Young Storykeeper Volume III

180 | STORYKEEPERS VOLUME III AGE TEN | 181
A TRIP TO LIGHTHOUSE ISLAND
STAR OF THE SEA
Ava Kennedy
Co Dublin
Once upon a time there lived a girl named
Lucky. She lived in the middle of London,
where it was busy all of the time. She had a
mum named Sarina, a dad named Jack and
a little dog named Gerry.
It was nearly evacuation time and
Lucky had said goodbye to her family, tears
streaming down her face. London was at
war and it was not safe for her and other
children in the city.
Her parents helped her to pack her
bags and brought her to the train station.
“One last hug,” said Lucky as she hopped
onto the train.
Lucky found a seat but she did not feel
lucky at all! To make matters worse, she felt
more unlucky than lucky! She was thinking
about where she and the other children were
going. Soon a little man called Pete strolled
over to her.
“Lucky?” he said in a loud voice.
“Yes,” Lucky replied.
“I have something to tell you,” said
Pete. “The next stop is Lighthouse Island
and you will need to get off the train. Don’t
worry, you will be safe.”
Lucky got off the train and the first
person she met was a man called Ross.
“Hello, you must be Lucky,” said
Ross. “Welcome to Lighthouse Island,” he
smiled. “You need to come with me on a
little journey on my boat. Your parents have
asked that I take great care of you. We are
going to travel to my lighthouse, which is on
the other side of the island. We will need to
get through three challenges to get there:
the evil coconuts, the crocodile lake and the
swan lagoon. We will start our journey in five
minutes so gather your bags.”
Lucky was not sure she wanted to
go with him to the lighthouse. It sounded
dangerous and she missed her parents. The
journey began and Ross and Lucky set off to
the lighthouse.
The first task they faced were the evil
coconuts who lived in a forest. As they
arrived in the forest, Lucky could smell the
coconut scent and it was delicious. As
she and Ross walked through the forest,
hundreds of coconuts started to fire at her.
She had to run for her life.
The next challenge was Crocodile
Lake. Lucky and Ross got their boat and
set sail on the lake. The crocodiles started
chomping at the boat and ate Lucky’s shoe!
She was so scared but Ross paddled like
crazy and got her to safety. Finally, they
reached the swan lagoon. It was beautiful
and calm. Lucky wasn’t scared anymore.
The swans swam alongside Lucky and Ross
all the way to the doors of the lighthouse.
Ross and Lucky had a lovely lunch
and went to bed because they were tired.
The next day Ross and Lucky went fishing.
Lucky loved living in the lighthouse and
waking up beside the sea every day. She
felt safe there.
One year later, on Lucky’s 13th birthday, her
parents called to say it was time to go back
to London. It was also time to say goodbye
to Ross. Lucky was sad but she was happy
that she got to see her parents again. They
had a great family reunion with lots of cake.
Lucky is now 21 years old and she has
her own lighthouse, all because of the year
she spent with Ross on Lighthouse Island.
Dylan Tynan
Co Cork
Flashing, flashing towering over
eletronic wizard from man took over.
Watching, watching restless sprays,
Circulating waters and roaring waves.
Jagged rocks beneath you soar
The crew of many below you lowered
Pounding surf and windswept decks
That make that chill on soaked wet necks.
Flashing flashing shining over,
Out of the darkness sounds grow near
As of now, I’ve no more fear.
The star of the sea in the middle of the ocean
From out of the dark, a welcoming light like a helping hand
on a wind-swept night.
Like many many boat men owe
Pray for me, in one more week, must go.