Last Moon Boat

Mike Hoinville

Description

The Last MoonboatA small village in a valley reluctantly welcomes a solitary man who wishes to spread love and happiness among the local children; with rather unexpected results. And what about dabbling with the Great Magic in your attic? It can be done obviously...but....There again we have all been students trying to make a little extra money for minimum work haven't we? It's lucky we did not end up in this 'highly des. Res ' perhaps! And the power of the Moon - still working her timeless power it seems in this modern tale.....while other ancient forces are at work in Russia after a trip to the ballet no less. While in a cultural mood - maybe a trip to a Cathedral would prove less than boring. And remember not to waste time - the hero of this next tale was an expert on that topic; for a while at least. And, finally, back to the Mother Moon's influence for the book's title story. More memories for you, more mysteries to intrigue you!

Sujets

• Short story

Informations

• Publié par: Andrews UK
• Date de parution: 15 avril 2015
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9781785381720
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 1 Mo

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Contents

Pubîŝer ïnormaîon                  îî

Cîd’ŝ Pay                        1 Coed în Fîre Se Waŝ                11 Caper 1                       11 Caper 2                       16 Caper 3                       25 Caper 4                       30 Caper 5                       35 Caper 6                       39 Caper 7                       44 Caper 8                       49 Caper 9                       52 Caper 10                      64 Caper 11                      68 Epîogue                       74 ome made Magîck                  77 ow abou Rîo?                     92 Momenî Morî                     103 Caper 1                       103 Caper 2                       115 Caper 3                       125 Precîŝîon                         133

Revenge în a Caedra                143 He aŝ Moonboa                   155 Waer’ŝ Foy                      216 Caper 1                       216 Caper 2                       224 Caper 3                       230 Caper 4                       235 Caper 5                       237 Caper 6                       244 Caper 7                       248 Caper 8                       253 Caper 9                       255 Caper 10                      257 Epîogue                       262

Aŝo Avaîabe                      268

THE LAST MOON BOAT

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Cild’s Play

aer, ardy anyone coud remember many o e deaîŝ îke a ŝma vaey ownŝ ey were reucan o expaîn o ouŝîderŝ and ŝo eîr abîua ŝîence grew în on îŝe and became a reucance o ak amongŝ emŝeveŝ eaŝ ŝaîd ŝooneŝ mended ŝeemed e order o e day Wen ï waŝ aŝ ere - amoŝ accîdenay reay - ŝomeone waŝ keepîng ŝome bookŝ or me and ï juŝ appened o be paŝŝîng nearby - moŝ o e rea ŝory waŝ ŝo overaîd wî rumour and ŝecond-and embroîderîeŝ a e ru waŝ ard o aom Some îngŝ were agreed upon aTer ŝevera evenîngŝ and many beerŝ boug and drunk by me and oerŝ în e ŝnug o e “Back Dog” e ad been a dîŝan reaîon o e amîy and appareny ad ony been ound aTer proonged ŝearcîng and adverîŝîng by e execuorŝ and ŝoîcîorŝ e ad appeared ae one weekend evenîng and ŝeemîngy ad e keyŝ o e gaeŝ and e ouŝe îŝe Some dayŝ aer ŝevera remova wagonŝ ad arrîved wî Frenc wrîîng on e ŝîdeŝ - no one ŝeemed o remember exacy wa wrîîng - and ere e waŝ; enŝconced, aone appareny, în e Vîcarage ï waŝn’ acuay a vîcarage a a bu ŝome neo- Goîc eccenrîcîy rom e urn o e cenury a a vîcar ad once rened rom e penurîouŝ ownerŝ and î ad ŝubŝequeny canged andŝ ŝevera îmeŝ unî comîng o reŝ în e care o an od coupe wo ad înevîaby oowed eac oer o e grave wî aŝ îe uŝŝ aŝ ey ad oowed eac oer wen aîve He new owner ŝoon became ŝomewa o a avourîe wî e oca radeŝmen ŝuc aŝ ere were He paînîng and decoraîng, gazîng and puyîng, odd ŝaeŝ and Lower bedŝ were renewed and îdîed accordîngy and paîd or în caŝ and oTen wî generouŝ bonuŝeŝ wîc peaŝed em no end eŝpecîay aŝ muc o e work waŝ în e auumn wen e ong, codîŝ and work-ŝcarce

