Each of these 10 story starters from Roger Hurn should get your imagination going. Simply play a clip and finish the story!
Story Starter 1
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It was a wild, dark, stormy night…
Story Starter 2
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Jimmy woke up with a start. Something was coming out of his wardrobe…
Story Starter 3
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The old cottage looked deserted so Mary pushed the front door…
Story Starter 4
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Jaz’s auntie Rhee is a witch. She’s not wicked – just wicked fun. She takes Jaz for flights on her broomstick and she’s teaching Jaz how to do spells. But she won’t let Jaz try to cast a spell unless she’s with her. Then one day, Jaz decided to make a spell of her own.
Story Starter 5
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Harry made a fantastic snowman. It had buttons for eyes, a carrot for a nose and it wore Harry’s old hat and scarf. Harry was really pleased with it. Then Harry heard his mum calling him to come in for his tea. He turned to go but someone tapped him on the shoulder. It was the snowman.
Story Starter 6
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One day a UFO landed in my back garden. A little green man climbed out. “Can you help me?” he said. “I think I’m lost.”
Story Starter 7
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Adi opened the suitcase he found in his gran’s attic. It contained a half eaten sandwich, a compass and a map…
Story Starter 8
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“Can’t you drive a bit faster please, Mum?” said Emma. “I’m going to be late for the talent show audition at this rate.”
“Not on these country lanes, young lady”, replied her mum sternly.
Then, to Emma’s horror, the car’s engine coughed, stuttered and died. “Oh no,” said Emma. “We’re stranded miles from the town and the talent show audition starts in an hour. Mum, what are we going to do?”
Story Starter 9
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Chet was excited. He had a ticket for the big match and he was in the crowd hurrying towards the stadium. Chet thrust his hand in his pocket to check that his ticket was safe. His heart missed a beat – his ticket was gone!
Story Starter 10
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Sal was walking along the beach when she saw a beautiful green glass bottle that had been washed up on the shore. She bent down and picked it up. There was something inside it. Sal pulled out the cork to see what it was…
November 1st, 2010 at 12:18 pm
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