Transcript Class 5 Choose Your Own Adventure Story

Class 5 Choose Your Own Adventure
Story
Are you brave? Do you have enough courage to face
the challenges, trials and obstacles ahead? If not, close this book
now. If you aren’t a wimp, read on…
As the ‘Silver Mist’ pulls up to the dilapidated wooden
jetty, you look towards the dense trees. You can hear evilsounding squawks from unseen birds, a rather alarming growling
noise and something splashing in the water. You are trembling
with fear. Sweat is running down between your shoulder blades
and you feel really sticky. You can see an overgrown path
leading deep into the forest.
Should you stay on the boat and travel up-river deeper
into the forest or should you get off now and explore the path?
Click here to explore the river deeper into the forest or click here
to get off now and explore the path.
Page two
You have chosen to stay on the boat. You carry
on up the muddy, swirling river but it gets more
and more narrow. You can still hear something
splashing in the water near the boat but you
can’t see anything. Ahead of you, the river splits
into five smaller channels.
Click here to choose the one on the left.
Click here for middle channel 2.
Click here for the right hand path
Click here for middle channel 3.
Click here for middle channel 1.
Your future depends on which choice you
make!
Page three
You have chosen to get out of the boat and
walk along the overgrown path. It is darker here
than you realised and you can hardly see
anything. The growling sounds closer. There are
lots of tree roots and undergrowth blocking your
path. In front of you the path divides into five
smaller paths.
Click here to go uphill.
Click here for path 2.
Click here to go to path 3.
Click here for path 1 which is stony.
Click here for the furthest left hand path that
seems to go down hill.
Choose now and don’t look back!
Page four
You chose the furthest right hand path.
You clamber up a steep rocky hill, and
the path soon splits into two. Do you
choose the right or the left? Whichever
way you go, you can be sure of
adventure and excitement!
Click here for the left.
Click here for the right.
Page five
It seems easy heading down the hill in
the rainforest and you’re glad you chose
this path. Of course, it soon splits into
two.
Click here to choose a grassy path.
Click here to choose a moss-covered
path.
Page Six
As you sail along the left hand channel
of the river, it seems to get narrower and
narrower. Suddenly it opens out wide
and there is another river joining it. You
can hear human voices but it is not clear
in which direction. Click here to move
away from the noise. Click here to go
towards the noise.
Page seven
You are freaked out by the loud noises you
can hear, but they do fade into the
distance as you travel further up river.
Later on, your boat starts getting wobbly
and to rock but you manage to regain
balance. You explore this part of the river.
You take lots of interesting photos of the
animals and trees, flowers and berries. You
realise the boat is low on fuel and you have
to make a choice. Click here to get out of
the boat and walk. Click here to stay in the
boat.
Page eight
You head directly towards the noise of people.
As you travel forward you can see a tribe of
people on the side of the river behaving rather
strangely. You suddenly realise you are coming
towards a waterfall and it’s too late to turn
around. You are panicking on the way down as
you spin round on the boat crashing into rocks,
your boat crashes on a rock and you badly
injure yourself. You remember how to make a
‘raft out of the scraps of wood scattered
around from when you were at cubs. Making
the raft makes you feel wheezy so you sit down
for a few minutes. Then you start again. You row
down the murky water until the river divides.
Click here to go to ‘Murky End’. Click here to go
to ‘Perfect Place’.
Page nine
You choose to get out of the boat. You feel
that someone or something is watching
you. You don’t know what it is though.
Suddenly, something jumps out at you. You
only have your throwing knife. It’s a jaguar!
As you attempt to protect yourself,
someone grabs you, throws you over their
shoulder and runs off. Soon, you realise you
are approaching the jetty where the story
started. The person dumps you onto your
feet and runs off before you can say
anything. Turn back to p1.
Page ten
You have chosen to carry on down the river.
