The Home of the Elf

        In Fairyland, in the Realm of Summer Breezes, lies a sleepy, blue lake.
        In the middle of the sleepy, blue lake is a secret island.
        On the secret island is a wood, full of leafy trees.
        Standing in the wood is a tall oak tree, much older than all the other trees, and far grander.
        On one of the lower branches of the tall oak tree, about half-way along, is a magpie's nest containing a silver spoon (which the magpie has stolen).
        On the ground directly beneath the magpie's nest is a stone sundial, covered in ivy.
        Not far from the stone sundial is a beehive.
        If you stand at the stone sundial and look towards the beehive, a little way beyond it you'll see a small glade.
        At one end of the small glade, in the shade of a holly tree, is a fairy ring.
        Close to the fairy ring is a patch of tiny, scarlet flowers.
        The tiny, scarlet flowers grow up against the front of a large, grey rock.
        On the other side of the large, grey rock is a barrel, which has fallen to pieces. The barrel fell to pieces when it hit the large, grey rock after rolling down a gentle slope.
        You can see the gentle slope from the top of the large, grey rock.
        If you climb the gentle slope, you'll find a weathered tree stump.
        Growing on the tree weathered tree stump is an enormous toadstool.
        And underneath the enormous toadstool is the home of the elf!

So

If you want to write a letter to the elf, always turn the envelope length-ways first...

Illustration by Roy Bartle
Image size: approx. 86K.