Il-Ħares tal-Fortizza by Tony C. Cutajar

Klassi tas-Sekondarja fi skola tal-bniet kienu qed jistudjaw dwar l-istorja ta' Malta fi żmien il-Gran Mastru De Vilhena. Semgħu dwar il-gżira Manoel u l-għalliema ma setgħetx ma tgħidilhomx dwar il-ħares li kien jidher fil-fortizza. Ingħataw proġett dwar il-Gran Mastru u x-xogħol li kien għamel fil-pajjiż, kif ukoll dwar l-istejjer tal-ħares. Dan wassal biex għalliema oħra daħlu wkoll fil-proġett bit-tpinġija tal-ħares u l-kostumi ta' żmien il-Halloween u l-Karnival. Klassi tas-subien ukoll għamlu kompetizzjoni bejniethom min jilbes bħala l-aħjar mummja li wassal għal kummiedja sħiħa. Tinbet ħbiberija bejn żewġ tfajliet kuġini u żewġ ġuvintur.

A class of girl students in a Secondary school were studying Maltese history during the time of Grand Master De Vilhena. They were told about Manoel Island and the teacher could not refrain from telling them about the ghost which appeared at the fortress. The students were to work on a project dealing with the Grandmaster and his great work in the country, as well as ghost stories. The teachers of Social Studies and Arts and Crafts got involved in this project where drawings of ghosts and the customs during Halloween and Carnival were concerned. At the same time, another class of boys werre also working on a competition on who dresses as the best mummy. This led to some funny and unusual situations at home and in class but also to a friendship between two girl cousins and two boys.