The Padlocked Chest -by Chae Jiyeon and Song Seoyeon

  In the middle ages, there was a small village named Headpiece. People living there are called "Headpiecers." All of them wore helmets. Headpiece was located inside an enormous mountain, so no one knew about the beautiful village. Headpiecers were all positive and cheerful there. They had a big party everyday, drink all together, and play all together. Because only 50 people lived there, they lived like a big family. There was only one school and one class per grade.

  A class leader of the seventh grade was Tangly, who always had a hard time combing tangled-hair. Her best friend was Bighatty, an only shy girl in the village. She wore a big hat that hide her eyes. In the school, a rumor about an abandoned house was spreading out fast. The abandoned house was located on the top of the enormour mountain. According to the rumore, a big giant with great muscles lived there. Headpiecers believed the rumor, thus they did not go near the abandoned house.

  One beautiful day, Tangly and Bighatty were playing tag in the mountain. They ran and rolled over the mountain. Accidently, they reached the abandoned house. Bighatty saw the scary-looking house, so she screamed. Tangly came and suggested to adventure the house. It was made of wood, and had broken windows. Bighatty did not want to go in, but she could not reject Tangly's suggestion.

  They opened the door. It made squeaking sound. When two girls stepped on the floor, it made sqeaking sound as well. They looked up the leaking ceiling. The house was very dark, and there were spider webs, bats, and mice everywhere. Bighatty screamed, went out, and Tangly followed her. While going back to the village, Tangly suggested to come back at midnight. Bighatty didn't love the idea, but again, couldn't argue with her shy voice.

 Time passed, and midnight came. A full moon was on the sky, wolves crying. Tangly and Bighatty went up the mountain. Suddently, a bear came out, and the bear looked hungry. Two girls were in hurry-scurry. They were frightened. Then, a strong muscle guy came and hit the bear with a piece of wood. The bear immediately died. Two girls were about to say Thank you, but the strong muscle guy disappeared. Confused girls stood still there for a few minutes. Then, they continued their journey.

  They finally arrived the abandoned house. They went inside again. Tangly's feet were caught on a paddlocked chest. They wanted to open it, but it was locked. Then they saw a shadow of strong muscle guy on the wall. They looked back, and he was Dirtly.

 Dirtly was short, skinny and smelly. He was in the same class with two girls. He had no friends because of his terrible smell. Muscles that two girls saw were actually flies, always following him. His uniforms were ruined. Dirtly spoke in a low voice.

   "You must say the right answer of my riddle to open the chest.
    Guess what is this.
    This can see the thing that you cannot see now.
    This has only one partner in the world.
    This has its own identity.
    Also, this can solve your problem.
    What is this?"

  Two girls, Tangly and Bighatty thought about the riddle. Then, Bighatty said,
 "I don't know the answer. But I need more keys to solve it." Tangly shouted. "Oh, yes! The answer is a KEY!!! Is it right, Dirtly?" "I... I don't know the right answer. But try this. If you are right, the padlocked chest will open." Tangly grabbed the key and gried it immediately.

  It opened! Bright light shone. There were three things in the chest. There was a comb made of metal. It was very strong. Everyone noticed that it was for Tangly. From that time, Tangly didn't have a problem with her hair. The second one was a perfume. It was sweet-smelling, and it was for Dirtly. He didn't smell powerful stink anymore. And he could make some friends at school. The last one was a small hat for Bighatty. At first, she was shy because she had to take off the hat. When she changed her headpiece, she had very beautiful eyes. She became confident of herself.

  The chest was a magic chest for those who need help. This is the end of our story.