little excited faces glowed in the light giving them an otherworldly look.
“Now, one last thing before you leave. Stay together and don’t turn back. Your mums and dads will disappear if you try to come back. Now come along,” I said and turned to open the gate.
“Wow look at the flowers!” a little girl exclaimed and before I knew it they were all running into the garden maze.
“I’m going to get to Wonderland first!” a boy yelled running ahead of the others into the maze. I watched until the last light from the lanterns disappeared forever. I smiled shutting the gate behind them and locked it. No one would care to search for street kids.
“Fools,” I said still smiling and walked off whistling my favorite song feeling happier than ever.
copyright © 2010
“This is an enchanted garden,” I began, speaking to the small group of anxious children. I stood in front of the gate that led into the garden and smiled at my immature audience through the bunny mask I wore. It was a simple potato sack painted white with stuffed ears and a nose sewn on to the head. But, to the children, I was a magical bunny girl come to free them from their misery.
“If you make it all the way to the end you’ll end up in a beautiful place called Wonderland. There are flowers in every color you can imagine and sparkling rivers filled with mermaids and beautiful talking fish. There will be houses for all of you and candy will grow from the trees. The birds will sing your favorite songs and if you know the song they sing and sing along with them, they’ll let you fly all over Wonderland on their backs! But best of all…there will be mums and dads for each and every one of you. They will be the greatest parents in the world,” I said as the poor, ragged street children looked up at me big eyed and hopeful.
“Why don’t you go?” a little girl asked before coughing.
“Well, my job is to tell others. If I hadn’t come to tell you, you would never have known about Wonderland would you?” I asked and the little girl smiled sheepishly.
“Is it scary in there?” a little boy asked pointing to the garden behind me. I turned and looked at it. In the setting sun it did look ominous especially with the unkempt ivy bursting from the gate and the tiny angels sprinkled along the way turning demonic with the setting sun.
“Of course it’s not scary but I know it’s really, really dark so I have lanterns for each of you,” I said and opened the sack in front of my feet. I took out the lanterns and began to light them one by one, handing them to the kids. Their little excited faces glowed in the light giving them an otherworldly look.
“Now, one last thing before you leave. Stay together and don’t turn back. Your mums and dads will disappear if you try to come back. Now come along,” I said and turned to open the gate.
“Wow look at the flowers!” a little girl exclaimed and before I knew it they were all running into the garden maze.
“I’m going to get to Wonderland first!” a boy yelled running ahead of the others into the maze. I watched until the last light from the lanterns disappeared forever. I smiled shutting the gate behind them and locked it. No one would care to search for street kids.
“Fools,” I said still smiling and walked off whistling my favorite song feeling happier than ever.
copyright © 2010
The End, 10:46 AM.