text: [Themes: Seasonal, Children's, Fantasy, kid-friendly, Christmas]
  
  > Look around
  Stretching out before you is a vast expanse of flat white ice brilliantly shimmering in the silvery moonlight. Straining to see the shadowy horizon of the stark ice in contrast to the dark starlit sky, you notice a cluster of dark trees off to the northwest. A small dark hole in the mountainside opens directly south.
  
  > Go northwest
  As you leave the protective barrier of the southern mountain range, the cold breezes blowing over the surface of the ice tosses your simple skirt about in great billows chilling your legs and ankles.
  
  A gentle breeze swirls powdery white snow over the stark flat surface of the ice floes. A shadowy mountain range spans the southern horizon, and only a small island of trees barely visible to the north disrupts the otherwise flat expanse of the ice floes.
  
  > Go northwest
  A gentle breeze swirls powdery white snow over the stark flat surface of the ice floes. A shadowy mountain range spans the southern horizon, and only a small island of trees barely visible to the north disrupts the otherwise flat expanse of the ice floes.
  
  > go to the north
  The wide expanse of white ice glistening in the full moon light meets the horizon in stark contrast to the inky black of midnight sky. The otherwise featureless landscape is marked by a small island to the northwest and the southern mountain range to the south.
  
  > go northeast
  At this point, you have traveled about half-way between the island landmass and the southern mountains. A moderately sized sheet of ice has broken from the main floe you stand upon. To the north of the smaller ice floe, you see a stretch of water that looks almost like a channel between other giant sheets of ice.
  
  > get on the sheet
  Which do you mean, the large ice floes or the small ice floe?
  
  > Small
  You carefully step out onto the small ice floe. It tips and sways atop the frigid waters, but seems sturdy enough to support your weight.
  
  > Go northwest
  Yet another water channel lies to the north. The freezing waters of the lake lap against the bank of the ice sheet upon which you stand. You are very wary to keep your feet sufficiently far from the edge so that the water does not splash upon your small feet. The southern mountain ranges are now barely visible to the south. Indeed, you would almost fail to spot them but for your keen sense of direction.
  
  A small floe is lodged into the ice sheet on the near bank of the chilly water channel.
  
  > Go northwest
  The small forested island is quite visible to the west. Alas, the ice floe upon which you had been walking upon has broken off here, and small channel of freezing water to the west blocks your path to the island shore. The chilly water also circles around to the south where a very large waterway extends to a barely visible southern ice bank.
  
  > Go west
  The water channel to the west is far too cold for swimming.
  
  > jump
  You jump up and down having a jolly good time.
  
  > look at the island
  The small island seems to be the only prominent feature of this vast and absolutely flat landscape. The mists that sweep across the ice floes and swirl in the gusty breeze make observing any more detail quite difficult.
  
  > Go southeast
  You are standing on yet more ice floes far from the shore on this frozen lake. A small island is quite visible in the moonlight to the northwest. If you stand perfectly still, you are barely able to make out the sound of gay and lively music over the gentle lapping of water along the edge of the ice sheet to the south.
  
  A small floe is lodged into the ice sheet on the near bank of the chilly water channel.
  
  > get on the small floe
  You carefully step out onto the small ice floe. It tips and sways atop the frigid waters, but seems sturdy enough to support your weight.
  
  > Go southeast
  A chilly mist rises from the surrounding ice and swirls about in the gusting breeze. An island of tall trees is just visible to the northwest and a narrow waterway extends to the south.
  
  A small floe is lodged into the ice sheet on the near bank of the chilly water channel.
  
  > Go west
  The powdered snow that has collected on the surface of the ice sheet keeps you from slipping and sliding on the surface of this gigantic frozen lake. The large ice sheets you have been walking upon thus far however have broken into much smaller pieces beyond this area save to the north and east. More secure ice sheets lie back to the east, and a very wide and rather long water channel extends to the north. The small island to the northwest is obscured in the mist of icy droplets rising from the waterway.
  
  A small floe is lodged into the ice sheet on the near bank of the long, chilly water channel.
  
  > listen
  You strain to listen to the joyous refrains wafting over the frozen lake. The sounds are coming from the small forested island to the northwest.
  
  > go to the northwest
  The small forested island is quite visible to the west. Alas, the ice floe upon which you had been walking upon has broken off here, and small channel of freezing water to the west blocks your path to the island shore. The chilly water also circles around to the south where a very large waterway extends to a barely visible southern ice bank.
  
  A small floe is lodged into the ice sheet on the near bank of the chilly water channel.
  
  > examine the trees
  The tall leafy trees that circle the island just off of the snow-covered shore have a rather majestic and magical quality. You have never seen trees so lush and green at this time of year. The trees have grown very thick inhibiting your view beyond them; however, your tiny body could easily squeeze through the spaces between their wide trunks. When you stand still and listen, you hear what sounds like giggling coming from the other side.
  
  > listen
  Cheerful music emanates from behind the lush trees to the west.
  
  > Go west
  A wondrous site greets your eyes as you step through the tall lush trees.
  
  You have happened upon a magical reverie! In the open clearing encircled by the giant leafy trees, tiny fairies giggle and play as they dance on the giant petals of white orchids which grow abundantly in this soft earth. Mistletoe rich with tiny white berries, spiral up through the branches of the surrounding trees. Moonbeams streak down through the tops of the giant trees illuminating a gurgling spring that wells up warm water in a circular pond at the center of the clearing. Several small doe lie on the soft, lilting grass enchanted by the merry tunes from a company of fauns playing an assortment of flutes, lyres, and reed pipes. The wondrous scene is even more remarkable by the presence of numerous floating orbs that swirl about the clearing seemingly of their own accord.
  
  > examine the orchids
  Beautiful white orchids abound in this little clearing. Their petals, large and full, glow brilliantly white in the silvery moonbeams.
  
  > examine the fairies
  The tiny flower fairies seem to be thoroughly enjoying themselves as they dance and play about the flower petals. Some laugh and cheer as they chase each other about the clearing. As they twirl their colored wands, beautiful pastel light trails shoot through the air and illuminate the area in brief pools of light wherever they land. You notice one of the fairies with a yellow wand stand poised on the tip of a flower petal carefully holding her wand outstretched. One of the yellow baubles swirls through the air close by her and then gently lands on the tip of her wand. She waves her wand in a giant arc then impishly flicks her wand at one of the fairies hovering above the spring. The bauble soars gloriously through the air leaving yellow streaks of light behind before splashing into the spring completely drenching her unsuspecting friend.
  
  > greet fairies
  The fairies smiles back at you.
  
  > ask the fairies about the imp
  One of the fairies flies close by and crosses his arms, "That snow imp has played one too many a trick. An errant snowball buried dear Dereshel dashedly quick!" After shaking his head in dismay, he flies back with the others.