Unspoken Feelings

Short Story By: Jessa Mae Basubas

Once upon a time, there's a beautiful princess named Reil. This beautiful princess is humble and kind, she helped those people whose in need. Because of her kindness, some old woman give her a puppy. The princess got confused so she ask the the old woman "grandma, why you give me this puppy? " "I give it to you because you deserve it" the old woman answered with a smile. The princess take a glance on the puppy, "do you like it?" ask the old woman to the princess "Oh! I really like it. Thank you grandma!" then walk away with smile. While the princess is walking away the old woman whispher "Someday princess that puppy will be helpful to you" then mysteriously disappeared for no one else know that she is the queen fairy enchanted forest.

Back to the castle,princess Reil tell her royal parents that she got a puppy. At first the couple disagree to have it but the princess begged to keep the puppy, so the couple had no choice but to allow her. She immediately feed it, and take the puppy to shower. After that the puppy and the princess play in her room. When they tired, the princess think what would be the name of the puppy. Then later on she decided to named the puppy Rattyphant, she named it like that because of his face is cute as a mouse and a wide ears just like an elephant has. When the puppy heard that he bark like telling the princess that he like the name, so the princess smile widely as she gets the message. But why does her puppy has a big ears she thought, then she remembered the old woman, she thinks that maybe reason why the old woman gave it to her is because of its condition. Well she don't care as long as the puppy has a home.

Years past the puppy had grown up from being so small now it became so big that cant be comapaired to others,and also the princess grown up. The princess Reil continue to help people whose in need togther with her pet. And the royal couple are happy and proud to see there lovely princess doing good things and that made them prosporous each day,months,or year.

So many, many years past again, this time there is a wicked fairy, who want to vanished the the earthly palace and the enchanted forest due to her envy of being loved by all people. But she did not succeed because the queen fairy protected it. So she change her plan, instead of vanishing the two kingdoms, she decided to take the princess while escaping.

When the wicked fairy arrived in her place, she immediately prisoned the princess in the highest tower of her dome. The princess worried, because she think that no one will can rescue her. Thinking that the wicked fairy would kill her if the two kingdom will not give up there throne.

At this point knowing that the life of princess Reil is in danger,Rattyphant change into a very, very, big dog and so as his ears, a ears that made him fly to the sky like a big bird. In first, this is the real reason why the fairy gave it to princess Reil. In the fact that his a dog, he can trace the smell of the princess if wherever she is. Since Rattyphant is made by the queen fairy, he has already shielded by the power of the queen fairy, that no of weapon from the wicked fairy can harm him. So the wicked fairy take it from here since Rattyphant was never defeated.

The wicked fairy forced to fight herself against the enchanted dog. But the wicked fairy is too strong that made Rattyphant wounded, in return he nip the face of wicked fairy causes to rip her eyes off, that leads to her sudden death. Then the enchanted dog now had a chances to rescue the princess. Even if the dog has a big wound on his body, he manage to allow the princess to cuddle him even in a bad condition and let her ride on his back. Then they flew back to the castle.

When they arrived, the condition of the enchanted dog become more complicated. It was so very weak that made him died. Now the princess was so sad, she cry with her very heart infont of the dog and hug him for the last time. Her tears run to her face until it reach the body of Rattyphant. Miraculously, Rattyphant came back into life, and also back to his original body knowing that the princess is now safe. So the earthly palace and the enchanted forest is now at peace.