The Mystery Friend Part 1
“I hate school! I’m never going back!” I threw my green and pink polka-dot bag across the floor and stormed into the kitchen where mum was. “Honey, what’s wrong?” Mum wiped her hands on her flowered apron and rushed to my side. I plonked on the stool and buried my head in my hands, “I […]
LOST AT THE FAIR
I was seven years old and bursting with excitement. The fair had come to town! I could just image the rides and the amazing things I could do at the fair. Maybe I would see clowns, people on stilts or little dogs doing tricks with their trainer. I couldn’t wait! That night, I tiptoed to […]
Amongst the reeds – baby Moses
Pharaoh was FURIOUS! “How dare the Israelites become bigger and stronger than us!” He roared, “We must do something!” With fists clenched, the king thought long and hard. No one dared speak. “I have it!” Pharaoh jumped up from his throne, “They will become my slaves! From this day forward, the Israelites will no longer […]
Mei and Ginger part 4
That night, after her daddy tucked her into bed, Mei tried to fall asleep. But sleep didn’t come. She twisted and turned, wriggled and squirmed, and that funny feeling in her stomach was only getting stronger. That’s it! She knew what she had to do. Jumping out of bed, Mei dashed to her mother’s study […]
Mei and Ginger part 3
“I’ll ask you again, Meiling. What have you done?” Her mother’s sharp tone brought Mei back to reality. She was pointing to the evidence on Mei’s dress – the jam that Mei had been secretly eating at Leila’s house. Looking up, Mei shrugged her shoulders. She wasn’t a liar! And she knew it was wrong. […]
Mei and Ginger part 2
Mei froze. Her mum wasn’t supposed to be home for another half an hour. Oh no! Panic took over and she quickly hid the jar behind the sack of flour, next to the empty jar from the other day. Wiping her sticky hands on her dress, she slipped out of the pantry and hurried to […]
