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HARRY’S VIEW
Play Novel Silent Hill
Translation of Harry's Scenario
Version 1.15 - Last updated 11/03/2016
Written by and Copyright 2002-2016 Toby Normoyle (loc182)

This is a translation of Harry's scenario for the Game Boy Advance game, Play Novel
Silent Hill. This game was made by Konami and released only in Japan during the
spring of 2001. Unfortunately, there appear to be no plans for an English release, so
this translation became necessary.

WARNING: This translation assumes knowledge of ALL things Silent Hill.


Various plot elements are referenced and nothing is kept secret. So if you
have not yet played the original Silent Hill on PlayStation then be warned
that the entire story will be given away. Plot points from other Silent Hill
games and the movie are then referenced in section four of this document as
relevant.

Japanese text support is necessary to properly display this document. If the following
line is displayed properly then you have the proper language support:
プレイノベル サイレントヒル PLAY NOVEL SILENT HILL
(Note: You will probably need to change the encoding on your browser to
Japanese manually to view this page. I also recommend setting the font to
FixedSys as that is what was used to write this translation.)

Table of Contents

1. How to Use this Translation


2. Translation of Harry's Scenario
3. Credits
4. Translation Notes
5. Contact Information and Update History
6. Copyright Information

1. How to Use this Translation


Welcome to the translation of Harry's scenario!

This translation is designed not only to bring you an English version of the
game, but also to guide you through the game to each of Harry's eight endings.

Before you attempt to use this translation I highly recommend that you first take
a look at the Playing Guide for Play Novel Silent Hill, which is also available on
GameFAQs. It explains exactly how the game works, and will help you to better
understand the format and some of the terms used in this translation.

Once you are ready to jump into the translation, you just need to read along
as you play the game on your Game Boy Advance. In order to make it as easy
as possible to follow along the following features have been integrated into
this translation:

-Chapter and Area subdivisions-


The actual game is divided into chapters and areas, so the translation has been
divided in the same way. All 19 chapters from Harry's scenario are present, in
order from the Introduction to Chapter 18. Within each chapter the areas are
then divided from one another. Each area is numbered using the numbering
system from the official Konami guide book. This numbering system works well,
and by remaining consistent owners of that book will not be confused. These
numbers can be found at the beginning of each area on the far right of the
screen, and will appear in this format: "Chapter #-Area #". Directly below these
numbers a description of the background picture associated with the area on the
flowchart will also appear. Although many areas have the same the background
picture on the flowchart, this can still help you to figure out where you are in the
game to a degree.
(Please note that the numbering scheme will vary a bit in chapters 7 and 13
from that used in the official guide book. This is because they accidentally
started numbering Chapter 7 from the number 6 instead of 1, and in
Chapter 13 they accidentally added one number.)

-Block Names and Event Descriptions-


At the beginning of every block, the block name and event description will
appear along with the Chapter number in both Japanese and English. By
using these pieces of information you can always figure out exactly where
you are in the game. All you need to do is compare the Japanese in the
translation with what you see on the loading screen or the flowchart in the
game. By doing so you will be able to figure out exactly where you are, even
if you do not understand Japanese.
(Note: The event description for a block will always be enclosed in Japanese
quotation marks when a game is loaded, but not when viewed on the flowchart.
For this reason I have not placed Japanese quotation marks around any event
descriptions for the first (or only) block in any area that can be
accessed with the flowchart in the translation.)

-Page breaks and pictures-


Within each block of each area all page breaks have been faithfully
reproduced. So if there are 13 pages of text in a certain block in the game then
you will find 13 pages here in the translation. A description of the current
background picture will appear in parenthesis with the first page of each
block, and all picture changes will be noted with the page that the change
occurs on. Additionally, movies and important events will be noted in a
similar fashion to help make it easier to keep your position in the game and in
the translation in sync. (Please note that sometimes the format of the text on
a specific page will vary between the original
Japanese in the game and the translation.)

-Area transitions and Automatic Branching-


When you reach the end of an area or make a choice you will be told exactly
which area you should move to next. This will be done using the same
numbering system that appears at the beginning of each area. So if you are
told to "Go to 1-1" at the end of an area, then that means you just need to go
to Chapter 1, Area 1. All the areas are in order, so you can either scroll to the
correct area, or use the find function to get there.
(Unfortunately the find function will not always work so well, as several of
the numbers are similar. For example, a search for 1-1 will also take you to
many of the areas in chapter 11.)

If you happen to reach a question area in which the choice you make will
cause "Automatic Branching" to occur at a later point in the game then
information regarding the future effects of the choice will be included along
with the "Go to" text. This information will help you to more easily navigate
through the game, and to reach each the endings. For the most part, very few
choices have automatic branching associated with them, so do not expect to
see this extra information very often.

-Digital Trading Cards-


Once you reach an ending, the translation will tell you exactly which digital
trading cards you should receive.
So now you should be all set to jump into the translation and use it to enjoy Play
Novel Silent Hill on your Game Boy Advance. Please remember to check out the
Playing Guide if you need any help with the technical aspects of the game.

Finally, if there is a piece of this translation that you strongly disagree with
then please see Section 4, Translation Notes before writing as the issue may
have already been addressed.

2. Translation of Harry's Scenario

____________________________________________________________________________
___ 序章 「悪夢の始まり」
Introduction
「久しぶりの休暇」 (Not on flowchart)
Introduction "The Beginning of the Nightmare"
A first vacation in a while

Page 1 (Long shot of jeep)


It's been a while since I have taken a vacation.
I am driving my jeep.
Heading towards the quiet resort town of Silent Hill, the sound of the engine
reverberates in the darkness.
Due to some slight car trouble earlier, it has become this late.

Page 2 (Harry in jeep) I


am Harry Mason.
I am a run of the mill writer.

Page 3 (Cheryl in jeep)


Her eyes closed, Cheryl sleeps peacefully in the passenger seat.

Cheryl is my daughter.

She is cheerful and lively, and the occasional carefree smiles she shows me
make me feel happy.

Page 4
I don't have very many relationships with people because of what I do for a
living, so Cheryl's existence has become irreplaceable to me. Cheryl was
very much looking forward to this trip.

Page 5 (Harry in jeep)


Although paved, this is still very much a mountain road.
At this hour there is little reason for any other drivers to be about.
I push in the accelerator.
There is no light off in the darkness.
I can depend only on my headlights.

Page 6 (Cybil on motorcycle) Light


reflects off the rear view mirror.
It's a motorcycle.
There is a motorcycle headed toward the same destination as we are at terrific speed
at this late hour.
With a roar the motorcycle effortlessly passes by the side of my jeep.

Page 7
The seal of the police...
Perhaps there has been an accident or something?
But I don't recall hearing about an accident or anything on the radio.

Page 8 (Cheryl in jeep) Cheryl


is sleeping.
A child should not be awake at this hour.
I wonder if she is dreaming about something?
Tomorrow I have planned to take her to the amusement park.
Maybe she is dreaming about riding the merry-go-round?

Page 9 (Harry in jeep)


I glance over at Cheryl's sleeping face and then return my eyes forward.
The lighted area of the road almost appears to be belched out from the
darkness as it moves toward me. Huh? Something enters my field of
view.

Page 10 (Fallen motorcycle)


It's the motorcycle from just before.
It is lying on its side on the shoulder of the road.
No doubt about it, it's the same motorcycle that just passed me. There is no
sign of the driver. It looks like the driver smashed into the surface of the
rocks by the side of the road while trying to avoid some kind of obstacle,
and thus that part of the motorcycle has been destroyed.

Page 11 (Road)
I carefully check the way in which my vehicle is headed.
However, I don't see anything that could be an obstacle to my advance in the area
illuminated by the headlights. A strange atmosphere creeps in around me. The
radio reception begins to become erratic.

Page 12 (Harry in jeep)


Perhaps I should turn back? But my foot persistently pushes down the
accelerator with no intention of letting off.

"You can no longer turn back now..." Something


murmurs within me.

"Please increase your speed some more..." Someone


murmurs within me.

Page 13 (Cheryl in jeep) Cheryl's


eyes are closed.
She is dreaming.
I know that I should be awake.
But what is this uneasy feeling?
I feel as if my body is not totally my own.
It's like someone, some strange being that is not me, is controlling me...like I
am floating.

Page 14
My eyelids are heavy. As the steering wheel leaves my hand it creates the
illusion of setting the course on its own.
Freezing cold...
Uneasiness...
Almost like being ready to fall asleep, I am just barely conscious, and now at
my limit to maintain even that.

