Youngsters’ Forum

The Castle

October 11th, 2007

Can you guess who lives in this castle?

It was a cold, dark winter’s night. Every so often, the sky was lit by forks of lightning which made the old castle on the hill stand out against the dark.

The castle was very old. The walls were three metres thick and made of granite. They were thirty metres high. The only way in was through the huge wooden door with iron bars running down it.

The door led to the castle’s great hall. The floor was covered with wooden planks which looked as though they had come from a ship. Some of the planks looked as though they had African names carved into them. They looked like African signs and symbols.

On the walls were African masks with thousands of different colours and symbols on them. There were also African shields and spears. There was a space where a spear had been removed. In the corner was a display cabinet. The glass had been broken and items removed. The signs in the cabinet showed that it had contained a whip, a rope and manacles

The ceiling was painted with a large map of Africa showing sailing routes between Africa, Britain and America.

In the opposite side of the great hall from the display cabinet was a raised stage with a curtain drawn across it. The missing spear was lying at the foot of the stage. Its point was bright red – with blood. There was something lying against the curtain, tied with the manacles and the rope….

By Paul.

St Peter’s R.C. Primary School

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