Story Seeds MSW Dublin

Story Seeds:
Dublin Adventures
A collection of six stories by primary
school students from across Dublin

About Story Seeds
The Story Seeds project first sprouted in Dublin, a
collaboration between Fighting Words, An Garda Síochána
Community Engagement and local schools - new stories to
celebrate the areas we all live, work and play. The idea was
that the first school would write the first chapter of a story,
the next class would write the second chapter and so on.
Story Seeds has collections from schools in North Dublin,
Dublin South, Dublin West, Cork, Louth, Wicklow, Limerick,
Tipperary, Monaghan and Donegal. The collection you hold
in your hand now contains stories written by schools across
Tallaght, Clondalkin and Blanchardstown.
We think you will agree that each story is full of action and
fun starring a huge range of inventive characters! Congratulations
to all the young writers for a fantastic achievement.
Enjoy!
Copyright of the work created at Fighting Words rests with
the authors, with permission granted to Fighting Words to
feature the creative work in any of their publications, promotional
matieral and websites.
Fighting Words
Fighting Words is a creative writing centre established in
2009 by Roddy Doyle Sean Love in Dublin. Fighting Words
aims to help students of all ages to develop their writing
skills and to explore their love of writing.

Story Seeds:
Dublin Adventures
Contents
Sausie’s Sorrow
7
The Adventures of Spotty and Patrick
21
I Fell in Love with a Vampire
35
The Last Piece of Chicken
49
The Adventures of Tim Tim and Taggelto
Around Dublin
Na hÉactraí Aisteacha faoi Gach Duine
63
77
Comics and Illustrations
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Sausie’s Sorrow
Illustrations by Brigid Sweeney
• Chapter One: Sacred Heart Junior National School,
Killinarden, Tallaght, 2nd Class
• Chapter Two: Lucan East Educate Together National
School, 1st Class
• Chapter Three: St. Thomas’ Junior National School,
Jobstown, Tallaght, 2nd Class
• Chapter Four: St. Aidan’s Senior National School,
Brookfield, Tallaght, 4th Class
• Chapter Five: St. Thomas’ Senior National School,
Jobstown, Tallaght, 4th Class
• Chapter Six: St. Peter Apostle Senior National School,
Neilstown, Clondalkin, 3rd Class
Chapter One: The Adventures of
Draggie and Sausie Head
Draggie the Dragon was flying to Killinarden from
his home in Dragon City. He was
absolutely terrified because it was the first time he
was away from home.
He was going to Killinarden because it was close to
Smyths Toy Superstore!
He landed in McDonalds in the Square in
Tallaght.
There he met a sausage with a human head and
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acon arms. His legs were made out of beans and
his name was Sausie Head.
“Where’s my chicken nuggets?” asked Sausie Head.
“I’ve been waiting for the last thirteen years!”
“It’s fine,” said Draggie. “I’ll buy you some.”
Draggie and Sausie Head became friends as they
ate their chicken nuggets.
They took Sausie Head’s motorbike - made out of
sausies - over to Leonidas to get
chocolate.
While they were there, a robbery happened. Draggie
and Sausie Head jumped on the floor, shaking!
The robber went over to the cash register where
Draggie and Sausie Head were lying.
Draggie grabbed the robbers leg and pulled. The
robber fell to the ground. They called 999 and ran
out.
They ran all the way to Sacred Heart Junior National
School. They sat in one of the 2nd Class classrooms.
All the kids were really scared because they had
never seen a dragon or a sausage with a human
head before. Sausie Head was very fun and quickly
told a joke to make the class laugh. They learned all
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about punctuation.
Afterwards, they couldn’t find their way out so they
smashed through all the walls and made their way
to Smyths Toy Superstore.
The workers in Smyths heard that Draggie and
Sausie Head were on their way. They set up a maze
with a toy hidden inside. The maze was full of tight
spaces
Tight spaces were Draggie’s biggest fear!
Chapter Two: The Doom of Sausie Head
Draggie flew above the maze and located the toy. He
swooped down and grabbed it.
Draggie went back to collect Sausie Head and
they flew to Lucan East Educate Together National
School.
They played with everything in the classrooms.
Some of the kids were scared and tried to run home.
“It’s ok, we’re good. Don’t be scared, we come in
peace,” Sausie Head said.
The kids asked, “Can we ride on the dragon?”
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“Ok, but only for an hour,” replied Draggie.
They went to 2nd Class and collected them. The
teachers asked to go as well.
Draggie brought them to Griffeen Park. They saw
people playing, an ice cream truck, and some slides.
Draggie and Sausie Head were smiling.
Afterwards, they made their way over to Apache
Pizza. They ordered cheese and pepperoni pizzas.
“Yummy,” they said.
They yawned with tiredness. So they hopped on a
bus to Play Zone and took a snooze on the bus.
Sausie Head wanted to go on the trampoline, but
there were too many kids on it.
Suddenly, the principal came into Play Zone. She
was mad because everyone was meant to be in
school.
“Why did you take my kids and teachers?” she
asked.
Before anyone could answer, a door opened and a
chef walked in holding a frying pan that was already
hot.
They were there to cook Sausie Head…
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Chapter Three: The Dangerous Month
Sausie Head was so scared that he jumped on
Draggie’s back and they flew to Jobstown. They
landed in St. Thomas’ Junior National School where
they met the principal.
“Oh no!” said the principal with her hands on her
head.
Sausie Head said, “Quick quick, help me! Can I
please hide in your school because a chef is trying
to cook me!”
“Ok,” she replied. “You can hide in the staff room.”
Their tummies growled as they hid. They ate all of
the teachers’ lunches in the staff room but they were
still hungry.
So, they went to Noly’s for some chocolate and j
ellies. They sniffed and smelled curry and chicken
noodles. Draggie’s sense of smell was very strong.
The noodles were too hot and Draggie burnt his
tongue. He blew out fire and accidently burnt the
shop.
He quickly grabbed Sausie Head and he flew out
towards the Maldron Hotel.
They found a pool to swim in, but Sausie Head

could not swim in it because his bacon arms, bean
legs and sausie body would get soggy.
They were on their way to their room when the
neighbour’s dog smelled Sausie’s arms and barked.
Suddenly, The Chef walked out behind the dog with
their frying pan.
“You better run!” shouted The Chef…
Chapter Four: The Chef Strikes Again
They hopped into the nearest car they could find
and drove to Brookfield Park. They ditched the car
and sprinted to St. Aidan’s Senior National School –
the best school in the world.
They found an empty classroom which belonged to
a wonderful group of students known as the
Fantastic Fourth. They hid there for a while until they
sniffed out some of the hot lunches.
They really enjoyed the pepperoni pizza, spice box,
and the chicken dinner.
They heard some footsteps and ran into the toilets
to hide. But it was too smelly and they had to escape
to another place.
They made their way over to Brookfield Community
Centre. They ran into a vicious dog, growling and
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aring its teeth. He was aiming for Sausie Head.
Sausie Head hopped over to the Square. He bumped
into a potato that had bacon legs. Meanwhile
Draggie fought off the dog.
Back in the Square, Sausie Head asked, “What are
you running from?”
“The Chef!”
“I’m also running away from The Chef; can we be
friends?”
“Yes, my name is Red Legs,” replied the potato.
The Chef was walking out of Nando’s with their
frying pan. They began to walk in the opposite
direction but turned around when they sniffed
Sausie Head and Red Leg’s scent. Their giant nose
scrunched in anger.
The Chef chased them around the Square. They
went through Pandora, Sports Direct, JD, Tesco and
Claires, making a mess wherever they went.
“Holy Guacamole! You’re banned from all the shops
in the Square!” shouted the workers and security
guards.
Luckily, they made an escape, but the Chef got stuck
at security.
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Draggie swooped down and picked up Sausie Head
and Red Legs. They flew to Mace in Brookfield, but
they were once again met with The Chef.
They veered off and went to the dance studio above
Mace. They knocked and knocked and knocked on
the door until someone answered. They rushed
inside and accidentally ran onto the stage while the
Irish dancers were practising.
The dancers got a shock and danced on their heads.
“Ow, that hurt!” shouted Draggie.
“My bacon arms and bean legs!” screamed Sausie
Head.
“Ahhhh! I’m going to be squished!” cried Red Legs.