Page 15 (Harry with his hand off the steering wheel)


"Ah......"

Page 16 (Girl-like figure in front of the jeep)


When I saw the human figure on the road I cut the wheel hard, and then there was
nowhere else for my jeep and I to go but down into the darkness below the cliff.

Go to 1-1

____________________________________________________________________________
___
第一章 「到着」 1-1
車で目覚めるハリー (Harry in wrecked jeep)
Chapter 1 "Arrival"
Harry wakes up in his jeep

Page 1 (Black)
The silence pierces my ears.

As the wind blew, it was accompanied by piercing cold. Where


am I? I can feel light faintly passing through my eyelids.

Page 2
I don't seem to be hurt.
That much is clear to me because I don't feel any pain in my body. No,
perhaps I've suffered an injury that doesn't cause any pain?

Page 3
I...slowly try opening my heavy eyelids.

第一章 「到着」
「季節外れの雪」
Chapter 1 "Arrival" Out
of season snow

Page 4 (Harry in wrecked jeep)


Out of season snow is pouring into the town.
Other than the sound of droplets of ice hitting the ground, there is nothing
else to be heard.
"Silent Hill"
That is what is assuredly written on the sign by the side of the road. Without
realizing it, Cheryl and I have reached our destination.

Page 5
All my memories up to that point are gone.
The wind is blowing in...
When I take a look next to me, I am shocked.

Page 6 (Empty seat of jeep)


The passenger door has been left open.
Cheryl is nowhere to be seen.

第一章 「到着」
「ゴーストタウン」
Chapter 1 "Arrival"
Ghost Town

Page 7
"Silent Hill."
This town, which should just be a resort area, appears to have become just
like a ghost town for some reason, or maybe it was waiting for us to arrive,
or perhaps the town just nestled up to us...

Page 8
So now I am alone.
Cheryl is not here.
While I was sleeping, no, while I was knocked out Cheryl opened the
passenger door and stepped out "alone" into this tourist spot that is ruled
by an unsettling silence.

Page 9
And then she left me to head somewhere...

Page 10 (Harry in front of wrecked jeep)


I tightly close my jacket around my neck and set off on foot in search
of Cheryl.
I wonder what in the world happened here?
Nothing makes any sense.
The silence, the out of season snow...
And strangest of all, the entire town is wrapped in a thick fog.

Go to 1-2

____________________________________________________________________________
___ 第一章 「無人の街」 1-
2
人影を捜し求めて (Harry in front of wrecked jeep)
Chapter 1 "The Deserted Town"
In search of anyone

Page 1 (Harry in front of wrecked jeep)


"What is going on..."

A) Cheryl's destination is...


Go to 1-3

B) Is there no one in the town...


Go to 1-4

____________________________________________________________________________
___ 第一章 「シェリルの行方」 1-3
シェリル捜索に乗り出す (Street corner, heavy fog)
Chapter 1 "Cheryl's Whereabouts"
Beginning the search for Cheryl

Page 1 (Street corner, heavy fog) I


begin to run.
Only the sounds of my footsteps echo in the surroundings.
Just where in the world has Cheryl gone?
Did someone lead her away?
Various concerns run through my mind.

Page 2 (Cheryl appears)


(Ta ta ta ta...) (Onomatopoeia for footsteps)
I suddenly get the feeling that I heard footsteps other than my own, so I stop
moving right away to check it out.

Page 3
Through the thick fog I can see a figure that is about the size of a child.
"Cheryl?"
Without a thought I cry out.
The figure doesn't move at all.

Page 4 (Cheryl disappears)


At the moment I begin to move slowly towards the figure it starts to run.
I fiercely chase after the figure.
That's definitely Cheryl.
Even though it is faint, I would not mistake someone else for Cheryl.

Page 5
However, no matter how much I run I cannot catch up.
Instead the figure is gradually getting farther away from me. The
figure puts on speed as if it is gliding through the air.

Page 6 (Middle of street, heavy fog)


The figure appears to be absorbed by the fog as it begins to disappear.
In order not to lose it, I run with all my strength while keeping my vision
centered on the figure.

Page 7
I then notice that I have come to an alley surrounded by buildings.

Page 8 (Dark alley)


I don't know how, but it is like a cover was placed over the sky, which had
provided light until now, and the area has become engulfed in darkness.

Go to 1-5

____________________________________________________________________________
___ 第一章 「住人の存在」 1-4
他に誰かいないものか (Street corner, heavy fog)
Chapter 1 "The Presence of Townspeople" Is
there no one else here?

Page 1 (Street corner, heavy fog)


I thought, I must find out if there is anyone other than myself here.
This is definitely Silent Hill.
I recognize the signboard on that store.
A long time ago, when I was young I visited here once.

Page 2
All the doors on the shops and houses are tightly shut.
No...
Among them there is one shop with its door open, but there is no sign of
anyone inside.

Page 3
It feels like just the people here suddenly vanished.

Go to 1-3

____________________________________________________________________________
___ 第一章 「複数の足音」 1-
5 不気味な裏路地 (Dark
alley)
"Multiple Footsteps"
The eerie alley

Page 1 (Dark alley)


From the darkness I can hear multiple footsteps coming this way...

A ) I don't know who it is. I will take a look.


Go to 1-6

B ) I am going to get out of here...


I don't have anything with me that can be used as a weapon.
Go to 1-7

____________________________________________________________________________
___ 第一章 「耳を澄まして」 1-6
様子をうかがうハリー (Dark alley)
Chapter 1 "Listen Carefully"
Harry looks around

Page 1 (Dark alley) I


stood ready.

"What the... What are they..."

With beast-like rage, they have closed in to right where I am.

Page 2 (Mumblers appear, then fade)


"Ah..."

And then my vitality is sucked away by these strangely shaped monsters until I finally
lose consciousness............

Go to 2-1

____________________________________________________________________________
___ 第一章 「闇への逃亡」 1-
7 逃げ出すハリー (Dark
alley)
Chapter 1 "Escape into the Darkness"
Harry runs away

Page 1 (Dark alley) I've


got to get away.
But I can't go back the way I came...because that eerie presence is
back there...

Page 2
So I move further in.
I can only move gradually through the narrowing pitch-black alley by feeling
around with my hands.

Page 3
But I only end up reaching a dead end.
Metal fences surround the area, and they are so high that I don't think that I
can climb over them.

Page 4
They are coming from behind...

Page 5
I stood ready.

"What the... What are they..."

With beast-like rage, they have closed in to right where I am.

Page 6 (Creatures appear, then fade)


"Ah..."

And then my vitality is sucked away by these strangely shaped monsters until I finally
lose consciousness............

Go to 2-1

____________________________________________________________________________
___ 第二章 「運命の出会い」
2-1 シビル・ベネットと出会う (Close
up of radio)
Chapter 2 "The Fated Meeting"
Harry meets Cybil Bennet

Page 1 (Black) Cybil


Bennet.
She is a full time police officer working in the neighboring town of
Brahms.
There was no one else in the cafe other than her and Harry.
She took a seat at the counter and waited for Harry to awaken.

Movie: Harry wakes up in Cafe 5 to 2

Page 2
I suddenly awoke.
Where is this place? Why am I here? Was I brought here by someone? There is no
boundary between dream and reality, just confusion.

Page 3
As I lay on the bench seat in the cafe my eyes slowly begin to focus. The
woman sitting at the counter stands and folds her arms. She walks over and
looks down at me.

第二章 「カフェ」
「シビル・ベネット」
Chapter 2 "Cafe"
Cybil Bennet

Page 4 (Cybil standing in the center of the cafe) She


is wearing a police uniform.
The woman smiles a little bit, as she appears to be relieved that I have
regained consciousness.

Page 5
"It looks like you have come around."

"Who are you?"


I try talking to the unfamiliar woman.

Page 6
"I'm Cybil.
Cybil Bennet.
I'm here because all communication with this town suddenly went dead and so I came
to investigate."

Page 7
"I'm...Harry Mason. I brought my daughter to this town for some sightseeing, but
on the way there was an accident and I lost consciousness...

Oh, yeah, Cybil...You haven't seen a little girl in this town have you?"

Page 8 (Cybil's picture changes)


"A little girl...
No, I haven't seen her..."

"When I came to after the accident my daughter was nowhere to be seen. The
passenger door was open and she was gone.

