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.
Kilbride Central Primary School, P6
10th September 2024
One day a mammoth woke up on the cold floor in a cave beside his best friend Croco. The mammoth’s name was Woolly and Croco was a green crocodile. Woolly was usually scared of all the other animals in the world, but Croco is the only one he wasn’t afraid of, because Croco was also afraid of every other animal in the world...
Fair Hill Primary School, P7
10th September 2024
Tim the monkey woke up in a big tree. It was a nice, bright, sunny day in the Amazon rainforest. He was in a brilliant mood, and thought to himself, ‘It’s gonna be a good day today...’
Word Warriors Poem-Making Workshop
31st July 2024
Meet Ryan, a lost doggy,
a type of dog that’s going extinct...
EastSide Learning with Ballymac Summer Scheme
30th July 2024
Once upon a time, there was a sponge called Spongey. Spongey saw a pack of bananas. They were a really tight team, they all stuck together. Spongey felt nervous because the army of bananas was trying to chase him...
Word Warriors
24th July 2024
Setting:
The Great Barrier Reef in the pacific Ocean, with lots of coral and fish. The year is 2124, one hundred years in the future.
We are in a town called Atlantic Ahoy where the fish live in harmony. There are a few shops and playgrounds...
Word Warriors
17th July 2024
“OK Spots, I’m going to be back in an hour or so,” said Lexia.
“Good luck in your audition, I hope you get it,” replied Spot excitedly...
Maine Integrated Primary School, P4
20th June 2024
One day after school, Peely was feeling excited on their way to the new park because it had just opened. Peely met the two popular and horrid bullies from school. They were way bigger than Peely and they were unkind.
There was a little dog there called Ted. Ted and Peely were from the same class at school. Ted noticed the unkindness...
Botanic Primary School, P5
at the Seamus Heaney Centre with guest illustrator, Paul Howard
19th June 2024
There was an evil scientist trying to reign over the world with an evil musical cat. There was an elemental girl who tried to save the world but the scientist was too powerful. The evil cat put people to sleep with his lullabies. The element girl was the owner of all of the elements but the scientist was too strong...
Strangford Integrated College, Y9
13th June 2024
In the Universal Robot Cup final, RC8 scored 27 goals. Buddy, his robot dog in the crowd, chanted, ‘Go RC8 Go!’ whilst RC8 scored his goals. RC8 was not happy though....
Strangford Integrated College, Y9
12th June 2024
Skippity was singing his most famous opera song on the stage in the Ohio Opera House.
As he was singing, a beer bottle was thrown by a drunk member of the audience...
