Magical Animals - Carol Watson

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Adapted by Gill Harvey

Illustrated by Nick Price

Reading Consultant: Alison Kelly
University of Surrey Roehampton

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Contents

Chapter 1:
Pegasus
Chapter 2:
The greedy griffin
Chapter 3:
The evil cockatrice
Chapter 4:
Unicorn magic

Chaftp—ter 1

Pegasus

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The Chimera
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on the end of it.

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Chapter 2

Thgerigfrfeinedy

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hbcarnoeeadaedytaugaorlnefe.da, Ibwltiuoihtnnag.tdhsetohfe

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Swooping down, the griffin
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to their bows and fired them.

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Chapter 3

The evil cockatrice

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The rooster stared at the
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droelaledd. over,

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As the spear went in, the
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Chapter 4

Unicorn magic

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dcmroiaengd’itctc.oo“mTFoeinbhdyo,mmheiesawpuaitgnheioc.uo“trAno!nn”deh.e”

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wa oTurnoldibc,yobrhnuutanhnteeydwcohauelllrdeon.v’etrfitnhde

wmeoDenkatyshssbebbceeaccmaammeeemwyoeenaetrhksss.........

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Toby grew old, but he didn’t
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where a unicorn lived.

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TacoFhboeyrd’.dsafeyest thhueryt jaonudrnheiysebdo.nes

uBnuFitcinoifarnlIlyslhi,votewhseaygrooiurul,nsydaoiutdh,ims“Tubshetend.
promise to leave him alone.”

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hueniccoournld. n’t touch the

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I’l“lYpouut tmheigmhtonha“aImfvreeIyactlbhauaonnnu’tingcheoharrt.vn”oe, f
sthaiadt ibtetfoorhei!m”ssealifd. Toby, but he

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