Board Thread:Off-Topic Fun/@comment-24138799-20140121125743/@comment-24138799-20140125144902

Since everyone is clearly enjoying this, I've decited to post a first summary already and we are doing great! We've been to it only 4 days and look at this! I also added a new sentence at the end.

''' Once upon a time, there were a king and queen. Everyone in the kingdom knew that they had a dark secret, but most had no idea what it was. Every night a blindfolded maid is sent to the dungeons carrying a plate with a magical herb so rare that the few merchants that sell it are unbelievably rich. One night, she dropped some of the herb on her way to her bedroom. But as she was blindfolded, the maid didn't notice and went on. The fallen leaf remained on the ground until an embittered guard came to do patrol and, intrigued by the leaf's glow, put it on his pocket. The guard, who was very poor, went home immediately to show his wife and two girls. But his wife didn't like the gift and because she always hoped he would get promoted, she tried to burn the leaf in the fireplace. However when the guard's wife threw the herb into the fire, it didn't burn away. Instead, the flames enhanced its radiance and a beam of light shone so bright, the entire home was illuminated. The guard rushed to the fire and inside the flames was a little girl. Her soft and kind voice said "Save me from the dungeon, and I will grant a wish." and immediately the fire went out. The Guard was startled. Then,  the remains of the herb transformed into a key. He picked up the key and, suddenly, a voice spoke from the shadows. The voice was low and hoarse, and said, "Do not listen to the girl, in the fire. She will deceive you, and cause nothing but misery." The wife urged her husband to make an extravagant wish, like the little girl instructed, as she always wanted after the things they never had. The guard would not be persuaded, choosing to follow the voice of caution. That night the wife woke up, and grabbed the key that was still lying in the fireplace. She put on a cloak and headed outdoors, to save the girl, after her husband refused to do so. She had to save the girl. When she arrived at the castle the King and Queen said there was no girl in a dungeon, but you could tell that they were keeping a secret. And as the guard's wife was on her way to the entrance of the Palace, reluctantly leaving, the key in her hand warmed up suddenly when she passed by a wooden door. She followed her instincts and opened the wooden door which led to a long corridor. As the guard's wife walked down the dark corridor, the key grew warmer in her hand. The Guard's wife, named Brianna, continued to walk down the corridor until she saw the girl from the fire. The key was at its warmest. "Do not free the girl." a feminine voice said right before Brianna could open the door. It was the blindfolded maid. "Her eyes have magical powers, and will mislead you." But Brianna, who was already thinking about all the gold she wanted to wish for, said:   "  And how would you know that, scince you clearly haven't seen her yourself?"'''

I tried to correct some typing errors in the text, but since my mother tongue isn't English, there could still be some in there that I've missed.