Stories

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.

The Mighty County

St Conor's College, Year 9
16th May 2024

“I didn’t know I could throw that far!” said County Conroy to himself, in an impressed voice, as he approached the halfway line. He saw the ball fly straight over the bar...

Butter Bomb

St Conor's College, Y9
16th May 2024

Demitrius is eating his dinner. It was his last dinner before he flew his private butter jet to Canada for the Parachute Cup...

Burning Away

Cranmore Integrated Primary School, P6
15th May 2024

Sylvia,  a girl with silver hair and red eyes, liked to help people out.  She lived in a cottage deep in the woods with her best friend Amber who was a three headed fire breathing dragon...

Jimothy the Tiny Frog

Abbots Cross Primary School, P5
8th May 2024

Once upon a time it was a sunny morning and Jimothy the frog was feeling disappointed because someone stole his tiny PS5.
“I should’ve hidden this where no one could find it,” Jimothy was thinking...

The Worst Night Ever

Riverdale Primary School, P2
7th May 2024

Kipper was playing with his mummy and daddy in the forest. Kipper was a very fluffy kitten. Pat, Kipper’s tiger friend, came along and wanted to play with Kipper. They decided to run away...

Wee Barry and the Big Adventure 

Stranmillis Students
1st May 2024

Barry woke up and stretched. He had been sleeping in a pile of hay in the barn. The cloud had been staring at him to wake up him up. 

Barry barked tiredly, “What are you looking at, Darla?” 

“Happy Birthday, Barry,” Darla puffed. 

Barry’s mum said, “Who are you talking to?” with a concerned face.

“Nobody Mum"...

The Chocolate Mystery

Bunscoil Bheanna Boirche, P4/5
30th April 2024

Run and Charlotte were in the dessert. Run ran really fast and found Charlotte the snake stuck in the rocks. Run did a back flip and made the ground shake so that the rocks fell away. Charlotte was hurt by the rocks...

The Alien Invasion

Ballymacrickett PS, P6
30th April 2024

Josh had just crashed in front of an ice cream shop! All the people were confused and terrified because his ship had just landed in front of an ice cream shop radiantly. Josh said,’Give me an ice cream!’...

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