The Rain and Blossom
Colin Wilce
eBook
(Lulu Press Incorporated, July 3, 2012)
The Story So Far…..The Cold Season had passed and the Valley had started a new cycle of Seasons. Pippy Pippin, the Storekeeper, and his wife, Daisy, were busy at the Store. Their children, the twins Nat and Jim made the most of their last day before returning to school by visiting Lower Brook, the Village lower down the Valley, next to the Great Water, and running an errand for Mr and Mrs Fluff to the Drink Factory, owned by Sparkling Walter and his wife, Min. Legend has it that Sparkling Walter, who suffers from wind through drinking too much Fizzy Fruit, actually makes the fizz by blowing into each bottle himself. The twins then played with their friends in the Park before returning home for the evening and to look forward to the Daffodil Race. At Dance House, Lord and Lady Dance surveyed the daffodils in the Valley below. The main event of early Budding Season, the Daffodil Race was held to commemorate the Raft Race Tragedy. Lord Dance decided when the daffodils had reached their time and gave the signal for preparations to begin. The Daffodil Race was as exciting as ever with the popular winner being Tom Fluff. The post race celebrations held a surprise for Pippy Pippin as he was nominated to have a daffodil planted on Daffodil Rock.The Valley of Rabbit Brook would now look forward to The Blossom Tree Celebration but first the Rains had to be endured!