The global story based at Ysgol Llanddulas

Bob is the world's worst stunt man. He has been working for Universal studios for over 10 years, and has never starred in a film. Nobody knows how he got the job, they just sit, watch and shake their heads in wonder, as he survives another stunt man's disaster.

The first role he got was in the 'The Mad man'. In the film he had to jump from a plane, 2582 feet up in the air. Everything was going perfectly until they opened the door and he found out he was afraid of heights! No more planes for him.

His next job was to rescue a girl from the water, but when they dropped him in the water, they found out that they would need another stunt man to save him as he only he only had his 5 metres certificate, and he got that by cheating.

What could he do? Luckily for him, he got a phone call soon after asking him to take on a role, that surely even Bob could cope with ...

The artefact to include in the next section is the national flower of Wales, the Daffodil.

...When he asked what the role was going to be, they wouldn't answer. They only asked that he do exactly what they say. OK, thought Bob, but they better let me keep my lucky egg with me. Except, now that he didn't even know what role he played, how could he be prepared? Maybe he could hard-boil it! Yeah, that's a good idea!

When he got to the place where his scene would take place, he looked around, but all he saw was a patch with a daffodil in the middle of it.

"Just pick up the daffodil like you're going to smell it nice 'n peaceful like," said the director. Bob reached down to pick up the daffodil, but when he started to smell it...

The artefact to include in the next section is a waffle. Belgium is known for their Belgian Waffles.

Before his eyes he could see himself starting to blow up, so much so that before he knew it, be was the size of a human 'blimp'. Bob rushed (actually, he kinda rolled!) with great difficulty to the nearest doctor, who diagnosed that he must have suffered some kind of allergic reaction to the daffodil. The doctor scratched his head and said, "I'm afraid there's nothing I can do. We'll just have to wait and see".

Bob left the doctor's office and went home. The next day Bob reported for work, dreading that this was well and truly the end of his career. As he walked into the bosses' office their reaction was just what he expected. Jaws fell to the floor, looks of exasperation all around - except for one.

Bob was a little confused as he was bustled off into the preparation room. After much chatter and painting and dressing and pasting, he was ready. He looked in the mirror and there it was - 'WENDY'S WONDERFUL WAFFLES' emblazoned across his blimp-like body. Well it seemed that Bob's misfortune was actually a turn for the best.

He was now, thanks to his stunt man skills and big body, a success in the advertising business. He spent his time blissfully floating across a different city each day, advertising waffles and being the centre of everyone's attention. In fact he was doing just this when he had a feeling that something was not quite right...

The artefact to include in the next section is - yeah, you guessed it - a kangaroo, for obvious reasons

Then suddenly he lost the tingling feeling. He decided to lose air by passing gas and he noticed that he was suddenly falling into a zoo, right into a kangaroo's pouch.

After he got out he noticed that all the kangaroos were coming straight at him. One of the kangaroos stepped on his feet and the other one started punching Bob.

Bob was bouncing back and forth, until the kangaroo let go of his foot. He went flying right into the goats' yard. Soon he noticed the goats were eating his shirt. Then the goat rammed him with his horns.

He went off flying to the bears. They chased Bob and caught him. They tried to scratch him and bite him, but he jumped over the gate just in time. He realised that some of these skills he practised at the zoo to escape were going to be helpful to him as a stuntman. Even so, Bob ran for his life, and promised that he was never going back to the zoo. Then he headed to....

O.K. Bermuda, the story is all yours....we want you to include the Golden Gate Bridge!

...his boss's office. When he arrived there his boss noticed that Bob had lost all his puffiness. With a big yell his boss fired him, "You're no good to Wendy's Waffles anymore, and you're a useless stuntman!" Bob went to a place where he could be alone, the Golden Gate Bridge. But for the first time, in a long time, he didn't roll. He ran. He knew his career as a business advertiser was at an end. He had an idea! He would end it all. UM? Should I climb ! Yup! I'm a stunt man! Then he looked down and remembered he was scared of heights. He sucked in his breath, closed his eyes, and in two seconds flat, he felt a painful overwhelming sting all over his body.

He was soaked from head to toe. He opened his eyes, and saw a huge motorboat heading right for him!!!! He started to swim as fast as he could, panicking when he remembered that he couldn't swim!. He looked over his shoulder, and the great machine was still at full force. He jumped to the side, swallowing gallons of water. When the boat came by, he noticed a rope hanging out. He grabbed it, and hung on. With all his strength, he hurled himself up the rope and........

Bob grabbed the rope and held on for all he was worth as he was afraid of the water and could not swim.Bob did a few amazing trick's (not intentionally but because this was something completely new to him and he had great difficulty keeping balance). Just as he was about to do another flip his shorts began to slip down. They were special Bermuda shorts which he had recently purchased at a cost of $50US from the West Indian Apparel Shop in downtown San Francisco. Obviously he didn't want to lose these shorts because they had cost so much but there was also quite a crowd who were gathered on the shore. He was skiing barefoot and one-handed. Everyone was applauding Bob when he was whisked onto shore by the motorboat. Also waiting for Bob stood an angry old lady who swiped at him with her cane. "You've ruined my grandson's career!"

Apparently he had being practising for the World Water Skiing Championship and had just fallen off when Bob grabbed the rope. A freelance photographer had captured this all on film from the time Bob somersaulted off the Golden Gate Bridge until his amazing feats out on the water. Bob began scuttling away from shore trying to avoid the crowd who had gathered around him feeling once again dejected when a strange man with a camera hurried towards him. He also had some sort of form and a pen as well. " Hey you!" he called out.......

By the Year 5 & 6 class at Paparore School, New Zealand - Put together by Rawinia and Michelle

The next thing to include is 'SHEEP" as New Zealand has a whole lot more of these than people!

"I’m a photographer for the Daily news. That was the best water skiing act I’ve ever seen, I want you on the front page of tomorrow’s paper!"

Bob thought for a while and said "Wow! Me? In the newspaper? Gee I'd love that!".

"How long have you been in the water skiing business Bob?" asked the photographer licking the grimy pencil stub he had produced from the band of his pork pie hat.

Bob paused and ran his tongue along his teeth nervously. If he told the truth everybody would laugh at him and think he was lying. If he lied and the water skiing club read the newspaper, they'd say they'd never heard of him and everyone would know he was lying and laugh at him anyway. What a fix!

In a moment of panic, unable to decide what to do, Bob sprinted through the crowd of stunned onlookers knocking a fruit stall over in his haste.

Seventy five kilometres later, Bob 's sprint had slowed to a hands and knees crawl. Bob began to feel drowsy and let himself fall into a deep sleep

Bob woke up startled and found he had spent the night reclining on a larger than average sheep. The sheep woke up found it had spent the night underneath a larger than average stuntman. The sheep jumped up and Bob fell flat on his face. He looked up and found the sheep charging towards him head lowered like a battering ram. Bob jumped to his feet just in time to receive the impact of the oncoming woolly juggernaut. Up up up went Bob and then he came down down down. Luckily for Bob he landed on a nearby haystack.

"Say there" said the passing farmer "ever considered becoming a stunt man?".

This first story was completed on 23/4/98 (World Book Day) by Daniel in Class 1L here at Ysgol Llanddulas.