Prince Charming to Wed
Monday, 11 March 2013
by Alan Wilkinson
A delighted but exhausted Prince announced that after a nationwide
search he has found –his `Runaway Midnight Princess `and they are to wed on
Midsummers Eve
The mystery girl who goes by the
name Cinderella, Ironically lived just half a mile from the palace in the house
of two courtiers.
Cinders had appeared unknown at
his coming of age ball and swept him off his feet then a sudden dramatic end to
their dancing at the chimes of midnight she…
“She fled the palace, as if
pursued by Hounds of Hell “ said a watching servant “She flew down the golden staircase, one of
her dazzling glass shoes came off, she tottered regained her balance-she was
lucky she didn’t break her neck, then she took off the other shoe ran to that coach”
“I swear the slipper only had
room for three toes, like no foot I’ve ever seen” said the Prince of Ruritania,
who had been walking down the staircase and had nearly been sent flying.
Outside the Golden bejewelled
coach was seen to visibly shimmer as Cinderella jumped in, then the horses
whinnied in unison as if saying Hurry Cinderella. The coach then disappeared
into the night, leaving a palpable emptiness and silence in its wake
The stunned Prince was desperate
to find the woman who he was sure was the love of his life. He was half crazy
wondering why she had run out on him
During the days that followed the
Prince’s sent messenger to comb his kingdom, looking for the owner of the unique
slipper. He would marry the person it fitted
Finally she has been found. She
was the half-sister of two courtiers-her parents dead she had recently come to
stay. Cinders had been found when the sisters tried on the shoe. The sisters-
who had been trying they said to educate her in cooking cleaning running a house,
the beginnings of estate management.
They had not taken her to the
ball for her own good –she had seemed simple and tongue-tied, too shy for such
a big social event.
The sisters remarked they had not recognised her at the
ball. So they had not suggested her to the Princess messengers her as a
possible fit for the shoe
A story persisted around the
village of a fantastical carriage that
suddenly appeared outside Cinderella’s kitchen – her ravishing bejewelled dress –but
how could that be- asked others because she was apparently just a poor servant
girl who had nothing.
But now the wedding
of Cinderella to Prince Charming approaches The soon to be queen is surrounded by
myths – giving the forthcoming wedding a magical glow-to almost rival master Shakespeare
Midsummer Night’s Dream
Many rumours and questions remain
unanswered where had the golden coach come from? Where was it now? Would they
get married in? Both Prince and Cinderella were quiet on this.
Did she have some rich benefactor
who had taken her to the ball after transforming her into a princess?
Was she was the daughter of a
king from one of the countries The Prince had fallen out with, and her disguise
was about to be uncovered so she had to flee into the night- no one dared ask
the Prince about this
Another rumour said she had a
rich patron.
A story persists amongst the
village folk that there was something magical she was a Fairy Queen –this fitted
people felt with -the sudden appearance and disappearance of the Golden Coach
and with Cinders having to leave at the chimes of midnight, midnight
Some even said she had a fairy
Godmother who with a magic wand had conjured up the coach and dress from
mundane kitchen items.
Others of wild imagination say
that Cinderella has put the Prince under a spell
There is still so much speculation about the soon to be
Queen and that fateful night of the Glass Slipper. Is the Prince Wise to rush
into marriage with the beautiful stranger with so many questions still
unanswered?
Is this the end of the story of the mysterious Cinderella,
or just the beginning?
Read more...
Emperor Reveals All
by Anne Ward
With only
a sock to
cover his Royal
Modesty
The Emperor
knew not where to put his face you see
The “X” Factor
Tailors
Failed to
produce a single
suit
They stitched
up his finances
Made off
with his cash
Leaving the
poor Emperor with
nothing to cover his
embarrassing rash
The moral
to this tale
Is trust whom you
know
To put
on a show
Amateur attempts
often fail
This was
the shock report
from our inside source,
the Chief Court
Jester
While
we see here
in our latest
bulletin, Palace Guards arresting the bogus
craftsmen. They will
be charged with
receiving money through
fraud and causing
a material affray!
Read more...
Gruffs get Tough
by Pamela Winning
William Gruff Senior left court a free man today. His family
celebrated as the judge cleared him of all charges relating to an incident on
the Eastside Bridge. The judge also declared that fourteen acres of land on
each side of the bridge belonged to the Gruff family by birth-right and granted
them all official freedom of movement.
Although Mr Gruff had admitted wrestling with Mr Troll, of
no fixed abode, and pushing him into the river, the jury found him not guilty
of attempted murder, not guilty of grievous bodily harm and not guilty of
common assault. It was accepted that Mr Gruff was trying to protect his family.
The jury had heard evidence from Will Gruff Junior and
Little Billy Gruff. They told how they
had been threatened and bullied by Mr Troll who blocked them from crossing the
bridge until they gave him money. Each time, Mr Troll demanded more. The last
time, Little Billy Gruff had managed to make a recording of Mr Troll’s menacing
behaviour on his mobile phone, which had been played to the court.
In summing up, the judge concluded that the Gruff family
should be free to reside on their land without fear or confrontation.
At an earlier
hearing, Mr Troll was remanded in custody to face trial at a later date.
Read more...
Black Mirror
Tuesday, 19 February 2013
Review by Alex Wilkinson
It’s a cool morning in London the cabinet gathers. In the
early hours of the morning the senior figures from the government have
assembled to discuss an imminent threat to the country. Just a few hours prior
a member of the royal family was kidnapped and the government held to ransom.
This is however no normal act of terrorism for the kidnapper only asks one
thing, for the Prime Minster to perform lewd acts live on television. Welcome
to the strange surreal world of Charlie Brooker’s Black Mirror.
On the coattails of the science fiction greats, such as George
Orwell and Aldous Huxley Charlie Brooker manages to create a series of
shorts that tackle Sci-Fi horrors of a digital age. From deranged artists to a
society that solely exists to serve reality shows the dystopian societies
painted in Black Mirror are perhaps
all the more disturbing due to their eerily realistic nature.
Black Mirror is a truly
creative Sci-Fi series that introspectively looks at our society, and like any
good science fiction writer he takes the concepts to their inevitable and grim
endings. Each episode follows a different short story, each of which with their
own unique setting and scenario.
The
stories always start out setting the scene in a standard, none extraordinary
manner where all is not quite as it seems. After just a few moments the
audience is slowly introduced to the core plot mechanics and the episodes
premise slowly draws into focus.
One of
the strongest qualities of the show is the way it manages to tightly weave
these science fiction ideas into a world very recognisable to us in the now.
The setting is never absurd and feels grounded in every way making the concepts
all the more unnerving. Even though Black Mirror held a strong story and
invokes much thought, for some reason I was left perplexed as to how much I
actually enjoyed the series.
It’s hard to place it but for some reason after watching through
this short series of only three roughly hour long episodes I felt the stories
had something missing. Black Mirror has glimpses of brilliance littered
throughout and is deeply thought-provoking.
Charlie Brooker continues to enthral and entertain with Black
Mirror it just does not quite make the leap to go toe-to-toe with the science
fiction greats, at least not yet. But no one does ever make their first jump
after all. As Black Mirror returns on Monday we wait to see if this new series can continue the compelling stories and cerement
Brooker as a science fiction contemporary.
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