Little Decipere Narrative
Alex Cook Creative Writing Fairy Tale 8/19/10 The Tale of Decipere
Along the eastern shore of a distant country, there rested the small town of Cittagatzi. The fishermen brought in the fish. The weavers weaved. The farmers farmed. Children listened to their parents. Everyone in the town did what they were supposed to do except for one little girl. The name of that girl was Little Decipere. Everyone in the town loved her, for she was full of life and energy. Yet whenever Little Decipere was asked a question she would lie. Nothing that anyone had ever told her would make her tell the truth. One day her parents, who love her dearly, decided to have a talk with their daughter. They asked her to come in from play and had her sit with them at …show more content…
My lying will end here so that I might find a suitable husband.” Now that the conversation was over. Little Decipere was allowed to leave, and go play. Obviously, Little Decipere was lying, for she never tells the truth. Her real plan was to gather her belongings, throw them into a bag, then leave town. She could no longer stay and marry some crotchety old man. She refused to stop lying. She immediately left her town, heading north along the shore until she reached a boating town. In the third tavern that she walked into, there was a man recruiting sailors. She headed over to him and asked if she would be able to join. “Ha!..You're just a little girl! Why would we want you on our ship? You would only get in the way.” Little Decipere's face turned red with shame. She walked out of the tavern and went behind the building. As she stood there she cut all her hair short, hoping to look more boyish. Walking back in, she approached the same man. He eyed her and declared “You look a lot like a little girl who just walked in here.” “That's because she was my sister. I am looking for work on a ship. Are you hiring?” The man had her sign some papers and took her to the ship, where she was made to clean the handrails and decks. It wasn't until the sun had disappeared in the west that the Page
Along the eastern shore of a distant country, there rested the small town of Cittagatzi. The fishermen brought in the fish. The weavers weaved. The farmers farmed. Children listened to their parents. Everyone in the town did what they were supposed to do except for one little girl. The name of that girl was Little Decipere. Everyone in the town loved her, for she was full of life and energy. Yet whenever Little Decipere was asked a question she would lie. Nothing that anyone had ever told her would make her tell the truth. One day her parents, who love her dearly, decided to have a talk with their daughter. They asked her to come in from play and had her sit with them at …show more content…
My lying will end here so that I might find a suitable husband.” Now that the conversation was over. Little Decipere was allowed to leave, and go play. Obviously, Little Decipere was lying, for she never tells the truth. Her real plan was to gather her belongings, throw them into a bag, then leave town. She could no longer stay and marry some crotchety old man. She refused to stop lying. She immediately left her town, heading north along the shore until she reached a boating town. In the third tavern that she walked into, there was a man recruiting sailors. She headed over to him and asked if she would be able to join. “Ha!..You're just a little girl! Why would we want you on our ship? You would only get in the way.” Little Decipere's face turned red with shame. She walked out of the tavern and went behind the building. As she stood there she cut all her hair short, hoping to look more boyish. Walking back in, she approached the same man. He eyed her and declared “You look a lot like a little girl who just walked in here.” “That's because she was my sister. I am looking for work on a ship. Are you hiring?” The man had her sign some papers and took her to the ship, where she was made to clean the handrails and decks. It wasn't until the sun had disappeared in the west that the Page