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FABLIVA · Short storyThe Moon in the Linen CupboardFantasy
Mila finds a cloth glowing inside Grandma’s linen cupboard. She can borrow its moonlight for one night. But after a puppet show, something is caught in the silver threads.
8 minute read · 3 chapters Available offlineComplete story · 3 chapters · 1,171 words
Available languages: Nederlands, English, Deutsch, Français, Español, Italiano
The linen cupboard smelled of soap and wood. Mila was looking for another pillowcase. Hers had a button that ended up beneath her ear no matter which way she turned the pillow.
It was her first night at Grandma’s new house. She liked her room, with its yellow rug and a windowsill wide enough to sit on. But the radiator made a ticking sound that didn’t happen at home. And in the dark, Grandma’s coat looked unpleasantly like a person hanging on the bedroom door.
Behind the pillowcases lay a little bundle tied with a blue ribbon. Light was seeping out between its folds.
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