The Wooden Door

Nestled in the woods, behind a beautiful meadow full of flowers, grows a wall of prickly bushes. If you were taking an afternoon stroll through the woods, you would not pay much attention to these bushes. I am sure the bright bluebells, sunny yellow buttercups, and purple lavender would catch your eye. But I’ll let you in on a little secret. If you look really hard at the bushes in the afternoon sun, something remarkable will appear!

You see, within the bushes what may seem like the glow of sunlight is a sparkling glow. And, if you look past this glow , stands an old heavy wooden door which  appears out of nowhere. The door is overgrown with fragrant honeysuckle vine and has a large black iron latch.

By now, you will likely be asking yourself “what is a large wooden door doing standing in the middle of the woods?” Look closely, you can see a faded brass sign nailed to the door that says “Welcome to Mills Beary Village.”