Author Archives: soulportrait

“Some tea?”  asked Ilan’s mentor while putting a kettle with water on the stove. Feeling comforted by the warmth that the stove produced for the whole room, Ilan nodded to him and continued staring at the landscape outside through the … Continue reading →

They dismounted the Dodo and thanked him for the ride. They also decided to call him “Toc-toc” and that he was a he. “Toc-toc!” he said in a happy mood. “Wow, I think he said you’re welcome!” said Tenzin “Toc-toc” … Continue reading →

The Dodo carried them a long way through the forest, through palm tree groves and big fields of green grass. Ilan and the otter remained silent all the way because it looked like the bird did know where it was … Continue reading →

The Dodo was bouncing in a very straight line, it was looking down and didn’t see them so the creature almost bumped into Ilan and Tenzin. “Hey…” said Ilan “Hello? Can you talk?” The bird jumped, froze and opened its … Continue reading →

When they reached the shore they noticed that the island was indeed, moving, floating with the current. “Let’s walk along the shore,” said Ilan trying to recover the balance at each second that passed. “Whoa, this thing is rocking like … Continue reading →

Ilan held her breath whilst she embraced Tenzin by the neck with her arms. At that point the otter took the plunge and dived as fast as Ilan’s weight allowed it, which was quite fast. That’s what Ilan thought anyway. … Continue reading →

“Strange flower… !” Tenzin wasn’t listening; she ran into it and drank from the little fountain that came from the center of the flower. But as soon as she did that, the little jet in the flower grew, and grew … Continue reading →

“Let’s see…” said Ilan whilst she held the lamp between them, “I remember the time when…” she couldn’t help it and burst into laughter, “…when Shobogenzo put his head in a bucket and got stuck in it! He was only … Continue reading →

“There’s a flower somewhere in this desert…” Wajada started saying. “I knew it!” jumped Tenzin. Ilan and Wajada looked at Tenzin and smiled at her. “…it’s a magic flower…” she continued, “you must find it in order to unlock the … Continue reading →