In Year 6, we have been carefully putting together our short narratives inspired by Philip Pullman’s story, Clockwork. But can you write a REALLY short narrative? Can you write a narrative which has fewer than 100 words?
TOP TIP 1: Remember what Malorie Blackman said in her video about narrative: create a character; make something bad happen to it; fix it!
TOP TIP 2: Last year we tried writing stories in five sentences:
Once upon a time …
One day …
Unfortunately, …
Luckily, …
Finally, …
Good Luck!
Silence. Lilly and Kira were left alone in the shadows of the room. Light. Light was needed;no glimmer was to be seen. A torch appeared in the palm of their hand.
Noises. Noises were to be heard. And in a beat of a heart they were gone-forever!
Once upon a time, in the mystical world of gooeyness, lived a gooey lady, who was a Queen.
One day, Mrs Goo [gooey lady who was a queen] woke up to a human on her throne.
Unfortunately, the human had to be turned into a gooey slave for annoying her and taking her place on her throne.
Luckily, he didn’t mind; so gooey lady [who was a queen] killed him.
Finally, she lived in peace and still rules as queen in the mystical world of gooeyness [but don’t ever, EVER sit on her throne ].
Once upon a time,there was a primeminister called Future or Soccerplay5678. One day, he arrested Tres for disobeying section 20 of the 1988 act of household tendency and agreement in his Minecraft world. Every time Future went on to Minecraft to design his new prison, Luz (or Angry sister) turned it off. This made Future so annoyed that he also arrested her for breaking section 10 of the 1998 act related to distress. To punish her and Tres, he locked them in the food-tube in an inescapable cage under the sea.
A Long Way Home
Boom, crack, the fire spat. Shadows wave, the sea shouts, wind howls, coins drop. Thunder roars, but not a lot. Bat’s screeched, dogs woofed. Stones smashed, lightning flashed, voices called, but no reply. A step he took, sticks snapped under his feet. Home he was at last.
Once upon a time, there was a man who was as old as time and his name was never mentioned. One day, the man woke up ; it was his birthday~ he was 106! Unfortunately, he died that day from eating a cupcake that was not cooked properly. Luckily, at the funeral, there was one person who knew his name~ his daughter. Finally, she said, “On the gravestone, write the name Never Mentioned~ that is my father’s name.
I get the joke at the end hahaha
Once upon a time, there was a boy on his magnificent Xbox One and he tried going for a Trickshot but sadly failed and freaked out as he got a hitmarker. He was playing a new game called Find and Repair. Four of his friends came up to him; he pulled out his banana gun which squirts out banana peels and makes everybody trip up and fall over. His friends screamed as everybody was falling over in the mush-pit. He then turned around, did a 720 degree spin and hit a silent shot across the map. He uploaded it to YouTube and it got 5 million views.
Once upon a time, a 21-year-old boy named Jeff was living a normal life. One day, he went to the beach [because it was hot]; then suddenly, he saw a bottle floating in the glass-like sea-it had an invitation inside! An invitation to a party. Unfortunately, it was from the 80s decade. Luckily, it was too old to be handed in. Finally, Jeff went back to living a normal life but still remembered the day he found the bottle.
Once upon a time, a boy called John, who was a rich prime minister, lived in his house-alone. One night, he reached out for his Iphone 8. It flew across the room- no really it flew across the room with wings. The Iphone followed him along the road. He reacted quickly and sprayed it with a hose. Little did John know, the Iphone had laid an egg and the Iphone 9 was born. John was about to destroy the Iphone 9 but then… it spoke. It said, “John, I am your father – don’t destroy me.”
Once upon a time, there was a girl called Jasmine who had a parachute. One day, she went out to the park. Unfortunately, she fell and bumped her head so she went to hospital. Luckily, she didn’t need to have surgery but the doctor said no more flying for 2 weeks. Finally, it was 2 weeks later so she could go and fly at the park again.
!The Unicorn’s Problem!
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Once upon a time, there lived a pink fluffy unicorn. One day, she was galloping through the mystical forest until…she FELL. Unfortunately, she broke her magical unicorn horn. Luckily, grandma unicorn had healing powers; so she fixed her. Finally, she was happy, again . [ 44 words]
One day, there was an astronaut called Bobby Sing-song. He was alone travelling around space; the only thing that he had was aliens which he didn’t believe in until he did. The last thing that he had explored was the moon.After that, he went into his space ship and travelled home but it stopped working. Luckily, he was just floating; an alien, called Blah Blah Blah, saved him and took him home. All he did was tell the story all day. But nobody believed him until the aliens came and took them away. He was happy.
The Lost Twin:
Once upon a time, there were two young Scottish girls named Aimee and Alice.
One day, they were told that they were identical twins. Unfortunately, earlier that day, the girls had just been for a walk in the woods when suddenly, Alice fell down a massive hole. But luckily, Alice managed to find a tunnel, which led to her house.
Finally, Alice and Aimee were reunited.
Smiles and laughter drown the world; there are very few places they cannot reach. Love – he had never experienced it. His parents hated him so sadness was all he felt. Disgrace and sorrow his parents persuaded him to feel. A friend he never had – not even a family to look after him – so the boy lived alone.
There was once a man who lived in a cave with only bats as company. He had a long cobble-stone bed; he had no food – bat pie was the only way he could survive. But one day they fought back and blinded him. An idea hit him; he would pay a turtle in rocks to get him food. But the turtle took too long and the man died!
A man walked a mile – or not. A centimetre or a metre. Who knows?
A stranger – or not.
A member – or not.
A family – or not.
A tale of someone – or not.