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Post by albinotanuki on Oct 10, 2011 2:17:20 GMT -5
Adeline remembered there was a book she had in a bag that was one of the first books she ever learned to read from in the coat closet nearby. She went over to the closet, felt for the book, got it out, and came back as she opened the book that was covered in little raised dots and knelt over to Aurore.
"I know you'll like this one, Aurore. Its called Sleeping Beauty."
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Post by Patchlamb on Oct 10, 2011 2:29:54 GMT -5
She waited restlessly for Adeline to find the book, kicking her feet at bit before pulling her knees up to her chest. Her wings vibrated, noting her urge to move and fly. She settled a bit as the human came back, staring with an interested expression. "Sleeping Beauty?" she questioned. "Is good?"
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Post by albinotanuki on Oct 10, 2011 2:38:08 GMT -5
"Its very good." Adeline replied. "Its one of the first books I ever learned to read from. This is a special book for blind people to read from." She handed the book over to Aurore to look at. "See, each set of dots forms a letter which forms a word, so all I have to do is feel each bump and I know what it says."
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Post by Patchlamb on Oct 10, 2011 3:02:18 GMT -5
Well, wasn't that interesting! A book composed of dots! Granted the moth had only ever gnawed on books before rather than read them. The only way she'd ever read a book was eavesdrop on those reading aloud to their children; laying upon a roof and listening to them in the room below.
"Ooo" she chimed, running a hand over the popup dots. "Can read now?"
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Post by albinotanuki on Oct 10, 2011 14:03:13 GMT -5
"Certainly." Adeline smiled as she lay her fingers on the dots and started to read. "Once upon a time, there was a king and queen who, for a long time, wished to have children. One faithful morning, a princess was born and the king and queen decided to name their daughter Aurora."
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Post by Patchlamb on Oct 10, 2011 14:29:58 GMT -5
Impatient, Aurore jittered and stared at the book. Her Antenna laid back, but not quiet against her head. She listened intently, tilting her head at the name "Aurora". It almost sounded like her name!
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Post by albinotanuki on Oct 10, 2011 19:31:45 GMT -5
"The King and Queen decided to put on a birthday celebration for their baby and all the fairies in the land gave the baby gifts such as beauty, wit, a heavenly voice, but an evil fairy came and placed a curse on the princess that, on her sixteenth birthday, she would prick her finger on the spindle of a spinning wheel and die. To protect the princess, the last fairy placed a magic spell on her that she not die, but sleep until her true love came to kiss her."
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Post by Patchlamb on Oct 10, 2011 19:52:08 GMT -5
Her eyes dropped to the floor as Adeline continued her narration. She'd imagine the words in her head as pictures- seeing the princess as a lovely butterfly with little wings and a shiny gray dress. The fairies would be smaller pink butterflies, except the evil fairy who was a nasty black and green color. Looking up, Aurore covered her mouth with her hands, mumbling through them- "Kiss?"
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Post by albinotanuki on Oct 10, 2011 20:34:31 GMT -5
"Its what humans do when they're in love." Adeline explained, "They press their lips together to express their affection for one another."
Adeline then continued on with her story.
"The king ordered a ban on all spinning wheels in his country to protect his daughter, but as Princess Aurora grew, so did her curiosity. One day, she came across the evil fairy who was making yarn from a spinning wheel. Having never seen a spinning wheel before, she decided to try it out, but accidentally pricked her finger on the spindle. Not only did she fall asleep, but so did everyone else in the kingdom.
A hundred years past as the kingdom was now covered in rose thorns and the princess lay sleeping in her chamber, but one day, a dashing young prince one his noble steed found the kingdom and once meeting Aurora asleep in her bed, fell in love with her. The prince couldn't help but lay a gentle kiss on the princess's lips and instantly, she and the rest of the kingdom woke from their century-old slumber. With that, Aurora and her Prince got married and lived happily ever after. The end."
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Post by Patchlamb on Oct 10, 2011 21:45:52 GMT -5
"Know. ." she said with a little nod, removing her hands and looking back down once more. When the story was over, Aurore was eager to ask a question that was screaming at her for an answer. "When sleep, kiss wake?" she inquired with a look of innocents. Even when being very close to a full grown moth, she still seemed very childlike in both personality and appearance.
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Post by albinotanuki on Oct 10, 2011 22:19:25 GMT -5
"Well... sometimes you can wake someone up with a kiss." Adeline replied. She couldn't help but smile at Aurore's childlike innocence.
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Post by Patchlamb on Oct 10, 2011 22:28:28 GMT -5
She would have to try that some time. Next time she saw somebody asleep, that's what she'll do- kiss them! When they wake up, oh what a surprise they'd get. "Will try!" she exclaimed, grinning so her little blunt teeth would show. "Will find sleep-ing, kiss, they wake!" it was the perfect plan.
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Post by albinotanuki on Oct 10, 2011 22:41:05 GMT -5
Adeline could hear that the rain had stopped.
"Well, its stopped raining now. You sure you wanna go out by yourself?"
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Post by Patchlamb on Oct 10, 2011 23:21:58 GMT -5
Taking a moment of thought, Aurore nodded. As friendly as this human was, she really wanted to get out. Sitting there was like being kept in a jar, almost. She stood and stretched, wings vibrating. "Adeline veryvery nice. Merci!"
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Post by albinotanuki on Oct 10, 2011 23:24:21 GMT -5
"You're welcome." Adeline smiled and went over to open the back door. "Lets meet up again sometime. I enjoyed your company."
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