monŝ ay aead a ŝome ŝaîd, dark-ŝkînned ceraîny, wî or wîou a beard, ŝomeîmeŝ wî gaŝŝeŝ, ŝomeîmeŝ wîou A quîe vague ŝuf reay bu ardy ŝurprîŝîng aŝ, by e îme ï arrîved ere, many o e radeŝmen ad reîred and moved (eîr ŝonŝ înevîaby ŝeekîng greener paŝureŝ), or dîed and eîr wîdowŝ graeuy ŝurvîvîng în oer, warmer, paceŝ Wîner came and deîvery vanŝ were ŝeen - a rom e neareŝ bîg own a deîvered provîŝîonŝ Once or wîce a arrod’ŝ van Mîk and bread were uŝed ŝparîngy î ŝeemŝ and money oTen eT în an enveope pînned o e garden door Sprîng arrîved and î waŝ en a a agreed a a ŝurprîŝîng îng appened A ŝma wîe abe appeared juŝ beŝîde one o e open, ornae gaeŝ îke a card abe - X-egged, wî a nea wîe co careuy arranged wî îŝ poînŝ equay ŝpaced beween e abe cornerŝ On e abe; a cryŝa vaŝe compeey Ied wî a bouque o - Barey Sîckŝ gorîouŝ îngŝ o reddîŝ-brown ŝpîraed ŝweeneŝŝ, e îkeŝ o wîc ad rarey been ŝeen even by e oder înabîanŝ and ceraîny ar beyond e îmagînaîon o e oca Poŝ Oice ŝoreŝ Wî e barey ŝîckŝ, neay wrîen în a ŝemî-copperpae and on wîe card, în a ŝîver edged poo rame, waŝ e meŝŝage “Peaŝe ake one and Wecome, bu peaŝe remember e oerŝ” Hîŝ cauŝed ŝome dîŝcuŝŝîon - no one ook one a Irŝ o courŝe, î waŝ oo new, oo ŝrange, oo unexpeced Wîc “oerŝ” dîd e mean? Oer barey ŝîckŝ? Oer peope? A aŝ ŝomeone ook one - or ŝevera peope ook one - or one perŝon ook ŝevera Wîcever î waŝ, e îe bouque graduay grew eŝŝ Conŝîderaey, wen î reaened raîn, a arge ŝrîpy umbrea appeared over e abe ancored by one o oŝe waer- Ied wîe baŝeŝ aŝ î or a pîcnîc Everyone waŝ we aware o îŝ ŝrange afaîr and equay reucan o ake e aŝ ŝîck or ear - o wa? Sî, o courŝe, ŝomeone dîd ake e aŝ one Or dîd E ake î o ŝow a e knew wa ey were înkîng?

Everyone agreeŝ a e aŝ ŝîck wen aTer curc on a Sunday; and everyone agreeŝ a Monday mornîng e vaŝe ad been repaced by a moŝ andŝome ruî bow, agaîn o good cryŝa and abŝouey Ied wî aŝŝored wrapped ŝweeŝ He card now read “ opeuy you wî enjoy eŝe Peaŝe ŝare your appîneŝŝ wî aŝ many aŝ poŝŝîbe”  A eaŝ îŝ waŝ eŝŝ crypîc an e Irŝ and e bow ŝoon empîed Jon and Een Bake even wroe and cooured a îe card wîc ey weîged wî e empy bow - “Hank you ŝîr - ey were uvey Jon and Een Bake, own End Farm” Hîŝ ŝeemed o ŝar a îe aŝîon among e younger oneŝ and ŝoon a ŝorŝ o meŝŝageŝ and drawîngŝ, paînîngŝ and even paŝîcîne modeŝ appeared on e abe în graîude or eac, ŝeemîngy endeŝŝ, oferîng o candîeŝ, cocoaeŝ, gumŝ and dropŝ Hen î ŝopped For a week no abe appeared on a Monday and no expanaîon Some parenŝ even dîŝcuŝŝed knockîng on e door o ŝee î e waŝ arîg, bu ey never go round o î wen ŝomeone acuay ad o do î Hen a ŝrange van appeared wî a Brîŝo name on î and ŝeemed o deîver a o o ŝuf Or a eaŝ e drîver waŝ ere moŝ o e mornîng accordîng o e barmaîd wo îved nearby Hen e abe reappeared bu înŝead o ŝweeŝ ere waŝ a nea box and a arge ypewrîen meŝŝage în a arger ŝîver edged rame ŝayîng “ You’re wecome o ake one bu ony one or eac amîy’ŝ cîdren” —and înŝîde e box An învîaîon! “He Grand Openîng o e Vîcarage Payground Cîdren ony, Enrance Free Rereŝmenŝ provîded Sunday 21st Marc rom 11am” Hîŝ îme ŝevera parenŝ dîd knock bu go no repy Hoŝe more nervouŝ or buŝy oneŝ wo eeponed were od a e number waŝ now Ex-dîrecory Many cîdren were warned no o go - and ake e învîaîon BACK ! Bu many weren’ warned ATer a, î

