Candy Land

Once upon a time, in a land far far away, there lived a boy called Tom. He lived wealthily and happily with his mother and father in a remote cottage surrounded by endless fields. Tom’s best friend and constant company was a puppy called Troy. He was glad for his father who worked very hard and earned a great deal of money as a merchant. His mother was a housewife, dedicated to the welfare of the household.

Every morning, Tom would go to school by bus because it was very far from his house. In school, he was well liked by his classmates because he’s elegant, neat, calm and well mannered. His teachers too liked him very much. He was very good at sports too. Every PE time, his classmates always wanted him to be the leader or anything they can’t do.

One day, after school, while playing with Troy in the fields, Tom noticed a hole behind a tree. A hole he has never seen before. It was as big as he was and so deep that there was an echo when he shouted in. He was curious so taking Troy in his arms, they jumped together through the hole.

“Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!” Tom shouted, shutting his eyes and gripping onto his dog firmly. The hole was so deep it went for like forever!

Finally, they stopped sliding and came to a halt at the bottom of the hole. Tom tried to open his eyes but the brightness made it almost impossible. Soon, his eyes became accustomed to the brightness and he was able to see where they had landed. Tom could not believe what he saw. He saw countless of pixies! The pixies stared at Tom and his puppy in awe. Tom saw candies, lollipops and all sorts of sweet food! The leader, or what seemed like it, introduced her self.

“Hello, my name is Adeline. Welcome to Candy Land!”

“Hello, my name is Tom and this is my pet puppy. His name is Troy. I… I have never been to Candy Land before.”

“Well now you have! You can’t tell anyone about this place except one person.” said Adeline.

“Ok. Can I stay for a while? We can chat but only for about thirty minutes because I have to go home before midday.”

“Ok. Then you can come here any time you want!”

“Great! Can I bring home some candies?”

“Sure, but just a little.”

Tom chatted with Adeline and asked as many questions as he could about Candy Land, while Troy ran about the place, playing catching with the little pixies. He asked how they made those candies or is it a machine that did it and did they eat those for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Half an hour later, Tom remembered it was about time he headed home, so he bid Adeline and a few newfound friends goodbye.

“Ok, bye Adeline. I will come back tomorrow!”

“Goodbye!” They helped Tom and his puppy go up the hole whereby he thanked them and went home happily. Upon returning home, Tom saw his mother and father worried and was looking for him everywhere. Tom told them that he had seen a magical place at the field behind the tree.

Mom said, “Are you sure? Maybe you just had an imagination. Now go to bed now, tomorrow you have school you know. Don’t be late for school now alright.”
“Yeah! Children have great imagination! Hahahaha!” dad said.

“Ok. But I tell you what I saw.” Tom said.


Tom hugged his mom and dad and kisses them a goodnight sleep.

He wondered whether or not he should tell his friend or keep it to himself.