Unfortunately, there were no food ambulances left
to help them. They had to try and make their way
to Tallaght Hospital. When they left the studio, they
slipped on a patch of ice…
Chapter Five: The Capture
They finally got up off the ice and Draggie brought
them to St. Thomas’ Senior National School in
Jobstown – a.k.a the best school ever.
They went into Room 25 where the students were
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learning about writing stories, playing chess and
reading about the different types of dragons.
Draggie was one of them. Just as the students put
their books about dragons on their desks, they spotted
Draggie and gasped.
“Come on in,” they said. “Make yourselves at
home.”
“Do you want a cup of tea?” asked the teacher.
“Can we get an autograph?” the students asked.
Draggie agreed but the only paper that they could
find was the teacher’s newspaper.
On the front was a picture of Draggie and Sausie
Head flying over the Square.
Suddenly, there was a squeaking noise coming from
across the room. Red Legs followed the squeaking
noise and opened one of the student’s bags. Inside
he found a capybara munching on homework.
Meanwhile The Chef had seen the newspaper and
followed Draggie and his friends to Jobstown. He
walked around the school until he finally looked into
one of the windows and found them.
Draggie, Sausie Head and Red Legs spotted The
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Chef who smashed the window. Draggie grabbed
his friends and legged it to the office where he flew
off.
They landed in Jobstown House.
“Ow!” screamed Sausie Head. He looked behind
him to find the capybara munching on his sausie
body. There was a massive chunk missing.
They headed inside to find someone to fix Sausie
Head, but they couldn’t find anyone.
Sausie Head fainted and when he came to, the first
thing he saw was a man with a moustache. He wore
a badge that read ‘Retired Food Ambulance’.
Within no time, the man had instructed Draggie and
Red Legs to go to Rossfield Shop and buy more
sausages, rashers and beans.
On their way, they felt someone following them.
They felt tingles down the spine, and were instantly
scared.
When they looked behind them, the Chef chased
them down the street with their frying pan. The
capybara jumped out of a nearby bush, and activated
his superpowers to fight against the Chef.
But, the Chef escaped the capybara and captured
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Red Legs…
Chapter Six: The Final Battle
Draggie collected Sausie Head and went to find Red
Legs. But, they saw that capybara had used his
superpowers to capture Red Legs and superspeed
to sprint towards Neilstown.
Draggie followed behind them until they reached St.
Peter the Apostle Senior National School – definitely
the best school in the world.
There they saw the Chef trying to get the teachers
on his side to help him take Sausie Head and
Draggie.
They went to the P.E Hall to gather equipment for
the final battle against the Chef.
The Chef saw the capybara with Red Legs running
in the yard so he pushed his chest out and walked to
the yard.
Suddenly, Draggie jumped in front of the capybara
and Red Legs holding a pole that one of the SNAs
use to get the balls stuck on the roof.
Sausie Head asked one of the teachers for help and
they gave him a hockey stick.
The students followed to the yard and chanted,
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“FIGHT, FIGHT, FIGHT!”
Draggie quickly flew Sausie Head away from the
scene before the Chef could stab him with his fork.
They headed to the Garda Station where they told
the Guards everything.
The Guards go to the school and arrest the Chef
who tried to hit one of the Guards with his frying
pan.
One of the Guards took out their baton and was
finally able to arrest the Chef.
To celebrate, Draggie and Sausie Head went to
Costa in Clondalkin Village. As they ordered their
Chocolate Chunk cookies, Draggie received a call
from Red Legs.
“The capybara and I made friends,” he said. “Where
are you and we’ll come over.”
“Costa,” he replied.
Later that day as they left Costa, a portal appeared.
To be continued...
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The Adventures of Spotty
and Patrick
Illustration by Philip Elliot
• Chapter One: Sacred Heart Junior National School,
Killinarden, Tallaght, 2nd Class
• Chapter Two: Sacred Heart Senior National School,
Killinarden, Tallaght, 3rd Class
• Chapter Three: St. Thomas’ Junior National School,
Jobstown, Tallaght, 2nd Class
• Chapter Four: St. Thomas’ Senior National School,
Jobstown, Tallaght, 4th Class
• Chapter Five: St. Aidan’s Senior National School,
Brookield, Tallaght, 6th Class
• Chapter Six: St. Peter’s Apostle Senior National School,
Neilstown, Clondalkin, 5th Class
Chapter One: The Dog Without A Family
Spotty the Dalmation flew on a plane from Germany
to Ireland. He landed in Dublin and from there, he
got a train and a bus.
He had heard of a genie that lived in Killinarden. He
wanted to make a wish to find a family. Spotty was
very sad because he didn’t have a family.
The bus stopped at the Square in Tallaght. He
popped into Sports Direct to get new shoes before
stopping in Starbucks and ordering a puppuccino.
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He passed a leprechaun coming out of JD with a
new fleecy jumper. It was always cold in the winter!
“Hi,” said Spotty.
“Hi, I’m Patrick the Leprechaun,” replied Patrick. “Do
you want to be friends?”
“Yes, I suuuuure do!”
They went back to Patrick’s house in Cushlawn Park.
Patrick really wanted to show Spotty his gold. He
loved to collect gold from the sockets in Bank of
Ireland, under the slide in Watergate Park, and under
the tables in Tip Top!
“Grrr…” their tummies growled. They walked to
Dunnes Stores to get ingredients for dinner.
They made chicken nuggets, pizza, chips and Spaghetti
Bolognese. It was delicious! But, they made a
big mess in the kitchen.
Later that evening, they hopped onto Patrick’s rainbow
and made their way to Tallaght Stadium. Shamrock
Rovers were playing Derry City. They were winning
2-0 but in the last second, they scored another
goal!
Spotty and Patrick smiled with happiness.
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As they were walking back to Patrick’s house, they
passed by Centra. They heard the sounds of creatures
before they saw them.
Some creatures tweeted, some roared and some
buzzed. They glowed in the dark.
Spotty and Patrick jumped!
“Who are you?” screamed Patrick.
The creatures didn’t answer. They only tweeted,
roared and buzzed.
There was a Queen of the Creatures hiding behind
them. She walked to the front.
“Get off my land and stay away from my creature
babies!” growled the Queen.
Spotty and Patrick shivered in fear. They could feel
goosebumps on their arms and their legs.
They ran under the creatures’ legs and started running
towards Patrick’s family home, also in Cushlawn
Park.
When they got there, Patrick’s family didn’t know
what had happened when they saw Spotty and Patrick
on their doorstep.
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They looked behind them and they saw…
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Chapter Two: Spotty Finds Friends
A giant mailman singing some songs!
Spotty and Patrick jumped!
“Oh my!” they said. “The mailman must be sleepwalking”.
They legged it back to the Square, screaming. They
went to Tip Top to hide and when they smelled curry,
their tummies grumbled so they ordered some.
They went outside, just as they sun was coming up
and saw a spaceship hovering over the mini
playground. They were shocked.
“Oh, a spaceship, I’d love to get in and go to the
moon,” said Spotty.
Out came J.J.U.R.Y.S, the giant alien.
“I am here to destroy the world,” he shouted. “I will
suck the life force out of everything.”
Then Polly the Kid came out of the playground, after
being in there for four hours and saw everything.
So, Spotty and Patrick escaped into Penney’s and
Polly secretly followed them.

J.J.U.R.Y.S deformed and formed again on the
ground. He pointed his hand that was made of spinning
claws and shot out purple energy balls.
The Square blasted everywhere. Spotty, Patrick and
Polly were the only survivors.
A group of local superheroes beamed down from
the sky very fast. Following them were three unicorns.
They were there to defeat J.J.U.R.Y.S.
Polly looked over at Spotty and Patrick and muttered,
“Who is that behind you?”.
Polly shivered; her mouth formed an ‘o’. She was
very shocked and was too afraid to say who it was.
Little did Spotty and Patrick know, J.J.U.R.Y.S was
working with the creatures and the mailman.
“I’ll never get a family again”, cried Spotty…
Chapter Three: The J.J.U.R.Y.S Gang
Luckily, the genie teleported into The Square and
poofed out of his lamp.
“I’m going to make your wish come true!” shouted
the genie.
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The genie teleported Spotty, Patrick and Polly to
Tallaght Stadium.
They breathed in the cold air before they were teleported
to the Hellfire Club in the Dublin Mountains.
They saw loads of German Shepherds walking.
Spotty thought he could finally find a family. He
scampered over to the family of German Shepherds
and began to speak in German.
“Will you adopt me?” he asked and gave them the
puppy eyes.
