A Sad Day by Shereen from Counthill School, Oldham
It was a sad day in the Kingdom of Athens. The king has chose a man for his daughter to marry, if not she will die a frightening death.
The daughter runs away with the man she really loves, but he is the King's slave.
The King sends his army after them as he is very, very angry. The army catches the couple and the slave offers his life up for the Princess.
The King decides that the Princess must behead her love herself as a punishment and then tries again to force her to marry the man he has chosen.
She still refuses to marry him and the King orders that the Princess be beheaded herself.
It was a sad day in the Kingdom of Athens.
(Note from Editor: This is such a cracking tale that I have left it pretty much as Shereen typed it in)
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