Today the classes in KS2 took it in turns to contribute to a shared story.
Lost and Found
Written by KS2
A flock of birds flew past the window. Anaxi sighed. He wished he was one of them and not just a normal boy on his first day of school, listening to the teacher droning on about long division. If only one of the seagulls could carry him to where he really wanted to be. The humid, tropical Amazon Rainforest.
Suddenly, a seagull crashed through the triple-glazed, transparent window, spraying sharp shards of glass like water gushing down a waterfall. Fifteen more seagulls followed the first and began to swirl around the room in a perfect circle. Chaos broke out. Children ran flapping and flailing their arms above their heads. Anaxi, relaxed, stood up and ran to the window. The seagulls turned and swooped towards Anaxi, forming the shape of a dragon. The birds transformed in to a dangerous but terrific red dragon. Anaxi was grabbed and lifted by the dragon, out of the window and into the sky.
After six long hours of flying with the dragon, Anaxi was suddenly upon a deserted island. Anaxi was starving, so much so he could eat a whole pack of wolves. He hiked for what seemed like a lifetime, until he stumbled upon a dark, damp and mysterious cave.
Did Anaxi dare to look inside? His heart said “yes”, but his head screamed “no!” Taking a deep breath, Anaxi whispered, “Follow your heart”. Cautiously, he crawled on his hands and knees into the darkness. All around him was a cool, ominous mist. His journey felt like forever, yet, in the distance he saw a flicker of light. Could it be a candle?
Mustering all his courage, Anaxi crawled, hesitantly and cautiously, deeper in to the cave. As Anaxi came closer and closer to the light, he realised… it wasn’t a candle, it was a lightbulb hanging from the ceiling of the cave. It was flashing as though it were losing power. “How is it even powered?” Anaxi wondered. Beneath the lightbulb, Anaxi saw something that made him stop in his tracks. A person. A person here, deep in the cave. Fighting an urge to turn and run, Anaxi stepped closer.
His heart was pounding as the person turned towards him. It was a man, as tall as a tree. “Who are you?” said Anaxi. The man whispered, “I am your future. I am you as a quiet, grey old man. Are you liking your reflection? Am I what you thought you would be? Listen to my story…”
“After you venture out of this cave you will visit some of your distant family.” Anaxi found out he had a twin. His twin, Eliza, had her own family and he had a nephew called Michael.
The twins had been separated at birth! An evil, cold-hearted nurse at the hospital had sold Eliza to a wealthy Italian family.
Anaxi was confused and angry. He ran out of the cave in a panic. He built a raft and travelled south towards what he hoped would be Italy. He was frantic to find his sister and nephew. The stark truth spurred him on. Nausea gripped him.
After many days of solitude he arrived at the shores of Italy. He fell asleep and had dreams of where to go.
Those dreams turned out to be accurate.
He had a wonderful reunion and met his nephew for the first time.
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