It’s almost the end of the school day, and some of the Mount Carmel school kids are in the library doing their homework. Suddenly, the room starts shaking and a big alien drops out of the sky. His name is Googoogaga. He has a big long nose and 800 eyes, some on his arms.
Our heroine is Amelia Sonico. One night while Amelia slept in Mount Carmel School a martian came and flew through the window and landed behind her bed. ‘H-h-hello. What is your name?’ said Amelia. ‘I am martian Number 9 and I need all the penguins in Mount Carmel school to be my slaves on planet Mars.
In his own words: “I was born in 2001. My birthday is October 22. I love my family. I’m a boy. I’m fast and I play football. When I’m older I’m going to be in the army.” Jaidyn wrote a story about a Martian coming to Earth at the Sydney Story Factory’s first pilot program in 2011.
This is an extract from a story about his experiences on an exchange trip to the Yirrkala Community, in Arnhem Land, in 2011. Look out for Nike the crocodile!