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One day I went for a walk with my grandpa 

who is a retired regular soldier. He heard and 

saw a lot in his life. I love listening to his 

didactic stories. I learned a lot through them. 

My grandpa started to say that once upon the 

time, far, far away, in a primeval wild forest, on a 

little hill was a castle. Actually I should say that it 

was a huge and stately castle in which was hidden 

a great treasure. 

There were seven towers, three drawbridges, a 

large courtyard, and maybe a hundred of 

chambers in that castle. And each chamber was 

more beautiful then the previous one. There was a 

ballroom, a library, a playroom, some bedrooms 

and many others rooms. You’ll probably need some 

weeks to visit everything. 

My grandpa was talking so vividly that I wanted to see 

the castle with my own eyes. I wanted to be a true 

knight and hero. I knew that my grandpa wanted me to 

discover that mystery and let him know the ending of 

the story he heard many years ago.

Suddenly, I don’t know how, I was staying in front of 

the castle gate. The castle seemed to be abandoned. It 

was very old, and it was constructed from big stones. Its 

windows and door were nailed up by boards and on the 

main gate it was an inscription ‘Danger! Keep out!’. In 

spite of it I decided to enter.

I was a bit afraid, but what I wouldn’t do for my 

granddad? I felt as if I were in a dungeon. There was 

no light and there was a strong smell of dampness 

inside. Suddenly I saw something   shiny. There were 

some skeletons in suits of armour. They were holding 

axes and spears in their hands. 

In the middle of the great chamber there was a throne 

recolled by grandpa. On the throne was a big key. It 

was so heavy that I hardly could lift it.

I looked around and I saw a door. The key suited the 

door so I opened it. I was speechless with joy – in front 

of me there were tons of gold. 

I was walking and collecting golden coins, but at some 

point I didn’t know where to stuff it. I thought that it’s 

enough and that I can’t take all that gold with, because 

it isn’t mine… And, at this very moment I noticed a 

skeleton which was different from others. 

It was dressed in a golden suit of armour and it 

had got a diamond pick. I touched the tool and 

everything turned into gold. There were golden 

walls, golden furniture, and even golden food, 

which was the worse. I was very hungry and 

thirsty… 

And suddenly I felt my grandfather’s hand on my 

shoulder. 

- Are you ok?’, he asked, 

- Did you hear me?, Bartek!. 

Oh, grandpa, I always listen to you carefully. You 

can’t imagine how much I wanted to be a knight 

and how much I wanted to know the ending of that 

unfinished story. 

But now it wasn’t possible, maybe next time my 

imagination will discover the whole truth about the 

castle.