Innehållsförteckning för December 2019 från Storytime

Once in Bulgaria, the winter witch decided to banish the sun and make winter last forever. She put old Father Frost to sleep so he couldn’t stop her and she covered the earth with snow. People woke up to find their houses so deeply buried in snow they had to tunnel their way out. In one village, a group of neighbours decided to ask Father Frost for help. However, he lived in an icy palace on a mountain peak and nobody dared undertake such a dangerous mission. At last, a little girl called Yordanka volunteered to go. “If someone will care for my grandfather when I am gone, I will do it!” “You can’t!” cried her grandfather. “You’re too small for such a journey.” The neighbours agreed. “And you don’t…

Storyland was a magical place to live, but it had just one downside – it was almost always sunny there! This meant that it rarely snowed in winter, so no snowman building, no snowball fights and no ice-skating on Swan Lake. In fact, Snow White’s name was the snowiest thing about Storyland. Over the years, some of Storyland’s magical residents had attempted to make it snow. Sugar Plum fairy tried, but only managed to sprinkle icing sugar everywhere – delicious, but too powdery for snowballs. Fairy Godmother gave it a go, but she didn’t have enough power to control the weather. The only person who hadn’t tried was the wicked witch, because everyone was afraid to ask her! One day, Prince Moritz was reminiscing with Snow White about the snowy…

1 In The Goose that Laid the Golden Eggs, what did the owners feed the goose? a. A big breakfast b. Caviar c. Cakes 2 In Storyland, which of these characters had tried and failed to make it snow? a. Wicked Witch b. Sugar Plum Fairy c. Snow White 3 Skadi was the goddess of … a. Skating b. Sledging c. Skiing 4 Which animal is selling candy canes in our Jingle Bells poem picture? a. Elephant b. Hedgehog c. Sheep 5 How many elves came out to help the shoemaker? a. 6 b. 7 c. 8 6 What did the old woman bake in The Tinsel Spiders? a. Mince pies b. Christmas cake c. Gingerbread 7 What colour is Sk adi’s bow in our story pictures ? a. Black…

Dashing through the snow,In a one-horse open sleigh,O’er the fields we go,Laughing all the way! Bells on bobtails ring,Making spirits bright,What fun it is to ride and singA sleighing song tonight! Jingle bells, jingle bells,Jingle all the way! Oh! What fun it is to ride In a one-horse open sleigh. Jingle bells, jingle bells,Jingle all the way! Oh! What fun it is to rideIn a one-horse open sleigh. PLAY IT! Use wooden blocks to make the sound of a galloping horse and shake jingle bells when you reach the chorus.…

In Norse mythology, Skadi the giantess was the goddess of skiing and snow. She lived in the snow-capped mountains and could ski faster than an avalanche. Skadi was furious because she had just found out that her father had been slain by the god Odin. Her father Thiassi had kidnapped the goddess Idun to steal her golden apples. These precious apples gave eternal life to the gods, which was why Thiassi wanted them so badly. Thiassi would live forever and the gods would grow old and die. However, Idun escaped from Thiassi. He turned into an eagle and chased her, but Odin conjured a wall of flames to stop him. Thiassi flew straight into the fire and instantly perished. Seeking revenge, Skadi grabbed her bow and arrow and skied like…

How to Play  our mission is To to reach play, you Father need Frost one ’s dice palace and . Download two or more our players Friendly . Y Animals and Winter Witch Counters from storytimemagazine.com/free Roll the dice and move forward the correct number of squares. . Follow the instructions on each square you land on and see below If you land in the Whirlwind Zone you need to collect three Mouse Counters to escape . If you collect three Whirlwind Counters before getting three Mouse Counters, you are blown back to the start. • Roll a 1, 2, 3 or 4 – Collect a Mouse Counter • Roll a 5 or 6 – Collect a Whirlwind Counter If you land on Blizzard Attack you need to collect three Rabbit Counters…

One day, a poor man and his wife were walking along the river when something caught their eye. It was a golden egg! The egg was small and smooth and perfectly shiny – and it was sitting in the nest of a large white goose. At first the couple didn’t believe what they were seeing, but when they lifted the egg and felt how heavy it was, they knew it was solid gold. “Let’s take this goose home with us,” said the man. “Perhaps it will lay more golden eggs.” They carried the goose home and made it a nice bed to sleep in, then they went out and sold the egg. They treated themselves to a fine dinner and new clothes. When they woke the next day, they were…

Along time ago on Christmas Eve, an old woman was busy preparing her home for her family to visit. She couldn’t wait to see her grandchildren. But she still had many chores to do – there were mince pies to bake, gifts to wrap and so much cleaning! She hadn’t even put up her decorations yet. She didn’t have many, but those she put up made the children happy, especially as she couldn’t afford to buy them many gifts. As she rushed back and forth, she kept catching sight of her Christmas tree and crying, “The tree! The tree! I still have to trim the tree!” But there was still so much to do! Later that evening, when the cleaning was done and the mince pies were baked, the old…