Stories

St Mary's National School, Fairview, 4th Class, 23rd March 2009
A long time ago there was a mean wizard called Evilanne.  Evilanne wanted to take over the world.  She didn’t like people, not even a little bit.

Evilanne’s best friend was Mr McCookin.  He lived right beside her in a cottage out in the woods, next to the tree house where Evilanne lived.

Our Lady of Victories GNS Ballymun 4th Class, 18th March 2009
One day, Slurb the Gremlin was sitting in his cave in an enchanted forest.

He was talking to his best friend Slimey the Slug. He told Slimey he wanted to marry a princess named Princess Ruby.

St Laurence O'Toole GNS, Sheriff Street, 4th Class, 10th March 2009
One cold, crisp day, there was a dog called Champ in the dog pound.  He was with his best friend Angel.

They were playing with Angel’s gorgeous pups and they were having fun.

Scoil Mhuire Naofa, Kiltale, 3rd/4th Class, 11th March 2009
A funny, silly boy named Joe-Joe really wanted to be a clown. Joe-Joe’s biggest fear in the whole world was stage fright. His enemy was Billy the Juggler.

Scoil de Kilmore West, Dublin 5, 2nd Class, 5th March 2009
Saoirse and Aoife, two Princesses, are in the castle. They are not very happy.  They are trapped in the castle of the Green Mean Evil Queen.  It is night time and it is raining outside.  The Princesses think that they might never get out of the castle.

St Laurence O'Toole GNS Sheriff Street, Dublin 1 3rd Class , 3rd March 2009
Witchney the Witch lived in a big castle. Her best friend, Witchy-poo, came over to her castle everyday. They wanted to make a potion to make people small.

St Joseph's , 28th January 2009
Once upon a time, there was a wizard called Jack. What he loved most in the world was money. He was afraid of having no money. He was afraid of tigers too.

Plas Mhuire 4th/5th Class , 25th February 2009
There was a very fat man called Tayto Potato. He was rolling  to the fast food shop, he was rolling so he could get to the food quicker. When he got to the fast food shop, he bought everything and ate it all.

North Bay Educate Together Kilbarrack, 23rd February 2009
It was a quiet afternoon in the jungle. Tubby the Hippo was in the schoolyard practicing his catwalk-walk. 

The other students could feel the earth quake as he walked, but all he could feel was the air blowing the hair on his back.

St Mary's and St Benedict's National School Kilbarrack 3rd Class 20th February 2009
One dark time in the fridge lived Mr and Mrs Coleslaw. The fridge was smelly and full of rotten food.  Mr and Mrs Coleslaw really hated the fridge. They wanted to become King and Queen of the fridge so they could change it.

Our Lady of Victories BNS, Ballymun, 6th Class, 19th February 2009
One morning in his office at Fighting Words, Mr. McCrankey is trimming his ear hairs and thinking about firing his staff. 

He takes a puff of one of his big, stinky cigars and snarls at the children out in the courtyard.

St Laurence O'Toole GNS 2nd Class , 17th February 2009
There once was a puppy called Jessie. More than anything else, she wanted to find her eight brothers and sisters. She was terrified of dognappers.

St Joseph's Co-Ed, East Wall 5th class, 16th February 2009
Macy Lee and Talulagh were best friends.  They lived in an orphanage.

One day they were playing football outside in the back yard of the orphanage. Macy Lee was crying beside the court.

Scoil 'de Kilmore West, Dublin 5, 5th Class, 12th February 2009
Bob the talking cheese is in the gerbil’s cage.  He had jumped in there when the lady with the grater had opened the fridge to get

St Brendan's National School 4th Class Loughshinny, Co. Dublin, 11th February 2009
There once was a squirrel called Alfalfa. This particular squirrel spoke jibberish. He just did not make sense. His biggest dream in life was to be a stunt man. However, he had a problem-he was terrified of grannies on motorbikes.

Scoil Mhuire's Iosaf, St Mary's Place, Dorset Street, 5th/6th Class, 9th February 2009
A pig called Harold was on the farm.  He was chasing the hens, playing, as usual.  He fell into the muck, again, but this time the hole was really deep. This time, he was at the bottom of a well.

Scoil 'sde, Kilmore West, 1st Class, 4th February 2009
One day Cuddles the bunny rabbit went for a walk in the park. Her friend Sparkles the butterfly was with her. Sparkles was flying beside her. They were playing hide and seek.

St Columba's Glasnevin 6th Class Monday, 2nd February 2009
Mr. Masterson, the Buddha, is in Cabra in India.He’s walking around, eating Mars Planets and keeps bumping into people.
“Watch out!” says a person twice his weight.

Our Lady of Victories, Ballymun 5th Class , 29 January 2009
Betty the cowgirl was in Santry, at the Omni, looking for a cowboy to be her boyfriend. She wanted to buy a new boots and a lipstick and maybe a few other things as well.