Readers will remember from the previous story, that Snowdrop had a secret little pond some miles away from her village. She found this place when she was little, and became lost far from home. At age eighteen (or so), she shared this place with her dear friend, Snapdragon. As is natural for Snowdrop and Snapdragon, they ended up in some girl sex-play in this beautiful spot. The village elders frown upon this behavior, and it is punishable. The two girls may be in for some discipline for their same sex activities. Read on to find out what appends to our favorite little sprites.
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Chapter Five: A Punishment for Snowdrop and Snapdragon:
Snowdrop and Snapdragon reached the outskirts of their village after their private afternoon at Snow's secret pond. Before they approached the village, they stopped to hover, embrace, and give each other a very sweet little kiss on the lips. All of a sudden, a weird and dark feeling crept over the girls and little shudder suddenly shot threw them both. They proceeded into the clearing and then stopped dead as they saw the entire village somberly assembled to greet them. They let go of each other to take in the strange site. The elders, parents, friends and villagers were all there to greet them. Leaf was hovering off to the side arms folded, and with a hurt look on his smooth-featured blue face.
The girls looked wide-eyed at each other with a questioning look, and then turned back to the assemblage. Snowdrop flitted forward just a little and asked,
"I-Is something wrong? D-Did someone die?"
Snowdrop's father, River, came forward and spoke for the group,
"No Snowdrop, no one died, But a few of us elders were on a foraging trip, and came across a very strange and unsettling sight on a lily pad in a pond some miles from here. Do you young ladies have an explanation?"
The two girls were petrified, as Snowdrop nervously answered,
"S-Snapdragon a-and I were just enjoying a little s-swim after our chores. And, yes, we were at a small pond I discovered when I was about eight years-old. I... I d-don't s-see what the problem is Daddy."
Snapdragon nervously, but was uncharacteristically silently nodded her assent to Snow's explanation. Snowdrop's father then replied,
"You know Snowdrop... and Snapdragon, we are a small clan, and as sprites, we are free-spirited beings, but we do have something of a code. Our very existence depends on our forming relationships that guarantee the continuation of our species. Do your two understand what I mean?"
"N-no... not exactly Daddy." Answered Snowdrop, as a still silent and red-faced Snapdragon again, simply nodded.
"Well, get me be more succinct, daughter. We saw you and your friend Snapdragon (turns to look at Snapdragon's father) on this lily pad today. Our very existence depends on our forming opposite sex relationships, marrying and having children. As you should know, we require you to form a relationship with one of the boys of our village, but not with another female. This is punishable behavior! Snowdrop dear, you have always been a joy to your mother and me, but you and Snapdragon will have to be punished for this." (pause) "Is that a little clearer to you both?"
"Yes sir." Said Snowdrop,
"Y-Yes sir." Added Snapdragon, still standing behind Snowdrop. Both girls cast their eyes down to avoid further eye contact with the group.
Snowdrop knew in her heart that she and Snapdragon did nothing wrong. "After all..." (she thought) "... how can something so natural and free be wrong? I love Snapdragon, but we are not getting married! This is so unfair!"
Snapdragon's parents came forward to take her away, and Snow was not able to commiserate with her. Then she thought about Leaf standing alone at the rear of the group.
"Poor Leaf. (She thought) He looked so sad, and there is no reason for it. I do not know how I feel about him exactly, except that I respect and admire him, and love his touch. (Oh, how I loved his strong hands on me!)"
She also loved Snapdragon. Snap had been there for Snow since they were both four. She was always ready with a binding and gentle kiss for her wounds and a kind word after all of her falls, trips and missteps. Snowdrop had even flown into a tree and knocked herself out when she was ten. Snapdragon was the one who caught her, gentled her to the ground, and treated her bruises.
"I will explain this all to them if I get a chance, so even if I am still punished, they will know." Snowdrop thought to herself.
The next day, Snowdrop was starting to miss seeing Snapdragon. She wanted to talk this over with her, but Snap's parents have her sequestered, and she is only allowed out to perform her chores, and then only in the company of her father, or couple of her brothers. Leaf has not come around to see her, and Blossom's parents were not allowing her to see Snowdrop.
Snowdrop was one lonely girl.
She started to think about the punishment to she was getting later today. She thought back to a girl a couple of years ago, who stole something from the fairies' village (Snow could not remember what it was) and she received ten hard strokes on her bare bottom with the cane. Thinking about that little blue bottom with those horrible red stripes across it made Snow shudder.
"I guess that will be my fate too... maybe worse... and Snapdragon's fate as well." She was thinking.
Snowdrop decided she would talk to her father to try to mitigate the punishment for both her and Snapdragon. She arose from her bed, and flitted into her father's workroom... the place where he kept his dust and potion-making apparatus.
"D-daddy? Can I speak with you?"
"Yes. Come in Snowdrop." He answered.
"Daddy, I just want to explain to you so you will understand my feelings."
"Well, I don't think..." (he started to reply, but Snowdrop interrupted him)
"Daddy, you have to listen to me"
"But Snowdrop I..."
"Please Daddy!" she insisted.
"Okay Snowdrop, I'm listening"
"Daddy, Snapdragon is my friend. She has been there for me all of my life. I love her, but I will marry a boy one day... maybe someone like Leaf."
"But Snowdr..."
"Please Daddy!" "I want to know why it's wrong for me to be with Snapdragon the way I want to..."
River interrupted his daughter,
"I understand what you are saying. I know you... and believe in you Snowdrop honey, but we cannot have you setting precedent for younger girls... or boys, for that matter. Your punishment... and Snapdragon's is out of my hands. Your punishment will be at mid-afternoon today, in the common grove with the cane. I'm sorry, my dear Snowdrop."
Snowdrop had nothing more to say, and just slowly left the room with her head down, resigned to her fate.
It was now mid-afternoon in the grove and the parents of Snowdrop and Snapdragon escorted their daughters in. The grove was already full; everyone in the village was there. The elders, young boys and girls, Snap's and Snow's friends would all see them tied and beaten on their bare bottoms, and would see their most intimate parts completely exposed as this occurred. This was in Snow's mind as she came into the grove, and her face was already starting to redden from the embarrassing punishment to come.
They took Snowdrop and Snapdragon to a central spot in the grove. The girls looked at each other, and as is her way, Snapdragon gave Snowdrop a little smile, the only thing she could do to comfort her friend. Snowdrop gave her a nervous little smile in return. Before the punishment began, all of these younger sprites were the escorted out of the grove by their parents, leaving just Snow's and Snap's peers, over the age of eighteen. A tall strong male sprite adult instructed the girls to remove their panties, and then he attached vines around their wrists and ankles, bending them over a log at waist height. Their ankles were attached to the ground with their legs spread to slightly wider than shoulder length, and wrists tied to a higher branch so snuggly that they were on tip-toes, and bent over forward when the bonds were tightened.