Young Storykeeper Volume III

70 | STORYKEEPERS VOLUME III AGE EIGHT | 71
A FIRE AT BLUE TIDE BAY
There was a man called Rob,
He used to be part of a mob,
But now lives at the lighthouse in Galway
That is called Blue Tide Bay.
Rob was very clever indeed
And filled a great need
For he could fix anything.
He caught fish and ate like a king.
He had a fishing boat
And on stormy seas it stayed afloat
But one night there was a great storm
A tugboat sounded its horn!
Rob was worried about people and couldn’t
sleep
So like a shepherd he went looking for sheep
He climbed the gallery to look over the sea
To see what he could see.
Far away he saw a boat floating on the waves
And Rob knew he had to go and save!
He got hot cocoa, a blanket, and his boat.
Rob pushed the boat in the water and put
on his coat
He started to row on the rough water
As he heard coughing and splatter
He saw a boat that tipped over.
It was a man with his lover
He threw a life ring and pulled them up
And gave them a warm cocoa cup
Then they headed back to shore.
They opened the lighthouse’s door
And sat down for a rest and a meal
And through the window watched a dancing
seal
Then Rob gave them a place to sleep
And they dreamt of whales swimming so
deep.
The next morning the sun woke them up,
peeping through the window
Rob opened a tin of baked beans and fried
some eggs with minnow
After they ate, they thanked Rob for saving
them and went away
And said they will meet another day.
A week later, there was another storm
And Rob sent out a warning form
To warn all ships of strong winds
WINDS of all kinds!
Then suddenly, Rob heard something
breaking
And it sounded like glass cracking
The lighthouse’s light was cracked from top
to bottom
And all the lights went dim!
Rob jumped out his bed thinking what is
wrong?
But he felt brave and strong!
The lighthouse light cracked to pieces
And the waves splashed over the dishes!
Then something bright, yellow and orange
caught Rob’s eye
And the burning flames were high!
No! Blue Tide Bay was on fire!
Rob was in great danger!
The fire spread quickly
Rob couldn’t breathe and felt very sickly!
He tried to phone for help and sounded the
fire alarm
Because Blue Tide Bay was in great harm
So he had to put the fire out himself
With a bucket from the kitchen shelf.
A wet blanket draped over him, he ran to
the shed
He didn’t want to be yet, ... dead
He grabbed the fire hose and sprayed with
might
Until the fire was no more in sight!
He fixed the mess and ordered a new light
To shine again so bright at the lighthouse in
Galway
That’s called Blue Tide Bay.
Ruth Urquhart
Co Mayo
THE LIGHTHOUSE
Once there live a girl and she loved sea.
Every day she would explore the nature of
the sea.
One night while she was sailing, she
got lost. She tried to search for help.
“Hello, is anybody there?” she shrieked,
but nobody answered. The girl started to get
scared. Just then she saw a light from a tall
building, so she sailed to it.
Inside the building was a mouse looking
at her. “Where am I?” asked the girl, looking
confused.
“You are in my lighthouse,” said the
mouse. The mouse showed the girl around
the lighthouse.
There were never-stopping stairs that
reached the top of the lighthouse and on the
top of the lighthouse there was lightbulb.
“Turn on the switch,” said the mouse.
The girl turned on the switch, just then there
was a sparkle of light. The mouse jumped
on the light and the girl followed him, the
light brought them to see all the lighthouses
around whole world.
But when they come back, the
lighthouse was different. There was a small
door inside so the girl opened it. She saw
fairies who greeted her and inside there was
everything a palace could have and the girl
loved it. The fairies were really nice to them
and when it was time to leave the fairies
gave the girl a magic crystal,
“It can show you all the boats that are
in danger and where they are,” said one of
the fairy.
“Thank you very much!” said the girl.
So the girl and the mouse went to the
top of the lighthouse. Suddenly the crystal lit
up! A ship was in danger not far from them
and it was sinking! The girl called the ship
rescue team immediately.
The girl and the mouse quickly got the
girl’s boat and to help save people. When
all people were saved, they thanked the girl,
the mouse and the rescue team.
Since then the girl and the mouse have
become best friends. The girl always visits
the mouse on the weekend.
Chloe Chao
Co Dublin
THE LIGHTHOUSE
One night, Conor the lighthouse keeper had
a big problem.
A ship was heading for the rocks and
one of the lights was not working. Conor
needed to change the bulb straight away
and he started to climb the stairs. On
the way, Conor found a packet of Haribo
Starmix Jellies that he must have dropped
earlier so he sat down to enjoy the yummy
sweets.
Suddenly, Conor remembered the
broken bulb and dashed upwards. Conor’s
sticky fingers moved quickly as he changed
the bulb just in time. The ship’s captain saw
the light and steered the vessel safely into
port.
Lighthouse Keeper Conor had saved
the day.
Conor Walsh
Co Dublin