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Lila’s Magical Garden Adventure

Once upon a sunny day, in a garden green and gay, a tiny girl named Lila played, where flowers bloomed and fairies stayed.

A sunny garden with bright flowers and a playful little girl named A tiny, cheerful girl with brown hair and a bright dress, playing in a magical garden, surrounded by small fairies.

Lila hopped from stone to stone, she felt the grass beneath her toes. She sang a song and twirled around, then a rustling sound did astound.

A tiny, cheerful girl with brown hair and a bright dress, playing in a magical garden hopping playfully from stone to stone in a grassy garden, singing and twirling, with a rustling sound coming from nearby bushes.

From the bushes sprang a rabbit, big and brown with a hat quite rabbit. ‘Hello, Lila!’ said the hare, ‘I’ve come to take you anywhere!’

A big brown rabbit with a friendly face and a hat, talking to A tiny, cheerful girl with brown hair and a bright dress, playing in a magical garden in the garden.

Lila giggled with delight, ‘Let’s take a magical flight!’ The hare then waved a carrot wand, and in the air, they went beyond.

A tiny, cheerful girl with brown hair and a bright dress, playing in a magical garden riding on the back of the big brown rabbit, holding a carrot wand, flying above the garden.

They soared over candy trees, dipped in honey from the bees. ‘Look at that!’ Lila cried with glee, ‘A rainbow river! Whee!’

A tiny, cheerful girl with brown hair and a bright dress, playing in a magical garden and the rabbit flying over trees that look like they are made of candy and honey, and seeing a river that flows with rainbow colors.

Down they glided, soft and slow, near the river’s gentle flow. They skipped stones that skipped away, laughing in the sunny day.

A tiny, cheerful girl with brown hair and a bright dress, playing in a magical garden and the rabbit skipping stones on the colorful rainbow river, both laughing and enjoying the warm sun.

Suddenly, a fish did speak, ‘Join our boat for Hide and Seek!’ Lila cheered and clapped her hands, ‘Let’s go explore these lands!’

A talking fish inviting A tiny, cheerful girl with brown hair and a bright dress, playing in a magical garden and the rabbit to play Hide and Seek in a boat along the river.

In the boat, they rowed a while, chasing dreams and sharing smiles. The river shimmered, gleamed, and glowed, and secrets of the garden showed.

A tiny, cheerful girl with brown hair and a bright dress, playing in a magical garden, the rabbit, and the fish in a boat, rowing down the glowing, shimmering river, sharing stories and smiles.

An owl watched from nearby tree, ‘Follow me to fantasy!’ The wise bird led them to an arch, where flowers glowed in bright blue starch.

An owl perched on a tree branch, guiding A tiny, cheerful girl with brown hair and a bright dress, playing in a magical garden, the rabbit, and the fish towards a magical archway covered in glowing blue flowers.

Through the arch, they stepped into, a place where dreams and wishes grew. Lila wished for endless fun, with friends until the day was done.

A tiny, cheerful girl with brown hair and a bright dress, playing in a magical garden and her friends stepping through a magical arch into a fantastical world where dreams come true, surrounded by flowers that seem to glow.

‘It’s time to head back home,’ said the hare in a gentle tone. Lila waved and said goodbye, floating back into the sky.

The big brown rabbit telling A tiny, cheerful girl with brown hair and a bright dress, playing in a magical garden it's time to go home, with A tiny, cheerful girl with brown hair and a bright dress, playing in a magical garden waving goodbye to all the magical friends and floating back into the sky.

Back in her garden, by twilight’s glow, Lila knew, the magic did show. With a wink, she closed her eyes, dreaming of her garden skies.

A tiny, cheerful girl with brown hair and a bright dress, playing in a magical garden back in her garden as the sun sets, with a magical glow around her, closing her eyes and dreaming about her adventure.

Reflection Questions

  • How did Lila feel when the rabbit invited her to fly? Why might she have felt that way?
  • Why do you think Lila made a wish for endless fun with friends? What does this tell you about her?
  • What would you have wished for in the magical garden? Why?

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