Words to be used: fringe, black, washed, eggs, flickering There was a girl with black hair and a fringe. Everyone called her Miss Witchy because of her hair and her big nose. Every day after school she went home and baked a cake about three storeys high. She baked to help her feel better. When she baked she said, ‘Flour, sugar, milk and eggs’, to remind her what she needed. Once she tipped the cakes Read more…
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 eight baby dragons hatching from their eggs. They were all covered with icky, sticky liquid from the eggs so Kye took them to the flickering, 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 couldn’t find her. Finally, Max caught sight of his assistant in a mirror laughing backstage. He walked over to her and said, “Who are you 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 and bought a racing bicycle. He rode around the city trying to find a job. Eventually, Dad met a man in a pink suit. He 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 had forgotten to close the blinds. She must have been too tired since it was New Year’s Eve. Their friends had come over to stay 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. At the end of the passageway a sign said, ‘Santa’s Artwork’. I turned the corner and saw the brightest, most colourful painting ever! It had 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 glittered in the moonlight. There, below its branches, three boxes lay, one red, one green and one yellow. The clock ticked, ever on, to one 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 look after my aquarium, but it backfired because I had too many fish and it was crowded. They made me sell some. This Christmas, when 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 see what was in the box. I untied the ribbon and discovered a bauble with a sign saying, “Tap me and you will see your 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 popped out of our heads. There was an XBox and the new iPhone X. We flashed the torch on them and they shone in our 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 when I opened the hole at the top it was full of presents. A thought struck me… this might be Santa’s sack. But could I 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 later. After a while, she decided to open the remaining gift. When she opened the box, there was a squeaky toy inside. Emily was confused 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 bright colours. She didn’t know its potential.She gave it to her friend, Isabella, at school and Isabella’s face went devoid of all expression as she 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 drinks that were in his locker from the last time he did school sports. The students were saved by Rowan and thanks to him, all 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 quiet and empty, only the sound of gunfire cracked through the silence. At that moment, a thought came into my mind. It was treason, but 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 off again. They spent several nights in Greece before they flew to Italy, Malta and France. They were extremely eager to see their cousins again 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 sink. It looked very hard. The riders were puffed and their faces were bright red, like ripe tomatoes. A couple of riders were nearly there, 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 his mind had somehow gone back to years ago when he was in World War Two. So to Grandpa, he thought he was in his 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 the monkeys but they were exhausted so they were lying down in the shade. We soon realised that the zoo was going to give us 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 all of the things they needed to do. Josh felt overwhelmed. His dad was sick and run-down and his mum was cranky. They knew the Read more…