Indholdsfortegnelse for February 2016 i Storytime

Once, on a hot sunny day in South Africa, a wily old jackal was taking a shortcut along a narrow, rocky pass, sniffing the path for something to eat, just as he always did. Suddenly, he picked up the scent of his greatest enemy – Lion! When he looked up, Lion was approaching fast and there was no way he could escape and nowhere to hide. Now, Jackal had every reason to feel nervous. He was the area’s most famous trickster and, in the past, he had made a fool of Lion many times. He was certain that Lion would now seek his revenge. With nowhere to run and Lion drawing closer, Jackal quickly came up with a plan. Looking at the heavy rocks above him, Jackal cowered low on…

By the shores of Gitche Gumee, By the shining Big-Sea-Water, Stood the wigwam of Nokomis, Daughter of the Moon, Nokomis. Dark behind it rose the forest, Rose the black and gloomy pine-trees, Rose the firs with cones upon them; Bright before it beat the water, Beat the clear and sunny water, Beat the shining Big-Sea-Water. There the wrinkled old Nokomis Nursed the little Hiawatha, Rocked him in his linden cradle, Bedded soft in moss and rushes, Safely bound with reindeer sinews; Stilled his fretful wail by saying, “Hush! The Naked Bear will hear thee!” Lulled him into slumber, singing, “Ewa-yea! My little owlet! Who is this, that lights the wigwam? With his great eyes lights the wigwam? Ewa-yea! My little owlet!” At the door on summer evenings Sat the little…

WIN! Calling All Storytellers! Be a radio star and win tickets to the wonderful Settle Stories annual storytelling festival! Want to win tickets to Settle Stories’ family festival in April and have your storytelling broadcast on international children’s radio station, Abracadabra? Simply record yourself reading aloud your favourite story from any issue of Storytime! Two lucky winners (one aged 6 and under, one aged 7 and over) will have their recordings broadcast on children’s station Abracadabra radio (www.abracadabraradio.com) and will each win a pair of tickets to Settle Stories festival, from Friday 1st to Sunday 3rd April (www.settlestories.org.uk). Plus, we have pairs of festival tickets for three runners-up! To find out how to send in your recording and for more information, visit: www.storytimemagazine.com/stories BOOK OF THE MONTH It’s not that…

When the good people of Gotham in Nottinghamshire heard that King John was planning to build a hunting lodge in their village, they were most unhappy. Not only did the king have a reputation for being a tyrant and an expensive guest to look after, he would most certainly steal their land for hunting and call it his own. Determined to keep their village and their hard-earned money for themselves, the Gotham folk got together and hatched a plan – a plan to make the king’s messengers flee and, hopefully, tell King John to stay away. When two of the king’s messengers arrived the following week, they were surprised to see many of the villagers standing around a wooden fence in the village square, looking woeful. “What on earth is…

1 PILE UP! Can you work out how many toads Selena spat out and how many gems fell out of Amy’s mouth in this pile? Write your answers in the boxes. 2 FOREST School Bambi is still learning what everything is in the woodland and the meadow. Can you help him by filling in the missing letters? 3 DAYDREAMER Dolly Daydream spilt her milk and didn’t get the eggs, chickens or dress she dreamed of. Can you design a dress for her, or draw a fluffy chicken, and make her dreams come true? 4 QUICK QUIZ In The Wise Folk of Gotham, what do the villagers try to fence in? 5 Jackal JIGSAW Oops! Lion let go of the rock and it smashed our picture to pieces. Which of the…

The great Greek hero Odysseus was sailing home with his soldiers after a triumphant nine-year battle against the Trojans when strong winds blew his ship far off course. Tired of battling the stormy seas, and running low on provisions, Odysseus dropped anchor and, taking twenty of his bravest men with him, rowed to the nearest island – a dark, craggy place covered in trees. Thinking ahead, Odysseus grabbed some flasks of wine to give to whoever lived there. When they reached the shore, they heard noisy bleating and followed the sound until they came to a huge sheep pen just outside a cave. Odysseus led his men into the cave, where they were delighted to find big hunks of meat and wheels of cheese. Though the men longed to steal…

How to Play You need a dice and two or more friends to play with – this giant is hungry and needs to be defeated before dinnertime! Print out our Greek Hero Game Counters from storytimemagazine.com/free  or use pennies as your counters. Decide which player goes first and roll the dice. Y ou can start from anywhere outside the circle. If you roll a 1 or a 2, move forward one space. Roll a 3: move forward two spaces. Roll a 4: all players move forward one space. Roll a 5: move back one space. Roll a 6: the Cyclops eats you! Each player takes it in turn to roll the dice and follow the instructions above. The winner is the player who reaches the eye of the…