The Magic Candle

One day, a young wanderer got lost in a wood. Suddenly, he saw a light from an old hut. He knocked on the door and the old woman opened it. She was crying. She said that the devil stolen her magic candle. The candle could grant anything she asked. The wanderer asked her where the devil lived. “In a castle not far from here.” Said the old woman.

            The wanderer went to the castle. There he found the devil. But the devil was old and weak. Therefore, when the wanderer grabbed the magic candle from the the devil’s table and ran away, he couldn’t chase him.

            But the wanderer was not a kind man. He didn’t return the magic candle to the old woman. But kept it for himself. He lit the candle and made a wish, “I want go far away from here.” Suddenly the genies appeared and took him to a beautiful palace. There was party in the palace. The wanderer wanted to make some money. So he lit the candle again and wished for some jewelry. Then the Princess came to buy the jewelry, but there was nothing left. The wanderer fall in love with her and asked her to marry him. The kind princess said ‘Yes’, and they got married next day. In his happiness, the wanderer told the princess about his adventure and the magic candle. Hearing that, the princess was very angry. At night she lit the candle and wished that the wanderer disappeared.

Name               :   Nurfirda Herliana Number           :   16 (Sixteen) Class                :   VIII B

            In the morning, the wanderer a woke and found himself back in his ugly house in the village.