The Chocolate Land

Genre – Adventure
Theme – Thrill, Love, Excitement
Setting – Chocolate Land
Characters – Mother, Father, Priya
Plot – An imaginary chocolate land
Point of View – Writer’s point of view

Once in a village called Rampur, there lived a girl named Priya.

She loved to play and dance. But more than anything, she loved to eat chocolates, cakes, and cookies.

Her mother always warned her,

“Chocolates and sweets are not good for health.”

Despite that, Priya dreamed of a land full of chocolates.

One day, while reading a fiction book, she got lost in the world of imagination. The story was strange yet magical.

She wished she could visit such a land.

Later that day, she asked her friends if such magical lands really existed.

Her friends assured her that anything is possible.

That day, Priya promised herself –

“One day, I will reach my dreamland.”

And soon, something magical happened.

As the evening turned into night, a hazy mist filled the air.

Suddenly, laughter echoed around her.

Priya froze in fear.

Then, a glowing screen appeared before her.

A soft, soothing voice spoke,

"Don’t be afraid, Princess."

Priya, surprised, asked,

"Who is this?"

The voice replied,

"Princess, I am the Door who will take you to your dreamland—the Land of Chocolates."

Priya’s eyes lit up with excitement.

"How do I enter?" she asked eagerly.

The Screen chuckled,

"Patience, Princess. First, you must answer three questions. Only then will I show you the path."

"Okay! Ask away!" Priya said excitedly.

The first question flashed on the screen:

“It can see but isn’t an eye.”

Priya thought hard. She hesitated… then guessed…

“Keyhole?”

Suddenly, thunderous applause erupted!

The second question appeared:

“I have hands but cannot hold a thing.”

Priya remembered her Math teacher once asked this!

“Clock!” she said confidently.

Once again, applause filled the air. Priya smiled.

The last question appeared:

“Feed me, and I will live. But give me a drink, and I will die.”

She thought for a moment and suddenly remembered what her mother always said about putting water in the furnace.

"Fire!" she shouted.

Flowers showered upon her, and the screen transformed into a magnificent Castle Door.

Excited, Priya stepped through the door.

She gasped.

Everything was made of chocolate!

Chocolate rivers, chocolate hills, chocolate flowers, chocolate trees!

Even the people working in the fields… were made of chocolate!

As she moved forward, the Chocolate Men turned to her and cheered,

"Princess!"

One of them stepped forward,

“Ma’am, please taste your new creations.”

They offered her various chocolates.

She picked one up and was about to take a bite…

Suddenly, she heard a loud, familiar voice.

"PRIYA! WAKE UP! IT’S LATE FOR SCHOOL!"

Priya jumped up.

She blinked in confusion.

"Mom?! But… I was in Chocolate Land!"

Her mother laughed,

"No, dear, you were in your bed! Now hurry or you’ll miss your school bus."

Priya sighed,

"Oh… it was just a dream."

Her mother smiled,

"I’ll get you ten chocolates today. Now, get ready!"

Priya hesitated and asked,

"Mom… is there really a Chocolate Land?"

Her mother chuckled,

"Ask your teacher!"

Priya smiled, still wishing her dreamland was real.

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A story by Krishna Pandey