Once Upon a Marigold

By Sarah

     Once Upon a Marigold, by Jean Ferris, is about a troll who finds a boy in a bush.  As the boy grows up, he starts to look across the river and watch a princess.  He falls in love with her.  He started sending her anonymous letters by “p- mail” and he got a job at the castle as a servant.

      He meets her but she doesn’t know that it is him.  He definitely knows who she is.  These are different times when Marigold, the Princess and Christian, the boy, were in the same room together and Marigold still didn’t know it was the same boy she was sending letters to.

      One example is when is when Maigold is having her state dinner to meet two of her choices of men to marry. Marigold has three dogs.  One of the dogs made a little scene.  Christian goes to pick up the dog.  Marigold suddenly realizes that she should pick up the dog.  Both Christian and Marigold picked it up together.  They looked at each other and their eyes met.  Christian knew it was Marigold but Marigold was clueless.

      The next example is when Christian goes out to fix the terrace.  Princess Marigold comes to read her book there.  Christian noticed that Marigold was on the terrace.  Marigold was first to say “Hi” to Christian.  They got into having a full conversation.

      The next example I am going to give you is when Christian tells Marigold about what he heard from her mother (I can’t tell you or it will ruin it).  They are very close to each other.  Still Marigold doesn’t know that Christian is the boy she p- mailed to.  Like the other example I gave you, Christian and Marigold got into having a full conversation.

      Christian and Marigold got together again.  That is when Christian tells Marigold about his name and everything. I highly encourage you to read this book.  You will enjoy reading it as much as I did!

The End!!!!  

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