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Myths and Legends

The Friendly Lion

In Ancient Rome there was once a young slave called Androcles
who served a cruel master. His master was so unkind to him that
Androcles decided to escape.

At that time, masters owned their slaves, so running away was a serious
crime – there were even slave-catchers who hunted runaway slaves.
The poor slave was so miserable he thought, “I’d rather take my
chances in the forest than be bullied and beaten here.”

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where he hid in dense undergrowth and slept huddled against fallen tree trunks.
It felt good to be free, but Androcles soon became hungry. He didn’t know which
berries and mushrooms were safe to eat and he felt himself growing weak. One
cold evening, famished and exhausted, he crawled inside a cave to sleep.
In the middle of the night, a thunderous roar disturbed his dreams. Androcles was
mnXlne]\ ni Ƅh\ X `l]Xn aoedbh` ebih mnXedbh` niqXl\m abgҫ E] aX\ ^Xee]h Xme]]j bh X
lion’s den! He leapt to his feet to look for a weapon, but the lion surprised him by
slumping to the ground. It let out an agonised growl and licked its paw.
=h\li[e]m mjinn]\ X eXl`] nailh mnb[dbh` ion i^ na] mi^n Ƈ]ma Z]eiq na] ebihӆm
claws. The lion whined and looked at Androcles sorrowfully.

“You’re in pain, poor lion. If I help you now, perhaps you will spare my life.”

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Androcles carefully ventured towards the lion. As he knelt by the lion’s paw, his
hands began to tremble. He steadied himself and tugged the thorn hard. The lion
groaned, but in one swift move, the thorn came out.
Androcles tore off the end of his tunic and made a bandage around the lion’s
paw. The lion purred softly, then Androcles and the lion fell asleep side by side.
That was the beginning of an unusual but wonderful friendship. From that day,
the loyal lion didn’t leave Androcles’ side. It even shared its food with Androcles.
Meanwhile, Androcles nursed the lion’s paw back to full health.
One day, while the lion was hunting, Androcles went to fetch some water.

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Suddenly, slave-catchers crashed Androcles felt weak at the knees. He
through the bushes and arrested him. knew he was about to face his doom.
They dragged him to Rome, where his As he stepped into the huge arena,
master decreed that Androcles should the crowd roared with excitement, but
face the most frightening punishment the noise was nothing compared to
of all – fighting a wild animal in an the deafening roars of the beast he
arena, just like the gladiators did. was about to face.

Androcles was imprisoned for several The guards opened a cage on the far
weeks until, one morning, the guards side of the arena and a majestic lion
came for him. “I hope you’re feeling leapt out, snarling with rage. It raced
brave today, slave,” said one. “I hear towards Androcles, who readied his
the beast you’re about to fight hasn’t sword but as the lion got closer, he
eaten for some time. The emperor is realised this was no enemy at all.
looking forward to his entertainment.” “It’s you, my old friend!” he cried.

The lion stopped in its tracks, then “Because we know each other,” said
it nuzzled Androcles playfully and Androcles, and he explained how
licked him. Androcles threw his arms he had helped the lion when it had
around the lion’s mane. “I’m so glad to been injured.
see you again,” he said joyfully.
The emperor was so impressed, he
The crowd sat in stunned silence – decided to pardon Androcles for
they had never seen a man tame a running away from his master and
lion before. “Free the slave!” cried he set him free, along with the lion.
someone, and the emperor was so
intrigued, he asked Androcles to Afterwards, Androcles and the friendly
come forward and speak. lion were often seen walking through
the streets of Rome – and wherever
“Why didn’t this lion attack you?” they went, they were showered with
asked the puzzled emperor. money, food and gifts.

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Around the World Tales

TheFox’s Tail

Perhaps this story is true, perhaps it isn’t. Once in Armenia,
Xh ie\ qigXh aX\ comn Ƅee]\ oj X co` qbna ^l]ma `iXnӆm gbed
qa]h X ^ir [Xg] Xeih` Xh\ \lXhd na] qaie] einҫ

“I turned my back for one second and look what
you did, you greedy fox!” cried the old woman.
She grabbed the fox’s bushy tail and gave it a
maXlj sXhd ӕ Xh\ bn [Xg] lb`an iƂ bh a]l aXh\ұ
The fox spun round looking for her tail and,
when she realised it was gone, she whimpered,
“Grandma, please give me back my tail. The
other foxes will make fun of me!”

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“I’ll give it back,” said the old woman, give it to the goat. Then the goat
“when you give me back my milk.” will give me some milk for the
old woman and she will give
So the fox stalked away, feeling odd me back my tail – and my
without her tail swishing behind her. friends won’t make fun of me.”

