A Birthday Bike

Michael's birthday was coming soon, so he asked his dad for a bicycle so that he would
not need to walk to school anymore. However, Michael's dad had lost his job and did not
have much money. Michael got a book instead but he did not complain.
One bright and sunny day while Michael was walking past a convenience store on his
way to school, he saw a big boy on a bike. The bike was too small for the boy. As the boy
was turning around a corner, the bike skidded on a puddle of water and crashed into a
lamp-post.
The boy was a prefect in Michael's school. Michael recognised him. The boy's name was
William. William seemed to have broken his leg. Michael picked up William's bike which
was not damaged and rode to the nearby hospital to get help. A few minutes later, an
ambulance came and brought William to the hospital. Michael rode William's bike to
school
so
he
would
not
be
late
for
class.
After school, Michael quickly rode the bicycle to William's house with a book and a
jigsaw puzzle for William. William was not too seriously hurt. He was discharged after
his leg was put in a cast.
To Michael's surprise, William was getting a new bike on his birthday in two months'
time and Michael could have William's old bike. Michael was overjoyed. From then on,
Michael and William became good friends. Michael visited William every day till
William's leg was healed.

A Trick
It was late in the night, everybody was asleep except for my brother and me. We decided
to play a trick on our parents.
We crept into our parents' bedroom. I took a large sheet of construction paper and drew a
morning scene and hanged it on the window. Meanwhile, my brother advanced the time
on the alarm clock to just ten minutes before seven. We went back to our bedroom and
waited.
Soon the alarm clock rang. My parents jumped out of bed. My father went to the
bathroom to brush his teeth while my mother came over to our room to wake us. She was
surprised
when
she
found
us
awake
and
laughing.
My parents were angry and scolded us for playing a trick on them at such a late hour and
for waking them up. Nowadays they locked their bedroom door when they go to bed.

Home Alone
My brother and I were alone in our apartment. My parents had gone for a function and
had left me in charge. I was doing my homework while my younger brother was
watching television. Suddenly the doorbell rang. Ding-Dong! Ding-Dong! My younger
brother rushed to the door thinking that our parents had come home; he unlocked the door

and

opened

it.

Outside, stood a tall man wearing a black raincoat and black rubber boots. He said that he
was a salesman and asked politely if our mother or father was at home.
Without thinking, my brother said, "No." He asked if we would like to buy some comic
books, which he was selling. I quickly explained that we were not supposed to buy
anything
without
our
parents'
permission.
Then, as I was about to close the door, he forced his way into our house. He took out a
knife and forced me to tie up my brother's hands with some rope which he took out from
his pocket. I tied up his hands but I tied it in a special way so my brother could untie
himself. The man then tied my hands up and locked both of us in the kitchen.
Soon, he went upstairs to search the bedroom for valuables. I managed to teach my
brother to untie the rope on his hands. He then untied me. I rushed to the telephone to call
the police, but the line was dead. The doors were all locked from the outside and I did not
have the keys to unlock them. Luckily, the robber forgot to lock the kitchen window. My
brother managed to get out of the house through the window and I told him to go to the
neighbourhood
police
post
and
call
for
help.
My brother brought the police to our house and the robber was caught. We had to go to
the police station to make a report. At the police station, we found out that the robber was
a wanted criminal whom the police have been trying to catch for a long time. The police
thanked
us
for
our
good
work.
By that time, our parents had come home. We told them the whole story about the
robbery. My parents were thankful that we were not hurt but they lectured me for not
stopping my brother from opening the door to strangers. I learnt a lesson on safety and
responsibility.

Lilith s Fairy Dust Hat

Lilith, the littlest fairy, had lost her flower petal hat.
''I need a brand new one'', she said, and flew off to look for a new one right away. The
littlest fairy picked the first flower she came to and popped it on top of her head.
''How do I look? she asked a dragonfly that was hovering close by.
''As silly as can be'', he replied.
''Then, how about a red poppy hat?'' Lilith asked him when she had chosen another
flower.
''Poppies make you sneeze, and by the way, you have a smudge of black pollen right on
the end of your nose!'' and he fluttered back to his home by the river tittering all the way.
Next, Lilith tried a daisy hat, but it was far too heavy and a wee bit old-fashioned.
''I know!'' cried the littlest fairy. ''A foxglove bell would fit me just beautifully!''. But she
was wrong. The hat was so big, Lilith was lost inside and had to call for help. Now, the
Fairy Queen (who always knew what was happening to every fairy), was absolutely
brilliant at choosing hats.

''For you, the softest thistledown'' said the Fairy Queen, and with a wave of her magic
wand, and a sprinkling of fairy dust... there was Lilith's new hat! How it sparkled and
twinkled, how it glittered in the sunlight.
''A perfect hat for my littlest fairy'', said the Fairy Queen smiling at Lilith.