waŝ a ŝma vîage Wa coud appen wî a o o cîdren e gaeŝ were awayŝ open “we coud awayŝ ŝurprîŝe îm on e day and go în and we ave o mee e kîdŝ anyway wen î’ŝ a over “ Sunday came So dîd e cîdren He curc waŝ reporedy ŝurprîŝîngy empy a day and e vîcar, Mr Parŝonŝ —o, e ŝufered or a name - made gene enquîrîeŝ and conŝîdered î “ No arm done reay” wîc îŝ wa e amoŝ awayŝ ŝaîd Some mumŝ dîd go and a ew proecîve dadŝ oo and ey were poîey encouraged no o worry by meanŝ o a arge noîce on a wooden ŝake on e ron awn juŝ înŝîde e gaeŝ And î ŝeemŝ a ere waŝ reay no need or e garden o e Vîcarage ad been argey ranŝormed îno— a cîdren’ŝ payground And wa a îng o wonder î waŝ Swîngŝ and roundabouŝ and bouncy îngŝ Sandpîŝ and dîggîng îngŝ and ŝapîng îngŝ; a ŝîde; a monkey rame, ropeŝ and a ree ouŝe - a rea ree ouŝe în a rea ree ! A brîgy cooured and ŝaey înŝaed (by e man rom Brîŝo î ŝeemŝ And - wa rereŝmenŝ! Everyîng or cîdren and encouragemen oo or eay eaîng wî ŝome ŝaadŝ and dîpŝ and ŝugar ree îŝ and a ïndeed ŝome o e mumŝ were opîng or recîpeŝ rom îŝ ŝurprîŝîngy modern man î e ad appeared a a a îŝ ï waŝ a quîe remarkabe And a e more ŝo aŝ e vîage ad never ad proper cîdren’ŝ acîîîeŝ excep or e raer dangerouŝ pondŝ and ŝreamŝ wî e uŝua perpeua parena warnîngŝ and earŝ and e equay uŝua - “Yeŝ, Mum” aŝ a reŝponŝe O courŝe, e darker muerîng rom e parenŝ o oŝe cîdren a dîdn’ go waŝ argey concerned wî WY? Hey were no enîrey convînced by e eaŝy anŝwer - a e juŝ oved cîdren, avîng none o îŝ own ey ŝuppoŝed

Sî - e mumŝ and dadŝ wo ad gone, eT eîr oved oneŝ o e abandon o e amazîng payground wî ŝrîc înŝrucîonŝ o be a e gaeŝ by ŝîx Hîŝ waŝ greeed by a grea coruŝ o ooray and wîd ŝrîekŝ aŝ a crowd o appy youngŝerŝ oug over ood, ree-ouŝe and rope adderŝ ï aŝ o be ŝaîd a ere waŝ no a îe reîe în e aceŝ o e parenŝ aŝ ey waked ome e genera opînîon waŝ a e muŝ be a nîce man anyway and a generouŝ ŝpîrî ad come o e vîage and, opeuy , woud ŝay No one remembered îŝ name oug ŝomeîng wî an  perapŝ or perapŝ no? Sîx o’cock came unevenuy Kîdŝ duy arrîved or were coeced and one paren receîved a îe gîr wî a neay paŝered knee and proud expanaîonŝ o ow ŝe go î - oowed by a poîe pone ca abou a and our aer expaînîng e mînor mîŝap and opîng a a waŝ we A în a a ŝaîŝacory day or everyone and one wîc ad greay enrenced e man a e Vîcarage în e afecîonŝ o e cîdren and parenŝ aîke And ŝo î conînued roug a Sprîng He gaeŝ were amoŝ awayŝ open a e weekend He îe abe bore îŝ magîca oferîngŝ o ŝweeneŝŝ wî e ŝame îe cardŝ and e ŝame “ Hank you’ŝ “ eT în reurn Mr Parŝonŝ waŝ no enîrey appy aŝ îŝ îe Lock a Sunday ŝcoo ad dîmînîŝed by abou a îrd and e wo îrdŝ a were eT were obvîouŝy îcîng o ge away beore î raîned or go dark - wî a ŝîg e conempaed e eary arrîva o Mammon îno eîr îe îveŝ Some o e ŝourer eemenŝ în e vîage, reînorced by pînŝ o ŝrong ae, aŝo conînued muerîng darky among emŝeveŝ în e “Back Dog” - muc o e andord’ŝ deîg a e exra ŝaeŝ e în ac encouraged e muerîngŝ and beîng rom ondon orîgînay, îŝ opînîon or a eaŝ îŝ înŝînuaîonŝ, carrîed muc weîg wî e ocaŝ e waŝ, aTer a, rom e Cîy and ad “raveed a bî oo “