pit and the pendulum

     The pit and the pendulum is quite an exciting story, and by far my favorite of Poe's novels, but i also hate the ending so this is my rewrite.


   (i will continue just as the general grabs his arm as he is falling into the pit) I was free! i was saved from the pit and the hot stone walls that surrounded me! The general and i were looking for our way out of this dungy room when we heard a deep, mean growl behind us. We both immediately flipped our heads around and found we were staring into the face of a giant wolf. Or should i say faces. This was a three headed evil mutt, and we were its food. From the stretched skin over its ribs i could tell this beast had been starved. Without a word the general and i bolted off into the complete darkness of the chamber. We thought we had lost him when we ran face first into the solid stone wall on the other side of the chamber. I bounded off the ground working on pure adrenaline for energy, but the general was not as lucky. He was out cold. Without hesitation i ran. Leaving the general food for the beast that soon would be hovering over him. i sprinted until i reached a corner of the room and my foot slipped on a plate of food. Thats it! the food! it has all been drugged so far, so if i can get this two headed beast to eat it so will he! So without a doubt in my mind i ran towards were i left the general. I reached him the exact same time the beast did and we stood there for a second staring face to faces. Then i threw the plate of food to the corner, which the beast lunged toward. Hoping the beast would be drugged i lifted the unconscious general onto my shoulder and ran as fast as i could toward freedom. Meanwhile i heard the beast chomping down the food and then a solid "thud" to the ground. The beast had been successfully drugged. I carried the general as fast as i could toward the hole in the wall which he entered through and met up with his waiting troops. Now i Knew i was surely free.