Indholdsfortegnelse for September 2016 i Storytime

The budgie likes to boogie, the budgie likes to rock. He wakes us every night, when he rocks around the clock. The budgie likes to jive, to spin around, to twirl. His body full of rhythm, his head is in a whirl. The budgie boogie-woogies, along the table top. The budgie disco dances, the budgie likes to bop. He’s just about the best, his moves are really neat. You should see the budgie boogie, you should see his flying feet! In front of the dangly mirror, he plays his air guitar. The budgie likes to boogie, the budgie is a STAR! WRITE IT! Do you want to be the next Brian Moses? Enter our poetry competition on page 48 and you might just see your work illustrated and in print…

Now the shepherd spent his days and sometimes his nights up on the Downs, with only the sun and the stars and the sheep for company. But his little son spent much of his time buried in books. His parents were very fond of him, and rather proud too, so he was left to read as much as he liked. One evening the shepherd came home trembling and, sitting down at the table, he exclaimed, “It’s all over for me! No more can I go up on the Downs!” “Now, don’t take on like that,” said his wife, who was a very sensible woman. “Tell us what has shaken you!” “You know that cave up there,” said the shepherd. “I never liked it and the sheep didn’t either. Well, there’s…

Around the house was a pretty wildflower meadow and beyond the meadow was the forest where the big, bad wolves lived. Every morning, the little girl’s father would say to her, “You can play in the garden today, dear, but whatever you do, don’t open the gate. Not far from our house is the big forest and that’s where the big, bad wolves live.” And, every day, the girl did exactly as she was told, because she was a good little girl. Except for one day. On that day, she was singing a sweet little song to herself and picking a posy of flowers. “Traybla, traybla, cum qua, kimo. Traybla, traybla, cum qua, kimo,” she sang. And as she sang, she saw in the meadow the most beautiful yellow flower…

But when he returned to his feast, he found a swarm of flies eating his jam. “How dare you!” cried the tailor. “Who invited you to share my lunch?” But the flies ignored him and carried on nibbling at the sweet, sticky jam. “Shoo!” shouted the tailor, but the flies didn’t move. “Right,” said the tailor. “I’ll get you!” And he grabbed a tea towel and hit wildly at the flies. Most of them flew away, but the tailor saw that seven of the flies were quite dead. “Would you look at that?” said the tailor. “A little man like me killing seven in just one blow! I should tell the world about this! In fact, I should give up my work – this is no job for a courageous…

1 PICK A PATH   Help the girl find her way home! The right path follows the words of her lullaby in the correct order. She can’t skip any stones, and she can only step on each stone once! 2 QUICK QUIZ   What does the Brave Little Tailor throw into the air to show the giant his strength? 3 BUDGET ON TOUR   Budgie’s taking his rock-star moves on tour! Can you design a costume to impress his fans? Make sure he looks super-cool! 4 Four Feet FILL-IN! In The Stars in the Sky, Four Feet was a horse. Fill in the blanks to name three more animals with four feet. 5 MAKE A PAPER PLATE GANESHA MASK   Dress up as Ganesha, the elephant-headed god! • Before you…

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