Soon she came to a wild goat and “Okay,” said the meadow.
asked politely, “Goat, dear goat, “Get me some water and I’ll
please give me some milk. If you do, give you some grass.”
I can give it to the old woman and
she will give me back my tail – and So the fox stalked away and,
my friends won’t make fun of me.” after a while, she met a girl carrying
a pail of water. “Girl, kind girl, please
“Sure,” said the goat. “Get me some give me that pail of water. If you do,
grass and I’ll give you some milk.” I can give it to the meadow. Then the
meadow will give me some grass for
So the fox stalked away and came the goat, the goat will give me some
to a lush meadow, where she asked, milk for the old woman and she will
“Meadow, sweet meadow, please give give me back my tail – and my
friends won’t make fun of me.”
me some grass. If you do, I can

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“Very well,” said the girl. “Get me some new shoes and I’ll
give you my pail of water.”

So the fox stalked away and, in the nearest town, found
a shoemaker. “Shoemaker, clever shoemaker, please
give me some shoes. If you do, I can give them to the
girl. Then the girl will give me her pail of water for the
meadow, the meadow will give me some grass for the
goat, the goat will give me some milk for the old woman
and she will give me back my tail – and my friends won’t
make fun of me.”

“Gladly,” said the shoemaker. “Get me some fresh eggs and
I’ll give you a pair of shoes.”

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Answer: Qa]l] Xl] gb[]ҫ

So the fox stalked away and, on So the fox stalked away into the barn,
a farm, she found a red hen. “Hen, where she met the farmer. “Farmer,
lovely hen, please give me some wise farmer, please give me some
fresh eggs. If you do, I can give grain. If you do, I can give it to the
them to the shoemaker. Then the hen. Then the hen will give me some
shoemaker will give me some shoes fresh eggs for the shoemaker, the
for the girl, the girl will give me her shoemaker will give me some shoes
pail of water for the meadow, the for the girl, the girl will give me her
meadow will give me some grass pail of water for the meadow, the
for the goat, the goat will give me meadow will give me some grass for
some milk for the old woman and the goat, the goat will give me some
she will give me back my tail – and milk for the old woman and she will
my friends won’t make fun of me.” give me back my tail – and my friends
won’t make fun of me.”
“Of course,” said the hen. “Get me
some grain and I’ll give you some The farmer looked at the tired, tailless
fresh eggs.” fox and felt sorry for her. “Very well,
here you go,” he said, handing her
a small sack of grain.

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The fox was so happy, she dashed to the hen and gave Write It
her the grain. In return, the hen laid her some fresh eggs.
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shoes. She delivered the shoes to the girl, who gave her
a pail of water. She poured water on the meadow, which
gave her some grass. She carried the grass to the goat,
who gave her a pail of milk. Finally, she took the milk to
the old woman, who returned her swishy tail.

Then the fox ran back to her den, where none of her
friends made fun of her!

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Storyland Adventures

Storyland
Sports Day

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BXlҮ BXl =qXs Bb]e\m l]X\s ni nXd] jXlnҫ Qa]s q]l] Xee ]r[bn]\Ү
]r[]jn ^il Mlbh[] Bl]\]lb[dҮ qai aXn]\ mjilnҫ

“I’ve always been terrible at it,”
he confessed to Princess Elinor.
“Apart from footie, I hated sport
at school. I’ve got two left feet.”

“If I could kiss you and turn
you into an athlete I would, but
I already changed you from a
frog into a human. It’s just for
fun!” said Princess Elinor.

Prince Frederick sighed. He
didn’t think the words ‘sport’
and ‘fun’ belonged together.

Just then, Daddy Bear’s
booming voice cried, “All
competitors for the beanbag
race to the start line, please!”

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“I’ll give this one a miss,” said Prince The Hare and the White Rabbit kept
Frederick, sighing. dropping their beanbags with every
bounce and had to pick them up, but
A group of runners gathered at the Cinderella charged ahead. Moments
start line, all balancing beanbags on eXn]lҮ ma] [limm]\ na] Ƅhbma ebh] bh
their heads. There were the Hare and Ƅlmn jeX[]ҫ Ap]lsih] [eXjj]\ҫ
the Tortoise, Wee Willie Winkie, the
White Rabbit – who kept checking his “Running away from the ball in high
watch anxiously – and Cinderella. heels is excellent training for a race
like this,” explained Princess Elinor.
“Surely Cinderella isn’t racing in glass
slippers and a tiara!” gasped Prince Next it was the obstacle course.
Frederick. Princess Elinor nodded
and gave a knowing smile. “Not for me,” said Prince Frederick,
while Gingerbread Man, Tom Thumb,
“On your marks, get set, go!” shouted Goldilocks, a dancing princess and
Daddy Bear, and the runners sprinted Old Mother Hubbard’s dog prepared
away at full pelt. for the race.

