Innehållsförteckning för March 2016 från Storytime

It had been a long, hot summer and the sun had scorched the earth so that the rivers and streams had run dry. The animals were desperately parched and longed for the rain to fall so that they could have something to drink. A thirsty crow was circling the sky, looking for a puddle or a bird bath to sip from, when it spotted a small table with a glass pitcher on it, hidden in the shady corner of a cottage garden. It flew down and landed on the table. When it peered down the long neck of the pitcher, the crow’s beady eye saw that there was still some water at the bottom – enough to provide a thirst-quenching drink. “At last!” thought the crow, its mouth so dry…

Once upon a time, there was a little chimney sweep and his name was Tom. That is a short name, and you have heard it before, so you will not have trouble remembering it. He lived in a great town in the north, where there were plenty of chimneys to sweep, and plenty of money for Tom to earn and his master to spend. He could not read or write, and he never washed, for there was no water where he lived. He cried half the time, and laughed the other half. He cried when he had to climb dark flues, rubbing his knees and elbows raw. And he laughed when he was tossing halfpennies with the other boys, or playing leapfrog, or bowling stones. One day, a groom rode…

One sunny spring morning, Brer Fox decided to plant himself a vegetable patch. He found a lush corner of a field and he dug, turned and raked the soil until it looked rich and black. When it was ready, he planted row after row of delicious peas. While Brer Fox was hard at work, Brer Rabbit had been peeking through the hedge, watching him. He dashed back to his children and, chuckling away, he sang to them: And, sure enough, when Brer Fox’s peas had grown and ripened, every time he went to the field to harvest his patch, he found that somebody had already been there before him, stealing the fresh pea pods from the vines. He was furious! But Brer Fox was also no fool – he had…

Once upon a time on a sunny spring morning, Henny Penny the chicken was scratching around the farmyard looking for some tasty corn to eat. She was clucking away, when Plop! Something hard hit her on the head. “Goodness gracious me!” she cried. “The sky’s falling down! I must go and tell the queen!” Off she strutted as quickly as she could, leaving the henhouse behind her. At the corner of the barn, she bumped into Cocky Locky who had just been cock-a-doodle-dooing at the top of his voice. He thought Henny Penny had come to tell him how grand he sounded, but she rushed past him without a word. “Where are you going in such a flap, Henny Penny?” asked Cocky Locky, a little disappointed she had ignored him.…

She’ll be coming round the mountain when she comes, She’ll be coming round the mountain when she comes, She’ll be coming round the mountain, coming round the mountain, She’ll be coming round the mountain when she comes. Yee -h ah! She’ll be driving six white horses when she comes, She’ll be driving six white horses when she comes, She’ll be driving six white horses, driving six white horses, She’ll be driving six white horses when she comes. Whoa there ! She’ll be wearing pink pyjamas when she comes, She’ll be wearing pink pyjamas when she comes, She’ll be wearing pink pyjamas, wearing pink pyjamas, She’ll be wearing pink pyjamas when she comes. Tee hee! Oh, we’ll all run out to meet her when she comes, Oh, we’ll all run…

There was once a husband and his wife who were lucky enough to have adorable baby twins. They loved their babies with all their hearts and doted on the sweet duo. One day, the woman was called upon by her neighbour. “Please can you help me?” wailed the neighbour. “I’ve locked myself out and I need a leg-up to get through my window.” The woman didn’t like to leave her little ones alone, but they were both sound asleep in their cots, so she rushed to help her neighbour. However, on her way back, she saw two strange little men walking away from her house. They had elfin ears and green shoes with pointed toes. They both sported mischievous smiles. Alarmed, the woman rushed back to check on her babies,…

How to Play ALL you need to play this game are two players and our Game Counters or use 12 pennies for the rabbits and a 5p coin for the fox. Decide whether you want to be Brer Fox or Brer Rabbit. Brer Fax goes first, so place your counter or coin In the centre of the grid on the right (the bright green square). If you're Brer Rabbit, place your counters or coins on the bottom two rows of the grid and one on each far side of the centre row (on the dark brown squares). The object of the game Is for the Brer Rabbits to surround Brer Fox or for Brer Fox to catch all but one of the Brer Rabbits by jumping over them. Both players…