Indholdsfortegnelse for April 2018 i Storytime

The umbrellabird is a strange fella – It wears a feather quiff like an umbrella. A strange dangly wattle hangs from its chin, Which blows up like a balloon and makes a din. It booms like a foghorn to try to impress, And puffs up its crest to look the best dressed. It makes this effort to win the perfect mate, What do you think – will he find a nice date? Next door is the only mammal that can fly, The vampire bat swoops through the night sky. It’s eager for a meal, ready for a bite, And there’s only one thing on the menu tonight. It wants blood, blood, mmm… glorious blood, All runny and red and lip-licking good! It’s craving a cow, it’s hungry for horse, Just…

Quetzalcoatl, the feathered serpent god, was different to the other Aztec gods. He was a good and caring leader who didn’t believe in sacrifice. Perhaps this was because it was Quetzalcoatl who brought people to life in the first place. You see, at the dawn of this world, there were no men, women or children. This made Quetzalcoatl sad, so he decided to travel to Mictlan, which was the Aztec name for the underworld, to find the bones of the people who had lived long, long ago and bring them back to life again. He asked his twin brother, the dog-headed god Xolotl, to guide him. “The Lord and Lady of the underworld won’t give up their bones easily,” Quetzalcoatl warned him, but Xolotl was happy to help. Xolotl led…

How to Play To play, you need two or more players and a dice. Also download our Stunt Skateboard Decks and Stunt Tokens from storytimemagazine.com/free . The aim of the game is to skate your way to the most points! Before you begin, print out and decorate our Stunt Skateboard Decks and make sure each player has one. Also print out our Stunt Tokens. Decide who will roll the dice first and which order you will roll in. The first player chooses an obstacle in the skate park. Each obstacle has a number on it. Roll the dice. If you get the number on the obstacle, awesome – you’ve completed a stunt. Use a finger skateboard deck to act it out and collect a Stunt Token. If…

Once upon a time, there was a young boy called Bobby who lived on a farm with his ma and pa, his dog, his cat and a cow. Bobby’s ma and pa were often busy working on the farm, and Bobby helped them whenever he could. When he had some time to himself, he played with his pets or he plucked a tune on the old fiddle his pa had given him for his birthday. Bobby had taught himself to play the fiddle and his ma and pa loved nothing better than listening to his music. One hot summer afternoon, Bobby’s ma and pa had to fetch some groceries from the market, so Bobby was going to be left alone. “We won’t be back till the moon has risen,” said…

Mr and Mrs Vinegar had the strangest home anyone had ever seen. They lived in a vinegar bottle. One day, Mr Vinegar was sweeping the house, when he accidentally whacked the broom handle against the side of the bottle. In an instant, the house shattered and came crashing down around him. Moments later, Mrs Vinegar came home. “Oh, Mr Vinegar! What happened to our lovely house?” “We’re ruined!” cried Mr Vinegar. “It was an accident. I’m so sorry.” “Never mind,” said Mrs Vinegar. “The door is still in one piece. Let’s see if we can sell it at the market.” Together, they lifted the door and set off into the forest. It was a long way to the market and the Vinegars soon grew tired, so they decided to climb…

You’ve probably guessed it already, but pets get up to all kinds of mischief when their owners are at school. Take Benny the budgie. He learnt how to escape from his cage years ago. He sneaks out, turns on the kitchen tap, and runs a hot tub to splash around in all day. And Sylvia the Siamese cat dresses up in her owner’s clothes. She has a thing about hats. Fran the dachshund, meanwhile, is a total fitness freak. The moment the door slams, she’s on the treadmill. She’s always trying to make everyone do press-ups. Fran is a bit bossy like that. I know this because I live with them. I’m Sammy the hamster. “Morning, little dude!” Benny always calls me that, which is annoying as he’s the same…

Once in Cambodia there was a princess called Amaradevi. Her father, the king, was extremely wealthy. He had more jewels and caskets filled with gold than any other king who ever lived. Everyone knew that the man who married Amaradevi would be rich beyond his wildest dreams, which is why four of the king’s greedy ministers proposed to her. They didn’t care that she was smart and kind – they were only interested in her wealth. But Amaradevi saw the greed in their eyes and turned down each minister. Instead, she married a man called Mahoseth, who loved Amaradevi for who she was and not for what she had. The marriage angered the ministers and they plotted and schemed. Eventually, they asked for an audience with the king. “Your Majesty,…

1 SHOWER POWER Fill our crossword with rainy-day words, then get outdoors and do some puddle splashing! ACROSS 3. They’re fluffy, white and in the sky. 7. The colour of the sky when it rains. 8. An outer layer you wear that is waterproof. DOWN 1. Rubber boots you wear when it’s raining. 2. A quacking bird that likes the rain. 4. The noise you make when you jump in a puddle. 5. Drops of water that fall from the sky. 6. If you don’t put up your umbrella you’ll get... 2 QUICK QUIZ! What jewels did the first minister steal in our Clever Amaradevi story? a. Diamonds b. Rubies c. Sapphires d. Emeralds 3 MICTLAN MAZE Can you help Quetzalcoatl find his way out of the spooky underworld? Look…