"The Myth of Theseus"- by Jack Moffatt age 11

There once was a prince of Athens named Theseus. His kingdom was under a cruel rule set by King Minos of Crete. Every seven years a ship with black sails would enter the port of Athens. The King of Athens was forced to give seven young men and seven young women to King Minos’ ship. Then ship would then sail to the island of Crete where a terrible death awaited them. King Minos kept a horrible monster called the Minotaur under the palace in a maze called a labyrinth. The monster had the body of a man, the head of a bull, and the teeth of a lion. The whole city of Athens lived in fear of their young peoples’ fate.
Prince Theseus had a clever idea. When the ship came to get the people, Theseus went as one of the seven men. He planned to kill the monster himself.
When the Princess of Crete saw Theseus she decided to help him. She gave him a knife to kill the monster, and a spool of thread to use to find his way out of the maze. That night Theseus was thrown into the labyrinth. He went around and zigzag until he came to the monster. He threw dirt in his eyes and jumped on his back stabbing him. He did it! He killed the Minotaur. He followed the thread out of the labyrinth and set his friends free. He even married the princess and took her home to Athens with him.

The End