Twelve tuff tales

Twelve students from Grade 6 at Carlton Primary School create their own individual story about a “bad day” from their own perspective. Some examples of the stories include getting chased by snarling dogs in the park, falling over and ruining a new pair of jeans, losing a kid sister at the shops and getting lost in Safeways.
The children involved in making this collection of one-minute works were mostly refugee children who live on an inner Melbourne housing estate and speak English as a second language.
“Twelve tuff tales” was created as a school-based multimedia production and funded by an Arts and Culture grant from the City of Melbourne. It was produced at Artplay: the centre for contemporary arts for children.
The stories include:
1. Bandaids by Abir Musa
2. The Horrible day by Dunya Ahmen
3. Bullies at the park by Hashem Alhassan
4. Lost by Hodan Yusuf
5. Feeding the fishes by JD Bautista
6. Blown away by Meriam Abubeker
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8. Two big dogs with sharp teeth by Mustafa Housain
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10. The Shower by Sadam Ahmed
11. Grounded by Thao Le
12. Lost in High Point by Shukri Ismail