Strange Solace

Think carefully before you enter.

It looks harmless enough.

A seat of hallowed learning.

But there is more to it than that.

Well for one there’s the giants tooth. 

I don’t know how it got there. 

They say a former student brought it back from their travels. 

They say it brings a curse upon anyone who touches it.

And there’s the ghosts. 

The library is haunted, the ghost re-arranges the books at night. She really upsets the Librarians. 

And the ghosts’ staircase, don’t go up or down it at night.

Whatever you do, do not touch the bell. A former master placed a curse on it, or so they say.

If you ring it without permission, you will suffer a lifetime of bad luck.

Do you want to risk that?

It’s not all bad.

There’s also the invisible bridge across the river.

Legend has it that it can only be seen by those who are truly in love. 

And if you walk across it, you will have a lifetime of love and happiness.

That doesn’t sound too bad.

Copyright: image believed to be in the public domain and used for creative, non-commercial purposes.
Vintage postcard of the gateway leading to Trinity College, Cambridge. Published by The Photochrom Co. Ltd. (London and Tunbridge Wells), circa early 20th century.