Giuseppe the Basketball Baby

Strandtown Primary School, Ms Hunter's P7
9th May 2023

It was a cold, windy night in the dark manor on the hill. The white van was rumbling up the street and crashed into the window of the dark manor. It was driven by a pale white, skinny old man called Billy. Billy got out of the van, stepping over the chunks of glass, and went to find his friend Giuseppe.

It wasn’t a sunny day and Giuseppe and Billy were practicing basketball. Giuseppe tried to slam-dunk a ball, but then he had to cut it short because he felt sick. Billy decided to give Giuseppe some Nerds to cheer him up. After Giuseppe jumped off the potty he decided to get some stilts to play basketball, but he fell off them.


Illustration by Ms Hunter

Billy decided to take Giuseppe on a wee ride around the block. In the white, crusty-dusty van Giuseppe started babbling and said, “It’s so annoying that I’m so short and can’t throw the ball through the hoop.”

Billy replied from the back while he was getting some sweets, “Don’t worry, we can get you a basketball coach, he can be twenty-seven years old and can teach you how to shoot.”

Just when they thought all was calm, they saw a tiny green creature flying through the air…