Category Archives: Year 6’s Tragic Tales

Icarus and Daedalus

Many moons ago, there was a father and a son called Icarus and Daedalus they were very brave and courageous. They lived in a miserable prison and they wanted to travel because they did not want to stay in prison because if they stay in prison then they will be shot in the eye, on the leg and on their face.

Daedalus and Icarus were on the enormous tower . Daedalus bought huge wings for them and they went off flying but Daedalus told Icarus to not go near the sun.

Daedalus told Icarus not to travel near the sun but Icarus did not listen to his wise father.

The powerful and kind Zeus was also trying to save Icarus but he couldn’t save Icarus because Apollo was the sun but Icarus was Apollo’s friend that’s why Icarus didn’t listen to Zeus.

Zeus’s warning was “don’t travel near the sun. The foolish Icarus did not take any notice of Zeus’s kind warning, and flew closer to the scorching sun.

Finally, Icarus was burnt by the sun and he fell in the sea. Daedalus felt very angry because Icarus did not listen to his wise father.

The end

 

 

The Tragedy of Arachne

        The Tragedy of Arachne

More than a thousand years ago, but after the dinosaurs lived. There lived a thirteen year old girl called Arachne. She lived on her own in a small town with some poor people.

She was a weaver and she weaved a lot. Arachne was the best weaver. People came from lots of countries far far  away to see her great imageson her special cloth.

Arachne was too boastful. She told people that she was much better than Zeus. She boasted that she was stronger than him too. Zeus was very angry.

One freezing cold morning, a shivering old man appeared and told Arachne not to boast. He warned her that if she did not stop, she would be punished.

Angry Zeus challenged Arachne to a weaving match.

Arachne weaved Poseidon, Ares, Athena, Aphrodite and Achelles being silly.Zeus was furious and zapped her with his lightning bolt and transformed her into a poisonous teranchula