Page 34 - 地利亞修女紀念學校(協和) 協和悅讀社區故事集（二）

And then, the rabbit spoke in a deep and wise voice. “Prince Andrew of Mysti, I

am Spencer Bit, I am, was, Prince Oliver’s assistant. I was told you were looking

for me. Nice to meet you.” Prince Andrew’s jaws dropped, which made Spencer

chuckle lightly. “I am sure you have plenty of questions, so take a seat, then let

me tell you a little story.”

Prince Oliver was skilled in potions and magic; he

was a genius and incredibly ambitious. He was

hungry for more knowledge and wanted more

power. So in his teenage years, the prince

ventured out to learn more and more… But then he

got unlucky. He stumbled into the wrong cave at

the wrong time and woke up a beast. The creature

was awoken and hungry.

Saying Prince Andrew was scared would be The king and queen awaited the prince’s return for

an understatement. He was scared to death. a long time, but only his assistant returned. King

But the promised rewards for him and his Albert has hired hundreds of talented warriors and

people kept him motivated to complete his magicians to fight the beast and save his son.

quest. He packed his bags and set out to However, every time they reached the entrance,

find the rabbit that would save the king’s not a single one of them was brave enough to go

precious son. He left the guest room, walked any deeper. So every night, the beast would

up two flights of stairs and entered the first awaken and start GROWLING AND GROWLING

door to his left, then he came face to face AND GROWLING for food until he was too tired.

with a small fluffy white rabbit. It was Then, he would take a nap. But before it napped, it

adorable. would block the entrance with a boulder, ensuring

32 that nothing could enter or leave. 33