Page 9
Cheryl...uh, sorry, my daughter's name is Cheryl...
She is a timid person, so it is hard to imagine that she headed out into this
weird town alone.
Plus I was there in the driver's seat...
And since she gave me no warning it just doesn't make sense.

Page 10
Are you familiar with this area?
There is no sign of anyone, and what is going on with the snow at this time of
year...
Just what in the world has happened in this town?"

I said all of this while breathing deeply.

Page 11 (Cybil's picture changes) "I'm


afraid I don't know either.
I still haven't seen anyone other than you.
It's like the town is as silent as a graveyard, left without even the means to
contact any neighboring towns."

"I see."

Page 12
"You also had an accident, right?
I thought it was a good idea to head to the police station in this town alone
on my motorcycle, but...
I guess I was going a little too fast.
Page 13
A girl suddenly jumped out into the road...I am pretty sure it was a girl...I
almost hit her.
I cut the handlebars hard in order to avoid her...
After that I can barely remember anything......

Page 14
When I came to I was lying in the street in front of this cafe.
So naturally I came in here to get out of the snow.
And then I found you sleeping there..."

Page 15
"I...was having some kind of a terrible dream.
As for if I made it here on my own, I don't remember at all...
Just what in the world has happened in this town...
What is going on with everything?"

Page 16
"Well, the situation is definitely strange.
I will head back to Brahms for reinforcements, and then return here.
How about you?"

Cybil stood and fixed her collar with resolute fortitude.

Page 17
"I've got to look for Cheryl...
There is no way I can just leave her here alone."

Page 18 (Gun in Cybil's hand)


"I see. Well, I'll give you this then.
You never know what might happen under these circumstances.
If you feel threatened then pull the trigger without hesitating."

Go to 2-2

____________________________________________________________________________
___
第二章 「拳銃」 2-2
拳銃を差し出されて (Gun in Cybil's hand)
Chapter 2 "Handgun"
Cybil holds out the handgun

Page 1 (Gun in Cybil's hand) I


take the gun into my hand.

A ) Thanks...I hope I don't have to use it...


Go to 2-3

B ) Thank you, but...I'm no good with guns.


Go to 2-4

____________________________________________________________________________
___ 第二章 「拳銃の重み」 2-3
シビルより銃を受け取る (Gun in Cybil's hand)
Chapter 2 "The Weight of the Handgun"
Harry receives the gun from Cybil

Page 1 (Cybil standing in the center of the cafe)


Having never handled a handgun before I am surprised by how heavy it is.

Page 2
"But you...will you be alright?"

"I'm not like the average girls around here.


I have undergone proper training."

Page 3 (Close up of Cybil in front of cafe door)


Cybil placed her hand on the exit door, but then she turns and faces me
again.

Page 4
"Harry. Don't go shooting me by mistake or anything.
I haven't had any training on how to stop bullets."
She smiled after saying this and then disappeared into the thick fog.
Page 5 (Empty cafe)
(No text, page automatically is dismissed)

Go to 2-5
__________________________________________________________________
__________
___ 第二章 「銃器は苦手」 2-4
使い方を教えるシビル (Close up of radio)
Chapter 2 "No Good with Guns"
Cybil shows Harry how to use the gun

Page 1 (Cybil standing in the center of the cafe) "Thank


you, but...I'm no good with guns.
I haven't even touched one.
I can't handle it."

Page 2 (Gun in Cybil's hand) Amazed,


Cybil takes a deep breath.
"It's simple.
I'll show you how to use it.
See, first hold it in your right hand, then place your forefinger on the trigger."

I reluctantly followed her instructions.

Page 3
"Like this?"

"Yes. Now place your left hand on your right hand so that it doesn't move.
Then all you have to do is slide this, fix your aim, and pull the trigger."

"Like this?"

Page 4 (Black) Bang!


The bullet grazes Cybil's cheek and penetrates the wall of the cafe. One of
pictures on the wall falls.

Page 5 (Cybil standing in the center of the cafe) "He...Hey!


You need to watch it!!"
"I'm sorry, I was just doing what you said and it just..."

"No it's not "and it just..."


Just a few centimeters over and you would have been a murderer!"

Page 6
I lost even more self confidence.

"Well, it's all right.


Please use it carefully.
Well then...I'm going."
The sound of the door closing reverberated woefully inside the cafe.

Page 7 (Close up of Cybil in front of cafe door)


(No text, page automatically is dismissed)

Go to 2-5

____________________________________________________________________________
___ 第二章 「再び一人に」 2-5
カフェを後にするシビル (Close up of radio)
Chapter 2 "Alone Again"
Cybil leaves the cafe

Page 1 (Harry with the gun in the cafe)


After being left alone in the cafe I gazed at the handgun Cybil gave me for a
little while.

And then I thought about Cheryl, who had disappeared in this town.

Page 2
The figure I saw in the fog...
That was definitely Cheryl.
But she didn't answer my calls, and she was quite possibly moving away from
me?
Page 3
I don't understand...
I am getting a bit mixed up.
Still, the one thing I know for sure is that Cheryl has vanished in this town.

Page 4
All I can do is look for her.
I may not have any knowledge of the surroundings or any clues, but I won't
find Cheryl if I stay here.
I stood up energetically and placed my hand on the cafe door.

Page 5
(JiJiJi...JiJi...JiJiJi.........) (Onomatopoeia for radio static)

Page 6
Something is making noise.

Page 7
(JiJiJiJi...JiJiJiJi...JiJi...) (Onomatopoeia for radio static)

Page 8
?

Go to 2-6

____________________________________________________________________________
___
第二章 「音の源」 2-
6
どこかで音が鳴っている… (Close up of radio)
Chapter 2 "The Source of the Noise" Noise
is coming from somewhere...

Page 1 (Harry with the gun in the cafe) What


is that noise?

A ) It's somewhere inside the cafe...


Go to 2-7

B ) It's somewhere outside the cafe...


Go to 2-8

____________________________________________________________________________
___
第二章 「カフェの中に?」 2-
7
ラジオを拾い上げるハリー (Close up of radio)
Chapter 2 "Inside the Cafe?"
Harry picks up the radio

Page 1 (Harry with the gun in the cafe) I


look around the cafe.
I walk in the direction the noise is coming from.
And then I pick up the source of the noise.
"Radio?"

Page 2 (Close up of radio)


(No text, page automatically is dismissed)

Page 3 (Air Screamer breaking cafe window)


At that moment the window glass shattered with a thunder and a giant birdlike creature
flew into the cafe.

Page 3 (Air Screamer, animated) No,


it is not a bird.
It is a creature with reddish-brown skin that looks as if it has been burned.

Page 4
In its belligerent pale green eyes it is clear that my life is in danger.

Go to 2-9

____________________________________________________________________________
___
第二章 「カフェの外に?」 2-
8
窓越しのラジオ (Close up of radio)
Chapter 2 "Outside the Cafe?"
The radio beyond the window

Page 1 (Street outside of the cafe) Outside?


I open the door and hurry out into the street. The snow still continues to fall.
I breathe in the cold outside air and it feels like waking up.

Page 2
The noise I just heard until now had stopped.

Is the wind drowning it out?

My question was soon answered.

Page 3
Through the glass I can see that a radio has been placed on top of a table
inside the cafe.
"Is it that..."
I immediately went back inside the cafe.

Page 4 (Close up of radio)


The noise has stopped. Thinking that it may come in handy for something, I
slide the portable radio into my pocket and once again walk toward the cafe's
exit.

Go to 2-17

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第二章 「空からの使者」 2-
9
突然の襲撃にハリーは… (Air Screamer breaking cafe window)
Chapter 2 "Messenger from the Sky" In
this sudden assault, Harry...

Page 1 (Air Screamer, animated)


I...

A ) hide underneath a table.


Go to 2-10

B ) ready the handgun in my inexperienced hands.


Go to 2-11

C ) run outside of the cafe.


Go to 2-12
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第二章 「テーブルの下へ」 2-
10
咄嗟に隠れるハリー (Air Screamer breaking cafe window)
Chapter 2 "To Under a Table"
Harry instantly hides

Page 1 (Animated flying creature)


I immediately hid underneath a nearby table.
However, it was smarter than I thought.

Page 2
At a glance its legs appeared thin, but it spreads them wide and uses its long
nails as a tool to lift the table up and then lets out a loud laugh.

Page 3
I don't have a choice. I have to try and fight. But if I randomly fire blindly
then I will only waste bullets.

