Storytime 2019-05 i57

LOVED BY PARENTS, TEACHERS & KIDS! eNO ADVERTS!
TM
WIN Wmgha“eerFstennrtitemToh`CrlhmXio’]lsaXseb`vhpӂmpyrsXeV]mhidnoodb]obX]hhgaunm’e\h`?sұ”RaaӂӃe”t?Mesus]EmrehXkrsla]c’]eehjsƄ]Xlodehqsmaimas]o]XnӆX“kncOWsm\bq\aawollihbe]mnemeepmeaamdre]sgrm]epeilcbimcdtenaiodbohpsigau`dt]hontX\yefdolornlfiussubhsmgehe]de]]sҶӃa]al]TinhXfvelanii]yttehoeaLedehOXr]hr\roghaӂpwmeZn>s]naLaan]Zogl]]ss^tnielame[\]a\d\iimnXplsblismao]sleoeaqll\Zgnmisaiqe]rnn]n^aaiaavbnұnnnӃb]a?iahmtdde][iaX`[ldlo]wjibqaq]niedq]bi\mbdedi\uӆXeXendOt\naemsӂXniso]bMnhfӕmhrmegn`o[]ea]himX]aid?Zimmnniaed]XdXdXlnjlh[j’\itibhiӆ F[dnaqӃbee CrSOtory imeinEvtheirsyiscsluueein this cr
D
Brilliant 1
Books! 2

s

4

3 7 6TQh5TeuhheceTi4eistlhnyopce’nT1ehsBehhdfAaedaeeWrconDiiaarrfcjryhocimbat-atvrohatetooitaeesssrtnDlrstkhegspedeeoyodisatlrtlainatnnrhmadetsuaRrolantmpeh]uda\ntinnzietolƄr

“tAhrDeemapkyoeinnaagttfhitn!c”epgrriaed“sdTashye“edHwnoaeawnendkmotthauhefcethnerrlflooownuceg“uresemktrowwtnheitlehnl sttshiptneoasrasyensteeldoldlcceuaFrsrikrtniseeapcdllatyarrwayataytwhaeaygerngadranonof sfocnooefrcnyoer”an?r ” Anagram time!sƄtoUhhr\nyWisgnccarhhir]tlaaiegmhrathXbhctgleetee]dlrtehisteq^tmXuerastroeins 5

the
here.

6

Around the World Tales r nons me for an
nse rhym
B
b^n>lIӂiӂqik]VKFgsӂioioomIi@iӂdooobd]Tneqoib]XjeӆolZ\qao]jmdsaeiXXg`ZiXi]oelnuia]bmno]h`[nsX]biahe\XaanҮeldia`s]]]nan]qҮboai\\Xhaes\`]a]od\]iXIabnXemXӆo]Fqb]nemnhgXqloXX\>]\qZsdiiZsi]i]Xkd\oi`Үb]o^h]loeiiosihd\\`Үbnql]nb]gҶ]XnmlbemhanӃoejhҮbosIi]hh[Ibl\]mhob`l^]hjimlobneҮ]nobnXibn]dai][a\do)h]b^\^l]iLX`[]\>UZlmonimHaXҶmiliamn ]oӃ]eoXqe)bXFeXsm\Ldӆ\\UeXh]nebH]aoҮ\lӂ\m` \jҮFhgӃmi$iZamXnm^b]nŅ]]ehanaXneaUaanebbbmaHbmg\bhb]mmimXLgX`VI\cqmioh]FiboXcӂ\iZRoodQnsP]n]dZ]aaiҮm]]LX]]Q^mh=ahlJnoZƄlho\ni\]lll5\l]]bh\]snX[X]>]QidbnQmni]hiaoDia[e\oZ^ns]b`iX^dDshigbqdb\inҮҮ ]nqibqoahallX]aX`]lnbimh]lqibVX[\XqnXidajXmZnom]lmҶsbmEl[gӃiodnq]aomҶnX]modbl?nshX]ƄaX]eӃ\leo]shqlӆlnsұӃ
Bqaӂ>TNE]XaaiLXll]oabm]ohgi\hb]kd[ambn]ohehbdXa]Xmr`ұd]hZXatqoej=rl\]ibilbuop\n`t]boZanhmh]kulaa\l]bXan`X]ian]bqq^ymglt\inlZXhoӂeiXlnXiEnnshalehminelaӆXga]emhbqgTh]uұaibӃlahtXy]X^g]krcaX`loƇƄeieh\i]lmҮcgcnl]]onmұ>i]kӃe[nZgoXaiaasnbm]gbomoibiwngwo`,djnhlaiban]atXibm]hy]hswnoh\lҮs\nniaifqa.siaeӂ]qeasQI]^mfnX]qaa\setblbboXemt]hm\]iinugrqe]i\aIrshlqҮ]ribiҮeneeobemht]ZghadowҮn]briheuuboapb^rhnpou]a,s`h\]gLtoӃerehblodnbupo]ue]kuXbltttl^hZiheSXil.eneeXeHgnhi\eea^hlgƄbreehlea]dsl.lpҮoTbfenvo`caerX]idahphl]ilsy
Tabe] >iodb \iu]\Ү I]od qXm aqiajijjbhX`hbX[ldi]o\hX\hҮ \s]meneXbhl`n]Ү\)nLiUHl o)hLUHQ a5X]QsDciZbDh\] \ bhҮ MAGICAL SHAKESPEARE
I]od qXm om]\ ni mEa]iojnXbhm`mҮ]\)LXUHa )]LlU\H i5^X`QXDuZ]De\e ]mҮ A Midsummer Ni ht’s Dream
>iodbӆm nlb[dm Zs nm)ilEq]L^U]]Ho[ mahj)b`XXLgUhmH\jm\ iX]5q[hX\lQuhbX]]D^\]lZnilmDiigҮ\ioq nnjaaҮ i]
hiq E] b`hil]\
abg Xh\ mnl]n[a]\
ion abm eih` e]`m

10 Little Billy Goat GruffThe
11
and
Kangaroo’s P The Pooka, The Owl
the Echo, TOYS GALORE!

.storytimemagazine.com 58iCnoismsiuneg

READING COMPREHENSION WRITING SUPPORTS THE ENGLISH NATIONAL CURRICULUM

No AdveRts!

IRnOaBdIaNriHngObOrDidgReEbTaUttRleN!S

WFLiYthODVoEroRthTyHaEnRdAToINtoB! OW

BENJI’S MAGIC BOOTS

Bouki the Hyena, Cap o’ Rushes, Mr Luck
and Mrs Pluck, a Nature Poem & MORE!

“There were hundreds and hundreds of animals racing by.”

oJfuMmapgiicntaonOduArdWveonrtludre!WOOF!lucpIknryintlhaciezsTysisbsheossiunsaeensimds, leseaeugbteeotnrydibcwakeriytlyhothrmniecragkogsseitcest,rbocsol,:oevtse!r
mI’maghaizsdipninoegt. Cinatnhiysou
me?

