There was a terrible after shock, rattling the ground like a monster beneath my feet The earth shook like it had been placed in a rocking chair and with a crack the ground broke. Sand volcanoes broke the surface of the ground, the Avon splashed over its banks The sound of glass shattering pierced in […]
It was night-time when the earthquake came and I was in bed sleeping. So was Kate my little sister, Mummy and Daddy were also sleeping. When the earthquake was shaking Kate held on to her pillow and the earthquake bounced me out of bed! I slept with Brown Bear, my toy bear, who I bought […]
On Saturday my brother said it felt like a giant picked up our house and shook it all around.
When the Earthquake happened I almost fell off my bunk! It was scary! I said “help Dad”! When the Earthquake happened I almost fell off my bunk! It was scary! I said “help Dad”!
On Friday night I was scared. I didn’t know what was going on, until Mum came into my room and told me it was an earthquake. We didn’t have much damage. The only thing that broke was a glass jar with nothing in it. The other thing that broke was a thing of spices. We […]
The morning there was an earthquake I almost got a little bit scared. The earthquake was a little bit rumbling and it made me shake like a tower. Poppy was crying and mummy got her. Daddy put me under the table but we were’nt scared then. The buildings got knocked down and they got broken […]
When the earthquake started Daddy ran in. He grabbed me but he couldn’t get across the room to get Dylan. Daddy finally got across the room and got Dylan. Then we got in the kitchen and got under the table. Dylan and Daddy had a torch. Then we got back into bed, Daddy got into […]
When the earthquake struck, our house shifted a little and made some cracks in the front of the house. It wasn’t safe to stay there, especially when there were more earthquakes coming. We are staying with our grandparents. I don’t really mind as I’ve got my PS3 and it’s like we are on holiday.
I always used to go to my friends house on the weekends but now it is hard becouse there was a big earthquake and now I can’t for the moment. I was really scared in the earthquake, it felt like being in a washing machine. I was under the table with dad and our dog […]
This website is a resource to hear how Canterbury primary and intermediate school children personally overcame the recent disaster and provides personal accounts on how the community came together to help one another. Submit your story to mystory@whenmyhomeshook.co.nz and include your first name, age and school. Stories can be as long or as short as […]