The Land of Checkmate

i'm doing this mini write up that explains the purpose of the YF camp theme. i've always liked the idea of the camp to be like a journey or story, so i decided to design the camper like a story book. so this section would be the prologue. i did the first draft, and feedback was that the story should show that the townships of black and white should be fighting each other, rather than be amicable neighbours. so here is draft 1 and draft 2. (:

DRAFT 1

Once upon a time, in the Land of Chess, there were two townships – Black and White. In each township, there lived a King and His bride, the Queen. And they were happy.

There were many genteel and lady nobles living in the Land of Chess – Rook, Bishop, Knight and common townfolk who were known as Pawn. Rook was the friendliest, he and his fellow Rooks worked together and formed a formidable force. This was particularly useful when they had quibbles with the opposing townships or during the Festival of CheckMate. Bishop was the pastor of the local church and provided spiritual food for the township. Knight was the leader in battle and had on him at all times the Armour of the King. This included the Breastplate of Righteousness, the Shoes of Peace, the Shield of Faith, the Helmet of Salvation and the Sword of the Spirit. Even the mere plebian Pawn had an important role to play, for in battle, they played a part in helping to defend their township, square by square.

Every year during the Festival of CheckMate, the good people of the Land of Chess role played an ancient battle that pitted the township of Black and the township and White against each other. The aim of the role play was for one township to capture the other township while maintaining security of their township. In order to win, the citizens of each township had to work closely together and support each other. Only then can that township successfully win.

Each citizen with their individual strengths played a part in ensuring that their King remained unscathed in this mock battle. The choices each piece made during the mock battle mirrored the choices they made everyday and was a reminder on the importance of looking out for each other in their journey through the Land of Chess, according to the plan the King had for each and every one of them.