Liz's Note: This is a short story submitted by the wonderful Alyssa! Congrats on being the first YA Crew Member to have content on the blog this year! Now, everyone can enjoy this retelling of Rumpelstiltskin.
“The Powerful Blaze”
by Alyssa
There
was once a very ugly man named Blaze. His hair was short and spikey. He was
covered in dirt and lived in Central Park. He wears a leather jacket and jeans.
He liked making deals to get what he wanted. He disliked other people taking
his property. There was also Hunter. He was handsome and very clean. He lived
in the mansion and was the mansion owner's butler. He liked the girl who was
going to have a child. He disliked the ugly man Blaze. Blaze wanted a girl's
first born child but she wanted to do something so he couldn’t have it.
Now if I am going to tell you this story right I need to start from the
beginning. There is a young girl named Emily. She sews her own dresses. The
mansion owner hears about her and wants her to make beautiful ball gowns for
his wife. She knows how to sew dresses but not ball gowns. She is locked in a huge
attic to sew ball gowns. Emily starts to cry because she can't sew ball gowns.
Blaze hears Emily crying and says, "Come now magic make me appear in this
girl." Next thing you know Blaze is in Emily's huge attic. Emily jumps in
fear.
"Who are you?" Emily says frightened as can be.
"Why I am the powerful Blaze at your service," he said.
"I can sew the ball gowns for you,
but all magic comes with a price."
With nothing to lose Emily says, "Name it."
"Your first born child," he said.
"Deal," Emily said without a thought.
Blaze picks up the thread and begins sewing ball gowns while Emily eats.
Blaze continues to sew ball gowns while Emily reads a book. While Emily sleeps
he continues to sew ball gowns. This happens for three days.
"See you when you have that child," Blaze sneered as he was
leaving.
The mansion owner let her out of the huge attic. He just stood there in
amazement. His wife would have more ball gowns than she needed. The gowns
weren't just beautiful, they were sparkling. Emily's reward was some of the ball
gowns, to marry his chef or butler, get a mansion on the beach, and a limo and
chauffeur. Emily chooses to marry the butler, Hunter.
The years passed and Emily and Hunter had their first born child. Before
Hunter left for work Emily explained, "Hunter, Blaze wants to take our
child."
Hunter replies, "Make a new deal with him."
Once Hunter left for work Blaze showed up. He reaches for the new child.
Emily cries, "Wait! Before you take my child I'll make a new deal
with you. I get to keep my baby and you get my limo and chauffeur."
Blaze thought about it. "Deal," he said. "One more thing,
I get to see the baby with you through the window while he grows up."
"Deal," Emily agreed.
Blaze did watch the baby grow up and they all lived happily ever after. Even
when the boy was done growing up, Blaze still watched him as a man from a
distance.
The End
PS from Liz: I hope there are loads more teen entrees on the way! Remember, to be a "Full Member" of the YA Crew, you have to submit 1 blog per school year. If you have questions or submissions, email them to me at strausel@oplin.org.
