Burning Away

Cranmore Integrated Primary School, P6
15th May 2024

Sylvia,  a girl with silver hair and red eyes, liked to help people out.  She lived in a cottage deep in the woods with her best friend Amber who was a three headed fire breathing dragon.  She wanted to live in the biggest castle in the village but she didn’t know how to get it.

“Oh Amber!, I really want the biggest castle in the village but I don’t know how to get it”.  Amber was sleeping so she didn’t hear her.  She was sleeping on a wooden bed.  Sylvia decided to wake Amber up.  She wanted to poke Amber - Poke, Poke, Poke, Poke, Poke, Poke, Poke, Poke!!

Amber woke up with a fright.  She shouted, “WHY ARE YOU POKING ME SO MUCH?!”

“Amber, you need to wake up! Plus that’s a wooden bed, you’re going to set it on fire at some point”. 

They decided to go to the village and asked the man who owned the castle if it was for sale.  

“One Hundred Billion Gold Coins” said the man grinning.

“What? That’s way too expensive!”, Sylvia said, “Have you got any other offers for me?”

“ORRR …” the man paused and glanced at the dragon.  “Or, you could give me her…"