The Boy and Girl 

A long time ago there lived a boy and girl, they were twins and lived with their Mum and Dad. They all lived in a little cottage in the countryside.

One Spring morning the little boy shouted down to his mother and said "Is breakfast ready, Mum?". Dad got up and went to wake his little daughter to bring her down for breakfast. They went upstairs to wash their faces and brush their teeth and then Mum said that it was time to go to School.

Mum said goodbye to her husband. Off to work he went. It was late in the afternoon, her neighbour came round and said, "Hello". Jennifer replied back to her neighbour and said "Hello, Jackie. Would you like to come in for a cup of tea and a biscuit?". The friend said "Would you like me to pick up your children?". Off she went to the school to pick up the children to take them home for tea, and then they sat down to watch the TV until it was time to go to bed.

It was early next morning they got up at 6.30 a.m. to listen to the birds singing and at 7.45 a.m. it was time to go to school. They picked up the children to take them to school and when they went in to the classroom the Teacher said "Good Morning children", and they said "Good morning Mr McBride". Mr McBride said, "We are going for a walk now".

The Rescue of Alice and Jacki's Mother 

A long time ago there were a wicked man and a wicked woman who lived on the edge of the woods. On the other side of the woods there lived a very happy couple with very nice children. One was called Alice and the other was called Jacki.

One morning, Alice and Jacki went out for a walk through the wood to pick some flowers to take back home to their Mum.

The next day they woke up and looked out of the window. They saw a stranger walking around the grounds. They followed him to the old shack to see what was going on but when they got there they found he and his wife had kidnapped the children's mother for ransom - £75,000. If they did not pay up the money in 48 hours their mother would be executed.

So they went away to make their own plan to set their mother free. Alice and Jacki went to the woods with their friends to help them with the problem. The boys put their heads together and one of the boys said "I will help set your mother free". They went back to the shack to find out if they were still there. One of the boys called Mack went up to the window of the shack, he looked in to find out if the kidnappers were there. He went back and told the girls to keep very quiet so they could creep up on the two wicked people to get their mother away from the shack.

In the end the Mother and the boys and the two girls got away without paying any ransom.

The Little Boy and the Leprechaun

A long time ago when I was a boy I went to live in Ireland with my parents. We lived in a little cottage in the south of Ireland and that is where we stayed.

I got up the next day and came down for breakfast and a cup of coffee. Then I went out for a walk in the woods. I heard a sound coming from the bushes in front of me, so I kept on walking through the shrubs and the sounds got louder. When I got nearer I stopped in my tracks. As I looked down at the ground I saw a patch of toadstools. On one of the toadstools was sitting a fairy, by the riverside playing music on a little magic flute.

Then I went back home for my lunch and I went to bed so I could get up early next morning to see what else I could find in the woods. I saw a little door at the base of a tree. I got on my knees to look to see what was inside and I saw a little Leprechaun sitting by a pot of gold. He said to me "Would you like some of my gold?". I said "No, I would not take it from you because it would not be right to take it away from you".

The Horses of the World

One summer's day I went for a walk in the New Forest and saw some horses running about the Forest. So I carried on walking through the Forest until I came to a very large opening; I could not believe my eyes when I saw some beautiful stallions.

I thought to myself it would be wonderful if I could paint a picture of the horses and how they are used for sports like racing, show-jumping and hunting.

So I went back home to tell my Mum and Dad where I had been. I told them I went to see some horses.

The next day when I woke up I saw someone prowling around the stables. So we went to have a look in one of the stables. We found one of the horses had gone missing and we went to look for it. We looked for it everywhere, but we could not find it.

But we saw some tracks leading out of the grounds so we got in the car and we followed them. Thank God! the horse was all right. We put the horse in our trailer and made our way home. 

My First Trip to Canada

One summer's day my friends and I flew to Canada for a holiday. We landed at Montreal Airport at 6.30 p.m.; and we went to the luggage lounge to pick up our luggage. We then boarded the coach to take us to the hotel so we could get settled in our rooms.

The first night we had a little drink to celebrate our first time in Canada.

Next morning we took a coach trip to Winnipeg to see them bringing in the harvest, and then we went to Calgary to see the Rodeo. Then we went to see the Lumberjacks in competition. We then went back to the hotel for lunch and a cup of coffee. Then we went to our rooms for a rest.

We came downstairs to have our dinner and then I got up and had a dance with a young girl called Ann. She was the best looking girl I had ever seen. She wore a lace dress with a rose corsage, and her shoes were black with white pieces.

The next day we went to the beach for a picnic lunch and we went in for a swim together. It was the best holiday I ever had.