Edition Of TITCHOU

Caught In The Middle Of A Bloody Conflict, Titchou Will Have To Face Courageously As The Fate Of An Entire World Rests On Him.

He Will Have To Make A Difficult Choice On Which His Future And That Of His Universe Will Depend.

Titchou      Excerpt 1

March 23.

The Morning Was Going To Be Frosty. Titchou Wrapped In His Thick Parka Advanced Quickly. Each Stride Repelled The Assault Of The Freezing Spirals Launched By The Wind. Her Little Hands Were Purplish Despite Her The Woolen Gloves That Protected Them. Greeting Gilles, The Baker, Titchou, Exhausted; Through His Long Night Of Work, Did Not Hear Him Offer Him A Tasty Hot Chocolate Bread.

The Bell Tower Struck Six, He Hurried His Steps. He Must Not Have Missed The Call To Join. Sainte-Anne School. Behind Him, Looking For His Sustenance In The Trash, An Old Wolf Hid His Abominable Fleshless Carcass, His Mind Overwhelmed By The Fear Of Frightening The Man Who Might Have Crossed His Path. À Through The Long Deserted Streets, Every Night, He Wandered, Caught Up In By The Sounds Of The Sleeping And Happy City, During Warm And Cozy Hours, Ignoring The Death That Awaited Him.

The Old Wolf, Intrigued, Upon Seeing This Little Being Alone, Slipped Between The Shadows Fleeing The Dawn, He Followed The Child. Titchou, Feeling A Gaze Weighing On Him, Turned Around. We Were Watching Him! He Quickened His Pace, Hiding Behind A Low Wall. He Waited A Brief Moment, Not Detecting Any Movement, He Got Up. The Rolling Of A Few Stones Forced Him To Take Action. Crouching Down Again, Taking Refuge Between Two Containers Which Were Able To Amply Conceal His Skeletal Body. He Carefully Observed His Surroundings, Looking For Anything. Discovering The Source Of Each Noise, He Sat Down, His Eyelids Falling Forcefully On His Eyes Invaded By Fatigue. He Fell Asleep.

The Old Wolf, Invested With A New Mission, Approached, Lying Down Next To Him. His Sides. His Thin Carcass Not Being Able To Warm Him, He Offered His Thick, Fluffy Fur And His Love, Protecting This Little Lost Being From The Devastating Horrors Of A Breaking Dawn. The Animal Dozes Off, Leaving One Ear Hanging Out. They Did Not Know At This Moment, Having Charge Of A Pack, In The Past; For One, In The Future For The Other, That Their Destiny Would Bind Them For Eternity.

Extract 2

Titchou Lowered His Head, Not Daring To Meet His Mother's Gaze. He Hated Her In That Moment. The Desire To Become Rich Seemed To Have Erased The Tender Feelings She Had For Her His Family. He Participated In Did Some Chores And Decided To Retire To His Room. He Slumped On His Soft Duvet, Arms Crossed, Eyes Glued To The Ceiling Like A Bee In A Jar Of Jam. He Got Up Slowly, Pouted, Slowly Pushed The Wardrobe Door.

As He Picked Up The Book, A Strange Glow Pierced Through The Curtains, Illuminating The Key. Hidden Under The Bed. Titchou Lay Down, Took A Deep Breath As If To Give Himself Courage, Opening It With A Sudden Gesture.

— Very Good! Let's Go.

The Pages Turn, Stopping On The Illustration.

— I'm Dreaming! They Are Lifarel And Kalhany. What Are They Doing In This Tale?

He Discovered Antiachorus. A Village Without History That Spanned Time Until The Day A Little Girl Mysteriously Disappeared. The City Gradually Emptied; Little. She Fell Asleep, Abandoning Herself To The Years. These Erase Every House, Every Trace Of Human Life. A Vast Flowery Meadow Then Appeared. A Waterfall Was Born From Heavy Rains And Melting Snow. She Was Rolling Down A Small Hill Forming A Straight Line. At Its Foot A Lake Shimmering With The Glow Of Each Star In The Sky. Trees With Strange And Moving Shapes Shaded The Sunny Days Of The Summers That Followed. A Rich Fauna Composed, Among Others, Of Large White Deer Gave Its Nobility To This Place. The Mysterious Forest That Thickened Over Time. The Wolves, Hunted By Men, Found Refuge In These Peaceful Places. Curious Beings Came To Enliven This Magical Place. Elves Wearing Mushroom-shaped Hats, Working From Dawn Until Midnight. At Night, Kept Watch The Maintenance Of The Meadow. They Were At Both Builders, Lumberjacks, Blacksmiths, Gardeners. They Had Built A Wooden Village At The Foot Of The Largest And Oldest Oak Tree. The Elves Moved Through The Branches Of The Century-old Trees, Twirling In The Air.

Every December 24, The Little People Enchanted By Chose A Human, Providing Him With The Requested Help For A Year, But He Had To Find The Door That Linked Their Two Worlds. This Key Was Given As Gifts By Lifarel, The Musical Fairy.

Titchou, After A Few Seconds, Closed The Book While Exhaling. He Heaved A Sigh Filled With Uncertainty, Doubting All His Faculties.

— It’s A Crazy Story!

He Leaned His Head Back Under The Bed, Turning The Enigmatic Object Over With His Fingertips, Inspecting It With Curiosity. And Mistrust. He Grimaced.

— How To Find A Door In Such A Big City?

He Had To Think. His Thoughts Wandered, Surveying The Unusual Buildings, The Places Appearing Strange To Him. A Squeal Of Tires Pulled Him From His Mysterious Journey. He Jumped When He Heard His Mother Repeat:

— Lord, This Is Impossible!

He Ran Down The Stairs.

— Hurry Up! Take Your Coat And Get In The Car.

— But Mom, What's Going On?

— Shut Up And Do As I Order!

Excerpt 3

The Three Mounts Rose Into The Sky. Titchou's Heart Sank, Because He Abandoned Math For Another Night, Leaving Him In The Cold, Even Though He Was So Close To Him. But Wisdom Ordered Withdrawal And Waiting. The Tears Flowed, Strengthening His Determination To Continue. Overcome This So-called Peaceful And Wonderful World. His Sleep Was Shaken; Nightmares, Strange Dreams, He Saw His Mother And Father. This Craze For The Fantastic Had Led To Math In A Dangerous Adventure, He Measured To Now Bears All The Weight Of His Egoism. He Had Not Accepted This Experience For His Family, But For Himself, Because He Wanted To Escape His Existence As A Spoiled Brat By Life And Who Was Bored. This Should No Longer Happen, He Had To Cut This Link Between The Two Worlds Without Destroying A Single One. He Woke Up In A Sweat. Aonghas Was Sleeping, Brim Was Snoring, The Gaul Opened One Eye, Observing Titchou. He Closed It, He Knew In That Moment That He Had Finally Understood The True Meaning Of His Mission..