The Mythical Emporium Prologue

There are some places where people can’t just take one step in. The Mythical Emporium was like that.

Even though books were stacked on top of each other. Even though it seemed like wind-up toys came alive and danced in the window. Even though on Christmas Eve you could smell delicious roast dinner and well baked cookies. Even though fairy lights shone bright like stars during celebrations. Even though there were piles of sweets, treasure scattered everywhere and cute teddies sitting cutely like they were begging you in.

But no one ever wanted to step in. The doorway was as dark as a black cat’s fur. It was like it was begging you in. Even though you would walk past it and see and smell everything, no one would step in an inch. No one until Ruby.

Chapter 1 – Somebody’s in

Ruby has always wondered what was inside the Emporium, but her mother said it could be dangerous. One miserable winter’s morning, Ruby was taking a stroll when suddenly rain poured down. She ran into a shop not realising it’s the Emporium. She was inside.

Ruby looked around. She gasped. She was in the Emporium!  There were stuffed, cute teddies sitting on the floor. She saw valuable jewellery behind a polished glass wall. Fluffy kittens playing with each other happily on a carpet. Beautiful flowers swaying in the wind on the fresh, green grass. A colourful rainbow which lead into the sky tempting you to climb on and slide back down. Ancient writing, a rusty sword and a old map made by the greeks. But the thing which interested Ruby the most, was a dusty, large book. She flicked it open and then she was in a new world. The words were dancing everywhere.  The pictures were moving. It was amazing. As started to read. 

“I see you have found the book of interests. The best book in the Emporium,” said a man. A man with a white and grey parrot on his shoulder came in. Ruby gasped and closed the book loudly. The parrot on his shoulder was deadly still for a moment and then said, “This is horribly bad.”