Storytime™ magazine is published ILLUSTRATORS:
every month by Luma Works,
Studio 2B18, Southbank Technopark, Giorgia Broseghini Storyland’s Surprise Visitor
90 London Rd, London, SE1 6LN. Sid Meireles Bouki the Hyena
@beXlX HXlXdXǙ Mr Luck and Mrs Pluck
© Luma Creative Ltd, 2019. All rights Mathieu Strale Robin Hood and Little John
reserved. No part of this magazine Michelle Ouellette Benji’s Magic Boots
may be used or reproduced without Sara Ugolotti The Transformation
prior written permission of the publisher. GiXhhX HƬim The Story with No End
Storytime is a trademark of Luma Daniela Dogliani Cap o’ Rushes
Creative Ltd. Printed by Walstead Roche.
with super stories from Africa,
Luma Creative and its paper suppliers sherwood forest And storyland!
aXp] Z]]h bh\]j]h\]hnes []lnbƄ]\ bh
accordance with the rules of the FSC®
(Forest Stewardship Council)®.

ead happily ever after... see page 30
our chara
mask dow oads!

Storyland Adventures Poems and Rhymes

Storyland’s Surprise Visitor The Transformation
6Ta]h X ain Xbl ZXeeiih [lXma]m bh
P]] X [Xn]ljbeeXl nlXhm^ilg bhni
PnilseXh\Ү nqi jlbh[]mm]m a]ej X X Zonn]lƇs bh nabm Z]Xonb^oe ji]g
h]q ^lb]h\ `]n ip]l na] lXbhZiq. XZion hXnol]ҫ

Around the World Tales Storyteller’s Corner

Bouki the Hyena The Story with No End

I]od na] aXl] aXm na] eXmn eXo`a bh = Zil]\Ү eih]es dbh` \]gXh\m
nabm nlb[dmn]l nXe] ^lig na] CXgZb X mnils naXn eXmnm ^il]p]lҮ Zon a]
Xh\ P]h]`Xeҫ miih l]`l]nm abm l]ko]mnҫ

Famous Fables F urite Fairy Tales

Mr Luck and Mrs Pluck Cap ’ Rushes 36

No]]h A`eXhnbh] Ƅh\m ion qa]na]l hbma]\ Zs a]l ^Xna]lҮ X sioh`
bnӆm Z]nn]l ni Z] [iolX`]iom il ni eX\s \bm`obm]m a]lm]e^ bh ohomoXe
l]es ih `ii\ eo[d. [eina]m ni Ƅh\ qild Xm X gXb\ҫ

Myths and Legends Storytime Playbox

Robin Hood and Little John 17 Qolh X [Xn]ljbeeXl bhni X Zonn]lƇsҮ
gXd] X ain Xbl ZXeeiihҮ miep] iol
E]lib[ OiZbh Eii\ [aXee]h`]m X mnils jouue]mҮ Xh\ ZXnne] bn ion ih
nXee mnlXh`]l ni X \o]e ӕ Zon aXm OiZbh Eii\ӆm Zlb\`]ұ
a] g]n abm gXn[aҶ

Tales from Today Story Ma c

Benji’s Mag c 22 @bm[ip]l ^iol i^ iol ^Xpiolbn]
h]q jb[nol] Ziidm ӕ Xh\ sio
>]hcb Ƅh\m abgm]e^ lXqh ni X [Xh qbh na]g niiұ
jXbl i^ gsmn]lbiom iinmҫ F^ ihes

a] [Xh j]lmoX\] \ ni Zos na]gҫҫҫ

our cover story Can you complete our See
PAGE 47!
storytime crossword?

THEEWNJOORYLD’SmPUZZLESANDFUNTOO! tor i

mi
s

5

GbOadLDwEolNf mHeOetOsDhi:sTmheabtcigh! BEST STORIES!

Sedna, e he
a TalkinSgh and
OVER 400 STORIES Tree BIhGtySNEEaZtsE,!
AND POEMS TO READ, a
RoOurBaOdvTeSntOuNre MinAspRaSc!eJ! oin SHARE AND TREASURE
9 772055 639
3RD ANNIIVSESRUSEA!RYTM
Iss£u3e.9392 tChbaaetmcckh-aiuslpsluweinistohhuorp!
PEGASUSA FAulnpnhyabFeatbZleo,oaaCnldevoeurr FWoionln, iMngagPioceFmir!e, N 05 -6 0 3 2 12/12/2018 16
>

9 772055 639009

09/03/2017 16:17

NO ADVERTS!

TM
e!

“It was an exhilarating journey.”

TION!

l

MEET SPY gSaQrUdeIRn RneEaLrHyeo’us!
coming to a

STAN AND THE DRAGON Issue55
£4.99
RHiodwintghHeoEoledp, haaNnotrGsoetMItystThruAnNkD, LMittUleSRIeCd! 55
9 772055 639016 >

VISIT STORYTIMEMAGAZINE.COM/SHOP
FOR EXCLUSIVE STORYTIME MERCHANDISE!

Storyland Adventures

Storyland’s
Surprise Visitor

It was a sunny afternoon in Storyland when a big dark shadow
suddenly fell across the town square.

Sleeping Beauty looked out of her shop window at Sleep-Pea Heads Beds,
^]Xlbh` X \lX`ihҫ Fhmn]X\ ma] mXq X ain Xbl ZXeeiih Ƈsbh` Zogjbes nalio`a
the sky. The balloon was getting lower and lower, and a girl was hanging over
the edge of the basket shouting, “Help! My balloon’s got a hole in it!”
The balloon was losing height fast. It soared over the Golden Ball Toy Shop
na]h \lb^n]\ niqXl\m >lXgZe] Tii\mҮ Z]^il] [ieeb\bh` qbna na] nij i^ OXjohu]eӆm
Qiq]lҫ Fn jeoh`]\ ni na] `lioh\Ү [lXmaӒeXh\bh` bh na] qii\mҫ

6

Sleeping Beauty sprinted towards the balloon. Meanwhile, Rapunzel raced down
na] mn]jm i^ a]l niq]l ni Ƅh\ ion qaXn na] [igginbih qXmҫ Ta]h na]s l]X[a]\
the crashed balloon, a yappy little dog ran up wagging its tail. Sleeping Beauty
mjinn]\ nqi ^]]n bh mjXldes l]\ mai]m mnb[dbh` ion ^lig oh\]l na] ZXmd]nҮ Xh\
a]Xl\ X goƋ]\ pib[] [Xeebh` ion ^il a]ejҫ
=m na] nqi jlbh[]mm]m a]Xp]\ na] lb[d]ns ZXmd]n ion i^ na] qXsҮ bn ^]ee XjXlnҫ
Qa] `ble Z]h]Xna mb`a]\ qbna l]eb]^ҫ ӂQaXhd sio mi go[aұ Besbh` gihd]sm nil]
X aie] bh gs ZXeeiih Xh\ F eimn [ihnlieҫ Fӆg @ilinasҫ Me]Xm]\ ni g]]n sioҫӃ
=m na] jlbh[]mm]m bhnli\o[]\ na]gm]ep]mҮ na] ebnne] \i` lXh ip]l ni @ilinas Xh\
eb[d]\ a]l ^X[]ҫ ӂMiil QiniҮ Xl] sio aolnҶӃ ma] Xmd]\ҫ Qini sXjj]\ҫ E] qXm Ƅh]ҫ
ӂLaҮ eiid Xn gs ZXeeiihҮӃ qXbe]\ @ilinasҫ ӂFnӆm \]mnlis]\ұ Eiq qbee q] `]n ip]l
na] lXbhZiq hiqҶ T]ӆl] g]]nbh` ^lb]h\m bh Ag]lXe\ ?bns ӕ q]ӆee h]p]l gXd] bnҫӃ
Pe]]jbh` >]Xons bhmj][n]\ @ilinasӆm ZXeeiihҫ ӂQabm bm gX\] ^lig mbedҫ F aXp]
ma]]nm ebd] nabm bh gs Z]\ maijҫ F [Xh jXn[a bn oj ^il sioҫӃ

7

Dorothy smiled. “That’s so kind. Thank ӂT] h]]\ ni Ƅr X ZXmd]nҫ @i sio
you!” But when she saw her broken have anything we can use, please?”
basket, her smile soon faded.
“No, not by the hairs of my chinny,
“I have an idea for your basket,” said chin, chin,” said the spotty pig. “I only
Rapunzel. “Come with me, Dorothy.” have bricks and they’re too heavy.
Qls gs mbmn]l h]rn \iilҫӃ
Sleeping Beauty ran to her shop,
while Rapunzel led Dorothy and Toto Rapunzel knocked on the second
to Far, Far Away Fields. They soon door and called, “Little pig, little
reached a cottage with three doors. pig, are you in?”

