A princess Tale

It was the middle of winter. The cold bitter air was so thick that is feels as if it cut my skin. It had been three months since the land was attacked by Biters. The land beyond our castle was dangerous, but my stepmother always sent me out on patrol. I became quite skilled with my bow and arrow from my missions.

Well, enough about that. I am going to tell you about how my life and the future of the country changed.

I will begin by saying that my stepmother has never liked me. Ever since she came into our lives, she treated me like a thorn in her side. She did anything she could to keep me away from her.

I always thought there was something sinister about her but nobody believed me when I said she was evil.

Anyway, after a long mission, I returned to the castle. Can you guess what happened? The guards at the castle gate refused to let me in! They told me the queen banished me from the castle. I was to never return.

It was cold, and getting dark. If you don’t know much about those Biters, they sure get riled up at night! I knew I had to find shelter right away. I ran through the woods so fast that I tripped and got banged up pretty good.

Finally, I stumbled upon an old run-down house. I didn’t bother to check and see if it was occupied. I was tired, hungry, and injured. I ran in and slammed the door shut. While I was trying to catch my breath, I heard an all too familiar sound. It was the sound of Biters eating. It kind of sounds like pigs eating slop out of a trough.

When I jumped up to grab my bow and arrow, one of them gasped in fright! All of the missions I went on, not a single one of these things appeared scared. I was shocked.

One of them looked at me and spoke, “*smack* *chomp* *smomf* Please d d d don’t kill us. We are of no harm to you.”

I asked them how they were able to speak.

One of the small men told me that while they were foraging for food, they saw the queen using the stone in her necklace to turn some peddlers into Biters. She noticed them spying on her and placed a curse on them. They looked like biters, and craved flesh but they were fully aware of everything.

I knew the queen was up to something but why this? Why would she turn innocent people into such horrible creatures? I had to get to the bottom of things and help save everyone.

The little men let me stay with them, as long as I helped hunt animals for them to eat. In the meantime, I was trying to find a way to lure the queen away from the castle

An idea hit me! My friend, the Huntsman could help. I knew he patrolled near the small men’s house and he would be nearby. So, I set out to find him.

It took me a few hours but the smell of fire led me to the Huntsman. He is a brawny fellow, long black hair, and eyes that pierce through your soul!

When I approached him, he told me he was surprised to see me alive. I told him about the small biters and what they saw. He didn’t seem shocked at all. He had a feeling the queen was up to no good. We devised a plan.

He told the queen that he found me but I had turned into a biter. He said that he had me tied up and that he was sure she would be happy to get rid of me herself.

The plan worked! The Huntsman led her to me. She thought I was unable to move but my ropes were loosely tied. When she took out her sword to strike, the Huntsman grabbed her! I reached my hand out and took her necklace and destroyed it.

A huge purple cloud emitted from the stone. The cloud smelled like decaying flesh, it was awful. It spread across the land and turned the Biters back to humans.

The queen was enraged! She wanted to rule all of the land but get rid of the peasants first. I won’t tell you what the Huntsman did to her because it’s too gory. Let’s just say that she will no longer be a problem.

Author's note: I was inspired to write this story from Snow White and being a fan of zombies. I have been wanting to write a story about zombies all semester. I am a huge fan of zombies and really wanted to write a gory tale but decided to do that for fun some other time. I did not use too much of the original story of Snow White. The original story is about an evil stepmother who is jealous of her stepdaughter's beauty. She sends a huntsman to kill the girl but he lets her live. She meets seven dwarves and lives with them. The queen tries her best to kill her but does not succeed. She does trick Snow White with a poisoned apple but as she is being carried away by the prince and his guards, the apple pops out of her mouth. The Snow White is revived and marries the prince. In my story, the queen turns people into zombies and sends her stepdaughter out to live on her own. She stumbles upon a house with little men who have been turned into zombies but are aware. This is the first time I have written a story in first person. So, I was nervous going into it but I think it turned out okay.

Bibliography: Snow White by Walter Crane. Story, Snow White

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