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.
Home Ed Group (ages 7-11)
5th May 2022
One day Panda the Red Panda goes to a store and finds a time travelling machine that can make you go to the start of time by pressing a button. She presses the button and falls from the sky and lands in the forest. There, she meets another panda called Violet.
“Where did you come from?” said Violet in surprise.
“Hi!” said Panda.
“Are you okay?” said Violet.
Panda stands up and says “I’m okay!”
Together they walk through the forest...
The Hub - Liberty Consortium
5th May 2022
Chapter 1
Once upon a time there was an evil wizard called Jafar who’s biggest dream was to play the piano as he wanted to play notes because he wanted to learn how to play a rhythm to be on time with it. He wants to perform in his home town in Jupiter called Randomville where everyone would float, to impress Jasmine, the girl he wants to marry. He went to a circus when he sees a pretty girl called Jasmine who is the ringmaster in charge of the circus...
Augher Primary School, P6/7
4th May 2022
One day when Kat was on her way home from work, she started to remember her dead dog, Max, who she had accidentally hit with her car. She went home and went to bed. The next morning she went to her job as a vet. A dog was brought in with a broken leg from a car accident. It looked just like Max and she started to cry. After work she went to see her friend, Rick, at his house, because she needed to talk about her day.
“You should go skydiving,” said Rick. “I know how much that helps..."
Strandtown Primary School, P4
with Councillor Kate Nicholl, Lord Mayor of Belfast
29th April 2022
It was a special day in Doom’s calendar called Terrifying Day. Dave the dragon was walking through the forest when he heard a rustling in a bush… Stripes the Tiger was hiding in the bush and crept out to attack Dave.
Dave tried to breathe flames but it didn’t work, water came out instead! Stripes was scared and roared wetly. He was really angry and knocked Dave backwards into a deep, black hole...
Carrickfergus Primary School, P6
28th April 2022
Gary was sitting in his cave with his best friend Jerry, a rainbow penguin. He was very sad because his biggest wish was to start a family, but he did not have a wife. His cave was next to a river and it was very bright because he was a neon bear.
Milltown Primary School
27th April 2022
There once was a dog called Poppy and she was a border collie. Poppy lived in a circus and she liked to do tricks. Poppy used to have an owner when she was younger but then sadly the owner died and the circus adopted her. Poppy wanted to perform and be on stage and so every night Poppy would go backstage and copy the performers....
Carrickfergus Model Primary School, P6
26th April 2022
It was a cold and foggy night. It was in New Zealand in 1922. Tabitha and her family were driving home from a sandcastle building competition at the beach where she met Jack the footballer. Jack had dared her to slap her brother during a game of Truth or Dare. Her brother was teasing her about liking Jack and Tabitha’s mum and dad were shouting...
Strandtown Primary School, P4
31st March 2022
Once upon a time, a green skeleton called Blue Skelly was walking to the supermarket. He was going to get some pepperoni pizza for dinner. He brought it home with him and ate it, sitting on the table. While he was eating his dinner and watching the news, he heard a knock at the door. It was his friend, Nuggets.
Strandtown Primary School, P4
30th March 2022
Once there was an alien called Bob who had green skin and a metal chest which made him look like a robot. Bob lived on the Robot Planet and had a pet dog called Max. Bob liked eating chocolate, but he didn’t like eating it alone and so he shared it with Max.
Bob and Max were starting to build a shed, and someone was spying on them. Bob had no idea, but Max started barking.
Bob was confused. “Stop barking, Max!”
Max kept on barking until Bob looked at what Max was barking at. There, over the wall, he could see the top of someone's head...
Strandtown Primary School, P4
29th March 2022
Ash the Fire Phoenix was talking to his friend Phoebe the toaster, when Phoebe said, “I’m late for popping up the toast in the cafe!”. Off she went to the cafe to start serving people food, but Phoebe forgot to pop the toast and the toast and the whole cafe went on fire, so Phoebe got fired!
Ash heard the fire alarm from the cafe and went to save Phoebe, but when he got there the water phoenix was putting out the fire...
