“Mum, it’s Christmas tomorrow. I can’t wait”, said Emily. “Time for bed”, replied Mum, “Night”. The next morning, Emily woke her mum, “Get up”, she squealed. They rushed downstairs and Emily saw her presents and her stocking. She opened all of her gifts, except one, that she was saving for Read more…
Once upon a time there was a magical and brilliant present. It was in an almost transparent yellow wrapping with a golden bow on the top. When looked upon, the bow would hypnotise even the strongest of minds. Sue bought the box from Blady Bla Bla because she liked the Read more…
It was the end of the year and Rowan’s classmates were going to play soccer for inter-school sports day. The class was about to start, but they were exhausted, to the point where they were going to fall asleep. Rowan was the saviour because he grabbed some of his energy Read more…
‘But they were exhausted already, Sir, from yesterday. The soldiers have had little sustenance or sleep since,’ the captain simply shrugged and said it was the general’s orders. We were to cross No Man’s Land at dawn. I walked out of the tent, back to my station. The trenches were Read more…
Angus and his family went on an overseas trip to Europe. They were excited to arrive in Doha, Qatar, but it was 5am and because of their jet-lag, their bodies thought it was 1pm. They had to wait for their connecting flight to Santorini, in Greece, and then they were Read more…
But they were exhausted after riding 60km in the cold, up and down hills, through forests and over bridges. Then they went to the mountains, over the sea to Tasmania, riding their special bikes. The bikes had huge plastic tyres that kept them on top of the water, unable to Read more…
Jack was woken up by sirens from firetrucks in the street. He raced to his window to see was happening. He saw his beloved Grandpa was on top of the building next to theirs. Grandpa had been doing this for eight months now, which had been scaring Jack, because lately Read more…
On the holidays, Mum and Dad took me and my sisters to Melbourne Zoo. It was a sticky and humid day so everyone was hot and bothered because of the heat. We headed to the gorilla enclosure first because it was closest to the entrance. Then we went to see Read more…
Josh was finishing up primary school after seven years of going to the same place. Because of high school transitions and other activities, Josh and his family were out nearly every night and weekend over the last couple of months. The catch-ups were fun but they were exhausted because of Read more…
Johnny and his friends, Max and Ollie, were playing down at the dog park. Johnny was chasing Max and Ollie all over the park, trying to catch them. “I’m going to get you”, barked Johnny, “Yeah, right!” exclaimed Ollie. They played for hours and hours non-stop. When they stopped playing, Read more…
Isla, Maddy and Sienna were going for a bike ride with school. They were really excited because they were riding along the bike path to Diamond Creek, which was 7km away. They had to carry a snack and some water with them. The weather was beautiful and they felt relaxed Read more…
‘This is the biggest game of the year. If you play hard in offence and tough defence, like normal, we can we win,’ encouraged Coach Oar. The girls ran out onto the court, they were pumped, but still nervous. It was the first jump ball, but the other team won Read more…
My cousin and I were sprinting along the beach at Sorrento trying to race each other to the ferry going to Queenscliff. It was already there when we arrived at the pier and so we boarded. Half an hour later, we were eating ice-creams at a cafe, then swimming in Read more…
Hello, my name is Jack. I am a gardener. I have won many prizes for my plants, their perfect stems and their leaves. One day, I saw one or two plants missing then more and more started disappearing into thin air, leaving big holes full of nothing but dirt. I Read more…
Once there were two very lonely fishermen who could not catch a thing! They had tried every spot in a one hundred kilometre radius, but nothing would bite. They had tried all of the types of fishing styles out there, such as fly fishing, trawling, live baiting, blast fishing and Read more…
The Eltham Wildcats were fighting against Doncaster on the court. They had been playing for fifteen minutes and the score was 0:0 even though both teams had been up and down the court. Suddenly, Miller shot the basketball from downtown and splashed it, earning 3 points for the Wildcats, right Read more…
Crunch, crunch, snap! The sticks and leaves crumbled under the horses’ heavy hooves. The leaves overhead rustled in the warm breeze. My best friend, Riley, and I were out on our weekly trail ride near Hector’s Road. It was hotter than expected and sweat dripped down my back. “Kelly”, Riley Read more…
No……. My phone, my phone, it’s dead. It’s exhausted and five seconds ago, it was on 100% charge. So, is my laptop. I went into Mum’s room and asked if I could use her phone, but she said no. I needed a device but they were exhausted. Why didn’t I Read more…
We sat there cuddled up, with thin towels around our shoulders. People stared at us. All they thought was, “Homeless people have crowded our streets”. We all had straggly beards and hair. Some asked for money. Some had given up on trying. We sat there, through day and night, hot Read more…
We seemed to be on the television. As I watched with my grandson, I remembered the horrors that I witnessed that day. My squad was scared as the bow ramp dropped down and we scrambled for cover on the beach. Half the men were gunned down before they even made Read more…