Young Storykeeper Volume III

66 | STORYKEEPERS VOLUME III AGE EIGHT | 67
THE LIGHTHOUSE
Once upon a time, three people lived in a lighthouse. One of them
accidentally bumped in to the light and broke it. That night, a ship crashed
in to the rocks and pirate ghosts emerged from it.
The pirate ghosts had swords and the three lighthouse workers
bravely fought them off. However, the ghosts disappeared without
warning!
The three lighthouse keepers had a think about where the ghosts
could have gone. Then one of them remembered they had heard of a
place called Ghost Island.
The three lighthouse workers knew it wasn’t too far away and they
jumped in to their speedboat and headed straight there. When they got
to Ghost Island, they spotted the pirate ghosts in the ancient temple.
The three of them were scared to go in to the temple, but they knew they
had to capture the pirate ghosts. So, slowly, they entered the temple.
They had three challenges to get through before they could catch up with
the pirate ghosts.
First, they had to answer this riddle: “What kind of house is never
heavy?”
The three of them were stumped. They couldn’t figure it out. Then
suddenly, all three of them shouted out at once…”A lighthouse!” they
cried.
They were past the first challenge.
Secondly, they had to go through a trap, which involved arrows,
stones and steps. Luckily, all three were brilliant free climbers so they
were able get through it easily.
Finally, they had to enter a code with this clue: “What is the number
you ring in an emergency?”
“999.... easy,” they said together. And with that, they were finally in.
There were about 10 ghost pirates in the room, all wide awake and
starring at them in shock. They were shocked that anyone had been able
get through all the challenges.
The three lighthouse keepers fought them off (again!) and captured
them all in a fishing net used to catch schools of wild tuna. Finally, they
called the police with their walkie-talkie.
It took the police ages to get to Ghost Island, but once they got
there, they were very impressed by the work of the three lighthouse
keepers and recommended them for a reward.
The three lighthouse keepers were so delighted with the €1,000.00
they received for their reward, but they had to use it to pay for a new bulb
in the lighthouse that they had broken.
Tom McNamara
Co Limerick
GREAT GRANDMA, THE GUARDIAN
On October 1st, Daniel and Izzy were quickly walking along the beach past
Cyclops’s Cave.
It always gave them the creeps. “Brr, it is cold,” said Daniel. “I wish I
had my Marvel red hoodie.”
“Don’t worry,” said Izzy. “You can wear my cat hoodie.”
“Thanks,” said Daniel as he was putting Izzy’s hoodie on.
“Look!” said Izzy, staring up at the cliffs. “That’s my great grandma’s
lighthouse.”
On top of the cliffs was a dingy stone lighthouse. The light at the top
was cracked and definitely would not work. The lighthouse was shaped like
Izzy’s sea-scope.
“I did not know your great-grandma owned the lighthouse up there,”
said Daniel.
“Yes,” said Izzy. “She died many years ago, but my family believe her
ghost protects the lighthouse and the sailors.”
“You’re making that up,” said Daniel.
“I am not!” said Izzy. “I will race you up the lighthouse and prove it.”
Izzy won the race. “Now,” said Izzy, “let’s see if it’s haunted.”
Inside, it was chilly and damp. Izzy and Daniel were nervous. Their
hearts were beating like thunder.
Daniel tripped. He thought it was a rock, but when Izzy looked she saw
a scary head with no body attached!
“Don’t touch it!” she roared at Daniel. But it was too late. Suddenly,
the scary head started screaming.
“Ha, ha! Now you’re trapped!” said the scary head.
Daniel and Izzy started running up the steps of the lighthouse. The
scary head floated up the steps after them.
All of a sudden, a ghost drifted in front of them. Izzy recognised her
great grandma.
Great Grandma’s ghost was holding an oar and she whacked the
hovering head. The scary head flew through the air and splashed into the
sea.
Izzy and Daniel tried to hug Great Grandma, but it was like hugging a
cloud.
“Whose head was that, Great Grandma?” asked Izzy.
“It’s Donal, the deadly pirate. Years ago, on a stormy night, the
lighthouse’s light did not work. Donal’s ship struck the rocks and his head
was flung up to the lighthouse. He’s been wrecking my head for years, even
when I’m a ghost,” explained Great Grandma.
“Thank you for finally visiting me. You helped me get rid of him at last.”
Daniel was as white as a polar bear when they left the lighthouse. “I
used to be scared of Cyclops’s cave until I met your great grandma, Izzy!”
Alanna Wise
Co Dublin