EVERYONE
HAS THE RIGHT TO REST AND LEISURE
(HUMAN
RIGHT NR.24)
EVERYONE
HAS THE RIGHT TO PLAY, TO STAY WITH FRIENDS, TO HAVE FREE TIME
( RIGHTS
OF THE CHILD NR.31)
THE
FRIENDSHIP SECRET FORMULA
Once
upon a time in a far far land, there lived people of kind heart and
gentle manner.
Quarrels
and fights have been forgotten, since a long time and they all lived
in harmony supporting each other. It hasn't always been this way:
peace ruled over this sunny land since an old mage gave to the
village, in gift, friendship secret formula to thank people for their
hospitality.
One
day a thick mist spread over the village: all people looked into
their eyes, wondering what was happening. Suddenly a shade appeared
out of the fog: it was a misterious man, dressed in a black robe. He
hadn't been ever in that land and yet he was walking fast and steady.
People
were scared and at the same time curious about the man and his
objective. Soon the man disappeared in the fog, in the direction of
the castle of the old mage, leaving all people behind mumbling and
frightening.
Suddenly
a long scream echoed in the valley and all peasants run to the
castle. The first thing they saw was the guardman, tied to a tree.
Then
they climbed up the tower, where the secret formula was kept but as
soon as they arrived, the only thing they could see was the man in
black, escaping through the window with the formula held in his hand.
As
soon as the formula was stolen, the friendship spell seemed to
vanish.
All
people started arguing about the responsability of the theft, some
even fighting. A brave man, realized what had happened and set out on
his quest to retrieve the magical formula.
After
several days of pursuing, he finally reached the thief. After a quick
fight the brave man knocked out the mysterious one .
He
tied him to an oak and he started questioning him about the formula
and where it was.
The
thief answered that he was no longer in possession of the formula,
because he handed it to the king of the valley. The man revealed to
be a monk and that he stole the formula, moved in compassion for the
fate of king's child.
The
little prince, infact, had no friends at all because everybody was
scared of being his friend. The reason was that the king feared for
his child life and made him guarded by several armed soldiers.
The
monk hoped that with the gift of the formula, the fears of the old
king could disappear, leaving the child free of having friends.
The
brave man went to the king castle: once there he found that all the
citizens of his village had been arrested, because the king was not
able to use the formula.
He
claimed to know how to use it and thus he was received by the king.
Once
there, he spoke with great wisdom: “My fair king, the formula is
nothingh but a talisman! People believed that it was the actual
source of friendship but they are deceived. Friendship needs to be
fed everyday. Not by magic but by love, understanding and affection.”
The
king understood the truth, let the village people go and allowed his
child to be free of meeting new friends.
The
brave man became the king counselor and also his bestfriend.
Fairy tales realized by pupils: AVANZATO SIMONE, BIGLIOLI PIETRO, BONAMINO
ALESSIO, CASADIO MARCO, COSTA ALESSANDRO
Teacher: Rossinelli Manuela