Page 4
That's it. I must set my aim. Its body. When it spreads its wings, at that
moment when its body is undefended, I will...
Page 5
It swings its large arm-like wing down at me and using that "weapon" it just
misses my neck.

Page 6
This is my chance.
The target is its body...
Mumbling, I tell myself that.
However...I can't fix my aim very well.
My hands are shaking.

(Gun shot sound, then Air Screamer falls)

Page 7 (Dead Air Screamer on cafe floor) When


that single bullet hit it...
It finally lost its life force and fell to the floor like a rag.

Go to 2-16
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第二章 「発砲」 2-
11
慣れない手で拳銃を構える (Air Screamer breaking cafe window)
Chapter 2 "Fire"
Harry readies the handgun in his inexperienced hands

Page 1 (Air Screamer, animated)


"Damn!"
I firmly held the handgun that I just received, quickly pointed it at the
creature, and pulled the trigger.

Page 2
I am not used to using guns, so some of my shots hit the ceiling.

Go to 2-13
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第二章 「カフェの外へ」 2-12
狭い室内では戦えない (Air Screamer breaking cafe window)
Chapter 2 "To Outside the Cafe"
Harry cannot fight in the tight space indoors

Page 1 (Air Screamer, animated)


I've got to get out of here. Outside.
I can't move about so well in this tight indoor area.
However...

Page 2
Almost as if reading my mind, it moves to the only door in or out of the cafe,
blocking my route.
I can't escape.

Page 3
Then right as I think that maybe it has pulled one of its wings far back, it
swings it down at me just missing my neck.
"Ah!"

Page 4
I just barely avoided death, but in the process I ended up falling backwards.

Page 5
However, I didn't let go of the gun.

Page 6
The target is the wing...

Page 7
If I can destroy its wing it won't be able to move.
Then I can finish it at my leisure.

(Gun shot sound, then Air Screamer falls)

Page 8 (Dead Air Screamer on cafe floor)


My one shot hits the wing, blasting a hole in it. The creature loses altitude as
it falls to the floor.

Page 9
I can't afford to waste bullets.
I crush it with the with the thick sole of my shoe many times.
As its strange cries die out, a dark red stain spreads out on the floor.

Go to 2-16

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第二章 「照準」 2-13
狙いを一つに絞って (Air Screamer breaking cafe window)
Chapter 2 "Aim"
Focusing the aim on one thing

Page 1 (Air Screamer, animated) I


limit my aim...

A ) Its vulnerable spot is...its body.


Go to 2-14

B ) Aiming at the wing will bring it down.


Go to 2-15

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第二章 「狙いは胴体」 2-14
胴体に照準を絞る (Air Screamer breaking cafe window)
Chapter 2 "The target is its body"
Harry focuses his aim on its body

Page 1 (Air Screamer, animated) That's


it. I must set my aim.
Its body.
When it spreads its wings, at that moment when its body is undefended, I
will...

Page 2
It swings its large arm-like wing down at me and using that "weapon" it just
misses my neck.

Page 3
This is my chance.
The target is its body...
Mumbling, I tell myself that.

Page 4
However...I can't fix my aim very well.
My hands are shaking.

(Gun shot sound, then Air Screamer falls)

Page 5 (Dead Air Screamer on cafe floor) As


my third shot pierces it...
It finally lost its life force and fell to the floor like a rag.

Go to 2-16

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第二章 「狙いは翼」 2-15
翼に照準を絞る (Air Screamer breaking cafe window)
Chapter 2 "The target is its wing"
Harry focuses his aim on its wing

Page 1 (Animated Air Screamer) Those


large wings.
It uses them nimbly to maintain its balance in the air.

Page 2
If I destroy its wing it won't be able to move.
Then I can finish it at my leisure.

(Gun shot sound, then Air Screamer falls)

Page 3 (Dead Air Screamer on cafe floor)


My one shot hits the wing, blasting a large hole in it. The creature loses
altitude as it falls to the floor.

Page 4
I can't afford to waste bullets.
I crush it with the with the thick sole of my shoe many times.
As its strange cries die out, a dark red stain spreads out on the floor.

Go to 2-16

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第二章 「戦いを終えて」 2-
16
夢じゃなかったというのか… (Dead Air Screamer on cafe floor)
Chapter 2 "After the Battle" This
is not a dream...

Page 1 (Close up of Harry in the cafe) "What


the hell...
This is not a dream.
What's happening to this place?"

Page 2
Only the sound of my fist hitting the table echoes in the cafe.
At my feet the still warm corpse of the creature lies in the center of a pool of
oddly colored liquid.

Go to 2-17
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第二章 「カフェを後に」 2-17
裏路地へ向かうハリー (Close up of Harry in the cafe)
Chapter 2 "Harry Leaves the Cafe"
Harry heads for the alley

Page 1 (Street outside of the cafe)


After leaving the cafe I decided to first head toward that alley from before.

Go to 3-1

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第三章 「カフェを後に」 3-1
これから… (Air Screamers in the sky)
Chapter 3 "Harry Leaves the Cafe"
Now...

Page 1 (Air Screamers in the sky)


Black figures fly about in the heavens as if searching for prey.
I then come to realize a constant.
The static on the radio changes based on their movements.

Page 2
The closer the monsters come to me the louder the static gets.
My sight is hindered by the fog and on top of that the weather is so bad that
snow is falling.
So this is extremely important information.

Page 3
I run through the snow that appears to have no intention of stopping.
Increasing my speed each time the static comes in on the radio, I proceed
into the fog.
第三章 「カフェを後に」
「路地裏」
Chapter 3 "Harry Leaves the Cafe"
Back alley

Page 4 (Alley)
Following the thin thread of my memory I finally arrive at the alley from
before.
The evil atmosphere has dissipated and light pours in along with snow from in between
the buildings.

Page 5
I move into the alley and it dead ends after a bit.

Page 6 (Sketchbook)
At the end of the alley I see a familiar sketchbook that appears to have been
thrown away.
The likeness of me that Cheryl drew is on the cover of the sketchbook.

Page 7
"This is definitely Cheryl's..."

(Sketchbook opens)

Page 8 (Open sketchbook) I


try opening it.
Inside the following is written in red ink:

"to School"

第三章 「カフェを後に」
「レビン通り沿い」
Chapter 3 "Harry Leaves the Cafe"
Along Levin Street

Page 9 (Black)
Along Levin street I slip through the backdoor of a house that had a
doghouse and then head for the school.
The surroundings gradually fill with darkness and only the flashlight on my
chest illuminates this strange street.

Go to 4-1

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第四章 「小学校校門」 4-
1
さらなる闇の到来 (School entrance)
Chapter 4 "The Entrance to the Elementary School grounds"
The advent of further darkness

Page 1 (School entrance)


I pass through the entrance to the elementary school grounds. When I open the
door that leads into the school building I see that even more darkness is waiting
for me inside.

Page 2
It is possible that Cheryl scribbled those letters "to School." I
can't be sure whether Cheryl is here or not.
It's just that I haven't a clue other than that sketchbook.

Page 3
A guide map of the school has been tacked to the sidewall of the entrance with a
rusted thumbtack.
After removing the map from the wall I place it in my pocket and push open the heavy
door that leads into the interior of the school building.

第四章 「小学校」
「学校廊下」
Chapter 4 "Elementary School"
School hallway

Page 4 (School hallway, dark)


My footsteps, and the creaking of the hallway...
They sound like screams as their reverberations rock my eardrums. I
had been walking carefully step by step, but without realizing it I had
began to run.

Page 5
There is no sign of anyone.
The silent innards of the school building are dark, and with only the
flashlight on my chest it is impossible for me to see any of the details. Cheryl
doesn't have a flashlight, so if she came in here and got lost then she
probably wouldn't even be able to walk around.

Page 6
Since I have my flashlight turned on she should be able to notice me easily...
At least I have that modest hope.

Page 7
I then notice that I have come to the entrance to the music room.
I place my hand on the heavy door.

第四章 「小学校」
「音楽室」
Chapter 4 "Elementary School"
Music room

Page 8 (Piano in music room)


When I open the door I see that the inside of the room is large and there is a
grand piano placed in its center.

Page 9
As I sit on the chair of the piano I am shocked.
The seat is still warm, as if someone had been sitting here just a few minutes
before.

Cheryl's smile runs through the back of my mind.

