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Saving The Princess
Sacred Heart of Mary Catholic Primary School, Ye, Steven - 12
Ken was a poor 19- year- old man who lived in a big city. He was thin and tall with blue eyes.
He was brave and outgoing. Although he was good-looking, he did not have any money. He
never had enough food to eat.
One day, Ken met a wizard under a tree. The wizard sold a magic book to him for $10.
After that, the wizard disappeared. Ken opened the magic book and got sucked into the book,
passing through to a forest.
Ken wanted to get away from the forest, but the forest was so big, he couldn’t get out; he
was lost. After four days, he was very hungry and thirsty. Then he saw a village. He saw an ugly
man running towards him. Ken pleaded, ‘Please give me some food, if you don’t give me any, I
will die.’ The ugly man said, ‘I can give you food, but you have to help me to do some things.’
Ken agreed. Then Ken stayed at the ugly man’s home.
After one day, Ken felt great, the ugly man said, ‘I want you to help me save the princess and
bring her to me. She’s locked in a big castle and there is a wicked wizard. I have some food and
water, I think you can eat for 6-7 days.”
Ken dressed in his clothes and went out to the village. Ken could see the castle, but it was
too far away. After five days, Ken went to a river. He saw some crocodiles there. He was lucky, he
was able to swim across the river and no crocodiles ate him.
Ken arrived at the big castle. He got inside the castle and saw the princess in a cage. The
princess said, ‘Help me! Quick! The wizard is coming here now!’ When Ken was opening the
cage door, the wizard used magic to turn Ken into a bird.
The princess kissed the bird and he became Ken again. They passed through to the forest.
The magic book disappeared, and Ken and the princess enjoyed a new life together.