“YES!” they all said at once.
They asked the genie to go up into the sky and
bring down the superheroes to defeat the enemies
in Tallaght.
The superheroes popped through a portal to help
Spotty and his friends.
The portal lead them to Jobstown and they saw that
all of the locals from Tallaght needed help to defeat
J.J.U.R.Y.S.
They sprinted to the Movies and fought against
J.J.U.R.Y.S.
Little did they know that the genie was working with
the enemies and was only pretending to help Spot-
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ty, Patrick and their friends…
Chapter Four: The Chicken Nugget Trap
Spotty and Patrick quickly made another wish to become
superheroes.
“Your wish is my command” the genie groaned.
When the genie granted the wish, he laughed evilly.
Suddenly, Spotty and Patrick looked down and saw
chicken legs! They clucked loudly at each other.
Meanwhile Polly was watching in shock- she was
flabbergasted!
“What’s happening?” she asked, but Spotty and Patrick
could only cluck.
“I demand for my friends to be returned back into
their original forms!”
She grabbed the genie’s lamp and shouted, “Set
them free.”
The genie granted the wish and Spotty and Patrick
were themselves again.
They fled to DK Barbers in Jobstown where they
asked the barbers to help change their identity to
hide from the enemies.
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Spotty, Patrick and Polly came up with a plan to
bribe their enemies with a twenty-piece chicken nugget
share box with sweet curry sauce.
Their first step was to lure the enemies to St. Thomas’
SNS and to Room 26. They laid a trail of chicken
nuggets for the enemies to follow. It took then ten
minutes for step one to be complete.
Step two involved asking the 4th Class students in
Room 26 for their help.
A while later, the enemies arrived, and the children
were ready for them.
They locked down the school when the enemies entered
and followed the chicken nuggets to Room 26.
The kids hid under their tables before they jumped
up and screamed “ATTACK!”.
The enemies were shocked and leapt back. They
were so scared they ran and hid in the cupboard…
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Chapter Five: The Magic Munch
4th Class ran to St. Aidan’s Senior National School
and they ended up outside Room 24.
“What are you doing here?” asked 6th Class.

“The creatures are after us, as well as the J.J.U.R.Y.S
Gang.
6th Class looked out the window and saw an alien,
a giant mailman, a genie, and a bunch of creatures
standing outside a UFO.
“HELP!” 6th Class pupils shouted. They ran down
to the staff room to find the teachers before locking
themselves into the PE Hall.
They were about to lock themselves in the press
when Spotty and Patrick jumped out looking pale
and shivering.
They were looking for the magic basketball that
would give them the power they needed to destroy
the UFO.
Spotty, Patrick and all the students teamed up to
defeat the J.J.U.R.Y.S gang.
They had to quickly find Mr. Walton to get the key to
the Astro where the UFO sat.
He had just come back from Tesco with his €4.50
Meal Deal.
“We need the Astro key?” the students screamed.
“Why?”
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They brought him out to show him the catastrophe.
He was so shocked that he dropped his meal deal.
Since they had the magic basketball, there were a
few other items they needed before they could defeat
the enemies.
The next stop was Golden Kitchen to find the magic
spice bag. The staff wouldn’t let them buy a spice
bag because the owner joined the enemy gang.
A moment later, Mr. Walton pulled up in his Tesla to
take them to Good Work.
When they ordered the spice bag at Good Work, it
was so spicey that they needed the magic milk to
cool down the flavours. Just as they walked outside,
the enemies hopped them…
Chapter Six: The Buzzy Brothers’ Revenge
Spotty and Patrick nicked the teacher’s Tesla and
headed to Centra in Neilstown. They heard that Neilstown
had the best magic milk.
There they met the Buzzy Brothers with their fresh
cuts from Clean Cut Barbers.They wanted the last
carton of magic milk to help make them more buff.
“Giz that magic milk,” said Spotty.
“Who do you think you are ya fool,” replied one of
the Buzzy Brothers.
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“If you let us have that to defeat these fools, we’ll
find you another carton,” suggested Patrick.
“Why don’t we just share it, but we want more,”
said the other Buzzy Brother.
Suddenly, Spotty noticed a red flashing coming
from inside Patrick’s hat. They realised that the enemies
had put a tracker on him.
They drove to the Astro and drank the milk and
there they saw 5th Class from St. Peter Apostle Senior
National School.
“Oh my God,” they said.
Just then, the enemies flew in and landed their UFO.
Spotty, Patrick and the Buzzy Brothers were ready
for them.
Buzzy One comes in with a whopper two foot in
challenge. Buzzy Two comes in with a flying headbutting
challenge. Meanwhile Spotty and Patrick
were throwing haymakers.
They waited until all the enemies were conked out
on the floor having a nap.
Spotty, Patrick and the Buzzy Brothers went to Supervalu
to get Sellotape to tape the enemies to the
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UFO.
In the end the Buzzy Brothers battered the enemies
like battered sausages from Angelo’s.
All of a sudden, the Buzzy Brothers loafed a snowball
at Patrick because he never got them more milk.
Luckily, Spotty escaped to Collinstown Park where
loads of people called the rescue shelters to find
him a new family.
The End.
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I Fell In Love With A Vampire
Illustration by Colm Brennan
• Chapter One: Sacred Heart Junior National School,
Killinarden, Tallaght, 2nd Class
• Chapter Two: Lucan East Educate Together National
School, 1st Class
• Chapter Three: St. Thomas’ Junior National School,
Jobstown, Tallaght, 2nd Class
• Chapter Four: St. Thomas’ Senior National School,
Jobstown, Tallaght, 4th Class
• Chapter Five: St. Philip’s Senior National School,
Mountview, Blanchardstown, 3rd Class
• Chapter Six: St. Aidan’s Senior National School,
• Brookfield, Tallaght, 6th Class
Chapter One: Lily Gets Turned Into A
Vampire
Lily worked in Penneys in the Square in Tallaght.
She was having a good day on the till until she was
asked to stock shelves.
She kept putting the wrong things on the shelves.
Her boss came along but she was in a mood.
“You’re fired from this shop!” her boss shouted and
pointed her finger.
Lily started crying because she really wanted
money.
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She went to Gino’s to get herself a chocolate, bubblegum,
and vanilla ice cream.
She met her friend Davina there. The same thing
happened to her!
“Hello, welcome to Gino’s,” greeted a rabbit monkey
called Riggy. It was just a normal day in the Square.
Lily and Davina told Riggy about their day.
“I just need one more chance to make money,” said
Lily. “I want to move out of my Mam’s house and
buy some food.”
“You can work here!” offered Riggy.
Lily smiled with excitement.
She went to her Mam’s apartment near Tallaght Hospital
and told her about her new job.
Her mam gave her a bag with a candle. When she
opened the bag, she found tickets for bungee jumping.
Lily’s Mam didn’t know that she was afraid of
bungee jumping.
Lily took a step back. She was speechless.
She decided to take her dog for a walk in Sean
Walsh’s Park to clear her head.
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While she was walking, she bumped into her old
boss from Penneys.
“Can you come back to work?” she asked. “I fired
all the other workers and you were the best one. I’m
sorry I fired you.”
Lily was confused and a bit worried. Riggy had told
her earlier that day that her old boss liked to turn
people into vampires…
Chapter Two: Lily Tries to Defeat the
Vampires
Lily had to make a decision. If she stayed, she
would be turned into a vampire, but if she ran, she
wouldn’t be turned into a vampire.
Lily had a little bit of money left. She took a taxi.
“Can I go to Liffey Valley please?” she asked taxi
driver. In the taxi, she called 999 and told the Gardaí
about what happened.
When she arrived, the Gardaí met her there.
“I don’t believe you,” said one of the Guards.
“She is real!” shouted Lily.
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Her phone rang and when she picked up it was her
friend Davina. Lily told Davina everything.
“Meet me in Adamstown,” said Davina.
Luckily, Lily had some flying monkeys shopping.
She asked them if they could fly her to Adamstown.
Lily found Davina and Riggy in Adamstown
Community Centre.
Outside the community centre, they met a green
recycling bin called Bob. Bob liked to eat forgotten
burgers.
Little did Lily know, that her old boss had called all
the other vampires in the area and ordered them to
chase after Lily and her friends.
Lily, Davina and Riggy became friends with Bob the
Recycling Bin. They quickly met Billy the Pink rabbit
who wore a blue dress and ballerina shoes. He was
a great protector!
