Earelen-9

Unfortunately, I because there was nothing to admire had not to admire beauty of local rocks. Stones, stones... Only here and there the grass stuck out. It is a lot of salt on stones, skeletons of small fishes, sinks...
. And only one sickly tree blown from all directions by winds. Palm tree... Oho, on it there are even cocoes! Such strong tree!
I sat down under this palm tree (the benefit, wind was not, so, a light breeze now), leaned against it a back and extended legs. After I oblazit it the island up and down, I am tired again. The head was turned and there was in all body a strange weakness or, I would tell, slackness. There was a wish for nothing... even if now before me this goggle-eyed "groom" of my mother would jump out, I would even stay without turning a hair.
While I wandered about rocks, Lu was absent. Here the security guard got... Where does carry him? I is lazy opened eyes and looked at the sea. Absolutely nearby some birds flew. Birds, birds... something connects me with them... but what? I is lazy I touch events of last day rather its scraps because to collect everything in whole there were no forces just. Suddenly (however, as always) Lu jumped out. Though I also thought that I will not react to the similar phenomenon in any way, but nevertheless shuddered and drew in legs under myself. He cheerfully screeched and... spat in me a seagull! Oh, Engea, here it! That missing link! I lifted this frightened creation which tried to peck me to death. Twisting the head, she the pretty big beak several times nevertheless managed me to hook. Intolerable Lu departured again. Yes what is it! However, having taken care of a seagull, I forgot about it. Found the dried-up branches of a palm tree and tried to attach somehow on them a wing. But to bind there is nothing... Without thinking twice, tore off from a dress (more true, what from it remained alas...) also tied a decent piece of a hem to a wing. It turned out not bad. I called a seagull Efoy. If it did not spin extensively, the bandage would be stronger. Now it is good to feed her. Having arranged in a cleft to her something like a nest, I entered water and dived. Floated along underwater rocks in search of small fishes almost around all rock. Everyone floated a trifle, but is quite far, I did not risk to float behind them because of catastrophic fatigue especially as they are very timid.

Turned back and... again saw this couple of "square-tipped" handsome. It is interesting how they turn into people? Or it not they? But voices are very similar... Of course, I wanted to catch a small fish more, but not so!
Now I was not afraid of them, they were too far nevertheless. At the coast I was overtaken by Lu. I managed to grasp it by a tail and dashingly came up on the coast.

- "It is possible to learn, my princess where you swam?" - he too politely asked.
- "Wanted to catch a small fish for Efy", - I innocently answered.
- "Eph, it..." - the dolphin thought.
- "A seagull whom you to me brought"
- "And how? There is a catch?" - he with curiosity looks in my party., trying to make out.
- "No, I wanted to bring, of course, to it two sharks and one dolphin, but decided what will be too much", - I sniffed.
The dolphin sighed:

- "All right, I will catch it fish. Generally, I brought not really joyful messages - if you are in a necklace very long (and it is more than two days), you can just die. It takes away forces."
- "And I think that it me so exhausted! - I exclaimed.
- "What, to you is bad?" - Lu became agitated, - "Immediately remove him!"

I was dragged to rocks, far away from curious eyes and having hung the head down, to knees, began to untangle braids. On it left minutes twenty, it is not less. Perhaps it is more. Hands were tired very strongly. At last, I untangled everything and raised the head, warming up a numb neck. Lu began to clap flippers:
-" Well at last I see you! And that was tired to talk to some thoughts. You are closer to Anar lay down, will gain strength quicker"
- "From where learned? Who told you about a necklace?"
- "Grandmother Lingez. I to her swam. It she gave everything to you - both a necklace, and a comb, and something else, I do not know. There have to be three objects. You have to know. Whether all gifts are whole?"
I began to remember that to me the father still brought. Touched also that, and syo... Nothing decent, magic or magic, came to mind.
- "Only I remember a crest still, but it in the house remained. By analogy there has to be a mirror. Judge itself - a crest, a necklace. what approaches them most of all? I had a pocket mirror in the childhood, but I lost it. Perhaps and it... And what the grandmother tells?"
- "She forgot", - with disappointment Lu told, "Says that you have to know!"
- "There's nothing to be done, it is necessary to return to the house", - I sighed. - "There I will quicker find what is necessary. Perhaps I will take in hand and it somehow "will answer" me that this that".
Lu is silent. To him a reluctance to release me there. He will not be able to control, probably, a situation and to preserve me. I stroked him on the person. Does not turn to tell language in any way - a muzzle. His muzzle more human, than at some in the village.
- "Do not worry. I will restore forces at first, and then I will go there. Everything will be as it should be. I will put on a necklace again. Nobody will see me"
He sadly looked at me. Then smiled:
- "I am sure that everything will be good. On another also cannot be! All right, I will float for a small fish for your Efy. And you do not lean out strongly, try to hide from curious eyes."

