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.
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...
Stranmillis University College, BEd Primary Education students
10th May 2023
“Mia! Mia! Don’t jump! Your tail’s not long enough!” squawked Geoff through the darkness of the jungle. Lying in her hammock, Mia was dreaming about making her first swing.
Just as she was about to jump she woke up. She sighed and looked back at her short tail. Geoff was standing over her with his beady eyes. He’d heard her cry out in her sleep...
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...
Strandtown Primary School, Ms Glover's P7
4th May 2023
Ricky the mad scientist was in his lab trying to make Marmalade fly, but suddenly something went wrong. Marmalade’s dog brain was swapped for a human brain!
Ricky gasped as Marmalade began talking.
‘Whoo! How did I get here, dude?’...
Stranmillis University College, BEd Primary Education students
3rd May 2023
Today was an adventurous day, Bertrum’s flipper feet flipped him further than usual. In fact, he had cartwheeled thirty years back in time. He peered at his hands and all of his wrinkles had disappeared.
“What’s going on?” thought Bertrum, “why am I at Johnny’s house?”...
