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Clementine”
By Persis A. Moodley
Chapter 1: “The Crystal”
It was the best gift she had ever gotten for her
birthday!!
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chain around her neck. She felt like a princess-
ballerina, and she twirled on the tips of her
toes to the kitchen where the sweet smell of
honey pancakes enticed her tummy.
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How she wished she could get her butterfly
wings!
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forehead. “Now finish up your breakfast so you
can go out to play.”
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Chapter 2: On A Stroll
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“In time, Clementine,” Ellie said. “You will go
to sleep one day, and when you wake up, it’ll
be there, just like that!” Ellie snapped her
fingers as she said that.
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“Oh, you will get them my dear... in time,
Clementine,” said Mr Wilkins. “Just wait a
little longer.”
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Chapter 3: Almost Caught!
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Clementine was terrified when she realised he
was determined to make her his next meal!
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Clementine held on tightly to the crystal to
hide it from the sun’s bright rays and ran as
fast as she could. She had to hide from the
black eagle.
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With barely seconds to think, Clementine
lunged into the nearest bush of undergrowth,
the tip of his claw ripping the skirt of her new
birthday dress.
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pounded so hard... eventually her little legs
couldn’t run any more.
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Chapter 4: LOST!
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defining moment that would prove just how
“grown-up” she could be, and she sat up on a
mushroom to think of a plan to get home.
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tree above for the most comfortable yet safest
place to call her bed for the night.
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Chapter 5: Could it be...?
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Her eyes darted around and above for evidence
of a caterpillar-eating creature and every angle
sent chills down her spine. She was turning
around and around and around but there was
no sign or trail left by the hideous enemy.
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Clementine studied the pretty blue wing and
slowly traced the lines of the patterns and
colours before her. Suddenly her shoulders felt
all tingly.
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Slowly, she flapped her wings to see them
move – they were so pretty!! And then faster
and faster until Clementine felt herself being
lifted off the mushroom.
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flew as high as she could over the tree tops and
looked around.
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Chapter 6: Going Home
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the kitchen window. She could see Mum
sitting at the table with her head in her hands.
This morning Mum wasn’t singing; Mum was
crying... inconsolable.
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“Clementine, you’re home!” Clementine just
knew who that was: Dad!!
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This was the time she had waited for, and it
was well worth it! All, in time...
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