A MONK'S TALE

 

 

This tale is part of a project we did at school after studying the importance of monasteries in the middle ages, the rule of St Benedict and monastic life, including the history of the Benedectine monasteries we have in our hometown, Subiaco. Divided in groups, one of our tasks was to write a story in English about monastic life,  set in the past, present or future,  with fantasy elements of our choice. 

The following story was written by Eleonora Campi with the support and help of Alexandru Balan, Christian Micozzi, Federico Mosetti, Riccardo Rossi. They also designed a pop-up book to illustrate the  story as well as a video in which they read it. We really hope you'll enjoy reading it!

A CATASTROPHIC, POST APOCALYPTIC TALE

 

This story is part of a project we did at school after studying the importance of monasteries in the middle ages, the rule of St Benedict and monastic life, including the history of the Benedectine monasteries we have in our hometown, Subiaco. Divided in groups, one of our tasks was to write a story in English about monastic life,  set in the past, present or future,  with fantasy elements of our choice. 

The following story was written by Francesco Elviretti with the help of Sophia Corsini, Isabel Baiocchi,  Danylo Valleri and Federico Mosetti. It is set in a post apolyptic future,  the protagonists are Benedictine monks,  who were among the few survivors to a nuclear explosion. They have been turned into warriors with very little patience who have to cope with the stubborness of nuns. Scroll down and enjoy reading!