Murwood Story

This story was probably the best project we had in creative writing. Our class each got an elementary student and we got to write a story for them. It was a big change from the normal writing we had been doing but it was still really fun, especially getting to give them to the kids. If I could change anything I would probably add some more description.

Eliza and the Prince Panda

Once upon a time, a young girl named Eliza lived on the tropical shores of Hawaii. She lived in a big brown two-story house with her mother, father, brother, and sister. On most days you could find Eliza riding her bike with her friends or hanging out with her family on the beach.

One day, while Eliza was riding her bike down the street, she saw a strange hole in the middle of the road. She got off her bike to investigate.

“This is a strange hole,” said Eliza, looking down at the darkness. “I wonder what could be down there?”

She got down on her hands and knees to investigate. Eliza inched forward, but suddenly her hand slipped and she found herself falling down the deep dark hole.

Eliza wasn't sure how long she had been falling before she landed with a thud on her back.

“Ouch,” she muttered, while picking herself up. Looking around her, Eliza realized she didn’t know where she was.

There were large, fluffy trees that looked like cotton candy and blue, thorny bushes with fruit growing on them. It was a hot day with a little breeze blowing through the trees.

She saw a trail and began to follow it, hoping to find someone or something.

It wasn’t long before she came across a large, furry black and white animal. It seemed like it was crying!

“Hello?” she called out. It turned around, showing it was a panda bear.

“Hello?” it answered, with a sob. “Could you help me please?”

A talking panda! thought Eliza.

“Uh, yes. Maybe I could. What is wrong?”

“You see, I’m the prince of the forest but I seem to have lost my way while my guides were protecting me! I need to get home very quickly or else my mother and father will be so worried.”

Eliza didn’t see anything wrong with helping the poor bear. “Yes, I’ll help you but only if you or you guides can help me out of here. I fell down a hole and ended up here!”

“Of course we can help you find your way home,” agreed the Prince.

Eliza showed the Prince how to retrace his steps and soon it seemed like they were on the right path once again. While they walked, Eliza told him about her life at home and her family and the beach she lived on. The Prince in return told her about his.

“I’ve lived in the palace for as long as I can remember,” the Prince said. “My parents are very well loved in the kingdom and try to help as many of our people as possible. I rarely get to leave the safety of those walls but I still have a good life. My advisors are mostly my friends, I don’t have many my age. But my people and I play and eat and sleep just like you.”

“Well, you can always consider me your friend,” Eliza said with a smile.

After an hour of walking, they reached the palace.

“Thank you so much for helping me find my way home!”  cried the Prince.

“No problem. Now I just need to find my own way home.”

“Yes, I think we have a portal in the palace to the world you talk about.”

This made Eliza very happy and she said her goodbyes to the Prince as two guides led her into the palace and to a portal in the wall.

She stepped through and almost instantly felt herself arrive back in her own world. She was next to her bike again and on her street again. Eliza thought to herself that she probably shouldn’t share the adventure she just had with anyone and even if she did they probably wouldn’t believe her.

She walked her bike home and had dinner with her family. And though she never told anyone, she would never forget the day she met the Prince Panda.