"Laila was the only child of the widowed kind King Fergus who ruled his kingdom wisely. She loved animals, and spent so much time with them that she learned to speak their languages."

"Laila always turned sad when hunters would return from the forests with their kill."

"Her father planned a trip and would be gone for an entire month. Laila would not be watched so closely with King Fergus away from the castle."

"Soon the unicorn was joined by another, and then another, and then another until the entire clearing was filled with a herd of unicorns of every size. Laila spent the day observing, writing and drawing."

"Clutched in her hand was a satchel with 100 golden beads. When the unicorns came into the clearing, she walked up to the unicorn king and showed him the beads. Then she braided one of the beads into his mane."

"Still, his love for little Laila overcame his fears. He lifted her on his back and flew to the castle, over the wall and landed in the courtyard."

"The healers were able to remove the arrow and heal her wound. She had lost a lot of blood, but she would live. Her first words to her father were, “Where is the king of the unicorns?”