Stribor's Forest (a modern version)
In a small village, not far away from town, surrounded by a magic
forest lived an honest and kind young man named Brad with his old, sick mother.
Every
day, Brad was going to the town to sell some fruits and vegetables and he was
returning to his mother quickly. He was afraid of the town and the unknown.
One
day, while he was selling fruits, he met a young girl named Jennfier whose
beauty charmed him. But she was evil, she was a snake in a girl's body. She
seduced Brad with her beauty and wealth, so he instantly forgot his old mother
and didn't return to the village.
Jennifer
soon led Brad to all vices and he began drinking, stealing and using drugs. His
mother tried to find him and warn him but Jennifer sent her away.
When
she returned to the village, the old mother was desperate and she told her
problems to a poor girl named Angelina, who was in love with her son for years.
Angelina told the mother about the dream. She dreamed of
little Cookies, jumping out of the fire. They told her that the only way to
save Brad is to visit Stribor-an old wizard who lived in that forest. They
lived in a village, so they believed in all kinds of magic and witchcraft.
The
next day they visited Stribor. The mother begged him for help because she loved
her son very much. Stribor told her what to do.
A
few days later, Brad overdosed and ended up in hospital. In his hallucinations
he was often seeing his old mother. Once he had a feeling that she was there,
holding his hand. And she was there, but when he woke up, his mother was gone.
Soon,
his Jennifer visited him and that's when he saw a white box on the hospital
locker. Jennifer opened the box and-a little mouse hopped out! She hissed and
jumped, showing her snake tongue, trying to catch the mouse. At that moment
Brad realised that his mother was right.
He
left Jennifer and returned to the village quickly. Soon, he married Angelina
and they had lots of kids.
From
that day on, he kept begging his mother to forgive him. And of course, that's
what she did.
THE END
Larissa Hasanbegović, 8.b
Stribor's Forest
Stribor's Forest is a magical forest in which bad people
become animals.
Mother and son
lived in that forest. Mother was a snake because she was evil and selfish. She
was hiding it from her son whom she loved and adored.
He married a
good girl. Mother didn't like it because she didn't want to share the son.
She was selfish and jealous.
She wanted to
separate them. She sent the good girl to the tallest mountain to fetch her some
fresh snow, to the frozen lake to fetch her a fish wanting her dead but her
wish didn't come true.
The magical forest was helping the good girl. She knew the
mother's secret and she didn't say a word because she loved her son.
One day tiny creatures Cookies came out of the fire and sent
her to Stribor who would help her.
Mother went to
Stribor. He showed her a village in which she was born and he said:
''If you don't become good I will bring you back to the
village of your childhood.
You will forget and live without your son. If you pass the
test, you will become a human''.
When she came
back the good girl had little baby chickens and the neighbours were there.
Mother wanted to eat them but then she remembered what Stribor said and she
kept the tongue in and the magic was gone, she became an ordinary human. When
the son came, he saw the mother and his wife hugging and they lived happily
ever after. THE END
Allen
Hasanbegovic, grade 6d