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“On your marks, get set, go!” boomed ӂAp]lsZi\sӆm mi `ii\ҮӃ mXb\ Mlbh[]
@X\\s >]XlҮ Xh\ iƂ na]s q]hnҫ Bl]\]lb[dҮ ^]]ebh` aij]e]mmҫ

Qa]s aX\ ni aij nalio`a aoeX aiijmҮ ӂFnӆm Z][Xom] na]sӆp] jlX[nbm]\ҮӃ mXb\
mdbj qbna lij]mҮ cogj ip]l aol\e]mҮ Mlbh[]mm Aebhilҫ ӂI]n g] maiq sioҫӃ
[lXqe oh\]l Z]h[a]m Xh\ \lbZZe]
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[ioe\ [Xn[a Cbh`]lZl]X\ JXhҫ X ZXee na] ^olna]mnҫ =^n]l ma]ӆ\ `in a]l
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h]rn ^]q lX[]m niiҫ Fn qXm [eim]Ү Zon
GX[d Xh\ Gbee Z]Xn Mbhi[[abi bh na] ӄƄee ӂF nabhd sio gb`an moljlbm] siolm]e^ҫ
na] qXn]l Zo[d]nӆ [aXee]h`]ҫ E]hhs ?ig] ihҮ bn mnXlnm miihҫӃ
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Xh\ Qq]]\e]\]] qih na] nal]]Ӓ \qXl^Ү Pe]]jbh` >]XonsҮ Momm bh >iinm
e]``]\ lX[] Zs X eih` qXsҫ Xh\ Mlbh[] OXh\ieja ӕ qai ]p]lsih]
dh]q qXm na] mnlih`]mnҮ mjilnb]mn
jlbh[] bh PnilseXh\ҫ

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Prince Frederick’s heart sank, but Boing! He was now neck and neck with
before he could back out, Daddy Bear
boomed, “On your marks, get set, go!” Prince Randolph.

The prince quickly pulled up his sack Frederick took one last almighty leap
and gripped tightly, but everyone was
already way ahead. Frederick leapt and BOING! E] [limm]\ na] Ƅhbma ebh] bh
forward and was astonished by how
far he moved. Something strange was Ƅlmn jeX[]ұ Qa] [liq\ q]hn qbe\ҫ
happening – something amazing. His
legs were extra springy! Princess Elinor rushed over and gave
him his gold medal. “I knew all those
Boing! He overtook Puss in Boots. years of being a frog would help,”
she said proudly.
Boing! He bounded past the dwarf.
Prince Frederick beamed. It turned out
Boing! He passed Sleeping Beauty, that sport could be fun after all.

who was taking a nap in her sack.

Next taimteee: TnoymtiTnhyuhmolbiday!

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Poems and Rhymes

The Shark
By Lord Alfred Douglas

A treacherous monster is the shark
He never makes the least remark.
And when he sees you on the sand,
He doesn’t seem to want to land.

E] qXn[a]m sio nXd] iƂ siol [eina]mҮ
=h\ hin na] e]Xmn ]r[bn]g]hn maiqmҫ
Ebm ]s]m \i hin `liq Zlb`an il lieeҮ
E] aXm Xmnihbmabh` m]e^Ӓ[ihnlieҫ

E] qXbnm nbee sio Xl] kobn] oh\l]mm]\Ү
=h\ m]]gm ni nXd] hi bhn]l]mnҫ
=h\ qa]h niqXl\m na] m]X sio e]XjҮ
E] eiidm Xm b^ a] q]l] Xme]]jҫ

>on qa]h sio ih[] `]n bh abm lXh`]Ү
Ebm qaie] \]g]Xhiol m]]gm ni [aXh`]ҫ
E] naliqm abm Zi\s lb`an XZionҮ
=h\ abm nlo] [aXlX[n]l [ig]m ionҫ

Fnӆm hi om] [lsbh` il Xjj]Xebh`Ү
E] m]]gm ni eim] Xee \][]hn ^]]ebh`ҫ
=^n]l nabm qXlhbh` sio qbee qbma
Qi d]]j [e]Xl i^ nabm nl]X[a]liom Ƅmaҫ

Ebm ZX[d bm ZeX[dҮ abm mnigX[a qabn]Ү

E] aXm X p]ls \Xh`]liom BITE!

Favourite Fairy Tales

Jack Makes the
Princess Laugh

Once upon a time, a widow lived with her son Jack. All they
owned in the world were three cows. Life was good until,
one summer, their crops died and they had little to eat.

“Jack, we must sell our cows,” said the widow.
“Take them to the market tomorrow and try
to get good money for them.”

So the next day Jack took the three cows
to the market. When he arrived, he saw
a huge crowd. Being a curious soul, Jack
squeezed his way to the front where
he saw a wee man holding a bee,
a harp, a mouse and a beetle.

