The Girls Who Don’t Give Up
Cate Aslett
In a dark windy cave far, far away, lived a beast so mighty and bold….
“Happy Birthday!” shouted three young girls to their friend. The girls are: Mia – the dragon girl, she is wild and always wants to play, Holly – the unicorn girl, she is shy and likes to get into nature, Penelope – the phoenix girl, she has a fiery spirit and is very intelligent and finally the birthday girl, Willow – the werewolf girl, she is the hunter and always takes risks.
“Thanks, guys,” said Willow.
“Let’s open your present,” said Mia as they start unwrapping the gift.
“Thanks for the chew toy,” said Willow as she opened a rubber chicken. “I’m going hunting,” she shouted.
“Good luck,” shouted Penelope.
“Hope you catch butterflies,” said Holly. (Holly liked eating butterflies). “They are my favourite.”
“Okay,” said Willow, sprinting out the door with her bow and arrow.
Willow stepped outside and then, suddenly, she noticed a massive, hairy yeti. She crept down in the bushes, climbed up a tree and jumped on it. Splat, boom, roar, she landed on the yeti’s face, tiny compared to him.
Jumping off quickly, Willow ran for her life, her heart pounding as she ran for the hills. “Help!” shouted Willow.
Meanwhile, the girls were sitting and chilling in the early evening sun, when in the distance they saw a giant yeti holding… “Willow!” said Holly. “It’s got Willow!”
“She needs our help,” said Penelope.
“I think I need to talk to the yeti,” said Holly.
“Yes, you have to,” agreed Mia.
Holly gulped. “Okay.”
The girls ran into the night, Mia’s eyes glowing midnight blue, the others glowing red and pink, as they headed towards the yeti’s cave. Looking through the window, they could see Willow was now trapped in a huge cage. Suddenly behind them, “Raarr” shouted the yeti, scooping them all up and adding them to the cage.
Holly gulped. “Ccccaaann, you pppllease let us go?” she said, shaking on the spot.
“No,” said the yeti, booming at her.
“I have a plan,” said Penelope, “When he falls asleep, lets try and make the cage fall over by leaning on one side”.
And when the yeti eventually fell into a deep sleep, the girls did as instructed, being careful not to wake him. Crash! Bang! Boom! The cage toppled and fell. The girls looked around and ran through the door to freedom. Their legs scraping against the forest floor, their hearts beating harder and harder as they made it home to the safety of their cave.
“Hopefully we will never the see the yeti again,” said Holly shaking in fear.
“I’m not so sure about that Holly, he does live quite close to us,” said Willow.
The girls stayed awake all night thinking about the yeti. Would he take revenge? If he did, the next time, they will be ready!