Nell and the grey stone
At the castle, one thing was wrong. Nell checked. The grey stone? Still there. The gate blew open. Again. Out went the hens, all six of them. Far off, a radio played. Nell wanted that gate shut, and the hens in. First Nell pushed the gate shut. The wind pushed it back open. “Stay,” said Nell, sternly. Small brave, big try.
Next Nell tried some rope. The rope was too short. “Bother,” said Nell. So not the rope, then. Home was that way. Nell looked. Then went on. “Who is it for, Nell?” said a dragon. The rope was stiff. Small brave, big try.
Right then, Nell remembered. Out came the grey stone. Nell wedged it under the gate, snug. The wind blew. The gate stayed. Behind Nell: an old man with a cart. His gate banged too, over the lane. “Mine bangs all night,” said the old man. Nell's knees shook. Nell went over anyway. The grey stone went to the old man, to keep. “Take this,” said Nell. “It holds.” Cold got in at the wrists.
Later, the light came back. A pine smell came and went. In went the hens, one by one. The hens were in. Gate or no gate. Nell's knees did not shake now. Not one bit. At the castle, nothing was wrong now. Small brave. Big day. “I’m here,” said a dragon. “You are still a brave.” Then the room went dark.
The End
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