WOOD CRAFTING 101

WOOD CRAFTING 101

The forest floor was damp. Trees were in a dark shade of green. Frogs began to croak. And amidst all of those, a single castle stood proud.

                “Oro-sensei, we heard you summon us. Is there anything we could do for you?” Shiri, the oldest, asked with deference as two of her colleagues stood before her. She bowed in front of her sensei to show her everlasting respect for the wise.

                “I have summoned thee, Shiri-san, Aymi-san and Rizi-san, for the elders had sent me a message.”

                “Excuse me, sensei, but what would that message be?” the second eldest asked politely—making sure that she hadn’t insulted Oro-sensei for it wasn’t her intension. It was Aymi.

                “You are excused, Aymi-san. As you asked, I shall tell you about the message from above,” he started to clear his voice as he calls out his trusted shikigami.

                “You have summoned me, Oro-sama,” a shikigami in monkey form appeared in front of the eldest with a poof. His master threw him a knowing look and with another poof, he shifted himself into a fine lad. A typical teenage boy.

                “Ryuu, get the crimson red envelope on my table,” he told his shikigami with authority.

                “Hai, Oro-sama,” the boy bowed and disappeared.

                The girls, except the eldest, were left stunned by what they saw. It surely was the first time they saw such a creature.

                “Here it is, Oro-sama.”

               The two young ones yelped in surprised. The odd creature eyed them and gave a bored look.

                “You may go,” sensei shooed him away. He bowed and before he left, he gave the younger ones another glare and snatched his eyes away as he left and again, with a poof.

                Aymi and Rizi both sighed in relief as the remnants of the poof smoke dispersed themselves.

                Oro-sensei gave a little chuckle. “Sorry about Ryuu. He’s a little... antisocial.”

                The girls just nodded in response.

                “So...” sensei’s voice trailed off.

                Their heads all snapped to his direction.

                “Would you like to read the message?”

                They all gave him an approving look.

                The message read:

War, chaos await

Thy kingdoms chosen by fate

Art of wood on date

                “Lol wut,” Rizi tried to talk for the first time in a swaggy manner. Her two older colleagues rolled their eyes at her. Internet freak, they all thought in unison.

               

                Oro-sensei faked a cough, “So...”

                The three girls smiled at him and gave him pairs of thumbs up’s, “Count us in.”

                And thus, that was the beginning of the legendary wood craft wizards.

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this short intro was made by Boboyo-san 
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A FRIENDLY NOTE BY BOBOYO-SAN TO ALL WOOD CRAFTING 101's READERS:

Hi there, bloggers! I would like to note some words that were used in the previous intro.

1) sensei- it is the Japanese word for "teacher". It could also be used as "master".

2) san- an honorific title people in Japan use. It is used to address a person (male or female) with respect.

3) sama- also "master". Used by slaves, assistants (not the light type) etc.

4) shikigami- creatures people summon. May vary in different kinds of animals. Can change themselves to their human form.

5) hai- means "yes" in Japanese.

Well, I think that's about it. 

xoxo,
Boboyo-san

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THIS IS A PICTURE OF LOQUIAS-SAN SMOOTHING OUT A PIECE OF WOOD WITH A TINY SHEET OF SANDPAPER