Aahil's Story

This is another student story, this time by Aahil.  We used the well-known poem 'Jabberwocky' by Lewis Carroll as the starting point, then Aahil added characterisation and description to develop his short story... 

The lush green jungle riddled with trees smelt like sap and bear honey. It was filled with velvet moss and when the birds cried they sounded like a choir singing in harmony together. 

A person with the name of James was directed by a rainforest exploration group and was sent to the jungle to explore the mythical creature, the Jabberwocky.

There was a thought that puzzled his mind: how could he find such a creature as the Jabberwocky in such a serene place? Then, he heard animals chanting with a scared tone, “Beware of the Jabberwocky, he's close and he’ll eat you if you get near him !” 

He wandered he could take down such a fierce creature so he turned around and watched the scared animals flee behind him and he knew that he couldn’t let the Jabberwocky get away with murder.

 He ran towards the sound of roaring in the hope of saving anyone who was near but he tripped over a log and landed headfirst at the feet of the Jabberwocky… 

He felt shocked at how large the Jabberwocky was and he remained frozen, lying on the sludgey ground.He saw the man- eating beast in a view that seemed scarier than he actually was ,but he reminded himself of the dead people that were eaten by the Jabberwocky and he curled up in a ball of fear. 

The Jabberwocky grabbed him by the neck and picked him up then opened his mouth; he clenched his fists together in anger and got the courage to punch the wretched beast in the mouth and again in the stomach before grabbing a small log and throwing it into the monster’s face.Then the Jabberwocky groaned silently and died rolling down a hill.