He had a rainbow weapon that could protect anything,
even against vampires…
Chapter Three: The Attack of the Vampires
Lily, Davina and Riggy needed a plan to defeat the
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vampires. They took a taxi to the Square in Tallaght.
They sat in Starbucks and decided they needed
garlic but didn’t know where it was.
“Excuse me, do you know where I could find
garlic?” Lily asked one of the baristas.
“Tesco,” she replied.
They walked to Tesco and bought ten nets of garlic.
Suddenly, they got word that Lily’s old boss was
chasing her, as well as the other vampires.
They hopped on a bus and went to Jobstown where
they hid in one of the toilets in a classroom in St.
Thomas’ Junior National School. The classroom
belonged to 2nd Class.
Some of the 2nd Class students found Lily and her
friends. They suggested that they dress up as
teachers and go to Jobstown House for some help.
They got on another bus and made their way to the
Diner where they met a fox called Isa who worked
there.
“If my old boss finds us here, can you please pretend
to know us and say we have to go
somewhere,” said Lily to Isa.
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“No problem, thanks for letting me know,” replied
Isa.
While they were there, they ordered Oreo milkshakes.
Out of nowhere, Lily’s old boss walked into the
Diner with all the other vampires. They sniffed and
caught a scent.
Luckily, they remembered their friend Billy had a
rainbow weapon that could defeat anything.
They quickly called him, but he got stuck in loads
of traffic. He tried to use his power to get out of the
traffic.
The other vampires left because they were tired of
chasing Lily and her friends. The old boss was left by
herself so she called them back because she was the
leader.
She was ready to turn everyone into vampires…
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Chapter Four: Screaming In Fear
Out of nowhere Billy’s rainbow weapon appeared;
he sent it from his magical jeep, while he was stuck

in traffic in Tallaght Village.
The vampires rushed towards Lily and her friends.
They grabbed the nets of garlic and hurled them at
the vampires. They exploded with a BOOM!
The boss avoided the explosion and was almost
exposed to the sun.
She stuck her tongue out and exclaimed, “Hahaha,
you’ll never catch me… I will come back for you!” as
she fled into the nearby trees.
The gang wanted to celebrate their victory and went
to Funky Monkey’s. They played in the ball pit, went
down the big slides and hung out with the funky
monkeys.
They wanted Mcflurrys so they went to McDonald’s
in the Square.
The ice cream machine was broken and Lily and her
friends were shocked as they put their hands to their
heads.
They decided to find out if it really was broken. Lily
jumped over the counter and saw that it was
working.
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They stormed out in anger and went to Mingles
where they ordered the Quadruple chocolate icecream,
chocolate sauce, chocolate buttons, chocolate
sprinkles, topped with a chocolate flake!
As they were leaving they bumped into Bob the Recycling
Bin and Billy the Pink Rabbit.
They looked around Nike at all the tracksuits and
runners.
They eventually yawned with tiredness and booked
a room in the Citywest Hotel.
Little did they know that the server in Mingles was
a vampire in disguise. They had slipped a sleeping
potion into their ice-cream.
After checking into the hotel, they collapsed on the
beds and fell asleep snoring louder than elephants.
They were woken at 3am to an immense banging
on the door. When Lily looked through the peephole,
she saw someone standing there with blood
dripping down their chin.
Everyone fainted at the sight and when they woke
up they were in a bunker…
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Chapter Five: The Complicated Story
Lily, Davina and Riggy heard loads of loud footsteps
above them.
They managed to escape through a hole in the wall
and climbed their way up.
They realised they were in Blanchardstown
Shopping Centre. It was packed.
The vampires were on their heels but became
confused with the crowds.
They popped into Flying Tiger, then into Claire’s,
before they snuck into Burger King. They called for a
taxi and went over to McCabe’s Pharmacy in Mountview.
“Help me. It’s very complicated but I need a cure for
a sleeping potion,” insisted Lily.
“No, we don’t have any, but I heard 3rd Class in St.
Philip’s SNS recently had Science Week and were
experimenting with potions,” replied the pharmacist.
They made their way over to the school, where they
met with 3rd Class. 3rd Class accepted their mission
and got to work.
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They made a cure but also made some sleeping
potions.
“Grrrr…” Lily, Davina and Riggy’s tummies rumbled.
They went to McDonalds and ordered some chicken
nuggets, cheeseburgers, and chips. They didn’t
forget their cokes.
From the corner of their eyes, they spotted some
vampires hiding in the back, munching on some
food.
They sneakily put the sleeping potion into their
drinks before the vampires saw them.
The vampires chugged their drinks, and Lily and her
friends waited, with their fingers crossed.
But after some time, they realised the potion wasn’t
working. In fact, every single second, the vampires
grew stronger…
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Chapter Six: The First and Last Kiss
Lily, Davina and Riggy gasped in shock when the
vampires grew and grew that they almost took the
roof off.
They ran out the staff exit but little did they know

that the vampires heard them with their super
hearing.
Lily quickly called Billy.
“We need a way to escape!” exclaimed Lily.
Billy couldn’t hear Lily properly because the wind
was blowing strongly and Lily was panting from
running.
Billy misheard where Lily wanted to go and transported
them to the Luas stop in Citywest.
Lily, Davina and Riggy sprinted towards Tallaght.
After ten minutes, they ended up outside St. Aidan’s
SNS basketball court.
The vampires were so huge that their footsteps left
craters in the ground and they were able to follow
easily.
Lily and her friends had made it to the Astro and
thought they were safe, until they heard an eerie,
loud voice.
When Lily looked around her, she saw that they
were surrounded by vampires and led by her old
boss.
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“Blood, blood, blood,” they chanted. “We want your
blood.”
Suddenly, the boss descended to her level.
“Your blood will make us stronger,” she grinned
deviously. “I always knew you had the rare blood
type, so I had to fire you before you discovered who
I really was.”
Lily gave her a confused look.
The boss ordered all the vampires to descend and
they paced towards her. Lily and her friends took a
step back.
Out of nowhere, the boss leapt forward, aiming to
bite Lily’s neck. The vampires circled Lily but a random
vampire stepped up and blocked the boss.
The boss grappled and latched onto the vampire’s
neck.
She stood back as her body convulsed. In the vampire’s
place stood Billy who created a rainbow atmosphere
that could defeat the vampires. Billy had
made a deal with the vampire boss to become a
vampire himself in order to save his Lily.
The vampires began turning to ash all around them.
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The power was so great, that it overwhelmed Billy.
Before he could also turn to ash, he gave his
beloved one last kiss.
The End.
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48

The Last Piece of Chicken
Illustration by Helen Hoey
• Chapter One: Sacred Heart Senior National School,
Killinarden, Tallaght, 3rd Class
• Chapter Two: St. Thomas’ Junior National School,
Jobstown, Tallaght, 2nd Class
• Chapter Three: St. Aidan’s Senior National School,
Brookfield, Tallaght, 4th Class
• Chapter Four: St. Thomas’ Senior National School,
Jobstown, Tallaght, 4th Class
• Chapter Five: St. Philip’s Senior National School,
Mountview, Blanchardstown, 3rd Class
• Chapter Six: St. Aidan’s Senior National School,
Brookfield, Tallaght, 6th Class
Chapter One: The Alien Who Was Afraid of
Teeth
Jimmy John Joe was an alien who jumped off the
moon and into his spaceship. He landed in Tallaght
Hospital.
He was on his way to see his friend, the KFC Monster,
who lived in Killinarden.
He met his friend in KFC in the Square.
“What’s up,” said Jimmy John Joe.
“Leave me alone, I’m eating my four buckets of
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chicken for breakfast,” he growled.
“Why are you giving me this attitude, I haven’t seen
you in a century.”
They went to KFC Monster’s house in Killinarden
Estate to play video games.
Later that day they ran to Jump Zone and played
Dodgeball. The KFC Monster jumped so high that he
hit his head and his teeth fell out!
Jimmy John Joe started to cry because teeth were
his greatest fear…
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Chapter Two: Bad Luck
“Shiver me timbers, help me!” shouted Jimmy
John Joe. He felt goosebumps on his arms.
He flew to Glenshane Close in Jobstown to escape.
The locals in the estate ran inside and locked their
doors and boarded their chimneys.
Jimmy John Joe had never been to Jobstown before,
so he decided to explore.
He went to Centra and the Square before he made
his way to Good Work Chinese where he met the
Noodle Monster!

