Ballance

Once upon a time there was an Enviroschool called Ballance. We noticed special powers around our school, like the way our water flows and trickles. Beyond the waterfalls there was treasure being guarded by mermaids and mermen. Rainbow fish glowed in the dark, shining on strings of pearls and crystal. In the sky we saw shining, golden, sparkling stars around the moon. When daylight came, fluffy white clouds stared at us and the sun shone on us. At the top of the nearby mountains you could find warriors guarding the hills, the animals and nature. The windmills spun around watching the people below. In the forest you could talk to the animals, birds, wetas, kiwis and possums. In the centre there was a gigantic tree, covered in vines and ferns. Flax and flowers flourished famously in the fresh air [alliteration]. It was all peaceful until it was shattered by the arrival of Goldilocks…

0 Goldilocks was walking towards this old ragged haunted house. She was really scared plus she had shivers going up and down her spine and her arms and legs. As she walked up slowly she heard rustling in the bushes and rumbling. She was really scared now, her hair was sticking up. She got to the step and she decides to… =Go up to the doorbell and ring it?= =Does she walk straight in without knocking?=

1 Goldilocks didn’t even knock. She just walked straight into the cottage. She found herself in a kitchen where a woman with black soft hair and big red cheeks was throwing beans out of a window. “What’s made you so angry?” Goldilocks asked. “Who are you and what are you doing in my kitchen?” hissed the furious woman. “Sorry, I didn’t know this was your house” answered Goldy. “Do you always barge into people’s houses?” snarled the woman. “Well, I have done it to the Three Bears,” replied Goldilocks, “but what are you doing with those beans?” “Chucking them out the window because my idiotic son, Jack traded our beautiful cow for these ugly disgraceful beans. He reckons they are magic but I think it’s all rubbish.” Goldilocks felt a bit frightened. =Does Goldilocks turn and run out of the cottage and into the forest?= or =Does she stay and be friendly?= 2 Goldilocks rang the doorbell and to her surprise Jack answered the door. Then Miss Goldilocks all hungry and sad asked Jack, “Can I have some food?” Goldilocks begged, “Please, please, can I have some food? I am hungry and a bit lost.” Before long it started to rain pitter, patter. Goldilocks started to get wet. “Oh, no,” said Goldilocks, “My lovely dress is getting wet.” “Maybe you should have brought an umbrella,” said Jack rudely. “I haven’t got one,” cried Goldilocks. “Bad luck!” smirked Jack.

Does Jack invite her in? Does he tell her to leave?

3 Goldilocks ran out into the forest. Half an hour later, she tripped over a root and fell into a hole. Goldilocks spotted a solid gold bottle. “What is this?” she thought, “Could it be a milk bottle ,milkshake bottle, genie bottle or juice bottle? I’ll just try smashing it and see if it cracks” She tried smashing it but it refused to even crack. “I think it’s a genie bottle,” she whispered. She peered inside and she saw a tiny little blue figure. “It is a genie bottle!” =Does she rub it?=

or

**Does she throw it away?**
4 Goldilocks decides to stay and calm Jack’s mother down. She walked into the lounge and saw that his mother was throwing something out of the window. Goldilocks calmed Jack’s mother down and they started talking about what had happened. Goldilocks saw something green outside. She stood up to go and look. The mother followed her. They looked up and saw a great big stalk where his mother had thrown the beans. Jack ran outside faster than he ever had, just to see what had happened to the beans. They stood there wondering what it was and suddenly Jack jumped up and started climbing it. His mother ran after him saying, “What are you doing boy?” His mother brought him back to the house and invited Goldilocks to stay for dinner. After tea Jack and Goldilocks went to bed, after their mum went to bed Jack and Goldilocks snuck outside to… =Do they climb up?= Or Do they pick the beans?

