Balmoral Hall School - Optima Anni Yearbook (Winnipeg, Manitoba Canada)

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THE 0UEEN'S COMMAND There was once a king and a queen who had a beautiful daughter. They said that they would give their daughter to any prince that could remove the mountain that stood in front of their castle. ' Many men tried but none succeeded. After a while a young prince tried, while he was shoveling, a little man in a red coat appeared. At first the prince was fightened, when when the little man told him that he could take the mountain away he listened eagerly. When the little man raised his arm the mountain disappeared, and the prince went to the queen and told him what he had done. The queen could hardly believe this and so she gave him another task, If you can catch the six headed dragon, she said, you can have my daughter. - The prince knew that he could never do a thing like that, but he went into the woods where the dragon lived. On the way he met the little man in the red coat. The prince told him wihat he had to do. The little man cap- tured the dragon and put him in a cage and the prince went and told the queen what he had done. The queen, not being able to keep her daughter any longer, gave h-er to the prince and they had a wedding and lived together for many happy years. . ' LOUISE EDWARDS - Grade IV THE HUNGRY WITCH Once upon a time there was a witch that could find no food. One day she went to the forest. She was looking for something to eat but 'she could find nothing to eat in the forest. She went to the zoo to find a big fat bear but she couldn't find anything to eat in the zoo either. Next she started for home. On her way hometlshe came to a pond. She looked for some fish in the pond but she couldn't find any fi'sh. Soon the witch got home and on her table there was a spider. The witch said, I can't find anything else to eat so I guess I must eat this spider. Now the spider heard what the witch was saying and he didn't want to be eaten up by the witch so he said, UDon't eat me up and tomorrow morning you shall find all .the food you can eat. So the witch didn't eat the spider and the next morning she' found all the food she could eat. , , . . SUSAN LAWLER - Grade II THE Fl UTE'S PROBIEM .Once in a village far, far away a golden flute was made. Everybody liked it and every- body played it as often as they liked. People .played it so much that one night it got all worn out. This flute had a fairy who would come whenever he needed her. He called her and the kind little fairy appeared. Sfhe said to the flute, 'tWhat is the matter?,' The flute answered, I have a problem. I have been played on too much and I am out of tune. I can solve your problem. she said. Close your eyes while I wave my magic wand over you, the fairy said. When the flute' opened his eyes he asked the fairy to play him. It was hard for her to handle, but she managed. The flute heard the sweet music and it was right in tune. The flute thanked his fairy and the fairy disappeared. The flute was never o-ut of tune again. Everybody who played it from that day on, heard the lovely music from the golden flute. D VALERIE SHEDDEN 4 Grade III THE MAGIC SPIDER Once upon a time there lived a witch. One day when the witch was cleaning her kitchen she saw a spider. ' Hello, said the spider. Hello, said the witch, HI didn't know spiders' could talk. HWell, I am a magic spider, said the spider. I'1l help you to clean up the house. And in a flash the witch's house was all cleaned up. All the webs were gone, dirty corners were cleaned, and dishes washed. ' 'tWow, gasped the witch. 'Thank you. So from that day on the witch always had the spider for her helper to clean things up. ELIZABETH CALL - Grade II THE WITCH AND THE SPi'DER One day there was a witch and she met a spider. She told the spider that if he took the princess from her castle she would give him a treasure. So the spider went to the castle and took the princess into the garden. Then a prince killed the spider and the king said that the prince could marry the princess. Then one dav, after they were married the prince set off to kill the witch. When the witch saw him coming she made a dragonto frighten him. But the prince killed the dragon. Then he found the witch and killed her. For many, many years the princess, the prince, and the king lived very happily. DEBBIE METCALFE - Grade II Tlrrnljl Sl'l'l'll

