A new sunny day started as rooster crowed and a song was heard near the contryjard before church Notre dame.
Morning in Paris, the city awakes
To the bells of Notre Dame
The fisherman fishes, the bakerman bakes
To the bells of Notre Dame
To the big bells as loud as the thunder
To the little bells soft as a psalm
And some say the soul of the city's
The toll of the bells
The bells of Notre Dame
There stood a cart and on it there was a man with a bit dark skin, short black hair and brown eyes, hiding behind a purple mask that covered his eyes and nose. His name was Manuel. He was a puppet master and on that sunny day, he was waiting for some children to see a puppet show. After a few minutes came a girl with blond hair tied in two ponytails and yellow dress. Finally came two boys, came each of them wearing shirt and pants. The puppet master listened to bells ringing, before he turned to children. ,,Listen, they're beautiful, si? So many colors of sound, so many changing moods. Because you know, they don't ring all by themselves. ,,
All children were surprised and then a puppet of Manuel showed on his masters right hand.
,, They don't ? ,, asked the puppet with funny voice.
,, No, silly boy.,,
He drew one of the curtains to show one of bell towers.
,,Up there, high, high in the dark bell tower lives the mysterious bell ringer. Who is this creature?,,
,, Who? ,, asked the puppet.
,,What is he? ,, said its master .
,, What? ,, repeated puppet again.
,,How did he come to be there?,,
,, How?,,
,, Hush .,, said Manuel as he hit the puppet with stick and it rubbed his head, causing children to giggle . Then pupetmaster continued: ,, I will tell you. It is a tale, a tale of a man and a monster. It was cloudy winter night ... ,,
Dark was the night when our tale was begun
On the docks near Notre Dame
A boat driver and three gypsies tried to sneak in to Paris by river, using a boat. A gipsy with curly green hair and blue eyes, was holding a bundle with a child in it, who started to cry. One of other two gypsies turned to a woman. He had short green hair and green eyes. His name was Cosmodius and woman with baby was his wife, Cosma. Cosmodius said with fear in his voice to her : ,, Shut him up, will you!,,
Another gipsy added: ,, We'll be spotted! ,,
Cosma held baby closer to herself and said with quite voice :,, Hush, little one.,,
Baby calmed down . Boat driver finally landed near the docks, not far away from stairs and bridge.
Four frightened gypsies slid silently under
The docks near Notre Dame
As gypsies stepped out of boat, driver turned to Cosmodius and with his hand ready to collect money, he said: ,, Four guilders for safe passage into Paris . ,,
But before he could get money, an arrow hit the boat and guards came from nowhere and block the escape with spears. Then a dark figure on a black stead came from shadow. All gypsies turned to the man on the horse.
But a trap had been laid for the gypsies
And they gazed up in fear and alarm
At a figure whose clutches
Were iron as much as the bells
The bells of Notre Dame
Cosmodius recognized the dark figure: ,, It`s judge AntiCosmo. ,,
Judge AntiCosmolonged
To purge the world
Of vice and sin
And he saw corruption
Ev'rywhere
Except within
AntiCosmo looked at gypsies with disgust in his cold blue eyes and ordered: ,, Bring these gypsy vermin to the palace of justice. ,,
As three gypsies were put in chains and taken away, one of the guards saw that gypsy was holding something in her hands. He held her by wrist and said: ,, You there, what are you hiding? ,,
Judge turned to her and said just before a lightning striked: ,, Stolen goods, no doubt. Take them from her. ,,
Cosma, frightened for her baby`s life, broke free and ran away as fast as she could. AntiCosmo followed her. Gypsy could fell the horse`s breath on her neck. She held her child closer to her, hoping to find shelter. After a long running she came to the one cathedral`s big door. She knocked two times screaming: ,, Sanctuary, please give us sanctuary!,,
There was no replay and AntiCosmo was getting closer and closer to her. She quickly turned and started running as fast as she could, thinking only of protecting her baby. AntiCosmo finally caught her by bundle and she cried with fear while trying to get her baby back: ,, No. no. Not my baby! ,,
But AntiCosmo kicked her that she lost her balance and hit her head with stairs so hard that she died. A cry was heard and AntiCosmo looked the bundle.
,, A baby? ,,
He said as he looked at cute ,healthy baby boy with green hair. It had fair skin and beautiful green eyes. Still baby was a gypsy and judge decided to throw him in well. Then a figure in robe stepped out of church door and cried: ,,Stop!,,
AntiCosmo turned and saw a priest with darker skin, brown eyes . Judge said that he decided to send an unholy demon back to hell, where it belongs. AJ (that was priests name) knelled to dead woman and as he held her corpse in his arms, he turned to AntiCosmo saying: ,, See there the innocent blood you have spilt, on the steps of Notre Dame .Now you would add this child's blood to your guilt. ,,
AntiCosmo rode with baby in his arms closer to priest and said:,, My conscience is clear.,,
But priest told him that nothing is hidden from the eyes of Notre Dame.
And for one time in his live
Of power and control
AntiCosmofelt a twinge of fear
For his immortal soul
AJ told AntiCosmo to care for the child, and raise it as his own, holding gypsy`s corpse in his arms. Judge accepted it under one condition, that child lives in bell tower, hidden from the world. Manuel continued with story: ,, ...And AntiCosmo gave the child a strange name , a name that means decency, Cosmo. ,,
Now here is a riddle to guess if you can
Sing the bells of Notre Dame
Who is the monster and who is the man?
Sing the bells, bells, bells, bells
Bells, bells, bells, bells
Bells of Notre Dame
Ok. I just forgot to mention one thing. All fairies are in human size and have their wings hidden. As for the AntiCosmo and fairies, well they look like people, but are evil . Should I add Crocker in the story? Please review .