Eventually, you run out of fuel and the boat
judders to a halt. You stop and tie the boat to
the side of the river. You pull out your knife and
cut down two tree trunks – it takes a very long
time. You climb back into the boat and use the
tree trunks as oars. As you travel further down
the river you hear a rumbling sound getting
louder and louder. A waterfall! You fall – tumble,
crash, smash!
As you fall, the boat smashes. You are badly
injured. You can’t move. Your legs seem to be
broken. You have never felt such dreadful pain.
You can’t swim. Your last thought, as you sink
beneath the water, is to hope you don’t get
eaten by sharks... (p1)
Page eleven
You hear a crocodile in the stream near
to you. You see a green splashing tail.
You quickly turn around but your feet
are stuck in the mud. You can’t escape.
You freeze in fear. The last thing you see
is the crocodile’s huge mouth opening
wider and wider...
(p1)
Page twelve
The Perfect Place
It takes a long time to paddle your raft
back through all the overhanging trees
through the muddy water. You are tired
and you feel like giving up on many
occasions. After what seems like hours
you end up back at the jetty. You
decide to take a nap on the shore and
then decide what to do (p1).
Page thirteen
You are on the river. You are surrounded
by trees. Ahead, there is a dead end. It
is a sandy bank. As you look forward,
you see something shuffling around in
the sand.
Click here to attempt to moor on the
boat on the bank and get out.
Click here to climb out of the boat and
swim towards the trees.
Page fourteen
You get the boat onto the sandy bank.
Suddenly, you feel something pierce
your foot. The pain elapses and you
collapse into silent darkness...
(p1)
Page fifteen
You climb out of the boat and swim towards the trees.
You feel something beneath your feet. You look down
and see a tail disappear up your trouser leg. It flicks
about like a whip and you hear a threatening rattling
sound. You shriek in pain.
You look behind a bush and miraculously find an
antidote. You use it and find that you have been cured.
You look to the west and see a path leading back to the
jetty. You get in your boat, only to find that it has a
massive hole in it and it sinks immediately. You realise
that your only hope is to swim back.
Hours later, you stop to rest. You see something
approaching. It’s a lifeboat! You’re saved! You will be
taken home but you have not uncovered the mysteries
of the rainforest. (p1)
Page sixteen
You have chosen to travel along the
river on the right. Suddenly you get
pulled into a current. The boat crashes
and a pair of peculiar jaws jump out
and snap at you, upturning the boat.
You get thrown into the undergrowth at
the side of the river. In the distance you
can see a boat but do not know if it is
friendly or not.
Click here to shout for the boat.
Click here to explore the jungle.
Page seventeen
You have chosen to shout to the passing boat.
When you get on, you have to pay all your
money to the savages. But you pay up because
you smell a gorgeous smell of roast lamb and
potatoes! You sit down and ask for your food
and they chuck you a tiny crust of bread which
looks chewed and soggy. You don’t like it, so
they throw you overboard.
Suddenly, the peculiar jaws you saw before are
right beside you, and they open very wide...
(p1)
Page eighteen
You decide to hide in the undergrowth until
the boat has gone past. Suddenly you hear
a growling from behind you!
RUN! IT’S ATIGER! RUN FOR YOUR LIFE!
You run and run and you can feel the hot
breath of the tiger hot on your tail.
Suddenly it stops. You see a flash of brilliant
orange charge back into the jungle. Two
men with knives are standing before you.
They escort you back to the jetty (p1) so
you can begin your adventure again.
Page nineteen
You carry on down the green, murky
river. You smell the air – it smells like
rotting meat, and you feel ill. You look
around, staring at nothing but reeds and
tropical birds. You watch a brown log
floating down the river.
Click here to touch it.
Click here NOT to touch it.
Page twenty
You decide to prod the log and it sinks into the
water. A man appears on the shore. “Lucky that
wasn’t a snapper,” he shouts. He sounds
Australian and friendly, and you steer the boat
over to the shore to join him.
