Personal Narrative

An Awesome Boring day

It was a boring old day at home. I live in Dunedin and my next door neighbours were moving to Christchurch.

I heard a little canary singing its lovely bird song so I looked outside to try and find it. But instead, I saw a huge, big, yellow bulldozer trundling past my house. 

“Well, that must be the bulldozer picking up my neighbour’s house,” I thought. I sat down to watch some TV.

But all of a sudden the TV turned off! The house moved! 

“What’s happening?” I yelled. “This must be an accident! Maybe they have got the wrong house!” I screamed.

Now, I’m just going to try and imagine and I’m going to make this NOT TRUE! I tried for hours and hours but when I stopped imagining, I was in the centre of Christchurch! The builder was just about to drill the house into the ground when I yelled, “STOP!”

He could not hear me so I just stayed in the house. I remembered my mum gave me a promise that she would come home at six o’clock for a family reunion. I bet she’ll be wondering where the house is! She’ll be asking, if it’s really necessary.

 “Oh well!” This is the hugest experience; I’ve ever had in my life! But I think I want to stay in Christchurch forever.

Adrift

More Adrift stories

I was in my huge, wooden boat when I saw that I was not moving! Then I heard a wierd, howling sound, "Arrahrah!" There was something heading for me. It was as huge as a whale! It was coming closer through the steam and clouds, roaring it's sound over and over again.

Summer

The ship wouldn't fly. It was drifting any old way. Suddenly a green, spotted turtle came flying past. The old man started to run for the long rope. 
Swish! Swish! Swish! Weeee! The rope caught the turtle. Unfortunately the rope caught on something sharp and it began to rub on the sharp thing...   Snap!

Jin Hui

Adrift

We watched the video "Adrift" on Literacy Shed.
Here are some excerps from our writing.

Once upon a time there was a man on a ship hunting for animals to eat and treasure to be rich. Suddenly his ship would not go. "This thing is broken and I just fixed it now," he said. 

But then he heard something. "Who is there? If you are trying to hunt treasure you'll have to fight me, then you'll go past." 

Suddenly, there was a huge turtle flying through the cloudy sky.

Revanda.

I got a big, fat, long rope. I was going to use it on an elephant. I threw the rope. I got it. The elephant pulled me far but I didn't notice the rope was getting thinner, then finally it snapped. I was all alone. Nobody was going to get me down.

Jamiel

One man was flying with a plastic boat. He was up in the sky and the boat was not working. He stayed there. He got a rope. He put the rope around the turtles neck.

Ramsina

I'm in a flying boat all alone, feeling so bored. I heard this sound. It was a flying turtle. I was so surprised, so I ran and got the rope. I threw the rope at the turtle. The turtle pulled my boat. I'm free!

Connah 

Once in a lifetime I was in the sky. My boat was made out of steel. The shark was gray, scary, fierce and freaky. I jumped on the shark. I thought I would die. Then Jamiel came to help me with his huge elephant.

Richard