The Story: Caspar & the Wishing Well (working title)
This is a story about a boy called Caspar that has an unhappy home life
and that suffers bullying by his peers that one day suffers an attack
from the bullies when he is pushed and falls into an abandoned
wishing well, the top of which they block afterwards so that no one can hear
Caspar's cries and discover their cruelty. Once inside the well, Caspar discovers
that the well can transport him to other lands and places in the Forever After Lands
but although he can travel to other worlds, he can never actually physically leave
the well or return home. Genre: fable fairytale (age range 6 to 12 years) (written by Zaylee Knowles)
The Boy That Lives in the Well: My Wishful Bones
My bones rattle and shake,
But go nowhere,
Because I live in the bottom of a well,
But no one knows or tells.
Wet, damp, lonesome nights,
Small splashes of coins,
With no rescue in sight.
My bones creak and groan,
But don't go anywhere,
And the only thing that greets me,
Is the well's cold empty stare.
Wet, damp, lonesome nights,
Small splashes of coins,
With no days of sunlight.
My days were once full of wishes,
When I'd toss a coin into this well,
But that was before the day,
That I slipped and fell.
So now there's just wet, damp lonesome nights,
And small splashes of coins,
That sometimes give me a fright.
But my wishes still live inside,
My empty bones,
Even though I'll never ever,
Return to my home.
Wet, damp, lonesome nights,
My wishes and me,
Remain hidden from sight.
My wishes still live with me,
In this empty well,
And when a coin hits my bones,
I remember them well.
Wet, damp, lonesome nights,
But sometimes when I live in my wishes,
The day looks more bright.
So throw a wishful coin in,
For my empty wishful bones,
Because each wish that you make,
Could bring my wishful bones closer to home.
@ Jill Thrussell 2023