Chapter 7
"Shoot!" Tyler exclaimed as he missed the hoop.
"Tyler, you're supposed to get the ring onto the jug, not the people walking by." Shauna said. Shauna was another of Ben's friends. She often hung out with Ben and Tyler. She was very nice and they first met when Ben and Tyler were going fishing. Tyler fell into the river and Shauna was able to drag him back onshore and help him recover. They were friends ever since.
Ben laughed. This was one of the most important holidays of the year. The Harvest Festival. It was a festival where farmers could finally relax after all of their hard work on the fields. It also symbolized fall.
"Come on we will go to Miss Cara's for some pies and then we can see the clowns. Miss Cara was the cousin to a famous cook in Redmont: Jenny Dalby. Miss Cara was taught how to cook under Jenny. She had her moments of fame, but found she didn't want to be noticed and disturbed. Because of this she secluded herself within the village. However that didn't make her unknown to people within the village. Miss Cara was well known for her pies and succulent lamb meat only bought from one farmer; her husband.
Now, the trio could tell she had pies fresh out of the oven because now the street was alight with the sweet aroma of cinnamon pie, which drew customers ever closer to her restaurant.
"Ty, do you have any money on you?" Shauna asked.
Tyler opened his purse and frowned "I only have half of a bronze reel." he said bringing out a small bronze coin.
Ben emptied his pockets and found another bronze half reel. Shauna saw the coin and decided it was enough.
Finally the group walked away a sweet, cinnamon pie in each of their hands. They walked by a fire eater and stopped to watch. Tyler had never seen a fire eater and was very surprised when the man blew his flaming torch spreading flames half a foot from his stunned face.
Next came the clowns. They were dancing and singing in the most ridiculous tones that always made people laugh. They finally all managed to squeeze themselves onto a horse and rode around the square yelling and laughing. Then, the six clowns all flipped off of the horse and immediately started doing acrobatics. They flipped, jumped, and somersaulted over everything. Next, they grabbed a partner and one climbed onto the other and sat on the other's shoulders. They walked around for a couple minutes and finally they jumped off of each other landing smoothly on the ground and bowed to show that it was over.
Finally after the clowns the three walked towards the woods to finish Harvest Day at the campfire. There, the storyteller, Clover, would tell one of his best stories to those above twelve years old. Ben and the others walked to the campfire and took their seats on the wooden benches.
The storyteller was there and once the rest of the people arrived he began.
"Welcome children, tonight I will tell you about the invisible knight." Clover said.