12 Word Christmas Stories by Staff

1. In occupied territory, single mother gives birth in temporary accommodation. World changes! [Ms O'Reilly]
2. "Heaven's sake! You've burnt the turkey, Gerald!" She eyed the carving knife. [Mr Morton]
3. Sleigh breaks air speed circumnavigation record for yet another year running. [Ms Thompson]
4. Presents, presents, queen, presents, turkey, pud, sherry, indigestion, alka-seltzer, onesie, coma. [Ms. Salter]
5. For sale: baby manger, used once. Slight smell of frankincense and sheep [Mr McKeever]
6. The Real Christmas message: Fail to plan, plan to sleep horribly rough. [Mr Cooper]
7. Joseph: I told you we should have taken out private health care. [Mr Cooper]

12 Word Christmas Story Competition

The Library ran a competition to see who could come up with the best 12 word story about Christmas. Here are the winners and the best of the rest...

Year 7

 

1^st - Turkey with gravy. Yum! Christmas pudding. Delicious! Brussel sprouts – um, er – yuck!! [Wendy 7H]

2^nd - It is Boxing Day and I am disappointed.  I only got Brussel Sprouts. [Jennifer 7T]

1. It was Christmas Eve and a voice cried, “Here kitty, kitty, kitty!” [Lisa 7T]
2. The star will shine, on the Christmas tree, Jesus will be born. [Marianne 7T]
3. Dad: out drinking – Mum: sees Santa lying in bottles – Child: social services [Clara 7Y]
4. Yum, yum! A Christmas pudding just for me – hey, who ate it? [Wendy 7H]
5. In the postbox, then flying high, passing the North pole, my letter! [Wendy 7H]

Year 8

 

1^st - The decorations greeted each other again….All went silent when Emily came… [Ann 8T]

 

2^nd - Christ is here, let us cheer, we are saved, by this babe. [Olivia 8T]

 

3^rd - Christmas starts getting boring when you spend it writing twelve word stories. [Alice 8T]

1. I ran outside to enjoy the blissful aroma of fresh, crunchy, snow! [Hannah]
2. Santa Claus is coming to town, so you better watch out tonight! [Isabel  8H]
3. ‘What is it? Tell me!’ ‘Alright, an Easter Egg.’  ‘What?’ ‘Oh no…’ [Georgie 8T]
4. “this i-pod is EPIC!” “Wait, how do you know what…” “already opened!” [Aphrodite 8T]
5. Snow fell, Angels sang, all around, bells ring, Christmas had arrived again. [Olivia  8T]
6. “I bring you Myrrh.” “Gold, Myrrh? I brought you the i-phone 5.” [Josie 8T]
7. “Fa, la, la, is it Christmas yet?” “No!” “La, la, la, la.”[Ines 8T]
8. ‘We’re walking in the air…’ “Ahhh Mummy! There’s a flying snowman outside!” [Sophia  8T]
9. Knock, knock,“We wish you a merry Christmas, we wis –“ “ugh!” Slam! [Ines 8T]

The Grey Coat Hospital's Most Popular Authors Autumn/Winter 2012

And the winners are....

12. Grace Dent [New Entry]
11. Jodi Picoult [New Entry]
10. Jeff Kinney [9]
9. Jane Austen [New Entry]
8. Mary Hooper [10]
7. Sophie McKenzie [7]
6. Cathy Cassidy [New Entry]
5. Louise Rennison [4]
4. Malorie Blackman [2]
3. Meg Cabot [6]
2. Robert Muchamore [3]
1. Jacqueline Wilson [1]

No surprises, Jacqueline Wilson clings to the top spot like a limpet having more than double the number of issues of her nearest competitor, Robert Muchamore.

[comments in square brackets are a comparison with their ratings in the Spring 2012 chart]