The man placed the menagerie on
the ground and whistled. All at once
the bee began to play the harp, and
the mouse and the beetle stood on
their hind legs and danced a waltz.

As soon as they began, every man,
woman and animal at the market
started dancing too. They jigged
and jumped all over town, and
so did Jack and his three cows!

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After a while, the man picked up the bee, harp, mouse and
beetle and put them in his pocket – and the whole town came
to a halt. Everyone burst into laughter. Then the wee man turned
to Jack and said, “How would you like to own these wonders, Jack?”

“I’d like them very much, but I have no money,” said Jack.

“I’ll take your cows in return for them,” said the man.

“I can’t. My mother is sad because we’re poor and hungry. If I sell
the cows and take home some money today, it will lift her heart.”

“But when she sees the bee playing the harp and the mouse and the
beetle waltzing, she’ll laugh like she’s never laughed before,” said the man.

“That’s true!” said Jack. So he swapped his cows for the bee, harp, mouse
and beetle and took them home.

“I see you have sold the cows,” said At last, Jack picked up the harp
his mother, looking pleased. “How and the animals and put them away.
much did you get for them?” Everything became still, but he and
his mother laughed for a long time.
“I sold them for something better than
money,” said Jack. “Wait until you see.” However, when his mother stopped
chuckling, she became angry. “What
Jack took the bee and the harp out good is dancing when we have no
of his pocket and set them on the food, you foolish lad? What will we
ground. Then he took out the mouse eat for supper?” She sat down in a
and beetle and he whistled. As before, heap and began to cry.
the bee began to play the harp and
the mouse and beetle started to waltz. Realising what a fool he had been,
Jack ran outside and wept.
Instantly, Jack and his mother leapt
up and started to dance too. The pots Just then, a wee woman passed by
and pans joined in, and so did the and said, “Why is a handsome lad
table and chairs. Soon, the whole like you crying when you should be
house was jigging and jumping. trying to impress the king’s daughter?”

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“What do you mean?” asked Jack. Next, he held one end of the string
and paraded before the king. It was
“Haven’t you heard? The king will a strange sight and when the royal
give half his kingdom to the person family saw Jack followed by his
who can make his daughter laugh unusual procession, they chuckled.
three times. She hasn’t laughed for Even the princess sniggered.
seven years.”
Jack bowed and said, “That’s one
“Then that’s what I’ll do!” cried Jack, laugh I’ve won from you, princess.”
and he set off immediately.
Next, he untied the string and put the
When Jack arrived, he was shown mouse and beetle back in his pocket.
into the castle, where the king, queen He whistled to the bee and, instantly,
and princess were waiting on gold it began to play the harp. Everybody
and silver thrones. Jack took out the in the room started to wriggle in their
bee, the mouse and the beetle and thrones and they soon began to
he tied a string between them all. dance merrily.

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Jack, the guards, the king, the queen, the princess

Can you spot these items in the scene:

and even the thrones were jigging and jumping!

How many candles
can you count in
this busy scene?

Answer: There are 9 candles.

The princess squealed with delight were swirling and twirling and even
and laughed even louder than before the castle walls jigged and jumped
– especially when she spotted the to the music. Before everyone got
candlesticks dancing too. dizzy, Jack picked up the animals
and put them back in his pocket.
In the middle of the fun, Jack bowed
and said, “Thank you. That’s two Ap]lsZi\s ^]ee ni na] Ƈiil Xh\ liXl]\
laughs I’ve won from you, princess.” with laughter. The princess was the
loudest of all. She had the loveliest,
While everyone was still dancing, happiest laugh Jack had ever heard!
Jack pulled out the mouse and the
beetle and he whistled again. Now Jack bowed and said, “Thank you.
they began to waltz too, leading That’s three laughs I’ve won from
everyone around the room. They you now, princess.”

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Lp]lcis]\Ү na] dbh` qabmd]\ GX[d iƂ ni abm [aXgZ]lmҮ

where Jack was cleaned and tidied and dressed

bh mgXln h]q [eina]mҫ Ta]h a] Xjj]Xl]\ Z]^il] MOVE IT!mCjingiamlnascnoyҶhd svoaQteujlorusaerwm ycXvatpe de\lrtralybzsiƂknat]iecninmleJ]td.aehhcwints kh\heiXinrhl t[ah]ne d
na] jlbh[]mm X`XbhҮ a] eiid]\ mi Ƅh]Ү ma]
Xmd]\ abg ni gXlls a]lҫ

ӂFn qioe\ Z] Xh aihiolҮӃ mXb\ GX[dҮ Xh\
a] m]hn ^il abm gina]l ni cibh na]gҫ

Qa]bl q]\\bh` []e]ZlXnbihm eXmn]\ ^il hbh]
days and nights, and each day was
Z]nn]l naXh na] eXmnҫ L^ [iolm]Ү

naXn qXm Xee naXhdm ni na] Z]]Ү

na] aXljҮ na] giom] Xh\

na] Z]]ne]Ү qai gX\]

sure everyone in the

castle was jigging

Xh\ cogjbh`ұ

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Famous Fables

The Monkey Mother

Long ago Zeus, the king of the Greek gods, decided to hold a
contest to see who had the most beautiful baby in the world.
He sent his son Hermes to spread the news far and wide.

