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BROKEN
ELEVATOR
Troll Characters and Stories
by Helena, Minna and Johannes Kuuskoski
Artwork by Helena Kuuskoski |
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Peetu had called Honeylips over to see his
broken elevator. "I love my elevator", said Peetu. "It's so
much easier than climbing up every day." You see, Peetu often climbs
up high in Trolldom's tallest trees, so it's easy to
understand why he loves this elevator so much. "Do you think it can
be fixed?" he asked Honeylips, who is Trolldom's Inventor Troll.
"Oh, it looks pretty bad", said Honeylips. "But don't
worry, I'll think of something", he added. |
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Sure enough, Honeylips came up with a
brilliant plan. "I'll build him an elevator that he can use to climb
up into any tree!" Honeylips was quite pleased with himself. He also
knows that when Peetu finds other tall trees to sing in, he might
like to have a bit of help climbing those, too.
Honeylips always loves challenges, and he doesn't
mind working hard to finish a new invention, especially one as useful as
this was going to be. |
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"Alright Peetu, buddy! What do you
think?" Honeylips asked eagerly. "I..hmmm...I don't know...are
you sure this thing will stay in the air?" Peetu wanted to know. He
was a little bit scared. "Oh yeah" said Honeylips. "I test
drove it myself, it's great! You're going to love it even more than your
old elevator!" Honeylips was getting excited again. "I don't
know about this" Peetu mumbled. "There is something to be said
for an elevator that is attached to something.." "Oh, quit
worrying and try it!" said Honeylips. |
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Peetu did try it, and Honeylips was right,
it worked just fine. Honeylips had been right about the other thing, too.
Peetu realized that he loved this new elevator. He skipped from tree to
tree for the next few days, trying out all kinds of new singing spots.
Peetu kept in mind Honeylips' warnings not to fly
around when there was a storm, and to always be careful of tree branches, |
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One day Peetu hadn't paid much attention
to the weather, and he was caught up in a sudden storm. "Oh boy, this
is going to be trouble" he said to himself. "I better head for
home quickly!"
The wind gusts were tossing his little contraption
every which way, but Honeylips had done his job well, and the machine held
together. But sometimes Mother Nature will get the better of you anyway... |
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The wind pushed him into a big tree, where
the propeller blades got stuck in the branches. "Oh, this is so
embarrassing - not only was I flying around in a storm, but I also got
stuck in a tree...Oh dear" Peetu said to the two Moko Trolls who were
patrolling the area. "It's okay, Peetu" one of the Mokos said.
"We'll get some help and get you safely out of that tree" they
promised. Peetu sang a few songs while he waited. "Stuck in tree,
soon I'll be free.. maybe they laugh at me... we'll see..." |
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Moko Trolls are in charge of delivering
mail in Trolldom, but they also keep an eye on the Mudhats (you never know
what they are up to) and help rescue other Trolls who may be in trouble.
They fly very fast and so it didn't take them very long to come back to
help Peetu. As you see, quite a few more Mokos had joined the rescue
mission. |
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"Come on Peetu, I told you to not use
the elevator when it's too windy!" Honeylips teased Peetu. "And
didn't I say to not go near trees with big branches sticking out!"
"Yes, yes, but I didn't mean to, and it was the wind, you see, it
pushed me.. are you going to let me down from here?" Peetu was
beginning to wonder. Bugbear and Boxtroll thought the whole thing was
funny. After some more teasing, they pulled Peetu safely onto the ground
and gave him a big hug. "We are glad you're okay" they said to
him. |
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Peetu sure was happy to be home again. He
parked his elevator on the platform next to his door. Then he started
singing all kinds of songs about storms and big winds, and good friends
you can count on when you're in trouble. "I am one lucky Troll"
he exclaimed and then he made up a song about that.
When the evening began to fall, Peetu sang soft lullabies and then some
Blues...
If you listen with your Fairy Tale Ears, maybe you can hear Peetu sing in
a tree near your house.... |
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Characters & Stories Copyright © Helena, Minna
& Johannes Kuuskoski 1952-2005
Peetu and Honeylips thank 
for the interesting background picture. |
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