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.

A Tale of a Potato

St. Bernard's Primary School, P6
October 18 2017

There was a potato called Bobo. He wanted to get out of his potato packet. The packet was inside the freezer in the frozen aisle in Tesco’s.

A woman called Emma bought the potato packet and a packet of crisps. Inside the packet of crisps was Salty, the potato crisp...

Stuart and Mike’s Big Adventure

Orangefield Primary School, P6
October 12 2017

Once there was a chicken man called Stuart. He and his friend Mike were at the cinema. Stuart didn’t want to be there. He wanted to be in the ocean.

“I’m going to the toilet,” he said to Mike, but he went to the ocean instead. The cinema was about a mile from the ocean...

Wizard School

Orangefield Primary School, P6
October 10th 2017

Pete was seven years old and he was out playing in his garden. A skeleton dragon swooped down and picked him up.

“What am I doing?!” screamed Pete. “Where did you come from?!”

THE UNDERGROUND TERROR

St. Columbanus College, Y10
October 5th 2017

1984

It was a late winter’s night in Bangor, Maine. Patricia was walking to Tesc-o when she bumped into a young lady.

“Oh, sorry,” Patricia stuttered awkwardly. Ever since her accident, Patricia felt nervous around people...

Greetings, ET

St. Columbanus College, Y10
October 4th 2017

One day, Dan Yolo was walking down the street when he met a mysterious creature.

‘Yo, what’s up?’ he said.  ‘I’m Dan Yolo.’

The Mistaken Child

Ballynahinch High School, Y10
September 19th 2017

Juan was sitting alone in a play pit in Pizza Plaza. He picked up one of the multi-coloured balls and threw it at an old woman eating pizza.
The old woman got up and came over. “Oi, you! What are you doing?” asked the old woman.

Cody’s Great Adventure

Speech & Language Unit, Belfast Trust
August 21st 2017

Once there was a Spanish basketball player called Cody. One day, Cody was practising with her team for the Grand Basketball Championships. Cody really wanted to be able to fly. She ran up to the basket and fell...

Super Dog!

St. Oliver Plunkett Primary School, P4
June 13th 2017

Once there was a dog who was called Buster. One day, Buster was playing fetch and he slipped in some green ooze. Suddenly an asteroid fell from space and hit him. He became SUPER DOG!
Buster heard somebody screaming and he ran straight to them. It was a girl getting bullied.

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