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Chapter 1: There is a small, old fishing village with 48 houses on a small island by the sea. Its name is Fienna. The streets are very small, but there is one big street too. There are nice, tiny gardens in front of the houses. 

In summer, there are many plants and flowers. The women are sitting in front of the houses repairing the fishing nets. Some young fishermen are catching fish in their big boats. The others are selling fish on the market. On some days the fishermen make a big fire in the middle of the village.

In this village there are four famous people. One is Finnegas. He is a grumpy, but wise old man with super powers. Then there is Giovannino, a strong tall man. Catherine is a beautiful young woman and Kalisti is a smart tall girl. She likes the sea and all kinds of sports and she loves swimming. She has got a superpower. She can breathe underwater. 

Renée-Sintenis-Schule/Germany

Pena de Francia School/Spain

Chapter 2: The days in Fienna pass peacefully. All is calm and there is no hurry. People walk or go by horse to the different places in the village. There are no cars or ferries. They travel by boat when they want to leave the island. There is only one shop in the big street. In this shop you can buy food, clothes or anything you need. There is also a bakery. The bread is delicious. On Sundays  there is a market where people exchange products. It is very funny.

In  summer children spend their free time on the beach. They like swimming and they are very good swimmers. They help their parents with the fish when they come back from fishing to the port. At that moment there are a lot of seagulls flying above their heads. It is very noisy.

Pena de Francia School / Spain

Tordo primary school

Tourrette-Levens France

 Chapter 3: When Giovannino Perdigiorno gets tired of his adventures, he decides to stay in this beautiful fishing village. There he keeps company with old Finnegas. They fish for salmon every day. Catherine Segurane, the best washerwoman in the village, come to the river to wash clothes. 

    One day, however, as she bends down to the river, she slips and fall in. The water is very fast and carries her towards the great waterfall. Finnegas and Perdigiorno hears her. Giovannino dives straight into the icy waters to save her but he can't and the water carries him away too. They would be surely fallen into the waterfall, but at the last moment, Kalisti, the river fairy, appears from the water and saves them! From that day on, the four of them become inseparable friends!

Christos Liontos/ Primary School of Maritsa, Rhodes/ Greece  

22nd Primary School of Athens Greece 

 Chapter 4:   A quiet afternoon finds the group of four friends by the river, discussing their lives. Finnegas, Giovannino, Catherine, and Kalisti are enjoying the cool air. Suddenly, a strange noise is heard, like a mountain has fallen, and the sunlight over their village begins to flicker. They leave their belongings there and immediately run back to the village to see what has happened.

    When they arrive, the sight they encounter is shocking: all the residents have turned to stone! The baker with the loaf of bread in his hands, the lady with the hat... they are all statues. An evil, powerful spell has been cast upon their village.

Giovannino, though worried, is the first to speak. "I remember!" he says. "Theodon! He's a knight who lives in the Northern Mountains. They say he knows every magical potion that exists! Maybe he knows how to break the spell! We have to find him!"  

Finnegas, taking Kalisti's hand, says: "Perfect! There's no time to waste. We have to leave now! Let's go save our friends! This will be the most perfect adventure!" And so, our four friends, with hearts full of anxiety, yet determination, immediately set off on the long and perilous journey towards the Northern Mountains, with the sole hope of finding the mysterious Theodon.

Thomas Pourlidas, 2nd Primary School of Ialysos, Rhodes, Greece

F.Querini Primary School- Mestre Venice - Italy

Chapter 5:

The four friends head toward the northern mountains. Along the way, they meet an old acquaintance, Pitalugue the card player, who is returning home with his bags of bean seeds and invites them to a game. Suddenly, a knight riding a red-and-blue dragon appears and asks

 them to move aside. Finnegas recognizes him as 

Theodon and begs for help to save their village.

Theodon agrees, explaining that only the magical tree 

Okalibrus -whose seeds can absorb all evil spells- can 

break the curse. Theodon then decides to accompany them on their quest to protect them.

Tordo Primary School  Tourrette-Levens France /Text created in French by the pupils and translated by the teacher

Third Grade, Ronchèse International School, Nice, France 

Chapter 6: On their journey, our five heroes hear a magnificent song. Catherine is mysteriously drawn to the sea. It is the song of the mermaid Ariel Cristal, who comes from a wild island. Catherine is enchanted. She enters the sea and swims out… She is then captured by the other mermaids who cast a net over her, and she finds herself imprisoned in a cage.
Finnegas, Kalisti, Theodon, and Giovannino are worried and set off to find her. They swim to the island. Catherine calls to them, but they are suddenly turned to ice as they emerge from the water.
A dog named Cù, who has the power to sense people in danger, decides to cross over to the island. He is white and grey, large and strong.

