A/N: thanx for the reviews!!
I thought the fact that Snow White in the movie just found the cottage of the gnomes was too easy. So I changed almost everything, hope you like it!
Chapter 4 – A Cabin and Gnomes
After a breakfast of wild berries, I started off again. The first thing on my mind was to find a place to live. I could find a way out of here and to a town where I could find work, or I could stay here and build a shelter. I chose the latter because there would be less of a chance for Vivia or anybody else to find me.
I wandered around looking for a perfect place to build my shelter. Finally I chanced upon a small clearing surrounded by dense woods. Not far from here was a small stream. Perfect.
I'd found the site, but I still had to decide what kind of shelter I wanted. I decided upon a small one-room cabin.
I got to work. First I selected the straightest trees with the same sized diameter. I marked them with a notch. Then I chopped them down one by one using the hatchet I took. Then I would chop off the branches and leaves. I put them aside as firewood. It was a strenuous and tedious task, but I kept going, knowing that the cabin would protect me from the elements. Stringing a bow and welding a sword took some strength, so I was used to it. And since I'd been riding and running since I was little, I was quite strong for a girl. My training as a boy finally paid off.
Getting the material I needed alone took three days. Before I could finish the cabin, I slept in the clearing. I used the leaves as my bed and my blanket. The dense forest provided a cover for me. I also took the time to shoot some game. I needed meat to keep up my strength.
After I had the building material, I dug a shallow square hole in the ground for the foundations. It was hard because I only had a hatchet. I started splitting the logs in half. Then I laid them side-by-side in the foundation with the flat side up, this would be the floor. Before and after I lay the log down, I'd pat dirt under it to make sure the log didn't roll. Then I'd stuff mud in the cracks between the logs.
It was slow and I got frustrated often, but I had no other choice. I couldn't go back to the castle, and I couldn't go to a town because she would look for me there. I knew she would eventually figure out what James did if he chose to give her the fake heart.
On my fifth day in the forest, I decided to take a break. The stream was deep enough that the water reached my chest. I washed my clothes and spread them on a rock to dry. Then I took a bath. The water was a bit cool but it was refreshing.
When my clothes were dry, I put them on and decided to go hunting, I needed food.
I took my bow and quiver and set off. I hadn't gone far when I heard whistling and twigs snapped behind me.
I strung I bow, ready to shoot if any danger approached. I turned around slowly and saw – a family of gnomes.
I let out my breath and lowered my bow. Gnomes were friendly creatures.
",fwthchor evtoogh brzzay eerth ymmadboech evtoogh brzzaY" I called out. It was a greeting in Gnomic which means "Digging is good for the health and good for the wealth" [A/N: I got that and a couple things about the gnomes coming up from Ella Enchanted, I don't own it, it belongs to Gail Carson Levine, so anything you recognize from the book belongs to her]
",fwthchor evtoogh brzzay eerth ymmadboech evtoogh brzzaY" they smiled and called back. "?cimonG wyelcy bwfih mwoH" (do you speak Gnomic?)
".efjw ackE" (a little)
They came closer. "What is a pretty girl like you doing here in the forest?" the oldest one asked in Annonese, the language of Annon.
"I–I, um, ran away because my um, mistress wasn't treating me well." It was partly true.
"What's your name Miss?"
"My name is um," I thought for a moment, should I give them my real name or my servant name? "My name is Aireia." I decided, it was safer, there could be a chance of them knowing the name of the girl queen, and I didn't want to take any chances.
The oldest gnome narrowed her eyes in suspicion, but she didn't push the matter further.
The gnomes introduced themselves to me. There were seven of them. They have names in Gnomic and Annonese. The oldest one was known as fraechramM, or grandmother. She was as tall as me, but wider; she looked dignified and wise, with layers upon layers of wrinkles, but she had a nice smile. Then there were the parents: zhalaapH or Helen, the mother and zyvmaH or Henry, the father. The young girl zephipH or Harriet and her brother zhemH or Harry. Last but not least was the baby boy zhulaH, his didn't have an Annonese name.
"If I may ask, where do you live?" I was curious.
"Unfortunately, we don't have a place to live." Helen spoke "A band of ogres drove us out of our house in another forest. They took my father and our other son as well." A tear escaped her eye, "We've been wondering in this forest for the past couple of days. Where do you live?"
I felt sympathetic to this family of gnomes. So I decided to invite them to live with me, besides I needed help with the building, especially the roof.
"I've started to build a log cabin, it's not finished yet." I paused "Actually I just started. You can come with me if you can help me build it."
They agreed and followed me back to the clearing.
