This week we were inspired by Mrs Blackmore's book 'The Lawrence Lions' as well as a variety of the Kiwi Corkers series, where narratives have been written in rhyming verse. So we were randomly paired (using a pack of cards) and given the challenge to write our own version of a known fairy tale or known story. It was ALOT harder than we thought it would be and we all soon realised how important it is to choose the most appropriate word to end each first line. Here's what we came up with...
Alice in
Wonderland
A little
girl named Alice fell in a hole,
And found an
ugly looking mole.
She looked
around, she was in a wonderland,
Beautiful
music was coming from a band.
She saw a
tea party down the road,
And a rabbit
carrying a heavy load.
Their
manners were bad but they didn't seem to matter,
Because all
the delish food was spread out on a platter.
Alice was
hungry, she wanted some food,
But their
manners were too rude.
Finally they
offered her a scone – cheese,
Then she was
very pleased.
She fell
down to the ground,
Everyone
gathered around.
The animals
knew it was poisonous, it was their trick,
She was
going to wake up so they ran away quick.
Written by Jessica and Rubie
Inspired by The
Moa Cave
Tyler and
Hine got stuck in a cave,
Trying not
to worry and be very brave.
Looking at
the next Mopsi was there,
But where
was Hopi? He was nowhere.
On the
second day in the tattered old den,
Hine was
searching and found a new friend.
But sadly it
was bones covered in dust,
Somehow Hine
knew she could trust.
The greenstone
pendant lay amongst the bones,
But the
skeleton was laying on the gizzard stones.
They tried
to get out with all their might,
But then
suddenly gave up the fight.
6 years
later they were still in the cave,
Lying by Ata
in their very own grave!!!!
They were
never forgotten by their good friend Mandy,
But where
they were lying it was a little sandy.
One day up
at Woolshed Bay,
A tourist
came travelling to say Gidday.
“You’ll
never guess what I just found,
Under this
great big mound....”
Written by Lucy W and Jay
Jack and the
Beanstalk
One hot
summers day a little brave boy,
Brought some
beans off a man called Poy.
Mum came
back from work and looks in disgrace,
With a very
angry look on her face.
“Why, why
did you sell our very own horse for these silly things?
I’d rather
have some diamond rings.”
She throws
the beans out the window and sent him to bed,
Without
knowing what lies ahead.
He wakes up
at dawn and gets a big fright,
Climbs up
the stalk with all his might.
He pops his
head out through the cloud,
Then he
begins to scream out loud.
He saw a
house of candy and gum,
Wouldn’t it
be great if it was all in his tum.
He knocks on
the door and gets no reply,
There in the
window is a green beady eye.
His stomach rumbled
all over the place,
He couldn’t
stand not to have a taste.
He saw
something coming and thought it was a witch ,
But it turns
out it was a big snitch.
He runs to
the stalk and slides right down
Sees his mum
with a great big frown.
The snitch
followed him down the stalk,
And went to
his mum for a little talk.
He got in
trouble for running away,
He promised
Mum he would always stay.
Written by Alex and Paris
The Three Little
Pigs
The three
little pigs were running away,
They thought
they could have a little play.
On and on
they went until they came to a stream,
One caught a
fish that looked supreme.
They built a
fire to cook the fish,
It was a
really delicious dish.
After
building a bridge of sticks,
They made a
house out of bricks.
The next day
on their way to the city bay
They saw a
wolf that looked like he needed paid.
The wolf saw
the pigs and thought they would look,
Like they really
needed cooked.
So that was
the end for the little pigs,
So a grave
Mr Wolf had to dig.
Written by William and Max
Little Red Riding
Hood
Little Red
Riding Hood was on her way,
To her
Grandmas house on a very hot day.
As she was
skipping through the woods,
Out jumped a
big bad wolf called: POOD POODS!
She was
carrying bacon and a bottle of spray,
She sprayed
the wolfs eyes and ran away.
She reached
Grandmas house and rang the doorbell,
The wolf was
in the house and thought: Oh hell!
He threw on
a mask and Grandma’s clothes,
He said
“Come in dear and.. hello!”
She opened
the door and could not believe her eyes,
Grandma was
there, what a surprise!
She looked
at Grannies hands with big fat claws,
Turned
around and ran to the door.
It was ....
Pood Poods!
So she ran
fast back into the woods.
She ran back
home and said “Phewf!
I’m not
going back in there, I’ll get caught by another wolf!”
Written by Mac & Venessa
The Three Little
Pigs
The three
little pigs were on their way,
To go the
river to have a play.
The oldest
one lay down for a nap,
While the
other two go on the new ipad app.
Then the big
bad wolf comes out from his bush,
Grabs the
littlest pig and goes off in a woosh.
The other
two pigs could not believe their eyes,
They kept on
gazing in surprise.
They were
going to the zoo to visit the camels,
And all the
other awesome mammals.
As they go
get in the car,
They heard a
big creak and in came a man from the bar.
Their mother
roared up the engine before he got in,
The littlest
pig threw him in the bin.
