Folktale Week 2023
7 illustrations over 7 days from the following 7 prompts: LOST, INK, SEA, SLEEP, UNDERGROUND, ILLUSION, FOUND. Scroll down to read the story.
FOLK TALE WEEK 2023
Little Red
Intro
“It is time to go find…” said Little Red.
And so off he went.
Lost
A lost boot he thought.
This could be my most favourite find yet.
Boot
And the boot spoke to him.
Not in words you understand. Nor was it written.
But it invited him in.
And Little Red was not afraid, because he loved adventure.
Sea
He began to swim. Far down.
Into the depths.
And then he saw her.
And he knew immediately what he needed to do.
Sleep
The rescue was exhausting and once on dry land, he fell into a fitful sleep.
Little Red knew they weren’t safe.
They’d come for her.
And he knew that he didn’t have much time.
Underground
The ground started to shake and rumble.
They were on the move.
Terrible creatures.
Sharp teeth.
Sharp claws.
And their terrible stench.
Their blind rage.
It made his fur stand on end and his tail twitch.
He would not let her go.
He needed to get her up into the trees.
Illusion
At the foot of the tree, they caught up with their prey.
But their vision was so poor.
They couldn’t see.
And this made them furious!
They gnashed their teeth and spat with rage.
And then they left in a frenzy.
Found
Little Red left the boot and the shoe swaying happily in the breeze.
A new pair in a new home, he thought.
This absolutely has been my most favourite of adventures…
And with that, the little red squirrel scampered off.