OXjohu]e dhi[d]\ ih na] Ƅlmn \iil A small pig answered the door and
and called, “Little pig, little pig, are said, “Hello, Rapunzel. How can I
you in?” help you today?”

A spotty pig answered the door and ӂT] h]]\ ni Ƅr X ZXmd]nҫ @i sio
said, “Hello, Rapunzel. How can I have anything we can use, please?”
help you today?”
“No, not by the hairs of my chinny,
chin, chin,” said the small pig. “I only
have sticks and they’re too short.
Qls gs Zlina]l h]rn \iilҫӃ

8

Rapunzel knocked on the third ӂMe]Xm] \iҮӃ mXb\ Pe]]jbh` >]Xonsҫ
door and called, “Little pig, little “And here are some spare patches,
pig, are you in?” just in case you run into any more
Ƈsbh` gihd]smұӃ
A pink pig answered the door and
said, “Hello, Rapunzel. How can I @ilinasӆm ZXeeiih ƇiXn]\ bhni na] mds
help you today?” Xh\ Qini `Xp] ih] eXmn ^lb]h\es sXjҫ
Then the princesses and the pink pig
ӂT] h]]\ ni Ƅr X ZXmd]nҫ @i sio qXn[a]\ na]g miXl ip]l na] lXbhZiqҫ
have anything we can use, please?”

“Yes!” said the pink pig. “I knew those
Zoh\e]m i^ mnlXq qioe\ Z] om]^oe ih]
day. I’ll help you to carry them.”

Qa]s gX\] na]bl qXs ZX[d ni na]
woods, where Rapunzel plaited the
straw to make it stronger. Then they
qild]\ ni`]na]l ni Ƅr na] ZXmd]nҫ

Gomn Xm na]s Ƅhbma]\Ү Pe]]jbh` >]Xons
l]nolh]\ qbna na] jXn[a]\Ӓoj ZXeeiihҫ

@ilinas [eXgZ]l]\ bhni na] ZXmd]n qbna
QiniҮ naXhdbh` a]l h]q ^lb]h\m ^il Xee
na]bl a]ejҫ ӂK]rn nbg] Fӆg ih gs qXs
ni LuҮ Fӆee \]Ƅhbn]es mnij bh PnilseXh\ҫӃ

Next time: pLirtotvleeBhiilslybGraovaetrGyr. uń

sets out to

Around the World Tales

Bouki the Hyena

Bouki the hyena was famous throughout Africa for his
troublemaking ways. If there was one thing he loved
more than laughing, it was stirring up trouble. He especially
liked playing tricks on his neighbour, Leuk the hare.

One bright morning, Bouki strolled down to the river for a drink. When
he saw the sun’s reflection in the water, shining like a ball of fire, it gave
him an idea. “Ha!” he chuckled to himself. “This will be fun.”
He headed for the jujube tree where Leuk lived.
When he saw the hare hop out of his hole,
Bouki sprinted towards him and wailed,
“Quick! A big ball of fire is
heading our way. We must
warn the other animals!”
Leuk was used to
Bouki’s tricks by
now. He ignored
him and stretched
out his long legs.

10

“What are you doing?” cried Bouki, panting. “The fire is coming. You must hurry!”
Leuk looked at Bouki suspiciously. “Is this another one of your tricks?”
“Do you think I would run so fast and be so out of breath if it was a trick? Can’t
you smell the smoke, my friend?”
Now he thought about it, Leuk could smell smoke. And Bouki – who was usually
quite lazy – had certainly sprinted towards him.
“I suppose you are quite out of breath,” said Leuk, suddenly worried by the fire.
“You’re right, let’s warn the others. I’ll go this way and you go the other way.”

Leuk bounded away, yelling, “Fire! Fire! A fire is coming. Run away!”

Bouki watched Leuk go and laughed until his sides hurt. Then he was so tired
from laughing that he lay down in the shade of the jujube tree to take a nap. He
knew it would be a while before Leuk realised he had been tricked.

While Bouki dozed, Leuk was hopping around, yelling, “Fire! Fire! Run away!”

He passed a herd of gazelles who panicked and started to run. They joined

in, shouting, “Fire! Fire! Run away!”

He passed a troop
of chimpanzees who
swung down from the
trees and cried out,

“Fire! Fire! Run away!”

11

He passed a gang of buffalo who stopped grazing

and stampeded across the plain, bellowing, “Fire!
Fire! Run away!”

Soon every animal in the bush had joined the mad
dash to escape the fire – even the birds and the
reptiles. But because nobody knew where the
fire was coming from they ran round and round

in circles, all shouting, “Fire! Fire! Run away!”

12

Eventually, they headed towards the jujube
tree where Bouki the hyena was dozing. When
Leuk saw him fast asleep, he knew he had been
tricked but, instead of calling everyone off, he led
the animals straight towards the tree.

When they got closer, Leuk sneakily ducked into his hole, leaving the gazelles,
chimpanzees, buffalo and all the other creatures to charge right past Bouki.

Of course, the thundering hooves, wails, squawks and roars soon woke him. Bouki
was amazed to see such a stampede. There were hundreds and hundreds of
animals racing by.

“What’s going on?” Bouki shouted.

“Haven’t you heard?” called a hippopotamus. “There’s a fire. We’re running away!”

Bouki had been sleeping so deeply, he had completely forgotten about his trick.
Startled by the news, he scrambled up the neck of a giraffe so he could run for

his life. “Fire! Fire! Run away!” he yelped.

Leuk popped his head out of his hole and howled
with laughter as he watched Bouki the hyena run
and run until he was a tiny dot on the horizon. Then
Leuk lay in the shade of the jujube tree to take a nap.

Learn About It

Icdnnntaheoooonisamuuuicdmnnrprssisasab..,tlnFeoTssziurhng–eycedre,hoortsetruhhaawpeaesnrsrheeacdyo’osllfaolenlaateaogsnchptaoitemmniofvrgfadafeulkloeonsnefofo,absigpunrouaaentmfezsrfcderaefaeslolllsouerlate.psiynnWd?,odgacouacotrrrodlfkolalsenloevtcopohctttiuaoviovrtfefiete

13

Famous Fables

Mr Luck and
Mrs Pluck

D eep in thought one day, Queen Eglantine asked her most loyal
minister, “Do you believe in luck, sir?”

“Yes, Your Majesty,” said the minister. work. Mr Luck and Mrs Pluck are
going to spend the night in this dark
“Can you prove it exists?” she asked. room, and we will see what happens.”

