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.
St Aloysius Primary School, P5
9th February 2023
A 100 Years Project workshop
“I want it!” said Seandow in an angry voice.
“No, I was here first and I think it should belong to me because cookies can’t wear bracelets,” said Lindy in a harsh voice...
Coláiste Feirste, Bl10
8th February 2023
A 100 Years Project workshop
Buster ran for his life down the corridor of the boat. He was limping helplessly on three paws because one of the sailors kicked him whilst he was sleeping. Buster’s owners had emigrated, but they had to leave him behind because dogs weren’t allowed on the ship. They couldn’t find any work so they had to leave.
Word Warriors
2nd February 2023
FAde In:
Scene 1: Ext: Garden, Night.
Arthur the mole and Harry the fox. Harry is running, trying to catch Arthur. Arthur digs a hole in the ground to escape and bumps into a box...
Coláiste Feirste, Y9
31st January 2023
“Well lads, what’s happening, this is Jimmy the unicorn from Ballymurphy. Today, I’ll be telling youse about my life. I’m 6”7’ and very romantic. My greatest wish is to become a human because I’m terrified of horses. However, I got framed for robbing a bank but really I was trying to stop the Hooligan Hooves, who are a horse gang centred in Ballymurphy. The police are racist against unicorns and the Hooligan Hooves bribed them to frame me. I went into hiding in the hills..."
Cranmore Integrated Primary School and Old Warren Primary School - P6 Shared Education Group
January 26th 2023
It started with a little dog. Peanut was Lucy’s first best friend. When Lucy was four and she first got Peanut, she was holding her when all of a sudden, Peanut started to talk to her.
‘Hi, do you want to be my friend?’ said Peanut.
‘Yes!’ Lucy replied, ‘But hold on a second…’
She went to tell her mum but her mum didn’t believe her...
Cranmore Integrated Primary School and Old Warren Primary School - Shared Education Group, P6
26th January 2023
Once upon a time, there was a frog called Turbo who could shoot lasers out of his eyes.
He was a big, chubby frog, very cuddly, with huge eyes. When he was a kid, Turbo had a pet racoon called Rocky with a rainbow tail who was very cute. Then one day, he lost it...
St. Oliver Plunkett Primary School, P7
January 25th 2023
Hello my name is Jack and I am made from fire. I fell into a fire and that is how I became fireboy. I have a friend called Boxy who lives on Box World. I met Boxy after ordering a portal to visit different realms, but instead, I got Boxy… I never ordered anything from there again.
This is my story on planet Earth. I fell off a cliff and landed here. Boxy was trying to get my attention but I didn’t notice him and tripped.
Now Boxy is trapped on my planet and I’m trapped on Earth...
Her parents drove her from her house in Brazil to the Amazon rainforest.
Whenever Ella was abandoned, she wandered about the jungle looking for resources. She was exhausted and tried to drink out of a pond when she met a sea turtle who she named Jeffrey. He took care of her and tried to help her get food like fish and mushrooms. He helped her to get across the water. Jeffrey used his fins to communicate sign language with Ella...
Elizabeth was at home thinking about the jungle and all the animals. As she looked out the window, she saw the cranes of East Belfast on a misty day.
Rose the tiger jumped into the toy box and hid behind the other woolie, multi-coloured teddies, pretending to be one. As she hid, you could see the orange and black stripes of her back, her feline eyes, and her sharp claws.
As Elizabeth was looking out of the window, she wanted to escape out of it from the bungalow...
St. Oliver Plunkett Primary School, P7
18th January 2023
Henry woke up and there were wasps all over his room. He got stung 15 times. His brother Steve’s axolotl was sitting in his tank just watching while he ate his popcorn from the night before. Henry screamed to his mummy, ‘Help!’. He had an allergic reaction and was swelling up. He ran around the whole house screaming, "HELP, HELP, HELP!", while swatting the wasps away with his guitar as they followed him down the hallway. His mum ran up the stairs and said, "Oh my goodness! We need to phone the ambulance. Calm down, calm down, they will be here soon!"...
