The Little Girl who had no ordinary voice

Chapter One: The narrator

Hello there and welcome to my storybook about a little girl who never spoke.

Now I surmise you are wondering where the "Once upon a Time" has gotten to no doubt.Well, it is safely tucked between the pages of the fairy tales of well loved books here on the library shelf. This story, though, needs no such introduction for it is not any ordinary sort of fairy tale. This story is quite...well, now, why ruin it. Why not come and see?

In the world there are many places where trees grow and mountains peak up into the heavens, the sort where clouds casually rest upon from time to time. In the world there are lakes of all shapes and sizes, some visited frequently by tourists, others practically disregarded or even forgotten. And in the world there are vast numbers of different kinds of people all scurrying about here and there for whatever purpose they have to do so. And in the world there are places undiscovered and unexplored. Here is where our story begins, near a mountain range with a forest floor surrounding it and a forgotten lake so forgotten it looks almost like it was never visited by man or woman alike in all of creation. And here is where we meet a little girl who had no ordinary voice.

That isn't to say this young girl could not speak; I imagine anyone can make some sort of squawk, hack, cough, sigh, etc. However, this little girl was different. Whenever anyone tried to speak to her, she would only stare that them and smile. Perhaps she never spoke because she didn't know any words? Or perhaps she had nothing she wanted to say? Perhaps she loved to listen? Or perhaps there was another reason altogether?

And so, now that I've made the introduction, let us begin the tale.