“I can, Your Majesty. I’ll do so tonight.” The minister led Mr Luck and Mrs
Pluck into the room and left them there.
That night, the minister mixed up fresh
green peas with the queen’s favourite Immediately, Mr Luck found the most
diamonds. He wrapped them all in a comfortable spot in the middle of the
bundle, climbed up a ladder and hung room, right beneath the bundle. “What
the bundle from the ceiling. a soft, thick carpet,” he sighed, and he
drifted into sleep.
He took the ladder away and, as he
left the room, he turned off the lights, Mrs Pluck, however, was eager to
plunging it into darkness. explore. She spent hours feeling her
way around the room and eventually
Next, he introduced the queen to two spotted the bundle hanging from the
strangers. “Your Majesty, please meet ceiling. As Mr Luck snored, Mrs Pluck
Mr Luck and Mrs Pluck. As you can balanced a stool on top of a table
probably guess from their names, Mr and reached up to the bundle.
Luck believes in good fortune, while
Mrs Pluck believes you only get what
you want through courage and hard

15

“What’s this?” she muttered, prodding In the morning, the queen and the
and shaking the bundle. She could minister came into the room. Before
smell fresh green peas and feel small they switched on the lights, the queen
hard cold things. “Ah, they must be said to Mr Luck and Mrs Pluck, “You
peas and stones from the garden.” may keep whatever you got from this
room last night.”
Mrs Pluck picked her way through the
bundle, eating the fresh green peas. Mrs Pluck felt pleased with herself for
Qa]s q]l] \]eb[biomҫ ӂ= Ƅh] l]qXl\ eating the royal peas – until the lights
^il jonnbh` bh X ebnne] ]ƂilnҮӃ ma] mXb\ҫ pinged on and she realised she had
“And you, you lazy thing, you can showered Mr Luck in diamonds.
have these stones for being so idle.”
The minister smiled and said, “Your
She dropped the stones on Mr Luck, Majesty, as you can see, there is such
but he slept through the whole thing. a thing as luck. However, it’s as rare
as peas mixed with diamonds, so I
wouldn’t advise anyone to rely on
luck alone.”

THINK
ABOUT IT!16 ltuipbmclkeIuescecaiownktnuybhdrre?eeaawntCwgttaeeayoimrrnoradktuenoye?’ddovwbeuhefhohatelrhuarnidycdnyokkgouyoourof’ovrade

Myths and Legends

Robin Hood
and Little John

Before Robin Hood lived in Sherwood Forest he was an earl, but
when his enemy burnt down his home and stole his land, he was
^il[]\ ni Ƈ]] ni na] ^il]mnҫ

=n ƄlmnҮ OiZbh ^]en mX\ XZion ]p]lsnabh`
a] aX\ eimnҮ Zon a] eip]\ na] qii\m
Xh\ qXm X mdbee]\ Xl[a]lҮ mi a] miih
^]en Xn aig]ҫ Lp]l nbg]Ү ina]l g]h
cibh]\ abm [Xgj Xh\Ү Z]^il] a] dh]q
bnҮ OiZbh qXm na] e]X\]l i^ X \Xlbh`
ZXh\ i^ J]lls J]hҫ

Qi`]na]lҮ na]s gX\] X ao`] [Xgj
bh na] qii\m qa]l] na]s aohn]\ Xh\
Ƅma]\ Xh\ mnie] ^lig na] lb[a ni `bp]
ni na] jiilҫ Piih OiZbh Eii\ӆm hXg]
qXm dhiqh ^Xl Xh\ qb\]ҫ

Lh] gilhbh`Ү OiZbh qXm qXh\]lbh`
nalio`a na] ^il]mn qa]h a] [Xg] ni
X lb[d]ns Zlb\`] ip]l X lomabh` lbp]lҫ
=m a] mn]jj]\ ihni na] Zlb\`]Ү a]
hinb[]\ X eXl`] gXh XjjliX[abh` ^lig
na] ina]l mb\]ҫ

17

The bridge was too narrow for two “A fool, you say? Then you must be a
people to pass so Robin called, “Sir, coward! You’re pointing an arrow at a
je]Xm] `i ZX[d Xh\ e]n g] [limm ƄlmnҫӃ gXh qbna ihes X mnXƂҫ =l] sio X^lXb\ F
qbee Z]Xn sioҶӃ
The stranger laughed and shouted,
“Why should I go back? I say you go Robin was not a coward and he was
ZX[d Xh\ e]n g] [limm ƄlmnҫӃ hin X^lXb\ҫ ӂS]ls q]eeҮӃ a] [lb]\ҫ ӂFӆee
`]n X mnXƂ Xh\ q]ӆee aXp] X ^Xbl Ƅ`anҫӃ
Robin Hood was so used to the Merry
Men following his orders, he drew an Grabbing a strong oak stick, Robin
arrow from his quiver and shouted, gonn]l]\Ү ӂFӆee jlip] Fӆg hi [iqXl\ҫӃ
ӂQolh ZX[d il Fӆee maiinҮ mnlXh`]lҫӃ
However, as he neared his rival, he
Qa] mnlXh`]l eXo`a]\ ]p]h eio\]lҫ qXm mai[d]\ ni m]] aiq Zb` a] qXmҫ
ӂQls bn Xh\ Fӆee Z]Xn sio qbna gs mnXƂҫӃ The stranger was a hulk of a man!
E] qXp]\ X mnol\s mnb[d bh na] Xblҫ
Ap]h miҮ OiZbh l]^om]\ ni ZX[d \iqhҫ
ӂ@ihӆn Z] X ^iieҮӃ [lb]\ OiZbhҫ ӂ>]^il] ӂT]ӆee Ƅ`an lb`an a]l] ih na] Zlb\`]ҫ
you could even reach me I’d have Tai]p]l ^Xeem bh na] lbp]l Ƅlmn eim]mҫӃ
nabm Xlliq nalio`a siol a]XlnҫӃ

FIND IT!

Robin Hood and his Merry Men lived in
Sherwood Forest in England. Some say
they camped beneath the Major Oak – a
tree that’s over 800 years old. Can you
Ƅh\ na] ^il]mn Xh\ nl]] ih X gXjҶ

Qa] mnlXh`]l hi\\]\ Xh\ na] Ƅ`an The stranger was surprised by Robin’s
began. Robin leapt forward and gave speed, but he was determined to win,
his enemy a strong blow that made so he gathered all his strength and
the bridge shudder. For a moment, mqoh` abm mnXƂҫ E] mnlo[d OiZbh qbna X
they both thought it would give way. mighty wallop that sent him tumbling
head over heels into the river. Robin
They carried on banging and crashing was swept away by the strong current.
na]bl mnXƂm qbna ^il[]Ү qabe] na] Zlb\`]
swayed back and forth. Struggling The stranger was worried – he didn’t
to keep his balance. Robin tilted this mean to drown his opponent. “Hello!
way and that, trying to stay upright. Where are you? Are you okay?”

Though the stranger was powerful, At last, from far down the river Robin
Robin was swift. He met every blow [Xee]\Ү ӂFӆg ip]l a]l]ұ Fnӆm X Ƅh] \Xs
with several fast and furious clouts. for a swim indeed.” He laughed.

