Young Storykeeper Volume III

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AN TEACH SOLAIS DRAÍOCHTA
Tá teach solais amuigh i lár na farraige. Tá clann amháin ina gconaí ann. Tá beirt pháiste
ann, Laoise agus Liam. Tá Mamaí agus Daidí leo freisin. An post atá ag Mamaí agus Daidí
ná an solas a lasadh chuile oíche le báid a threorú sa dorchadas.
Ach tá rud an-speisialta faoin teach solais áirithe seo. Tá ainmhithe ina gconaí faoin dteach
solais. Tá draíocht ag na hainmhithe seo chomh fada is go mbíonn daoine ina gconaí sa
teach solais.
Bíonn na hainmhithe draíochta seo i gcónaí ag iarraidh cabhrú leis na daoine atá ina
gcónaí sa teach solais. Níl a fhios ag an gclann ach braitheann draíocht na n-ainmhithe ar
na daoine. Má bhíonn na daoine tinn nó ocrach, imíonn draíocht na n-ainmhithe. Bhuel, bhí
fhios ag Mamaí na bpáistí faoi seo nuair a bhí sí óg ach tá dearmad glan déanta aici anois
air. Is aoibhinn leis na páistí bheith ag breathnú ar na hainmhithe uilig atá ina gconaí timpeall
ar an teach solais. Tá cosán an-fhada go deo ag dul ón dteach solais go dtí an mórthír,
áit a bhfuil an baile mór. Téann Daidí nó Mamaí air uair chuile dhá mhí chun bia a fháil don
chlann.
Tá deilf mór ina rí ar na hainmhithe agus ina rí ar an aimsir. Deilí is ainm dó. Socraíonn
Deilí go mbeidh sé grianmhar go hiondúil leis na daoine sa teach solais a shásamh. Na
hainmhithe draíochta eile atá ann ná smugairlí róin, portáín, rónta agus turtair. An draíocht
atá acu ná go bhfuil said in ann caint lena chéile agus go bhfuil said an-chliste. Téann na
hainmhithe óga ar scoil fiú!
Lá amháin, éiríonn Deilí tinn le pian uafásach ina bholg. Ní bhíonn sé in ann smacht a
choinneáil ar an aimsir agus tagann stoirm mór millteach. Leanann an stoirm ar feadh cúpla
lá agus scriostar cuid mhaith den chasán, an t-aon bhealach go dtí an mórthír.
Tagann ocras ar an gclann. Tá an bia a bhí acu
uilig ite. Thíos faoin fharraige, tá smugairle rón óg
ag triaill a chuid obair scoile a dhéanamh ach níl ag
éirí leis. Tá an draíocht ag imeacht ó na hainmhithe.
Téann Deilí suas os cionn na farraige agus cloiseann
sé na páístí ag rá go bhfuil ocras orthu. Feiceann sé
an cosán briste agus tuigeann sé an scéal.
Téann sean turtar, an t-Uasal Blaosc go dtí an
mórthír agus sciobann sé iasc agus sceallóga ó bhord
picnic. Snámhann sé arais agus deireann sé leis na
páistí comhartha mór a chur ar dhíon an teach solais
ag lorg cúnaimh. Insíonn na páistí dá Mamaí faoin
t-Uasal Blaosc agus go tobann is cuimhin le Mamaí
draíocht na n-ainmhithe. Agus ansin tuigeann an
clann go dtiocfaidh cúnamh. Tagann heileacaptar le
bia dóibh agus tagann draíocht na nainmhithe arais
chucu.
Socraíonn Laoise go scríobhfaidh sí scéal faoin
eachtra seo. An t-ainm a chuir sí ar an scéal ná ‘An
teach Solais Draíochta’ agus tá tú díreach tar éis
críochnú a léamh!
Caoimhe Nic Dhonnacha
Co Dublin
LEXIE AND THE LIGHTHOUSE
Once upon a time there was a girl called Lexie.
One day Lexie had to bring a book to her grandad’s lighthouse.
When she got there, she saw a huge telescope at the top of the
lighthouse. Lexie really wanted to look into the telescope, as she loved
stars, but it wasn’t dark outside so she wouldn’t be able to see any.
Lexie remembered her Uncle Mike had a time machine, so she ran
over to her uncle’s house and got in the time machine and went five
hours into the future. Then Lexie went back to the lighthouse and left
the book beside her grandad’s bed, where he was sleeping.
She ran up to the telescope, but she didn’t see stars - instead
she saw a magical land, made out of fireflies and chocolate. Lexie
was teleported into the telescope. Once Lexie took one look at the
chocolate river and the cotton candy clouds, she thought nobody would
notice if she just had a nibble of the chocolate trees. But then Lexie was
teleported back to the real world and the electricity went out, leaving the
lighthouse pitch black.
Lexie was about to go home but then she heard a loud noise. It
was coming from a ship! Lexie got out her mini telescope to see how
close the ship was and to her horror it was only four miles away from the
lighthouse!! Lexie knew she had to save the lighthouse. Lexie thought
maybe she should tell her grandad, but she did not want to wake him,
so Lexie knew she was going to have to do this by herself.
Suddenly a small purple goblin appeared out of the telescope. He
said his name was Rex and he wanted to help. Rex could have saved
it by himself, but he knew Lexie would want to help. Rex said only one
thing could replace the light and that was the dragon treasure. Rex
made Lexie some armour and they jumped into the telescope ran across
the chocolate land and into the kingdom of dragons. When they finally
reached the dragon treasure Lexie and Rex saw two dragon guards
blocking the way.
“How are we going to get past them?” said Lexie. Rex decided to
cast an invisibility spell so they could sneak through. When they got in,
they saw the dragon treasure. Lexie ran up to the glowing treasure filled
with brightly shining amber stones. They grabbed the treasure and raced
back to the lighthouse. Rex used his powers to raise the glowing stones
up to the top of the lighthouse and they beamed out across the sea just
in time for the ships to turn away.
Lexie and Rex hugged each other and smiled a smile of relief!
Lexie thanked Rex for all his help, and he disappeared back into the
telescope. As Lexie was leaving her grandad woke up and asked, “Is
everything okay?”
“Yes, everything is fine,” said Lexie as she left with a grin.
Emily Dunne
Co Dublin