Innholdsfortegnelse for September 2015 i Storytime

There was once a hard-working young hat-maker who travelled from town to town selling his hats. Woolly hats in winter, caps in summer – he had a hat for every season. One hot summer morning, he set off for market many miles away. After walking for a couple of hours, the young man decided to rest in a shady grove of banana trees. He put his heavy hat basket on the ground and settled down for a nap. When he woke half an hour later, he saw that his basket had been toppled over and all of his hats were missing! He leapt to his feet and cried, “I’ve been robbed!” There were no thieves in sight, but the hat-maker heard rustling in the branches above him and, when he…

Not so long ago in Greece, there were two brothers – one was very clever and the other was quite foolish – and they inherited a large plot of land. Half of the land was rich and green and the other half was stony and impossible to farm. Because of this, the two brothers couldn’t agree how to divide the land. Tired of arguing with each other, they went to King Demetrius to ask for his advice. The king decided to test the brothers with some riddles, and he decreed that the brother who gave the best answers would win the good half of the land. The clever brother smiled smugly, as he loved solving riddles, but the not-so-bright brother despaired. “Don’t worry, Father,” said his daughter, Anastasia. “I’ll help…

There was once a great king of England called Uther Pendragon who, with his fair wife Igraine, ruled the land in a time of troublesome noblemen and lords. In the most troubled of times, they had a baby boy, who they named Arthur. The king and queen were delighted, but King Uther’s advisor, the wise old wizard, Merlin, had a vision that the young heir’s life was in danger. He urged the king to keep his son’s birth a secret and to send him away. With a heavy heart, the king agreed, and Merlin took baby Arthur to the great knight, Sir Ector, where the child grew up as his adopted son and as half-brother to Sir Kay. Arthur never knew that he had royal blood, and Sir Ector had…

Once upon a time, there lived a poor woodcutter, with his two sweet children – Hansel and Gretel – and their new stepmother. They had barely a crust to eat between them and, one night, long after the two children had gone to bed, the worried woodcutter said to his wife, “There isn’t enough here to feed the children. What shall we do?” “I have an idea,” said his wife. “Let’s take the children deep into the woods tomorrow morning. We can make a fire for them and leave them there. That way, we’ll have two less mouths to feed!” The woodcutter was horrified by his wife’s idea. “Abandon my own children!” he cried. “How could you suggest such a terrible thing?” “Then we’ll starve!” she shouted. And she nagged…

1 Fairy Tale TRAIL  Which of these tangled trails leads Hansel and Gretel home again? Circle the letter you think is right. 2 SUPER SWORD Decorate your own magnificent sword in the stone and give it a special inscription, just like in the story. What will you write on it? 3 Quick Quiz In Michael Rosen’s poem about broccoli, can you remember which part of the body it comes from? 4 Royal Riddles King Demetrius has set some riddles for Queen Anastasia – can you solve them? a What starts with E, ends with E and has b one letter in it? What has a face and two hands, but no c body or legs? What goes up and down without moving? 5 Make a MAGICAL WARDROBE Inspired by The…

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