Jaxn
It was late in the afternoon as Jaxn trudged down a dusty street searching for food. He stopped as an alley cat trotted across his path with a fish in its mouth. Jaxn's mouth began to water as he tried to creep up on the animal. But just as he was close enough to grab it the cat turned its head and stared him in the eye before running off down the street. Jaxn swore and gave chase. He drew near to the cat and threw himself onto the animal. The cat slashed at his face with it's fore paw leaving his face marked with four long gashes that began to bleed. As he cried out and put his hands to his face the cat raced off down the street. Jaxn sank to his knees and pounded the ground with his fist. In the distance he heard the sound of thunder and overhead rain began to pour from the sky turning the dust in the street into mud. Jaxn crawled into a doorway, drew up his knees, and began to cry.
The next day, Jaxn decided to go into the centre of the city to search for food. As he travelled the buildings around him began to look older and older as he went further and further into the heart of the city. Suddenly he saw a large bin down the side of a house that a servant was emptying the scraps form the morning meal. Jaxn hid himself behind a small fence, and as soon as the servant went back into the house he raced over and began digging out the precious scraps of food. Just then the servant came back out to empty more rubbish into the bins. He picked Jaxn up by the scruff of his neck
"What do you think you're doing you little urchin?"
Jaxn struggled in the mans grip but couldn't get free.
"Jus' want'd summit to eat sir. I ain't eaten in 3 days. Jus' want'd some food."
The man scowled at him. Then lowered him to the floor. His eyes softened as he took in the scarred face, torn rags and thin body.
"Wait here."
Jaxn sat against the wall of the house and waited for the man to return. A few minutes later the man came back with a tray of food. Jaxn's jaw dropped in amazement. He'd never seen such food. There was a steaming loaf of bread fresh from the oven, a leg of chicken from the cold house and a glass of milk. The man handed the tray to Jaxn and watched as he wolfed the food down.
"Hey, "he said taking the loaf away from him. "Don't eat so fast, you'll make yourself sick." Jaxn nodded and continued to eat. In five minutes the food had vanished. The man smiled. He looked at Jaxn and asked,
"Would you like some clothes?"
Jaxn looked at him confused.
"I 'av clothes. "
"If that's what you want to call them. Wait here lad."
The servant vanished into the house once again. Jaxn sighed and leant against the wall. Slowly his eyes began to droop and he fell asleep. When he woke the sun was nearly setting. He sat up and saw that the kind servant had left him some clothes. There was a brown shirt with a grey tunic, some brown trews and a pair of black boots. He looked around for the man but he was nowhere to be seen.
Jaxn sighed.
"Shudn 'av expected 'im to 'av stayed. Not as if any one ever does."
He pulled on his new clothes and walked into the street.
'Time t'find somewhere t'sleep.' He thought to himself. Jaxn looked around and saw a huge building rising above the others. He decided to head for it and look for somewhere to sleep there.
It took him a while to reach the walls of the large building but when he reached it he saw that it couldn't be just a house. It was enormous. Suddenly he realised that what he was looking at must be a palace of someone. But he had no idea who. Jaxn began to wander around the walls looking for a way in to the gardens as he'd figured that the safest place to be would be inside. Then he spotted a small gap under a hedge that he could just about squeeze through. It took a lot a wriggling and shoving with his boots but eventually he got through. He looked around in amazement. He standing on the edge of the most beautiful place he'd ever seen. It was like a paradise. The setting sun which cast long shadows on the lawns turned the red roses that were around him into a deep crimson.
He turned round searching for a place to sleep and spotted a small, disused chapel. As he walked towards it he saw that just inside the door there was a small ledge.
'Perfect' he thought. The light was rapidly fading so he lay down on the ledge and, resting his head on his arm tried to get to sleep. But sleep did not come. For hours he tossed and turned. Suddenly he sat up and thought angrily, 'If only I had a pillow!' He lay back down and jumped up again in wonder. For, there, lying on the ledge where his head had just been was a white, cotton, goose-down filled pillow.