Page 10
Cheryl often played the cheap upright piano in our home.
It had become nice background music when I was working.
Perhaps Cheryl had come to the music room?
第四章 「小学校」
「グランドピアノ」
Chapter 4 "Elementary School"
The grand piano

Page 11 (Piano keys)


I gently open the cover over the piano keys.
I notice that there is red mixed in among the black and white.
I try touching the liquid.
It has a lukewarm feel, it is still holding heat.
It is definitely blood.

Page 12
My heart pounds in my chest like an alarm bell.
The large amount of blood spilled on the keys...
If this is Cheryl's blood then she may no longer be alive.
I wipe the stain off my hands onto my jeans, stand, and leave the music room.

Page 13 (Black)
At the same time I closed the door thought I heard someone scream.........
Maybe it was just my imagination?

第四章 「小学校廊下」
「暗がりの中庭」
Chapter 4 "Elementary School Hallway"
The dark courtyard

Page 14 (School hallway, dark) I


walk down the hallway.
The sleety mixture of snow pounds hard against the windows facing the
courtyard.
I take a look through a window down at the dark courtyard.

Page 15
The not so large courtyard is dotted with areas in which withered plants are
growing. In addition to that an old clock tower is faintly visible. From here I
cannot determine what time the clock is pointing to.
Page 16 Wait.
Something appears to be wriggling about in the darkness.
An animal? No, it's dark and I can't see so well, but it is slowly moving on
two legs.
It appears to be searching for prey.

Page 17 (Radio begins making noise)


(JiJiJiJi...JiJiJi.........) (Onomatopoeia for radio static)
At that moment the radio I had clipped to my chest suddenly began making noise. As
I return my sight to the hallway a sharp pain runs through my thigh.

Page 18 (Mumbler, animated)


When I look down I see that the tips of those long claws are piercing my thigh.
Those oddly shaped monsters.
They are posed like they want to hug me and have gathered around my waist. They
are about to bite me.

Go to 4-2

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第四章 「小学校廊下」 4-
2
奇怪な化け物と遭遇 (School hallway, dark)
Chapter 4 "Elementary School Hallway"
Encounter with the oddly shaped monsters

Page 1 (Mumbler, animated)


I...
A ) Instantly pushed the monster away with my hands.
Go to 4-3

B ) Readied the handgun and fired.


Go to 4-4
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第四章 「小学校廊下」 4-
3
払いのけるハリー (School hallway, dark)
Chapter 4 "Elementary School Hallway"
Harry pushes

Page 1 (Mumbler, animated)


With my right hand I push on its head part with force and knock it away. It
then totters and falls down on its face.
That was when I noticed that I had been completely surrounded by those
monsters.

Page 2
I ready the gun.
I fix my aim on their heads and pull the trigger with my trembling index
finger.

(Gun shot sound)

Page 3
I continue to shoot as each one of them appears.
The smoke from the gun powder began to fill the air around me so I placed one hand
over my mouth.

(Fade to red and radio stops)

Go to 4-5

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第四章 「小学校廊下」 4-
4
発砲するハリー (School hallway, dark)
Chapter 4 "Elementary School Hallway"
Harry fires

Page 1 (Mumbler, animated)


I instantaneously readied the hand gun I was carrying and fired at the monster.

(Gun shot sound)

Page 2
"Ow!"
I hit it, but its long claws dug deeper into my thigh, widening the wound.

Page 3
With my right hand I push on its head part with force and knock it away. It
then totters and falls down on its face.
That was when I noticed that I had been completely surrounded by those
monsters.

Page 4
I ready the gun.
I fix my aim on their heads and pull the trigger with my trembling index
finger.

(Gun shot sound)

Page 5
I continue to shoot as each one of them appears.
The smoke from the gun powder began to fill the air around me so I placed one hand
over my mouth.

(Fade to red and radio stops)

Go to 4-5

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第四章 「小学校廊下」 4-
5
呆然と立ちすくむハリー (School hallway, dark)
Chapter 4 "Elementary School Hallway"
Harry stands paralyzed in amazement

Page 1 (Black)
Even after the noise from the radio had stopped I could only stand there,
paralyzed in utter amazement among their corpses.
Is Cheryl all right?
She shouldn't have been carrying anything that could be used as a weapon.

Page 2 (School hallway, dark) I


begin running.
I can't just stand around.
There is not a moment to lose.
Cheryl is waiting for me.
Wait a minute.
Suddenly my vision became hazy or something and I rubbed my eyes.

Page 3
When I look back...
I see that all the bodies of the monsters have unexpectedly vanished.
"What..."
Was I hallucinating or something?
..............................

第四章 「小学校」
「ボイラー室へ」
Chapter 4 "Elementary School"
To the boiler room

Page 4
I pull the guide map out of my inner pocket and shine the flashlight on it.
And then I confirm that there is a boiler room located in the basement. My
feet naturally began to take me there.

Page 5 (Animated stairs)


I descend the stairs to the basement taking one step at a time.

A school building without light.


As I move forward I am beset on all sides by absolute darkness. As I head
towards new fear and new enemies my feet have no intention of stopping
their advance.

Page 6
But oddly enough I don't have a sense of justice.
I just want to make sure that Cheryl is safe, to catch her in my arms... That
is my only goal.

第四章 「小学校」
「停止したボイラー」
Chapter 4 "Elementary School"
The stopped boiler

Page 7 (Boilers)
The boiler is not running.
If I simply press the switch in front of me then this eerie machine should
begin operating. However, I just stand still.

第四章 「小学校」
「配電盤の操作」
Chapter 4 "Elementary School"
Operating the switchboard

Page 8
I try pushing the switch but the boiler doesn't do anything at all. So
I try opening the switchboard cover below the switch.

Page 9
It appears that I must somehow supply power from the main power supply to the boiler.

Page 10
The power supply is on the right.
From the left of the switchboard a thick pipe extends out and is connected to
the boiler...

(Boiler Switchboard Game)


Page 11
"Got it..."

Page 12
I have an instinctive feeling that by pushing this switch that something
outrageous may happen.

Page 13
Although at the same time I also notice my daughter Cheryl's scream run
through my heart, like a sense of duty that makes me feel that I must push
the switch.

Page 14
I slowly push the switch in.
The entire school building shudders as if it were a giant ship.
The entire elementary school building appears as if it has been swallowed by
Cheryl's heart as she stands alone in the darkness.

Page 15
I understand that I must do something.
"To the courtyard."
The darkness softly whispers to me.

第四章 「小学校」
「時計台」
Chapter 4 "Elementary School"
The clock tower

Page 16 (Clock tower base)


The clock tower looks to be about tall enough to reach the third floor of the
school. At its base there is a small door about big enough for an adult to
enter while bent down.

Page 17
The door solemnly opened.
After opening, the door seems to beckon the one standing in front of it to
enter with an irresistible mental energy.

I cannot resist that power.


As I enter the door closes with a hopeless thunder.

Page 18 (Black)
Inside the clock tower a physiologically loathsome stench hung in the air. However,
the smile of my beloved daughter in my heart lessens my uneasiness and lets me
forget my fear, if even for only a moment.

Page 19
Reassured, I place my foot on the ladder leading underground, with my
greatest motive, called love.

Page 20
The inside finally became a small passage about large enough for an adult.
I run.
Trusting that I will see her smile ahead, I run forward stomping on concrete
stained with the smell of death.

Page 21
Once I climb the ladder at the end of the tunnel, there will be no going back.

I mutter Cheryl's name one more time.

Go to 5-1

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第五章 「急変」 5-1
奇怪な紋様 (Clock tower base)
Chapter 5 "Sudden Change"
The mysterious design

Page 1 (Clock tower base)


The depressing sound of the door closing echoes throughout the courtyard.

"...Where am I?"

Page 2
A raw, warm breeze brushes past my cheeks.
The view lets me know that this is like a completely different world from the
school I was just in.
Once I again I think, where am I?

Page 3 (Mark of Samael in courtyard)


I descend the small stairs leading away from the clock tower and become even more
convinced.
An extremely religious-looking design has been drawn in the center of the
courtyard.
Within a large double circle a triangle has been placed, and within that a
strange pattern that looks like hieroglyphics is drawn.

Page 4
"Hmm, I don't remember this being here before." I
mutter.
This is definitely the school I was just in.
The placement of the trees, and the construction of the building...

Page 5
However, an overpowering feeling of nausea rises up throughout my body. A
revolting horrible smell, like that of the stench of cutting into rotten meat,
thickly wafts throughout the air, and is nearly visible to the eye.