He tells you he has found some treasure and
that he needs your help to retrieve it. You
agree, and follow him down a narrow path.
Blocking the path is a black panther. It is
covered in fleas and has a blood stained
muzzle. It growls at you and looks like it craves
humans.
It attacks you and the unknown man in a frenzy,
tearing you both from limb to limb.
(p1)
Page twenty-one
You have ignored the brown log but it follows you. You feel
very suspicious and stop paddling for a second. It snaps at
you. You dodge, and paddle faster to get away from it.
You think it must be an alligator.
You take out your knife and stab what you think is its head.
It gives a loud shriek and splashes around. It sinks into the
murky water. Up out of the water comes an overturned
alligator. You look carefully and see a shiny white jewel
sticking out of it. You touch it. Yeoooow! It’s as sharp as a
pin.
You take off your jacket and pick it up. This must be a
diamond! You’re rich beyond your wildest dreams! A black
helicopter is hovering above you, and a rope ladder falls
down towards you. Someone in the helicopter is waving
and smiling. It’s your old classmate Rory! He greets you with
a friendly smile and flies you home.
(p1)
Page twenty-two
You have chosen middle channel 1.
You are on the river. You examine the
water and think you see thick, gooey
slime in the water. There’s bulky black
fog all around you. You see some bright
red eyes in the river.
Click here to get away from the eyes.
Click here to follow the eyes.
Page twenty-three
You choose to get off the boat – but you
trip over the railing and fall in the water.
The pressure of the water keeps you under.
There’s a cave next to you with a silver light
at the end of it.
You go into the cave and the light is
actually a jewel. It shines like the moon and
seems to be splashing about like it wants
you to pick it up.
You reach for it and as soon as you touch
it, you are blasted into the wall of the cave.
Everything turns to silent darkness... (p1).
Page twenty-four
You have chosen to follow the strange red eyes
in the fog. There is no sign of the captain. You
decide to take the helm. You find out that
steering a boat is much harder than it looks. You
can’t see anything because of the fog, and the
eyes have disappeared too.
You let the tide take your boat wherever it goes.
The water seems to be taking you to the left.
You patrol around the deck, wondering what to
do next. You hear fish flapping around. Out of
water, on the deck? You try to pick them up
and throw them back into the water. They turn
out to be red-eyed piranhas – a ferocious
species which start biting and nipping you. They
will keep on biting you until you die... (p1)
Page twenty-five
You have chosen to go deeper into the forest, on
the level middle path. It is hotter and darker away
from the river. You are very hot and sticky but
scared as well.
You have been walking for two hours and you
desperately need a drink. You feel you are about to
collapse, when in the distance you can just make
out a cold water spring. As you reach it, you crawl
into the water and feel your body rapidly cooling
down.
As you climb out of the spring, feeling refreshed, you
notice two paths leading deeper into the forest.
Click here for an overgrown path.
Click here for a less overgrown path.
Page twenty-six
You choose to follow the overgrown path. You start
walking. You have to keep trying to put up with the
constant sucking of leeches and biting of the flies. It
is really hard trying to get through all of the
undergrowth and vines of the forest.
Your path divides into two once more, but one is
blocked so you have no choice.
Eventually, you find a clearing. It is a lot cooler than
in the forest and there is a river next to you.
Suddenly, you feel something skim close to your ear.
You see a whole tribe of people firing arrows at you.
You try to retreat but several more arrows take you
down. You are still breathing but you then see one
of the people in front of you. He takes a knife out of
his boot. He raises the knife up high and you watch
helplessly as everything turns black. (p1)
Page twenty-seven
You choose the clearer path. You are running down
the path. It is a lot clearer than the other one. You
remember the growling noise you heard at the start
of the adventure – you can hear it again behind
you. By the size and shape of the shadow, you think
it is a tiger. You sprint!
