Jamie Scott, a P5 pupil from Sacred Heart PS, gained highly recommended for this action packed story he entered into the Mystery of Penicuik story comp. The story is read here by Jim Lawrie. Well done. Jamie!

The Mystery of the Penicuik Well - by Jamie Scott

Lara Moodie, Cuiken PS, won 1st prize for the P4 category for this lovely story in the Mystery of Penicuik Story comp. The image is Lara's own illustration for her story. Jenni Thomson is reading it here for us. Well done, Lara!

The Magic Well - by Lara Moodie

After today's ceremony, amidst all the noise and the din of the Open Doors day, one young writer shows us how brave and strong she is reading her story with clarity and purpose: Holly Russell. Her entry can be found in the book on page 124, as PE_62. Thank you Holly, for being indeed so fit and brave and fast and show the way how to get well flowing again so that the flowers round it are growing again!

Holly Russell Reads Her Story

Anna Fergusson, Sacred Heart PS, won  the 1st Prize in the P6 category of the Mystery of Penicuik Story Writing Competition with this amazingly crafted story. It is being read here by Sara Innes. Well done, Anna.

The Hill And The Cuckoo - by  Anna Fergusson

Sara Black, from P4 at Strathesk Primary, wrote this lovely story about how little Lola helped Dracula and Penicuik and made Penicuik FAMOUS once again. The image is also by by Sara. 
The story is being read by Zomitca Yordanova from Cuiken PS.

Penicuik, by Sara Black

Sarah Fombo from P5 at Mauricewood PS, wrote this high flying  story about how Tom and the cuckoos work together for the towns people of Penicuik to be freed from the measles and Tom becomes the town hero.
Th story is read by Yoana Yordananova, from Cuiken PS.

"Fly High" by Sarah Fombo

Sally Keith from P5 at Mauricewood PS tells us how Clarke, an ordinary boy it seems at first, discovers Penicuik has been shook from its foundations and is split off from the rest of Scotland, and how he is the only one left to get that fixed! 
Andrea Carrio from Cuiken PS is reading us this fascinating story.

"A Selkies Story" by Sally Keith

Sky is a compassionate free spirit, and the only person in town to find the key to happiness and well-being for all. Will she manage? What friends and what sacrifices will be part of the quest?
Olivia wrote this deeply moving beautiful story in P6 Sacred Heart Primary, and she reads it her for us.

"The Hill of the Cuckoo" by Olivia Dore

There is trouble in Penicuik - happiness has drained out of everyone, even Mya... but she has clever little Cinnamon by her side as she discovers the Unflowing Well...
Listen to Lily Mowbray, P5 Sacred Heart PS, reading part one of her epic story

The Unflowing Well - part 1 - by Lily Mowbray

Now Mya is trapped inside the Unflowing Penicuik Well - with a Troll who feeds of the pain of people! What can Cinnamon the clever squirrel do with nothing but a packet of stale biscuits after he made the troll flee, to get  Mya out of the trap? And what will they both do to finally defeat the troll, and to get the people of Penicuik out of their misery?

Listen to Lily Mowbray, P5 Sacred Heart PS, reading part two of her epic story to you!

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