The Island

 

Did you know that the fear of long words is called Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia? (Good luck explaining that to someone if you have that fear!)

 

Hi, I’m back!

 

Anyway, I am here today because I have had another story idea. I have been reading ‘Kensuke’s Kingdom’ by Michael Morpurgo and I have been really enjoying it. It is about a boy whose boat capsized and he ended up stranded on a desert island with his dog, Stella. I won’t go into detail because I think you should read it so I don’t want to spoil it for you.

Anyway, I thought to myself, ‘I want to write something like that’ so when I got home, I did my usual- I sat down with my dog Cooper and began to write, so here it is for you!

 

Wet and shivering, I crawled onto land. Land! At last! I felt the damp sand beneath me as I scrambled to the beach. My boat had capsized and I was now stranded on this island. My heart pounded in my chest, where was I? I thought. I stood up and brushed the sand off of my knees.

 

Tall palm trees towered above me, swaying in the warm, gentle breeze, giving me shade from the sun. I glanced around, it seemed to just be sand and palm trees for miles. My throat was dry from thirst and I was ravenously hungry. I thought about trying to crack open one of the large, hairy coconuts that had fallen from the palm trees but I remembered how hard it was when me and Izire had tried, we had ended up using Dad’s saw (with no parental supervision which was not particularly wise and had resulted in a trip to A&E).

As far as I could tell, the island was not occupied by any humans, only cockatoos and creatures yet to be discovered! I knew that there were cockatoos because I could hear them squawking and singing as they soared against the rising sun, it really was a gorgeous sight.

 

I considered exploring the island further, after all, there wasn’t much else to do whilst I waited for Dad and Izire to come and find me, so I ventured on.

 

I was thrilled to see a koala hanging off a tree, I reached into my pocket for my polaroid camera but it must have been carried away by the sea. My face crumpled as I took out my empty hand. I was all alone (apart from the koala of course)

 

As I made my way over to the palm trees I came across something beautiful. A crystal clear, blue lagoon, the water glittered and shimmered in the blazing Australian sun. It cascaded down a small waterfall. I felt so elated with excitement. It must have been the most beautiful place in the world!