5 Jack invited Goldilocks in. He showed her some magic beans and said “Don’t touch these! They are magic!” “What a load of rubbish!” yelled Goldilocks. “It’s true. A little old man told me.” “Well, what do they do then?” asked Goldilocks. Jack shook his head. “I don’t know. And nobody believes me.” He started to cry. Goldilocks felt sorry for him and said “ Let’s plant them and see.” They planted them, but Jack was still upset and cried over the magic beans. Jack’s tears went underground to the beans. They reached the magic beans and then suddenly, the beans sprouted rapidly. It seemed like they went to another planet. Maybe even to Pluto. Suddenly, Jack and Goldilocks heard a howling outside “Ah, hide! That sounds like a wolf!” they shouted. Then all of a sudden they aw Robin Hood charging at the wolf with his bow and arrow aimed at the running wolf. He fired at the wolf but he missed. Now he had no more arrows. Luckily Robin Hood had his dagger in his pocket. He threw the dagger but missed again. “It looks like a fist fight now,” grinned Robin Hood. They fought and they fought but the wolf was winning. His speed and attack was hard to beat. The wolf then saw Jack and Goldilocks watching, and he charged at them. Jack and Goldilocks dodged him and he went flying into a tree.. Then just as suddenly as he came, the wolf disappeared into the darkness of the forest. Then unexpectedly, he jumped out of the darkness, knocking Robin Hood onto his back. Jack found his courage. “Hey, why don’t you pick on someone your own size?” he yelled. The wolf snarled and glared at Jack with his angry red eyes. He started to creep towards Jack in a hunting crouch. He was ready to pounce. “I need to get out of here ASAP,” thought the unhappy Jack, “or I will be lunch.” Should Jack and Goldilocks escape up the beanstalk? or =Should they stay to help Robin Hood?=

6 “Leave now we do not have any food!” commanded Jack. “Where can I get food?” “At the village. To get to the village you go straight ahead for 20 steps then go left for 50 steps then you go straight along the yellow brick road”. Goldilocks started to walk down the yellow brick road. When she reached the village she found herself in the middle of a holiday parade. At the parade there were drums. There were flutes and there were people playing trumpets. The Three Blind mice were there and the Muffin Man who had muffins to give out. The Three Little Pigs, they where watching from the side of the road with the Little Red Hen and the Big Bad Wolf. =Should she stay in the village?=

or = Should she carry on walking? = 7

The solid gold genie burst out of the bottle with a flash of lightning. Goldilocks got such a fright, she sprinted back to the forest and tried to climb a tree, but she scraped her knee. She was crying out loud, going around and around thinking “What should I do?” “Don’t worry, I’m just a genie,” smiled the genie. “What kind of genie?” asked Goldilocks. “I’m a good genie. Every time I find a bad person I make them float up into the air, then I let them take to the breeze, and when there’s a big gust of wind they will fly away, never to be seen again,” boomed the genie.

“I am usually a good person, but once I stole some porridge,” said Goldilocks in a little voice. “Have you learned your lesson?” asked the genie in his big voice. “Yes, yes. I got chased by some angry bears,” explained Goldilocks. “Good,” smiled the genie, “Then I can grant you three wishes.” Goldilocks just stood there. She closed her eyes, and then she saw all the things she wanted; a new army jeep, a buffet of food and drink, and the way out of the forest. The genie waved his hand and they all appeared. Goldilocks ate and drank all she wanted, then hopped into her new jeep and drove out of the forest. “Mum is going to be very happy when she sees my new jeep,” thought Goldilocks, happily.

Back to the start. 8 Jack and Goldilocks climbed up the beanstalk and eventually got so tired they decided to rest on a cloud. Jack spotted a brown castle in the distance with red shiny blood running down the sides. It had big red and black flags. Thump, Thump, Zap! “What was that?” shouted Goldilocks. Jack ran and Goldilocks followed. When they got closer they saw a big red and brown sign that had black writing that said “No Entry” Jack commanded, “Come on, I’m hungry”. Goldilocks said, “But Jack look at the sign,” But Jack had already run to the door. Goldilocks caught up with him and in two minutes they had pushed the big brown door open. Suddenly two red eyes glowed in the darkness right in front of them. Jack fainted. The beast emerged and picked Jack up. He grabbed Goldilocks and took them into a room and locked the door. Jack woke up. They looked around the room. They saw a table laden with fruit and soft drinks. There were carpets on the floor, but there were big heavy chains over the windows. A sudden gust of wind broke the window.

