The Search forthe Magic Scrolls
The Meow JourneyBegins
Lars Laustsen´s:The Realmofthe Cat-People
TheSearchfor theMagic Scrolls
TheMeowJourney Begins
Prrefface b by y Laars Laussttsen
This world Ihavebuilt hastaken four yearsfor me to getitright,and Ihope youwill enjoythisbig worldtothe purrfection.
Idohavedyslexia butthatisnot holdingmebackfromfantasizing the biggeststory in my life. Thanks to Avinanda Basak– adifferentway(my cowriter) foreditingmyEnglishtothe purrfect statewhereall canreadit spontaneously.EvenI canreadand enjoymyown book properly now. That is why thetextissetup as it is.
Hope youlikecatstoo.
If not, youwill afterreading this book…purrhapes
©2024 Lars Laustsen
ISBN: 978-91-8057-633-8
Publisher: BoD– BooksonDemand, Stockholm,Sweden.
Printed: BoD– BooksonDemand,Norderstedt, Germany
Writer: Lars Laustsen
Co-Writer: Avinanda Basak- adifferentway
Illustrator: Cristina Villafranca– Azifri
Second illustrator: AliceDraw
Characterhelp: SarahMørch
Characterillustrator: biku-comics
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Scratching around theworld:
Chapter1 TheWay of thePrincess .......................................................... 1 Chapter2 TheShadow-Crawler ................................................................ 15 Chapter3 Back Home.................................................................................. 23 Chapter4 TheOutsider.............................................................................. 33 Chapter5 GotDelayed ............................................................................... 49 Chapter6 ThePrincessMeeting .............................................................. 57 Chapter7 Trolling theMonster ............................................................... 65 Chapter8 TheCity...................................................................................... 71 Chapter9 TheMarked ................................................................................ 81 Chapter10 TheSisters ............................................................................... 87 Chapter11 Evil on theWay ...................................................................... 99 Mari Chapter1 TheCats .......................................................................... 107 Chapter12 Shine ........................................................................................ 113
The e Waay y of f t the e Prriinncceess
Chapter1
TheWay of thePrincess
The sunrises shiningfromthe east andlightsupthe morningsky andthe sleepingworld lyingunder it.The morningraysenter throughmylittleroom's dusty, little window,and lightupthe mess of my booksthatwas made by me last night, andare allovermyroomnow
Thereisnothing like thebeautifulday ahead. Waking up,I stretchmybodya bitwhile lettingout asatisfyingyawn, andthenget outofmybed.Walking up to my mirror,I swingmylovelytailaround. Stillbig,but notfluffyatall. Need to make it readyfor theday.I putitina bigbowlfilledwithclean water. Aftersoaking it,I swingmywet tail into my specialstone that wasgiven to me by my high princess.The bigstone absorbsall thewater from my tail and converts it into ablue, waterstone.The waterstays inside thestone untilI need it again. AndwhenI askfor thewater,itgives it to me afterpurifying.
Ilookinthe mirror again. “Hello,there youare.” Nowmybeautifultailis lookingbig andfluffy,a purrfectone foreveryonetorespect.Nobodyhas
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onelikethe tail Ihave. Theother princesses have fluffy tailstoo butin differentways. My whitefur,hit by thesunshine, tellsmehow importantI am.I look at thetable messed up with bowls, feathers,herbs,and dead insects, “There’s stilla long waytomasterthis.”
I’mtryingtomakesomeelixirs,but Ican notget it rightyet.I have hada dreamsince kittenhood.Thatis, to ownthe biggestelixirshopinthe history of my land.Yesterday Ivisited theonlylittleelixirshopinthe bigtown. They arenot sellingmuchthere,but Ireturnedwiththree newelixirs.Hopefully, they canteach me howtomakethemright,and also,I canstudy them there.
Rightnexttothe newelixirs on thetable,there is…“Fish?! Notagain…!”
Some travellers from theSouthernFishCitygavemesomefish. Thecatpeople from that placeare really kind.Althoughfishisfineand is also always free forsomeone whoisinmyposition. But, it is notthe best meal onecan have.Nothing caneverbeatthe fungus-milk.Itissosonyummy! Ican drink it allthe time,especiallythe blue onethattheymakeinthe new Fungus Milkbar.Thatisthe best meal onecan find on Obbisia.
Ishouldput on some freshclothes now. TodayI'm goingtowear agreytop anda shortblueskirt.WhenI wear ashort skirt, Ican show my beautifultail to others in thebestway possible.But,onthe contrary,I can'tshowoff my tail at allifI wear alongskirt.That'swhy Idon't like long skirts at all.
Igodownstairstothe hall,takea deep breath,and then swingopenthe main door of my house. As soon as Iopenthe door,beforeI cansee anything,the bright sunlight blinds my eyes fora fewmoments.After a couple of seconds, my eyes getadapted to it.I slowly open my eyes andset my pawintothe outsideworld
Upon gettingout of my house, thefirst thingI witnessisthe beauty of the forest in themorning.The freshmorning breeze is carrying thesweet smell of wildflowersthroughoutthe forest.Birds aresinging andlittleanimals are runningaround. Everything lookssopurrfect.
Theday before yesterdaywas awful. Tworabbit-skvaderwerefound lying dead on thegrass at theedgeofthe forest.Well, my houseisonlyabout 30 meters away from theforest’sstartingedge. But, Iheard nothing. Idon't know exactlywhatkilledthemeither. But, afterexamining thewoundsonthe
twodeadbodiesupclose,itseemedliketheywerecausedbysomething sharp.
But, todayisa lovely day. Thebluebirdthatlives on thebig tree in my garden is alreadyflyingaround.
"Goodmorning,mylittlefriend!"
My beautifulgarden'strees arefullofcolourful flowershereand there. Andin themiddleofthe treesisa small-tree-sized fungus with afew gillshanging from it.There is milk inside them.I'vegot alot of bowlsready to fill with milk. As Ipierceopena fewdotsonthese gills,the milk starts to flow out. Iquickly placemybowls underthem. Seeing that,somedeers come closer to me
"Doyou allwanttohavesomemilktoo?"
In replytomyquestion, they answer 'yes'bybowingtheir heads. They can't speak, butI know that they canunderstandme. Iset some bowlsfilledwith milk on thegroundfor them
TodayI should wander around in theforestand checkifeverythingisin order.
"Myprincess! My princess!"
Acat-ladycomes runningtowards me with afishing stickinher hand.She falls on herknees rightbeforemeand pullsonmyclothes like adying soul Thedeers,inshock,spill themilkastheyrun away
Thecat-ladyiswearing afunny fishingjacketwithlotsofpockets,and shoes that go up to hertail. Shehas somethingina smallbottle, hangingbeside oneofher pockets. Asnail falls on thegroundfromher fishingstick right before thecat-ladyletsgoofthe stickand it landsonthe ground
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Aworld ruled by the princesses and its people has to facewhateverevil the land has in storefor them thistime. Princess Meow is the only one who has seen thisevilwithher owneyes. She scratched around toomuchfor the betterand thegood of her people, maybe. She needs tofindthe lost wing-wolf, Thunder,toget theanswers that she seeks. To find him she needs to enter thebig city,Scratch, where cat peopleare living as, stupid cats.
Thisisthe first part of The Search for theMagic Scrolls, and thefirst story in The Realmofthe CatPeople
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