Hermes took flight in his winged sandals and travelled the world. He announced
to every human and animal he met, “Come to Mount Olympus! Zeus is offering
a prize to the parent with the most beautiful child!”
The next day, proud parents began to gather outside Zeus’s palace on Mount
Olympus. Soon, the queue snaked all the way around the mountain.

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Humans bought along their beautiful When he spotted his wife looking
bouncing babies. Among the animals, stunned, Zeus called, “Hera, help
there were big cats, foxes and bears me judge this competition! I’m giving
with adorable cubs. Birds snuggled a prize to the most beautiful baby in
up with fluffy chicks, dogs had playful the world. Gather the other gods too.”
puppies, cats came with cute kittens
and deer brought along doe-eyed So Zeus, Hera and the other gods of
fawns. There were little lambs, downy Olympus stood before the crowded
ducklings and frolicking foals – every hall as, one by one, parents brought
baby animal you could imagine! forward their babies to be judged. The
gods were dewy-eyed and each baby
When the goddess Hera heard the seemed more angelic than the last.
commotion, she cried, “Zeus! Dear
husband, what have you been up to?” “How can we possibly choose?
They’re all so beautiful!” cried Hera,
But Zeus had already opened the while Zeus stroked a particularly
doors. Parents and children streamed charming bull calf.
into the great hall. They were excited.

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Just then, eyes shining with pride, a A wombat cuddled her naked
monkey mother came to the front to wrinkly baby and cried, “She’s right!”
present her baby. It had big eyes, a And the mother of a scruffy baby
tiny nose, and tufts of hair sticking out robin, tweeted, “Let’s get out of here!”
in every direction. When the gods saw
it they burst into laughter. One by one, the humans and animals
left. Zeus was forced to call off his
Offended, the monkey mother hugged contest and admit that every child is
her child tightly to her chest and said, the most beautiful in its parents’ eyes.
“I don’t need your judgement or your
prize. In my eyes, my child is the most DRAW IT!
beautiful in the world – and I’m sure
every parent here agrees.” mBWoahsbitcysbhtDeobarraauybwttyiifimnualgen?miSDmharaeaglewadtz.oitiDnyooeonw.uconotulmhorianB/fdkereaiitseuftrthiofemul

The monkey mother’s speech was
met with shouts, roars, neighs, barks,
chirps and howls of approval.

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Storyteller’s Corner

The Troll Hat

After a long day at work,
a young milkmaid was resting
on a hill on the way home and wishing
she could go to the village feast that night.

Qa] ^]Xmn aXjj]h]\ ih[] X s]Xl Xh\ Xee na] Ƅh]mn [iohnls
folk were invited. They wore fancy frocks and hats and dined on
\]eb[biom ^ii\ Xee hb`anҫ E]l giona qXn]l]\ comn nabhdbh` XZion bnҫ

Pa] qXm \Xs\l]Xgbh` XZion \Xh[bh` Xh\ ]Xnbh` qa]h ma] a]Xl\ X
mnlXh`] hibm] [igbh` ^lig bhmb\] na] abee na]h mig]ih] [Xee]\ ionҮ ӂTa]l]
bm gs aXnҶ Ta]l] bm gs aXnҶӃ Qa]l] qXm X `l]Xn [igginbih Xh\ na] pib[] [lb]\
ion X`XbhҮ ӂF Xmd sioҮ qa]l] bm gs aXnҶӃ

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Without thinking about it, the girl leapt feet or walked straight into her. And
to her feet and shouted, “What about when she said “Good evening” or
my hat? Is there one for me?” “Excuse me”, they jumped in surprise
and didn’t answer.
“You can have Father’s old hat,” said a
voice, and suddenly a strange purple The milkmaid soon realised that the
hat popped out of the hill. hat didn’t just let her see trolls – it
made her invisible too! “Now I can go
The girl inspected the hat and put it ni na] ^]Xmn Xh\ Z] Xgih` na] Ƅh]
on. She could see a procession of hill people,” she said. She headed for the
trolls – all wearing hats too – hurrying village hall with a spring in her step.
towards the village hall.
It was a wonderful sight. The hall was
“Oh, it must be a magic hat,” she said. decorated with streamers, bunting and
“It lets me see trolls, but what good is Ƈiq]l `XleXh\m ӕ Xh\ `ie\ mnXlm q]l]
naXnҶ P]]bh` nlieem qihӆn Ƅee gs ]gjns hanging from the ceiling.
noggsҫӃ Pa] m]n iƂ ^il aig]Ү eiidbh`
forward to her dinner.

