Young Storykeeper Volume III

10 | STORYKEEPERS VOLUME III AGE SEVEN | 11
THE WAVE MEN
Chapter One
Once upon a time, there were four children called Ann, Pete, Lilly and
Max. They lived in a cottage by the sea. Every morning they would look
out their bedroom window and catch a glimpse of the old abandoned
lighthouse. It was tall, narrow and from the outside it looked a bit scary.
One rainy day their mother bought them a horror storybook called The
Wave Men. As they flicked through
the pages, they saw a picture of
the old abandoned lighthouse and
wondered why a photograph of it
was in such a scary story?
At first, they thought it might
be another lighthouse but then
they read it was near the magic
beach.
“We live on the magic beach,”
said Lily.
“What if the Wave Men rob
us?”
“Have you lost your mind?”
asked Pete.
“It’s just a story, they are not
real.”
“Em, maybe we can go to the
lighthouse and see if the story is
true?” said Max.
“Okay, whatever,” Pete
groaned.
Chapter Two
The children set off to the
lighthouse. Pete opened the
lighthouse door and out came a
fairy.
“Ahh!” Pete screamed.
“What’s so scary?” the fairy asked.
The others giggled. The fairy flew off into the lighthouse and up the
stairs with the children quickly following behind her.
At the top of the lighthouse they found a map of the sea with “X”
marked on a ship called The Wave Men.
Chapter Three
The next day the children’s mother said they could go out to the
lighthouse and play. Ann grinned as Pete, Max and Lilly followed her to
the lighthouse.
Chapter Four
When the children heard The
Wave Men’s song, they got very
scared. What if they captured the
lighthouse fairy?
The children crept into the
lighthouse feeling a bit scared but
when they got to the top, they saw
the lighthouse fairy singing and
dancing.
“Oh, this is wonderful, I found
the magic diamond which grants
you one wish!” said the fairy.
“What do you wish for?” Ann
asked.
“I wish I could defeat The
Wave Men once and for all!” And
with a puff of green smoke, there
were four cages and inside them
there stood The Wave Men.
Caoimhe Ahern
Co Dublin
“Should we ask the lighthouse fairy if
she can help us capture The Wave Men?”
said Pete.
“I think we should,” Max said.
“She might have cages or nets or
maybe even magic traps,” said Lilly.
The others laughed. “Oh Lilly,” said
Max. “You really are funny, but I like you all
the same.”
When they got to the lighthouse, they
heard a loud crash, bang and squeal and
out tumbled four ferocious pirates.
“Oh, we are the four ferocious Wave
Men,” they sang. “We steal, we shout and
fight! No one has captured us, and they
never will. Ha ha ha ha!”