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The Chocolate Garden: A Magical Tale

To our children and the promise of what you all will be. May you always remember the magical, the sacred, and the playful as you journey through this beautiful life. We love you.

And to my divine entourage, who makes all things happen.

Molly and Kevin moved into a new house one day. The sun was shining and the house was pretty with its yellow door. But there was a big, scary dog next door that barked and growled at them.

Molly and Kevin had a big backyard and loved to play, but every time they went outside, the big, scary dog barked and barked at them. Molly and Kevin grew very afraid.

For a while Molly and Kevin played inside even when the sun was shining and they really wanted to be outside making sandcastles in their sandbox or swinging high on their swings.

Mommy asked them one day, “Why are you two not playing outside anymore?” Molly hugged Mommy’s leg and said, “That big, scary dog always barks and growls at us.” Kevin shook his head to let Mommy know he was afraid too.

Mommy came outside to play with Molly and Kevin, but the big, scary dog barked and growled so loud they ran inside and read their books.

The next day Mommy brought home a surprise. In the backyard were a whole bunch of pretty plants on their patio. The big, scary dog started barking at them, but Mommy knelt beside them and told Molly and Kevin that they were going to plant a chocolate garden.

Molly and Kevin had never heard of a chocolate garden, but they loved chocolate. They ate chocolate bars, and drank chocolate milk, and poured chocolate sauce on their ice cream.

Molly asked Mommy if the plants were made of chocolate and Mommy laughed and said, “No, sweetheart, but they have chocolate fairies that live in them who make the chocolate.” Molly and Kevin loved this idea.

Mommy showed them a plant with leaves the color of chocolate and said the chocolate fairies make the chocolate while Molly and Kevin are sleeping.

Mommy told Molly and Kevin that every morning, they would discover a piece of chocolate under their pillows from the chocolate fairies. Molly and Kevin clapped their hands in excitement, already tasting the sweet chocolate melting in their mouths.

Mommy hugged Molly and Kevin close to her and pointed to the big, scary dog barking at them and said, “The chocolate fairies sprinkle magical chocolate dust all over the yard every day and night so no one can find the chocolate. Not even that big, scary dog.”

Molly and Kevin were happy now. The big, scary dog might bark and growl, but he couldn’t jump the fence and chase them like they’d feared. The chocolate fairies would protect them.

Molly and Kevin helped Mommy plant all of the pretty chocolate plants that day. Some of them even smelled like chocolate cake, and Molly and Kevin loved those plants most of all.

Every time Molly and Kevin planted the plants, they would look under the leaves for the chocolate fairies, but Mommy said the fairies were too tiny to see.

That night when Molly and Kevin were asleep, the chocolate fairies inched out of their homes in the chocolate plants to make the chocolate. They sprinkled magical chocolate dust all over Molly and Kevin’s backyard. They even sprinkled some on the big, scary dog. He immediately stopped barking and fell asleep.

The next morning, Molly and Kevin had a piece of chocolate under their pillows and Mommy smiled when they showed their chocolate to her.

Mommy let Molly and Kevin eat their piece of chocolate with their breakfast after they promised to brush their teeth real good.

Molly and Kevin played in the backyard on their swings and in their sandbox from then on. The big, scary dog sometimes barked and growled, but they knew the chocolate fairies had sprinkled magical chocolate dust all over the yard so they were safe.

The more they played outside, the less the big, scary dog barked at them. Then one day he stopped coming to the fence and barking all together, and Molly and Kevin cheered. The chocolate garden had saved them.

Every night Molly and Kevin thanked the chocolate fairies for living in their backyard in the chocolate garden. And every morning, they giggled as they ate the piece of chocolate the chocolate fairies had made while they were fast asleep.

Dear Reader

Dear Reader,

Thank you for reading THE CHOCOLATE GARDEN: A Magical Tale to your family. If you loved the chocolate fairies and this story, please tell others by writing a review at the retailer where you purchased this book. When you post one, kindly let me know at [email protected] so I can personally thank you. Please also consider recommending this book to other Mommy and Daddy Friends, your Day Care providers, and Parenting Groups. Thank you in advance!

This book is a companion to my fictional novel for Mommys and Daddys called THE CHOCOLATE GARDEN, so if you enjoyed this book, whose story is originally shared in the fictional novel, you might enjoy the “big book with no pictures.” You can check out that book here, which Jennifer’s Corner Blog said is “On par with Nicholas Sparks’ love stories.”

I also have other books for Mommys and Daddys, starting with my #1 Bestseller NORA ROBERTS LAND. I hope you check them out because Mommys and Daddys need magical stories too.

And keep an eye out. There may be more chocolate fairies in the future...

Lots of light and blessing,

Ava

Also by Ava Miles

The Dare Valley Series:

NORA ROBERTS LAND

FRENCH ROAST

THE GRAND OPENING

THE HOLIDAY SERENADE

THE TOWN SQUARE

THE PARK OF SUNSET DREAMS

THE PERFECT INGREDIENT

The Dare River Series:

COUNTRY HEAVEN

COUNTRY HEAVEN SONG BOOK

COUNTRY HEAVEN COOKBOOK

THE CHOCOLATE GARDEN

THE CHOCOLATE GARDEN:
A MAGICAL TALE

About the Author

About the Author

USA Today Bestselling Author Ava Miles also writes magical tales for Mommys and Daddys. This children’s book is a companion to her fictional novel, THE CHOCOLATE GARDEN, part of her bestselling Dare River Series. Ava rose to bestseller status with her #1 bestselling debut, NORA ROBERTS LAND and has reached the Top 20 of Amazon Kindle, Top 10 in iBooks, and #1 on Barnes and Noble. She’s from a big family and learned how to tell bedtime stories from her grandmother. Now Ava tells both adult and children’s stories. And she has chocolate plants in her own magical garden and swears she’s seen the chocolate fairies a time or two.

© 2014 Ava Miles

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