Once upon a time there were two kids.
The older was a girl and her name was Pirlec, the younger was a boy and his name was Pirlic.
Pirlic and Pirlec wa not their real name but everyone called them that way because of the kind of clogs they always wore … when they walked, their clogs hitting the bottom of their feet made a noise like this: “pirlic … pirlec … pirlic … pirlec”.
They lived in a house right at the margin of a great forest. They were allowed to freely play anywhere they wished; the only rule was that they were not supposed to enter the forest. The forest was a large, dark and dangerous place.
On one day like many others Pirlic and Pirlec were playing, running around, climbing and having fun until Pirlic got distracted by something moving in the air around him.
It was a beautiful and colorful butterfly.
The butterfly began that fly in circles over their heads as if it wanted to catch their attention.
Pirlic immediately tried to catch it, but he could not. Then the butterfly started to move away. The kids decided to follow it and soon enough they were running in circles behind this beautiful butterfly.
The butterfly moved gently but quickly and they could chase it, but not catch it.
At some point the butterfly headed straight for the forest.
“Let’s follow it”. Cried Pirlic.
“But we are not allowed in the forest.” Should have said Pirlec. But instead, after a moment of hesitation, she said. “Let’s not go in too deep, ok?”
And so the boy and the girl adventured into the forest. The butterfly kept going around and around until, after a bit, disappeared behind a bush.
The kids tried fruitlessly to find it, then, after a while, Pirlic said: “Ok, which way home?”
“This way!” Indicated with confidence Pirlec.
The two walked for a while.
“Are you sure this is the way?” Asked Pirlic.
“Yes!” answer Pirlec, but she was actually getting worried and did not want Pirlic to get worried as well.
The kids kept walking. Pirlic … pirlec … pirlic … pirlec … it got dark. Finally Pirlec admitted. “I think we are lost!” Pirlic looked at her wihtout saying anything. “But I have an idea”. She continued. “You claim this tall tree and see if you can figure out which way we should go”.
And so Pirlic started to claim. He got half way up. “What do you see?”. “I don’t see anything”. “Then keep going up!” replied Pirlec, with an annoyed attitude.
“What do you see?” Pirlec asked again once Pirlic got to the very top. “I see a light!”.
And so Pirlic and Pirlec started to walk in the direction of the light. Pirlic … pirlec … pirlic … pirlec …
They reached a clearing in the forest. Right in the middle of this cleaning there was a large multiple stories house, and right in the middle of the house there was a very large door, with a small lantern on one side. That was the light that they had followed.
Pirlic … pirlec … pirlic … pirlec … the two kids walked to front door.
Knock … Knock …
“Who’s there?” A loud, grouching and angry voice said.
Scared both kids ran on opposite sides and stop at end of the wall, picking to see of anyone was coming. But no one came. This was the only light they could see so timidly they walked back to the front door. Pirlic … pirlec … pirlic … pirlec …
To their surprise the door was now open. They looked at each other’s and then looked at the door again. Then, without a word, they entered with small and cautions steps.
Inside it was brightly illuminated, they found themselves in a large entryway with two broad flights of stairs, one going down and one going up. They decided to explore. Water noises were coming from downstairs. So they decided to take the stairs going down.
They found themselves in a large warm room. A bubble bath was ready for them. And when I say a bath, I mean almost a swimming pool. All filled with bubbly warm water. A few rubber ducks here and there… And all the toys they would have loved to play with while taking a bath but they were never allowed.
They got rid of their clothes, that were actually pretty smelly and dirty, and jumped in the bath. They played, they splashed, they played more and splashed more. Then, once their fingers were completely wrinkled, they decided to get out.
Two warm large towels were waiting for them they were the softest towels they had ever felt. Their clothes, that they had abandoned all messed up on the side of the bath, were now neatly folded and clean.
Pirlic and Pirlec looked at each other wondering, but did not questioned it, put their clothes back on and continued to explore. They went further down. Here they found a large play room filled with things to play any kind of sport … balls of every kind, every shape and every size … climbing equipment … bouncing trampolines … anything you can imagine that would let you jump, run and play was there!
And they jumped and ran and play until they could not do it anymore. Then they went on to explore.
Further down they found themselves in front of a large table with 2 chairs. The table was filled with all the food the juices and drinks they liked the most. As soon as they filled their plate with it, the serving dish replenished itself.
Once filled, they went on to explore more.
A door lead to another stairways going further down. They when near, observed the stairs going down. A reddish light and warm air was coming from down there. But they decided that they might explore that area in the future, but to leave it alone for now.
So they went up, quickly through the play room, then past the bubbly area, up over the entrance and up again to an higher floor.
Here they found another playroom, but this time it was filled with table top games, dungeons and dragons toys, Rubik cubes, card games, a super large chess game in which you could be one of the pieces… There were even Pokemon cards. In fact Pirlic foiund one that he really, really liked and put it in his pocket.
Again they played as much as they wanted, until they choose to go further up. The steps brought them toward a very brightly lighted room. There was nothing, yet everything was there. They felt the light as if it was “material’ and going in them. It was very, very bright, but did not cause any discomfort.
A few more steps were going further up. From there, on a bright bridge, they saw a figure. It looked like a woman, but they could only see her figure.
“Welcome to both of you, Pirlic and Pirlec!” She said. “I’m sorry of I scared you earlier when you knocked. I was not expecting you yet”.
Pirlic and Pirlec could not speack but they surely were listening.
“My name is Cubaditi” She continued. “Whenever children are lost, found themselves in difficult situations or need help to make choices, I’m there”.
“All you have to do is close your eyes, feel my presence deep in your heart, then call for me and ask what you need! The answer will come to you.”
“But now is time for you to go back home. Close your eyes, at the count of three you will be home”.
Pirlic and Pirlec closed their eyes.
“1 … 2 …”.
A few more seconds passed, Pirlic and Pirlec stood there with their eyes closed but the three never came.
They opened their eyes and realized they were home in their room.
“Have you dreamed what I dreamed?” asked Pirlic.
“I think so!”
“Was it a dream?” they both asked each other’s at the same time.
“We might never know”. Said Pirlec.
“It is late, let’s go to bed”. They both said at the same time, again.
As they got ready to go to sleep, a Pokémon card fell from Pirlic’s pants.