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FREE Childrens Stories             Free Story Access                 Established Authors         Sheila Helliwell's Stories       Sheila Helliwell's Free Stories          New Writers            New Writer's Stories             New Writer's Free Stories           Amateur Writers    Amateur Writer's Free Stories        Young Writer Awards    Schools Young Writer's Awards		The Wishing Well   Author: Cute Rose      Age guide: 3-7   Terms of use: you may freely print a single paper copy of the entire story page for your own domestic private use, individual qualified Teachers may also freely print additional paper copies for teaching purposes within their own educational establishment (any other use is strictly prohibited without prior written consent by letter from us - see the contact us button above).   Once upon a time, in a village near a forest, there was a wishing well. Unfortunately, there had been rumors about ghosts in that village which had made everybody leave. Being left alone for too long, with nobody to drop a penny in and make a wish, the well had lost its power to grant wishes.   After many years, the rumors subsided, and people began to come to live in the village again. After a while, the village became crowded and people started coming to the wishing well. But still the poor well could not grant wishes, and it was very sad about it.   One day, a nine year-old girl came to make a wish. She dropped in a penny and wished with all her heart:   "Oh, wishing well, please grant my wish! I'm so alone and sad,my parents are too busy, I've no brothers or sisters,and where I live is the village's far end,so I've got no friends! That is my wish! Oh, wishing well, please grant my wish!"   The girl went away hopeful. The wishing well liked the girl very much, and it wanted dearly to grant her the wish. But it couldn't! The well was so sad about it that it started to cry.   By chance, a blue fairy was passing by, and she heard the well crying.   She stopped, flew down to the ground, and said, "Oh, dear well, what's the matter with you? You are the wishing well, you make so many people happy by granting them wishes, you should not cry."   "That's exactly my problem," sobbed the well. "I want to grant wishes, but I've lost the power to grant them."   "I see," said the fairy thoughtfully. "Well, I'll see if I can do anything."   "Oh, thank you," said the well with hope in its voice.   The fairy flew to the wishing mountain and looked for the old turtle that deals with all wishing matters. She found him under a rock.   She went over to him and said, "Oh, great wishing turtle, I came here to request something."   "What?" asked the old turtle.   "Well," said the fairy. "There's a wishing well that has lost its power to grant wishes and wants very much to have it back. Can you help it?"   "Take this liquid and throw it into the well's water. It is a wish-granting liquid, and it will give the well its power back," said the turtle, giving the fairy a bottle.   "Thank you," said the fairy happily, and she flew back to the well.   "Hey, wishing well, look what I've brought you!" said the fairy.   "What?" asked the well excitedly.   "It's a wish-granting liquid, and it will give you your power back!" and as the fairy said this she dropped the liquid into the well's water.   "Oh, thank you so much!" said the well happily.   "You are welcome," said the fairy, and she flew away.   The wishing well immediately granted the girl's wish. The next day, the girl came back to the well. She was holding a little white and fluffy puppy in her arms.   She came closer to the well and said, full of happiness, "Thank you very much, oh wishing well."   Then she ran back home.   The well felt wonderful. It looked towards the sky and said, "Thank you very much, oh blue fairy."   The end.     To register for More  childrens-stories.net  Free Stories please   click here