Tuesday 7th June

L.O. I am learning to vary my sentences starters.

Characters:Papkun(the boy),Pary(the girl) and Peso(the baby).

Home:Sapburrow

Country:Treeblood

Chapter 1-The Leaving

Finally, they were ready to leave.

At noon when everyone was having lunch at the grand warren lunchen a great ***

had been sent by Ore the messenger of Sapburrow. The scroll attached to the bird’s leg

had been a warning that the Gorm were planning to attack.No one was safe.Many,many

winters ago Sapburrow’s defence was applied by hammering chunks of pure amber into the walls of the warren but over the times it become fragile and cracked, way too dry to act as a fortress. For the ambush of rusty,metal giants would easily impale the burrow with their jagged metal spikes.

Papkun,Pary and Peso ,who are the children of chief Lopear, would venture to

Pine Warren.First they would have to go Bonesnap Warren to buy each of them a permrost

fruit from Coldheart mountain to pass the Sunray Desert then trudge through the Marshlands not disturbing the humongous lizard guarding it’s territory,finally you will reach Pine Warren where River Dace will be blocking the path of the Gorm.

Even the fearsome Gorm wouldn’t touch water because if they do they would sink to the bottom and rust,not at all able to move.When the Gorm are underwater and rusted their evil plague won’t spread.In the Marshlands every step they take they will rust more and more until they can’t move.Their mother gave them an old map showing the whole of the kingdom and told them to run.

The little rabbits set off on their quest to Pine Warren. As they were following the map to Bonesnap Warren in Gorseroot a splotch of ink appeared on the piece of paper and shaped into a wolf.“Thats strange.” said Pary. Peso started crying. As Pary was trying to calm Peso Papkun heard a menacing growl. ”Hello?” questioned Papkun. Suddenly, a wolf lunged out of the bushes. ”Run!” shouted Papkun.They ran and ran until they found a gorse bush to hide in,the wolf nashed at the bush but eventually it stopped because of all the spikes protruding out of its fur. Then they realised they were officially in Gorseroot.

It was getting dark and they needed shelter,it was way too late to navigate around all the gorse to the enormous market so they would have to make shelter.Afraid of what terrible creatures may be lurking out there they started straight away.Pary sat Peso down in a little hole she dug and told him to stay there.”Sooop…..” Peso whined.

”Not now!” Pary stated frustrated from scooping out the dirt just to see more dug up by Papkun. Finally, when they had finished the tiny, little burrow Pary collected some twigs and leaves to camouflage. She scooped up Peso ignoring his squeals of protest then crawled into their miniature warren and tried to fall asleep wondering what tomorrow will be like.They couldn’t sleep a wink,the hunger stalked them,they needed food and only managed to take a couple of slices of cornbread and a swede.Papkun knew what he had to do.He didn’t want to

waste their rations,no matter how hungry he was he was going to go foraging.

”I’m going out.”said Papkun.”But what about wolves,weasels…or even bears?”Pary begged.

“Oh please don’t go.”

“Don’t worry it’ll be fine.”explained Papkun.”Besides,this map tells us if there’s any danger.”

The map had no creature on it (except for the decorations).”See.”said Papkun.”Oh fine….you can go.”Pary signed.The little rabbit leapt out of the miniature warren and was on his way to look for food.When Papkun returned he had scavenged two truffles and thirteen blackberries.The all had some of the mushrooms and nibbled a slice of cornbread.Papkun,Pary and Peso all bundled up as their eyes slowly closed and finally fell asleep.

Papkun’s mind was a cyclone of nightmares.The booming clank of the jagged,metal Gorm,images of his poor mother being enslaved working day and night,wolves circling them

each one of them wondering who the pack will strike first. He woke up in a cold sweat, paralized by the images he saw.Would they ever reach Pine Warren? Would they even reach Bonesnap Warren? Doubt had taken over his mind.How could they survive the mighty Gorm? ”Papkun.”

Would they even survive the night?

“Papkun!”yelled Pary.

”Huh?”

“You alright?”questioned Pary.”Yeah I’m fine,just a nightmare.”