Kazanzibar and the party

By Grace

Everyone’s heard of the gruffalo

So I thought id sit down and have a go

at writing a story with humour and laughter

but I can’t promise a happy ever after.

So here we begin a deep, dark wood

where witches and wizards gather as they would.

It was a Friday night and it was time to party.

The mood was fun and rather hearty.

The cocktail bar was filling up

with ghoulish juice and seven up!

The ghouls and ghosts took to the floor while DJ cat waved his paw.

But who was watching them from afar?

It was the evil wizard Kazanzibar

He had a dastardly plan you see

To spoil this joviality.

He would cast a spell and turn to stone

all party goers within the zone

Why would Kazanzibar carry out this deed?

Well this is a story of jealousy and greed!

The Queen of the wood was happy and old

with zillions of friends and trillions of gold.

Kazanzibar wanted a piece of this life

And was prepared to get it at any price.

He was sad and lonely and poor you see

He believed that riches would hold to key

to the happiness that he so craved

Which explains the way that he behaved.

Now off he went to raid the palace

To steal the gold with wicked malice.

I know what you’re thinking – I guess we’re finished

And that naughty wizard will go unpunished?

Well enter ‘Sally’ the disorganised witch

Who had turned up late due to an earlier hitch.

To be greeted with such a strange and still scene

was rather eerie and felt like a dream.

But a pinch of her arm confirmed her worst fear

She was wide awake and this was all a bit queer.

Her friends were all statutes and the forest was quiet

Not at all like the usual Friday night riot!

So Sally decided to investigate more

and to find out the culprit and knock at their door!

She heard someone whistling a tune coming close

And promptly hid behind a frozen ghost.

The wizard was rubbing his hands in glee carrying gold in a cart, going home for his tea

‘’Oh Clever me’’ said Kazanzibar

With this I’ll be happy, I’ll be loved near and far!

My spell is a success and no one will guess

That I stole this treasure with such finesse!

Now Sally had heard every word that he said.

She rolled her eyes and shook her head.

This wizard needs help in taking the hint

that you can still be happy even if you’re skint.

So she did a brave thing and confronted the thief.

And despite the fact that she shook like a leaf

she managed to persuade him to reverse his mean spell

because a good bunch of friends will serve you quite well !

A happy ending won through after all

And everyone danced and had such ball!