Ella Enchanted was written by Gail Carson Levine
This is a grand change from what I usually write,
I usually stick to my little ol' anime section.
But what can I say? Ella Enchanted has been
one of my fave books since I picked it up!
The life story of the youngest child born to
Char and Ella
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Princess or Fool?
Part 1: Lessons in Honesty
By Chibi-Anon
chibianon_ymous@hotmail.com
June 20, 2001
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Daughter to King Charmont and Princess Eleanor of the land of Frell.
Aria was playing with the fan that her mother had given her to keep
her busy. She fidgeted with the clasp. With the thin...paper....
*RIP*
"Oooohhh.....noo......" her blue eyes started to water. "Mama's
gonna be angry with me...." she blubbered. Her little seven-year
old lips began to tremble with fear. Finally, the tears came down.
Her soft brunette head bobbed up and down, her face had gone blotchy.
"Honey...." it was her mother.
"MAMA!!!!!" Arya tried to run past her mother, not to show the fan.
But Ella was much faster than her daughter.
"Rya.... What's the matter?" her mother's voice sounded so gentle.
Never in her life had Arya known her mother to yell at her. Even
when an unexpected visit from Aunt Hattie or Aunt Olive would chance
on them. Ella would not be moved to anger or hostility to them,
but kept calm and cool. To that young girl, if she had been permitted
to gainsay her elders, she would have brought thunder down on those
two.
"It's all right, dear.... I just want to know why these tears are
running down your sweet little cheeks." This was her mother, she would
have to confess to what she had done. But she couldn't bear to let her
mother think less of her. So she made up a story.
"There....there....was a..... ogre!!!!! Momma! It scared me a lot!
It looked through the window right at me!" She looked away from her
mother's face.
"Rya, are you sure that is the truth? This is a serious matter
my dear. If there are ogres on the palace grounds, undetected
by the guards, you must tell us the truth."
She hadn't thought of the damage it might do. Finally, Arya
gave in. Her mother was too good a person to continue lying to.
"Momma.... I..... broke your fave'rit fan." Tears started to course
down her face again. "And I'm sorry that I lied to you..."
Ella took the hem of her skirt, and wiped the tears off of her
daughter's cheek. She knelt down beside Arya and picked her up.
Seating her daughter on her lap, Ella began to hum.
Startled, Arya looked to her mother. Was she going to get a spanking
now? One time, she had seen a mother in the market do so to her
young son.
"Arya.... do you know how your father and I met?"
Breathing a sigh of relief, the girl nodded.
"You met a grandma Eleanor's .... funeral...." mentioning this always
brought a tear to her mama's eyes. Remembering.....
"Yes...."
"It was love right then and there...." She wriggled her nose, love.
Ick! Belatedly, she beamed at her mother, bringing a smile out of her.
"We didn't tell you ALL of what had happened, my dear."
She blinked at her mother, not comprehending. "What more is there
to know. Father and you were in love!" She made a face. At this
point of life, boys had cooties, and if a boy liked you, it was
better being eaten by an ogre!
"Well.... you see...." Ella went into full swing with the story.
(note: at this point...well... you should have read the book...)
"So you're telling me....that *I* have a fairy godmother? Who is it?"
Ella cringed, she knew that question was going to come up. She had
smoothly avoided having to say Mandy's name during the course of the
telling.
At that exact time, Mandy came in.
"Hello young princess..." Both Arya and her mother turned towards
Mandy.
"....M...Mandy...." Ella managed to force out. It didn't cease
to amaze her that her fairy godmother would emerge at the exact
moment. She always did have a way of knowing when something
was happening concerning her charges.
"Lady, this is a nice surprise. You've been telling young Arya here
some stories?" She smiled down at the two.
"...Yes Mandy! Momma's told me HER story. I'm very happy! I had
broken her fave'rit fan too! But momma says it's all right!"
Her little hands reached out to Mandy. Promptly, the matron picked
her up and cradled her in her surprisingly strong arms.
"You're coming to be a very pretty young lady, Arya." She beamed
back at the woman. "Just like your mother." Ella blushed deeply
at the compliment.
"Thank you very much Mandy. I'll treasure that always! Mama IS
the most pretty and beautiful lady I know!!"
"...Awww... and thank you too, my sweet." Mandy put Arya down on
the ground gently. Ella sat back down to face her daughter.
"...Now... Rya, my dear. Do you know the lesson of today's events
show you."
"Yes, momma. Always tell the truth." The young girl knew that now.
"That is very true my little angel. Telling lies may very well
hurt someone. This is one of the very lessons you must learn
if you are to be a true princess."
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The End!
I know my story is really bad.
I couldn't think of anything else.
Meh... whatever...