Ahead of you is a clearing with a river near it. You
decide to run into the river to get the tiger off your
tail.
SPLASH! You run into the river. You see the tiger turn
away and slink back into the forest.
You climb out of the river and something pierces the
skin of your foot. Pain shoots through your body and
you fall to the floor. As you struggle to breathe, you
see a scorpion beside you and wonder if it stung
you. Everything goes black... (p1)
Page twenty-eight
You choose middle path number 3, on the level.
Plants are crowding around you. Noises are
everywhere. This probably wasn’t the best
choice. You can’t see anything but your other
senses are working.
You can hear the animals howling, panting and
squawking. You think the noises are horrible. Bad
smells are floating up your nose. You have a
bad feeling about this.
Suddenly, a brown ball of fur hops out of a tree.
You think it is a monkey. It is!
Click here to bring the monkey with you.
Click here not to bring the monkey with you.
Page twenty-nine
You have chosen to bring the monkey with you and name
him ‘Tim’. Tim thinks it’s a wonderful name. You carry on
down the gloomy dark path with Tim hopping beside you.
Though you are quite joyful, you cannot see a thing.
There is a distracting humming noise ahead. A silver, bright
light is shining everywhere and suddenly you catch a
glimpse of a human. You keep moving with Tim beside you.
He keeps you company.
“Hello, young one,” says the old man. “Why are you here?”
“Who are you?” you reply.
“I am the man of the forest. Why are you here?”
You explain how the boat dropped you off to explore the
forest, and that you need to find your way back.
“OK. I’ll take you back to the jetty. Stay behind me or there
will be consequences.” (p1)
Page thirty
You have chosen to leave the monkey behind. He is angry
but you don’t care about wildlife so you’re still on your
own.
It is pitch black. You remember you have a torch in your
bag. You take it out and turn it on – now you can see!
You’re even more scared now that you can see. You see
all of the dangers of the forest.
A giant iguana runs onto your path. He is in your way. He
has something gold on his back. He runs away but you
follow him. He is slithering through the dark forest.
After about five minutes, he stops. You look up and see an
enormous chest. You try to open it and succeed. You are
now a millionaire – your life has changed!
Page thirty-one
As you walk along path one, the stone path,
you see a crumbling castle. You hear a
confusing noise from inside it. It grows louder,
now turning to a deafening rumble.
Suddenly, a jet of blue flame spurts upwards,
turning the sky a witchy purple. A man’s voice
shouts, “Down, Bessie, down! Good girl!”
As you look around you, you notice a worn
concrete path leading behind the castle.
Click here If you wish to take this path
Click here if you would rather venture further
into the castle.
Page thirty-two
As you walk down the concrete path, you notice the trees
are getting thinner and burnt stumps line the ground.
Golden statues are on the stumps. You see a beautiful bird
with sapphires for eyes. You pick it up and cradle it in your
hands. You carefully place it in your backpack.
You hear a rumbling and a net falls down behind you.
Many other nets start falling too, so you start running,
looking behind you. You trip and fall back onto the beach.
You have injured your arm, but not badly.
Your back-pack is lying about two metres away. You walk
to it and pick it up. Suddenly, you notice a glint of gold in
the trees next to you. You walk closer to the glint and
realise it is another gold statue! Not just any statue but the
ANCIENT STATUE OF THE AMAZON! Fame and fortune flash
before your eyes. You will become a multi-millionaire!
Page thirty-three
You push the wooden door into the castle, and, to your
surprise, it opens easily. It leads into a corridor lined with
swords of all shapes and sizes. There are also axes, bows
and clubs used by people throughout the years. You do
not take much interest in any of them except a blue sword
with a silver hilt and a crystal embedded in the front. You
pick it up and a golden key clatters to the floor. Your gaze
turns to the door at the end of the hall which has a golden
lock on it. You try the key in it. It works!
