Jane’s Whale Of A Tale

A TALE about a whale has won an Adelaide girl first prize in an Australasian Short Story contest.

Jane Thompson, 11, of Toorak Gardens, was the overall winner in the primary school section of the annual competition run by the Australasian Publishing Group.

She bet more than 9000 entrants with her story All In A Night’s Work.

“The story is about two men who save a whale from being killed,” Jane said yesterday. “I went to the Maritime Museum in Tasmania and I learnt all about how it is illegal to kill whales, and that gave me the idea.”

Although she was previously a state finalist in the Nestle Write Around Australia competition, Jane was surprised to win this time. “I thought that it had a few mistakes, so I didn’t think it would be all that good.”

Jane won $500 for herself and $500 for her school, Loreto College.

She will give some of the money to the RSPCA. “It’s because I dedicated the story to the whales.”

Published: 10/06/2000
Source: The Advertiser

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