CHAPTER 1 AN IMPOSSible Task I don't feel very well Long ago in a country far away the king was very sick The royal doctor came to his bedside First he made the king say ahhh
Then he counted the beats of the king's heart Finally he shook his head Only a magic feather from the Ogre's back can cure you Your Royal Highness he said All the noble knights and ladies gasped They were horrified
The Feathered Ogre lived on an island far to the north Everyone in the kingdom was afraid of him Every year he jumped into a boat and came to the mainland He captured one hundred of the most tasty and tender young men and women
He took them back to his island and stored them for food One year he even snatched the king's older daughter She had been visiting her aunt in the north Many brave men had tried to stop the Ogre Many set off to the Ogre's den but none had ever returned