19

The stranger spotted Robin clinging “Why are you wet?” they cried and
to a branch, drenched to the skin. He pointed their arrows at the stranger.
ran to help him. As he dragged Robin
out of the water, he said, “I’ve never “Lower your arrows, men,” said Robin.
g]n Xhsih] qai [Xh Ƅ`an qbna X mnXƂ “He is our friend.” To the stranger he
like you can.” said, “Forgive us. I am Robin Hood.
My Merry Men won’t harm you now.”
“Ah, but well done for winning our
battle,” said Robin. “Now let’s shake The stranger was amazed. He had
hands and we can be friends.” fought and beaten Robin Hood – the
hero he had heard so much about!
So the two men shook hands. Then
Robin raised his bugle and sounded “Would you like to join our band?”
a long, loud blast. asked Robin. “I can teach you how to
use a bow and arrow as well as that
Moments later, the Merry Men came mnXƂҫ T]ӆee aXp] `l]Xn X\p]hnol]mҫӃ
crashing through the trees armed with
their bows and arrows. They were all “I’d like that,” said the stranger. “My
dressed in green, just like Robin. name is John Little and I promise
to serve you faithfully.”

20

“John Little!” exclaimed Robin. “That’s inbLuaMntictoaltkeolmsceenncthtoigJsgenrorilahgogsiehSevtufrbcensoeegwren.mesaeJraTnahetoetpheymiehcmaedRrlntoyrooh,wotnLabytawvhiiyki!tttenrehttatralnhoeHaphnetopcaidhsoaMeesphdldpyeloeerhhuarciirydmmeiadl
a funny name for a giant like you!”

John Little laughed and the
Merry Men joined in.

“Come along then,
Little John,” Robin
Hood said jokingly.
“Let me show you our
hideout and we can celebrate you
joining the Merry Men with a feast.”

From that day on, John Little was known
as Little John – and, in time, he became
Robin Hood’s second-in-command as
well as his best friend.

21

Tales from Today

Benji’s Magic Boots

T a]s Ƅlmn [Xo`an gs ]s] ih na] qXs ni m[aiie ӕ mnol\s ZeX[d
Ziinm bh na] [aXlbns maij qbh\iqҫ Qa]s q]l]hӆn h]q il mabhsҮ
Zon na]s q]l] na] dbh\ i^ Ziinm ]rjeil]lm q]Xlҫ

“Dad, I think I need new boots for winter.”

Dad laughed. “It’s summer, Benjamin!
Get a move on or you’ll be late.”

All day long I daydreamed about
the boots. I imagined hiking through
forests, trekking up sand dunes and
crossing wobbly rope bridges.

All week I stared at them longingly
when we passed the shop.

Lh Blb\Xs F nie\ X ƄZҫ ӂ@X\Ү q]ӆl]
doing a play about explorers
and I need some new boots.”

Dad wasn’t listening. He was
messing with his phone.

“They need to be big and
black, like the ones they
wear on expeditions.”

“I see.” Dad nodded, still
tapping away on his phone.

22

“Like these ones,” I said, pointing in the charity shop window. “Can we go in?”
ӂQaim] m[loƂs nabh`mҶӃ @X\ \b\hӆn eiid bgjl]mm]\ҫ ӂF mojjim]ҬӃ a] gogZe]\ҫ
=m q] mn]jj]\ bhmb\]Ү X Z]ee nbhde]\ҫ =h ie\ eX\s mn]jj]\ ion ^lig Z]abh\ X
[olnXbh Xh\ mXb\Ү ӂF Z]n sioӆl] a]l] ^il naim] ZiinmҫӃ Pa] qbhd]\ Xn g]ҫ F hi\\]\ҫ
Pa] gomn aXp] m]]h g] eiidbh` nalio`a na] qbh\iqҫ
Ta]h ma] ^]n[a]\ na] ZiinmҮ gs a]Xln mXhdҫ Qa]s eiid]\ `b`Xhnb[ҫ F nlb]\ na]g
ih XhsqXs Xh\ na] ie\ eX\s nb]\ na]g oj ^il g]ҫ Ta]h ma]ӆ\ Ƅhbma]\Ү ma] \b\
X ^ohhs qXp] i^ ih] aXh\ Xh\ na] Ziinm mo\\]hes Ƅnn]\ mho`esҫ
ӂQa]sӆl] j]l^][nҮ @X\ұӃ F `lbhh]\ҫ
@X\ m[lXn[a]\ abm a]X\ҫ ӂEiq go[a Xl] na]sҮ je]Xm]ҶӃ
ӂLaҮ sio [Xh aXp] na]g ^il ^l]]ҫ Qa]sӆp]
Z]]h qXbnbh` ^il na] lb`an iqh]lҫ Gomn
gXd] mol] sio m]h\ g] X jimn[Xl\
^lig siol X\p]hnol]mҮӃ mXb\ na]
ie\ eX\sҮ qbhdbh` Xn g] X`Xbhҫ

23

Later, when Mum saw the boots, she I looked down at my boots and
said, “Proper adventurer’s boots!” remembered the old lady in the shop
– her winking at me, the funny wave
After dinner, I went outside to try them of her hand, the way the boots had
on again. “They are just like proper caught my eye. “These boots must
adventurer’s boots,” I thought. be magic!” I thought.

I tested them out with a big jump over I checked nobody was looking and
the vegetable patch. But, as I leapt, then took a tiny step towards the
the ground seemed to disappear from
under my feet. There was a rush of air big house. Zip!
– like when you’re speeding downhill
on your bike. I lurched forwards and
gs noggs Ƈbjj]\ҫ

“Whoa! What’s going on?” I cried.

I waved my arms, frantically trying to
Ƅh\ gs ZXeXh[]Ү na]h F [lXma]\ \iqhҮ
^X[] Ƅlmn bh na] `lXmmҫ

“Earthquake!” I thought, expecting
Mum and Dad to rush out and check
on me. But, when I looked around, my
house wasn’t there – it was missing!
I wasn’t even in my garden. I was in
a park. A big green park with lots of
trees – and through the trees I could
see a fancy house. Where was I?

24

I was knee-deep in a pond with a shiny gold buttons. He was one of
huge pelican next to me. It squawked the Queen’s guards!
Xh\ ƇXjj]\ bnm qbh`m bh jXhb[ҫ F niid
I tugged one of his buttons. “Excuse
another tiny step. Zip! me, sir, is this Buckingham Palace?
Am I in London?”
I was next to a tall statue of a stern-
looking lady on a throne. The fancy He jumped with surprise and his hat
house was a lot closer – and a lot wobbled. “How did you get here?”
bigger than I had expected. It seemed
I wasn’t sure I could explain.
familiar too. Another tiny step. Zip!
“It certainly is, young man, and if you
I was standing right under the nose don’t step back right now, you’ll be
of a man in a tall black fuzzy hat. He in trouble with the Queen!”
was wearing a bright red jacket with
I took a tiny step back and hurtled
towards the statue again. I waved at
the guard, who looked confused.

DID YOU
KNOW?

PXineefgrlSoicitmamJnnatt s rhmy ehet alosav ’sskes]etPelXiaavalrmenlkҫddp ,QeLosaooon]pnmstldhe e]oe’tsXnimln,a fƄekomsera
lunch too!

25

Buckingham Palace was right there.

?Xh sio mjin na]m] Ƅp] \]nXbem bh na] jb[nol]Ҷ

The boots really had taken me to London!

How many pigeons Who is looking out of the window? Answers: There are 7 pigeons and the Queen is looking out of the window.
can you count? Write your answer here.
Write it here.

