I wrote this when I was in Year 5 in primary school!
The Traveller
P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-SIZE: 13pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Book Antiqua'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB"The traveller rapped on the wooden door,?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com
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[/color]/IP class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-SIZE: 13pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Book Antiqua'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB"Gently but firmly, not much more.o
/o
[/color]/IP class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-SIZE: 13pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Book Antiqua'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB"He spoke through, at his dare,o
/o
[/color]/IP class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-SIZE: 13pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Book Antiqua'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB"Asking if anyone was there.o
/o
[/color]/IP class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-SIZE: 13pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Book Antiqua'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB"o
/o
[/color]/IP class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-SIZE: 13pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Book Antiqua'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB"Silence from the horse, amongst the ferns,o
/o
[/color]/IP class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-SIZE: 13pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Book Antiqua'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB"The forest like a jungle, full of turns.o
/o
[/color]/IP class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-SIZE: 13pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Book Antiqua'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB"No one answering from inside the house,o
/o
[/color]/IP class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-SIZE: 13pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Book Antiqua'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB"Not a sound, not the squeak of a mouse.o
/o
[/color]/IP class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-SIZE: 13pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Book Antiqua'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB"o
/o
[/color]/IP class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-SIZE: 13pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Book Antiqua'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB"The moonlight came down like a silver blade,o
/o
[/color]/IP class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-SIZE: 13pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Book Antiqua'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB"Creepy and quiet, but still he stayed.o
/o
[/color]/IP class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-SIZE: 13pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Book Antiqua'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB"The path was glowing like a silver ribbon,o
/o
[/color]/IP class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-SIZE: 13pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Book Antiqua'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB"And yet the house stood quiet and hidden.o
/o
[/color]/IP class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-SIZE: 13pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Book Antiqua'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB"o
/o
[/color]/IP class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-SIZE: 13pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Book Antiqua'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB"He stood perplexed, still, by the door,o
/o
[/color]/IP class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-SIZE: 13pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Book Antiqua'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB"Some birds flew over, this he saw.o
/o
[/color]/IP class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-SIZE: 13pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Book Antiqua'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB"He banged on the door for a second time,o
/o
[/color]/IP class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-SIZE: 13pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Book Antiqua'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB"This time a sound, but just a clock chime.o
/o
[/color]/IP class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-SIZE: 13pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Book Antiqua'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB"o
/o
[/color]/IP class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-SIZE: 13pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Book Antiqua'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB"No head was seen from the window sill,o
/o
[/color]/IP class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-SIZE: 13pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Book Antiqua'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB"He stayed glued to the spot, confused and still.o
/o
[/color]/IP class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-SIZE: 13pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Book Antiqua'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB"The house remained silent, ‘twas a mournful grave,o
/o
[/color]/IP class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-SIZE: 13pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Book Antiqua'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB"Nothing but cobwebs, he had to stay brave.o
/o
[/color]/IP class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-SIZE: 13pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Book Antiqua'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB"o
/o
[/color]/IP class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-SIZE: 13pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Book Antiqua'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB"He imagined ghosts, a chilling feeling,o
/o
[/color]/IP class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-SIZE: 13pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Book Antiqua'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB"They’re underneath the ghastly ceiling.o
/o
[/color]/IP class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-SIZE: 13pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Book Antiqua'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB"Complete silence now, no knock, no bird,o
/o
[/color]/IP class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-SIZE: 13pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Book Antiqua'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB"The traveller said, “Tell them I came and I kept my word.”o
/o
[/color]/IP class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-SIZE: 13pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Book Antiqua'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB"o
/o
[/color]/IP class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-SIZE: 13pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Book Antiqua'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB"With a swish of his cloak,o
/o
[/color]/IP class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-SIZE: 13pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Book Antiqua'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB"He jumped on his horse,o
/o
[/color]/IP class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-SIZE: 13pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Book Antiqua'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB"Sound of metal on stone,o
/o
[/color]/IP class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-SIZE: 13pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Book Antiqua'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB"He galloped off on his own.o
/o
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