Chapter 2

Alexander left the forest edge and headed towards a broad body of water.  Above it he saw tiny glittering, sparkly beings with skinny bodies, big, round eyes, and four wings.  They were dragonflies!  On top of each one, riding it like an amazingly agile horse, was a tiny fairy in a silver beaded outfit that reflected the moving light. “Hello!” Alexander called to them, and they waved their tiny wands at him.
 
 Now, although he didn’t know it, Alexander had popped up on the top side of the Earth’s skin when morning had just begun. It rose orange above the lake’s horizon. “I found the Sun!” he shouted. But as the sun rose higher, his eyes, which were used to the darkness underground, began to feel funny.  He decided to find a spot under a thick grove of trees with many very thin and pointy fingers, and a soothing, spicy smell. He made a little pile of dried needles and curled up next to the biggest pine tree. The kindly pine tree spirit patted him on the head, saying, “Be comfortable little one from underground. You are safe with me.”
 
 And of course he was—from foxes or cougars or not nice people–because Alexander couldn’t be harmed by them as he, like the fairies, wood elves, and other Nature Spirits, was made of light!  Humans can only see him and his fairy friends when their hearts are open and their minds are free.  So maybe you’ll see him in the woods one day.
 
 After a nice nap under the pine tree, Alexander woke up and stretched.  He eyes felt better.  The shadows were long, and the sun was going down.  “Thank you for protecting me,” he said to the pine tree.  The tree smiled at him, humming a pleasant song with the wind.  Someone else was humming along in low harmony nearby.  It was a stocky guy just about his height.  His back was leaning into a big boulder.

Draw Pine Tree