Gale's Song

Gale’s Song

This story was kinda spur of the moment done in class. This is pretty much a generic fairy tale that I wrote from my memories of the very few ones that were read to me when I was a little child. Don't expect too much, but don't expect too little.

Once upon a time in a land far, far away, there lived a princess whose beauty could not be matched. This princess was named Gale. She had hair the color of fresh wheat, and eyes the color of a clear summer sky.

Gale was very happy where she lived, in a grand castle on the edge of a forest. Her parents, the king and queen of this land, loved her very much. Anything she wanted they would give her. Her life was great.

Gale would spend most of her time in her room. Her room was at the top of the tower in the center of the castle. She would stay there for most of the day, and she would sing. From the height of her tower, her song could be heard for miles around.

Gale’s songs always brought the people who heard it happiness. She was liked by everyone; for her songs carried a certain special something that made everyone feel better, no matter what it was that bothered them.

However, one day Gale’s voice went away. She could no longer sing. For days, she sat in her tower room, hearing the voices of the townspeople ask, “What happened to Gale’s song?” Everyone became worried for her.

Gale’s parents, saddened by the loss of her beautiful voice, asked everyone they could find if they could get her voice back. A wandering magician cast a magic spell on her, but the spell did nothing. A wandering musician tried to get her to sing by playing on his lute, but the music did nothing. A wandering doctor brewed her a cup of tea made from enchanted leaves, but the tea did nothing.

Growing even more upset and desperate, the king and queen turned finally to a wandering knight. They did not know if he could restore Gale’s voice, but they were willing to let him try.

Gale was sitting alone in her room at the top of the tower. She looked around and saw everything her parents had given her. She had everything she ever asked for, but something was missing. It was the one thing she truly wanted, but didn’t know how to ask for.

It was the love of a courageous man. So when the knight walked in to Gale’s room at the top of the tower, her voice immediately returned. To everyone’s surprise, they started to hear her song once again.

Many of the townsfolk, and the three wanderers included, believed that Gale’s song was even more beautiful than before.

Days later, Gale and the knight were married, and they lived happily ever after.

The End.