A Fanfare for Sir Frederick

by Pamela Love

HOW AWFUL TO be trapped in the tower on a sunny day like this, I thought, looking out on the green fields around Gormsey Castle. I had no wicked wizard to blame, just a long session of trumpet practice ahead. My parents—who are also my teachers—insisted I play at least two hours every afternoon. Puckering up, I began blaring out notes. Wham! The door crashed into the wall. I almost dropped my trumpet. Blinking, I turned to see a shield filling the doorway. A muffled voice bellowed from behind it, “You dare attack the castle, dragon? Know that I, Sir Frederick, will defeat you!” After a moment, I asked, “Um, what dragon?” The knight peeked around the shield and lifted his visor. “You’re nothing but a little girl with a…

You're reading a preview of

Spider Magazine Stories, Games, Activites And Puzzles For Children And Kids (Digital) - 1 Issue, September 2024

DiscountMags is a licensed distributor (not a publisher) of the above content and Publication through Zinio LLC. Accordingly, we have no editorial control over the Publications. Any opinions, advice, statements, services, offers or other information or content expressed or made available by third parties, including those made in Publications offered on our website, are those of the respective author(s) or publisher(s) and not of DiscountMags. DiscountMags does not guarantee the accuracy, completeness, truthfulness, or usefulness of all or any portion of any publication or any services or offers made by third parties, nor will we be liable for any loss or damage caused by your reliance on information contained in any Publication, or your use of services offered, or your acceptance of any offers made through the Service or the Publications. For content removal requests, please contact Zinio.