You are in a room full of gold and jewels. An enormous
beast is curled up in one corner, sound asleep. As you
gather as much as you can carry, you drop a golden
crown and it clatters as it hits the floor. The beast wakes up
and yawns loudly. You drop everything, dash out of the
room and run down the hallway. You can hear the beast
roaring behind you. You don’t stop running until you reach
the jetty (p1).
Page thirty-four
You choose the left, uphill path. You see some wooden steps cut
into the path. As you go up, it gets mistier and mistier. In the
distance you can see a wavy shadow. In front of you, you can
just make out some crime scene tape wrapped around the body
of a tree. You’re sweating now as it’s getting darker, mistier and
harder to breathe. You can feel something wrapping around
your legs. It’s a snake! You throw it off into the distance and sigh
in relief!
The sweat is now dripping down your face and you see bullets
dug into the ground. Your heart is pounding as you rush across
the dusty path. Your eyes are stinging as they have got sand in
them. As it is getting so dark and misty, you trip over a log. You
go tumbling to the ground. Your knee is bleeding badly but you
manage to get up. There are two paths ahead of you. One leads
to a small pond that you could swim across and the other is an
overgrown path full of stinging nettles.
Click here for the pond.
Click here for the stinging nettle path.
Page thirty-five
You choose the path towards the pond.
You start swimming ahead and get
swept along with a current you hadn’t
noticed. It sweeps you to a waterfall
and everything turns black. When you
regain consciousness, you are lying like a
beached whale on the jetty – alone
(p1).
Page thirty-six
You manage to walk carefully through
the stinging nettles without getting hurt.
You look ahead of you and see a
beautiful mansion with ivy tunnels and
white brick walls. You run towards it. A
key on the floor shines in the sunshine –
the mist has miraculously cleared! You
put the key in the door and turn it.
Happy ending! You have discovered the
lost mansion of the forest! You have
succeeded in your task.
Page thirty-seven
You head downhill, but almost
immediately the path splits into two.
Click here for a damp and mossy path.
Click here for grassy path.
You have to choose one of them – you
can’t turn back now!
Page thirty-eight
You have chosen the mossy path. As
you trudge and slither across the
overgrown moss, you spy a clear path
out of the corner of your eye. or to carry
on along the mossy path, turn to p46.
Click here to follow the clear path.
Click here to continue the mossy path.
Page thirty-nine
You choose the grassy path and walk
along it. You see two people walking
towards you. You’re paralysed with fear.
They see you and run off.
Click here to stop here and build a
shelter and a fire.
Click here to carry on.
Page forty
You decide to stay where you are and build a shelter on a soft
pile of pine needles. The sun is burning on your back. You are
collecting some rocks and big sticks. It is getting dark and you
are very tired. You hear the unnerving noises of mean creatures.
You think that you see a ginger blur but you decide your eyes are
playing tricks on you. You lie down and instantly fall asleep.
***************
When you wake up, the sun is shining brightly. The silent jungle is
scary but beautiful. You snack on bananas and drink coconut
milk.
You carry on following the path until you come to a shiny lake.
You decide to have a wash. You jump in and see a jetty a few
metres up the river. You swim towards it. You arrive at the jetty
and realise you are back where you started. (p1)
Page forty-one
You are carrying on into the forest. Suddenly, a boy jumps out of a tree in
front of you. Blood is dripping from his teeth and knife. You turn and start
running, being chased by this strange boy.
You are aware of blood erupting from your hip. You are still alive, yet you
notice a knife embedded in your hip. You fall heavily to the ground, in
dreadful pain now, and see the boy staring down at you – obviously hungry.
He starts dragging you back to his camp where a vigorous fire is burning. You
feel yourself being tied to a pole and fire is licking at your feet. He is trying to
burn you alive! You realise that the boy is a cannibal! You begin to say your
prayers.
With delight, you realise the cannibal boy has dragged you away from the fire.
