The Tale Of Joggin Wood and Princess Fatbum

Today it's Maya's turn in my bragfest. The following is a story she wrote for school. I think it's fantastic, funny and cute. They had to write a short comedic fantasy story. She is the only one in her class who actually stuck to the word limit and managed to include all the elements of a good short story. Enjoy the read if you're happy to sit all the way through.

note: a possman is a man who is half possum, half man.


A long time ago in a small village close to the sea there lived a young possman boy named Joggin Wood. Now Joggin was no ordinary boy as he had magical hero powers that made him able to climb trees like a possum and save lives. But he had one major weakness; the common potato chip. Every time one of these salty treats touched his skin, his face and body festered into hideous boils and welts that made him look like a monster.

Time went by and Joggin quickly grew into a handsome young possman with many friends. One night he was watching BBC TV and there was a news flash about the Princess of Bamsterdam. She had been kidnapped!!! Joggin knew what he had to do so he quickly jumped up and slipped into his hero suit. He was going to rescue Princess Fatbum. Princess Fatbum was the most beautiful possum in the kingdom and she was also the smartest.

He set out to rescue her on his trusty stallion Jarry. Jarry was the fastest horse in the world and he could also fly. They were galloping through the woods at top speed when suddenly a house appeared. Joggin could hear wailing coming from the house and quickly jumped off his horse to inspect what was going on inside. He opened the door and there was a little old lady in the corner trapped under a tree branch. "Help me Joggin", she screamed, " my legs are trapped under this tree branch". Joggin sped over to the old lady quickly, gnawed through the wood and pulled it away. He looked at his watch and saw that it was time to have dinner so he ran to his horse, jumped on and rode off to find somewhere to set up camp for the night.

After a good night's sleep he started off on his journey to the west. Finally he arrived at his destination and jumped off his horse to inspect the surrounding bushland. He knew she was hidden here but he couldn't figure out where. Suddenly he heard a rustle in the bushes and turned around to see what was making the noise. Suddenly three ninjas jumped out at him and tried to chop his head off with nun chucks but he fought them off by biting them in half. He turned around and there was another one behind him but this time he had something much more powerful than nun chucks. He had potato chips!!! He could feel his skin start to boil and swell up but he knew that he could overcome his weakness. With that he flung his sword in the direction of the potato chip holder and it hit him and chopped him in half. He could now hear the Princess in the trees. He climbed up the tree and grabbed her. Then they rode off into the sunset and lived happily ever after.