Nella
Dear Diary,
Ciao! Mi chiamo
Nella. I have not written in a diary before, but so many things
have happened to me that I think that I should write them down so
that I
will never forget them. First, let me tell you a little about
myself. I am the youngest of three sisters. My two older sisters have
never had much luck, but for me, everything seems to come so easy. My
older sisters are not very pretty and do not have many talents. As
for me, everyone says that I am the most beautiful girl that they have
seen and that the sky gave me perfection. I am but a modest girl, so
when people say such things about me I only smile and say thank
you. But there is also something exciting to tell. For there is an
enchanted Prince who lives in my kingdom and he is so handsome. I wish
one day to marry him. Well, that is all for now!
Dear Diary,
It has been many weeks
since I have written to you, but this is because my one true wish
in life has come true. The Prince and I met and he
secretly MARRIED me! I never thought that this day would come, but
it did and I have never been happier. There is only one problem
with my happily-every-after dream. The Prince's mother wants him to
marry a famous princess, and not a commoner. So because of this we must
keep our marriage secret, and hope that no one finds out.
Dear
Diary,
The Prince has come
up with a wonderful plan today! He has made a crystal passage that
leads from the royal palace into my home. It is a very long
distance, but I will gladly make the trip to see my husband. For
me to access this tunnel the Prince gave me very specific directions.
He gave me a magical powder and said,
"Every time you wish to
see me, throw a little of this powder into the fire, and instantly I
will come through this passage as quick as a bird, running along
the crystal road to gaze upon this face of silver."
How romantic is this. I
must try this and see if it works. I will let you know soon how
everything turns out!
Dear Diary,
The Prince and I have
been seeing each other every day. The crystal passage that he made is
working magically and it allows me to see his handsome face every day.
I
just throw the powder in the fire as he said, and he comes running
through the passage into my arms. Oh, how I am so happy right now!
Dear Diary,
Something dreadful has
happened! My poor Prince has been injured on the way to see me. The
doctors are saying that there is no human remedy to cure him, and that
he will surely die. His father the King has sent out a proclamation
saying that if anyone can cure him then they should come to the
kingdom at once. He said that if it was a woman, then she would become
the Prince's wife, and if it was a man, then he could have half of his
kingdom. I am
going to see my dear Prince and to cure him, and I will finally become
his bride before every one's eyes!
Dear Diary,
I have disguised myself
so that no one will know me and I am on my way to see my beloved
Prince. When I was in the middle of the woods I heard some very scary
noises. I climbed up into a tree because I was so afraid of them. I
finally realized that it was two ogres in the woods and they were
discussing the situation with the Prince. I heard them saying that he
was getting worse as the days went by, and the family was losing hope.
The ogres said that the only thing that could cure the Prince was
the fat from an ogre and they were not going to be the ones
to sacrifice that. I need to think of how I can get the fat and save
my prince. I must think now, but I will return soon.
Dear Diary,
I have done it. I have
gotten the fat from the ogres. Last night I went to their house and
begged for food and drink. They let me in and being ogres they got very
drunk on ale and fell asleep. I knew that this was the moment when I
must kill them. And I did it, and then I ran from the house to the
magical
kingdom as fast as I could. I must get to my prince before it is too
late!
Dear Diary,
I arrived to the castle
just in time. I told the guards that I had the cure to heal the Prince
and they let me in right away. As soon as I had cured the Prince of his
illness, the King entered the room. I cannot believe I am in the
presence of the King! I was supposed to have the reward that his
proclamation had announced, but the Prince would not allow it. The
Prince said that
his heart was already with someone else and that he could never love
the woman standing before him. I tried to tell him that it was me, the
woman he loved, but when he did not believe me I realized that I
was still disguised. I changed my clothes and washed my face and he
then recognized me and ran to me! I could never be any happier and I
was finally going to be with him.
Dear Diary,
I have been officially
married to the Prince now for a few weeks, and let me tell you it is
more than I have ever dreamed of. This magical kingdom will soon be
mine one day and I cannot wait. I will be back soon to tell you of my
new adventures! Ciao!
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Author's
Note
In the original story it told how the Prince was wounded and who
wounded him. I decided that since my story was already pretty long that
I did not need to share that information. By leaving it out I do not
think that it has hurt the story at all. Also in the original story
there was more talk with the ogres, but I also thought that I should
leave that out because it did not add anything to the story. I
wanted to leave the story at the end without a real final ending. I
thought that telling the audience that there were more adventures to
come would make them want to read more.I again wrote this story in the
diary format becuase that is the theme that I am going for with this
storybook. All of my stories will be told from the point of view of a
girl, potentially a
princess, point of view and it will be written in this same
format. I really enjoy this story becuase I do not think that I
have ever heard it told in English fairy tales. As with many other
stories about princesses you can relate them back to Cinderella,
Sleeping Beauty, etc. But with this story I do not know of another
story that this could relate to. It is something new for the reader and
I believe that they will enjoy it.
Story: The Three
Sisters
Author: Giambattista Basile
Book: The Pentamerone
Year Published: 1847
Websource: SurLaLune
Fairy Tales
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