I promised to be careful and it departured. Anar slowly began to fall, and I did not feel in myself enough forces, well as earlier yet! Lu already came and left a lot of small fishes for a seagull. I again one and shroud evening the sea. I do not like to spend the night here. And if wind rises also what to do then? I even have no place to hide. I from disappointment got up and again went to examine rocks. Well though something like decent deepening! Maaalenky peshcherka, tiny grotik...

Scattering legs dry brushwood and leaves with a grass, I found out nevertheless that I looked for - a narrow crack, and behind it obviously a peshcherka.
I at first squeezed there, and then understood that I felted the fool - one, any support... I will not be able quickly to jump out any more, the crack is narrowish. All right, it is necessary to go and look, nothing remains. Strangely enough, I saw everything again! Also was stupefied! It was the wonderful room arranged with furniture. However, it was more nursery. Small rather low, a table, the same chairs, in a corner a bed. But it was very big! Though too low. Over there buffet with ware. I did not even suspect that I so missed normal life! Approached a bed, touched it a palm, - soft! Sighed and sat down on a bench at an entrance. Then stretched on it and fell asleep instantly.

... In the morning I woke up on a bed., covered with a cover. I jumped as scalded! And gnomes sat at a table and smiled. When I jumped, they got up too and low bowed to me. I involuntarily too bowed to them. They exchanged glances and one acted forward and told:
- We welcome you, the princess Earelen, in our modest hall!

I became puzzled and did not know what to answer. They recognized me? How? From where? Or they have a communication with Lu? then why he did not tell me that there live gnomes and I can use their hospitality?
I also asked all this the main gnome.
- You see the princess Earelen, we watch according to our book what is created in the World. It shows not everything to us, but that yesterday you had to visit us, she told. So we waited... We know about your destiny a little, but so, casually. We did not understand, you were in an imprisonment or in exile?
- About is not present that you! I grew at the grandmother and the grandfather and they very much loved me!
They exchanged glances again and mistrustfully looked at me.

Then I sat down on a bench at a threshold and began to tell them what happened to me. They with pleasure listened, nodded the shaggy heads, whispered and I did not understand, they believed me or not.

It seems, their my story quite satisfied. They ran to and fro, setting the table. Oh, how many here was food! It is so much yum-yum! Their ladies were just charming! Very cozy, perhaps!.

At last, I was invited to a table. I sat down somehow on a small stool, and all of them grandly took seat at a threshold on a bench. I was surprised:
- And you what, is will not be?
- We do not dare to sit down at one table with the princess.
- And if I order you?
- Well if only...
- Then I order - to all to sit down with me at a table and to eat! - solemnly I announced.

Gnomes did not begin to be too soft more, all seated and the nice conversation behind a strange meal rushed...

Somehow I got out of a crack. Everything, it was not necessary to eat so much... Went looked on Eph as it lives there. For me the youngest gnome was coordinated. All of them were presented to me, but, of course, from the first I did not remember almost anybody. Only that, starshego-Grak, then I pardon one old woman, mother had her smile as... - Trika and this that it was coordinated for me - Mountains
We went down on the one hand and rose to a cleft where waited for me Eph. It seems, she already began to recognize me because she did not try to peck, and nodded, kind of welcoming. I looked at her wing - of course, in one day it will not grow together. Gore glanced from under my elbow:
- What is with it?
- The wing is broken.
- Only? - it pulled out something from the very broad trousers, it was the jar with some ointment, - Unwind!
I obediently unwound already rolled up wing and it plentifully greased it with ointment. Smelled very pleasantly as though I appeared in a fragrant garden!
- What ointment is? It so pleasantly smells!
- It from our underground flowers, - he answered proudly. While we talked, a seagull, having waved a wing few times, at first rose and walked on the rock, and then suddenly jerked and departed! This miracle!
- Your ointment just magic! - I exclaimed.
- Well, a little bit, - modestly looked down.
I admired a seagull, and she, seeing it, did around us pirouettes inconceivable.
- Eph, you are a fine fellow! - I shouted it and she agreed with me, having shouted to me something in reply. Then soared up up and disappeared in the sky.

Here and she abandoned me... Meuni is absent, Eph departed, Lu somewhere rushes, is unclear where... I with grief wandered about rocks, and Gore respectfully was silent, seeing that I not in mood.

Here it!