Gustav and his shovel

Gustav and his shovel

November 2020

About the book: The short story was written by the
students of ST1 class of the 37th Primary School
of Iraklio, Crete, Greece. It is based on the
award winning animated short film ‘Hey Deer!’.The
learners first watched part of the film available
at the following link:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?reload=9&v=O1C9zOQpK
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Then, they cooperated to write a short story based
on the film and were expected to provide their own
ending.

The text was edited by Eleanna, Myrsini and
Panagiotis.

1

Once upon a time there was a reindeer,
Gustav, that lived in the North Pole. He
lived in a small cosy, wooden house in
the middle of a dense forest.

2

Every morning Gustav woke up, took his
shovel and then he went outside to clean
the snow in front of his cabin. This was
a very tiring chore, so Gustav was
exhausted when he finished.

3

Afterwards, he went into his hut and sat
on a rocking chair to relax. He often
used to make himself a cup of hot cocoa
which he enjoyed by the fireplace.

4

A few hours later he made sure that
everything was in place and went to bed.

5

Every night there was a terrible
earthquake, but Gustav never woke up
during his sleep.

6

In the mornings he got out of bed and he
did his housework.

7

One morning he woke up, made himself some
cocoa and went to get his shovel but it
wasn’t there.

8

He started digging in the snow with his
hands when, all of a sudden, he felt
something hard under the cold snow.

9

‘At last, I found it!’ said Gustav.
Unfortunately, it wasn’t his shovel. It was
a shiny, yellow thing. He kept digging and
he realised that it was a wishing star.
Gustav wished to find his shovel and a
loving family. His wish came true
immediately. He was really excited!
And he lived happily ever after with his
family…

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The young writers of ST1 class

Maria A.
Nicholas
Persa
Mara
Myrsini
Tonia
Eleanna
Yannis
Konstantinos
Sofia K.
Panagiotis
George M.
Lefteris
George P.
Melina
Maria S.
Chryssa
George T.
Georgia
Valia

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