The Fire in the Woods 

Once upon a time there was a young woman and a young man who lived on the boundary of the woods. They loved to hear the birds sing their song, it reminded them of Springtime again. They were walking through the wood, basking in the beauty of their surroundings. They heard someone call, it was Richard, he was on his way to see them. Richard was a nasty character, nobody liked him. He was a drunk, a liar and a thief. Derek and Richard did not get on, Richard tried it on with Sarah, that is he wanted to have an affair with Sarah. Sarah said "If you don't leave me alone, I will tell my Derek". Richard said "If you tell Derek, I will get my own back".

Sarah did tell Derek about Richard, Derek said "I will get him", and Sarah said to Derek "He is not worth it".

The following morning Sarah and Derek went to see Sarah's parents for the weekend. Sarah was hoping the break would give Derek time to calm down. When they returned home they were upset to find that they had been burgled. Derek remembered what Richard had said. Furiously he stormed out of the house in search of Richard. By the time Derek got to Richard's house the Police were there, Sarah had telephoned them to tell them what had happened. Richard had been caught with the stolen goods from Sarah and Derek's house. Richard was arrested and later sent to Prison for two years.

Now he was here again, Richard said "I am back now and will get even with you for sending me to Prison", " Why don't you just grow up and leave us alone" said Derek.

Sarah and Derek went home, they awoke that night to find the woods around their house were on fire. All of sudden the wind came up and fanned the flames to spread to other parts of the wood. The animals and birds were fleeing from the flames for safety. The flames lit up the night sky for miles around. In the distance there is a Watchtower manned by Forest Rangers who look out for fires, and other duties. The Rangers on patrol were called Allison and Peter, it was Allison who first spotted the smoke, and she said "Peter it looks like a big fire and it is coming this way fast". Peter, sounded the alarm, which was a very loud bell, also telephoned HQ to summon help from the other Rangers to help fight the fire. Within minutes, help arrived at the scene, and soon had the fire under control.

The Fire Investigators were called in to find out the cause of the fire and where it started. Within a short space of time they traced it to an area near Sarah and Derek's house, after a search they discovered an empty petrol can. Fingerprints were found on the petrol can and it was later they discovered that they belonged to Richard. When the Police confronted him with their evidence and found traces of petrol on his shoes, Richard confessed to setting fire to the woods. He was convicted and sentenced to seven years imprisonment.

The Prince 

A long time ago, in the fifteenth century there was a Prince who lived in a Castle. One day his Mother said to him "If your father doesn't pay the ransom Alexandra will be drowned. Father can't pay the ransom because he spent the money - on weapons and armour to keep the peace in his Kingdom. His daughter is being held by Richard, the Black Knight, in his Castle in Cornwall in England". The Prince jumped on his horse and rode to her rescue.

On his way he asked some villagers for directions to Cornwall. Two hours later he was getting closer to his destination. As he rode nearer to the Castle he dismounted from his horse and he hid behind a bush and saw the drawbridge being lowered. Out of the Castle rode the Black Knight on his charger. The Prince jumped on his horse and rode towards the Black Knight with his lance at the ready to fight for his sister, the Princess Alexandra.

At last he reached the Castle and the Prince said, "If you do not set my sister free, I will kill you". The Black Knight replied, "I will fight you to the death". To which the brave Prince replied, "Then I challenge you to duel".

The Black Knight came across the drawbridge to meet his opponent. Battle commenced. Black Knight swung his sword at the Prince, the Prince leapt out of reach and swung back at the Black Knight and cut his shoulder. "You will have to do better than that," laughed the Black Knight scornfully. The Prince went for him again and a bloody fight took place.

The Black Knight lay on the ground with the Prince standing over him, his sword at the heart of the Black Knight. "I'll see you in hell," spat the Black Knight. The Prince plunged his sword into the heart of the Black Knight.

The Palace celebrated the return of their brave son and their beautiful daughter.

Victory 

A long time ago in the eighteenth century there was a man called Lord Nelson who met a young girl called Justine. It was two years before they got married, and a message reached Justine to pass on to her husband. The message was that her husband should report to the Admiralty to see the Admiral to find out what was going on.

The Admiral said to Lord Nelson that the French had declared war on England. So the Captains got together and made a plan to attack the French in the year of our Lord 1805. The Battle of Trafalgar started.

All the vessels were called in to battle and it was furious war. There were lots of gunfire and bloodshed. I was a cabin boy at the time. I was very frightened. I went below deck and saw some of the crew lying there with their limbs missing, and then I went to the gun deck and that was when I saw Lord Nelson lying there with his arm missing and one of his eyes missing. That is where he died.

The ship was called the Victory.

Tarp 

A long time ago there lived a man who was so scruffy he did not care about himself or others. One day he said, "I will change myself". He did try to make himself look different. It didn't work for him until he met a lady tramp who lived on a bomb-site. He lived in one part of the house and she lived in the other part of the house. One day they were walking down the alleyway looking for food from dustbins. The same night they went back home to the bombed site where they lived.

The next day they went off to find their fortune. In the afternoon they went to town. While they were there they stopped for a rest and watched a quiz show through a shop window. They rang up the TV Quiz Programme. The operator asked them a general knowledge question. "What is the name of the legendary secret city of the Incas in Peru?". They gave the correct answer which was "Machu Pichu".

The voice on the phone told them they were the lucky bonus winners as they were the first people to call in on their first ever show. She then went on to tell them how much they had won, which was one million pounds! With money they built a refuge for the homeless people, and they all lived happily ever after.