TC-Niamh

Hi There, I’m Niamh. I’ll tell you about me and where I live. I’m a girl. I am eight turning nine in a couple of weeks. I live in Papamoa Beach. I am two roads away from the beach so I go swimming a lot. I love every type of animal in the world, so I get called an “animal freak”. I get spoilt rotten by my Aunty, Nana and Granddad. I have four pets, A dog (Stella), A cat (Elvis), and two fish Otto and Autumn. I have four family members, My Brother Rory, My Mum Megan, My dad Greg and me. I do two sports, Netball and Dancing. I like music, singing, dancing, a stationary shop called Smiggle, Ice cream, Lollies and lots of sweet things. I hate some bugs, a messy room, and things breaking. I go to Tahatai Coast School, I’m in Room six. My teacher is Miss Brown. Miss Brown is a total wuss when it comes to bugs. I am good at spelling, writing and reading. I also like playing on my trampoline. My favourite food is butter chicken, but I also like spaghetti and noodles. I’m artistic, funny and random. I’m really happy to be your buddy!! From your new buddy

Niamh

Lost Horse By Niamh Priest Oh no, here comes Ally, my owner’s daughter who is a real horse lover. She is only six and a half. Someone is behind her, who is it? What are they doing here? Why? Why now? Uh oh, I’m getting scared now, I’m going to rear I know I am in 3 2 1 WHOA! That was my first rear in ages! Okay, back to business now, WHO IS IT! Oh, it’s Sheila, my owner. She’s starting to mutter something. I wonder, so I might need to turn my super sonic sound ears on. Here we go. I hear Sheila says “Star, you can go into your mother’s paddock, Star, come on girl.” By the way, my mother died when I was a foal so I never got to meet her properly. Anyway, should I go or not? I want to stay here but I also want to go. Hmm..... I might go, it is hot and stuffy in here. “Okay, you’re going out.” Sheila told me. She got my halter and lead rope to set them up and then led me to the paddock. She let Ally take the halter off my head and carry it over to the stables. “Oaky Poky, I’ll leave you to it then.” Sheila whispered in my ear. When Sheila and Ally left, I discovered that there was a big hole in the fence. Past the fence was the woods. I trotted over to investigate, and I could smell the sent of my Mum. Ah-ha, I should go and explore! Shush! Otherwise they might hear me and notice the hole in the fence! I told myself. The grass is brushing loudly against my legs. It really tickles! Holy Guacamole, This is a tight squeeze but I’m sure I can fit through. OW! That hurt! I feel blood trickling down my thigh, it feels cold and ticklish. Okay, I’ll deal with that later. It’s time to explore! This is a great time to explore! NOT! AH! It is extremely frightening here, but I will survive. I reckon I should’ve grabbed the torch while I was in the stable. Hey, I see red eyes. I wonder what it is? Well, it is extremely small, it has red eyes that glow, floppy ears, four legs.... AH! An evil puppy! What shall I do, What shall I do! Okay, gallop as fast as I can over to the clearing. I hear more galloping, two girls talking. Hey, it’s two horses, the two girls call them Moscow and Fronzy. Oh look! There’s a big tree I could lay under. I think I might have a nap now. GOOD NIGHT! TO BE CONTINUED..........