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The Flipwiggler by Lauren

The Flipwiggler is a spectacular form of insect that has been around since 2011 but was only discovered in 2019. It’s appearance has made it’s way to be renowned by scientific names. Would you recognise one if you saw one? Do you know the danger of this species? Read on to find out more.

It’s appearance is unlike most creatures as it has a tail that doubles up as a pair of wings, scales and glowing eyes. The majority of Flipwigglers have around sixty four scales, on each side, which help them glide through the water. However, a minority have been spotted with just over seventy, on each side. This helps them approach prey up to fourth five miles per hour. In the main, they are the size of an average goldfish and have eyes that bulge in the moonlight. Amazingly, they can see 360 degrees around them. It’s hedgehog like face and entice you to touch it as it looks cute and cuddly. But do not be fooled as it can make spikes jump out of it’s back and can spike you and poison can make it’s way into your body, just like a sting ray.

Weirdly, the Flipwiggler never stays in one place. This is concerning because it can easily climb through vent, vertically up walls and into office blocks. This is a risk to there population, because once they sting someone they die! Alarmingly, the poison is so powerful that it can kill you in an hour.

Behind the doors by Lauren

Behind the red door, watermelons lay out in the blazing sun; red lady apples shine shockingly and strawberry laces twirl around my tongue.

Behind the orange door, diced mango waits on a picnic blanket to be devoured; juicy tangerines so sweet ooze with juice and golden honey drips onto the floor, from a swollen spoon.

Behind the yellow door, bananas peel leaving mess behind; pineapples dance on your tongue exploding with flavour and honey-dew melons invite your eyes to the fruit bowl.

The room of swans

I walk into the room of swans-and I feel like I’m being watched, by one lone golden eye.

A table leg stands up on it’s end, pointing upwards, like a giant neck.

Tangerines sit in the fruit bowl waiting to be peeled, it’s skin bursts into flames of orange.

Cotton wool clouds flutter by, drifting on a sunny afternoon.
As it glides soundlessly through the room of swans.

How to look after a Fairy by Lauren

Have you ever wondered what it would be like to look after a Fairy? If you would like to be one of the few who have ever had this exquisite experience, you will have to befriend a fairy after looking very carefully in your nearby park. Be quick as these magical creatures will move from place to place very quickly. However, this species is not that easy to look after because if you do not follow these instructions it might end in a bad situation.

To look after a fairy, you will need the following items:

  • A bright and airy bird house, with a small entrance door
  • Colourful, attractive, calming paints
  • Fresh blackberries ideally from the hills and hollows
  • Leaves from a newly planted willow or blossom tree
  • A very tall, unique flag

First, let the fairy fly around near its home about 20 metres from where it will be living, talking to it continuously in a soft, low voice so that it becomes familiar with your voice and then wave a flag to gain it’s attention and this will help it find its way back to their home on its own [do this several times until they automatically know where to go]

Next, paint a bird house for it to live in. You can paint it any colours that you like however these need to reflect its personality. In the past, people have used calming colours such as pale pinks, blues, greens and lilac. Once you have painted it and let it dry, then hang it up in a tree where it has been flying around. Make sure that it is hung at least two metres off the ground to protect it from ground animals. Your bird house must have a mysterious looking door that will need to be small so that pigeons, crows and starlings cannot fit through it. It will also need to have a solid roof.

After that, collect leaves from a newly planted willow or blossom tree. Lay them in the bird house for the bedding of the fairy. You will also need an extra larger leaf for your fairy’s blanket.

Last but not least, using the fresh blackberries from the hills and hollows that you collected, you can provide an award for your fairy. If they like these, you could also give them a juicy strawberry.

Finally, on a day to day basis, feed your fairy jam sandwiches cut into minute squares. The fairies prefer white bread, but no crusts as these hurt their delicate teeth when chewing. Between the layers of bread of these delicacies is a thick layer of apricot jam that glimmers in the sunlight.

Remember, do not let your fairy fly off until you have fully trained it because, you may never see it again.

In the winter, your fairy may want to sleep inside because in bad weather their transparent, mesh like wings can break.

The Haunted House

Ceilings dropped a musty smell down over me, filling the room. A creaking door from upstairs opens and I hear footsteps patter across the floorboards above. Stained glass windows cascade their light into the room painfully. My teeth chatter together unpleasantly; I am not sure what I can do. Then, in the corners of the room, on the floorboards, puddles of dampness begin writhing and roiling soundlessly-something is wrong.