~*~
That was my version of that. Was the description of the gnomes too confusing? Was the description of the building of the cabin understandable, or was it too tedious? REVIEWS!!! plz
I thought the fact that Snow White in the movie just found the cottage of the gnomes was too easy. So I changed almost everything, hope you like it!
Chapter 4 – A Cabin and Gnomes
After a breakfast of wild berries, I started off again. The first thing on my mind was to find a place to live. I could find a way out of here and to a town where I could find work, or I could stay here and build a shelter. I chose the latter because there would be less of a chance for Vivia or anybody else to find me.
I wandered around looking for a perfect place to build my shelter. Finally I chanced upon a small clearing surrounded by dense woods. Not far from here was a small stream. Perfect.
I'd found the site, but I still had to decide what kind of shelter I wanted. I decided upon a small one-room cabin.
I got to work. First I selected the straightest trees with the same sized diameter. I marked them with a notch. Then I chopped them down one by one using the hatchet I took. Then I would chop off the branches and leaves. I put them aside as firewood. It was a strenuous and tedious task, but I kept going, knowing that the cabin would protect me from the elements. Stringing a bow and welding a sword took some strength, so I was used to it. And since I'd been riding and running since I was little, I was quite strong for a girl. My training as a boy finally paid off.
Getting the material I needed alone took three days. Before I could finish the cabin, I slept in the clearing. I used the leaves as my bed and my blanket. The dense forest provided a cover for me. I also took the time to shoot some game. I needed meat to keep up my strength.
After I had the building material, I dug a shallow square hole in the ground for the foundations. It was hard because I only had a hatchet. I started splitting the logs in half. Then I laid them side-by-side in the foundation with the flat side up, this would be the floor. Before and after I lay the log down, I'd pat dirt under it to make sure the log didn't roll. Then I'd stuff mud in the cracks between the logs.
It was slow and I got frustrated often, but I had no other choice. I couldn't go back to the castle, and I couldn't go to a town because she would look for me there. I knew she would eventually figure out what James did if he chose to give her the fake heart.
On my fifth day in the forest, I decided to take a break. The stream was deep enough that the water reached my chest. I washed my clothes and spread them on a rock to dry. Then I took a bath. The water was a bit cool but it was refreshing.
When my clothes were dry, I put them on and decided to go hunting, I needed food.
I took my bow and quiver and set off. I hadn't gone far when I heard whistling and twigs snapped behind me.
I strung I bow, ready to shoot if any danger approached. I turned around slowly and saw – a family of gnomes.
I let out my breath and lowered my bow. Gnomes were friendly creatures.
",fwthchor evtoogh brzzay eerth ymmadboech evtoogh brzzaY" I called out. It was a greeting in Gnomic which means "Digging is good for the health and good for the wealth" [A/N: I got that and a couple things about the gnomes coming up from Ella Enchanted, I don't own it, it belongs to Gail Carson Levine, so anything you recognize from the book belongs to her]
",fwthchor evtoogh brzzay eerth ymmadboech evtoogh brzzaY" they smiled and called back. "?cimonG wyelcy bwfih mwoH" (do you speak Gnomic?)
".efjw ackE" (a little)
They came closer. "What is a pretty girl like you doing here in the forest?" the oldest one asked in Annonese, the language of Annon.
"I–I, um, ran away because my um, mistress wasn't treating me well." It was partly true.
"What's your name Miss?"
"My name is um," I thought for a moment, should I give them my real name or my servant name? "My name is Aireia." I decided, it was safer, there could be a chance of them knowing the name of the girl queen, and I didn't want to take any chances.
The oldest gnome narrowed her eyes in suspicion, but she didn't push the matter further.
The gnomes introduced themselves to me. There were seven of them. They have names in Gnomic and Annonese. The oldest one was known as fraechramM, or grandmother. She was as tall as me, but wider; she looked dignified and wise, with layers upon layers of wrinkles, but she had a nice smile. Then there were the parents: zhalaapH or Helen, the mother and zyvmaH or Henry, the father. The young girl zephipH or Harriet and her brother zhemH or Harry. Last but not least was the baby boy zhulaH, his didn't have an Annonese name.
"If I may ask, where do you live?" I was curious.
"Unfortunately, we don't have a place to live." Helen spoke "A band of ogres drove us out of our house in another forest. They took my father and our other son as well." A tear escaped her eye, "We've been wondering in this forest for the past couple of days. Where do you live?"
I felt sympathetic to this family of gnomes. So I decided to invite them to live with me, besides I needed help with the building, especially the roof.
"I've started to build a log cabin, it's not finished yet." I paused "Actually I just started. You can come with me if you can help me build it."
They agreed and followed me back to the clearing.
~*~
That was my version of that. Was the description of the gnomes too confusing? Was the description of the building of the cabin understandable, or was it too tedious? REVIEWS!!! plz