Ted,
Jack and Sam
The
three boys that Sophie was going to ask for help were called Ted, Jack and Sam.
They were not brothers, just best friends. Sophie had been their best friend
ever since they were children. Even though they were best friends they were
very different from each other.
Ted was the son the village school teacher.
He lived with his father at the village school. Ted was the smartest boy at
school and understood and knew about everything. He spent most of his time
studying and reading books. But Ted wasn’t a brave boy. He had a thing for
safety, which meant he never wanted to do dangerous things or go on adventures;
he never wanted to get into fights either. He preferred studying in the village
school where it was safe.
Jack was the son of the village
carpenter. He lived with his father in a cabin by the forest. Jack loved
helping out with carpenting, but his favourite job was carrying planks of wood
with a cart. Jack was the strongest boy in the village, with very strong
muscles. He was as strong as a cart horse. So it never bothered him to carry
heavy loads. The only thing that bothered him was that he wasn’t exactly smart.
He was always bad at reading and writing. His spelling was always incorrect and
he could hardly read. All he wanted was to become a carpenter like his father.
Sam was the son of the villager
shepherd. He helped his father look after sheep in the fields. Sam was always
ready to strike if any danger came, like wolves, to kill the sheep. Sam was the
bravest boy in the village. He had more courage than anyone else in the
village. Sam was never afraid when he had challenges to do. He would climb
trees without ever being afraid of heights. Always faced dark places like he
was a night creature himself and always stood up to bullies like a brave soldier.
His problem was that he didn’t have very strong muscles. His muscles were quite
weak. Whenever he had to carry something like a bucket full of water or a pile
of sticks, he could hardly lift or carry them at all.
Even though Ted wasn’t brave and Jack
wasn’t smart and Sam wasn’t strong they didn’t care. They were best friends no
matter how different they were. With Ted’s brains, Jack’s muscles and Sam’s
courage they made a great team together. That was why Sophie decided that they
were the perfect group to help her with the quest of finding the white crystal
of Ishma.
Sophie found Ted, Jack and Sam
talking to each other under the village tree. The boys became happy when they
saw Sophie coming towards. They always enjoyed her visits.
“Hi Sophie it’s been a while” said
Ted.
“What brings you here in the village then?”
asked Sam.
“I’ve come here because I need help
from all of you” answered Sophie.
She told them about Princess Julia’s
visit and about what Prince Charles was planning to do with the black crystal
of Ishma.
“That’s crazy!” said Sam.
“Yeah I’ve read about the black
crystal being an evil weapon!” said Ted.
Next Sophie showed them the map of Irasha and
told them that was where she had to go.
“You know this will be a very
difficult task to do Sophie” said Jack.
“I know Jack, but I don’t intend to
let Princess Julia and Prince Edward down,” said Sophie “nor do I intend to let
Prince Charles get away with this evil plan. Will you three help me please?”
Sam agreed to help because he always
wanted an adventure. Jack agreed too, he would go anywhere where ever his
friends went. Of course Ted hesitated about going because he never wanted to go
on adventures. But he saw the desperate look in Sophie’s eyes for help. He
couldn’t bear to let his friend down so he agreed to help. Sophie and the three
boys decided to start planning immediately. This was not going to be an easy
task.