:-D
Chibi-Anon better be getting e-mails! *glares at readers if any*
This is a grand change from what I usually write,
I usually stick to my little ol' anime section.
But what can I say? Ella Enchanted has been
one of my fave books since I picked it up!
The life story of the youngest child born to
Char and Ella
@)------------ @)-------------
Princess or Fool?
Part 1: Lessons in Honesty
By Chibi-Anon
chibianon_ymous@hotmail.com
June 20, 2001
@)------------ @)-------------
Daughter to King Charmont and Princess Eleanor of the land of Frell.
Aria was playing with the fan that her mother had given her to keep
her busy. She fidgeted with the clasp. With the thin...paper....
*RIP*
"Oooohhh.....noo......" her blue eyes started to water. "Mama's
gonna be angry with me...." she blubbered. Her little seven-year
old lips began to tremble with fear. Finally, the tears came down.
Her soft brunette head bobbed up and down, her face had gone blotchy.
"Honey...." it was her mother.
"MAMA!!!!!" Arya tried to run past her mother, not to show the fan.
But Ella was much faster than her daughter.
"Rya.... What's the matter?" her mother's voice sounded so gentle.
Never in her life had Arya known her mother to yell at her. Even
when an unexpected visit from Aunt Hattie or Aunt Olive would chance
on them. Ella would not be moved to anger or hostility to them,
but kept calm and cool. To that young girl, if she had been permitted
to gainsay her elders, she would have brought thunder down on those
two.
"It's all right, dear.... I just want to know why these tears are
running down your sweet little cheeks." This was her mother, she would
have to confess to what she had done. But she couldn't bear to let her
mother think less of her. So she made up a story.
"There....there....was a..... ogre!!!!! Momma! It scared me a lot!
It looked through the window right at me!" She looked away from her
mother's face.
"Rya, are you sure that is the truth? This is a serious matter
my dear. If there are ogres on the palace grounds, undetected
by the guards, you must tell us the truth."
She hadn't thought of the damage it might do. Finally, Arya
gave in. Her mother was too good a person to continue lying to.
"Momma.... I..... broke your fave'rit fan." Tears started to course
down her face again. "And I'm sorry that I lied to you..."
Ella took the hem of her skirt, and wiped the tears off of her
daughter's cheek. She knelt down beside Arya and picked her up.
Seating her daughter on her lap, Ella began to hum.
Startled, Arya looked to her mother. Was she going to get a spanking
now? One time, she had seen a mother in the market do so to her
young son.
"Arya.... do you know how your father and I met?"
Breathing a sigh of relief, the girl nodded.
"You met a grandma Eleanor's .... funeral...." mentioning this always
brought a tear to her mama's eyes. Remembering.....
"Yes...."
"It was love right then and there...." She wriggled her nose, love.
Ick! Belatedly, she beamed at her mother, bringing a smile out of her.
"We didn't tell you ALL of what had happened, my dear."
She blinked at her mother, not comprehending. "What more is there
to know. Father and you were in love!" She made a face. At this
point of life, boys had cooties, and if a boy liked you, it was
better being eaten by an ogre!
"Well.... you see...." Ella went into full swing with the story.
(note: at this point...well... you should have read the book...)
"So you're telling me....that *I* have a fairy godmother? Who is it?"
Ella cringed, she knew that question was going to come up. She had
smoothly avoided having to say Mandy's name during the course of the
telling.
At that exact time, Mandy came in.
"Hello young princess..." Both Arya and her mother turned towards
Mandy.
"....M...Mandy...." Ella managed to force out. It didn't cease
to amaze her that her fairy godmother would emerge at the exact
moment. She always did have a way of knowing when something
was happening concerning her charges.
"Lady, this is a nice surprise. You've been telling young Arya here
some stories?" She smiled down at the two.
"...Yes Mandy! Momma's told me HER story. I'm very happy! I had
broken her fave'rit fan too! But momma says it's all right!"
Her little hands reached out to Mandy. Promptly, the matron picked
her up and cradled her in her surprisingly strong arms.
"You're coming to be a very pretty young lady, Arya." She beamed
back at the woman. "Just like your mother." Ella blushed deeply
at the compliment.
"Thank you very much Mandy. I'll treasure that always! Mama IS
the most pretty and beautiful lady I know!!"
"...Awww... and thank you too, my sweet." Mandy put Arya down on
the ground gently. Ella sat back down to face her daughter.
"...Now... Rya, my dear. Do you know the lesson of today's events
show you."
"Yes, momma. Always tell the truth." The young girl knew that now.
"That is very true my little angel. Telling lies may very well
hurt someone. This is one of the very lessons you must learn
if you are to be a true princess."
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The End!
I know my story is really bad.
I couldn't think of anything else.
Meh... whatever...
:-D
Chibi-Anon better be getting e-mails! *glares at readers if any*