I’d never been to London. “Magic ӂLdXsҮ na] Ƅlmn nabh` F mXq a]l] qXm
boots ... Buckingham Palace! Just wait Buckingham Palace, so if I turn my
till I tell my friends! What will Mum and back on it and take a vegetable patch-
Dad say? Oh no – Mum and Dad!” sized jump, I should get home again.”

I knew I’d better get home quickly. If F cogj]\ ^ilqXl\ Xh\ iƂ F miXl]\ҫ
Mum and Dad realised I was missing,
they’d be worried. Now, how could I Whoosh! The wind rushed through my
get home? My heart skipped a beat.
hair and the world blurred around me.
“Okay, I need to think like a proper At last, my feet came down hard and I
adventurer, and a proper adventurer landed in a heap. I was almost scared
would... retrace his steps!” to open my eyes. Had I got it right?

I took a tiny step back and zipped I opened one eye and almost jumped
to the pond. This time, I didn’t land out of my skin. A little man with a big
in the water. I took another tiny step beard was staring right at me! It took
and landed right where I had started. a second to work out it was a garden
gnome. I was in Mrs Pickle’s garden,
two doors down from our house!

28

F m[lXgZe]\ ion i^ a]l Ƈiq]l Z]\ Gomn na]h F hinb[]\ F qXm [eon[abh`
Z]^il] ma] mjinn]\ g]Ү na]h niid iƂ mig]nabh` ӕ bn qXm X mabhs `ie\
my boots and crept up the street. Zonnih ^lig na] `oXl\ӆm cX[d]nҫ
ӂKin ni\XsҮӃ F mXb\ҫ ӂF [aXnn]\ qbna
When I peeped through the kitchen one of her guards instead.”
qbh\iqҮ Jog Xh\ @X\ q]l] [aXnnbh` F maip]\ na] Zonnih bh gs ji[d]n
like nothing had happened. I ran in Xh\ lXh ojmnXblm [eon[abh` gs h]q
and hugged them. gX`b[ ZiinmҮ qih\]lbh` qa]l] F
maioe\ `i ih gs h]rn X\p]hnol]ҫ
ӂFh Xel]X\sҶӃ mXb\ Jogҫ ӂVioӆp] ihes
been playing for ten minutes!” IMAGINE IT!

ӂV]mҮ Zon Fӆp] Z]]h ih Xh X\p]hnol]ҮӃ aWcmImolhaouaegolgdrkiecingawbeotooayaounontlsudyawltoyilkahoweseunrBteceoehdiinonnajosit’hsppse.eair?YiewroHyoouaofrvlude..
F mXb\ҫ ӂF q]hn ni m]] na] No]]hұӃ

ӂTXm ma] Xn aig]ҶӃ @X\ Xmd]\ҫ

29

Poems and Rhymes

The Transformation

ACT IT OUT!

oMturaDVrasoCnikswsasitfntoseslroortmpoayiradcloyltouaitaomirncmnaad/feinnnrpmdeartehiaBcnigtustaotoptzuueoitrnteftemlhy.e.

30

A tired caterpillar went to sleep one day,
In a snug little cradle of silken grey.
And he said, curling up in his soft nest,
“Oh, crawling is good, but rest is best.”

He slept through the winter so long and cold,
All cosy and warm in his blanket rolled.
At last, he awoke on a bright spring day,
To find that winter had gone away.

He gasped as he stretched out his wings of red,
No more wriggling through the flowerbed.
“Oh, earth is good,” said the butterfly new,
“But sky is best.” And away he flew!

31

Storyteller’s Corner

The Story
with NoEnd

L ong ago and far away, there was a great and powerful king
who had no family, so he was often bored and lonely.

32

To kill time, all he did every day was laze around on velvet cushions, listening to
stories. This king was so fond of stories, he never wanted them to end. When the
royal storyteller had finished, the king would say, “It was good, but it wasn’t good
enough – it was far too short. Another!”
The king was so obsessed with hearing stories that the royal storyteller soon ran
out of tales to tell. Undeterred, the king invited storytellers from all over the world
to come to his castle and entertain him. “The longer your stories are, the better!”
he announced.
Storytellers from far and wide came and tried to make their tales last as long as
possible, but the king was always bad-tempered when their stories ended.
At last, the king made a proclamation. “The storyteller who can tell me a story
that lasts forever shall be my heir and rule this land after me. But anyone who
fails will be jailed for life!”
The thought of living a life of luxury was tempting, but the risk of being jailed
meant that very few storytellers were brave enough to come forward.

33

One brave young farmer managed to “Then I have a story to share with
tell a story that lasted for four months, you,” said the young woman, “if
but when he ran out of things to say, you will allow me.”
the grumpy king locked him up. That
scared storytellers off for a long time. The king was intrigued. Lying back on
his cushions, he said, “I’m listening.”
At last, one day, a young woman
appeared at the court. “Is it true that So the storyteller began her tale...
the person who can tell you an
endless tale will be your heir?” “Once upon a time, a selfish king
seized all the corn in his country,
“It is true,” said the king. and locked it up in the granary for
his own use. Soon after, a swarm of
hungry locusts flew over his land and
buzzed around the granary, searching
for a way to get in. After many days
they found a small crevice in the wall.
It was just large enough for one locust
to pass through at a time. So a single
locust went in and carried away a
grain of corn, then another locust
went in and carried away a grain of
corn, then another locust went in
and carried away a grain of corn,
then another locust went in and
carried away a grain of corn...”

WRITE IT!34 bAeSgseinyenoaiiubfntryoagsoukotuteafarcaatcaintnlniovgenwintpgiredoittsliieenmtstht,eshat.ethtainlek.

Day after day, week after week, the storyteller kept
repeating, “Then another locust went in and carried away a grain of corn...”.

A month passed. Then four months passed. Finally, at the end of a year, the
king cried, “How much longer will these locusts carry away grains of corn?”

“Oh, sire!” said the storyteller. “They have barely taken a barrel’s worth so far
– and you know how many thousands of barrels it takes to fill a granary.”

“Young lady,” wailed the king, “stop, before you drive me mad! I can’t listen to
your story for a moment longer. Live in this castle, be my heir, rule my kingdom,
but please don’t say another word about those dreadful locusts!”

So the clever storyteller lived in luxury, waiting to be the next ruler. Meanwhile,
as long as he lived, the king never asked to hear another story.

35

Favourite Fairy Tales

Cap o’ Rushes

Once upon a time, a rich country gentleman decided to test his
three daughters by asking how much they loved him.

Qa] Ƅlmn \Xo`an]l Xhmq]l]\Ү ӂBXna]lҮ F eip] sio Xm go[a Xm F eip] eb^]ҫӃ
Qabm je]Xm]\ na] `]hne]gXh `l]Xnesҫ E] nolh]\ ni abm m][ih\ \Xo`an]lҮ qai
mXb\Ү ӂBXna]lҮ F eip] hi ih] Z]nn]l bh Xee na] qile\ҫӃ
Qa] `]hne]gXh mgbe]\ Xh\ nolh]\ ni abm nabl\ \Xo`an]lҮ qai l]jeb]\Ү ӂBXna]lҮ
F eip] sio Xm go[a Xm g]Xn eip]m mXenҫӃ
Qa] `]hne]gXh qXm bhmoen]\ Xh\ [lb]\Ү ӂJ]Xn Xh\ mXenұ TaXn dbh\ i^ nabh` bm naXn
ni mXsҶ Vio \ihӆn eip] g] Xn Xeeұ C]n ion i^ gs aiom] ӕ sio Xl] hin q]e[ig]ҫӃ

36

He forced his daughter out of the Pitying the poor girl in her odd cloak
house, shutting the door in her face. and cap, the cook said, “You can stay
The poor girl was so stunned by her if you don’t mind washing pots and
father’s actions, she walked all day scraping pans.”
and night, unsure what to do. When
she reached the river, she gathered So the daughter stayed and, every
some rushes and wove a long cloak day, she washed pots and scraped
Xh\ [Xj ni [ip]l a]l Ƅh] \l]mm Xh\ pans. She always wore her cloak and
hair. Nobody would ever have known cap, so everyone came to know her
that she came from a rich family. as Cap o’ Rushes.