Page 6
I begin to run. I can no longer bear to stay in this spot.
By the time I place my hand on the door that leads inside the school building
I no longer have the strength left to tell how long I was running.
Maybe it was only for an instant?

第五章 「急変」
「変貌した校舎」
Chapter 5 "Sudden Change"
The transformed school building

Page 7 (Nightmare school hallway)


The school building has dramatically changed.
Metal grated floors...
Blood covered walls...
Corpse-like puppets hanging everywhere...
It's like a nightmarish scene in which everything is isolated from the real
world.

Page 8
In spite of that, I run.
I am searching for Cheryl.
The unpleasant metallic sounds of my footsteps resonate throughout the
inside of the school.

Page 9 (Table with blue telephones)


And then I open the door to the Teacher's Room.
Perhaps the door is not installed correctly, as it took me several forceful tries
to force it open.
Once I enter the room I am shocked.
This is...
Desks are strewn about, and a raw, rotten stench rules the room.

Go to 5-2

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第五章 「職員室」 5-2
受話器を手に (Table with blue telephones)
Chapter 5 "Teacher's Room"
Picking up the receiver

Page 1 (Table with blue telephones)


I...

A ) call the police to get help.


Go to 5-3

B ) call home, where no one should be.


Go to 5-4
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第五章 「職員室」 5-3
警察に電話 (Table with blue telephones)
Chapter 5 "Teacher's Room"
Calling the police

Page 1 (Table with blue telephones)


With slight hope I pickup the telephone receiver.
Just as I had guessed...
The depressing busy signal just repeats over and over.

Page 2
As I gently hang up the telephone receiver I realize that all means for
contacting the outside world have already been lost.
I must find Cheryl right away, and escape from this insane world with her.

Go to 5-5

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第五章 「職員室」 5-4
誰もいないはずの自宅へ (Table with blue telephones)
Chapter 5 "Teacher's Room"
Calling home, where no one should be

Page 1 (Close up of telephone)


Without knowing why, I dialed my home number, where no one should be.
Maybe there is a chance that Cheryl has already returned home... With
slight hope I...

Page 2
(Bururururu...Bururururu...) (Onomatopoeia for ringing telephone) The
phone is ringing...
The mechanical electrical sound repeats over and over.
Then all of a sudden it stopped.
Page 3
(......Hello)
The voice of a man I do not know escapes from the receiver.
"Hello...who is this..."

Page 4
From the receiver I hear a gasp.

(Ah...)

Click... (Onomatopoeia for hanging up of a phone)

Page 5
The phone went dead.
I stood bewildered for a bit with the receiver pressed against my ear.

Page 6
There is a man in my house, where no one should be...
A man I don't know.

Page 7 (Black)
I gently hang up the receiver and for a bit I am captivated by that blue
telephone.

Go to 5-5

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第五章 「職員室を出る」 5-5
受話器を置いたハリー (Table with blue telephones)
Chapter 5 "Leaving the Teacher's Room"
Harry after he hung up the telephone receiver

Page 1 (Table with blue telephones) I


begin to leave the room.

