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.
University of Ulster People & Culture Digital Events Week
18th May 2021
“I don’t like it in here. It’s dark and smelly and I can still hear the muffled sound of the crowds,” said Jeff.
“Shut up! If you want to play football, you have to stay in there!” snapped Rose.
Jeff wondered how Rose had forgotten about his traumatic experience of being in a horse-box in the marketplace...
St. Columb's Primary School, P6/7
14th May 2021
Bloop-Bloop gets banished from her planet. She’s in search of help to bring back to her planet to get her punishment lifted. Bloop-Bloop has a quest to find creatures other than aliens to bring back to the planet. If she does, she’ll be allowed back into the planet...
St. Mary's on the Hill Primary School, P5
6th May 2021
There was a monkey called Funkie flying through the sky zooming as fast as he could looking for a candy-floss cloud. When he saw the candy-floss cloud, out of the side of his eye he saw a tiny baby dragon already eating it. He decided to bite the baby dragon on the bum! He had put a lot of effort into finding the cloud and it had already been eaten...
Bunscoil Bheanna Boirche, P5
5th May 2021
Long ago, there was a girl called Bella who had been separated from her mother at birth. She was raised by a lion called Tim. Her dream was to help save a species of boar. She wanted to meet a boar called Poglin...
Malone Integrated College, Y9
30th April 2021
Jim was in bed dreaming. He was being chased in a forest by a monster and he felt very scared. He was running, trying to find a hiding place. It was the same dream every night...
St. Mary on the Hill Primary School, P5
29th April 2021
One morning, a sabretooth tiger called Hannah got up from her bed to look outside her window and was delighted to see her cubs playing. When she looked out, she saw Pigeon Man coming to look after her cubs...
Ballyclare Primary School, P7, and Ballyclare High School, Y9
28th April 2021
On a cold winter morning in November, a dog was abandoned in an upturned box. The dog was a golden retriever called Flynn. Flynn was hungry and afraid. He was absolutely starving – he hadn’t eaten in two days...
Fane Street Primary School, P7
20th April 2021
One day there was a rabbit called Rob that got lost in a witch’s garden. It was a really sunny day and the witch had her wizard friend Capitor over to have coffee in the garden...
St. Treas Primary School, Ballyronan, P6/7
25th March 2021
Once there was a football that lived happily with his family. One day they were walking down the road, when Dug hit a big rock. There was a vehicle coming, he was in the road and he got burst. Then he was sent to the junkyard, where the nightmare kept coming back to him.
St. Trea's Primary School, P5/6
24th March 2021
There once was a red fox labrador called Rover. His greatest wish was to turn invisible. One day Rover met a walking, talking rubber called Jeff in the park. Jeff was helping someone with their homework...
