I am writing these stories about witches solely because I think this is an effective and entertaining way of portraying the spiritual world with its contrasts of good and evil and other opposites such as happiness and sadness, peace and turmoil etc. I also believe it is an effective way of understanding the connections between words, thoughts, feelings and actions. These stories in no way condone any spiritual practices that are contrary to God’s will.
Introduction
These short stories have been written with the aim of helping children (and adults, if they read them) think about some key issues of life today.
Dad………………….Mark
Mum………………..Sue
Daughter………….Mary
Son………………….Nick
Dog…………………Daisy
Minister…………..The Revd Adams
Witch………………Helen Hubble
Witch………………Abbadora
Angel………………Angel
Angel………………Hannahbell
There are two witches: Helen Hubble and Abbadora. You don’t know which witch is which just by looking at them because they are twin sisters! They live next door to each other and their back gardens are separated by a short brown picket fence about a metre high. Over the road lives the Reverend Adams.
Now; when Helen Hubble and Abbadora each cast a magic spell, they use their own special incantations:
Helen Hubble! Toil and Trouble!
and
Abbadora! Peace and Order!
The Revd Adams knows a lot about “magic”. He knows a lot about many things. “Magic”, he says, “is really about action and reaction – when Helen and Abbadora cast their spells, a reaction will take place. All a magician needs to know is what action will produce the desired reaction. The Revd Adams always considered his mother to be a very good magician.
Now, Abbadora’s main aim in life is trying to make people happy. Helen also wants to do this but she’s not quite as relaxed as Abbadora is at doing it. Helen sometimes just tries too hard.
Thank God for the Revd Adams! Another thing he knows quite a lot about is people. “Making people happy is a splendid thing to do” he said once – in one of his sermons. “But you mustn’t forget to try to make yourself happy as well”, he added.
To be continued…
