Secrets of the Forest by Meisa

Secrets of the Forest

By Meisa, age 8

Once upon a time there was a maid who was treated very badly. But every night, when everyone was asleep, she searched the place. One day she found a dusty closet, but it was locked. She remembered a key she had found. She put it in and—clunk!—the closet opened. Inside there was a newspaper that said a person named Famla had been kidnapped. That was the maid’s mother’s name.

The maid quietly ran back to her bed, which was made out of rocks. She cried until she felt a warm pat on her back. It was her mother’s ghost. She turned around, and she could feel her mother there. With her mother’s help, the maid found another closet that she had never seen before because it was camouflaged. She got scared, but she opened it. Inside there was a golden armour for knights. After she found it she started wearing the golden armour and having adventures every night. It was a little big, but she still wore it anyway.

One night she found a cave. Inside, she thought she saw something that looked like bars but she ignored it. Deep in her heart, something was telling her to go inside. She got shivers and silently sneaked deeper into the cave! Inside she saw a weird creature. She got scared but she stood still and waited until the sun came up. When the sun came up her armour shined. She aimed the light at the creature. In the end it was just a family of possums.