Happily Ever After

The Mysterious Witch

By

Hrishika Basava

May 2007

It was a cold, dark day in the forest where owl sleeps on his big, long branch. Owl was very kind. He had sharp eyesight at night and slept during the day. He had brown fur. Usually the butterflies and fox sneak up to his nest at daytime. One day a strange animal came to look at his nest. Who had sent him there? Suddenly the animal went away. Nighttime came again. Owl woke up. He found some fur. "Who came?" he said. He thought and thought. He thought for so long that daytime ame, he drifted off to sleep again.

One day that strange animal came again this time with a shimmering witch! The witch said, "Make him sleep fpr 100 years!" A spark of light flew in the air and landed right on owl. Night came. Owl still slept. Daytime came. Owl still slept. Night came. This time his sister, the magician, came and almost broke the spell when the witch came! She siad, "Wanna fight?"

The magician said, "Yes."

The witch said, "Make tree branches fall."

The magician made the branches towards the witch. Finally, a rock hit the witch and she died. The magician broke the spell.

"Thank you a lot, sister," said owl. After that, all was well in the forest.