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As Samantha went in search of the other two Crystal Bottles she saw her old pal, Hobby the Horse sitting in the stables near King Monkey’s Castle. She decided to pay him a visit in order to see if he might have heard of the whereabouts of the treasures she sought. As she drew closer she saw that Hobby was not alone.
“Who is this with you, Hobby?” she asked.
“Why that’s Baby Unicorn! I’m babysitting her while her mother is away eating grass down by the river.”
“Oh,” Samantha replied, “well how are you doing, Baby Unicorn?”
Baby Unicorn giggled as her translucent horn lit up with colors. “I’m fine!”
“Baby Unicorn, have you seen any of the Crystal Bottles? I have to bring them to King Monkey.”
Baby Unicorn looked back at Samantha, fluttering her long eyelashes, “The other day I was playing in the forest and I heard the Troll Wizard talking about some kind of bottle. Maybe he knows something about them.”
“Well thank you, Baby Unicorn! You stay with Hobby now while your mommy eats grass! I have to go get the Bottles! Bye-Bye!” And Samantha the Red was off in a flash.
She knew quite well where the Troll Wizard lived and she knew just as well that he was the greedy sort who coveted money and gems above all else. He challenged her as she drew near. “Who enters my woods?!”
“It’s Samantha!” She walked closer to him and addressed him earnestly, “I need to find the Crystal Bottles for King Monkey. Baby Unicorn said you were talking about them.”
“HA! And so I was!” replied the Troll Wizard. “But I won’t tell you anything about them unless I’m paid!”
“Well, I have some coins in my backpack!” Samantha cried with glee, always happy to have the right solution to any problem. She fished out the coins and gave them to the Troll Wizard. He greedily scooped them up and secreted them in the tree stump where he lived.
“Ok, I’ll tell you where one of the bottles is. It is hidden nearby in these very woods. Look for a hollow tree stump and inside you’ll find it.”
Samantha looked at him expectantly, “And where is the other Crystal Bottle?”
“HA! You’ll have to pay me even more to tell you where that one is!” cackled the Troll Wizard.
Samantha the Red frowned with consternation. “But I’m out of money. I don’t have any more coins to give you.”
“Well then I guess you’ll never find the last bottle,” said the Troll Wizard with a smirk.
“BUT, I DO have a DIAMOND!” cried Samantha with a thrill of recognition.
“Oooh! A diamond! Yes, that will be a good payment for me to tell you where the last Crystal Bottle is! Give it to me!”
Samantha fished the chunk of diamond out of her backpack and gave it to the Troll Wizard. He grabbed it and danced around singing, “Diamond, diamond, diamond!”
Samantha interrupted his gleeful prancing, “That’s enough of that dancing now Troll Wizard until you tell me where the other Crystal Bottle is!”
The Troll Wizard stopped his dancing long enough to quickly tell her its location. “You’ll find the last bottle buried on Mulch Pile Mountain! But you’ll have to deal with the rats when you get there! HaHa! Diamond, diamond, diamond…”
Samantha the Red shook her head at the silly Troll Wizard. She was young but she knew that there was more to life than money.
Such as ADVENTURE! She dashed off in search of the hollow tree stump containing the next Crystal Bottle…
