Maria Tortilla and the 7 Mexican Midget Wrestlers

Kenz had an assignment at school to rewrite a fairy tale. This is what she came up with. I love it and had to to share :)

Maria Tortilla and the 7 Mexican Midget Wrestlers

By Kenzie Sullivan

Once upon a time, a lonely girl named Maria Tortilla was wandering aimlessly through the woods. After some time of wandering, Maria found a cottage. Coming from the cottage was salsa music and the smell of fresh corn tortillas. Maria rushed over to the cottage. She was hungry and fatigued from her walk. Maria knocked on the tiny front door.

“Pedro! Open the door!” Maria heard footsteps before the door swung open.
“Oi! It’s a woman!” Pedro yelled. 6 other men, all short and buff, appeared behind Pedro.
“Senorita!” The midgets cried. Maria noticed the men were all dressed in shiny spandex speedo’s and wrestling masks.

“I,” Pedro said, “am Pedro. That’s Xavier, Miguel, Jose, Jorge and Rafael. Oh. And that’s Lenny.” He said gesturing to a dwarf with thick glasses and flab instead of ab. “I’m Lenny!” The fat dwarf squeaked.
“Oh.” Said Maria.
“Please come in senorita.” said Xavier.
“Oh…well…. I suppose.” Maria said. She was intimidated by their speedo’s.
“We were just about to sit down to dinner. Please come and join us.” Jose said.
Maria and the 7 Mexican midget wrestlers dined together and played games after dinner.”

“So tell us Maria,” Miguel said, “why you have come here.”
“Well…” Maria said,” My step-mother wants me dead. So I ran to try to preserve my life.”
The midgets gasped.

“Never fear! Your step-mother will never hurt you! We will protect you! We are the 7 Mexican Midget Wrestlers!” the midgets cried with determination in their faces. Maria Tortilla smiled warmly at her new friends. “Thank you ever so much.” Maria said.

Just then, the cottage door flew open. A scary looking old woman came in wearing a wicked grin. “Stepmother!” Maria cried. “leave me alone!” But the old lady just laughed and lunged at Maria. The midgets stood there helplessly, staring at the fight unfurling in front of them. Maria’s stepmother held a jalapeño up. “This is poison!” The old woman cackled before shoving it down Maria’s throat. Maria gasped then collapsed as her stepmother ran out the door.

The Mexican wrestlers started screaming as the impact of the recent event hit them.
“That evil lady!”
“Poor Maria! We said we would protect her! We have failed!”
“Wahhhh!”
In all the chaos, Lenny had gotten an idea.
“Brothers, what about a kiss? Do you think that will wake her?” said Lenny.
“Yes! Of course! Try it Lenny!” Pedro said
Lenny kissed Maria and she woke up. “Oh thank you!” Maria cried. “That evil woman tried to kill me! And you saved me Lenny!”

Maria lived with the 7 Mexican midget wrestlers for years after the incident. The 7 midget wrestlers became professional wrestlers and turned out to be very wealthy. Maria never saw her stepmother again and they all lived happily ever after.

The End