Quick Story: Liam & the Magic Wand

Bedtime Stories
Jul 20, 2017 · 4 min read

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Liam and the Magic Wand

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In a deep forest, beneath a hill and under a waterfall, there is a secret cave. A powerful magic wand is hidden within that cave, so powerful that Liam the Viking must protect the cave at all cost — nobody should know what’s inside the cave so nobody will discover the true magic of the wand — it can transform everything into frogs!

Guarding a secret cave all by yourself can be boring, especially for a huge, sleepy Viking, so Liam had this ritual, every day after breakfast he takes a tiny little nap — of three hours.

He’s a very deep sleeper, so deep that he doesn’t even hear the loud rustling behind the blueberry bush — three tiny faces observe the cave entrance with an evil grin. They are three gnome brothers that are known as the nasty gnomes — nobody was safe from their evil pranks.

The three gnomes quietly sneak into the cave, grab the wand and leave. The tiniest of them lets out a loud high pitched laugh, only to be stopped by the other two: “Shhhh”. But Liam doesn’t notice.

When the big Viking wakes up, he usually washes under the waterfall, but today something was different, the subtle glow from within the cave is gone! He rushes in and discovers that the wand is missing — he has failed his mission to protect it.

With a loud scream that echoes through the woods he sinks down to his knees, why is he sleepy all the time and why did he not take special care? He knees in front of the lake and sees his reflection on the surface — he’s so angry at himself that he splashes his huge hand into the water.

Below the surface, a trout appears to be watching him. Liam notices it and jokingly asks for its help, but to his surprise the trout nods, jumps out of the water, spreads it’s wings and says “Let’s go”.

A flying, talking trout? Liam is not sure if he’s still dreaming, but the trout is real and she knows where the nasty gnomes will bring the wand, she listened to their chatter and they are heading to the magic oak.

Oh no — Liam knows the oak. Whenever he was sick as a child he would sleep beneath its branches and in the morning he was good again. This even worked for broken arms and legs, so Liam slept there quite often. It is certainly a magic that shouldn’t be tampered with.

And so the little flying trout and the big Viking head into the woods to save the oak.

The three gnomes have already reached the magic oak and argue over who was allowed to use the wand first. When gnomes argue, it can take a while until they finally make a decision, but all of a sudden a flying trout appears in front of them. The dispute is settled in an instance and they all agree that the trout is a great way to test the wand first.

Just as they lift it up and aim it towards the flying fish, a huge hand appears behind them and grabs the wand. The gnomes startle up and squeak, Liam chases them away with a loud Viking scream.

Back at the cave Liam lights a fire and invites the trout to stay a bit longer — if he had someone to talk he wouldn’t be so sleepy all the time. The trout sighs — she’s the only fish in the pond that can fly and talk, so she’s lonely too and it’s even more boring in the water than on land.

So they make a decision: the unlikely friends will stay together. Fish and Viking, guardians of the cave.

Tipps for telling this story:

Make this story as funny as possible and fill in specifics and details together with your kids.

How does the Viking talk? A deep raspy voice with yawning in between? Great.

And the gnomes? What are they saying before, while and after they stole the wand? Are they constantly arguing over who can carry the wand?

How would a flying trout talk? Blubbery and in a soft voice?

Fill the story with more details, sound effects, and dialogue and let your kids join in. But most importantly, have fun!

Let us know how it turned out!

Here are some more tips about telling an engaging bedtime story: Three Tips for the Perfect Bedtime Story

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