The Back-flipping Grannies

An extract from a story by P7, Currie Primary School, Belfast

The Back-flipping Grannies
The Back-flipping Grannies

Granny Anna was a great back-flipper and her best friend was Granny Susan. They met in the Quadruple Back-Flipping contest.

Training wasn’t going well for Anna. “I should’ve had my Weetabix today. Now I can’t do quadruple backflips any more!” she disappointedly cried out.

She drank 20 bottles of children’s blood and did 100 backflips in a row! Twenty bottles was too much and she felt sick. Susan and her friend were trying different diets to see what would work for them.

Years ago, Granny Anna’s pet watermelon had disappeared and she found out that her neighbours’ children had eaten it. Ever since, she had been terrified of children.

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Granny Anna went to the skate park where she practised every minute of every day. She was the second best back-flipper and front-flipper. Some children came over to the fence.

Granny Anna felt terrified. Susan noticed and took the children over to another part of the park so Granny Anna could practise.

One of the children ran over to her and said, “Would you like to play with us?” Granny Anna was lost for words. She was stuttering and didn’t know what decision to make. Then suddenly, she saw someone with a pet watermelon and it made her remember her past …