The broken lantern
Real-life step: “It was me, I’ll help fix it”
World
Fairytale ForestTruth blossoms
Fairytale Forest is a world for children aged 4–10. World law: “When someone tells the truth, a flower blooms — even if they tell it late.” It suits these topics especially well: telling a trusted adult, fear and courage, friends and being left out.
Legend
The old forest understands people when they are quiet. Every truth spoken here plants a flower — which is why the forest is most beautiful where people weren’t afraid to own up.
When someone tells the truth, a flower blooms — even if they tell it late. Animals understand people when they are quiet.
Starting map
- firefly clearing
- oak-tree house
- Whispering Bridge
- mushroom village
- little mill
The first place is always a safe haven. New places appear with every story.
Who lives here
Granny Rootwise (mentor) · the child’s animal companion (fox, hedgehog, owl)
The rival
Croak the raven spreads gossip (“I heard that…”); the hero beats it by going and asking directly. And Lonely Thorns, which overgrow the path to anyone who is alone.
Three sample stories
The fireflies went out
Real-life step: take one small step in the dark and call a grown-up
What the raven said
Real-life step: don’t believe gossip, ask directly, don’t pass it on
Topics that fit naturally here
Reading for parents
Do children learn anything from stories? What research says about stories and behaviourWhat to do when your child lies? Why punishment doesn’t encourage honestyHow do you talk to your child about a disabled classmate?
Age
4–10 years
Recommended styles
What we take care with
Fairies are children, not “beauties”; no scary darkness.
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See the hero on the drawing before you pay.
Send a brief — we draw your child as the hero for free. Then a story for €9.90 (1 story · 16 pages) or a whole adventure for €24.90 (3 stories · 48 pages), as a storybook or a comic, paid once. Until you open the book, you can cancel it and we refund the full amount.