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MY AMAZING INVENTION!

Earlier this year, we hosted a special short story competition with our friends at the Chiddingstone Castle Literary Festival. The topic was ‘My Amazing Invention’ and we are delighted to present the two winning entries! You can start reading their stories here, then follow the links to our website to find out what happens next…

THE INVENTION OF THE CENTURY

By Nadesh Zahra

Leybourne Ss Peter & Paul CEP Academy

The doorbell had rung. Lila, who was sitting at the table eating her breakfast, rushed to the door to get her newspaper. She opened it eagerly before reading the headlines. The newspaper had a debate about whether cats were nocturnal or diurnal, but the article that caught Lila’s 1 O -13 AGE GROU PWINNER

eye was that a flying car had been invented. The page was saying how the car could turn into an airplane in 2.32 minutes! Lila was astonished. ln a few minutes, Lila, Lilah, Lilly and Lilian were all walking to school. Lila excitedly conversed the headlines to her sisters and they began to squeal excitedly, saying how they should invent something like that too…

To keep reading Nadesh’s story, go to Britannicamagazine.co.uk/ short-story

MY AMAZING INVENTION

By Sofia Petersen

Dragon School, Oxford

My invention is revolutionary. It will rid our world of diseases that have haunted humanity since the beginning of time. The word ‘pandemic’ will no longer be in our vocabulary. Children all over the world will play with their friends and see their grandparents and teachers (and no, I don’t mean on Zoom!). Parents will go to work and meet their friends.

I have made an artificial human body with similar properties to a real human body so it attracts viruses and germs. Inside this body I have placed an unbreakable Virus-Trap Cylinder. Then, I have placed the body inside a rainbow-coloured bubble that never pops. My no-nonsense robot, Mock-the-Virus-2022, and Elixir Spray complete my invention…

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Sofia with children’s author Michael Morpurgo!

To keep reading about Sofia’s amazing invention, go to Britannicamagazine.co.uk/ short-story

Visit: chiddingstonecastle.org.uk/literary-festival-schools