Young Storykeeper Volume III

68 | STORYKEEPERS VOLUME III AGE EIGHT | 69
and take it upstairs to eat while looking out
at the sea. It is my favourite thing to do. I
read on my own at the top of the lighthouse
when it is quiet. My other lighthouse hobby
is playing at the very top of the lighthouse. I
use my imagination and pretend I am talking
to the ships and sailors far out at sea about
storms that are coming soon.
My friends really like to come and play
in our lighthouse. They always say they wish
they lived in a lighthouse like ours. I know I
am lucky to live in such a cool place beside
the cliffs and the ocean and all the birds in
the sky. I never feel alone in our lighthouse.
The ocean waves all around is like having a
friend to talk to anytime I want.
It was dusk and foggy and the boat was
heading for some sharp rocks. Bob and
Jim felt frightened. The boat was going to
sink. Next thing Jim had an idea. He had
a battery from his remote control car in his
pocket. He fitted it into the lighthouse and
the light came on. The boat just missed the
rocks and he was so relieved.
The lighthouse owner said the boys
could visit the lighthouse any time they
wanted and it would always be waiting for
them. Bob and Jim are best-friend brothers
and love to have adventures together.
Oliver Rowney
Co Dublin
A LUCKY ESCAPE
Isobel Farrell
Co Offaly
MY LIGHTHOUSE HELLO
Hello, my name is Lexi. I am nine years old
and I live in a lighthouse! It is the coolest
place in the world to live.
Our family lighthouse is in Tramore,
Ireland. It is more than 100 years old! It has
pink, purple and red stripes with a big white
light at the top that shines out across the
large bay.
My granny and grandad lived here
before us. My grandad was the lighthouse
keeper and my daddy is the lighthouse
keeper now. When I grow up, I want to be
the lighthouse keeper too! I want to be the
first girl lighthouse keeper in Ireland!
Our lighthouse helps to guide the ships
sailing at night-time along the bay. The cool
thing about living in the lighthouse is running
up the big stairs to the top and then looking
out at the sea. I love running up and down
the stairs again and again. It is dark in the
stairwell but when you get to the top you can
see out far, far away.
I have a special way of sending
messages to the boats at sea. When the big
light at the top of our lighthouse shines, I
put my hand in front of the light bulb and
make signs and shapes with my hands and
fingers. The shadow of my hand stretches
all the way across the bay. It’s a special
lighthouse way of having fun with the people
sailing by. The shadows go out for miles and
miles. I think it’s the prettiest thing on earth
to see my hand shadow touching the boats.
My favourite shape to make is birds and
butterflies flying. I also like to wave hello.
Sometimes, I put a mattress at the top of
the lighthouse and sleep there. When I wake
up, I run down the stairs, get my breakfast
THE LIGHTHOUSE BROTHERS
Once upon a time there were two boys
called Bob and Jim. They lived in Howth.
They were brothers and best friends.
One sunny day , Bob and Jim wanted
to play soccer so they went outside to play.
They were having loads of fun until a man
fell out of the sky right into their garden
where they were playing. He said he was
a wizard. Bob and Jim didn’t believe him
but then he said something and a magic
carpet appeared. The boys couldn’t believe
their eyes. He wasn’t joking when he said
he was a wizard after all! The wizard said
they should all go to the lighthouse in Dublin
Bay. So they hopped on the magic carpet
and PUFF! They were gone.
The view was great from up in the sky.
They could see all the trees, houses and
boats. Soon they were at the lighthouse so
they went inside. Bob and Jim had never
been inside a lighthouse before but they
really liked it.
Oh no! They noticed the big light
wasn’t working.
Bob and Jim could see a boat in the distance.
One day John got the job as lighthouse
keeper. He was thrilled as this was his
dream job.
A lighthouse warns a vessel that
something dangerous is ahead, or that it’s
coming near to land.
John sailed out to the lighthouse to start
work. It was a sunny day. John looked out
for ships all day. As it got dark John turned
on the light. The light shone big and bright.
You could see it all around the sea.
It was getting late so John went to bed.
All of a sudden the lighthouse light started
flickering and eventually turned off.
A vessel called The Blue Wave was
coming in to dock. It was a big ship with
passengers. The captain knew he was
near land because he passed a buoy. He
panicked when he did not see the light from
the lighthouse.
The captain on the ship blew the horn.
The horn was so loud it woke John up with
a fright.
John rushed outside to see what had
happened. He realised that the light was not
on. He quickly changed the bulb and turned
it back on. The boat safely passed. Thank
goodness everyone was safe.
Cian Flanagan
Co Meath