However, on the way there, everyone
she passed either stepped on her

The ladies wore beautiful dresses “Well, why not?” thought the
and roses in their hair, while the milkmaid. “I haven’t eaten for hours
gentlemen wore smart suits and tall and I am sure Mother would be happy
hats. The milkmaid walked happily to try some of these delicacies too.”
among them, admiring their clothes
and listening to their conversations. So the milkmaid sat at the end of
Nobody had any idea she was there. X nXZe] Xh\ gX\] X Ƅh] g]Xe i^
the dishes before her. When she
When they all sat down to eat, the aX\ hi liig ^il gil]Ү ma] Ƅee]\
milkmaid laughed when she saw the her pockets with cakes and piled
trolls squeeze between them and sit up as many plates as she could
on the tables, helping themselves to in her arms, then she carried home
food and drink. to her mother.

The guests were so busy chatting, “What luck!” cried her mother, after
they didn’t notice their meals quickly the milkmaid removed the hat and
disappearing from their plates! explained where she had been.

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Tucking into her treats, her mother said, “Perhaps you could use the troll hat
to get us more food for the week ahead.”
Pi na] gbedgXb\ l]nolh]\ ni na] ^]Xmn Xh\ Ƅee]\ oj a]l ji[d]nm X`Xbhҫ Pa]
`lXZZ]\ Xee na] Ziqem Xh\ jeXn]m ma] [ioe\ҫ Pa] ]p]h mnoƂ]\ mig] ^ii\ oh\]l
her hat! Between her and the trolls, the platters were soon empty and the
guests were starting to wonder where all their delicious food had gone.
Before they could complain, the music began and everyone started to dance
– even the trolls! The milkmaid squeezed herself into a corner and delighted
in watching the guests spin merrily around the room. She was enjoying herself
mi go[aҮ a]l ^]]n Z]`Xh ni nXj Xh\ ma] mn]jj]\ ihni na] \Xh[] Ƈiil ni cibh bhҫ
>onҮ comn Xn naXn gig]hnҮ mig]ih] qable]\ Zs Xh\ dhi[d]\ iƂ a]l aXnҫ

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All of a sudden, she was visible to the whole room! When everyone
saw her loaded with roasts and bread and cakes and pies, they were stunned.

“So that’s why our food disappeared so quickly!” cried one of the organisers.

“It wasn’t just me, the trolls were eating it too!” cried the milkmaid. “Put my hat
on and you’ll see.”

>on a]l aXn aX\ `in db[d]\ Xh\ nlXgje]\ Xlioh\ na] \Xh[] ƇiilҮ Xh\ X [Xhhs
troll had picked it up and run away with it.

“What hat? What trolls?” said the merry-makers, laughing. “You’re making it up!”

Without the hat, the milkmaid couldn’t prove a thing, so she was scolded and
forced to return every scrap of food she was carrying.

IMAGINE IT!WwohhwCaeandarteevnwdewyonaooutuuulmdlrddeayegytosoiouccusrdtiorbgoomeolilefyahoyonanoudteur?? That night, thanks to her greed, the milkmaid
went home with nothing but her memories
of a grand feast and a magic troll hat.

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Tales from Today

Pizza Boy

Pablo loved pizza. He loved it so much he wouldn’t eat anything
else. He claimed it gave him superpowers, but his mum and
dad didn’t believe him.

Pablo’s love for pizza drove his parents crazy. “Pablo, please try some rice. It’s
nice!” they begged. But Pablo folded his arms, shook his head and clamped his
lips shut. He would only open them again for pizza. It was the same every day.
“You don’t understand,” said Pablo, as they tempted him with a tasty pie. “If I
don’t have pizza, my superpowers don’t work and then who’ll keep the school
playground in order?”
“Don’t you have teachers for that?” asked Mum.
“What about the local neighbourhood?
You should see what those cats get
up to when nobody’s looking,” cried
Pablo matter-of-factly. “There’s no
way Margarita and Pepe Roni
can handle it on their own.”

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Margarita and Pepe Roni were Pablo’s He grimaced with each bite. “There’s
two pet rats, but he claimed they were going to be trouble around here
his faithful sidekicks. without a superhero to save the day,”
he told his parents. “Just you wait and
One day, Pablo’s parents decided see.” Mum and Dad rolled their eyes.
enough was enough – their son
needed more variety in his diet. That night, Pablo was tired so he went
“No more pizza!” they said. “We’re to bed earlier than usual. Mum heard
not buying it, we’re not making it. him say to his pet rats, “Put your
We never want to see pizza again.” masks and capes away, my friends.
There’ll be no defending the streets
When Pablo opened his lunchbox, tonight. I’m all out of pizza power.”
he found hummus and carrot sticks.
“Urgh,” he groaned. “I can feel my When Dad opened the curtains the
superpowers draining away.”
next morning, he gasped. “Look at
That night, Pablo had baked potato
with tuna and sweetcorn for dinner. the state of the street! The bins are

turned over. There’s litter everywhere.

