The Adventures of Superhero Sam and Iron Fist

Scoil Mhuire Junior School, Blakestown, 2nd Class, 23 April 2012, Illustrations by Carol Walsh
Once upon a time, there was a little boy named Sam.

There was nothing super about him until one day, a meteor fell from the sky into his garden and exploded.

At that very moment, Sam was putting his birthday cake into the garbage. A laser from the meteor hit a mirror in the garbage can and bounced back into his eyes.

But it didn’t hurt Sam!
It stung him a little bit, it tiddled him, it burned him, it shocked him, but it was all okay because he turned into a superhero – Superhero Sam with Laser Eyes.

Another piece of the meteor flew into the bin and a big fist made of iron came out.

Big Fist gave him a punch in the mouth and said, “I’m sorry -  but we have to find the crystal!”

“What crystal?” said Superhero Sam.

Big Fist gave Sam his magic watch. A hologram of a baldy, red guy holding a crystal with four four-headed dragons flying in the background appeared...