The Loathly Worm of Bamburgh

By Kit Brewster

Your name is Childe Wynd – a poor knight,

Well born, but a sorry sight

On your broken-winded horse,

Without a squire to guide your course;

No silver in your purse – just pence,

And a rusty sword for your defence.

Your fortune you have come to seek

In the town of Bamburgh where, last week,

A laidley worm – a dragon – appeared

And Princess Margaret disappeared.

The King is frantic for his daughter

And has offered for the dragon's slaughter,

A fine reward – his daughter's hand

In marriage, along with half his land.

 

Can you save Princess Maragaret in this interative puzzle poem?

• Language: English
• Publisher: Book Blitz
• Release date: May 26, 2024
• ISBN: 9798224717279

Kit Brewster

Christopher Brewster, or Kit, as he is known to his friends, has been writing stories since he was a young child. He rediscovered his passion for creative writing when, in 1984, he became an English teacher in a Rotherham school, where he enjoyed making up stories for his pupils. When one of them said, "We think your stories are even better than those in books. Why not write a book yourself, Sir?" He decided to send some of his stories to several publishers. One of them asked him to add some questions to a story so it could be used for educational purposes, and this led him to write a wide range of successful educational text books. He has since written for many other educational publishers including Cassell, Folens, Longman, and Scholastic, but recently has returned to his first love, which is creative writing, especially fiction and poetry. Kit Brewster is not the author's real name, but the nom de-plume he uses for his children's writing. He uses other pseudonyms for his adult fiction and historical writing. However, in keeping with his love of codes and puzzles, he has encoded his real name somewhere in this book.

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Introduction

This is my version of an old legend associated with Bamburgh Castle in Northumberland. It has been written as a story-puzzle poem. This is how to play it. Read the Prologue, then study the list of places in the TABLE OF CONTENTS and decide which places you would like to visit or actions you would like to perform. In some places you can collect a useful item, in others, there is a riddle to solve – or you may even end up dead! Since this is not a computer adventure, there are no flags to check on your progress, but don’t cheat!