Once upon a time, there was a girl called Andrea whose curiosity for new adventures had no limits. Some days before, her father had told her the story of the Forest of Emotions, a place near her school which was full of mystery.

Tired of taking always the same path on her way back home from school, and responding to her curiosity, she decided to take the path that crossed all the Forest of Emotions. 

    - ‘What could happen if I took this path? Maybe, I will just get back home a little bit later, but I’m sure tomorrow I’ll be able to say I’m the bravest girl in the school,’ she thought. 

She put her apple for the afternoon snack in her school bag, fitted it to her back, and started to venture into the forest.

By then, daylight had gone down considerably and the trees made the path a dark and cold way.  

    - ‘I should go back, it does not seem a very safe path,’ she said to herself while she was shivering sitting on the floor. ‘But I do not want to go back. Grandma always says I am a brave girl and I cannot disappoint her.’ 

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She took the torch that was in her schoolbag, and full of energy and ready to be braver than a lion, she took the road again. Suddenly, she heard how her feet stepped on a tiny trickle of water that ran down the path and came from the course of the path where the sun was shining again. ‘I will follow the trickle and it might take me to a little fountain where I can drink and quench thirst.’ 

As she followed the water trickle, she started to hear some sobbing and a buzz of wings. 

To her surprise, what she found was a bee which was trapped inside a glass. 

    ‘Help, help!’ cried the sad bee inside the glass. ‘Some evil children have trapped me inside this glass and soon the sun will reach me with its beams. If you lift it, I will be able to fly free.’ 

Without hesitation, Andrea lifted the glass setting the bee free. The water trickle was just the tears of the poor little bee.

‘My name is Mielosa, what brings you to this Forest of Emotions, little friend? the bee asked. 

 ‘I’m an adventurer and many people say this forest hides some treasures, although the path is difficult,’ answered the little girl proudly. 

  ‘Good gracious! You are totally right! This forest will surprise you. Once I have dried my tears, I will go with you part of the path up to the place where my friend Flori Pondio is, since I still have much honey to make today.’ 

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As they were getting close, they could hear some grumbling. There was Flori Pondio.

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  ‘Criminals, vandals! Taking the petals off a poor flower!’ shouted an angry Flori. ‘Dear friends, could you help me to find my petals scattered all around? My seven petals are very special because of their different colours and shapes. They make me unique.’