They became friends and the Noodle Monster asked
Jimmy John Joe to help him get to the Green Gardens
to visit his brother.
They had to pass by St. Thomas’ Junior National
School on the way. When they arrived, they were
met with fifteen figures wearing navy and light blue
uniforms.
They hypnotised Jimmy John Joe to make him betray
his new friend. Secretly, they wanted to capture
the Noodle Monster’s brother.
The Noodle Monster didn’t realise that his friend
had been hypnotised. But he started to figure it out
as they were walking towards the Green Garden.
The Noodle Monster escaped to Sundale Avenue to
hide from Jimmy John Joe.
Jimmy John Joe found the Noodle Monster hiding
and brought him back to the school. He locked his
friend in Room 3.
“Oh, great heavens!” exclaimed the teacher.
Inside the classroom, the Noodle Monster was being
attacked by the Chocolate Monster!
Luckily, the Noodle Monster had a friend who was a
dragon. Dragons had amazing senses and she knew
that her friend was in trouble. She was
gliding through the clouds when all of a sudden, she
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swooped down and crashed through the windows.
Meanwhile, the mysterious figures had captured the
Noodle Monster’s brother and brought him to their
secret base underneath Monk’s Tower…
Chapter Three: The Hypnotised Monsters
and Brothers
The dragon flew the Noodle Monster passed
Citywest, heading towards Brookfield. They quickly
stopped to order Big Macs at McDonalds.
Jimmy John Joe looked up and saw a dragon flying.
He followed the yellow dragon because the colour
intrigued him.
They all arrived at St. Aidan’s Senior National School
and made their way into Room 4.
The students were learning all different things:
maths, shapes, video gaming and plotting how to
find the KFC Monster.
They were shocked when they saw a dragon, a noodle
monster, and an alien. Their mouths made an ‘O’,
and their hands covered their faces.
“Everyone, calm down,” said the teacher. “It’s just a
dragon, a noodle monster and an alien.”
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“What do you mean calm down?” asked the
students. “There are monsters in the classroom!”
“We’re not here to harm you,” said Jimmy John Joe.
The Noodle Monster, the dragon and Jimmy John
Joe decided to fly away and give the students their
Big Macs as a way to say sorry for interrupting their
learning.
They flew to Penneys in the Square. The Noodle
Monster and the dragon stopped into Starbucks
where they met the Starbucks Monster who was
making cappuccinos.
“Have you seen this guy’s brother?” asked the dragon.
“Who’s his brother?” replied Starbuck’s Monster.
Jimmy John Joe made his way into the shop.
“Is that his brother?” asked the Starbuck’s Monster.
He pointed at Jimmy John Joe who had wide eyes,
swirls swirling in his eyes, and he was swaying
dizzily.
Little did the dragon and the Noodle Monster know
that Jimmy John Joe was still hypnotised, and so
was the Starbuck’s Monster – they had been
hypnotised by the same group in Jobstown.
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The Starbucks Monster had informed them that the
Noodle Monster’s brother had been moved to the
Movies in the Square.
“You have to order popcorn, slushies and jellies
before watching a movie in order to find your
brother,” informed the Starbucks Monster. “And if
you don’t watch the movie, you’ll never get your
brother back.”
“Ok, we have to watch the movie!” shouted the
Noodle Monster.
Little did they know that the only reason the
Starbucks Monster wanted them to order popcorn,
slushies and jellies was because that was the only
way to hypnotise them.
The Noodle Monster, the dragon and Jimmy John
Joe got their food and slushies before they sat in
their seats. When the movie started, they quickly
realised it was a scary movie.
The Noodle Monster got a jump scare while
Jimmy John Joe screamed the whole cinema down.
The dragon was chillaxing as she slurped the whole
slushy.
The Noodle Monster was so scared that he didn’t
eat or drink anything…
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Chapter Four: Toe Nibblers
The Noodle Monster caught on halfway through the
movie that his friends had been hypnotised.
Instead of watching the movie, they were walking
clumsily through the rows of seats with swirls in
their eyes.
He knew that he needed to help his friends. So he
called his friend, the Pizza Guy, who worked in
Dominos.
“Can you help me?” he asked. “My friends have
been hypnotised.”
“What friends?”
The Noodle Monster hung up and waited for help.
When help arrived, the Pizza Guy brought them all
to St. Thomas’ SNS to hide.
The Noodle Monster popped into Jobstown
Pharmacy to find a medicine to cure hypnosis. But
when the dragon and Jimmy John Joe took it, it
only made them worse. At first the Noodle Monster
thought it was working but, in the end, they grew
dizzier and more distant.
All of a sudden, the heavens above opened up.
A gold arch appeared as snow fell, and turned to
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chicken nuggets as they touched the Earth.
A slide shot down and landed in the yard of the
school.
The MaceeD’s God slid down and approached the
Noodle Monster.
“I shall help your friends,” boomed the MaceeD’s
God.
He gave each of them a special Big Mac that was
only available in January. It had the power to help
cure illnesses.
A while later when the dragon and Jimmy John
Joe were resting, the fifteen figures from the junior
school beside the senior school, stormed into the
yard.
Their faces were redder than red peppers.
Luckily, all of the students in the senior school left
their classrooms to help the Noodle Monster when
they saw the scene outside the window.
They were annoyed that the figures were trying to
nibble on their toes and decided to make a stand.
Just as the students made their outside, the figures
created a popcorn monster with loads of exploding
kernels.
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“Let the brawl begin!” it roared…
Chapter Five: The Founder of the Brother
Jimmy John Joe, the dragon and the Noodle Monster
escaped the school war. They went on the
Dublin Bus and made their way to Butler’s in
Blanchardstown Shopping Centre.
It was a Sunday and the centre was packed.
Eventually some of the crowds were kicked out to
make room for new crowds. The locals were scared
as they screamed and hid behind counters and
under tables.
Jimmy John Joe, the dragon and the Noodle
Monster were annoyed.
“I just want to find a place where people are not
scared of us,” said Jimmy John Joe, disappointed.
They ordered hot chocolate to make them feel
better and warm as they made their way to
Millennium Park. They walked through the park with
their hot chocolates in hands, tentacles and wings.
They went down the scary life, visited the dogs in
the dog park and walked under the tunnel. There
they found a noodle with a note attached.
The note said:
If you’re looking for your brother, go to the place
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where children learn…
They went to Smyths Toys Superstore but there was
no clue. They tried St. Ciaran’s National School but
no luck. They went to St. Philip the Apostle’s Church
where they found a clue on a chair outside. The clue
had an arrow pointing towards St. Philip the
Apostle’s Senior National School.
They walked into Third Class where they were learning
maths, history and reading stories. The pupils
weren’t scared but were surprised.
“Hello, what are your names?” asked one of the
students.
Jimmy John Joe introduced everyone before asking
for help to find the Noodle Monster’s brother.
The students helped them look in all the cabinets,
under all the tables and in the yard.
Suddenly they heard a strange voice coming from
the PE Hall.
It was laughing and yelling. They found the Noodle
Monster’s brother. He was being captured by a
robot sent by the mysterious fifteen figures from
Jobstown…
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Chapter Six: The Fall and Rise of the KFC
Monster
The robot captured the brother and flew him to
Kiltipper House.
They knew they needed help from the KFC Monster
who was actually very powerful. He was buff and
could shoot chicken out of his hands. But he also
had gravy glue!
They eventually found the KFC Monster in Rossfield
Shop ordering a chicken fillet roll.
“We need help,” said the Noodle Monster.
“Can you help us?” asked the dragon.
“I can help you,” replied the KFC Monster. “But only
if you do something for me first.”
“What’s the deal?” asked Jimmy John Joe.
“I want 6,000 buckets of KFC chicken, and 25,000
tubs of gravy glue.”
“Ok!” they said.
They hopped on the 27 bus and went to the Square.
When they walked into KFC, the workers told them
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to get out while the locals fled the scene.
So, they took this chance to take all the chicken for
free.
They met the KFC Monster in St. Aidan’s Senior
National School in Room 21. But, the 6th Class
students had eaten him before he could help the
Noodle Monster, Jimmy John Joe and the dragon.
“NOOOOOOO!” they cried.
Just then, they saw one piece of chicken lying on
a desk. Jimmy John Joe grabbed the chicken and
there was a stand-off with 6th Class.
