"ELLIOTT'S FAVORITE BED TIME STORY " ©


Every child loves a bed-time story. Especially eight year old "Elliott Parks". "Elliott's" favorite bed-time story is
"THE MYSTERY OF BEEZALOT FOREST © " written by Maria Lisa Hartgrove. Here is a glimpse inside the magical land of "BEEZALOT FOREST © "!

Many years ago in a far away land deep in a forest called BEEZALOT, lived proud King Anthony and his beautiful wife Queen Adamina. They were very happy together. They ruled wisely over the magical kingdom of BEEZALOT. King Anthony and Queen Adamina were also the proud parents of two beautiful children, Prince Arthur and Princess Azura. One day the prince and princess disappeared. The whole kingdom searched tirelessly for the small children but they were no where to be found. Days turned into weeks and weeks into months and still there was no sign of their beloved children. This brought great sadness to everyone in the kingdom especially the king and queen of BEEZALOT.

One day a strange thing happened. Beatrice the bullfrog was out catching flies for breakfast when she heard a sound coming from a cave deep in the woods of BEEZALOT FOREST. Beatrice turned and began hopping toward the sound. Suddenly to her surprise, there were two children coming out of the cave. "Hello children", said Beatrice. "What ever are you doing in that cave"? The children explained that the bad witch of the forest, Belinda, left the cave a little while earlier. They went on to explain how they feared Belinda. She never lets them leave the cave. But since they hadn't been out in quite some time, they decided to sneak a peek outside for some fresh air and warm sunshine. The children's appearance shocked Beatrice as they were very dirty and clad in torn and tattered clothes. They also seemed confused. It seemed that they didn't know their names, where they came from or how they came to live in this cave with Belinda.

As Beatrice talked with the children she had a thought...could these children be the missing prince and princess of BEEZALOT FOREST? The only way that she could find out if they were truly the prince and princess, was to look on the back of each child's shoulder. You see both the prince and princess were born with magical stars on their backs. "Children", Beatrice said with excitement in her voice. "You must not be frightened. I am here to help you. Now I need you to do something for me. I must look at your backs to see if you have the magical stars of BEEZALOT"! Suddenly...

Look for "THE MYSTERY OF BEEZALOT FOREST © " to be released soon!!!

About the Author Maria Lisa Hartgrove is a native of Boston, Massachusetts. She is the mother of three who enjoys writing. She created the character of Elliott from life experiences of her own children. Maria teaches us tolerance, love and understanding using humor and real-life experiences. Maria's goal is to one day make a "Camp Elliott," where every child can have an adventure of their own. Maria still resides in the New England area where she continues to raise her three children with her husband and two dogs, Molly and Buttons.

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