Innehållsförteckning för July 2016 från Storytime

Goos lived in the grassy meadows, near to a group of people known as the Tehuelche. Goos liked the Tehuelche folk and they liked her too. Because Goos was so big and heavy, and her legs were so small, she couldn’t move around much, so she spent most of her time sitting in the grass, watching the world go by. She liked to watch the cougars stalking by and look at the condors flying in the sky. Sometimes, she’d watch the people going about their business. One day, Goos watched the young members of the Tehuelche heading off for a day of hunting and she began to feel restless. “Oh, I wish it wasn’t so difficult to walk around,” she sighed. “I wish I could see more of the world…

One day, exhausted by the heat and hard labour, the farmer fell asleep in the shade of a tree. When he opened his eyes, he was surprised to see a beautiful snake with a spectacular hood slip out from a nearby hole. “A-ha!” thought the farmer. “Perhaps this explains my bad luck. Maybe the snake is the true owner of this field? I will leave a gift for the magnificent beast and see what happens.” That evening, when he had finished digging yet again, he returned to his farmhouse, poured a saucer of milk and brought it to the entrance of the snake’s home. “Wonderful serpent,” he called. “Please forgive me – I did not know that you were the rightful owner and protector of this field. I bring you…

Sif was the goddess of harvests and was famous for her long, golden tresses – the healthier her hair looked, the better the harvest was. She was also the wife of Thor – the god of thunder. Thor greatly admired his wife’s shining hair, and she liked to care for it to make it look as beautiful as possible. Every night and every morning, without fail, she combed her golden locks one hundred times. One summer’s day, Sif had finished her work and had fallen asleep in the garden with her lustrous hair spread around her. When Loki spotted her, he had an idea for terrible mischief – an idea he couldn’t resist. He grabbed a pair of scissors and, while Sif slept peacefully, Loki cut off her beautiful locks.…

However, every night, a golden apple would go missing. This angered the king greatly, so he asked the elder, and favourite, of his two sons to guard the tree and catch the thief. The elder son settled down by the tree, but as the night grew darker, he fell asleep and, in the morning, another apple was missing. The king was rather annoyed, so he asked his younger son to guard the tree instead. Eager to prove himself, the young prince stayed awake and, at the stroke of midnight, he saw a fabulous bird gliding towards the tree. It had shining golden feathers! The golden bird landed on the tree, plucked a golden apple and hastily flew away. The prince quickly shot an arrow at the bird, which sent a…

Minnie and Winnie Slept in a shell. Sleep, little ladies! And they slept well. Pink was the shell within, Silver without; Sounds of the great sea Wandered about. Sleep little ladies! Wake not soon! Echo on echo Dies to the moon. Two bright stars Peeped into the shell, What are they dreaming of? Who can tell? Flew a green linnet Out of the croft; Wake, little ladies, The sun is aloft! SAY IT! Can you say this tongue-twister three times? How quickly can you say it? “She sells seashells at the seashore” Do you know any more tongue-twisters, or can you make one up?…

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