Stories

Virgin Mary Boys National School, 4th/5th/6th Class, 15th October 2009
One dark night, SpiderMonkey and Manfish Pig were hanging out in the wheelchair department of their local shop. 

“How did you get crippled?” Manfish Pig asked SpiderMonkey.

St. Patricks JNS, Corduff. 2nd Class. 14 October 2009
Five weeks ago John, the half-ghost, half-vampire, was flying around the park to try and find people’s souls to take.

It was just around half past midnight. He saw three children and their mam walking home through the park. He decided he’d really like to sneak up on them and steal their souls.

Scoil Thomais, Castleknock. 4th Class
Once upon a time, under the deep blue sea, in the Great Barrier Reef, two friends Ollie the Octopus and Ellie the Starfish were swimming around.

They spotted the King of the Reef, who was a great white shark, approaching a seal.

Rathdown Junior School, 3rd Class, 7 October 2009
Once upon a time there was a 92-year-old French lady who was very rude. Her name was Madame Gobstopper.

One day, she was ironing her clothes and singing “Mama Mia!” Her singing was so awful that she broke her own pair of glasses. “Mama Mia!” she shouted.

St Fiachra's GNS, 2nd class
Croco the crocodile was at home in the swamp.  He was lying down watching TV with Rocky, the talking sock.  They had been friends for a long time.  After a while, they decided to go for a swim in the river.

“You know I’m a magic sock Croco?” said Rocky.

4th Class. Rathdown Junior School, Dun Laoghaire
Lucy and Caitlin are in the middle of gym class, talking to each other. Caitlin says to Lucy ”Are you going to the party tonight?”

“I’m not sure…there might be those mean girls at the party, plus I have to go out with my family. Would you like to come? We are going bowling” replies Lucy.

St Fiachras Junior National School, 2nd class, Beaumont. 28th September 2009
Andy the Alien was walking along the planet Jupiter where he lived. 

His best friend, Crazy Dancing Monkey, was dancing wildly and didn’t notice Andy until they collided. 

Culture 2
Bob the triangle lives in the forest in a house made of fruit, oranges.  His friend, Arthur the angry angle lives two trees away. 

He has eyebrows that are sharp and point downwards and a yellow tongue from eating too much chicken curry.  

Star of the Sea BNS, Sandymount. 3rd Class
One horrible day, 800 years ago, a baby zombie called Zombie Kong was born. A comet landed not far off the horizon and only one single cell survived.

He was this cell and grew and grew and grew over time until his cell cracked open. 

St Brigida's GNS, 6th class, Cabinteely

Pudge the secret agent, and Tubby his Hippo, wandered the streets looking for their pet pig, Baconbits.

Tubby set off a car alarm as he tried to waddle down a narrow road.

St Enda's National School, Whitefriar Street, Dublin 8, 14 September 2009
Once upon a time there was a princess. Her name was Princess Rebecca. She had a best friend who was a colourful unicorn named Lizabella.

They were in a castle having a chat about nature.

St Joseph's CBS Fairview, 5th/6th Class
One day there was a chicken nugget called Chicken McNugget, or, Macker for short. He was from the future and he flew into a magic deep fat fryer which brought him back in time to 2009.

Scoil San Seamuis, 4th class, 7 September 2009.
Father French Fry, the world’s fattest man, was going to the shop.  He had to get a lift because he was too heavy to run.  But when he hopped in, the car collapsed!

St. Peter's N.S. Summer Camp 8 July 2009
Steve the superhero and Jim-Bob the hobo were sitting on the beach in Jim-Bob’s cardboard box.  They were plotting. 

“I want to get my revenge on Barack Obama – because he kidnapped my super-dog!” Steve cried.

Citywise Education, Jobstown, 2 July 2009
Chapter I

In the Beginning of the Beginning

In the beginning of the beginning, Bob Jackson, Michael’s brother, and Aldolf Mitler were best childhood friends.

St. Joseph's CBS, Fairview, 5th/6th Class, 25th June 2009
One day in Bananabough John Paul’s best friend, Monkey the Hamster is kidnapped by a hobo.

The hobo sells Monkey to the nerd. The nerd teaches Monkey to write.

Navan Educate Together N.S., 1st Class, 23rd June 2009
Hot Dog was at home in New York City. He did not know that he was a fire dog.  He went outside and he saw that the Empire State Building was on fire.

Navan Educate Together N.S., 2nd/3rd Class, 22th June 2009
One morning, at their mansion in Fruitville, apple boy Agent A and his sister pear girl, Tutti Frutti, were working on the computer. Their boss, Mr. I Hate You, came up on the screen. He said, “I hate both of you!”

Glasnevin Educate Together National School, 5th Class, 18th June 2009
Billy Bob, the lonely mutant banana on wheels, is on a Mexican fajita boat on its way to Europe.

El Nibblo, the Mexican hamster who wears a somberero made from nachos and filled with salsa, drives his yellow Lambourgini, up a ramp and lands on the boat. His car is the same yellow colour as Billy Bob’s peel.