The Monster is Coming!

THE MONSTER IS COMING！

Chapter 1 It was a Monday morning. The village children were all at school. Simon was looking dreamily out of the window. Suddenly Simon heard a shout. "Run! Hide!" someone cried. The children looked out of the window. People were running away. Some people were shouting. They all looked afraid.

A woman ran into the school. "Run!" she shouted. "Hide! There's a monster in the village! It'll eat us! It'll crush us in our homes!" "Don't be silly!" said the teacher. Then they heard the booming sound of giant footsteps. A huge monster, as tall as a tree, stamped past their school. It shook its giant, hairy head from side to side and roared loudly. "We should hide in the village hall," said the teacher sensibly. "Line up in the school playground." The playground was full of people. Somehow, Simon lost the teacher.

Simon was afraid, but he wanted to see what was going on. It's not often you see a monster in your village! The monster was going towards the village square. Simon followed it. There were lots of villagers in the village square. The monster was sitting in the middle of the square. It was still roaring loudly.

The villagers were half afraid, but half angry too. "Who does this monster think it is?" asked one man angrily. The villagers shook their fists. "We should chase it away!" shouted a woman. They picked up a long log. "One, two, three... charge!" The villagers charged. The monster gave an even louder roar. The roar was so loud it blew them over.

"It might want something to eat," said the village baker. He filled a tub with bread and cakes. A few villagers took the tub to the monster. Then they ran away quickly. The monster picked up some cakes and started to eat them. Then it started roaring again. "Why is he roaring? I make good cakes!" said the baker angrily