Chrysalis — The Dawn of Mooland Tales

UPDATED: 2024-11-21 665 WORDS

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Moologue — Where Are We? ¶

"Moo!" Best of the day and night to you. By the looks of it, we're all set for a journey into a fantastic reality. Destination: Inner Cookie Universe. In the peculiar sphere of the Inner Cookie Universe, spinning in a dimension far far away — but also very near and dear, depending on how your heart is spinning — everything is full of depth and meaning, and the essences of life flow free and vibrant in all directions.

We're zooming into our favorite planet in this whole wide universe — Mooland, a planet of many contrasting realms, and at least as many fascinating tribes of creatures. It's a charming land of natural beauty and a field of endless tales and adventures. Mooland is mostly covered in lush and fertile pastures, glowing peacefully in the vast vastness of space as a greenish orb of marvel and delight.

Our story begins with the meeting of two friends, Dizzy Izzy the highland cow and her best friend, Manny the praying mantis. Izzy and Manny have been inseparable since the earliest of their days. While Manny's family is originally from the mountain realm of the Peaklands, they've settled at the dreamy Highlands realm since before Manny was born. Izzy and her family are native Highlanders.

Dizzy Izzy is something of a day-dreamer, often a bit too frolicky for her own good, but always has her heart in the right place. It is a heart overflowing with essence, they say, that marks a true Moolandian cow. Izzy's full name is Izabella which, according to her darling grandmother, means "inner beauty". And true enough, she's never been one to cover the quirky dark spots of hide on her creamy and fuzzy face. Holding on to inner beauty with a sincere and spontaneous spirit has always seemed more important in her world.

Manny always seems to know what's going on. She has a certain uncanny orientation to the world about her. Every once in a while, she's struck with strange and fantastic visions that become the spark and wonder of many conversations. Manny's full name is Mandalika, a name given to her parents before her birth by an elderly Mantisian sage from remote Peaklands. It means "circle of thousand colors", or so the good sage explained, and her insights would one day guide the realms of Mooland toward their fullness. She's certainly a trip to spend time with!

Without further ado, let's dive into Mooland and share the space and time with our friends. Something extraordinary is brewing today...