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It was late in the afternoon as Jaxn trudged down a dusty street searching for food. He stopped as an alley cat trotted across his path with a fish in its mouth. Jaxn's mouth began to water as he tried to creep up on the animal. But just as he was close enough to grab it the cat turned its head and stared him in the eye before running off down the street. Jaxn swore and gave chase. He drew near to the cat and threw himself onto the animal. The cat slashed at his face with it's fore paw leaving his face marked with four long gashes that began to bleed. As he cried out and put his hands to his face the cat raced off down the street. Jaxn sank to his knees and pounded the ground with his fist. In the distance he heard the sound of thunder and overhead rain began to pour from the sky turning the dust in the street into mud. Jaxn crawled into a doorway, drew up his knees, and began to cry.
The next day, Jaxn decided to go into the centre of the city to search for food. As he travelled the buildings around him began to look older and older as he went further and further into the heart of the city. Suddenly he saw a large bin down the side of a house that a servant was emptying the scraps form the morning meal. Jaxn hid himself behind a small fence, and as soon as the servant went back into the house he raced over and began digging out the precious scraps of food. Just then the servant came back out to empty more rubbish into the bins. He picked Jaxn up by the scruff of his neck
"What do you think you're doing you little urchin?"
Jaxn struggled in the mans grip but couldn't get free.
"Jus' want'd summit to eat sir. I ain't eaten in 3 days. Jus' want'd some food."
The man scowled at him. Then lowered him to the floor. His eyes softened as he took in the scarred face, torn rags and thin body.
"Wait here."
Jaxn sat against the wall of the house and waited for the man to return. A few minutes later the man came back with a tray of food. Jaxn's jaw dropped in amazement. He'd never seen such food. There was a steaming loaf of bread fresh from the oven, a leg of chicken from the cold house and a glass of milk. The man handed the tray to Jaxn and watched as he wolfed the food down.
"Hey, "he said taking the loaf away from him. "Don't eat so fast, you'll make yourself sick." Jaxn nodded and continued to eat. In five minutes the food had vanished. The man smiled. He looked at Jaxn and asked,
"Would you like some clothes?"
Jaxn looked at him confused.
"I 'av clothes. "
"If that's what you want to call them. Wait here lad."
The servant vanished into the house once again. Jaxn sighed and leant against the wall. Slowly his eyes began to droop and he fell asleep. When he woke the sun was nearly setting. He sat up and saw that the kind servant had left him some clothes. There was a brown shirt with a grey tunic, some brown trews and a pair of black boots. He looked around for the man but he was nowhere to be seen.
Jaxn sighed.
"Shudn 'av expected 'im to 'av stayed. Not as if any one ever does."
He pulled on his new clothes and walked into the street.
'Time t'find somewhere t'sleep.' He thought to himself. Jaxn looked around and saw a huge building rising above the others. He decided to head for it and look for somewhere to sleep there.
It took him a while to reach the walls of the large building but when he reached it he saw that it couldn't be just a house. It was enormous. Suddenly he realised that what he was looking at must be a palace of someone. But he had no idea who. Jaxn began to wander around the walls looking for a way in to the gardens as he'd figured that the safest place to be would be inside. Then he spotted a small gap under a hedge that he could just about squeeze through. It took a lot a wriggling and shoving with his boots but eventually he got through. He looked around in amazement. He standing on the edge of the most beautiful place he'd ever seen. It was like a paradise. The setting sun which cast long shadows on the lawns turned the red roses that were around him into a deep crimson.
He turned round searching for a place to sleep and spotted a small, disused chapel. As he walked towards it he saw that just inside the door there was a small ledge.
'Perfect' he thought. The light was rapidly fading so he lay down on the ledge and, resting his head on his arm tried to get to sleep. But sleep did not come. For hours he tossed and turned. Suddenly he sat up and thought angrily, 'If only I had a pillow!' He lay back down and jumped up again in wonder. For, there, lying on the ledge where his head had just been was a white, cotton, goose-down filled pillow.
Please read and review! Plzplzplzplzplz *Dari*