Stories

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.

The Wonders of Nature

A foot hovering over a scared flower
Illustration by Ben Claxton

Buick Memorial Primary School, P5/P6
23rd January 2024

Sunshine, the special flower and her friend Marshmallow, the guinea pig were sitting in the garden of a house under the sun, when something very strange happened. A human came out of the house and was about to step on Sunshine...

Jimbob's Crazy Life

Groggan Primary School, P5
23rd January 2024

 

One morning Jimbob was flying in the sky and spotted his best friend Timmy. Jimbob was trying to fly but he couldn’t because he was so tired! Then a giant crash happened from below; it was a cow crashing into a tree. But then Jimbob was going to fall. 

Luna’s Great Escape

Nettlefield Primary School, P4
11th January 2024

A robot looming over a frightened lemon in a kitchen next to an open fridge
Illustration by Sinead Farry

Luna the lemon was stuck in the fridge and was trying to get out. She got really cold. She didn't like being cold. Someone opened the fridge and she jumped out. A robot appeared out of nowhere and took her to a different dimension. The lime was also trying to get out of the fridge but it was stuck. Luna the lemon was in the dark dimension, and she was scared and too warm...

The Adventures of Bob the Frog

Scoil an Droichid, R6
10th January 2024A boot squashing a house with two frogs and a raddish running away

In a swamp one day a radioactive building blew up and Bob the frog came to life. He discovered he was able to talk. The first food he encountered was spaghetti. People were chasing him for it so he thought it was rare. Then he ran into another frog called Jimmy, who was teal and green, and they became best friends.

Bob and Jimmy travelled through the mountains and lakes of spaghetti until they finally found the perfect home...

The Legacy of Thomas

A colourful image of three people in a boat rowing towards a port with some boats docked at it. There is also a boat further out at sea. There are mountains in the background as well as houses and palm trees dotted along the coast.
Illustration by Eileen Niell

Fort Hill Integrated College, Year 10
14th December 2023

Once upon a time Thomas was on a boat in the middle of the ocean, playing with a bouncy ball.  He was on the boat with his two siblings because he had to evacuate to a new home. He was heart-broken and terrified to be leaving because there was a war going on and he couldn’t be with his parents.  He also felt relieved...

The Forgotten Sword 

Victoria Primary School, P7
13th December 2023

“Have you ever hidden a time capsule before? Because Sir William Wigglesworth had hidden something.” 
He had hidden something magical. Before he died he hid it inside an immortal pig...

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