=Do Goldilocks and Jack escape out the broken window and climb down the beanstalk to safety?= =Do they eat fruit and soft drinks?=

9 =Goldilocks saw a big brown long table with yummy, delicious food all over it. There were lollies, cakes, drinks and fruit. At the left of the table she saw a gigantic chocolate mud cake. Jack said “Don’t eat it all up at once, just have one slice”However Goldilocks did not listen. Instead she ate all of the large cake up.She grew bigger and bigger until she touched the castle roof. Jack turned around and saw her touching the roof and this made Jack start to laugh and laugh.On the table= = = = = =Jack saw a giant silver pin and to help her out and get her back to a normal size Jack decided to burst her by sticking the big pin into her enormous stomach. Goldie popped and the air rushed out and the food splattered onto the floor.Goldilocks was now flying extremely fast around the room. As this happened her much smaller body went through the dingy broken window.Outside there was a strong wind blowing which blew her down the hill, into the woods and back to the cottage.=

=Back to start=

10 She ate candy and muffins and even muffins with candy in the middle. Goldilocks had a drink of coke while she watched the parade. Goldilocks went and talked to the Three Little Pigs for half an hour. The Three Little Pigs thought Goldilocks was a nice person and they invited Goldilocks to stay with them to be their house keeper. This is because they roll in the smelly sticky mud and then they come inside with mud dripping rapidly everywhere. The three little pigs offered Goldilocks $20 per month which meant $120 per year. Goldilocks agreed to be their housekeeper for 2 years. While she was there she had fun. She played with the Three Little Pigs, they played soccer & dodge ball. At night Goldilocks would read bedtime stories. They would play all day and today the Little Red Hen came pecking around the house for some scraps and then she found something spectacular – a big bucket full of worms! One day the cat smelt something in the living room. The cat chased some mice and these turned out to be The 3 Blind Mice. Goldilocks stopped the cat; Goldilocks said to the mice, “Sorry about the cat. I think he is hungry!” Goldilocks stayed in the village with her friends and lived happily ever after.

Go back to the beginning

// 11. // // She followed the yellow brick road for 2 days straight and she was worn out, tired, and sleepy and hungry. The yellow brick road led up a gigantic and extremely steep hill and at the top there was an old, pink and purple castle where no one had lived there for 5 generations. It had ten huge fruit trees growing all around it.



She decided to live in the castle and 5 years later she was rich because she found a big brown and silver box full of money and gold. // // However she was not that happy living by herself. One day a man appeared. He had been lost for at least 5 days and the best part was he was, a prince! He came to the front door of the first house he saw, which was Goldilocks’ mansion. // // He knocked on the big pink door and Goldilocks came to his rescue and let him in. // // When they were walking into the castle the man said “I am hungry” and Goldilocks said “Do you want a slice of delicious choc mud cake with cream on top?” // // In this cake Goldie had added a love potion and Goldilocks and the prince fall in love and they lived happy ever after. // =Back to the start=

12

Goldilocks, Jack and his mother went outside and picked nearly of the beans off the stalk. They brought them inside but were struggling - with the that door with no handle. They eventually got in. Jack was complaining. He was like “Mummy, why don’t you make a bean casserole instead of some silly costume?”. So his mother said “What a good idea!”, She started making bean casserole with a BANG!! there and a CLANG!!!Here. Finally Jack’s mother finished making that really gorgeous- smelling casserole. Goldilocks was told that she had to say a prayer and set the table with Jack’s help. Once they had done all their jobs, they were finally allowed to eat their scrumptious dinner and all Goldilocks could say was “Woooooow, that looks yummy!! What a good end to a stressful day.”

= Go back to start. =

13 Robin Hood and the wolf were fighting and Robin Hood fell over. Robin Hood was staring at Goldilocks so Goldilocks ran fast over to Robin Hood to see if he was ok.

The wolf charged at Jack. Jack ran into the forest Jack was so scared, he was shaking. He climbed up the biggest tree in the forest so the wolf could not get him.

Goldilocks helped Robin Hood up. Robin Hood saw the wolf running after Jack. Then Robin Hood saw his dagger hanging off a branch. He jumped up and grabbed it. He followed the wolf, which was leaping up at the tree trying to get Jack. Robin Hood sneaked up behind the wolf and killed him with the dagger. Then they went back to the cottage for afternoon tea.

=Return to start.=

14.

Goldilocks was thinking “Should I throw it away or should I keep it? Nah! I’ll throw it away.” So Goldilocks went into the centre of the forest and she threw the bottle as far away as she could. Goldilocks was so proud of herself she thought she was a super hero. She was celebrating and she thought that it’s good with no more Mr Genie popping up in her face. So now she could relax and enjoy the rest of her day.

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