Cake Land!

The very next day, while walking to school, Tom was still thinking of Candy Land and what could be the reason for their sudden move. It wasn’t long before he unconsciously reached his school where he saw Mary waiting for him in front of the school gate.

Tom asked, “Why are you waiting for me here?”

Mary whispered breathlessly, “Because I want to tell you that I found a hole in a garden near my house!”

“Let’s check it out after school, okay?” Tom said, his spirit lightening up almost instantaneously.

“Ok!”

After school, Tom went to Mary’s house where they decided to play a little before exploring the brand new hole they’ve discovered. After playing for a few hours, or what seemed like minutes, they felt it was time they went.

It didn’t take them long to find the hole. Before jumping into it, Tom stopped Mary in her tracks and confessed, “Mary, I’m actually going to America some time soon because my father found a better job there... Sigh. That’s why I need to talk to the people in Candy Land… so that they would understand why I left.”

After a long pause, the information finally sunk in. “I will miss you cause you know we were childhood and we also went to the same school.”

“Well, there is no chance of changing my father’s mind… Well, come on, let’s go find out what’s on the other side of this thing.”

So they jumped through the hole together, hand in each other’s. Upon reaching the bottom, the sight that met them was nothing like the previous land they went to. They saw trees growing cakes, cakes on bushes, and more cakes on the ground! It was... Cake Land! However, instead of pixies and fairies, they saw little men that looked like dwarfs! Tom saw many cheeky dwarfs and some are reading a book!

The leader introduced himself, “Hello, my name is Dooky, and I am the leader of the people of Cake Land! Welcome!”

“Hello, my name is Tom and this is my friend Mary.” Tom introduced Mary and himself before asking, “Do you know where Candy Land is?”

“No. Why do you ask?”

“Because tomorrow I am going to America and live there for good, maybe. That’s why I asked, I wanted to explain to them.”

The leader was so surprised because he had never heard of any human making friends with the people of his kind.

“Well we will call you tomorrow after you go to school so that I can tell you where Candy Land is, alright?”

Tom said “Alright. I will come and visit you tomorrow to say goodbye before I leave.”

Before going up the hole, Tom asked, “Can we play with you for a while?”

Dooky said, “ I would love to play with you!”

So they all played together. They played Catching, Hid-and-seek, Blind mice, Virus, Iceman and mushroom. Tom taught the dwarfs new games that they didn’t know and the dwarfs showing them the games they did not know! They had so much fun together and played all afternoon. The dwarfs didn’t want Tom and Mary to go because they were having so much fun. However, all good things must come to an end.

“It’s time for Mary and I to go home.” Tom said sadly.

“Yes, It’s time for us to go home. Our mother will worry about us.” Mary added.

“Ok. Goodbye.”

The dwarfs plus Mary and Tom bid each other farewell miserably as they did not want to part. They helped the children with the ladder, which would take them up and out of the hole.

They bid their last goodbyes with tears forming beneath their eyes.

When they reached the top, Tom asked, “Do you think we would be able to find Candy Land by tomorrow?”

Mary said, “ Yes. You must not lose hope. You must think positively! We will find Candy Land before you leave for America.”

“You’re right. I shouldn’t give up! I will not give up!”