My Great Birthday Surprise (a great bedtime story for girls)

The Doctor's face was covered in the largest bushiest beard anybody had ever seen. Little Sally hadn't been feeling well for months and months, and although Doctor Twigg had been visiting Sally almost daily, always bringing with him the latest medicines, he hadn't yet been able to find a cure for Sallly's mystery illness. Twigg, beaming a great big smile in her direction. But I would like to go outside and play with my friends. Please tell my Mummy it would be alright," pleaded Sally. Stay away from Black Heart forest.

Sally wasn't well and Dr. Twigg didn't want her exposed to anything that might place her in danger.

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His warning expressed his concern for his favourite little patient. I'll be back home in time for supper," and with that, a happy Sally dashed out the door, off to meet her friends, Mary and Saul, the local Blacksmith's children. Mary and her little brother Saul were regular visitors to Black Heart forest.

The pair loved playing tag in the shadows of the tall dark trees. We've never seen anything spooky, have we Saul? In truth, she was sort of spooky. The old woman always dressed in black and was thought to live all alone. For years most of the villagers had privately referred to her as a witch, but not one of them was interested in venturing into the forest to find out if she really was or not.

Sally's mind was now racing with excitement as they wandered deeper and deeper into the woods. She wanted to see the cauldron and the cottage, and the old woman who lived there. She had certainly forgotten all about Dr. The three children ran through the forest. After a while Mary stopped. And sure enough, just across the stream, the old thatched cottage came into view. It had small round windows, an iron studded front door, and a large cauldron was busily bubbling away in the front garden.

As her friends were drinking Sally carefully made her way over a old rickety bridge and edged towards the small untidy garden near the front door. Suddenly the cottage door burst open and out ran a little girl, followed closely by a small black kitten. The little girl caught sight of Sally and stopped in her tracks.

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