Young Storykeeper Volume III

84 | STORYKEEPERS VOLUME III AGE NINE | 85
THE LIGHTHOUSE
THE LITTLE LIGHTHOUSE
Once upon a time, there was a little lighthouse
and the lighthouse’s name was Timmy.
Timmy wasn’t like the other lighthouses, he
was small and all the others were tall.
The other lighthouses always took
Timmy as a joke because he was small and
one day they took it too far. They made
Timmy cry and cry. He cried so much that he
could see his tears dropping into the water.
Suddenly a mermaid appeared. She
said, “My name is Pearl and your name must
be Timmy.”
“How do you know my name?” said
Timmy.
“Your tears called me. What is wrong?”
asked Pearl.
“I am small,” cried Timmy,
“Well, what is wrong with being small?”
Pearl replied.
Timmy stayed quiet, not knowing what
to say.
Pearl said, “I am the Queen of the
Mermaids and the whole Merkingdom. I am
the smallest mermaid in the kingdom. There
is no problem being small.”
“You are right,” Timmy said. “There is
no problem being small.”
From that day on, Timmy’s light was
the brightest of them all.
So now Timmy and Pearl are best
friends, Timmy doesn’t care if the others
laugh at him because he knows that there is
nothing wrong with being small.
Timmy was happy shining for the rest
of his life.
Shanae McNally-Arnez
Co Wexford
One day, Lily went to the beach with her mam,
dad and her best friend, Milly. Lily and Milly went
swimming but had to wear little rings around their
waists.
Suddenly, a huge wave washed them out to
sea. The girls hung onto each other for dear life.
They were washed onto a little island with a huge,
big, twisted, red and white tower.
“W-w-w-will I knock on the d-d-d-door?” asked
Milly shaking from fear and cold.
“Yes,” said Lily. “D-d-do it.”
Knock Knock!
“Hello!” screamed Milly. “Anyone home?”
“Hello,” said an old man. “I wasn’t expecting
any visitors. My name is Mr Dang Dang”
“My name is Milly and this is Lily. Can you help
us get back to the beach, please?” said Milly.
“Can we see the tower first?” asked Lily - Lily
wasn’t very smart.
“Sure,” said Mr Dang Dang. “Follow me into the
lighthouse.”
They went up, and up, and up the steps. By the
time they were half-way up, the girls had collapsed
and had to crawl the rest of the way. When they got
to the top, there was a ginormous light.
“I’d better turn it on,” said Mr Dang Dang. “It’s
getting dark.”
It had taken them from lunchtime to dinnertime
to climb to the top.
“Oh,” said Mr Dang Dang, with a jump. “Your
mams will be so worried about you. I’d better get
you back to the beach. Do you have your mams’
phone numbers?
“We don’t want to go,” said Lily. “When my
mam starts sunbathing, she doesn’t stop until
midnight. But I think her number is 12345,” the girls
said together, as they liked finishing each other’s
sentences.
“Why do you have to turn on the big light?”
asked Lily.
“Before I tell you, please put these on,” said Mr
Dang Dang, handing them sunglasses.
“We have our own,” said the girls.
“No, you need to wear this pair,” said Mr Dang
Dang. “They are darker than those.”
“Okay,” said the girls, putting them on.
“Now a big three, two one, girls – ready?” said
Mr Dang Dang.
“Yes – three, two one,” said the girls, a little
too quickly.
Mr Dang Dang flicked a switch and the huge
light flew on.
“This helps sailors see the rocks,” he said. “But
I will bring you back now. Are you ready?”
But the girls were already sliding down the
bannister with a loud, “Wheeeee!”
“Ha ha,” said Mr Dang Dang and he slid down
too.
“Into the boat, girls,” said Mr Dang Dang.
They rowed back to the beach singing lots of
songs on the way.
A SHINY BRIGHT LIGHTHOUSE POEM
Oh lighthouse oh lighthouse, as bright as can be,
Can you show me the way across the sea?
You’re tall and you’re white, you’re smart to me
I feel so delightful, oh yes oh yes I see you guiding
through day and night
So keep on shining the big bright light
I see you everywhere the beach and sand
Oh lighthouse oh lighthouse I’m happier when I see
you
On the beach or somewhere
I like you, lighthouse, lots and lots
I wish I could see you any time or again.
Rebecca McDonough
Co Louth
Eavan Kiernan
Co Dublin