Mrs Xerri's class created a story with lots of fairytale characters - dragon, wizard, princess, ogre, knight, king. They also injected flashes of humour. A good story, well told:
There was once a knight who looked brave and tough, but on the inside he was just a big coward who was afraid of everything. The knight lived by a castle, inside the castle was a princess. The princess was very beautiful, every knight wanted to marry her.
“Oh, I love the princess so much,” thought the knight. “ If looks could kill, I'd be dead!”
The princess was so pretty with crystal blue eyes, long blonde hair falling past her shoulders. The problem was that she lived with a very evil king, who was her uncle. She was in his care because her parents had died when she was young and the throne had been passed on to the king. The king wore a black coat with red shimmering jewels on it, along with a gold crown which shone in the sun. Just along from the castle was a swamp and in that swamp, was an ogre. The ogre was warty, green, slimy and very, very, very ugly.
One day the knight decided to ask the king for his niece's hand in marriage. As the brave looking, but cowardly knight on his white horse galloped towards the ancient towering castle, he hoped desperately that the king would say yes to his request for the princesses hand in marriage. The knight came across a bubbling, brown swamp. Next to the swamp he saw the ogre being tormented by three children. The cowardly knight dismounted from his horse, then strode towards the three dirty children. The three ragged children took one look at the towering knight and the children fled away with the look of terror on their faces. “ Thank you, I will never forget your kindness” smiled the ogre. The knight remounted his plain white horse and continued his journey towards the castle. As he arrived, at the huge turret filled castle walls, he was lead straight to the thrown room where he met face to face with the king. “ Your majesty, I wish for your nieces hand in Marriage” asked the knight hopefully. The king narrowed his eyes and then he spoke
“Yes, of course but on one condition. You must slay the ice dragon in the deep dark cave on top of that mountain. explained the king, pointing.
“Kill the nice dragon that is well behaved? That will be easy!” grinned the knight, boastfully.
“No, you fool! The ice dragon that lives in the cave!” screamed the king.
“Oh...” muttered the knight, trembling as he began to realise this was not going to be as easy as he thought.
The knight set off for the cave. On the way, he passed the swamp where the ogre lived. He decided to stop for a while and think.
The knight was in love with the princess, but he was scared of the dragon. He didn't know what to do, so he sat there all confused. He was so cowardly he didn't even have a sword.
The ogre came striding along over to the knight. “What's the problem?” asked the ogre.
“Well I'm actually not very brave, I need help, I've got to fight the Ice Dragon. What shall I do, if I don't then I can't marry the Princess.” explained the knight
“I can help you fight the Ice Dragon” offered the ogre.
Together, they went to the cave of the Ice Dragon. “I will go in first, you stay outside” said the ogre. Then, a terrifying battle began.
The ogre clutched a big spiked club. He held it, then looked at his enemy and started with a left swipe aiming to hit the dragon's side then the dragon swished his tail and sent the ogre flying out of the cave.
The dragon breathed his ice at the ogre but the ogre dodged it .
The ogre came flying out of the dark scary cave, badly wounded, lying helplessly sprawled across the floor, dying. Suddenly he began to transform into a king with a red cloak, blue robes and a crown encrusted with jewels. He was now holding a sword.
“Take my sword, it's magic”, as the king pulled out a big sword that shined in the light, "you can defeat anything with it."
“I was once a mighty king, but an old wrinkly evil wizard turned me into a horrible ogre, and he took over my castle and kingdom. He now lives in my castle with the princess my niece. It's a great sorrow that she never knew me.
The king then explained that the evil wizard didn't want the knight and the princess to marry because they would inherit the throne. This would mean that he would also lose the castle.
“One last thing - the dragon is the key to the wizard's power.” Mumbled the ogre with his last breath. The king then crossed his hands over his heart and fell gently backwards. It was as if things were happening in slow motion. The knight watched helplessly as the king died.
“I won't let the ogre's sacrifice be in vain!” The knight yelled confidently.
He then strode bravely into the dark, gloomy cave clutching the glimmering sword in his hand. A ferocious battle began. Neither the knight or dragon showed any sign of giving up. The dragon was a fearsome fighter and soon the knight began to become tired. The dragon saw the knight was weakened and the beast swiped his huge claw towards the knight's head. The knight ducked and in one motion swung at the dragon's scaly neck with the sword. Suddenly, there was a flash of burning white light followed by the crushing of bone. It was like an explosion and it flung the knight backwards against the wall of the cave. A great gust of wind came and blew away the remains leaving only the dragon's head. The dragon was dead.
The knight wraps the disgustingly horrible dragon head in a brown sack and sets off for the castle. He arrives at the castle, suddenly the king appears in the huge doorway. He invites the knight in.
As they arrive inside the king asks.
“Have you completed the task?”
“Yes” replies the knight and shows the king the dragon's head.
The king shouts “No! Never”
There is a flash of blinding light and the king transforms into the evil wizard. He starts to shrivel up. He starts to lose all his hair.
“You will pay for this!” screeches the wizard. Both of his eyes suddenly pop out and his teeth shatter into tiny pieces. With one last breath the wizard turns to dust. The knight asks the princess to marry him.
“Yes of course I will.” She smiles.
The very next day they were married. And the knight and the princess lived in the castle happily ever after.
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