Young Storykeeper Volume III

54 | STORYKEEPERS VOLUME III AGE EIGHT | 55
THE SHADOW IN THE LIGHTHOUSE
There once was a boy called Charlie who had a friend
called Mike. Charlie and Mike liked to do lots of things
together, such as exploring and walking Charlie’s
sausage dog, Denny. They lived on the beautiful
island of Sandy Sea, which had many stunning views,
including a lighthouse in the sea. Charlie and Mike
loved to look at the lighthouse and imagine they were
in the lighthouse directing the boats.
One day Charlie and Mike where out walking
Denny around Sandy Sea. Charlie loved Denny. He
was his best friend. He always made him feel better
when he was feeling sad. He told Denny all his secrets
because Charlie knew Denny wouldn’t tell anyone.
While out on their walk, Mike asked Charlie, “Can I
walk Denny for a bit Charlie?”
Charlie replied, “Yes, only for a little bit but please
do not let him go!”
Mike was not used to walking dogs as he didn’t
have one of his own. Charlie was nervous. Mike kept
getting distracted and then he let Denny go!
“NOOOOOOO!” shouted Charlie. “Come back
Denny!” Charlie was very upset. His best friend was
gone.
Charlie and Mike began to look all over the island
for Denny. They looked in the spooky caves beside
the sea. He wasn’t there. They looked in the tall
grass beside the park. He wasn’t there either. Charlie
was very sad. Later that night Charlie and Mike had
given up looking. They had looked everywhere and
still couldn’t find him. They sat down on the grass
overlooking the sea and the lighthouse. All of a
sudden they saw a shadow in the lighthouse! It was
very spooky. Who was it? How did it get there?
Charlie and Mike decided to go and search the
lighthouse to see who was there. There was a small
boat and they rowed over to the lighthouse. They were
both very scared as the shadow looked very big and
they were so small. They climbed the creaking stairs
slowly. They pushed open the screeching door and
began to look around. They couldn’t see anyone.
They stood looking out the window of the lighthouse
wondering where the shadow went.
All of a sudden, they could see the shadow on
the wall. Something was behind them. They turned
very slowly as they were very scared… “Dennyyyy!”
They both shouted. The shadow in the lighthouse was
Denny. He had swum all the way over to lighthouse
when Mike let him go. He was a very good swimmer.
Charlie was very excited to have his best friend back
with him. They all travelled on the boat together back
home and Charlie and Denny began to walk back to
their house. When they got in, Charlie’s mum asked
him what they had got up to that day.
“Nothing exciting, Mum,” Charlie said. Denny
and Charlie both looked at each other remembering
their adventure that day. It was one they would never
forget.
Lucy Roche
Co Wexford
Kora O’Connor Kelly
Co Antrim