Page 2
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The hour of midnight was just then striking, and as the last stroke
of twelve died away the nightingale changed into a fairy.
“I am powerless to use my magic until the hour of midnight
strikes,” said the little fairy. “I have chosen to become a nightingale
until then, and the Queen will not give me the power of a fairy until I
change my form to one.
“If it had not been for your kindness I might never have become a
fairy again, for the nightingale’s wing would have been broken, and
no imperfect creature can reclaim its form, once it has changed from
a fairy.
“If I can help you, tell me and I will go to the Queen and ask to
remain a fairy, and then no matter how hard the task you set I am
sure I can make you happy.”
Of course, the Princess did not know about the magic ring, and
she could only tell the fairy how once she had felt sure that Nardo
loved her and then suddenly he had changed and would not notice
her at all.
The fairy listened to the Princess and told her not to worry; that
she was sure there was something wrong; that Nardo still loved her,
and at midnight the next night she would return, and away she
flittered in the moonlight, leaving the Princess happier than she had
been for many a day.
It took the fairy but a short time to unravel the mystery, and the
next night when the Princess went to her window she found the little
fairy waiting for her, perched on the sill.
“Do not grieve, my Princess,” said the fairy. “Nardo still loves you;
it is all the work of his wicked brother Stephen, who loved you, too.”
Then she told the Princess the story of the ring and how Stephen
had got the old witch to get it for him, and that if he had given her the
gold he would have married the Princess in spite of all she could
have done.
“But if Nardo still loves me, why does he keep away? Why does he
not tell me of his love?” asked the Princess.
“He will, my dear Princess, when he remembers,” said the fairy,
“and there is where the difficult part comes in.
“We must get the ring or the stone. It is only the stone that holds
the charm, but that is still on Stephen’s finger, and to get near to him
the dragon must be overpowered.”
“Oh! I will send all my father’s soldiers,” said the Princess; “they
can kill the dragon, I am sure.”
“Not a dragon that belongs to a witch,” said the fairy, “and if my
plan works, and I think it will, we shall not need soldiers. I will be
back before the sun rises. Wait for me.”
Away went the fairy to her Queen and again asked to be changed
into a nightingale. “It is to help some one in trouble, dear Queen,”
she said, “and never again will I ask to change my form.”
The Queen granted her wish and away flew the nightingale toward
the sea, where lived the witch and the dragon.
When she was near the cave she began her sweetest song, and
as she flew nearer she sang more sweetly and softly until she
alighted on a tree right over the rock where lay the dragon and the
sleeping Stephen.
The eyes of the dragon were wide open, watching on all sides for
any one who might dare attempt to rescue Stephen.
When he heard the sweet tones of the nightingale the dragon
raised its head and looked around, but, seeing only a bird perched
over his head, he had no fear. Softly, sweetly, the nightingale trilled
and sang its soothing song until at last the dragon began to nod its
head, and after a while it dropped to the ground, fast asleep.
The poor nightingale was so worn out with singing so long that it
hardly had strength to fly down to where Stephen was sleeping.
Very carefully it did so with only a soft waving of its wings, and
then its bill plucked from the ring on Stephen’s hand the red stone,
and off it flew with the stone held tightly in its bill.
Only once did it stop, and that was to sip a drop of dew from a
rose-bush where it alighted to rest, and then on it went to the palace
where Nardo was sleeping and flew through the window of his
bedroom.
Nardo’s hand was open on the pillow beside his face, and into his
hand the nightingale placed the red stone and flew away to the
Princess.
“Your lover will be here with the sun,” she said, “and as it is not far
from that time I must fly to my Queen.
“Farewell, my kind Princess. May you be happy with your Prince,
and if you are as good and kind as a Queen as you were when a
Princess I shall never regret my night’s work.”
The Princess thanked her again and again, but the fairy was away
before she had finished, and just then the sun peeped through the
trees and at the same time the sound of horses’ hoofs was heard
coming along the road.
The Princess’s cheeks grew red, for she knew it was her lover,
and when she reached the palace door there he was just riding up.
When the spell was broken for Nardo it released poor Stephen
from the power of the witch; the sea rolled in and the wind shrieked
among the trees and the next thing Stephen knew he was running
through the forest toward his home.
Of course, he was too much ashamed to tell of all that had
happened to him and said he had been hunting in the forest and lost
his way; and Nardo and the Princess kept his secret and did not let
him know they were aware of his treachery, and as he grew to be a
better man as the years went by, they were glad they did.
OLD THREE HEADS
nce upon a time there was a little girl named Lucy. She was
O always opening doors and looking into rooms that did not
belong to her, and it made her appear very rude.
One day Lucy was sent to the woods to gather berries, but instead
of filling her basket as she should have done she walked about,
looking behind rocks and trees, thinking that she might find an
opening in some of them.
“Better look out for Old Three Heads,” said a squirrel, as he ran
past her.
“I wonder what he means,” she said. “I must keep on looking, for
somewhere around here Old Three Heads must live, or the squirrel
would not have said ‘look out,’ and I want to see what he is like.”
“Better look out for Old Three Heads,” called a bird from the limb
of a tree.
“Better look out for Old Three Heads,” called a rabbit as he ran
into his hole.
“I wish some one would tell me where Old Three Heads lives,”
said Lucy, “instead of just saying look out for him.”
Just then she came to a path which led through thick bushes.
“I will see where this leads,” she said. “Perhaps it leads to Old
Three Heads’ house.”
Lucy walked along the path and soon she saw a castle standing
among the trees. Most little girls would have hesitated about going
into a strange house, but Lucy’s curiosity was so great she thought
only of seeing the inside of the castle. She walked up the steps and
opened the door. The hall was long and dark, but she was not afraid.
So she closed the door and walked along.
There were many doors on each side of the hall, and Lucy opened
one and looked in. In one corner of the room was a horse with three
heads. “What a queer place to keep a horse!” thought Lucy.
“Better look out for Old Three Heads,” said the horse, shaking all
three heads and looking sad.
“How did you get three heads?” asked Lucy.
“I looked in the window one day when Old Three Heads was
eating his dinner, and he saw me. You better look out,” he warned
her again.
Lucy thought of the other doors and decided to keep on, for she
was very anxious to see what was behind all of them.
She opened another door and a three-headed cat ran toward her.
“You have only one head!” said the cat, in a tone of surprise. “You
better look out for Old Three Heads.”
“I am not afraid,” said Lucy, as she left the room and opened
another door. In this room was a three-headed dog. He looked at her
and said, “Better look out for Old Three Heads; you will find him if
you keep on opening doors.”
“I want to see him,” answered Lucy. “Where is he?”
“You better run while you can,” said the dog, “but you will find him
if you keep on, and then you will wish you had taken my advice.”
But Lucy only laughed and went to another door. In that room she
saw a three-headed cow.
“What a queer place!” she said. “I never saw animals living in a
house before. Why are the animals kept in the house?” she asked
the cow.
“We belong to Old Three Heads,” replied the cow, “and every
creature that comes in this castle has three heads. You better look
out for Old Three Heads,” she warned her.
“Why did you come in, if you knew you had to wear three heads?”
asked Lucy.
“We wanted to see what was in here, just as you did,” replied the
cow. “The cat found the door open and she walked in to look about;
the dog saw her enter and he followed. Old Three Heads saw them.
You better look out,” she warned Lucy again.
But Lucy was more curious than ever, and she kept on with her
questions.
“How did you and the horse get three heads?” she asked. “You did
not walk in the door, did you?”
“Not at first,” answered the cow. “The horse put his head in the
window one day when it was open and Old Three Heads saw him.”
“And you,” asked Lucy again, for the cow stopped and hung her
three heads, “what did you do?”
“I saw some green corn on the window-sill,” the cow confessed,
very slowly, “and I put my head in the window to get it and Old Three
Heads saw me.”
“What happens when he sees you?” she asked.
“Wait and see,” replied the cow. “But I have warned you; you’d
better look out for Old Three Heads and run while you can.”
As that was all the information she could get from the cow, Lucy
told her she would find out for herself how they all got their three
heads, and she went to the next door and opened it.
The room was dark, and at first Lucy could not see anything, but
some one said, “Who-who,” and as the sound came from a corner of
the room Lucy went in and looked about.
As her eyes became accustomed to the darkness she saw
perched on the back of a chair an owl with three heads.
“Well, of all things!” exclaimed Lucy. “How did so wise a bird as
you happen to be caught by Old Three Heads?” she asked.
“Who-who are you?” stuttered the owl. “You-you better look out for
Old Three Heads,” he warned Lucy.
“Tell me how it happened that you have three heads,” asked Lucy,
ignoring the warning as she had before.
“Who-who are you?” stuttered the owl again.
“I am a girl,” said Lucy. “Can’t you see?”
“Bet-bet-better look out,” warned the owl again.
“Oh dear!” said Lucy. “You are worse than the others. I am going to
find Old Three Heads and find out, if I can, how all of you got three
heads.”
“Who-who,” said the owl as she went out of the room.
Lucy opened another door, and there on the throne in this room
sat a giant with three heads. She had found Old Three Heads at last.
For the first time since she entered the castle Lucy was frightened
when she saw the curious-looking creature; but there was no chance
to escape; it was too late.
The giant looked at her a second, and then he called out to his
attendants, who all had three heads but were much smaller men:
“Bring the intruder before me.”
“Bring two heads,” he said, when Lucy stood before him.
When the heads were brought one had black hair and one red.
“I do not want those heads,” said Lucy; “they do not match my hair.
Can’t I have two golden-haired heads?”
“Those are all I have,” said the giant, “and you will have to wear
them. On with them,” he said, and the attendants fastened the heads
on Lucy’s shoulders, one on each side of her own head.
“I wish I could see myself,” said Lucy, still curious.
“Take her to her room,” said the giant, and Lucy was taken to one
of the rooms that opened out of the long hall.
When she was alone she looked around the room and saw a
mirror hanging on the wall. She ran and looked into it. The new
heads looked very cross.
“What is the matter with you?” asked Lucy.
“I do not like red hair or light hair,” said the dark-haired head.
“And I do not like dark hair or light hair,” said the head with red
hair.
“I cannot help that,” said Lucy. “I did not want either of you.”
“I will not stay here,” said the dark-haired head.
“Neither will I,” said the head with the red hair.
And they began to pull away. Lucy bent first to one side and then
to the other, with the pulling of the quarrelsome heads.
“Do keep quiet,” she said at last. “I am sorry I said anything about
the color of your hair. If you will be good I’ll try to get you something
nice to eat.”
This plan quieted the heads, and Lucy went to the door. It was not
locked, and she opened it and went out.
First she went to the room where the horse was.
“Horse, can you tell me where I can get something to eat?” she
asked.
“Yes,” said the horse. “Go to the fireplace and call up the chimney.”
“I want my dinner,” Lucy called.
Down came a table with food upon it and a chair standing beside
it. Lucy seated herself and began to eat.
Then the trouble began; every time she raised the fork to her
mouth the dark head or the head with red hair would stretch out their
necks and take the food from the fork before Lucy could get a
chance.
The new heads quarreled because each thought the other was
getting more than its share.
Lucy put her fork and knife on the table in despair. “You are a pair
of greedy heads,” she said. “I have not had a bite.”
“It is all your fault,” said one; “you should not have got us.”
Lucy went into the room where the cat was and asked her if she