And are those Mrs Norman’s tights

hanging from our tree?” 39

“Told you so!” said Pablo. “If you’d let “If I’d had pizza power, I could have
me have pizza, I could have made reached that banana skin before
those cats behave themselves.” anything happened,” Pablo muttered.

At school, lunchtime was complete When Mum and Dad got a message
chaos. Pablo was sitting quietly on that the concert had been cancelled
a bench when he spotted Josh drop ‘due to an unfortunate incident and
a banana skin on the ground. Ayesha several injuries in the playground’,
skidded on it, knocking over a whole they began to wonder whether Pablo
queue of children who were lining up might be telling the truth.
for hopscotch. They toppled sideways,
crashing into the headteacher, Mrs Then they spotted a gang of
Mohan, who was carrying a tower of wild alley cats in their
Ziidmҫ Qa] Ziidm q]hn Ƈsbh` nalio`a back garden.
the air and landed on Mr Phillip’s
head – and he was supposed to
be in charge of the school concert
that evening. Instead, the school
nurse sent him home as he had
a nasty headache.

COOK IT!

40 sstMPoDuirapozykezwtearinpmaalooenwHamdeedarsasogel,utaehjruziyrfisnetiHtecligio.kpcimeoveemePfsrma/oyfbmaroledouee!

When they saw them catapulting “Deal!” said Pablo grinning. “So now
\]X\ gb[] Xh\ linn]h Ƅma nalio`a do you believe in my superpowers?”
open windows, they were convinced.
“Perhaps,” said Dad. “Do you have a
“Your mum and I have been talking,” superhero name?”
said Dad, when he picked up Pablo
from school. “Perhaps pizza isn’t so “Of course,” said Pablo. “They call
bad, after all – but not every day and me... Pizza Boy.” And his brain went
not for lunch AND dinner. And you into overdrive, working out how he,
have to eat vegetables too! Deal?” JXl`XlbnX Xh\ M]j] Oihb [ioe\ ƄhXees
defeat their wicked arch-enemies –
the alley cats.

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Playbox
Make a musical harp, take part in our fairy-tale sports
day and give our latest Big Quiz a go. Plus puzzles galore!

1 SHARP
SHARK

Our poem’s bad- b
tempered shark

has bitten chunk

out of this picture.

Which missing

jb][]m ƄnҶ a d ef
c
2 COUNT IT!
O AM I?
WH Can you work out which trooHnWlol trwhhitaeemtssieatanhpryeeargfheuei.ndsn?inyg
? story character this is
from our clues? Bonus

jibhnm b^ sio [Xh `]n bn

bh comn ih] [eo]ҫ

1. In my story, I lived in ancient times
2. I like animals
3. My best friend is a lion

4 These animals are queuing up to see
Zeus. Can you work out which animal
A comes next in each line?

B

C

5 PIZZA

CHEF

Decorate your
dream pizza! Use
your favourite
foods to get
superpowers
like Pablo.

3

6 INVISIBLE The troll’s hat has made some of the
letters below disappear. Complete the
LETTERS words to see what the ilkm i ate.

A. _ _ D. _ _

B. _ I E _ E. F _ U I _

C. _ H I _ K E _ F. C H _ E S _

7 MAKE AN EASY HARP GROWN U

Make your own harp and get everybody dancing, just like
Jack and the bee! This craft can be made in minutes.

• All you need is a set of elastic bands and an old

shoebox. Alternatively, use a tissue box, a plastic
tub without the lid or a magazine tidy box (empty
out your Storytime collection and use one of ours!).

• For a more interesting sound from your harp,

om] ]eXmnb[ ZXh\m bh \bƂ]l]hn nab[dh]mm]m Xh\ mbu]mҫ
Qabh mgXee ]eXmnb[ ZXh\m mnl]n[a nXon Xh\ gXd] X ab`a]l
nqXh` naXh nab[d eiim] ih]mҫ

• Kiq nXd] siol mai]ZirҮ noZ il nb\s Zir Xh\ mnl]n[a na] ]eXmnb[

ZXh\m ip]l na] nijҫ Mon nabh ih]m ni`]na]l Xh\ nab[d ih]m ni`]na]lҮ
m sio [Xh gXd] mioh\m naXn `i ^lig ab`a ni eiq Xh\ pb[] p]lmXҫ

• @ [ilXn] siol aig]gX\] aXlj qbna j]hm il mnb[d]lm ӕ Xh\ na]h jeo[dҮ

tw g and dance away!

