It was my second day in the bush looking for the last ingredient for the potion for my poisoned dog, Murphy. I came upon a swamp with powerful monsters that were sleeping, so I tiptoed in between them. I accidentally stepped on a small twig and it split in half. Read more…
The mist hung low upon the sodden ground as in a clearing up ahead squawking and conversation be heard. Intrigued by the sounds, I pressed on further to see creatures with wooly, beaver-like faces and bat-like wings. I reeled back in fear. What on earth were these things? Several creatures Read more…
I had a sore neck. I could not move it much so I had to order pizza. An Uber was free and near by Pizza Hut. The Uber driver, Bob, said, “I’ll be there in three minutes”. “For what?” I asked. “To get to your house with the pizza!” exclaimed Read more…
One day, I was walking home with my Dad. When we got there, I turned on the television and it said that it was going to be nineteen degrees and raining at 4 o’clock. Once the rain arrived, it seemed like it would never stop. It went on for hours. Read more…
My friend and I were cleaning the lake full of pollution. We found plastic containers, bottles, cups and lids. The lake was all green. We cleaned for an hour or two. It smelt awful because there were rotting plants that looked like roots. There was so much pollution that we Read more…
We were exploring planets to live on and we found one that was just like Earth. We decided to investigate the planet. We named it Arc 8 (Earth 2). The planet had oxygen and no fauna so we decided to land on the planet and investigate if it was safe Read more…
“Engine One down”, I say, “We’re going for a crash landing”. We brace as we collide with the ground. The ship screeches as bits of metal fly everywhere. I start to feel the weight of my body forcing me backwards and then, blackness. I wake up and the first thing Read more…
Once upon a time, there were two twenty year old girls who travelled together from Hawaii to Isla Island. It took about eight days to get there. Finally, they stepped onto the island and wandered around. They saw a sign saying, ‘Go This Way’. They followed the sign and walked Read more…
Did you ever think about when there is a fire and the trees and other bushes burn down? Where does it go? The answer is in this story. After a few years they build into burnt, broken, wooden things and can walk away to come back at these fires or Read more…
I reached into the vat of dye to pull out the hide, but when I saw it, I bellowed out, ‘but it is the wrong colour. How are we to present this to the noble family?’ All was silent as I stood atop the vat, holding the green deer skin. Read more…
“Hey Dad, could I get my room painted?”, I asked. “I don’t see why not. Let’s go down to Bunnings and look at some paint colours”. So we hopped in the car and drove down to Bunnings. When we got there, Dad said to take a look in the paint Read more…
“Bye, Honey”, I said, “Today I’m going to the shops to buy your favourite top”. “Yay, thanks Mum”, Chloe replied. When I got there I went straight inside and up the escalator until finally I found Dotti Clothes. I walked in and searched all over for the right top. I Read more…
When Mum and Dad said that I wouldn’t get to watch TV on school days, I was so cross that I shouted and screamed. They yelled, ‘Get to your room, Charlie!’ I went thumping to my room with a heavy heart pulling me along. I fell flat on my bed Read more…
“Ella!” my mother screamed, “Where is that washing that I have asked you to put away seven times today?”. I rolled my eyes and stomped over to see my mother standing there furiously foot tapping, arms crossed. “I’ve had enough of all this, Ella. I’m turning off the wifi for Read more…
I was so cross that I slammed my fist down on the table, sending chess pieces cascading to the floor. How could I have lost to a chimpanzee who could only count to ten if someone told him the first six numbers? I turned around and stormed out of the Read more…
Yesterday was my birthday and everything was going well. It was Friday, I got 100% in my maths test and I won a game of soccer. After school, we celebrated my birthday with the family. I got cars, marbles, Playdoh and a slinky. Later, my friends came over and we Read more…
I realised that my chocolates were slowly disappearing from the Christmas stocking. I counted them every day. It started off as twenty and went down by twos. I told my parents that there were only two left. I said I wasn’t eating them, but they didn’t believe me. A week Read more…
The historic Mansfield Cinema was quiet. Not a noise could be heard in this massive building, except for the echoing sound of my feet on the concrete chequered floors. No-one could be seen. I walked upstairs to see a large wooden door standing before me. Part of me wanted to Read more…
Jenks was a boy whose parents died in a cinema. He was a good kid and didn’t deserve what was about to change his whole life. Let me take you back to that horrifying night. Jenks and his parents walked into the cinema and sat down in their assigned seats Read more…
The teenagers were standing on a brick footpath overlooking a rundown building. The group had only recently been told about this old theatre in one of their history classes. The group was feeling adventurous so they headed off towards the front door of the theatre, but when they got there Read more…