The Golden and Magical Key

The best tale starts here:
Hermease was a loved child and got everything he wished for
Everything except his father's golden key!!!

Gold was his favourite colour as it was the colour of wealth
Only Hermease thought that his father would give him the key, but when he didn't, he stole it!!!
Laughing as he entered his room, he held the key in the air and praised himself for what he had done
Deafening his laugh was until it turned into a shriek of pain
Every part of his body stretched till his back was a hump and his legs and arms were ten times their normal size
Nothing could stop this boy from growing, until he finally broke through the rood of his house

Annoyed and angry, was Hermease Urbanthorpe
Neighbours stopped and stared at the monster of a boy
Dangerous is the only word that can describe the monster

More things were changing on Hermease's body
Antlers were replacing his hair and his skin had turned red
Golden wings grew on his humped pack
Incredibly large potoatoes replaced his eyes
Colossal logs stuck out of his arms and legs
All of a sudden he shrank till he was an inch tall
Longing to be normal, he lay on the kitchen table and wept

Kids from all over the world heard about the huge then tiny boy
Everyone laughed at how silly he had been to take the magical key in the first place
Years went by and the boy stayed the same, after all, it was his own fault!

by Sophie Brougham

Year 7,
Woldgate College, Pocklington.

March 2006