 Since he can breathe underwater, he arrives quickly. He breathes fire on the four frozen friends and bites the rope that closes Catherine's cage. Together, they find a boat to secretly escape the island.
Finally safe, they set off again in search of the famous forest. After a long walk, Kalisti suddenly begins to dance all night long.
"We've found the forest, I can feel it!" she says. "Now, let's look for the magic tree!"
All trees are immense and impressive. Birdsong fills the air from all directions. It's a very beautiful forest of oaks, pines, and more. But there are so many trees! How can they find the one that can counteract the evil spell ?

 Chapter 7: After thanking Théodon, the four friends and Cù the dog walk through the forest. Soon, they find a tiny cottage, and in front of it stands Snow White.''Let's ask her to help us find the magical tree !'' says Catherine. Snow White smiles and gives them a map and a compass.''Follow the path to the left, past the mossy rock and the old tree, then go straight to the old well with a dwarf statue on it. Next to it grows the magical Okalibrus tree.

You will recognize it easily! It has colorful leaves and responds by singing when questioned.

Don't worry! My friend Doc the dwarf and my doe will guide you to the start of the path.

Safe travels and good luck, my friends!"

Tordo Primary School  Tourrette-Levens France /Text created in French by the pupils and translated by the teacher

Snow White showing the magic tree with the colourful leaves

Chapter 8: After a long time Catherine, Kallisti, Finnegas and Giovanino find the Okalibrus tree. The tree is very big, it has colorful shiny leaves and the trunk is very bright. 

Suddenly, Hercules appears in front of them. He is the protector of the tree. He is tall and very strong and hold a big wooden club that he made from the tree's trunk.

Hercules  asks : "Why  have you come here?" 

They all explain that a bad curse had fallen on their village and they need  the tree's help to break it. They beg him to help them.

Hercules listens carefully. He understands that the four heroes had worked hard and had come this far with courage.

He says : "Since you want to save your village, I will help you ".

He touches his club to the tree's trunk, and three magic seeds fall from the branches into their hands.

He gives them the seeds and says : " These seeds can break the curse. Take them back to your village." They thank him and holding the seeds carefully, start their journey back home.

22nd Primary school of Athens Greece, Dogrammatzi Anastasia, 5th Grade

Thomas Pourlidas, 2nd Primary School of Ialysos, Rhodes, Greece

Chapter 9: Our protagonists observe the precious seeds received from Hercules: they are small, round, with an almost golden colour... ‘I wonder what seeds they are...’ they think and decide to return to their village to try to save the inhabitants. As they walk towards the village through the forest, they think about how they can use the seeds to free their friends. What power do these seeds have? Giovannino thinks and then says : ‘We can plant them in the ground, surely beautiful plants will grow that will break the spell.’ Finnegas, on the other hand, says : ‘Let's throw them on the ground and after a few seconds the spell will disappear.’ Catherine, however, has an even better idea for harnessing the power of the seeds : ‘Let's throw the seeds at the people turned into stone statues, their power will break the stone and free our friends.’ Everyone agrees with this idea and can't wait to return to the village.

Caterina Fantini - 2A Primary School F.Querini - Mestre- Venezia -Italy   

Chapter 10: As they hurry along the narrow forest path, the seeds seem to glow more brightly with every step, warming their hands and filling them with hope. The trees whisper softly as if urging them on, and the heavy silence that had haunted the forest since the spell is cast begins to lift.

When the village finally comes into view, the friends stop for a moment. Stone figures stand frozen in the square, their faces caught between fear and surprise. Catherine steps forward first, her heart pounding. 

Aisling Caroll Ireland

Valérie TARICCO, 3rd Graders, Ronchèse International School, Nice, FRANCE

Ronchèse school 

4th graders 

Nice France 

c       Chapter 11

Chapter 12: 

Catherine, Kalisti, Finnegas, Giovannino, Theodon and Cû see the village to get back to its colors and joy. While they arrive, summer is back and fishing becomes accessible. 

To celebrate that, in the village, they organise a party with a buffet dinner and music. This is a big meal:

there are wild pigs for Catherine, pizzas for Giovannino, dog-food for Cû and watermelon for Kalisti. Finnegas receives a pot full of gold coins. There are also many sweets.

A firework concludes this wonderful party. Each firework light represents the face of the heroes.

AUDREY JANNIN, 5th graders, Ronchèse school, France

Ronchèse school Nice France 

4th grade   Chapter 12

Chapter 13: Epilogue: The legacy of the Magical seeds

                                     THE END

4th graders - Ronchèse school- Nice - FRANCE

Ronchèse school 4th grader Nice France