Chapter 1

Arica looked up from her math test to see an elf standing in the classroom doorway. It wasn't a pretty elf like the ones found in stories_small and slender,with locks of corn silk hair,delicate pointed ears,and dimpled cheeks. this elf had a thatch of brown hair and sprang out like the bristles of an old brush,huge and floppy eats half covered by an ugly hat,and a short,rain barrel body. but that wasn't the worst of it. the poor thing was badly in need of a good scrubbing. his clothing was wrinkled and grimy, and a smear of half dried mud ran from his brow to his chin.

She knew it was Nue right away. But that was impossible. He was in Bundelag, where he had gone after helping her to bring her kidnapped mother home. However, Arica had learned that when it came to the magical land of Bundelag, almost everything was possible. Ever since she had fallen through the crack in her grandmother's kitchen floor and ended up there herself. So this must be Nue here to give her an important message.