The Young Apprentice and the Lost Scroll

Historical Fiction all age range 100 to 300 words English

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In the bustling city of Alexandria, 250 BC, lived a young apprentice named Theron. He was not much of a scholar, preferring adventures to dusty scrolls, but he served the great librarian with surprising zest.
One day, a messenger arrived with grave news: a vital scroll containing Ptolemy's decrees had gone missing. It matters not that others have no regrets in abandoning the task, Theron knew this was where might he find his true calling.
"Pardon me, Master," Theron began, "but I should like to volunteer to fetch the missing scroll." His Master raised an eyebrow. Theron, known for his reckless behavior?
"Are you positively certain, Theron?" the librarian asked, stroking his beard. "This is not much of a task for boy still wet behind his ears."
"Yes, Master," Theron replied earnestly. "If one doesn't try, one cannot say that it cannot be done."
With a map, a satchel, and his wits, Theron make haste for the bustling harbor. His master’s words echoed: "Must you go then let me ensure you get some proper guidance, take heed as ramble on, be warned to heed their guidance. Make your judgements precisely and this instant"
Theron soon met a grizzled old sailor and a travelling merchant that only just have you known for brief a moment. Theron must rely on his cunning to outsmart these dubious characters who each shared stories from a night with pirates and maybe a sip of two that seemed one too many from those before.Well-taken all of their tales, Theron pressed onwards until eventually find his way to recover scroll precisely without regret.