Why not make two or three harps and form your

! own fairy-tale band? Can you get everyone jigging
and jumping, like the characters in our story?

8 DRAW A FOX!

Use our grid to help
you draw the perfect
fox – and don’t forget
to add her tail!

TEE HEE!

Q.favWouhraitteisdaanfocex?’s
A. The foxtrot!

HA HA!
Q.fox keWehpehreerdsiodctkhse?
A. In a
fox socks
box, of course!

ANSWERS: 1. Sharp Shark – a and f; 2. Who Am I? – Androcles; 3. Count DID YOU
It! – 7 hats; 4. Beautiful Babies – A. Cat, B. Monkey, C. Bird; 6. Invisible know?faFmtovhixelyeris,tribclaiukraetlewptpchusaaepatrysitnl!scod,afjhntuhasrevteetdroagct
Letters – A. Cake, B. Pies, C. Chicken, D. Bread, E. Fruit, F. Cheese.
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BIG UIZ

In The Friendly Wfqirfouhymiizco.huoRudgereeatstdatsoiotlrsuuiecrcksas?!tnoFyriinoedus remember
out in our
1 Lion, what was
Androcles’ job? again

a. Gladiator aCwtaitnthhaeyorWoeupuhtimcalrtoyetuomcrekeoyeislnemo?gsub?rer 2 What did the girl ask
b. Slave-catcher for in the Armenian
c. Slave story, The Fox’s Tail?

a. New shoes
b. Milk
c. Fresh eggs

Tai [Xg] Ƅlmn bh na] 3 Waprohmeabmt acTnoldhoseuirSnaraurr 4
three-legged race in
a. Yellow
Storyland Sports Day? b. Red
c. Gre
a. Hansel and Gretel Pretend
b. Jack and Jill you’re Zeus and
c. Tweedledum and choose the cutest
baby from our
Tweedledee Famous Fable.

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Which story 6 IPnnar]Jinamc]ce kisMZscL]aa[knuemgs \htbh,\wehӆhn i\chXho[f]Ҷ

5 g]hnbihm Ƈsbh` a. Hhbp]m Xh\ ^ildm
qbh`]\ mXh\XemҶ b. Tables and chairs
c. Pots and pans
a. Storyland Sports Day
b. Pizza Boy
c. The Monkey Mother

In our fable, The Monkey 7
MotherҮ qa]l] \i na] `i\m ebp]Ҷ

a. On a hill in Rome
b. On Mount Olympus in Greece
c. Fh X aXee bh =m`Xl\

8 How many trolls 10 What race do I win in
can you spot in Storyland Sports DayҶ
a. 5 The Troll HatҶ
b. 6
c. 7 mbayrHuntnoarownalawlmsfaradiyenonyeds
with?

]nIanp]]P l[iszanzbaea\bhlB`]o hqy j], ehwXnsh qbahlt`iw hqe`arҶe]h 9 a. Sack race
b. Obstacle race
. Hide and seek c. A `` Xh\ mjiih
b. QX`
c. Hopscotch race

ANSWERS: 1c, 2a, 3c, 4a, 5c,
, 7b, 8b, 9c, 10b.

SPORTS DAY!
Your favourite fairy-tale characters
in Storyland Adventures are holding Shoelaces
another sports day. Who will win? come undone.
Miss a turn.
How to Play

QpSsilttaoojyrreyyeXltrsasimҮ,nsadeinmCodahhyga]oar]uaz\cicntXaeen\r.cbCu[os]omeҮun/ncqfotreieinrenssiforƄropmo]ur Slip on a
cracked egg!
mnXLlinneebhu]pXyho\u[racihioms]enX character on the Back one space.
jeXs]l ni liee Ƅlmnҫ lalgiAcgashino!es.

Player 1 rolls the dice and moves
forward the correct number of spaces.

insIftryuocutiolann, dmoankeassuqrueayroeuwfiothlloawn it.
Players take it in turns to roll the dice.
Ƅhbma
n [haaXmlXp[! nW]lhnyinlo]tXd[aesniag]n
al and enter it into
ine is the tition on page 50?
a gold me
our comp

TIP! s

Why no have a sack race, a
race, an egg and
beanba ] na]h Ƅhbma qbna X
mjiih lX a relay, see who’s
relay? Fo t at going up and
the faste rack three times

down the

BCahdasWtewdoolbfy!spFtaohcreewsBa.igrd

yFaotlulhlraefsftplalacpateoy!oseJirntoiioinnn. Gingerbread
energy boost!
Roll again.

Instant win
if you roll

a 6!

Cursed by the Catch up with
Wicked Witch! player in 1st

Back two position.
spaces.
finish
Trip over a
hurdle. Miss

a turn.