Chapter 5 - Eire

Once they got to the base of the tower they ran to the courtyard, which

was next to the gates of the castle. When they got there they were

exhausted. Sam saw a rock and he managed to pull himself up onto it and

sit on it.

“It feels like the rock is moving!” exclaimed Sam.

“It is”, shouted Nancy, “It’s a wizard’s foot!”

They both looked up and saw an old man with a long beard and a magical

cape glaring down on them.

The wizard had already spotted them. They ran for their lives. They

spotted a tiny room in the corner of the courtyard. Under the door there

was a cat-flap. They jumped through the flap. When they got in they

spotted a key on a table. There were lots of books next to the table.

“This way to the key” said Nancy, pointing at the books. They darted

over to the books and helped each other up them. When they were on top

they reached for the keys.

As fast as possible they ran for the door. Sam lifted Nancy on his

shoulders. Nancy locked the door with the key just as they heard the

wizard approaching. He started banging on the door! Nancy and Sam

looked around the room for somewhere to hide.

When they were hiding behind the books they noticed they were spell

books. They started looking for a spell to make them big again.

“I found it!” declared Sam,

“Abracadabra!”

They were instantly turned back to normal. But the wizard was still

banging on the door. Just then, they heard the door opening….