At last she came to a great mansion. A few months later, there was a big
She knocked at the kitchen door and festival in the next town. The cook and
asked, “Do you need a maid? All I the servants were all excited because,
ask for in return is food and a bed.”

37

for three nights, they were allowed to Before the celebration ended Cap o’
go to the same dance as the rich folk Rushes quietly slipped away and ran
and admire their wonderful clothes. aig]ҫ >s na] nbg] na] ina]l m]lpXhnm
returned she was in bed in her cloak
Lh na] Ƅlmn hb`anҮ na] m]lpXhnm m]n iƂ and cap, pretending to be asleep.
for the dance, but Cap o’ Rushes said
she was too tired and stayed at home. The next morning, they said, “You
missed a wonderful night, sweet Cap
=m miih Xm na]s aX\ e]^nҮ ma] niid iƂ o’ Rushes! The most beautiful lady
her cloak and cap of rushes, cleaned was dancing with our master’s son.
herself up, and went to the dance in Perhaps she’ll be there again tonight.”
a]l Ƅh] \l]mmҫ
Ta]h ]p]hbh` [Xg]Ү na] m]lpXhnm
Her master’s son was at the dance couldn’t wait for another night of fun
and, as soon as he saw her, he fell in and dancing. They begged Cap o’
eip] qbna a]lҫ E] Xmd]\ a]l ni \Xh[] Rushes to join them, but she said she
and, all night long, he danced and was tired again and stayed at home.
chatted with nobody else.

Answer: 6 blue waistcoats.

Qa] gig]hn na]s e]^n ma] niid iƂ a]l >onҮ naXn ]p]hbh`Ү ?Xj iӆ Ooma]m mXb\
[eiXd Xh\ [Xj i^ loma]m Xh\ m]n iƂ ma] qXm nbl]\ X`XbhҮ mi na] m]lpXhnm
^il na] \Xh[]ҫ Qa] gXmn]lӆm mih qXm q]hn qbnaion a]lҫ Pa] qXn[a]\ na]g
mi aXjjs ni m]] a]l X`XbhҮ Xh\ na]s `iҮ na]h niid iƂ a]l [eiXd Xh\ [Xj
\Xh[]\ Xh\ nXed]\ Xee hb`anҫ Xh\ gX\] a]l qXs ni na] \Xh[]ҫ

=m Z]^il]Ү ?Xj iӆ Ooma]m e]^n ]Xles Qa] gXmn]lӆm mih qXm ]eXn]\ ni m]]
Xh\ qXm no[d]\ oj bh Z]\ q]Xlbh` a]lҫ E] Xmd]\ a]l qa]l] ma] [Xg]
a]l [eiXd Xh\ [Xj Zs na] nbg] na] ^ligҮ Zon ma] qioe\hӆn n]ee abgҫ >]^il]
m]lpXhnm [Xg] aig]ҫ ma] e]^n na]l] naio`aҮ a] `Xp] a]l X
lbh` Xh\ nie\ a]l a] eip]\ a]lҫ
Fh na] gilhbh`Ү Xee Xhsih] [ioe\ nXed
XZion qXm na] Z]Xonb^oe eX\s Xh\ aiq Qa] h]rn \XsҮ na] m]lpXhnm mXb\Ү ӂFnӆm
na]bl gXmn]lӆm mih qXm bh eip] qbna a]lҫ X jbns sio \b\hӆn [ig] ni na] ^]mnbpXeҮ
ӂE] [ioe\hӆn nXd] abm ]s]m iƂ a]lұ Vio ?Xj iӆ Ooma]m ӕ hiq sioӆee h]p]l `]n
gomn [ig] nihb`anҮ ?Xj iӆ Ooma]mҫӃ ni m]] na] Z]Xonb^oe eX\s \Xh[bh`ҫӃ

COUNT IT!

How many people
are wearing blue
waistcoats in this
picture?

Cap o’ Rushes just smiled and said, “I’ll make it,” said Cap o’ Rushes and,
“It’s a pity indeed.” Xm ma] mjiih]\ bn bhni X ZiqeҮ ma]
mebjj]\ bh na] lbh` a] aX\ `bp]h a]lҫ
For many weeks after the dance, the
gXmn]lӆm mih nlb]\ ni Ƅh\ na] Z]Xonb^oe The cook served the stew to the
eX\sҮ Zon hiZi\s dh]q Xhsnabh` XZion master’s son and, when he spotted
a]lҫ E] jbh]\ ^il a]l mi ZX\esҮ a] miih na] lbh` Xn na] Zinnig i^ na] ZiqeҮ
l]^om]\ ni `]n ion i^ Z]\ҫ a] [lb]\Ү ӂTai gX\] nabm mn]qҶӃ

The cook came into the kitchen one “It was our maid,” admitted the cook.
]p]hbh` Xh\ mXb\Ү ӂT] h]]\ ni gXd]
a hearty stew for the master’s son. ӂMe]Xm] Zlbh` a]l ni g]ҮӃ mXb\ na]
E]ӆm \sbh` i^ X Zlid]h a]XlnҫӃ gXmn]lӆm mihҮ mo\\]hes ^]]ebh` Z]nn]lҫ

So the cook summoned Cap o’
Rushes from the kitchen.

40

When she came in, the master’s son In the following days they arranged a
asked, “Where did you get this ring?” grand wedding, and invited gentlemen
and ladies from near and far. Cap o’
“From you,” she answered, and she Rushes invited her father, but she didn’t
removed her cloak and cap of rushes tell anybody that she was his daughter.
to reveal her true self.
On the day of the wedding, she asked
The master’s son leapt out of bed. the cook, “Please make every dish
He was overjoyed to see her again. without salt – not even a pinch.”
“Please will you marry me?” he asked
Cap o’ Rushes. “But everything will taste so bland.”
cried the cook.
“Yes, of course!” she said, smiling, and
they happily embraced.

