Once upon a time there were three little elves who lived deep in the Elvin Forest. They liked to think they were adventurous little elves, always up for a challenge. On this occasion, while Hershey and Lint were folding up their washing, Cadbury told them about a scroll she had found up in their chocolate box attic. (Yes, chocolate box homes in the forest actually do have attics!)
Cadbury: Look, see here, it says their is a haunted house nearby.
Hershey: I wonder if that is the big Manor House up on the hill?
Lindt: Oh don't be so silly, if it was the Manor House, we would have heard about it being haunted before now.
Cadbury: Well let's go to the Manor House and see for ourselves if it's haunted?
Hershey: Oh I'm not sure I want to. I love an adventure, but I don't know whether I would enjoy haunted things.
Lindt: Don't be such a scaredy cat. It will be fun to go on a grand adventure.
Cadbury: Well here we are, but this old house doesn't look very scarey at all. In fact I think it's quite a pretty house.
Lindt: Of course not, houses don't look scarey, they just are. I wonder how we can get inside, that door is very tall and heavy. Besides, we're so short I don't think we could even reach the handle to open it.
Hershey: Mmm I guess you're right. Let's look around the back, there maybe a way to get in there.
Lindt: Come here quick, I found an entrance! We just need to clamber through this ivy and we can get in through the vent.
Sometime later, after making their way through the ivy and squeezing through the tiny vent, they came upon an opening to a tunnel. It was very, very dark and there was quite a narrow pathway. They hesitated, just for a moment, all three were thinking to themselves, "should we really venture down this long, dark tunnel?"
They eventually did, but the tunnel was much longer than they had anticipated and the narrow pathway had turned into a tiny ledge. The ledge was so narrow now, they had to turn sideways and hold onto the wall to progress further.
This itself was scarey, but the fearless trio continued on. Until . . . Lindt suddenly screamed!!
Hershey: What did you do that for, you made me just about jump out of my skin!
Lindt: There's something cold and boney here, it feels yucky. Ooo ah, it's slimey and not very nice at all.
Cadbury: What are you on about, let me see. Oh you are so silly Lindt, it's only an old skeleton.
Hershy and Lindt: An old skeleton? That's it, we're outta here!!
Cadbury: So much for being brave and having a grand adventure!
They never did find out if the Manor House on the hill was haunted, discovering the skeleton was adventourous enough for these three little elves.
Hope you are all having a grand weekend adventure of your own!
