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.
Dromore High School, Y8
7th May 2024
One brilliant bright night Mr Bobbles was picking bananas. On his planet bananas grew out of the ground.
He found a giant banana and he traded it for a John Deere 6930 Tractor...
Riverdale Primary School, P2
7th May 2024
Kipper was playing with his mummy and daddy in the forest. Kipper was a very fluffy kitten. Pat, Kipper’s tiger friend, came along and wanted to play with Kipper. They decided to run away...
Stranmillis Students
1st May 2024
Barry woke up and stretched. He had been sleeping in a pile of hay in the barn. The cloud had been staring at him to wake up him up.
Barry barked tiredly, “What are you looking at, Darla?”
“Happy Birthday, Barry,” Darla puffed.
Barry’s mum said, “Who are you talking to?” with a concerned face.
“Nobody Mum"...
Bunscoil Bheanna Boirche, P4/5
30th April 2024
Run and Charlotte were in the dessert. Run ran really fast and found Charlotte the snake stuck in the rocks. Run did a back flip and made the ground shake so that the rocks fell away. Charlotte was hurt by the rocks...
Ballymacrickett PS, P6
30th April 2024
Josh had just crashed in front of an ice cream shop! All the people were confused and terrified because his ship had just landed in front of an ice cream shop radiantly. Josh said,’Give me an ice cream!’...
Integrated College Dungannon, Year 13
25th April 2024
Vivian was on her own.
Ever since that day when she lost her mother. It had always just been her, until the day she finally met her companion...
Irish Society Primary School, P4
25th April 2024
The Blob and Spotty the leopard went to the park. They went on the slide and the other things at the park.
The leopard shouted, ‘Do you want to go for a fly?!’...
Stranmillis Students
24th April 2024
Nelly was on her own in the pool training really early in the morning. Today was the day she was trying a new move called the Upside Down Tornado. Suddenly, she heard a noise and realised there was a crowd of people watching her. She got nervous, became distressed and started drowning.
Edgar was minding his own business listening to Guns n Roses when he was suddenly soaked...
Carrickmannon Primary School, P6/7
24th April 2024
“I’m going to Dad’s funeral, and I am bringing his World War I medal so he can be buried with his achievement,” Bob said to his mother Gemma.
Gemma agreed and said,”That would be wonderful.” On the way to the funeral they started sobbing. Suddenly a blue frog in a mini Lamborghini just blasted out. . .
St Dallan's Primary School, P5
23rd April 2024
While Greg was getting ready that morning, he was practicing making a special chocolate that he had never made before. He brought some of the chocolate with him while he was cycling to his dance class. He was feeling excited and he ate the whole box of chocolates...
