One day, her grandfather became very ill, and it was apparent that he only had a little time left if he wasn’t healed. The woman searched the village for potions and remedies that would aid in her father’s recovery. Sadly, the village was dry. The local alchemist approached the woman knowing of her situation and said she should travel to the next village 30 miles away to find Calendula, a critical ingredient for healing. The woman set off into the woods in hopes she could trade what little money she had in order for the herb that would save her father.
The journey took days and the woman was famished. She could barely stand on her feet when she came across a small house much bigger than any others she was used to in her village. She needed the rest and some food and water so she decided to stop. She found the house eerily quiet from the moment she entered.
She found porridge boiling over the lit fireplace and decided to get herself a bowl. The moment she sat down, a bear entered the room demanded for her to leave threatening to eat her if she didn’t obey orders. The woman froze with fear not sure of what she would do next. Out of the corner of her eye, she noticed a bunny also trembling with fear in the corner. The bunny’s eye were full of relatable sympathy.
The woman took the bunny with her and headed off for the next village. The bunny told stories of the bear, how he was once a youthful, greedy man who was cursed and is now forced to live as a bear forever. The woman was perplexed, wondering how his life came to be. However, her mind was focused on one thing; she needed the Calendula to help her ill father.
When she reached the village, it was abandoned. Not a soul was in site and the place lived in rubble. The woman turned around with tears in her eyes and set back on her journey to her own village knowing that fate would be waiting for her upon her return.
A young girl and a bear in the forest.
Source: Maxpixel
Authors Note:
The original story called The Three Roses was about a mother with three daughters. One of the daughters requested only three roses when the mother came back from her trip to the village. When the mother was getting the roses, she was approached by a basilisk who demanded her daughter in exchange for the roses. I used this story as a lose base of my own. I wanted the main character to be approached by some sort of monster and I wanted there to be some sort of peril. I changed mostly everything about the story however because I wanted to make it completely my own.
Bibliography. "The Three Roses" from Czech Folktales by Josef Baudis. Web Source
Hi Peyton! I just saw your story pop up! The lines are running off the screen, but I think that is just formatting that came from another application like Word or something. I bet if you open the post for editing, highlight the post, and then click the Tx button in the editing bar to remove formatting, that will bring it all back into view. Then you can add any bold or italics or formatting that you want. That Tx button is super-useful when you are bringing in text you typed in another application! :-)
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ReplyDeletePeyton, you did an awesome job. Your story is very creative, and I really like how you completely made it your own. Your story had a good plot, and I enjoyed reading about the character's journey to find a cure for her grandfather. Also, you incorporated great descriptions that made your story interesting to read, and these details helped me to visualize the different parts of the story. Great work!