#THE ENCHANTED WOOD FARAWAY TREE SERIES#
#THE ENCHANTED WOOD FARAWAY TREE WINDOWS#

A voice came from the inside of the door. So Jo rang the bell and then they all hid carefully behind a big branch. “If any one thinks he is going to throw water at us he won’t find us.” “We’ll ring the bell and then hide behind this branch,” said Jo. “RUDE CREATURES!” SHOUTED THE ANGRY LITTLE MAN, WHO LOOKED LIKE A PIXIE. “Well, I don’t want water all over me again,” said Bessie. It had a little knocker and a brightly polished bell. They came to a broad branch that led to a yellow door set neatly in the big trunk of the Faraway Tree. They climbed up again, and soon had another surprise. “But I was so surprised to see a window in the tree!”īessie soon got dry.

#THE ENCHANTED WOOD FARAWAY TREE WINDOWS#

“We’d better not look in at any windows we pass,” said Jo. “Well!” said Bessie, trying to wipe herself dry with her handkerchief “what a rude little man!” “Perhaps you won’t peep into people’s houses next time,” said the pixie with a grin, and he slammed his window shut again and drew the curtain. The pixie disappeared and came back with a jug of water. The children were too astonished to do anything but stare.

“Everybody that climbs the tree peeps in at me! It doesn’t matter what I’m doing, there’s always some one peeping!” “Rude creatures!” shouted the angry little man, who looked like a pixie. They all peered inside, and suddenly the window was flung open and an angry little face looked out, with a nightcap on. “Why, it’s a window in the tree!” said Bessie, in astonishment. “I say, girls! Come up here by me, quickly! I’ve found something queer!” He and the girls looked down on the top of all the other trees, which looked like a broad green carpet below. When Jo parted the leaves and tried to see out of the tree he was amazed to find that he was far higher than the tallest trees in the wood. “Well, let’s hope it will grow apples and pears higher up,” said Fanny, with a giggle. “It’s growing horse chestnuts just here! What a very peculiar tree!” It was a prickly chestnut case, with conkers inside! But just as she said that she stared in surprise at something nearby. “This must be an oak tree if it grows acorns,” said Bessie, as she climbed.

“I expect they’re afraid of being shot by acorn bullets, funny little things! Come on, girls!” Whiskers on the hat and he rushed away, shouting, “Oh, some one’s shot me! Some one’s shot me!” The Faraway Tree seemed to be growing acorns just where he was, so he picked one and threw it down.

“Hie, come down!” yelled the brownies, dancing round the tree. Whiskers came back with five other brownies, not a child could be seen! Her spirit lives on in her books and she is remembered as one of the most-loved and celebrated children's authors.Before very long the children were hidden in the branches as they climbed upwards. She explained that her characters evolved organically and her stories seemed to naturally form, she described herself as 'merely a sightseer, a reporter, and interpreter.'Įnid fell ill with Alzheimer's disease in her old age (a disease that affects people's memory) and she died in 1963.

#THE ENCHANTED WOOD FARAWAY TREE SERIES#

Throughout the 40 and 50s, Enid wrote books at a colossal pace: adventure stories, mysteries, magical stories, farming stories, stories for younger children, best-selling series like The Famous Five and Noddy.her writing knew no bounds!Īpart from breaks to play golf and spend time with her children, Enid's working week was consumed with writing new stories, correcting proofs and answering the hundreds of letters she was, by now, receiving weekly. With over 700 titles published, Enid Blyton's stories remain timeless classics, adored by children throughout the world. This new edition has been given a more modern face-lift - for example, changing the children's names (originally Joe, Bessie and Fanny) for more contemporary-sounding alternatives - but all the fun and magic of Blyton's original has been retained for a new generation of readers.Įnid Blyton is one of the most-loved authors in children's publishing. This delightful story from classic children's author Enid Blyton was first published in 1939 and has delighted children ever since. Best of all is the discovery that strange new lands can be found in the clouds at the very top of the Faraway Tree itself - from the Land of Spells to the Land of Treats to the Land of Do-As-You-Please. Inside the Enchanted Wood, they make all kinds of unusual new friends, including Moonface, Silky the fairy and the hard-of-hearing Saucepan Man, and soon find themselves involved in a host of exciting adventures. Soon, they discover that it's actually an Enchanted Wood, and home to a wonderful Faraway Tree. When Joe, Beth and Frannie move into a new home, they discover a mysterious wood on their very doorstep.

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