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.
Short Strand After School Club
18th November 2021
Once upon a time there was a wee dog called Daffy and he lived in a house beside a river. The house was made of logs and Daffy’s bed was a small version of the house and it had his name on it. Daffy woke up and got out of bed. He had his morning breakfast which was cabbage and shish kebabs.
Daffy was feeling cranky because he was old and tired and hadn’t woken up properly...
Carrickfergus Model Primary School, P6
18th November 2021
A 100 Years Project workshop
Jeff lived on a farm with a lot of animals and a big barn with a red door. Jeff’s house was beside the barn. He kept all of his special stuff that he didn’t want anyone to see in a secret bit at the back of his house. Jeff also had a daughter called Emily who was going to enter a horse-riding competition. Emily lived with her dad but she had her own tree house a short walk away...
Currie Primary School, P7
17th November 2021
A 100 Years Project workshop
Patricia wanted to steal the teddy bear from the royal family. Patricia was a four year old girl from Birmingham, England. The teddy bear had been hers, but she dropped it on the way home from school. She wanted to steal it back. She knew the Queen had the teddy because she’d seen a photograph of them in the newspaper.
Carrickfergus Primary School, P6
16th November 2021
A 100 Years Project workshop
One hundred years ago there was a nine-year-old boy called Tom who liked to sneak out at night and watch the bombs. One day he was sent a package. There was no label to say who it was from or who it was for...
Aspire Homework Club, ages 7 to 11
15th November 2021
Sammy leaves his log house to set off on a journey. He wants to follow his dream to be a floating pencil. He meets a white bunny with pink ears called Poppy.
Sammy saw her and liked her and he said, “Will you be my best friend and will you come with me?”...
Harmony Primary School, P4
12th November 2021
One day there was a boy called Speedy who was running really fast doing his morning jog. Speedy had a blue mohawk and he was ten years old.
Speedy was running too fast and he ran into his best friend Mr Freeze...
Currie Primary School, P6
11th November 2021
There once was a chicken named Gobbledegook. One night he was in Chicken Nugget Palace in northern Portugal. He was being chased everywhere by the workers. He was going to get turned into a Chicken Nugget Palace chicken nugget...
Harmony Primary School, P5/6
10th November 2021
A 100 Years Project workshop
Once there was a boy named Luke, who lived in the countryside beside a farm. He was a shy boy who found it hard to make friends. He had glasses, blue eyes and blonde hair, and he liked wearing a blue shirt.
One day, Luke rode his bike to the magic shop, which had a sign outside which read Magic Shop - Only Believers Can Enter...
St Peter's Primary School, P6
9th November 2021
A 100 Years Project workshop
One day Clover woke up and it was her birthday. She was in her granny’s house. Granny Sarah’s house was old and full of antiques, and granny was in the living room watching TV.
Granny Sarah was wearing a floral dress and pink slippers. She called Clover down for breakfast.
Granny shouted upstairs, “Happy Birthday! Come down for breakfast!"...
Bunscoil Bheann Mhadagáin, Rang 7
26th October 2021
A 100 Years Project workshop
One wet and rainy day in Belfast there was a lady called Patricia who had a son called Leo. They lived in a cottage at 12 Waterstream Lane. The cottage was small with a yellow front door with a wooden roof. It had a garden with potatoes, carrots and daisies...
