The young maiden Leelinau is forbidden from going into the Spirit Wood.
Her heart pounded like a large drum in her chest, and her throat felt tight and narrow..
Leelinau became frightened.
She heard more whispers, and then voices.
But Leelinau wasn\'t quite sure, so she listened more carefully.
At first, Leelinau thought it sounded like baby robins trying to catch their first breaths, or ferns being tossed back and forth in the wind.
But this time, as she sat there to rest, she heard strange whispers.
Then she sat down amidst a mess of large tree roots that fit like a chair made just for her.
Leelinau was so happy to be in the Spirit Wood once again that she began to dance all around.
The Legend of the Sleeping Bear, the title that began the series, is the official State of Michigan childrens\'s book.
This is the fifth title written by Kathy-jo Wargin and illustrated by Gijsbert van Frankenhuyzen in our Legend series which currently has 400, 000 copies in print.
The Legend explores the resistance many of us harbor of entering adulthood.
But Leelinau so enjoys her time spent there with the Pukwudjinees (the tiny fairies of the forest) that she risks playing with them time and time again.
The young maiden Leelinau is forbidden from going into the Spirit Wood