ӂQaXnӆm Ƅh]ҮӃ mXb\ ?Xj iӆ Ooma]mҫ Pi na]g Xhmq]l]\ ӄXm go[a Xm g]Xn
na] [iid \b\ Xm ma] Xmd]\ҫ eip]m mXenӆҫ F naio`an ma] \b\hӆn eip]
g] Xh\ F nal]q a]l ion i^ iol aig]ҫ
Qa] q]\\bh` []l]gihs qXm cisiom >on hiq Fӆg ]Xnbh` nabm jeXbh ^ii\Ү
Xh\ ]p]lsih] qXm eiidbh` ^ilqXl\ F l]Xebm] ma] eip]\ g] Z]mn i^ Xeeҫ
ni na] ^]Xmnҫ Qa] m]lpXhnm Zlio`an F gbmm a]l mi go[a Xh\ ma]ӆm `ih]ұӃ
ion ih] \]eb[biomӒeiidbh` \bma X^n]l
na] ina]lҮ Zon ]p]lsnabh` nXmn]\ mi ӂKiҮ BXna]lҮ F Xg na] Zlb\]ҮӃ mXb\ ?Xj
Zilbh`Ү na] `o]mnm aXl\es Xn] X nabh`ҫ iӆ Ooma]mҮ lohhbh` niqXl\m abgҫ

=n eXmnҮ ?Xj iӆ Ooma]mӆ ^Xna]lҮ qai E]l ^Xna]l qXm mi moljlbm]\ ni m]]
qXm mbnnbh` Xn na] ^Xl ]h\ i^ na] liigҮ a]lҮ a] nal]q abm Xlgm Xlioh\ a]l
Zolmn bhni n]Xlmҫ Xh\ Xjiei`bm]\ ^il Z]bh` mi ^iiebmaҫ
?Xj iӆ Ooma]m ^il`Xp] abgҫ
ӂTaXnӆm qlih`Ү mblҶӃ mig]ih] Xmd]\ҫ
Pi naXnӆm aiq ?Xj iӆ Ooma]m `in a]l
ӂLh[]Ү F Xmd]\ gs \Xo`an]lm aiq aXjjs ]h\bh` Xh\ qas a]l ^Xna]l
go[a na]s eip]\ g] Xh\ ih] i^ Xemi eip]\ a]l ebd] g]Xn eip]m mXenҫ

42

Pl

Fly away in a ball
crossword puzzles, and be a story super-brain!

1 WISH YOU Which countries has Benji visited in
his magic boots? Write your answers
below each postcard.

A B ANC

What is the capital city of this country?

C MRC An animal stampede just ran
through Storytime Playbox. Follow
na] ^iinjlbhnm ohnbe sio Ƅh\ na]gҫ

TELL ME The storyteller in The Story with
No End has run out of stories. Draw
A STORY lines to pair up these well-known
story titles to read to him!

A Jack and
C GoldilocksBandBeauty and

D The Princess and
1 the Pea

2 The Three Bears
3 the Beanstalk

4 the Beast

Invent your own fairy-tale title and write it
on the cover of this book. Colour it in too!

4 PEAS AND Mr Luck and Mrs Pluck’s peas and diamonds
DIAMONDS are all mixed up. How many peas are there
and how many diamonds? Write your
answers in the boxes.

44

5 In Cap O’ Rushes, a. On a plate
where did the of meat
QQuuicikz master’s son c. In the
Ƅh\ na] lbh`Ҷ salt bowl

b. In a bowl
of stew
6 MAKE A BALLOON MOBILE GROWASNK-UAP!

Follow our easy steps to make a Dorothy and Toto balloon mobile.

• @lXq X ain Xbl ZXeeiih maXj] ih X ma]]n i^ = jXj]l il jlbhn iƂ

our Hot Air Balloon Template from storytimemagazine.com/free.

• Colour it in or print it on coloured paper.
• Cut out the balloon and fold it in half down the centre. Make

Ƅp] ni m]p]h gil] ZXeeiihm bh na] mXg] qXsҫ

• Glue one half of the back of one folded balloon to the back

aXe^ i^ Xhina]l ZXeeiih Xh\ l]j]Xn ohnbe sio aXp] X @ ain
air balloon shape, like the picture shown here.

• Bil na] ZXmd]nҮ nlbg iƂ na] Zinnig nabl\ i^ X nibe]n jXj]l lieeҫ

MXbhn bn il \lXq mkob``es ebh]m Xlioh\ bn ni gXd] bn eiid qip]hҫ
You could also use a paper cup.

• ?on nqi [g e]h`nam i^ qiieҮ mnlbh`Ү ]gZlib\]ls [innih il lbZZihҫ

Tape one end of each length inside the basket. Tape the other ends
to the bottom edge of the hot air balloon.

• To hang the balloon from the ceiling, cut another longer length of string.

Ceo] il nXj] ih] ]h\ ni na] nij i^ siol ZXeeiihҫ F^ sio [XhҮ nls ni mnb[d bn
inside the top centre of the balloon, where all the folded sections meet.

• Qi ƄhbmaҮ jlbhn ion iol Dorothy and Toto Finger Puppets from

storytimemagazine.com/free and stick them in the basket.

TIP! To give your hot air balloon mobile a personal touch,
stick a photo of your family inside the basket instead.

7 DRAW A BUTTERFLY!

Bieeiq na] mn]jm ni nolh X [Xn]ljbeeXl bhni X Zonn]lƇsҮ comn ebd] na] ih] bh iol
ji]gҮ The Transformation. Decorate and colour the wings at the end.

123

4

5

HA HA! BUWTHTEARTFLDYO YOU CNAOLLWAINGS? BUTTER!
WITH
Q. What scares a
caterpillar?

A. A dogerpillar!

Storytime
CrOSSWORD
Every clue in this crossword is linked to the stories
in this issue. Can you solve them all?

1 Across

2 1. hWehrabtaDskoerit.nas om]\ ni Ƅr
4 4.
The caterpillar turned into
3 one of these.

5. thTThehheliespQefcaudhieraDeyrno-at’rcasotledethriaaydmniadimonnnda’tdlRgsta.ehptaut nzel.
6. The city Benji visited.
7.

5

Anagram time!

Write the letters in the Down

highlighted squares here.

Unscramble them to 6 1. Meat doesn’t
Ƅh\ na] hXg] i^ X
taste good
story character.
without it.
2. Who did Bouki

3. play a trick on?
What the locusts
carried away.
7 6. Cap o’ Rushes’

job title.

P LUCK ANSWERS: 1. Wish You Were Here! – A. Egypt, B. France, C. America. The capital city of
France is Paris; 3. Tell Me a Story – A3, B4, C2, D1; 4. Peas and Diamonds – 9 peas and
6 diamonds; 5. Quick Quiz – b; Storytime Crossword – see right. Anagram Time! –Toto.

BRIDGE ROBIN
HOOD
BATTLE
WZQXlhbd\o]`’l]jl XƄclrlnomnsbhsӕitOooiltZhPbeha]oEltiqhiei\risi\ildBIeibnlon]ef]mtnhGieahҶ
Zlb\`] ZXnne] ni Ƅh\ ionұ

How to Play

You need two players, a dice and our
CXg] ?iohn]lm from storytimemagazine.
com/free. The aim is to get your player to
na] ina]l mb\] i^ na] Zlb\`] Ƅlmnҫ

Both players decide who to be – Robin
Hood or Little John – and place their game
counters on the correct side of the bridge.

Next, both players roll the dice. The
jeXs]l qai lieem [eim]mn ni `i]m Ƅlmnҫ

Each player then takes it in turn to roll
the dice and follow the instructions below.

Roll a 1 Move forward 1 space I NSSPTERCUI AC TL I O N !F^X ^s Xliiesoeqmi lҮbo ihs e bienh aoXm]l n X iq hnjXqnjensbi][ hl]q ] Xbbhhhhn ұ\
Roll a 2
Roll a 3 Move forward 2 spaces
Roll a 4 Lose your balance, miss a turn
Roll a 5 Ebn Zs X mnXƂҮ ZX[d mjX[]
Whack! Your opponent
Roll a 6 moves back 2 spaces
Fall in the river. Start again!

Qa] Ƅlmn jeXs]l ni l]X[a na] ijjimbn]
side wins and joins the Merry Men!

LITTLE
JOHN