The Freeing of Gaspar
Caught in a Storm
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Chapter II Six months later when doctors released Harper from the hospital, they still were not sure, if Harper would ever walk again. The days and months went by Harper , still was not able to walk. The thought of Harper never walking again , made the Mayor Aiden Murphy , heart sick. So he had the best doctors in the country, come ,to the City of Ivy , to examine Harper. Not one doctor had given ,Mayor Aiden Murphy ,any hope, of Harper ever walking again. So Aiden Murphy ,father of Harper, and Mayor of the City of Ivy ,did the UNTHINKABLE . Mayor Aiden Murphy went to the dark side of the City of Ivy. He went to talk to a woman. The woman a BEE_KEEPER was also a WITCH .She was known as , Bumble B. Witch , because she had several bee-hives. The bee-hives were filled with aggressive bumble –bees. She had bee-hives filled her front and side yards. There was a rumor , that Bumble B. Witch , could turn herself into a queen bee. The Mayor Aiden Murphy knocked on Bumble B. Witch’s door. But Bumble B. Witch did not answer her door. So the Mayor Aiden Murphy knocked ,once more. By this time Bumble B. Witch’s curiosity had gotten the better of her. So she went to the door and answered it. Bumble B. Witch was taken aback when she saw it was the Mayor Aiden Murphy. So Bumble B. Witch said in a cackling voice “what are you doing here ? why aren’t you in your office , saving the people of the City of Ivy from me?” The Mayor explained that his daughter had been in a terrible accident. Also that the doctors did not think she would ever walk again .So I Mayor Aiden Murphy have, come to ask for your help. “What makes you think I would help you”, Bumble B. Witch asked.”Well if you help me I will give you anything you want”, said the Mayor Aiden Murphy. Bumble B. Witch then asked:”can I have that in writing”? So the Mayor Aiden Murphy reached into his pocket. He pulled out a pad and a pen .Then the Mayor tore off a sheet of paper. And on that sheet of paper he wrote in big bold letters , ANYTHING YOU WANT. And then the Mayor reached into another pocket. This time he pulled out a rubber stamp, with his seal on it. The Mayor said to ,Bumble B .Witch:” before I stamp this paper with , my seal you , must promise , that you will not ask for anything that causes EVIL , to others.” With a very loud cackle, Bumble B. Witch Said:”too late , too late you already signed the paper . And then , Bumble B. Witch grabbed the stamp from the Mayor Aiden Murphy’s hand. And then with another loud cackle , Bumble B. Witch stamped the paper. Mayor Aiden Murphy , father of Harper and Mayor of the City of Ivy knew , at that moment ,he was in TROUBLE.
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This is a story about good versus evil. A woman, a beekeeper, is also a witch. Her quest for power is threatening a family of seven. Once she discovers that trapping a family member gives her more strength, she will stop at nothing to trap other members of this family. The first member of the family to be trapped is the father. After several months of being trapped by this evil witch, he is finally set free. He has been set free accidently by a very special young girl. The second member of the family of seven to be trapped by the evil witch is the daughter of the family. Her father seeks help from the very special young girl who set him free. But the young girl’s father will not allow her to help. So he leaves and goes back to where his daughter is trapped. If he cannot free her, at least he can be near her. Much to his surprise, the young girl and her father show up at his door one day. They have come to help him free his daughter. He already has a plan in place to free his daughter. But it will not work without this special young girl. So when this special young girl and her father show up, he is thrilled. The girl is there for only two days when she is able to free the man’s daughter. The fathers and the daughters spend time together, celebrating freedom. It is not long after the very special young girl and her father leave that the evil witch is stalking another member of the family. This takes the freed father and daughter on a train ride that is grueling, to say the least. They end up in the Canadian Rocky Mountains. Will this evil witch get to their family before they do?
About the Author
Ann Marie Quirk Bernstine is a graduate of the Institute of Children’s Literature. Ann Marie lives in Summerfield, Florida, with her husband, Carl, and their two dogs, Desi and Lucy. They have four children—Daniel, Cameron, Carl Jr., and Tammy. Ann Marie is also a poet. You can read some of her poems in Great Poets Across America, International Who’s Who in Poetry, and Who’s Who in American Poetry Volume 1.