The Three Trolls - by Ben H

Once upon a time, there lived three trolls. They all lived by a raging river with killer crocs in it aimlessly swimming around in circles. However, they had to somehow cross the treacherous river, so they all decided to build one bridge each.

The first troll spent minutes building his bridge out of straw. He then walked across, but halfway across he fell through into the bone chilling water and was brutally eaten by the killer crocs. The two other trolls just stared at the jagged bridge that had just been punctured.

The second little troll built his bridge out of sticks, which took him hours to build. Once he had finished, he went to walk across and snapped a few sticks on the edge. He slipped and that was the last of the second troll, who was also eaten by the crocs.

Then the third troll built his bridge out of stone, which took days – even months to build until he had finally finished his masterpiece. He then slowly and carefully walked across and every step he took he felt nervous. He then stopped in the middle of the bridge, holding onto the solid stone rail, looking over the edge. As he stared at his half chewed up brother a tear rolled down his cheek. He finished crossing the bridge, but now another challenge awaited him... he now had to build a house that would be strong enough to survive the oncoming storm.