A Fairy Turned to Stone

a forest that won't forget her.

by William Chiles

Dawn is a golden-haired fairy who mends broken wings and feeds the squirrels from her palm. Every morning she sits on the same mossy stump in the quiet grove, and every afternoon the animals come to her. A rabbit with a thorn in its paw. A finch with a twisted feather. She never turns anyone away. Then the wizard marches through. He is tall and thin, dressed in black, and he is full of malice, he does not like the sound of her laughter. He does not like the joy she brings to the forest. With a single word he turns her into cold marble — a fountain where she once stood. But even as stone, Dawn's gentle magic does not die. Clear water starts to flow from the fountain, giving every thirsty creature a fresh drink. The forest refuses to let her go. The squirrels gather acorns at her base. The birds sing to her at dawn. The fox presses his nose to her stone cheek. Together, they search for a way to break the wizard's curse — before the magic that keeps the water flowing fades forever. A graphic novel about kindness that outlasts cruelty, and the small acts of love that keep a heart beating even in stone.

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