After Cinderella and her group of friends friends had 'destroyed' the Wicked Witch Mrs. Ouest by Cinderella emptying a pot of Taiwanese Oolong tea on her face, they continued their journey along the Golden Brick Road in search of the legendary Wizard Ali Buda.
"What day is it today?" enquired Cinderella one day, after seemingly countless nights spent in the forest since she had left home. "I wonder if it's been a week since I've left home. It felt like a year has gone by already."
"Indeed, it is hard to tell the time living in this forest," answered Mr. Knight after some deep contemplation.
"Well, according to my calculations, I've only met you for four days," replied the scarecrow after counting on his fingers. "So, it cannot possibly be a week since you've left home."
Suddenly, the group of friends noticed that they've reached the end of the Golden Brick Road and at the end stood a large stone castle, the gate of which was guarded by two aggressive trolls. One of the trolls had blue skin and the skin of the other was green and both of which had a weapon in its hand. The cowardly knight immediately started trembling at the sight of the gigantic trolls, which were twice his height, and hid behind Cinderella for protection.
"Oh, quit trembling," snapped Cinderella impatiently at the knight. "I'm sure they'll do us no harm."
Then, she asked the troll on the left with the blue skin: "Erm, excuse me. Is this the castle of the great wizard Ali Buda?"
The blue-skinned troll gently nodded its head and replied with a deep, booming voice louder than thunder. "What is the purpose of your visit?"
"We're here to see the wizard to see if he can grant us our wishes," responded Cinderella.
"Welcome," thundered the troll as the cumbersome metal gate of the castle gradually opened. A maid, who was waiting behind the gate, led them across a garden into the castle and entered a large throne room.
The spacious throne room had a high arched roof and was luxuriously decorated with lavish carpets, velvet curtains, and glamorous chandeliers. Nevertheless, it was surprisingly empty, with only a lotus-shaped throne embedded with eleven sapphires in the middle of the room. What interested the group the most when they walked boldly into the throne room, however, was that floating above the throne was a large woman's head, unattached to any body or pieces of limbs. The gigantic woman's head had large, round, sparkling eyes with the colour of the sea, a small nose and a beautifully shaped mouth; and attached to the head were strands of long wavy hair with the colour of a mandarin.
As Cinderella and her friends stared in awe at this extraordinary scene, the large eyes gradually turned towards them. Then the mouth moved, and they heard a distant, soothing voice pronounce the words:
"I am the wizard Ali Buda and I have been expecting you for a long time. What do you want from me?"
"I thought the wizard is a man, how come you're a woman?" queried the inquisitive scarecrow.
"The wizard is an omnipotent being such that he can transform into any form he wishes," responded the crystal clear yet comforting voice of the large head.
Everyone was so amazed by the powers of the wizard that they couldn't utter a single word in response, nor could they figure out who should begin first to express their wish.
~To be Continued~
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