’ ene eae cae were ere eee ne seme Reae nets ease owes sannenwaas tes peweneee = a a ‘By PAULGUSTAFSON . 7 - “Elementary Category.” . ; . “Though “the. parcel was . unex: Sally was even more sur - prised when she opened ‘it... Inside a tiny glass bottle full of a green bubbling auld anda’ handwritten © note..."Dear Sally" the note began “This is the shrinking li you I was working on. D the container and you will shrink to approximately two centimetres high, The ‘shrinking effect will last - for ten minutes. Yours truly Professor Van Zlabenvier.” . ’ Sally gigglea and then laughed. : “Professor Van Ziabenvier had been ‘the nutty professor she had met last wid I told . half of .. be polite she had ‘asked him to send - . ber some of the shrinking liquid. - when.- it was ~~ finished. anything she had ever had. hefore. ’ Without ‘thinking twice she brought. — the bottle to her-mouth and started.” bo. emnpty tts contents. down her | sally. had “drunk about ‘half ‘the bottle” when: she all of & sudden. became very groggy and dizzy, She ‘ was in a spinning. tunnel of ‘red, yellow, green, blue, pink and oratige light and she was falling rapidly. ‘Phen clunk! Sally landed on some ‘solid ground’ and, everything “went: - sunimer while on‘ vacation at her’ | black. cousin's farm, When the professor’ had told her he was working on a” potion, Sally had thought, he belonged in an institution, bat to Sally opened her eyes and looked around. She was on a large piece of ’ ground marked off into squares. The - “quares | were alternated black, <. gS ROBINENGEN “* Seeondary Category ~ though the parcel was’ mnex- - - Sally was ‘even more aur- ‘when she opened it. -“Crystal, come seo!" Sally yelled. -cryital who was frolicking in the gegen -galloped ped UP. ‘She at the paper, which was slowly actly, and saw a beautiful ring. Not-a ring that you voles. ‘echoed eerily in the ¢ empty "door. aver there,” whispered Crystal, “and it's open Cry to hiey ‘walked over’ to the ‘door and “pasaed into a long hallway. There was a large door at the end and when courtyard. “There's. a Sally and: Crystal ‘operied ‘it they found it led to a. very large room. The roof went upin an arch that was 2 ee. The 5 Shrinking eareceen _ white, black, white. ete. Each of ‘the. squares was about as big'as a small : room, “Okay we're taking you to the ‘Sally dipped her finger Into ‘the - liquid and tasted it, ‘The-green stuff was. sweet. and tasted unlike’ king,” ordered a gruff voice behind her. Sally spun-around to face two‘ foot soldiers dressed completely in ; " black. “Who are “yout. Where are you - from?” stammered Sally. “We're foot soldiers from King ‘ James’ arms and we think you. aréa a spy,” replied the first foot soldier. “A spyl” exclaimed Sally, “Weil -who on earth would I be spying for?” “Why you would be spying for: King Steven of corse,” replied’ the. second footsoldier. “King ‘Who??’. _asked Sally, “Quit playing dumb,” the second foot soldier ordered-in an angry ‘voice, You’ re ‘coming, with us,"” oy - Thefoot soldiers brought Sally and set her before the king and oh whata king! He was massive, ‘towering The King’ S Statue- “I think that’ ‘Anderlee isa person. who enchanted the king and took all - the people and animals away! " said sta’ “Hmmm, Then we should look for ‘the answer that lies in the’ wishing ‘well!”’ said Sally. . “T think I saw a well in tie cour tyard. We could start. there,’: Crystal suggested... Sure-enough, there was a well. in be over Sally, three times her height, He looked. like ‘something out of a medieval history book only worse. aay was: seared stiff,” wake t know what I do with spies?” ce ed the King in a chilling -yoice. one sir’ ‘squecked Sally. “I kill’. them pefsonally” cackled the King. ‘ ‘The king took a few menacing steps ‘towards her. Sally noticed the - terrifying’ ‘look .in his eyes and . screamed, and then she felt dizzy. "She thought she was dead before she realized she was back in.the tunnel. . _Clunk! She was back in the living Toom sitting peacefully alone, She: breathed the biggest sigh of relief she ever would. What had happened was still partly a mystery to her.-- Then shenoticed her Dad's chess set on the: floor. Now she knew, She picked up the black king and looked | at those same terrifying eyes. She “shuddered and turned away. ‘dagger against Crystal's neck, “T am Anderice!" said the witel, 7 “] swear that even if you- wish anything neither of you will be alive -at the crow of the cock!” . ’ “anderice! "' gasped Sally. | - Just'then Sally got an idea. “T wish that you and your spells : would be destroyed forever!" said Sally, as quickly as possible.’ ““‘Nooooocooa!'* screamed { An- “Saskatchewan - *, A low-pressure area in the Gut. of Alaska: continues to bring us ‘cloudy skies and. “-gecasional showers. -