Innholdsfortegnelse for October 2024 i Storytime

“There’s no school, so I can do whatever I want!” she said. “Now I need to work out what that is!” After thinking for a minute, Masha decided to go and visit her friend the bear, who lived in the woods nearby. “He was grumpy when I stumbled across his cottage,” she thought, “but since then, we have made up and become good friends!” Little Masha crossed the railway line (after looking in both directions, like her grandparents taught her) and went into the forest. She walked through the pine trees until she reached the bear’s brightly painted cottage. The furry beast looked surprised when he opened the door. “Hi, Masha!” he growled. “Why did you come to see me today?” Masha gave him one of her special smiles and…

He visited many strange lands and met interesting people. However, one day, Minh’s ship was caught in a powerful storm and sank! The poor fellow stayed afloat by clinging onto his sea-chest, which held all his spices and cooking gear. Minh was washed up on a strange beach. After drying his clothes, he lifted his sea chest onto his back and explored the nearby jungle. The cook spotted the glow of firelight in a cave and peeked inside. What he saw was terrifying! Two big, hairy ogres with long, sharp teeth were eating a dinner of raw meat. Minh gasped - and the creatures heard him! In an instant, he was snatched up in a huge paw and taken prisoner by the two frightening monsters. He couldn’t understand what the…

The stars themselves were able to take on human form, and they wanted to visit the Earth far below. “Make me a silk ladder so I can go down there!” they would demand. The Spider did as they asked, but he soon became tired of making silk. He stared down at the Earth and watched the humans as they went about their day-to-day lives. The Spider noticed that ordinary people were busy growing crops and fishing and making things, but their chiefs just told them what to do and lazed around all day. “That’s the life for me,” the Spider said. “I will go down to Earth and set myself up as a chief, so I will never have to weave silk again!” Just then, a star came up to…

His dog, Patches, woke up and shook himself. “Yes, it’s time to get to work!” Harold said with a smile. The old farmer put on his checked shirt and ate a slice of toast with butter. Then, he picked up his spade and left the house. “Farmers have lots of jobs to do!” he told Patches. “There are hardly enough hours in the day to do them all!! First, he fed the pigs in their sty and filled their water trough. They grunted in appreciation! Then, he fed the horses, the goats and the hens and collected the eggs from the chicken coop. “I have to take care of the vegetable patch next!” he told himself. It was late summer, and his pumpkin plants were growing well! The vines covered…

“Of course it is!” said the ghost that lived in the mirror. “Just remember, don’t talk about magic at school, and you’ll fit in perfectly.” Alastair put on his new uniform, which included a shirt, blazer and trousers. These clothes felt very tight compared to his usual loose robe! He dodged around the magic broom in the hallway and went downstairs. In the kitchen, his mother was mixing up a bowl of… porridge? “A taste of the non-magical Life,” she said with a wink. Alastair tried the grey goop. It tasted a bit better once he cast a ‘sweeten’ spelt on it. While he was eating, his Little sister Agnes was casting spells on Jenkin, the family cat. She’d learned the ‘colour’ enchantment at Junior Witches’ Camp, and poor Jenkin’s…

“It’s always nice to see a person like Donal!” people told each other. “He keeps his smile on his face, not in his pocket!” Donal was especially fond of parties! He loved music and led everyone else onto the dance floor. He knew all the jigs and reels, and performed them enthusiastically. There was only one thing that made Donal feel sad. “I wish I had a violin,” he thought. “They sound wonderful, and their music stirs such feelings in my heart. But they are expensive, and I can’t afford one.” Donal kept this secret deep inside and always showed a happy face to the world, so no one knew about it. One evening, Donal went to a dance in a nearby village. Everyone had such a lovely time that…

There are many marble palaces for the gods to live in, and every day, doves bring them sweet nectar and ambrosia to eat and drink. “There is just one problem with Mount Olympus,” thought Zeus, the king of the gods. “It’s so perfect that it gets boring!” He clapped his hands together. Hermes, the messenger god, arrived in an instant. “How can I help you?” he said politely. “Let’s go on holiday!” Zeus declared. “I want to see how our human worshippers live!” Zeus and Hermes disguised themselves to look like ordinary humans. They put on travellers’ cloaks and false beards made of wool. When they were ready, Zeus Led the way down from Mount Olympus. He felt cheerful! The sun was shining and the air smelled of fresh pine…

1 WORD WOK Minh is frying up a pan of food, but what are the ingredients? Use the letters to spell out the names of as many foods as you can think of! (You can use each letter more than once in a word.) 2 PLAYGROUND DETECTIVE Use these clues to work out in which order Masha and the bear went on the fun things in the playground! A First I went on the thing that ends in a ‘g’! B Then I went clockwise around the playground until I reached the next ride. C Next, we tried a ride that has room for two! D Then we went on the ride we hadn’t been on yet! 3 HARVEST TIME! Harold has brought in three boxes of food from the…

How to Play You will need two players and the spider and web counters downloaded using the QR code on the right. ★ Print and cut out the spider and web counters. Decide who will play as Spider or his sister. The youngest player picks first! ★ Each player should take their counter and 12 web counters. The spider counters should be put on the stars with a spider symbol on them. ★ Players take turns moving their counters. The oldest player goes first! ★ On their turn, a player must move their spider counter along a diagonal line to a star next to the one they are currently on. ★ When a player moves along a diagonal line, they leave a web counter on it. (This is the web…