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Sahana (New Inspirations)

Children Stories Fantasy Children

Catherine and the Witch

Catherine and the Witch

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Once upon a time there was a charming girl called Catherine.She was on the way to see her grand mother Erena,when she decided to take a short cut through Dallington Forest.

It wasn't long before Catherine got lost. She looked around, but all she could see were trees. Nervously, she felt into her bag for her favourite toy, Miss Piggy, but Miss Piggy was nowhere to be found! Catherine began to panic. She felt sure she had packed Miss Piggy. To make matters worse, she was starting to feel hungry.

Unexpectedly, she saw a Furry kitten dressed in a blue coat disappearing into the trees.

How odd!" thought Catherine.

For the want of anything better to do, she decided to follow the peculiarly dressed kitten. Perhaps it could tell her the way out of the forest.

Eventually, Catherine reached a clearing. In the clearing were two houses, one made from purple broccoli and one made from cakes.

Catherine could feel her tummy rumbling. Looking at the houses did nothing to ease her hunger.

"Hello!" she called. "Is anybody there?"

Nobody replied.

Catherine looked at the roof on the closest house and wondered if it would be rude to eat somebody else's chimney. Obviously it would be impolite to eat a whole house, but perhaps it would be considered acceptable to nibble the odd fixture or lick the odd fitting, in a time of need.

A cackle broke through the air, giving Catherine a fright. A witch jumped into the space in front of the houses. She was carrying a cage. In that cage was Miss Piggy!

"Miss Piggy!" shouted Catherine.

She turned to the witch. "That's my toy!"

The witch just shrugged.

Give Miss Piggy back!" cried Catherine.

"Not on your nelly!" said the witch.

"At least let Miss Piggy out of that cage!"

Before she could reply, the Furry kitten in the blue coat rushed in from a footpath on the other side of the cleaning.

Hello Big Kitten," said the witch.

"Good morning." The kitten noticed Miss Piggy. "Who is this?"

"That's Miss Piggy," explained the witch.

"Ooh! Miss Piggy would look lovely in my house. Give it to me!" demanded the kitten.

The witch shook her head. "Miss Piggy is staying with me."

"Um... Excuse me..." Catherine interrupted. "Miss Piggy lives with me! And not in a cage!"

Big Kitten ignored her. "Is there nothing you'll trade?" he asked the witch.

The witch thought for a moment, then said, "I do like to be entertained. I'll release him to anybody who can eat a whole front door."

Big Kitten looked at the house made from cakes and said, "No problem, I could eat an entire house made from cakes if I wanted to."

"There's no need to show off," said the witch. Just eat one front door and I'll let you have Miss Piggy."

Catherine watched, feeling very worried. She didn't want the witch to give Miss Piggy to Big Kitten. She didn't think Miss Piggy would like living with a Furry kitten, away from her house and all her other toys.

Big Kitten put on his bib and withdraw a knife and fork from his pocket.

"I'll eat this whole house," said Big Kitten. "Just you watch!"

Big Kitten pulled off a corner of the front door of the house made from cakes. He gulped it down smiling, and went back for more.

   And more.

      And more.

Eventually, Big Kitten started to get bigger - just a little bit bigger at first. But after a few more fork-fulls of cakes, he grew to the size of a large snowball - and he was every bit as round.

"Erm... I don't feel too good," said Big Kitten.

Suddenly, he started to roll. He'd grown so round that he could no longer balance!

Help!" he cried, as he rolled off down a slope into the forest.

Big Kitten never finished eating the front door made from cakes and Miss Piggy remained trapped in the witch's cage.

"That's it," said the witch. "I win. I get to keep Miss Piggy."

"Not so fast," said Catherine. "There is still one front door to go. The front door of the house made from Purple Broccoli. And I haven't had a turn yet.

"I don't have to give you a turn!" laughed the witch. "My game. My rules."

A woodcutter's voice carried through the forest. "I think you should give her a chance. It's only fair."

"Fine," said the witch. "But you saw what happened to the kitten. She won't last long."

"I'll be right back," said Catherine.

"What?" said the witch. "Where's your sense of impatience? I thought you wanted Miss Piggy back.

Catherine ignored the witch and gathered a hefty pile of sticks. She came back to the clearing and started a small camp fire. Carefully, she broke off a piece of the door of the house made from purple Broccoli and roasted it over the fire. Once it had cooked and cooled just a little, she took a bite. She quickly devoured the whole piece.

Catherine sat down on a nearby log.

"You fail!" cackled the witch. "You were supposed to eat the whole door."

"I haven't finished," explained Catherine. "I am just waiting for my food to go down."

When Catherine's food had digested, she broke off another piece of the door made from purple broccoli. Once more, she roasted her food over the fire and waited for it to cool just a little. She ate it at a leisurely pace then waited for it to digest.

Eventually, after several sittings, Catherine was down to the final piece of the door madbroccolpurple broccoli. Carefully, she roasted it and allowed it to cool just a little. She finished her final course. Catherine had eaten the entire front door of the house madbroccolpurple broccoli.

The witch stamped her foot angrily. "You must have tricked me!" she said. "I don't reward cheating!"

"I don't think so!" said a voice. It was the woodcutter. He walked back into the clearing, carrying his axe. "This little girl won fair and square. Now hand over Miss Piggy or I will chop your broomstick in half."

The witch looked horrified. She grabbed her broomstick and placed it behind her. Then, huffing, she opened the door of the cage.

Catherine hurried over and grabbed Miss Piggy, checking that her favourite toy was all right. Fortunately, Miss Piggy was unharmed.

Catherine thanked the woodcutter, grabbed a quick souvenir, and hurried on to meet Erena. It was starting to get dark.

When Catherine got to Erena's house, her grand mother threw her arms around her.

"I was so worried!" cried Erena. "You are very late."

As Catherine described her day, she could tell that Erena didn't believe her. So she grabbed a napkin from her pocket.

"What's that?" asked Erena.

Catherine unwrapped a doorknob made from cakes. "Pudding!" she said.

Erena almost fell off her chair.



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