Jessica HellJessica Hell

One day there One day there was a girl called was a girl called Jessica. Her Jessica. Her mum died when mum died when she was three she was three and her dad and her dad went to war to went to war to Scotland. Scotland.

Jessica had no Jessica had no choice but to stay choice but to stay with her rude with her rude mean aunty who mean aunty who had two daughters had two daughters called Spice Girls. called Spice Girls.

One day Jessica One day Jessica got a letter. It got a letter. It said that her said that her father died. She father died. She was mourning for was mourning for him. him.

Jessica had two Jessica had two stepsisters, one stepsisters, one good Melanie, and good Melanie, and one bad Victoria. one bad Victoria. Melanie always Melanie always helped Jessica, she helped Jessica, she cheered her up cheered her up and she told her and she told her very often: very often:

Don’t worry! I’ll help you whenever you Don’t worry! I’ll help you whenever you need me.need me.But Melanie hid it from mother and But Melanie hid it from mother and sister.sister.

Melanie brought Melanie brought Jessica different Jessica different delicious food: delicious food: żurek (Polish soup, żurek (Polish soup, typical in the south typical in the south of Poland), bigos of Poland), bigos ( cabbage with ( cabbage with meat) and pierogi meat) and pierogi ( pastry with ( pastry with different fillings). different fillings).

One day her One day her stepmother saw that stepmother saw that Melanie was helping Melanie was helping Jessica. She decided Jessica. She decided to punish them and to punish them and she locked the girls in she locked the girls in the cellar and gave the cellar and gave them ragged clothes. them ragged clothes. What is even more, What is even more, she starved them for she starved them for one week. one week.

. . It was freezing cold and damp there. It was freezing cold and damp there. You could smell rotten potatoes and You could smell rotten potatoes and

hear mice squeaking and scrawling.hear mice squeaking and scrawling.

The girls whispered The girls whispered to each other and to each other and tried to think of a tried to think of a way to get out of the way to get out of the cellar. They were cellar. They were talking about talking about different possible different possible run away plans when run away plans when suddenly they heard suddenly they heard somebody somebody screaming.screaming.

Suddenly, appeared a big figure. Jessica Suddenly, appeared a big figure. Jessica asked:asked:-What’s your name?-What’s your name?

-My name is -My name is Mariusz, people Mariusz, people called me Pudzian. called me Pudzian. I’m a weightlifting I’m a weightlifting world champion. world champion. I’ll rescue you – I’ll rescue you – said a strange said a strange man.man.

Jessica and Melanie Jessica and Melanie said happily:said happily:

- Thanks.- Thanks. - You’re welcome! – - You’re welcome! –

replayed Pudzian.replayed Pudzian. When they got out When they got out

from the dark cellar, from the dark cellar, they went to the they went to the market. There the market. There the crowd shouted:crowd shouted:

- King at the - King at the market!!!!! market!!!!! Mieszko I !!!!!!!!!Mieszko I !!!!!!!!!

- I declare - I declare ceremonially, that ceremonially, that I invite everyone I invite everyone for the ball! – said for the ball! – said proudly the king.proudly the king.

So, Jessica, Melanie So, Jessica, Melanie and Pudzian decided and Pudzian decided to go to the ball. to go to the ball. First, they went to First, they went to ‘Smyk’ (shop) to buy ‘Smyk’ (shop) to buy dresses. The dresses dresses. The dresses looked beautifully. looked beautifully. After shopping After shopping Pudzian took girls at Pudzian took girls at the party. the party.