Words to be used: fringe, black, washed, eggs, flickering Once in an enchanted forest there lived a black dragon. His name was Kye and he had a long fringe covering the scar on one of his eyes. He lived in a deep, dark cave and in that cave there were Read more…
Max the Magician was fantastic but there was one thing he couldn’t do. He couldn’t make someone disappear. Max kept on trying and trying and one day his new assistant did vanish, but he didn’t know how he did it or where she went. He looked everywhere but he still Read more…
“You’re fired!!!” screamed Dad’s boss. “What for?” asked Dad quizzically. “You brought you kids into work without permission and they started throwing pizza everywhere”. When they got home, Dad sent the kids to their rooms. He went outside and started blowing bubbles to cheer himself up. Feeling better, he went Read more…
One day, a little boy named Angus was woken up by the sound of jet skis, as loud as thunder, near his holiday home at the beach. He woke up startled because he thought he was at home. The light blinded him for a second or two because his mum Read more…
Did you know that Santa is the best artist in the world? This is how I know: It was my end of year excursion and we went to the art gallery with my school friends. After thirty minutes, I spotted a small, hidden passageway, so I decided to go down. Read more…
Oliver crept down the steps, cautious not to make a sound, for if he was caught there would be hell to pay. He gripped the balustrade tightly, his hand white. As his feet touched the carpet floor of the living room, Oliver lifted his gaze to the Christmas tree that Read more…
Every Christmas, I usually get a Fighting Fish. Now I have an aquarium at the back of my room full of all my fish. I have always wanted a puppy, but Mum and Dad don’t trust me to look after it properly. I decided to show them how well I Read more…
Christmas day was finally here. I jumped out of bed and ran to the Christmas tree where my family was waiting. We passed around our presents and finally, I opened my last one. It was a red box, with white light shining out of it. I squinted and tried to Read more…
We woke at 3am on Christmas morning. I was in my sister’s room. We were so excited, we screamed. Everyone in the street could hear us. We got in big trouble so we waited and then sneakily crept to the presents and opened them. They were shiny. Our eyes nearly Read more…
It was the night before Christmas and my horse, Benson, and I were out on a nice trail ride when I saw something lying on the ground ahead of us. I halted Benson. I dismounted and bent down to have a closer look. It was a brown lumpy sack and Read more…
“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…
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…