You think he is going to set you free. He pulls out a double bladed axe. The
last thing you see is the axe blade flashing in the sun... (p1)
Page forty-two
The path ahead is quite steep, a large hill rather than a
mountain. You are feeling anxious as you make your way
forward. You pick up a large stick to help you walk up the
path. The overgrowth becomes thinner as you make your
ascent which means you can see slightly better. The path is
well worn which means that a lot of other traffic has taken
this path at some point.
From the corner of your eye you see a shadow crouching
down in the bushes. You feel frightened but you want to
know what or who it is. Carefully you move towards the
shadow using the trees and bushes for cover. You are
scared but at the same time curious to see if it is another
human being.
Click here if you think it will be a good person.
Click here if you think it will be a bad person.
Page forty-three
The thing you are watching obviously hears you and jumps up. You freeze with fright.
Suddenly it comes towards you and you realise it is a person. You feel less frightened
and come out from behind the bush.
“Who’s there?” The voice is that of a girl.
You reply, “Don’t be afraid – I won’t hurt you.”
Slowly you both move towards each other and realise you are about the same age.
The girl has dark, thick blond hair that hasn’t been brushed for ages. She has a dirty
face and her clothes are torn and scruffy. Nervously, you move closer and ask her
what she is doing here in the rainforest. She explains to you how she ended up here,
lost.
“Can you take me with you?”
You tell her you are also lost and are on a quest to get out yourself. She can go with
you if she wants. She turns round to where she was sitting and picks up a bag with her
belongings in it.
She walks ahead with you. She is scared that something will leap out of nowhere. She
takes you to a deeper, darker part of the rainforest and reaches into her bag. You see
a silvery item. She points it at you. It’s a knife!
You run like water sliding down the side of a rock. You manage to lose sight of the girl.
Your heart is pounding like mad and sweat is trickling down your face.
You look up. Amazingly, you see a very old pile of coins worth millions of pounds. You
jump for joy! You have succeeded. You cram everything into your backpack and
head to where the forest lighter. Soon, you see the jetty and the ‘Silver Mist’ waiting to
take you back to safety. (p1)
Page forty-four
The thing you are watching is eating something that is
dripping what looks like blood. He is making loud lipslapping, savage chewing noises. Suddenly you step on a
twig and the loud crack it makes disturbs the being. He lifts
his head and turns to look straight at you. He drops
whatever he is holding and pulls out a very, very big blood
stained machete. He aims the machete at you and
launches it at you. You duck down and the machete hits
the tree above you sending down a shower of splinters.
You look back towards the man who is running towards
you. He has another weapon – a very, very big knife. You
stumble and run, and bump into a tree, hitting your head.
You feel faint and dizzy and fall to the ground. You feel a
very sharp pain in your chest and the last thing you see is
the man’s gruesome yellow eyes gazing over you... (p1)
Page forty-five
You have chosen the clear path. Suddenly you see
a king cobra emerge silently from the undergrowth.
You turn and run helplessly. You think you see light
ahead and run towards it, unfortunately tripping
over a tree root. At that very moment in time, a tree
decides to fall down. You need to roll away from it
and amazingly you succeed! It seems you have lost
the cobra, too.
However, the light you saw was the edge of a steep
cliff. You feel that the sensation of falling will go on
forever and your screams echo off the cliffs. The last
thing you hear is a loud scream – your own! (p1)
Page forty-six
As you carry on through the overgrown mossy path,
a gorilla lands in front of you. He is massive and
towers over you. You are almost completely
paralysed by fear. You manage to raise your fists. To
your surprise, he runs away in fear – but not before
you notice he has been hit in the head by an arrow.
You are amazed as you had no idea where it came
from. You hear a voice behind you shouting
“headshot!” and you spin round towards the sound.
Another crooked black arrow is fired in your
direction. You try to jump out of the way. Unluckily
the arrow was aimed to go past you and you have
moved into its path. Death is instantaneous. (p1)