would tell her where she could get something to drink.
“Rap three times on the wall,” said the cat.
Lucy tried this and a cup appeared filled with water. Lucy tried to
put it up to her lips, but the head with the red hair reached it and
drank all the water.
Lucy rapped again, and another cup appeared, and this time the
head with dark hair reached it and drank every drop of water before
Lucy could stop it.
She tried several times, but each time the greedy heads drank it
before she could get her lips to the cup.
She went into the room where the dog was kept.
“Where can I find a comfortable chair and a book?” she asked.
“Tap on the floor three times,” the dog said.
Lucy did as he said, and a chair appeared, and beside it a table
filled with books. Lucy opened one of the books and looked at the
pictures.
“I cannot see them,” said the head with the red hair. Lucy moved
the book to one side.
“I should think you would remember that you have three heads,”
said the head with the dark hair. “How do you expect me to see if
you keep the book over that side?”
Lucy moved the book to the other side, and then the head with the
red hair began to fuss again.
“Oh dear!” said Lucy. “You are the most selfish heads I ever saw. I
will go to the cow and see if she can help me,” she said.
“Where can I find a bed?” she asked the cow. “These heads have
just tired me out.”
“I will get you one,” said the cow. “Moo, moo!” she called up and
from the floor came a bed.
Lucy lay down upon it. “I do not want to go to sleep,” said the head
with dark hair. “I do,” said Lucy. “I am tired and I am going to sleep;
you can stay awake if you wish to.”
“I do not feel tired,” said the head with red hair; “I feel like singing,”
and it began to sing so loudly that Lucy had to get up.
“I’ll go to the owl and see if he can help me,” she said, as she went
out of the room.
She went into the room where the owl was and opened the
window. The owl hid its three heads.
“You are such a wise bird,” she said to the owl, “I wish you would
tell me what to do with these new heads; they quarrel all the time.”
“Who-who!” said the owl.
“I cannot understand how any one could ever think you were
wise,” said Lucy; “all you can say is who-who. I wish I could be rid of
these troublesome heads.”
“Why don’t you, then?” said the head with red hair. “We come off if
you pull hard.”
“I never thought of that,” said Lucy, pulling at the head with red
hair.
Off it came and flew through the window.
Then she tried the other and it came off and followed the other
through the window.
“Would you like to be rid of your extra heads?” Lucy asked the owl.
“Who-who,” answered the owl.
“You silly bird!” said Lucy, pulling at his extra heads. Off they came
and followed Lucy’s heads.
“Let’s go to the cow,” said Lucy, “and take off her heads.”
The owl tried to follow her, but bumped against the wall and fell to
the floor.
“Oh, I forgot that you could not see in the daytime,” said Lucy. “I’ll
put you on my shoulder,” she said, picking him up from the floor.
“Would you like to get rid of your extra heads?” Lucy asked the
cow.
“Of course I would,” she said. “How did you get rid of yours?”
“I will show you,” said Lucy, pulling at the cow’s extra heads. Off
they came and out the window they flew.
“Well, I never should have thought of that,” said the cow.
“Let us go to the cat and the dog and the horse,” said Lucy, “and
help them to get rid of their troubles.”
Each of them said they had never thought to try pulling the extra
heads off, and they were very grateful to Lucy for helping them.
The heads all flew out of the window and that was the last that
was ever seen of them.
“I think we should get out of this place as soon as we can,” said
Lucy. “Old Three Heads might get us again.”
They hurried out of the house and soon were in the woods a long
way from the castle.
“Did Old Three Heads get you?” asked the animals they met in the
woods.
Lucy told them he did. “But he will not bother you,” she said, “if you
keep away from his house, and I warn you that three heads are a
nuisance, and you may not be so fortunate as we have been in
escaping from them.”
“Did you have to feed them all?” asked a squirrel.
“Yes,” answered Lucy, “or at least I tried to, but they quarreled so
that I had to go without.”
“I will never go near Old Three Heads,” said the squirrel. “I have all
I can do to take care of one head.”
“I have had my lesson,” said Lucy. “I shall never look into rooms
again when the door is closed, for one head is all I care to have.”
THE ENCHANTED BOAT
nce there was a King who had a very beautiful daughter, and
O when the Queen died the King married a woman who had a son
named Tito because he thought this new Queen would be kind
and good to the Princess.
But in this the King was greatly mistaken, for the Queen thought
only of her son and wished to make him King.
She told the King that if he would make the Princess marry Tito
that he need have no fear about the future of his kingdom, for he
could be sure her son would make a good king.
“And a woman should not be Queen and rule alone such a big
kingdom as you possess,” said the scheming Queen.
The King, who thought more of his daughter’s happiness than
anything in the world, called the Princess and told her of his plan.
“Marry your stepmother’s son and all will be well with you and I can
die happy,” he told the Princess.
But the Princess did not want to marry Tito, for she did not love
him, and when she found that her father would not listen to her
pleadings, but told her that very night she should wed Tito, the little
Princess ran out of the palace and threw herself face down on the
grass and wept.
When it came time for the wedding she was nowhere to be found,
and though the palace and the gardens were searched, it was all in
vain. The Princess had disappeared.
What had happened was that while the Princess was crying and
bemoaning her sad lot she heard a sound, and when she looked up
there was a lake she had never seen at the foot of the garden, and
on it a beautiful boat with a sail of silk the color of gold.
There was no one in the boat, and the Princess, forgetting her
sorrow in her wonderment at this strange sight, ran down to the
water’s edge, where another surprise awaited her. For the boat
came sailing straight to the place where she stood.
The Princess stepped in, and away went the boat out over the
blue water, and in a few minutes she was in a country she had never
seen before.
The little Princess was not frightened, for she felt sure nothing
worse could befall her than if she stayed at the palace and had to
marry Tito, and, while she was sorry to leave her father, she could
not be happy with a man she did not love.
The lake led to a river, along the banks of which were high hills
and beautiful woods, and the Princess was so lost in admiring the
beauty of the scene she did not notice they were approaching a
castle until her boat sailed under a white marble bridge, which soon
brought her at the steps which led into the garden of the castle.
Here the strange boat stopped and the Princess knew she was
expected to get out.
She walked up the steps into a garden filled with pink and white
roses, with a fountain of pearl and gold in the center which threw a
perfumed spray all about, which filled the air with fragrance.
There were no paths in the garden, but the grass was like green
velvet and yellow birds flittered among the small green trees and
sang sweet songs.
Through the roses and trees the Princess saw the entrance to the
castle, and on the broad steps of marble and gold came a queer-
looking creature followed by more servants than the Princess had
ever seen in her father’s palace.
The Princess did not feel at all afraid, although the strange-looking
creature had the body of a beautiful leopard, while his head was that
of the handsomest youth the Princess had ever beheld.
His hair was dark and as he came nearer to her the Princess saw
that his eyes were deep blue, the kindest eyes she had ever seen.
He held out one huge paw toward her and then withdrew it and
said, “I fear you will not care to take the paw of such a beast as I am,
but I can assure you I will not harm you, Princess.”
“I am not afraid,” said the Princess, putting out her hand, “but tell
me how you know that I am a princess?”
After the leopard-man had taken her hand he led her up the steps,
and as they walked along he told her that no one but a princess
could have entered the boat. “It had sailed for many a year in quest
of the princess who would be willing to sail away in it,” he told her,
“and as only a princess can help me, no one but a princess could get
into the enchanted boat.”
When the Princess and the leopard-man entered the castle he told
her his strange story. He was a prince who had been changed by a
witch into the shape she saw, and the only thing that could save him
was a gold root which grew far up on a blue mountain-peak.
“But that root must be brought to me by a princess and no one
else,” said the leopard-man, “so you see how impossible it is that I
shall ever regain my own shape.”
“If you will tell me where this blue mountain-peak can be found,”
said the Princess, “I will undertake the task, for I do not wish to
return to my father’s palace, and I would like to help you.”
“The enchanted boat will take you if you really wish to try,” said the
leopard-man, “but I fear it is a task you are far from fitted to
undertake, for no one can go with you; that would break the spell.”
The Princess, however, told him she would try, and at once set out
on the strange errand, the boat sailing along the river and then out
into the open sea.
By and by the Princess saw on the side of a high mountain, the
top of which was blue, something growing which shone like gold, and
she knew it must be the golden root for which she was seeking.
The enchanted boat sailed close to the foot of the mountain and
stopped, and the Princess knew she was to get out, but how was
she to reach the golden root which grew far up on the mountain?
The Princess stepped out of the boat on the rocks and sat down to
think what she could do, for to climb up the steep, smooth side of the
mountain was out of the question; if only she could fly she thought
she might reach it.
Just then she heard a swishing sound, and, looking up, she saw a
big eagle coming toward her with a broken leg.
The bird fell at her feet, and, as so many strange things had
already happened, the Princess did not feel afraid of the big
creature, for she felt sure that in some way he would help her.
“Oh, you poor hurt bird!” she said, tearing off a piece of her dress
to bind up its leg; then from a stream falling from the mountain she
brought in the hollow of her hand water for him to drink.
At night the Princess took off her cloak and covered the eagle,
while she huddled close to the mountain and behind a rock to keep
the cold from herself.
In the morning she was surprised to find the eagle had flown away,
but on the rocks was her cloak, and two feathers from the wings of
the bird lay beside it.
The Princess put on her cloak and took up one of the feathers,
and to her surprise the hand that held the feather flew up over her
head.
She picked up the other feather with the other hand and up she
was carried, her cloak spreading out like a pair of wings.
With the feathers she guided herself until she alighted on the top
of the blue-peaked mountain.
She laid the feathers down and began to dig for the root which the
Prince had said was the only thing that could save him.
When she had enough of the golden root she again took the
feathers, one in each hand, and flew down to the water, where the
enchanted boat, which had sailed away when she left it, now stood
waiting.
The feathers from the eagle she put carefully on the rocks, but the
bird was nowhere to be seen, and, knowing that it must have been a
part of the magic plan to help her, the Princess sailed away, feeling
sure the eagle was safe and his broken leg quite well.
When she reached the castle of the leopard-man he was on the
steps to meet her and without waiting to enter the castle he took the
golden root from her and tasted it.
The leopard body disappeared and there he stood before her, a
tall, handsome youth whom any maiden, even a princess, would fall
in love with.
The Princess told him her story and the Prince told her they would
go at once to her father and he would ask for her hand, for he had
already asked for her heart and found that it was his.
The enchanted boat took them back to the garden of the King,
where they found that the Queen, when she knew that her son had
lost the chance of becoming King when the Princess disappeared,
had put the King in a dungeon under the palace and she and her son
had become the rulers of the kingdom.
The Prince quickly undid all this mischief by setting the King free,
and when he found out how treacherous his Queen really was he
sent her, with her son, away from the palace and told them never to
return or they would both be put in prison.
He was a kind-hearted King and gave them gold to care for them
the rest of their days, and it did not take them long to leave the

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