Reading Comprehension Project

Intermediate Students Text

The Prince of Persia

Persia, 1680, the country was devastated because of the wild tribes who destroyed everything in their path, it was said that if they put on their eyes on an objective, it was completely destroyed for their savage sense of domination. Armies of thousands of men were on the move, no one could stop them.

A nameless man only known as The Prince of Persia, who was the bravest man ever known, with undisputed skills, no one was able to defeat him, it was said that his power was beyond any human being.

One day the prince was set on a trip to look for the “Sands of Time” which had the power to control time, if this artefact fall into the hands of evil, terrible consequences were to appear, the world could be destroyed; somehow, the prince figured out that he needed to retrieve this artefact.

With his amazing skills, he was able to defeat armies of demons who were protecting the place, even though, the artefact was taken by the prince, when he put his hands on it, the earth began to shake, and the cave started to fall apart. As the cave began to crumble, the prince made a successful escape with the “Sands of Time” on his hands giving him a rewarding feeling of satisfaction.

Once the prince was out of the cave, he travelled back home, back to Persia; the only thing he wanted to see was his father face once again who was waiting at the “Temple of the Light”. After a long, long trip, he was able to see his beautiful Persia, but something was wrong, the city was on fire, buildings falling apart, the people’s desperation screams were the only thing that the prince could notice after a hard battle against death.

He had no time to waste, as he was getting closer to Persia, flaming arrows destroyed his boat, and he was able to reach the shore by swimming. Once the prince got to the main throne, his father’s head was lying on the floor, the Dahaka (demon lord) was laughing, the prince couldn’t handle his anger and with all his skills he defeated the Dahaka. Persia was able to see a spark of light thanks to the prince; after twenty long dark years, the city was rebuilt and the citizens were able to live in peace once again.

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