George the Greytown Wizard
The townspeople did not care for their town and it became untidy and run down. One night all colour left the town and it turned a dreadful grey. The people called on George to bring the colour back. He tried unsuccessfully until he met Rhiannon who was a young artist. Together they solved the problem The townspeople did not care for their town and it became untidy and run down. One night all colour left the town and it turned a dreadful grey. The people called on George to bring the colour back. He tried unsuccessfully until he met Rhiannon who was a young artist. Together they solved the problem
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possible. You and your town would have remained grey forever. Your love foryour town did the trick.” The people fell silent with the awful implications ofwhat George was saying. Then their joy in Wannabeʼs rainbow colours roseto new heights.“You are indeed a real artist,” they cried to Rhiannon. “And you are indeed awise wizard,” they cried to George.They carried George and Rhiannon around on their shoulders, through thestreets of old Wannabe and then to the new Wannabe which was being builton the hills. They cheered and clapped and danced and drank many bottles ofCoca Cola, as the grey grapes didnʼt make very good wine. The celebrationswent on all day and well into the night. In fact it was many days and nightsbefore anybody went to bed. After that, Wannabe kept its colours.Very soon everybody wanted to live there and the town became the mostfamous tourist destination in the country. Tourists came and peered at the greyphotos in the town museum which showed Wannabe in its grey year. Actuallythe photographs were taken before the invention of colour photography, butnobody complained.the endGeorge waited nine years for Rhiannon to grow up and when she was twentyoneand he was thirty one, they were married in the old town church whichthe residents had painted red to match the outfits worn by the happy couple.However, the priest remained stubornly grey which he argued was mostappropriate.Then Rhiannon and George had a few children, who kept on getting lost in thelarge castle that Rhiannon build with the money she earned from selling herdrawings. .Rhiannon had becoe famous throughout the country as the artistwho painted the colours back into Wannabe. Her family was very proud ofher. Though there were times when her mother said, “Youʼd better rememberthat your family needs you too,” whenever Rhiannon disappeared into herstudio for long periods.George grew more wise and more magical. When anything went wrong, the47
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- Page 13 and 14: The Town Clerk and his wife hurried
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- Page 29 and 30: Travellers took the long way around
- Page 31 and 32: Her father said sadly, “I really
- Page 33 and 34: into the next week. Then the school
- Page 35 and 36: One day Rhiannon had a good look at
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- Page 39 and 40: Next he put all his notes up on the
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possible. You and your town would have remained grey forever. Your love for
your town did the trick.” The people fell silent with the awful implications of
what George was saying. Then their joy in Wannabeʼs rainbow colours rose
to new heights.
“You are indeed a real artist,” they cried to Rhiannon. “And you are indeed a
wise wizard,” they cried to George.
They carried George and Rhiannon around on their shoulders, through the
streets of old Wannabe and then to the new Wannabe which was being built
on the hills. They cheered and clapped and danced and drank many bottles of
Coca Cola, as the grey grapes didnʼt make very good wine. The celebrations
went on all day and well into the night. In fact it was many days and nights
before anybody went to bed. After that, Wannabe kept its colours.
Very soon everybody wanted to live there and the town became the most
famous tourist destination in the country. Tourists came and peered at the grey
photos in the town museum which showed Wannabe in its grey year. Actually
the photographs were taken before the invention of colour photography, but
nobody complained.
the end
George waited nine years for Rhiannon to grow up and when she was twentyone
and he was thirty one, they were married in the old town church which
the residents had painted red to match the outfits worn by the happy couple.
However, the priest remained stubornly grey which he argued was most
appropriate.
Then Rhiannon and George had a few children, who kept on getting lost in the
large castle that Rhiannon build with the money she earned from selling her
drawings. .Rhiannon had becoe famous throughout the country as the artist
who painted the colours back into Wannabe. Her family was very proud of
her. Though there were times when her mother said, “Youʼd better remember
that your family needs you too,” whenever Rhiannon disappeared into her
studio for long periods.
George grew more wise and more magical. When anything went wrong, the
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