Fairy by Simon Parker - Short, Sci Fi, Fantasy - A young friendless boy discovers a fairy, but taking him home he'll be risking it's life as it begins to age rapidly. 7 pages - pdf format

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Simon,

I can’t say that I see the bigger picture with this little tale. Don’t take your youth for granted? Don’t be selfish? Don’t eat pancakes? I will say that the fairy returning to its young state was a surprise. I would have thought it would have died, giving young Alex something to really think about.

That said, the absence of Alex’s parents was interesting, and the fact that the house didn’t seem too tidy at all. You also mentioned that Alex would anger his parents, as well as a few other things that I’d have to look back at. So maybe this is just the first real lesson that Alex learns on his journey through life.

Steve