Suddenly, the robot crashed through the ceiling and
everyone became distracted. One student snatched
the piece of chicken and ate it.
The robot failed its mission and decided to return
the Noodle Monster’s brother.
Meanwhile the fifteen figures were devastated. All
they wanted was more noodles.
Everyone, including 6th Class, went to Tallaght
Leisure Centre to celebrate. The student who ate the
chicken transformed into the KFC Monster and he
lived on.
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The End.
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The Adventures of Tim Tim and
Taggleto Around Dublin
Illustration by Riona Coggin
• Chapter One: Sacred Heart Senior National School,
Killinarden, Tallaght, 3rd Class
• Chapter Two: St. Aidan’s Senior National School, Brookfield,
Tallaght, 4th Class
• Chapter Three: St. Thomas’ Senior National School,
Jobstown, Tallaght, 4th Class
• Chapter Four: St. Philip’s Senior National School,
Mountview, Blanchardstown, 3rd Class
• Chapter Five:St. Aidan’s Senior National School,
Brookfield, Tallaght, 6th Class
• Chapter Six: St. Peter Apostle’s Senior National School,
Neillstown, Clondalkin, 6th Class
Chapter One: The Big Bad Enemies
Tim Tim the Caveman was making his way to
Killinarden by a Cat Pilot. He heard that the
restaurants there had highly qualified chefs. He
landed beside the Maldron Hotel in Tallaght.
There he met the Gardaí.
“Why is there a plane here?” they asked. “You
might have to be arrested.”
“My mammoth will squish you,” Tim Tim replied.
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One Garda said, “I don’t believe you because they
went extinct 2.5 million years ago!”
Tim Tim decided to run over to Tallaght Stadium to
hide.
He screamed and shivered when he saw cars drive
by. Luckily, the traffic lights turned red, and the cars
stopped. He took his chance and jumped over them.
When he got to the stadium, he ended up watching
the Shamrock Rovers match.
During the match, a mad burger called Taggleto
sprinted onto the pitch with his bodyguard.
“We have to stop this match so I can find my
long-lost friend!” he shouted.
His head swivelled as he squinted his eyes in his
search for Tim Tim.
Tim Tim looked like a monkey, so he stood out in
the crowd. Taggleto found him easily.
“I missed you!” they squealed.
Suddenly Taggleto’s enemies barged into the
stadium in a big group. There was Sky the Rabbit,
Star the Mountain Woman, Neil the Seal and Shoe
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Shoe the Mouse.
They captured Tim Tim and Taggleto.
The enemies brought in their secret weapon … Bob
the dinosaur who kept getting bigger and bigger!
Chapter Two: Caveman Comes Into 2024
Suddenly, the Gardaí arrived, and the enemies
challenged them to a match.
Towards the end of the match, a spaceship appeared
in the sky, ending the match before there could be a
winner.
It began to mess with the present and the future.
Tim Tim and Taggleto fled the stadium and made
their way over to Brookfield.
They saw a school known as St. Aidan’s Senior
National School and thought it was safe place to
hide. They walked around and went inside Room 6.
The students in Room 6 were learning about
multiplication and were talking about their 6s and
8s.
The students were shocked that they were looking
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at a caveman and talking burger – some tummies
growled.
It was two minutes until lunchtime so the students
were very hungry. They chased Tim Tim and Taggleto
outside, while drooling.
They quickly hopped into Rossfield Shop to hide,
and Taggleto wanted to introduce Tim Tim to chicken
fillet rolls.
The students followed them into the shop.
“D-d-don’t eat me, I’ll buy you some chicken fillet
rolls,” Taggleto stuttered.
After feeding twenty children, they returned to
school and Sky the Rabbit portaled into the shop.
Before they could say anything, Sky took them and
pressed a button.
They were sucked into a portal and landed in the
Square twenty days into the future. It felt like years
since they travelled through the portal.
The shelves in the shops were freshly stocked and
updated, as well as the dates on the calendar.
Tim Tim and Taggleto split up while Sky followed
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Tim Tim. They explored the different food places because
they couldn’t decide what to eat. Sky
admitted that she left the enemies.
A while later, the gang of enemies showed up in the
Square looking for Tim Tim and Taggleto.
They met up and took the bus to Russel Square.
They really needed a place to hide. Luckily they ran
into a fluffy dog called Fluffy who lived in one of the
houses.
“Can you help us?” asked Tim Tim.
“Yes, but only if you give me a belly rub,” replied
Fluffy.
Fluffy took them back to his house where they met a
chocolate bar called Galaxy.
When they walked through the door, Galaxy shouted
at Fluffy, “What are you doing here? You don’t
live here!”
Chapter Three: Mystery Dreams
”Oh, this is the wrong house!” shouted Fluffy. “If
you give me more belly rubs, I’ll take you to the
right house.”
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“No! I’m not giving him more belly rubs!” Sky
exclaimed. “He stinks!”
Fluffy started to growl and chase Sky while Tim Tim
and Taggleto followed along. They ended up in Lidl.
The locals were disgusted, “Ew! Why are these
things in here?”
“Ah, no one’s going to help us hear,” said Taggleto.
“Let’s go to St. Thomas’ Senior National School.”
They bought some magic chewing gum and
portaled into the principal’s office.
“Ah Taggleto! We missed you!” said the principal.
Tim Tim and Taggleto asked for help to create a
spaceship that would help them escape the
enemies. The principal sent them to Room 22 where
all the students had big brains.
The door opened and the students screamed and
bellowed.
“Aaaggghhh!”
When they eventually calmed down, the principal
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told the class about their mission.
The students went to Centra to find supplies to
build a spaceship. They found everything except the
Sprite that would act as a gas.
They sent Tim Tim and his friends to Applegreen for
Sprite.
They bought some but couldn’t leave without icecream,
chicken fillet rolls and sweets! It was hard to
work on empty stomachs.
They built the spaceship back in school before
taking all the rubbish over to The Jobstown House.
They had to make sure all the rubbish went into the
correct bins.
But they forgot one thing on the list of materials.
They needed a lock from each of their enemy’s
hair…
Chapter Four: Trying to Escape
Luckily, Sky remembered she had put trackers on all
the other enemies before she left. She checked her
magical HopTop and saw they were around Lidl in
Blanchardstown.
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They caught the 39A bus to Blanchardstown. They
had no money to pay for the bus fare. The bus driver
tried to follow them and screamed, “Oi!”
The enemies were there to rob Lidl. Tim Tim and the
gang came up with a plan. They borrowed a fishing
rod from the middle aisle and snuck over to the
enemies.
They stuck a bit of double-sided Sellotape onto the
hook and cast the line. It landed in the hair of Neil
the Seal. They reeled the line in and on the other
end was a lock of seal hair.
Before they could cast the line again, Star the
Mountain Woman copped it. They sprinted to St.
Philip the Apostle’s SNS. They hid in the PE Hall until
they heard chatting and footsteps.
“Don’t run in the hall,” said the teacher.
They snuck into the PE Equipment Room. The
students weren’t having a good day, as they had to
do a hard test.
TaggleTo could smell the stinky PE tops and fainted.
Tim Tim woke him up.
They wanted to have a break so they offered to take
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the students and the teacher to the Odeon Cinema.
They went to see a scary movie.
Halfway through the movie, Sky checked her
HopTop. One of the enemies, Shoe Shoe the Mouse,
was outside the cinema running around the
shopping centre, dropping popcorn on the floor.
“No, not the popcorn!” Tim Tim cried.
They cornered Shoe Shoe outside Zara and snipped
a lock of his hair.
They still needed Star the Mountain Woman’s hair.
They found a trail of burgers leading to Burger King
and up to the roof. When they reached the Burger
Copter, they found Star the Mountain Woman
trying to escape and crash the Burger Copter so
they couldn’t ask for help…
Chapter Five: Trying to Escape
Tim Tim saw someone on the ground chewing gum
and remembered they had bought magic chewing
gum. He threw some chewing gum in the air and it
fell into his mouth.
Suddenly, he shrunk!
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He sprinted over to Star the Mountain Woman and
bear-crawled like a squirrel until he reached her hair.
He grappled with her hair and pulled it until it came
loose. Except, all her hair came out and it turns out
she was wearing a wig.
Tim Tim’s jaw dropped while Taggleto and Sky were
shocked.
“Ah, here,” groaned Sky.
“We need her real hair to complete the spaceship,”
said Taggleto.
Star simply laughed at them.
