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.
Belvoir Primary School, P6
October 19th 2015
It all started one day in a grocery shop.
The Undercover Watermelon was sitting in the wee spot that he keeps, stroking his moustache and not looking suspicious at all. His name was Johnston.
Johnston jumped down into the aisle and bumped into a potato...
Victoria Park Primary School, P7
October 14th 2015
Once there lived a unicorn called Majestic Rainbow Sparkles. He was pink with turquoise hooves and rainbow features. One day he said to his sidekick Bob, “I feel like a hobo because I am all alone.”
Bob was a doughnut-spitting cloud...
Orangefield Primary School, P6
October 12th 2015
Once upon a time, just a few months ago, there was a pickle who was not a normal pickle and a peanut who was not a normal peanut either.
In a house, in a kitchen, there were powers unknown.
One day the landlord left the house and something unusual hit the kitchen.
Wheatfield Primary School, P7
October 7th 2015
In a world where everything was destroyed, a robot called Robopull lived.
The streets were full of his arch-enemies. Robopull lived in a dumpster that led into a secret lair.
He lived with his best friend Thor the robotic bull...
Wheatfield Primary School, P5
September 30th 2015
There once was a lovely girl who lived in a cottage.
Her name was DeShobi. Next door lived an evil witch who had never harmed her next door neighbour...
Wheatfield Primary School, P6
October 6th 2015
One day there was a demon called Bonnie Boo. She had fire wings and glasses. Bonnie Boo had a best friend called Rava the lava dog. Rava the lava dog was covered in lava. He was half pug and half lava.
Bonnie’s greatest wish was to be good and make friends and become the president...
Wheatfield Primary School, P4
September 29th 2015
Once upon a time, Princess Angel the banana diamond lived with the banana minions in New York. One day, Princess Banana Diamond went to the shop where she met her friend Steve the dinosaur. She went over to his house.
They were playing when they saw a spider...
Orangefield Primary School, P6
September 24th 2015
Once upon a time, last year on Tuesday, there was a girl called Ocean Strong. She lived in a land where there were invisible flying pigs.
She was walking on her midnight walk when she fell off a cliff. She thought all was lost, but one of the flying pigs saved her! She thought it was just a dream because she could not see what had saved her...
New Lodge & Mount Collyer Youth Clubs
August 19th 2015
Shaniqua was downstairs in her flat on her oxboard. The radio upstairs was blasting really loud.
“This is Stephen Nolan on BBC Radio Two. Just to say congratulations to the winner of the One Direction and Ed Sheeran Concert Competition, Shaniqua Nakamura!” the radio in Shaniqua’s bedroom blasted...
New Lodge Arts Summer Festival, Duncairn Arts Centre
August 12th 2015
One day Neemh and Oliver were out in the fields of their farm helping Neemh’s dad. They were planting vegetable seeds. Then Oliver turned around. He could hear an eerie moan coming from the castle in the middle of the forest...