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THE GOLDEN Fl UTE .Once upon a time there was a prince Johnathan. To his friends. he was known as John. He had a flute, but what John did not ignow was that it wasga pure? golden flute. He could play his flute very well and when he did the whole castle rang with music. One day John was talking to his father. He heard someone playing his flute. Away he went to see who was playing this flute. He found his flute on his bed where he had left it that morning. Suddenly he saw a lovely sight. It was a Fairy Queen dressed in a gown of soft- est silk. She picked up the flute and said to John, Did you know that this flute is of pure gold? No,'l said John in a hurry. John ran to his father and said, Father, father, this flute is of pure gold. The Fairy Queen said so. His father said, Where did you get that nonsense about Fairy Queens? Go away and let me work. John went out smiling. He knew he had seen a Fairy Queen and she had said, Your flute is of pure gold? .f .- ,vvwl 5 Q KAREN RICHARDSON Grade IV .v i . -'wr i THE MONKEY AND THE WISHES One upon a time there was a little, little baby monkey. A magic fairy came along and gave him a wish. He wished for a big giant flower. He went to his little house in his ground and there this big giant flower started growing underneath him. In the morning he worke up and he found out he was on a big giant flower. It was right by a rainbow. He slid down the rainbow and he found the magic pot of wishing gold that every rainbow has. He made a wish from it and then he made the wish that the flower would grow back down when he got on it. He went back and got on the flower and it started growing back down. He went back to his mother and then they lived happily ever after. MARY BETH BEENHAM-Grades! , My Carefree I-'fiend I have a handsome mare ' Who canters in the sun,E She is beautiful and fair If p And is always gay and' On gentle summer days H I see her roll in pasture green, She jumps up to go and graze In nearby spots l've never seen. LESLEY DAVID - Grade VI 4 ' . wigw 1 N WINTER FUN lllvmity Sim

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THE MAGIC MUSHROOM Once upon a time there was a mushroom in the Smith's back yard. Now this mushroom was a magic mushroom. It could grow small or large, but only if it were for somebody else. This mushroom was very sad and lonely. He was the only mushroom he knew of that some- one didn't live in. All the other mushrooms had pixies or gnomes to keep them company. The Smiths had a little girl and a little boy. The girl's name was Mary and the boy's name was Bob. One day Bob and Mary went out to a friend's house to play. When they got back in the yard it started to thunder and rain. They ran quickly to the back door but found fit was locked. The mushroom felt sorry for them so he tried to think of something he could do. All of a sud- den he had an idea. He could use his magic to make himself big. So he grew a little bit, then a little more, then a little more. Then he called Mary, Bob, come here, I have shelter for you. Mary and Bob came over to the mushroom and got under it. Mary said, I wish we could do something for this magic mushroom. There is something you can do for me, said the mushroom. You can get me a pixie to live under me. t'Al1 right, said Bob, I'll go out tonight and get one. That night, about midnight, Bob came rushing into the yard. I caught a pixie! he said. The pixie looked at the mushroom and said it would make a very good house. So they all went to live in the mushroom, and they all lived happily ever after. PATRICIA HOWISON - Grade III The Beautiful Bird As I was sailing one fine day, I sailed into a lovely bay. And in the bay I saw a bird, Which had the sweetest song live heard. The lovely bird sat in a tree, And whispered soft ftoo-it too-ee J. He sang until the day was done, I think he had a lot of fun. BARBARA ASHDOWN - Grade IV Tiwenly eight TINY EU- S ADVENTURE Once there was a tiny elf, who wore a green cap, a green top, and a green pair of shoes. Tiny was his name and he lived in fairy land. One day Tiny went near a river bank and slid in on -the slippery mud. He screamed out, Help, help, save me. A little girl heard his squeaking and ran to the river bank. She saw Tiny and picked him up, and took h-im home. She made him a new pair of green shoes and a green top and hat and then set him free. Tiny went home, and his Mother said, Tiny, where have you been? and Tiny said to his Mother, I have :been at a giant's house who made me a new pair of shoes, a new hat, and a new top. She made them all in green, but Mother, I am never going to a giants' house again. And I believe he never did. SIDNEY MACAW - Grade III Princess, My Dog Princess likes to dig up things, She brings home mittens, socks and rings. Princess is so fat and wide, Her back is broad enough to ride. Princess jumps to ring the bell Who is there you cannot tell. Princess gets such muddy feet, She walks in puddles on the street. LAURIE CAMPBELL - Grade III THE IOS T WAND One day a fairy lost her wand. She was very unlhappy. She was afraid to go out with- out it. She might meet a dragon and not be able to change him into a handsome prince. She sat in her little house and cried and cried. Then one d-ay a boy fairy came and said, Why are you crying? She said, Because I have lost my wand. Don't worry, he said, I have a very good wand. He waved it and suddenly she had a new wand in her hand. Now she was happy again. TANIS EVANS - Grade II