Young Storykeeper Volume III

60 | STORYKEEPERS VOLUME III AGE EIGHT | 61
THE BEACON OF LIGHT
(Story and image on facing page)
Out on a stormy night, I am with Pippi and
Tom.
The boat is bobbing up and down, salt
water is splashing over the boat and water
splashes in our faces.
Let’s get out of this place!
From a long way off there’s a light in
the darkness. The light was bright; it was
like the beacon of light was our friend!
Robert King
Co Cork
THE SECRET CLUB
Once upon a time there was a girl called
Jordan who had three toys: a doll, a teddy
bear and a toy dog. She played with them
every day. The doll would ride on the dog
and the bear would trot beside them. “Let’s
go for a spin, Dolly,” Jordan would often say
when they played.
What Jordan did not know was that her
toys all had a life of their own.
Every night while Jordan was sleeping,
they came to life. They went to their secret
clubhouse, a lighthouse. It was across the
sea, so they took a little doll bath from
Jordan’s room. When they crossed the
sea, they got splashed a lot. SPLASH!
When they get to the lighthouse,
they dry themselves, then head to
the meeting room.
“What’s todays plan, Dr
Teddy Bear?” Dolly asked
one day.
“Well…I’m not so
sure. Any suggestions?”
Teddy replied.
“Woof! Woof!”
barked Doggo.
“What about if we
hide from Jordan?”
“Hmmm, maybe,”
said Teddy. “Anyone else?”.
“Ohhhh, I know! What about we
escape from the house? DUN DUN
DUUUNNNN!!!”said Dolly excitedly. “During
the day!” she added.
“Did you just say that?” said Teddy.
“That’s woofimazing!” barked Doggo.
“I always feel like I’m a prisoner in that
house,” cried Dolly. “Especially on the nights
we don’t come out here. We are trapped in
the closet” replied Teddy.
“Yeah, you are right, Dr Teddy Bear,”
agreed Doggo.
Then the toys headed home and jumped
back into the closet.
They waited until daylight to get their
plan in action. Jordan played with her
favourite toys as usual.
“When will we set off?” whispered Dolly
to Teddy. “I’m not sure,” Teddy whispered
back. “When she gets bored of playing with
us?”.
“But she plays with us until night!”
whispered Dolly, a little too loud.
“Who said that?” asked Jordan.
“Oops…” whispered Dolly.
“Was that you, Dolly?” asked Jordan.
“Yes, It was me,” said Dolly. “We can all talk.”
“You can talk! Why did you never tell
me?” said Jordan excitedly. “Can I come?”
“We would let you, woof, but we use
Dolly’s bath to get across the sea and you
are too big for it,” said Doggo.
“Well why don’t we get a boat, a big
boat?” suggested Dolly. “Perfect,” Teddy
chirped.
The next night they were setting off to
the lighthouse when they saw something
moving in the water. It was a shark! They
were surrounded by sharks and had to think
fast.
“Let’s shout for help!” screeched
Jordan. “Help! Help!” they all yelled together.
Luckily, there was a large fishing boat
nearby and heard their cries. Thankfully,
they were all rescued and taken to shore. It
was a great adventure, but it will be a while
before they visit the lighthouse again.
Pippa May Cahill
Kavanagh
Co Meath