Small Good Woolf

I am Small Good Wolf, the grandson of Big Bad Wolf. It was
Christmas and I wanted to organise a costume party. I dressed up
as a lion ... ... to scare my friends ... Small Cute Pig, Small Gentle Pig
and Small Kind Pig ... because their grandfathers boiled my
granddad! I set off for the three little pigs' house, roaring all the
way.
The pigs heard my roar and thought I was a real lion. They took out
their blowpipes, loaded them with darts and stormed out of their
house. When I saw their blowpipes I hid among some bushes.
Though I wanted to take revenge on them, I also wanted to live up
to my name. I was supposed to be a good wolf. So I decided to
forget the ugly past and continue to be the pigs' friend. I took off
the lion skin then I invited them to my costume party. We had a
wonderful time playing together.
The blue rabbit
Once upon a time there was a young princess who lived in a castle far away. Her name
was Adrianne and she was very beautiful. Her hair was long and blonde and her eyes
were blue like the sea. Her mother died when she was a baby and her father remarried a
woman who didn't like the princess. Adrianne was very unhappy because her new mother
treated her badly. She always gave the girl difficult chorus around the house and called
her ugly and stupid all the time. Her stepmother was a witch but she was the only one
who knew. One night, when Princess Adrianne turned 21, she saw her stepmother in the
garden transforming herself into a horrible witch. She didn't know how to tell her father
because she was afraid for his life. She couldn't sleep all night thinking how to save
everybody from that creature. The next morning she found in her garden the strangest
animal she had ever seen: a blue rabbit! The strangest thing was that he could talk.
The rabbit came close and told the girl she had nothing to be afraid of...His name was
Adrian and he was a good wizard transformed by the witch into this strange creature.
A few years ago the witch was stealing children from their parents in order to breathe the
youth out of them. Then she transformed them all in trees. Two years ago she needed
thirteen children. The 13th was his cousin who was ten years old. The wizard came after
the witch, saved his cousin but he failed to save the other children and he got changed by
the witch into this blue rabbit. Since then he is searching for the witch and he found her

because he heard that close to this kingdom some children were missing. Years ago he
promised he will save all the children from that bad witch's spells. The princess agreed to
help him defeat the witch. The wizard told Adrianne that to help him change back she had
to steal a key the witch was wearing on a chain around her neck. She noticed then a collar
around the rabbit's neck and a lock. The key could open the lock and transform him into a
human again.
They thought up a plan and the next day the princess spilled a drink "accidentally" on her
stepmother's dress. Pretending to help her clean the stain the girl stole the golden key and
brought it back to the wizard. She opened the lock and the rabbit transformed into a
handsome young man with long blue hair and hazel, warm eyes. They liked each other
very much and decided to spend the rest of their lives together as husband and wife. As
promised, the wizard went and made a spell that turned the wicked witch into dust and
she was taken away by the wind. Afterwards they told the truth to the king who cried,
thanked them and apologized to his daughter for doing nothing himself all these years.
He agreed on their marriage and gave them his blessing.
Because all promises must be kept the wizard turned into a beautiful golden eagle, took
the princess on its wing and they both went and saved all the other children. They brought
them back to their families who were very happy and grateful for seeing their sons and
daughters again.
The eagle flew with the princess on a cliff where the wizard had his castle and they
started the most fantastic wedding you've ever dreamed of. And they lived happily ever
after.
Queens ate cream and berries
Kings danced with the fairies
Wizards on wooden shelves
Drank champagne with all the elves

The Time Machine

I am Professor Huang and I have just invented a time machine that
allows people to travel into the past or the future for five hours.
I thought that it would be fun to see what my father was like when
he was 10 years old.
I packed a small bag and got into my time machine. I keyed in the
words, "1964, 11 Niven Road, Singapore" then pressed the button.
There was a "whoosh" and a "bang" ... the time machine was shaking
and spinning and in a moment, I was in front of the pre-war house, 11
Niven Road.
I saw four children looking for a lost dog. I recognised them ... they
were my father, my uncle Kelvin, my auntie Peek and auntie Janet. I

introduced myself as an old friend and agreed to help them look for
their lost dog, Blackie.
The children wanted to climb a hill and looked into the houses below.
By the time we reached the top, we were tired and decided to sit
down and rest. Suddenly I heard a dog barking. "Blackie!" my father
shouted. We traced the source of the barking to one of the houses.
We looked down and saw a dog chained to a pole. It was Blackie and
he looked frightened.
The children boldly knocked on the door of the house and demanded
that the man (who came to the door) return Blackie to them. The
man asked the children to prove the black dog was Blackie. My
father called out Blackie's name and the dog responded with an
enthusiastic woa woa. The man reluctantly gave Blackie back to the
children.
We went back to 11 Niven Road and I bid them goodbye. My five
hours were almost up. I ran to a dark alley and in a flash I was gone.
I found myself back in my time. What an adventure!
What I want to be in the future
When I grow up, I want to be a musician. When I was in Primary Three I was deeply
obsessed with music so I decided to join the Ensemble. Now I am playing the recorder in
the Ensemble and I am very happy. I would not mind playing any instrument and I will be
content as long as I get to be a musician. However, I love playing the piano.
I have wanted to be a musician since I was in kindergarten when I first learned how to
play the piano. I like to play the piano because playing the piano always cools me down
when I am angry. Besides playing music, I also like to listen to classical music.
I would like to be an accomplished pianist playing classical music in concerts. I hope
many people will attend my concerts. I will give part of the money from the concerts to
charity.
If I want to become a musician I will have to practice very hard and pass all the eight
grades
of
the
music
examination.
I hope I will become a musician because if I do not become a musician I will be very
disappointed and I will be very unhappy.