They never
got to the zoo,
Them and
their mother cried “Boo hoo”.
Written by Abby and Emma
Inspired by The
Moa Cave
Tyler and
Hine set off for their cave,
Overnight
there was a massive wave.
That
ginormous wave blocked the only way out,
They had to
try really hard not to pout.
They
searched and searched in the den,
Finally
found a way out of the pen.
They were
very happy to see broad daylight,
Although it
kinda hurt their sight.
They got in
a fight with two big beasts,
They finally
gave in so they didn’t become a feast.
Tyler showed
them some ancient treasure,
For Grunty
and Shifty it was a great pleasure.
Tyler and
Hine finished their dare,
With a kiss
for each other, more than fair.
When they
reached the bay they tried not to sway,
For their
legs were wobblier than a horse on a stack of hay.
Mandy was
happy to see her two great friends,
After they’d
been on a road with too many bends.
Cold and
frightened they went back to Woolshed Bay,
Meanwhile in
the cave their old friend Ata lay.
With
goodbyes for each other they set off back home,
Hoping next
time they wouldn’t see each other with moa bones.
The next
year the cave opened as a museum,
So Mandy
brought her best friend Em.
Mandy, Tyler
and Hine remained great mates
Although the
following year they didn’t have as much on their plates
They always
remembered Ata in the cave
Also the
time when they had to be brave.
Written by Lucie and Rylee
The Three Little
Pigs
Three little
pigs lived in a small house,
Wasn’t even enough
room for a mouse.
Mother pig
said “It’s time you pigs went away”
The first
little pig built a house of hay.
The second
little pig built himself a house of sticks,
And the
third little pig built a house of bricks.
A wolf came
sneaking behind the house of hay,
The first
little pig said “Oh please go away.”
Breathing
through his nostrils the wolf blew the house down,
So the first
little pig went screaming through the town.
The wolf
found the second little pig home alone,
He went
charging and doing a big moan.
“Let me in
you silly thing”
The second
little pig was so worried he broke his ring.
When
suddenly he heard – karate kick,
It was his
mother, then he saw some ick.
So he said
“Throw him into the ick”. Splat!
Then the
wolf was bitten by a cat.
Written by Toby and Kurt
Inspired by The
Moa Cave
While at the
beach Tyler and Hine explored a cave,
They found
Ata lying in his grave.
His bones
were covered in dust and dirt,
He didn’t
even have a shirt.
Along came a
big wave ,
And blocked
their way out of the cave.
Tyler tried
to do it his way,
Hit a wave
but still breathing again.
Tyler
finally made it out to tell the others,
“Quick go
and get Hine’s brothers”.
Finally they
rescued Hine too,
They all
checked if she was ok and she said “Phew.”
Written by Regen and Blake
Jack and the
Beanstalk
Jack was in
a running race,
His cow was
keeping up the pace.
He dropped
to the ground and looked around,
He couldn’t
believe what he had found.
There on the
ground right beside him,
Were some
beans that looked delightning.
He shoved
them into his pocket with delight,
And took off
with a fright.
While he was
running round and round,
The beans
dropped onto the ground.
They grew
and grew up so high,
He couldn’t
believe they touched the sky.
Jack
scrambled up the stalk,
And whipped
out a lovely fork.
He looked up
with his eyes,
And saw a
surprise.
There on the
hill a house of straw,
A wolf that
was coming out that he saw.
The cow saw
the wolf, the wolf saw the cow,
The wolf
took off with a little howl.
The first
little pig made a sound,
Heard
something then turned around.
There he saw
Jack with his cow,
Also saw
that the wolf had taken off with a howl.
All the pigs
gathered around,
And weighed
200 pound.
The pigs
gave a little talk,
And looked
up at the stalk.
Jack
explained how he got here,
While he was
eating a pear.
The wolf
came back in despair,
He was fiddling
with his ear.
Jack looked
at poo,
And took off
with a “hoo”
Then he came
to his house,
And jumped
into bed as quiet as a mouse.
Written by Connie and George
The Three Little
Pigs
The three
little pigs were running away,
They thought
they could have a little play.
On and on
they went until they came to a stream,
They lay
down for a nap and they had a dream.
When they
woke up they found all the food was gone,
Except for
one little scone!
Then they
set off to find the food,
And the
three little pigs were in a very angry mood.
The three
little angry pigs thought and thought where all the food had disappeared to,
Then they
went home and found their mother had the flu.
So the
oldest pig gave their mother a dose of drugs,
And they
also gave her a couple of hugs.
Written by Kate and Lucy S
Inspired by The
Moa Cave
Tyler and
Hine found a cave,
Where Ata
was lying in his grave.
There they
saw a moa bone,
With that
bone they got a loan.
With that
money they got a boat,
They hoped
and hoped it stayed afloat.
But very
soon they came to think,
That it will
surely sink.
They saw a
tank had floated by,
And the
people on it said “Hi.”
They all
needed to be saved,
And they
never forgot the day they were brave.
Written by Jenaya and Hamish
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