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Pixies and Fairies live happily in sunny Pixie Wood, where King Bapoo takes care of them, one day the King sees something wrong, he sends his guard to find out what it is.The guard returns to tell the King what he saw, ' I saw giants my lord ' the King decides he must go to stop the giants; but it doesn't work: the King returns and calls a meeting . The King asks for someone to go to 'The Dark Wood ' to talk with the giants.A young Pixie called Forrick steps forward to take on this quest, the owl Matoo agrees to go with him, they fly through the night and Matoo leaves Forrick to face the giants alone.Forrick is frightened but he knows he must do this, he's discovered by Anna ( a little girl, though to him she's a giant ) they talk and Anna explains her family are only clearing the deadwood and brambles to allow the sunshine into the forest so it will live again .Relieved at this Forrick quickly returns to tell the King, all is well, Forrick is rewarded and given the job of Chief Berry Picker to King Bapoo ..This clever story shows that you can do anything if you only have the courage to try, no matter how small you are ..

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About The Author My name is Kenneth Mackenzie. I was born in Glasgow in 1951 and am of Irish and Scottish descent. My family moved to Manchester when I was just a boy and I finished my schooling at the age of fifteen. In the Sixties, the whole family worked and everybody was expected to pay their way, even a fifteen year old. I trained as a chef at the Glen Eagles Hotel in Perthshire, Scotland. This hotel was the centre of the golfing fraternity and celebrities such as Bing Crosby and Bob Hope were regular visitors. In the Seventies, 43 years ago, I moved to the other end of the country to Torquay in the South West of England. I married and had four children and three step children and now I also have twelve grandchildren who have been my inspiration for storytelling. I had never had the time to read a book in my life but when my grandson asked if I would write a story for him, I said that I would try. Within a month, I had written twenty stories and they still keep coming. I often find myself coming up with a new storyline while I'm out doing the weekly shopping. There is nothing that gives me more pleasure than the expression on a child's face when I tell my stories. To see the open mouth and wide eyes as the story unfolds is a wonderful thing. I have always tried to include a moral or a message in a way that children will understand and remember, such as 'Always try; it's better to fail than to never have tried' in this book. Another example comes from my story 'Squirrel Wood' which is about red and grey squirrels accepting each other no matter what their colour and another from 'My Family' which is about a family of Labradors that adopt a human from a rescue centre and which has the message about responsibility to others, no matter what their species is. I have many stories and many more to tell and I hope that both you and your children enjoy getting lost in 'The Dark Wood'.

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