Innehållsförteckning för June 2016 från Storytime

In time, the swan king had a beautiful daughter with feathers even more bright and gleaming than his own. When she was young, the king granted her one wish. The swan princess wished that, one day, she could choose her own husband. When she was old enough, the swan king summoned all the birds so that the swan princess could find a husband who was good enough to marry her. Birds flew from far and wide to meet the swan princess, and soon the lake was alive with their noisy chirps and twitters. There were black swans and white swans, geese and ducks, eagles and owls, sparrows and starlings, blackbirds and bluebirds, kingfishers and hummingbirds, parrots, macaws, lovebirds and more! “Now, my daughter, you may choose who you wish to…

Mouse Deer saw the tiger’s reflection and knew that she wouldn’t be able to run away because the tiger was far too fast. She had to think quickly. As the tiger hunched down, ready to leap on her, she turned around and said, “Hey, tiger! I know you’re probably hungry right now, but if you eat me, you’ll get in a whole lot of trouble with the king!” “Ha! Why would the king care about a pathetic little creature like you?” sneered the tiger, looking disbelieving. “Oh, I’m not just any creature! I guard the king’s favourite cake – a cake so special and delicious only the royal family is allowed to eat it!” Mouse Deer pointed at a shiny black dome at the edge of the lake. It didn’t…

Our dog Fred Et the bread. Our dog Dash Et the hash. Our dog Pete Et the meat. Our dog Davy Et the gravy. Our dog Toffy Et the coffee. Our dog Jake Et the cake. Our dog Trip Et the dip, And – the worst, From the first – Our dog Fido Et the pie dough! Write It! American poet James Whitcomb Riley loved to have fun with words and would often write them as they sounded to him, which is why he used ‘Et’ instead of ‘Ate’. Think of five words that end in ‘et’ and five that end in ‘ate’.…

He hadn’t travelled more than a few miles before he came upon a tabby cat, curled up in the sun at the end of the lane. “Morning, sir,” mewed the cat. “Where are you heading on this fine day?” “Why, I’m setting out to seek my fortune,” said Jack, smiling proudly. “What fun!” said the cat. “May I join you?” “Of course,” said Jack. “The more the merrier!” And off they went together – skippety-skip, skippety-skip – along the lane. They went a little further, and they came to a dog digging for bones. “Morning, sir,” barked the dog. “Where are you heading on this fine day?” “I’m setting out to seek my fortune,” said Jack, “along with Mistress Cat.” “May I join you?” asked the dog. “Of course you…

But Ra had a great secret – a second mysterious name, which only he knew, and as long as he didn’t reveal this name to anyone, he kept all his powers. All his life, he protected this secret from the other gods. This frustrated the goddess Isis, whose power was to heal the sick. She longed for a share of Ra’s incredible magic so that she could help those in need even more quickly. Ra was a sun god and, every morning, he rode his blazing chariot across the sky from the east to bring light and warmth. In the evening, Ra’s chariot slowly sank out of sight in the west. He did this for many long years and, in time, he grew old and tired. His face grew wrinkled…