Just then, Tim Tim spotted one strand of hair on
Star’s head. He quickly snatched the strand and
front-flipped off her shoulder, only to grow again
when his feet hit the ground.
He threw the wig back at her.
Sky pressed a button on the side of her neck and
transformed into an airplane made out of rabbit
fluff. She flew them back to collect the spaceship.
The principal of the St. Thomas’ Senior National
School asked them to move their spaceship.
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“Grrrr,” their tummies grumbled.
They decided to grab a nice roast in Kiltipper House
before heading over to St. Aidan’s Senior National
School to finish their spaceship. Sky transformed
into her usual rabbit self.
They were directed to Room 20 where 6th Class
stared at them and laughed. They agreed to help
build the spaceship.
It was time to leave. They took the spaceship out to
the Astro pitch and said goodbye to all the students
in Room 20 who helped.
“5…4…3…2…1… BLASTOFF!”
The spaceship shot into the air. On the way to
space, the enemies hung onto the windows but
Taggleto pushed the window wiper button.
All the enemies were flying across the windows and
they were squished.
They had a Domino’s pizza party after defeating the
enemies. Sky took a selfie on her HopTop to
remember the day they saved Tallaght.
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Chapter Six: The Final Battle
The enemies burst through the window with a
punch that could knock mountains off the earth.
Tim Tim and Taggleto let out a loud shriek. Sky did
a backflip to grab her magical galaxy bar that would
make her grow bigger.
She grew larger by the second until she almost
broke the spaceship. She grew tired from the stress
so much that she bellyflopped onto the floor and the
spaceship slammed and exploded through
Ms. Murphy’s classroom in St. Peter Apostle’s Senior
National School.
6th Class were super duper shocked while watching
Toy Story. They jumped up and smashed through
the spaceship using their chairs. They grabbed roof
tiles and launched them at the enemies. It bounced
off their foreheads.
Sky finally shrunk until she was the size of a rubber.
6th Class forced the power from Sky and absorbed
them.
They used the powers to destroy the enemies until
they turned to liquid. The school cleaner came along
with his friend Henry the Hoover, and hoovered
them all up.
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The enemies could never bother Earth again.
To celebrate, Tim Tim and Taggleto as well as Ms
Murphy and 6th Class went to Nando’s, Gino’s,
Cosmo’s and Smyths. They ended the day with a big
sleepover in the PE Hall.
The End.
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Na hEachtraí Aisteacha faoi
Gach Duine
Maisiúcháin le Chris Meehan
• Caibidil a hAon: Scoil Santain, Tamhlact, Rang a 3
• Caibidil a Dó: Scoil Santain, Tamhlact, Rang a 3
• Caibidil a Trí: Scoil Santain, Tamhlact, Rang a 4
Caibidil a hAon: Eachtraí na Blobs
Bhí Bob an Blob agus Jeffrey an Blob Glas Gruagach
i Lidl i dTamhlacht ag fáil píotsa, brioscaí uachtair
agus uachtar reoite le haghaidh an dinnéar sa bhliain
1210.
Nuair a bhí Jeffrey ag an gcúntar, chonaic sé damhán
alla agus scread sé, “Mamaíííí!”.
Dúirt an damhán alla, “nílim ach ag iarraidh cara,
sniff sniff”. Ansin tháinig dragan ón Eilvéis agus
d’ith sé an duine ag an gcúntar. Bhí bolg Jeffrey ag
gearán toisc gur ith sé tacos roimh ré. Mharcaigh
Jeffrey agus Bob an dragan go dtí a dteach. Chuaigh
Jeffrey isteach sa bhothán chun a rothar a lorg agus
chonaic sé nead damháin alla. Rothaigh sé go dtí
Séipéal Dominic agus an dragan ag eitilt leis. Thit sé
óna rothar…
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Caibidil a Dó: Beirt Blob Glas
Nuair a thit sé ón rothar, bhris sé a chos. Chuaigh
sé go dtí Ospidéal Tamhlacht agus rinneadh scanáil
air. Ní raibh Jeffrey sásta gur bhris sé a chos agus
bhí air maidí croise a úsáid. Chuaigh sé go dtí An
Dothra agus chaith sé na maidí croise isteach ann.
Dúirt mamaí Jeffrey, “Jeffrey!!!”. Bhlob sí isteach san
abhainn. Dúirt sí, “Jeffrey, níl tú chun McDonald’s a
fháil.”
Rinne Jeffrey iarracht rith ach bhí a chos briste. Thit
sé isteach i bplodar láibe. Bhí ar Jeffrey leapaidaíl
abhaile agus ansin tháinig stoirm. Thit crann ar a
mhamaí agus brúdh í leis an gcrann. Bhí sí greamaithe
faoin gcrann. Chuir Jeffrey glaoch ar Ospidéal
Tamhlacht ach bhí an uimhir mícheart aige agus
chuir sé glaoch ar Tip Tops. Fuair Jeffrey mála spíosrach
agus thug sé dá mhamaí é.
Ansin, chuaigh sé go dtí an phictiúrlann mar go raibh
sé chomh brónach. Dúirt an duine ag an gcúntar,
“níl aon ticéad agat. Ansin d’ith sé an duine.
Idir an dá linn, bhí Bob ag cabhrú le mamaí Jeffrey.
Thóg Bob mamaí Jeffrey go dtí an ospidéal. Dúirt
sí “téigh agus faigh maidí croise Jeffrey”. Chuaigh
sé go Burger King agus bhí na maidí croise sna
hearraí cailte. Ansin, thóg sé na maidí croise ar ais
go mamaí Jeffrey agus dúirt sí “cá bhfuair tú iad?”.
Dúirt Bob, “Burger King”. Agus dúirt mamaí Jeffrey,

“Cad???”.
Tar éis é sin, chuaigh Bob go dtí an pháirc astró
agus bhí sé ag imirt peile. Tháinig duine agus bhí sé
ag iarraidh comórtas a bheith aige le Bob. Dúirt sé,
“Má bhuann tusa, gheobhaidh tú milliún euro ach
má bhuann mise, gheobhaidh mise milliún euro…
Caibidil a Trí: Dino Nuggies
“Tá sé ina mhargadh,” arsa Bob. D’imigh siad go
staid Shamrock Rovers agus d’imríodar peil haon
ar aon. Bhuaigh Bob an cluiche agus ansin dúirt sé,
“an bhfuil tú ag iarraidh dul go McDonald’s mar go
bhfuil milliún euro agam?”.
Chuaigh siad go dtí cúntar McDonald’s. Dúirt Timmy,
“Tá mise chun íoc as seo”. Ach ansin, diúltaíodh a
chárta. Bhí gadaí i McDonald’s agus ghoid an gadaí
airgead Bob. Ní raibh ach cent amháin aige. Agus
ansin, fuair siad milliún euro i gcártaí bronntanais
McDonald’s. Bhí gunna uisce ag an ngadaí.
Chuaigh Timmy chuig na stáblaí le Bob agus bhí sé
ag iarraidh capall a dhíol ar mhilliún euro ach ansin
cic an capall an bheirt acu ar an gcos. Bhí Jeffrey
istigh i veain. Chonaic sé cad a tharla leis an gcapall
agus thóg sé amach an friochtán, salann, salann Piri
Piri, piobair, gairleoig agus leitís. D’ith sé an capall
toisc go raibh ocras air. Chuir Jeffrey eagla ar na
capaill eile.
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Tháinig sicín agus thug sé cic mhór do Jeffrey. Agus
ansin, tháinig dínosár agus dúirt Jeffrey, “cheap mé
go raibh dínosáir marbh agus imithe”. Agus ansin,
dúirt Jeffrey “sin iarsma mór amháin”.
Tháinig Mr Pickley agus bhí sé ag cabhrú leis an
sicín. Rinne Bob agus Jeffrey dino nuggies as an
sicín agus an dínosár.
Chuaigh Jeffrey agus Bob chuig an Cearnóg agus
Penneys. Cheannaigh siad a lán rudaí. Phós siad a
chéile…
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Comics and Illustrations
• St. Thomas’ Senior National School, Jobstown, Tallaght
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MEET
THE
AUTHORS!
BUAIL
LEIS
NA HÚDAIR!
