Prince Bennett the Knight

      Prince Bennett lived with Princesses Madelene and Olivia and Prince Samuel, along with the King and Queen, in their castle near the Rock.

     Whenever someone in their kingdom needed protection, they called on Bennett. He was their Knight in Shining Armor. He was always ready to help, and nothing frightened him.

     Do you have a dragon trying to burn down your house?  Call on Bennett!  He and Prince Samuel were an excellent team. Samuel drove Bennett to the fight in one of his trucks. Bennett battled the dragon, and Samuel brought the right equipment to clean up the mess.

     One day, a giant wandered into their kingdom from the north. He stepped onto houses and trees, smashing everything in his path to smithereens with his gigantic boots.   The fastest runner raced to the castle to tell Bennett he must come to help them, “NOW!”

     Without hesitation, Bennett put on his armor, and called for Samuel to get the royal helicopter.  Together, they had some ideas for defeating the giant. Before they left the castle, they gathered a few items from the royal toy chest and the kitchen.  Then they climbed into the helicopter, and headed toward the giant.

     Very quickly, they spotted him.  They could see the trees falling one by one in the forest. It was a terrible sight.  They knew they must stop him quickly.

     “Are you ready?” said Bennett.

     “Yes. Are you?” said Samuel.

      “Let’s do it.”  said Bennett.  And so they began their plan. As the helicopter flew exactly above the giant, they pulled out the water balloons.  They had filled them with orange juice.  Bennett and Samuel dropped these on the giant’s head.  Immediately, he was rubbing his eyes. His eyelids stuck together.

     As the giant was distracted, Bennett parachuted out of the helicopter.  As soon as he landed and removed his chute, he ran to the giant, who was hopping around and waving his arms while howling wildly.  Bennett quickly tied his ankles together, and tipped him over, then tied his arms by his side.  The giant cried and whined. 

     “Why are you crying?” asked Bennett.

      “I like squishing things.  It makes me happy,” said the giant.

       Bennett had an idea.  He and Prince Samuel tied the giant under the helicopter and flew away.  They landed at a surprising place.  It was a recycling center. 

     “Here is a place where you can crush things all day long without hurting anyone,” said Bennett. “You will actually help people.”
     The giant smiled as he sat down on a pile of empty cans. He started smashing to his heart's content, making a huge racket as he kicked his boots and swung his arms.

    As they flew away, Samuel said, “You know, Bennett, sometimes you really are a knight in shining armor.”   

     We all know that when your own brother says those words, it is high praise indeed. I think Samuel is right.

This is a new story I've written for Bennett, because he was just a few weeks old when I began writing for the other children.  It's about time.