by
Daphne
anya and Anya live in a cottage near the woods. They are twin sisters. They always play in the woods every summer. They play with their toys when they are not going out of their cottage. They always wear the same clothes, but their interests are a bit different. They both like adventure! They also like to read stories about magic. The story begins here...
One evening at the cottage before they went to bed, the twins decided to explore the woods. They made lots of plans until they came to the plan where each of them agree with. Then they went to bed. When morning came, they ate their breakfast, checked if they brought their lunch and left. They also made a map so they will know if they are lost. When they are at the middle of their journey they saw a castle standing on their way. "This castle has never been here before", hushed Tanya. "You're right!," replied Anya. They went to a soldier standing near the gate of the castle and asked if they can pass through the castle to continue their journey. The soldier didn't move as if it's a statue. "We can't talk to any of them, they are statues." said Anya. "Are you sure?" Tanya asked. "How could we get past them?" Just after Tanya said those words, an ugly gnome appeared right before them. "What are you doing here?!" growled the gnome in a loud voice, "What do you need?" "We just want to get past the castle to continue our journey", said the twins in a trembled voice. "If you want to get past the castle and continue your journey, go south and look for a blue box buried in the center of a desert called Golloda. Use this map so you will not get lost.", said the gnome in a loud creaky voice. "Okay." said the twins. They left heading south. When they reached Golloda, an enormous dragon stood before them and asked what they need from him. The twins told everything and the dragon let them dig for the blue box in the desert. They were lucky that the dragon was friendly. "What is in the blue box anyway?" Anya asked. "I don't know, I never asked that ugly-looking gnome." said Tanya in reply. They dug for hours until they got hungry. "Time for lunch." said Tanya. "You're right and I'm starving." Anya groaned. They ate muffins and juice for lunch. Yummy! They started to dig again and found nothing but sand. "You're turn." said Tanya. "Okay." Anya replied. Anya kept digging and suddenly screamed very loud. "Tanya, Tanya!" she shouted. "The box is here!" "At last!" said Tanya in a big grin. "Let's just bring it to the gnome tomorrow because it's getting dark. We need to go home now." Anya nodded.
The tired twins arrived at their home about 5 o'clock in the afternoon. They again made a map. But this time, the gnome's castle is there. They went to bed hoping that this time they will have a greater adventure. When morning arrived, they went again to the woods carrying the blue box that the gnome wants them to bring to him. When they arrived at the castle, they were shocked that instead of seeing the gnome they saw a queen and a beautiful princess. "Who are you?" cried Tanya, "What are you doing here? This is the gnome's castle. Am I right?" "No" replied the queen, "This is our castle." "What do you mean?" asked the twins. "This castle belongs to us. I turned myself into a gnome." "But why?" asked the twins in a curious tone of voice. "The box contains our gold and if it is buried, every soldier turns into statues and no one can get out of the castle. The castle is under a spell." said the beautiful princess. "Is there something we can do to break the spell?" asked the twins. "Yes, but you'll need to defeat a powerful dragon." replied the princess, "The dragon can only be defeated by a leprechaun." The twins went on and soon found a leprechaun standing on a rock as if it is waiting for something. "Why are you worried?" asked the twins to the leprechaun, "What's your name?" "My name is Louis and I can't get my gold because the rainbow that I'm looking for is hidden by a powerful dragon who lives in an abandoned castle." replied the leprechaun. The twins were surprised upon hearing that the leprechaun owns the gold that they have been looking for. They just decided to help Louis find the rainbow and they might get a reward on helping him. The twins asked the Louis what they need to do to see the rainbow. He told them that they need three magical stones that they can only get from the castle of the royal highness. "But we already have them" said the twins, "Here they are!". "Great!" said Louis in excitement, "Now, we will be able to defeat the dragon!" They prepared their things for their new journey the next day. The journey will be long so they need to make a map in case they might be lost in the journey. The dragon lived in an abandoned castle where the rainbow and the gold was hidden. They left before sunrise and soon came to the castle. Louis got the magical stones from his pouch and got the yellow one. "This will make the dragon loose his wings." said Louis. "What will you do?" asked the twin sisters. "I need to throw this stone into his mouth so he can swallow it and then, the wings will instantly fall off and the two of you must help me!" he said. Louis told them what they need to do. The twins called out for the dragon and suddenly it appeared before them. It is so big that it can occupy 1/4 of the castle! Louis was hiding in a bush close to the castle. He held up the magical stone and threw it with all his might into the dragon's mouth! The dragon swallowed the stone and soon, its wings fell off and the dragon fell to the ground! "Yes!" cried the twins. Then, they went off to a cave just near the castle and discussed what they need to do next. Louis got the dark blue stone and told the twins that it will make the fire in the dragon's mouth turn into the water. After they took a short rest, they went back again to the castle. "Positions!" whispered Louis. The twins went back to their position and kept quiet while Louis was behind them. Tanya called out for the dragon. Soon, the dragon appeared. Louis threw the magical stone into the dragon's mouth again and the dragon began breathing with water instead of fire. The twins laughed and hurried to the cave again to rest. This time Louis really need their help. The twins need to boil water and carry it to the castle so Louis can use his magical powers to pour it to the dragon while the twins throw the stone into it's mouth so the dragon will melt. Anya boiled the water while Louis gave Tanya the magical stone. After the water was boiled, they went strait to their positions. The twins called for the dragon. Right after the dragon showed up Louis poured the boiling water on the dragon while Anya threw the last magical stone. The dragon melted and disappeared right before their eyes. From then, the spell in the castle of the queen was broken and Louis got his gold. The twins got a reward from Louis for being very brave. Both got a gold coin that each of them treasured.
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