The Magic Pebbles of Lunan Beach
Once Upon a time there was a woman. She was called Saoirse and she had everything. Beauty, youth, a loving family and handsome fiancé. There was only one thing she lacked: words. She could think, she could make noises, but she had no words. She couldn't take part in the national conversation on 50 Shades of Scottish Rain. She couldn't share how to win the wind sometimes whispered through the trees and touched her face like a tender lover, and at other times raged like an angry God, destroying everything in its wake. She couldn't tell her baby brother the names of the animals when she was minding him. And, most important of all she couldn't tell her fiancé she that she loved him. So she decided to go on a quest to find words. Firstly, she went to the Isle of Skye. When she was walking on the shore, a Selkie came up to her. ‘Don't fret,’ said the Selkie. ‘Come with me. As a Selkie you don't need words, and we Selkies have a lot of fun with each other....