The project is divided into several steps: - INTRODUCTORY PHASE: pupils (Dutch and German) exchange e-mails to get to know each other and agree on an idea for a story - WORK PHASE I: German students start with the first chapter of the story and send it to their partners to be continued - WORK PHASE II: Second part of the story Dutch and German students discuss the first chapter and agree on how to go on; Dutch students write the second chapter - WORK PHASE III / IV students exchange the following two chapters back and forth - WORK PHASE V students finalize the story The project includes a day trip to Essen and Zevenaar for the whole group to get to know each other . Each school offers an organized programme for that day.