There once was a student named Kentigern. Kentigern was
raised in a family of twenty children and lived with an old lady in a shoe. He
was the youngest child in the family and was always picked on as a child. I
believe this was the root of his evil.
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He was always a troublemaker and school,
and was always trying to bring all of the other students down. He would tease
them and call them names, as well as play many pranks on them to try and get
them into trouble. For one week each year, a certain student is responsible for
keeping the fire going in the school all night long. They must check the fire
at midnight and is a very big responsibility. Kentigern will go out after
midnight and put out the fire so that the other kids get in trouble. The
teacher, Saint Servan, knew that most of the mischief in the classroom was due
to Kentigern. It seemed that he was in time out, more often than he was
actually in the classroom. A big essay was due soon, and so every student had
to present in front of the class. Kentigern single handedly tried to sabotage
the whole classes presentations by throwing away their essays. After this
horrible prank, Saint Servan said he would give him one more chance to act
right, or else he may never be able to come back to that school again. So once
again Kentigern came up with another devious plot. He found a robin that was
owned by a neighborhood man. He knew he could get one of the students in
trouble if he killed the bird and blamed it on them. So he did just that. Saint
Servan saw what had happened and went to the student who allegedly had killed
the bird, and asked him to prove that he hadn’t done it. In order to prove that
it wasn’t him, he made the bird come back to life. Kentigern could not believe
it. How could any student have the power to bring back an animal from the dead?
This event had such a big effect on the way Kentigern that it changed who he
was on the inside. He then pledged that from now on, he would always try to
make people happier in life, instead of trying to make them unhappy. Kentigern and the class of students lived
happily ever after.
Author's Note: I basically reversed the roles in the original story. So instead of Kentigern being a good student, he is a trouble maker. I also changed some various aspects to the story as well. Here is a link into which the story was derived: Kentigern and the Robin. This story is part of the Saints and Animals unit. Story source: The Book of Saints and Friendly Beasts by Abbie Farwell Brown (1900).
Hey, that was a really cool twist on the original story. I like how the kid who got blamed was saved, and it was enough of a miracle for Kentigern to decide that he should change his ways. Side note, that robin in the picture looks a lot like an Oriole. I hat the Baltimore Orioles (Go Rangers!). Anyways, that was really neat story.
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed this story. It is very practical for one kid to be the main troublemaker in a class. We all know that one kid from elementary school that was always in trouble just like Kentigern. I liked the twist of the story at the end where the student is able to make the robin come back to like. Just like many stories, this one had a happy ending. I am glad that Kentigern changed. You did a good job in changing the story from the original.
ReplyDeleteI really liked your take on the story. There was one kid growing up who would always get the class in trouble, so this story is relatable to pretty much everyone. Like the best stories usually do, I'm glad you changed it to have a happy ending. Great job!
ReplyDeleteHey Steven,
ReplyDeleteI thought your story took an interesting twist and I really liked that. From the way the story was going, I figured that Kentigern would continue to be terrible and get kicked out of school permanently. I like to add a more positive twist to some of my stories too so I like that you changed it up a bit.