Young Storykeeper Volume III

44 | STORYKEEPERS VOLUME III AGE EIGHT | 45
AGE EIGHT
THE CRAZY ISLAND
TEACH AN tSOLAIS
Saorlaith McAleenan
Co Down
Adam is twelve-year-old boy. He lives in
a lighthouse with his parents and his dog,
Loopie. His dad is the lighthouse keeper.
One day Adam’s friend, Kai, came over.
They climbed up to the top of the lighthouse.
They looked at all the buttons and the huge
light that kept the ships safe. Then Kai said,
“Does your dad really work all of this?”
“Yeah, he does,” said Adam. “It’s pretty
cool, isn’t it?”
The two boys looked out of the
lighthouse window.
“Wow, look at that island,” said the two
boys.
“I’ve never seen that before,” said
Adam, puzzled.
“Should we check it out?” asked Kai.
“Yeah, sounds cool,” replied Adam.
The boys packed some food in a
basket. Adam told his dad about their plan.
His dad said he could bring Loopie. Then
Adam, Kai and Loopie got onto his dad’s
sailboat. Adam took the wheel and they
sailed off to the Island. The boat moved up
and down with the waves. Loopies’s ears
were blowing in the wind and the dog barked
happily.
“This is so much fun!” shouted Kai.
After a while Adam said, “Look, Kai, I
see the island.”
“Wow, lets get our stuff!”
The two boys and Loopie jumped off
the boat and looked around the small island.
It was full of palm trees. Once they were
finished exploring, they decided to eat. They
had cookies, crisps and cake. Then they
had some water to wash it down.
Everything was perfect – until a huge
bird swooped in and gave Kai such a big
fright that he fell into the water. Adam tried
to fight the bird but he fell in too. Then the
sea’s waves got higher and higher. All of a
sudden, the sea became so still, it looked like
you could walk on it. Then there were lots
and lots of bubbles and the sea turned into a
big whirlpool. Adam and Kai got sucked in.
Then they saw Loopie swimming in the
water – he must have jumped in to save the
boys. Loopie was a very good swimmer.
Adam grabbed Kai’s hand and they swam
towards Loopie until they finally reached the
island’s shore. There they saw an old scary
man who was holding Loopie. He started
walking towards the two boys and pushed
them back into the sea. He dropped Loopie
in too. Suddenly Loopie disappeared. Then
–
Adam looked at his own arm – it was
fading away. Then he turned to look at Kai.
Kai was almost gone. Adam closed his
eyes. Then –
Something happened. Adam’s eyes
began to open. He was back at the
lighthouse. It had all been a big dream.
“That was one hell of a dream!” said
Adam.
Ailbhe Delahunty
Co Dublin
LIGHTHOUSE
A lighthouse helps ships see in the dark
when it’s scary;
A lighthouse has two bright lights
on two of its sides.
Lighthouse sticks to the sea.
It also has pretty scenery.
Swara Joshi
Belfast