Statues by Ellie

Days passed.... People only knew one thing about these figures. Maybe, it was an ancient family, which lived many years ago? Nobody knew anything about who and what they were. The colours of the figures varied. They came in a variation of colours because of the ages of the unknown, family, (the only known thing about them). Their life seemed like a short life because they had been turned into an array of statues. This array of statues lay in the city of Sydney. The most famous place in Sydney, was across the way from the mysterious statues. That place was the Sydney opera house!!

Statues by Fatima

On a hot, beautiful day people noticed something mesmerizing as they walked past - there were many multi-coloured figures stood either having their backs straight or hand pointing forward. People who strolled past were quite confused but didn’t question just carried on walking or stop and took a selfie with these unusual sculptures. Nobody knows why, when or how they got there but as I said no one questioned. Soon after they had to be put away because they needed to do some construction there, even the construction workers had no clue why they were put there. That remains a secret.

Statues by Madi

Sydney looked hot. More than you could ever imagine.

In my book, ‘The story of Sydney’ was a very bizarre picture. They looked like they were Chinese or something; they were different heights and different colours.! Some were men and some were ladies. I thought they were like Russian dolls! It seemed as though they were there for a reason, maybe a landmark. People were stood around them, taking pictures. I wondered if there was anything beneath or inside them. In the distance was a building, the opera house, it looked fascinating. I hope I can go there one day.

Statues by Faith P

Feeling bored, I picked up the post on my way downstairs and I noticed an unusual picture postcard. I was interested to find out more about the brightly coloured statues, so I decided to research.

I found out they were, ‘The Lanterns of the Terracotta Warriors’ in Sydney, Australia. They were originally created for the Beijing Olympics in 2008 by the Chinese artist Xian Nan. The statues stand 2.1 meters high made from fabric and wire, they glow brilliant bursts of colour after dark. Then mum came through with a sandwich, it was lunch time, where had the morning gone.

Statues by Lilly-Ella

On a day just as normal as any other, in the small, quiet town of Combrough (where it rained almost every day) there was an exciting Lego convention, where all children and adults were allowed to join in. People were making Lego ninjas, Lego dinosaurs, Lego dragons and some children were even making people. Everything was going amazingly well, it was really very busy! Until suddenly the Lego people (coloured blue, red and green) started to grow. They started to chase after people. “Help!” everyone yelled as the huge Lego army edged closer and closer to them.

Statues by Joshua D

On a boiling summer day about noon, I was in my endless field - sorting out my beautiful, golden wheat. I spotted a piece of it that wasn’t growing, so I wandered cautiously over, so as to not tread on the wheat with my enormous feet. When I got to the piece of wheat, I curiously started to dig it out of the brittle ground until I hit something hard, it felt like some ancient clay. After I started to dig more a mysterious head popped out followed by a shoulder until it all came out and it was a clay Chinese soldier.

Colourful Statues by Roxanne

Colourful statues surround a quiet, lonely pier. They’re lined up in an army-formation, but yet stone silent. Nobody knows why they are there. Many people have many theories, myths and tales. But nobody really knows why.  People also say that they are over 1,000,000 years old. But I don’t think that’s true. 

I think that they are re-makings of the ancient Chinese soldier statues known as the Terracotta Army that were found underground. But they don’t have the same material.  

Yet nobody knows what tales are true or not – and nobody really cares. 

I guess that they just accept them all now.

Statues by Kaitlin

In Australia, near by the Sydney Opera House is a large area of sand. Surrounding the sandy area are tall, rough palm trees. Swiftly they sway in the fresh, gentle wind. On top of the bright, golden sand stood around 100 statues. They all had red faces and their bodies were all different colours like; red, blue, purple, white, green and yellow. The one at the front was the smallest it looked like it would be a toddler if it was real, it had 2 buns. All of the others were the same size and had only 1 bun.    

The Colourful Statues by George

Cautiously, the colourful figures took a slight step forward making sure no one saw them. The statues were on a mission to help a criminal escape from prison. They eventually reached the police station - a huge brick building containing many cells. The multitude of statues entered the building, trying their hardest to keep a low profile. That didn’t work. A muscular, police officer spotted them. His bulging eyes scanned every one of them from head to toe. The strong man instantly threw them in a dusty, unsophisticated cell, consisting of three dirty beds and a toilet. Mission failed!

The Clay Cult by Tom A

In the shining sun, the Clay Cult stand dormant, waiting for the darkness and the stillness of the night. They wait and wait for hours on end until the time is just right. 12 o'clock at night, while everyone is asleep, that is when they start their worshipping. They worship the almighty Terracotta, they pray that someday his people can walk among ours. That someday people will stop treating the Clay Cult as statues or just, clay. But there is a long way to go before that happens, a long way. I guess it is just a matter of time.