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.
Christ the Redeemer Primary School, P5
13th June 2023
Once there was a girl called Carla who liked to play football. Carla had brown hair and blue eyes. Carla’s best friend was a medium sized German Shepherd dog called Bruno who barked but Carla could understand him.
Every night Carla would say to Bruno, “I wish I had other friends and I wish I could win the World Cup as well.”
I wish I could do that as well, barked Bruno. “Bark bark bark bark.”
Knockbreda Primary School, P6
8th June 2023 - Empathy Day with Libraries NI
It was summertime in the forest and the sun shone through the trees. The trees and the grass were blue except for a special blade of grass, blazing green, called Paul. The sky was pink and the sun was falling out
of the sky.
Killowen Primary School, P4
8th June 2023
Stinky Bob and his brother are going for a walk. An enemy is coming behind them to kidnap the both of them, but Cutesy the dog rescues them and they continue on their walk to get cheese to build the cheese house. Billy Joe the half dinosaur half man comes to help build the cheese house.
Then it’s built and then the magical mermaid Sky knocks it down and steals all the cheese but then once she gets it into the ocean it goes all mouldy and bad...
Killowen Primary School, P6/7
7th June 2023
A 100 Years Project workshop
Frank the banana-alien was walking his pet rock, Rocko, in a classroom in France. Frank heard the teacher telling the class what a time capsule is. He had an idea, and he was happy to contribute to the time capsule.
Coláiste Feirste, Bl10
31st May 2023
A 100 Years Project workshop
It was a rainy day, and the world was in black and white. Mickey was rolling a cigar, and he looked out the window and he saw a pigeon. Mickey had orange fingers from the fifty years he had worked in the Capital Cigars Factory in Cork.
Mickey dropped his tobacco, and shouted, “What was that?!”...
St Paul's Primary School, Irvinestown, P4
23rd May 2023
A long, long time ago there was a boy called Poachy who lived in the jungle. He was a special person and he was always kind. He could breathe underwater and he liked to swing in the trees. He had magic powers so that animals could talk to him....
Priory Integrated College, Year 8
18th May 2023
Jonathan the pig was at the airport, looking as smart as ever in his black bow-tie and waistcoat. He was waiting to show his boarding pass at the gate. He wished he hadn’t made such a silly face for his passport photo. He was so nervous, that he was debating with his best friend about being sick of all the French food. Jonathan was speaking too fast, and Bob struggled to understand his French...
St. Columba's Primary School, P6
17th May 2023
In the dark canopy of the rainforest there was a monkey called Jonathan who wanted to find his family. His best friend Jim has always been there for him, through the hard times. Although he’s always weaving through the branches and he always gets lost! Jonathan said, ‘Where have you gone, Jim?’
Jim replied, ‘I’m just above you!’ Jim was in the dark side of the rainforest where there’s not much sun so it was hard to see him...
Carrick Primary School, P5
16th May 2023
It was after school, and Mr Ostrich couldn’t fly but he was going to try again. Mr Ostrich felt very sad that he couldn’t fly, but he was keeping his hopes up! He went home after school, and the next day he decided to try again.
Every day, he hoped that his class would be a little bit quieter. Mr Ostrich was a teacher at the Ostrich Academy, and his class was always noisy - talking when he was talking, and it gave him a sore head every day...
Strandtown Primary School, Mr Craig's P7
11th May 2023
In a galaxy far away, on the planet Natoo, there was a boy called Banakon. It was hot and sandy and not many people lived there. It was dry, close to having a drought and the footprints of the evil Bedpire were coming close...
