Welcome to our Library of Stories. Please click on the story title to read Chapter 1.
These are collaborative story openings created by school groups and community groups.
Each participant writes their own Chapter 2.
Scoil an Droichid, R7, at the Seamus Heaney Centre
8th January 2025
Maggy the magma alien woke up and got ready to start the day by eating a good 5 metre high stack of maglorp waffles, which was his favourite food. Maglorp waffles are waffles wrapped around a big stick of magma butter and are covered in granite sprinkles. You have to slurp them up to eat them...
Fane Street Primary School, P6
7th January 2025
Once upon a time Kai woke up and he found his sister gone! He didn’t know where to go to look for his sister. He had to go and look at his Play Station which he had accidentally set on fire with his fire controlling powers...
Carrickmannon Primary School, P7
12th December 2024
Jim II was half man half oat. He had 17,000 oats; he had a house made of oats, a car made of oats, and a boat made of oats. He was driving in his bowl of oats, and he met Pie the fish driving in a pie. Jim II had a football in his bowl of oats and Pie started playing football in his bowl. Jim II was very mad...
Finaghy Primary School, P7
11 December 2024
One night an Elephant called Donkey Man was with his best friend Stuart the Spider. They were discussing how Donkey Man could find his long-lost siblings. Donkey Man was sprinting down the steps, he tripped backwards - BOOM! - and fell into a big hole. He tumbled down and hit his head and lost his memory...
Holy Trinity Primary School, P7
12th December 2024
Chuckie and Jessie were ambling home aimlessly after their drawing class.
“Jessie, would you design me an enchanted rubber, so that if you draw something and you want rid of it, we can rub it out?” Chuckie exclaimed excitedly...
Holy Child Primary School, P5
10th December 2024
Frosty the dog and Tim the bear were passing a football. They did this sometimes when they were at the park. They would like to see a football match once a month.
“Do you want to hit shots with each other?” said Frosty.
Tim didn’t want to hit shots, he wanted to go to a movie at the cinema...
Finaghy Primary School, P7
5th December 2024
Once upon a time there was a flying cupcake called Bob Jr. Bob wasn’t your usual cupcake, he had eyes, a mouth, wings and he was pink. Bob Jr’s icing was melting from anger against the Chicken Nugget Man. Once, in Iceland, they were friends until the Chicken Nugget Man betrayed Bob Jr for Chicken Nugget land...
Nettlefield Primary School, P5
4th December 2024
There was a water bottle in a shop. It was scared. It was called Booster Bob. Booster Bob was horrified because there were no lights at the shop. It was dark and Booster Bob was scared of tripping.
Beanie the Alien was a toy in the same shop. Someone opened him and then he went swiftly to the water bottle aisle and then saw Booster Bob.
“Do you want to be my friend?” said Beanie the Alien, shyly...
Story-making @ Stranmillis with children from Currie, St Mary's (Divis), St Joseph's (Slate St) and Glenwood Primary Schools
3rd December 2024
Once upon a time, there was an alien called Tommy. Tommy wanted to take over the galaxy. He was searching for a magic crystal that would give him the power to rule. Tommy was looking for Cyan because he hadn’t seen him in a while. Cyan was a colour-changing dragon. Tommy had a special whistle with a giant squeak. When Cyan heard it, he teleported Tommy to the moon and he landed with a thump...
St Bernard's Primary School (Belfast), P5
3rd December 2024
There was once a centipede called CD and its best friend was a worm called Jerrif.
“When will we get there, we have been travelling for days in this boat,” cried Jerrif...
