Alicia'a Magical Garden by Ian Mcluckie (best english books to read for beginners TXT) 📕

The King was the first to hear it, a soft buzzing around the city. It was soft at first, then a bit annoying and then a full on attack. A centipede with 100 boots led the assault on the city, guiding the path for the rest of the soldiers. Down the Honey Tree tunnels the Royal Bee's flew, angry with the Fairy's. After the Bee's came a troop of Monkeys from a near by Circus. A huge gorilla with a farting problem pounded his way through the Fairy guards. Truedy was the first to get too Alicia's prison door. A Humming bird called Jay opened the lock with her beak.
“ We have to move fast Alicia, “ Jay said. The 3 of them ran up the tunnel out of the prison.


The King & Queen looked around trying to see where all the noise was coming from. A Guard came into view running & screaming like a baby.
“ Were under attack, run for your life's.” A large Bee chased after the guard, stinging him painfully on his backside. All over the city 5000 Bee's were attacking the Fairy's. The pain felt when stung by a Royal Bee was said to be extremely painful. Queen Libra stood watching all the commotion, believing no Bee would dare sting her royal backside. Behind her 7 angry Royal Bee's sneaked up on the Queen. Timing their attack together all 7 Bee's stung the Queen on her backside. She screamed loud enough for the whole city to hear. The last the Bee's saw of her, she was running screaming for her mummy.
“ I enjoyed that, lets sting her again” the 7 Bee's laughed flying off to find their target. After King Campbell saw his Queen stung & crying like a baby he decided to hide. Finding what he thought was a safe place to hide the King relaxed in a dark tunnel.
“ No one will see me in here,” he sniggered to himself. After a few minutes the King noticed an odd smell. A smell like rotten fish, that got stronger & stronger to the point he couldn't stand it any longer. King Campbell felt the wall in front of him for a light, finding it he switched it on. Feeling he was no longer alone, he turned around to find where the smell was coming from. When King Campbell turned around a huge Gorilla roared & beat his chest, sending the King screaming away.
“ Help me mummy,” screamed the King.


Alicia, Truedy & Jay carefully made there way up the tunnels, hopefully to freedom. A large metal door blocked their path, carefully they opened the door. Inside was the kitchen with cookers cooking, and pots a bubbling. At the far end of the kitchen, Truedy told them there was a way out. A tunnel went from the kitchen up to the surface and came out inside one of the tree's. The heat from the kitchen was used by the Royal Bee's in the making of their Royal Honey. The 3 of them tried to quietly sneak through the kitchen, past all the cookers. A smelly old Fairy covered in grease & oil was asleep on one of the tables. Alicia put her finger to her lips to say be quiet. Jay flew along as quietly as she could, a flap at a time. When they were nearly at the kitchen tunnel Alicia tripped on a sleeping Monkey. The noise woke the smelly old Fairy who then chased them. Alicia picked up Truedy and they all ran out of the kitchen. Again they hid in a dark tunnel quietly listening as armed guards ran past them.


Truedy was the first to notice something strange.
“ What's that awful smell.” Alicia sniffed the air, oddly a smile crept across her face.
“ I know that smell, but where is he.” Alicia looked around into the dark but couldn't see anyone. Then in the dark she heard Truedy howl, quickly Alicia ran back to her friends. Where her friends had been hiding in the dark, stood a huge black Gorilla. Alicia was shocked for a second, then the Gorilla spoke.
“ Alicia, remember me, I’ve been looking everywhere for you.”
“ Yes Coco,” she said and hugged him. Truedy and Jay looked shocked their mouths hung open.
“ Who is this Gorilla that squashed me, I thought he was going to eat me,” moaned Truedy. Alicia sniggered and kissed her big friend.
“ This is my friend Coco the Gorilla,” she giggled then added. “ He wont eat you Truedy he only eats Hot dogs, Beans, Candy floss.”
Truedy laughed back, ” He definitely has a wind problem.” Alicia sniggered and asked Coco.
“ Were stuck here Coco do you have a plan, a way out.” Coco gave a big Gorilla roar and put Alicia, Jay and Truedy on to his back and said.
“ Hold on.”


The 3 of them took a good hold of Coco's dark hair. Then they sped off into the tunnel system. Coco crashed through barrier after barrier making his way up towards the garden. The Fairy's didn't stop chasing them, it seemed like for every one he knocked down, another popped up. Some of the Monkeys that still searched for Alicia in the city gladly joined forces with Coco. Most of the Royal Bee's had left the city flying back to their Honey Tree's.


Queen Libra was a horrid old Queen in the way she treated the Badger Fairy's. They were all terrified of her, even the King. Queen Libra knew there was a good chance Alicia and her friends would make it out of the city. She managed to convince 5 Fairy guards that were not stung by the Bee's to follow her.


Alicia knew they were getting near the surface when she saw wooden stairs ahead of them. Jay flapped her wings while still holding on and started to sing, lifting every ones spirits. Coco bashed aside 3 more Fairy Guards and bolted up the last tree root and roared out into Alicia's Magical Garden.


Coco the Gorilla went round, checked & counted every one was safely out of the city. The Bee's & Monkeys were all accounted for, so everyone could relax.


The garden now had a party atmosphere. Alicia's mum & dad raided the farmers field next to their home. Vegetables were cooked and stewed to everyone's taste. Dad laughed and hugged his daughter, thankful she was home safe. Some of the Monkeys were asleep in the grass & the trees. Bee's were chilling out resting in the soft petals of their favourite flowers. Everyone laughed when they saw Coco the Gorilla sitting in the fish pond, blowing bubbles.

“ Not so fast little lady,” said the angry voice. Alicia looked around and was shocked to find Queen Libra standing in her Garden with 5 Fairy Guards.
“ Did you think you could beat me, I'm a Queen ” she shouted. The Fairy Guards all had spears aimed at Alicia. “ I'm taking you back to the city, where I will eat you with my garlic.”
Coco and all the Monkeys didn't make any attempt to rescue Alicia. All of them oddly looked up to the sky and smiled. A shadow crossed over the garden, small at first. Then without any warning something huge crash landed in the garden. The Queen turned around, angry that she was being disturbed. When she eventually saw what had landed next to her, her mouth fell open with shock. Standing next to her was a huge red animal with a very large appetite. The Queen screamed as Dragon smiled, showing off his large teeth. Quickly he bit her, holding the Queen in his mouth. The Queen screamed & screamed but with one large gulp, Dragon swallowed the Queen alive. Never again would she terrify this garden or any of the Fairy's in the city. The 5 Fairy Guards all threw their spears away, relieved it was all over. Hiding behind one of the tree's, the old King Campbell watched. He smiled, laughing and cheering,
“ Maybe now we can all be friends,” he prayed as he joined the celebration.


Alicia thanked everyone of her friends, taking time to hug each one. Thankfully for her, the Circus was in a town near her home. Truedy had escaped Fairy city and asked the circus animals to rescue Alicia.


Alicia's mum & dad were amazed & proud of their daughter and all her friends. Dad sat beside his wee girl and asked,
“ Do you think you will have more adventures.” Alicia laughed and thought for a minute, then said. “ Yes, sure I will dad.”


The End.