Week 12 Story: The Celtic Fairy and the King



There once was a King who had everything that he could want or need but the King felt lonely, The King had travelled many places and had seen many sights. The King could not shake the loneliness that he had felt for so many years. He heard tales of a noble man that lived in a giant castle in the Fairy realm and waited for a handsome man to come and save him.

    The King soon set out to find the man that he seeked. The King traveled with a Celtic Warlock that would help aid him should the King find himself in trouble. The  King came up on a bridge that appeared to be unsteady. The King knew that he needed to cross in order to reach the man in the castle on the other side. the area below the bridge was filled with what looked like lava. The lava in this area however, was black like coal and still appeared to be scalding hot. This kind of lava the King knew all to well. It was the result of a dragon that spewed green fire from its mouth.

The warlock noticing the King's hesitation enchanted the King's sword and his shield so that it would protect the King from the green fires of the dragon. The King saw the shadow of the dragon hovering over the castle on the other side of the bridge. The King began to walk across the bridge walking carefully as to not step on a loose board and fall into the pit below. The Dragon could sense the King coming but waited for the King to get across the bridge before attempting to kill the King. The King weilded his sword and struck the dragon down. The King then ran to the top of the highest tower in the castle and found the good man. The man saw who had rescued him and thanked him. The two men lived happily ever after.


Author's Note:

     To accomplish the task of writing the beginning of this story I had to use both readings from this section. Celtic stories are interesting to read and This inspired me to write a story that dealt with the King O'toole and led me to create a love interest for the King. This story I hoped would add another level of connection for my readers to the character of King O'Toole. I also wanted to use some of the aspects of the Fairy Maiden because I thought it would be interesting to have the King's love interest age differently than him or the goose. I also enjoyed getting to write this story and hope that others will enjoy reading it. I look forward to seeing where this week will take me.

Bibliography:

Connla and the Fairy Maiden by Joseph Jacobs

King O'Toole and His Goose by Joseph Jacobs

Comments

  1. Baylor BoydApril 22, 2019 at 9:34 AM

    Hi Shaun!

    I enjoyed reading your story. It's hard to beat the classic story of the hero on a rescue mission and all the obstacles they conquer along the way. This type of story never gets old. I would have liked, however, a little more of a challenge. The rickety bridge is nothing to bat an eye at but once he got across it seemed like the dragon was defeated to easily. What specific challenges did the green dragon present compared to other types of dragons. And a longer and more descriptive fight scene might be more engaging for the reader. Otherwise, I thought your story was well done!

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  2. Moriah C. April 22, 2019 at 7:54 PM

    Shaun,

    Great job with this story! I enjoyed reading your author's note and getting to know a little more about the original inspiration from it. I love a good hero story as much as the next person. I could really feel how gruesome the dragon was from your wrighting, which I absolutely loved! You retold it in such a fantastic way that includes a lot of your own style, and the reader can really see and appreciate that. Great job!

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  3. Garrett ReynoldsMay 2, 2019 at 1:33 PM

    Shaun,

    Super excited to be back and reading your stories again. Once again, you have never failed to impress me with your stories as your passion is obvious. I love how you have almost creating your own author style that is throughout all of your stories. I am very interested in your writing process and how you create such well narrated stories. I love your descriptive writing and how well you create imagery for the typical reader such as me. Great job and hope you have a great finals.

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  4. Kevin MonrealMay 3, 2019 at 1:48 AM

    Hello Shaun,
    Wow, I really liked the way that you changed the story from the original! Reading through the original story of "Connla and the Fairy Maiden" I felt like it was about suicide and depression. I mean, seeing something that no else sees but yet they can somehow perceive, and eventually going away forever sure sounds bad. But you made yours about the quest for love. You also added a dragon; nowadays you can never go wrong with dragons.

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