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Sacred Heart Junior National School,
Killinarden, Tallaght
2nd Class
Ms Walsh
Alexander Jaxon Katie
Sophia David Keevaa
James Ruby Hunter
Meadow Leighton Khalid
Khizra Zach Mason
Ms Hudson
Daniel Baue Kayla
Kai Jamie Aaron
Rafael Gracie Jorja
Riley Mason Hattie
Jordan Freya Braxton
Callum
Bell
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Sacred Heart Senior National School,
Killinarden, Tallaght
3rd Class
Ms Fox
Ava Belle Bobby
Bonnie Charlie Cora
Dawson Jodie Killian
Lauren Lennox Layla
Mason Ollie Perri
Ruby Sam Tadhg
Tori
Ms Murphy
Mahdiyat Kayden Karli
Tiana Layla Rose Holly
Autumn Kailem Lexie
Cameron Lillie Jaymie
Orann Amelia Novah
Logan Sophie Scott
Ms Greene
Charlie Harley Logan
Kayden Cian Kayleigh
Holly Bobby Josh
Darci Emilia Lexi
Lola Mia Sienna
David
Danny
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Lucan East Educate Together National
School
1st Class
Sarah McHugh
Manaal Ali Daniel
Anaya Rameen Skylar
Mia Lia Tabitha
Lucas Hoorain Muhammad
Abubaker Sofia Ayaan
Maya Benjamin Evaan
Dua Haseeb Denis
Tharasri Lilly Rosie
Anthony
Aoife Claffey
Marianna Ema Ramsey
Reegan Veronika Denis
Éamon Nico Delia i
Layla Maya Casian
Jonas Eibhlinn Kevin
Freya Evija Aaryisri
Bateel Sofia Ifrah
Jonas Lara Wiktor
Noa
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St. Thomas’ Junior National School,
Jobstown, Tallaght
2nd Class
Ms Kelly
Aimée Kayla Orlaigh
Chidi Féilim Ava
Myah Blessing Mila
Jake Owen Sam
Chloé James Sabin
Isabella
Ms O’Donovan
Odie Cian Chloe
Milan Jake Dzulian
Leah Ellie Mae Kyra
Kai Amelia Imraan
Angel Ashleigh Faeezah
Khloe Mena Juvan
Ms Porter
Rose Braxon Amelia
Layla Savannah Bobby
Elaigh Paris Clodagh
Ruby Dory Kyle
Sophia Alex Emily
Ava
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Ms McCabe
Sarah Harum Leighton
Gerard Ralph Brandon
Fiadh Harlan Rose
Jake Tianna Holly
Peter Thomas Keira
Paige
Hunter
St. Thomas’ Senior National School,
Jobstown, Tallaght
4th Class
Ms O’Reilly
Kai B Lola Gracious Joy
Georgia Frankie Ava
Reece Ever Kira
Kyle Sophia Blake
Kai O’D Calum Dylan
Harley Desmond Tyler
Ms Glasheen
Laragh Fínn Faith
Jamie Poppie Mae John
Kyle Gerard Christopher
Orsane
Ava
Daria
Mukapanga Bissa
Stefan Lacey Layla Mae
Emily Rose Bailey Dylan
Madison Calvin Eunice Joy

Ms Ryan
Emmanuel Blake Addison
Vinny Darren Thomas
Cara Libby Millie
Conor Brax Amber-Rose
Mia Nazar Nathan
Cillian Kayden Preia
Robyn
Mr Murphy
Kensi Hayden Harleigh
William Olena Noah
Cameron Daisy Cian
Mikhailo Robyn Nicole
Kane Darryl Harper
Tadhg Lily Victor
Brody
Ms Fleming
Halle Jorianne Jake
Bobby Destiny Robin
Kaia Eliza Killian
Mohid Mansoor Il Ma Aime John Joseph
Zara Jamie Farida
Daniella Liam Jessica
Mason
Sihaam
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Mr Daly
Aaron Reece Sienna
Hannah Luke Patrick
Robyn Jake Aaron
Bella
Mr Carroll
Reece Layla Calum
James Rosin Anastasia
Kayla Alannah Patrick
St. Philip’s Senior National School,
Mountview, Blanchardstown
3rd Class
Ms Kenna
Damian Matthew David
Alan Leah Melania
Maria Bentley Wotjek
Robyn Leonardo Rosie
Maja Sophia Sophie
Aoife Darius Ashley
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Ms Hughes and Ms Sweeney
Genesis Amos Benas
Martin Matas Daniel
William Dean Olivia
Leah Constantin Jessica
Ashleigh Amelia Amberleigh
Denisa Iannis Ioan
Flavian
Ms Kelly
Dakota Tajus Maisie
Andrew Daria Bailey
Kasey Jessica Jake
Lia Carley Arrada
Aoibha Nikita Gabriella
Shemariah Emilis Reggie
Scoil Santain, Tamhlacht
Rang a 3
Múinteoir Tom
Aoife Khloe Teagan
Samantha Faye Pia
Maébh Aibhlinn Summer Rose
Lellie Síofra Searlait
Bobbi Riley Devin
Lochlann Daelyn Ben
Cilliún Senán Conchúr
Sebastian
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Múinteoir Mairín
Éireann Sadie Mackenzie
lana Amelia Aoibhín
Eirrí Aoife Éireann
Mia Sophia Aoife
Jeaic Harley Danny
Ailfí Faolán Sam
A.J. Raghallach Carter
Benjamin
Rang a 4
Múinteoir Déirdre
Adelaide Amelia Aoibh
Fiadh Lilí Lilí
Penny Sibéal Summer
Sofia Cara Alisún
Mollie Deaglán Dónal
Fionn Jayden Mason
Odhran Séadhna Zack
Jeaic
Cónán
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St. Aidan’s Senior National School,
Brookfield, Tallaght
4th Class
Ms McBride
Justin Amina Frankie
Jerry Sonia Nicole
Kai Madeline Jasmine
Ben Alex Cillian
Mark Amelia Isabella
Nathan Emily Artyr
Alisha Jamie Logan
Derick Hannah Amelia
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6th Class
Mr Walton
Roman James Danielle
Amber Faith Cian
Caitlinn Reece Lexi
Josh Brandon Abdelkader
Pat Carly Khloe
Mr Moloney
Emily Paul Kyle
Kalem Tyler Jessica
Kyra Mia Maksym
Ryan Richard Leah
Christabel Savannah Brody
Alex
Adam
Ms Hunter
Rayan Victor Dalila
Marie Nathan Vanea
Aaron Ciara Adam
Christopher Marshall Michael Gerard
Megija Lexi Macey
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Mr Kelly
DK Gideon Stephanie
Tiffany Obed Toyibat
layla Blayson Cillian
Makayla Delphina Floren
Faith Helen Cillian
Kian

St. Peter Apostle Senior National School,
Neilstown, Clondalkin
3rd Class
Ms Doyle
Dalton Ivy Lily
Jake Talal Kai
Zac Josh Ruby
Penny May Aria Blake
Michael Daniel Mya
Callie Sophie Demi
Logan Karlie Parker
Kyia
5th Class
Ms Power
Destiny Eillish A.J
Darie Landyn Colin
Tadhg Kyle Bobby
Mason Ashey Casey
Sophia Cullen Tyler
Emily Alex Jayden
Corey
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6th Class
Ms Murphy
Demi Amelia Halle
Leni Libby Brooke
Emily Maryanne Mia
Skyler Jamie R Bobby
Riley Jake Daniel
Jamie Mc
Dylan
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Acknowledgements
Story Seeds: Dublin Adventures would not have been
possible without:
All the writers who contributed to each chapter and
illustration that were full of action, drama and fun!
The commitment and enthusiasm from all the
teachers who invited and coordinated the Fighting
Words teams into their classrooms.
The encouragement from our amazing Fighting
Words volunteer mentors who are always eager to
listen to the brilliant ideas from young writers.
The Fighting Words Illustrators for their fantastic
skill at capturing the imaginations of the young
writers and believing in their ideas.
North Clondalkin Library for their support in hosting
workshops with their local school, knowing how
important it is to celebrate area, place and home.
The support of staff at Fighting Words for
organising, coordinating, facilitating and book
design.
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Volunteer Mentors
Mary Dunne
Kate Feeney
Nicola Garrett
Mary Jennings
Caitriona McHesney
Sean Macken
Illustrators:
Colm Brennan
Riona Coggin
Philip Elliott
Helen Hoey
Chris Meehan
Brigid Sweeney
Facilitators:
Pierina Campbell
Seirce Mhac Congail
Sophie Williams
Project Organiser:
Pierina Campbell
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