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Throughout the woods, all the insects were gossiping about a honeycomb that had been found in an old tree. It was filled with delicious golden honey, and many creatures wanted to claim it for themselves. The bees said that the honeycomb was their property, but the wasps disagreed. “We are quite certain that the honey is ours!” one of them buzzed. “I almost certainly remember making it!” Now, the bees and the wasps argued for a long time, and became angry at each other. Their argument might have led to fighting and stinging, but a wise hornet stepped in. “We do not need to fight over honey!” he said. “Both sides should present their case in court – and I will be the judge!” The wasps and the bees agreed,…

Once upon a time, the queen of Fairyland passed on and went to live in the land above the clouds. Her daughters quarrelled about which of them should rule in her place. Surcantine was certain that she would be the best queen, but her sister Paridamie disagreed! In the end, a council of the oldest and wisest fairies decided that each of the fairy princesses must complete a difficult task – and the one that succeeded would be crowned queen. Surcantine was told to raise a human boy who was charming but would never fall in love with anyone. Paridamie was instructed to raise a human girl so lovely that nobody could resist falling in love with her. Paridamie went to a nearby human kingdom, for she knew that its…

1 THE BERR MAZE Pretend you are the bird who has to guide Lisa and Aina from the raspberry patch to their home. Can you find the path they should take? Also, how many berries can you find to eat as snacks? 2 WHO’S THE MONSTER? Beowulf has carved the name of a monster on the wall – but he has put it in code! Work out what the monster’s name is by crossing out every second letter! 3 MATCH THE HONEYCOMB Uh-oh! Some parts of the bee’s new honeycomb have fallen out – can you work out which pieces belong in which spaces – and which piece doesn’t fit in anywhere? 4 MAKE A PAPAYA FAN! Keep cool like Captain Hook with this foldable fan! ASK A GROWN-UP! •…

Captain Hook felt like he had been swimming forever! Peter Pan had pushed him overboard during their last battle, and Hook had swum away – pursued by a giant crocodile! The crocodile had been chasing Hook for a long time. The pirate could hear the ‘tick-tick-tick’ sound made by the alarm clock the big reptile had once swallowed... The captain was getting very tired, but knew he had to keep going, or he would be eaten! “Wait a minute! What is that ahead?” he exclaimed. It was a small tropical island covered with jungle! He scrambled ashore and quickly climbed up a tree. The crocodile crawled onto the island too, but luckily it could not climb! The pirate was wet and the tree branches were very uncomfortable. However, he was…

Along time ago, in India, a farmer lived on the banks of a great river. He worked very hard in the fields to support his wife and his daughter, Aruna. However, one morning, he discovered that crocodiles had trampled all over his crops, ruining them! He stormed out of his house and yelled at the crocodiles that were sunbathing in the middle of his muddy fields. “Get away from here! Go back to your river and stop destroying my livelihood!” The crocodiles did not do as he said, though! Instead, they surrounded him and opened their jaws in a menacing way. The farmer was terrified, for he was certain that they would eat him up! However, he was surprised when the largest crocodile spoke to him. It was a magnificent…

How to Play Go to storytimemagazine.com/free to download the Big Green Eco-Adventure counter sheet. Print and cut out the Pippa, Shark, Pippa’s Dad and Kraken counters, as well as all the rubbish counters. Pick which character you want to play as. The youngest player picks first! Put your character counter on the START space. Players then take turns putting rubbish counters on the squares of the board. The only rule is, you can’t put rubbish next to a square that already has rubbish on it! Players roll a dice and move that many squares on the board – the youngest player rolls first. Players then take turns rolling, going in a clockwise direction. If you land on a piece of rubbish, you get to keep it! After all the players have…

“Hey, kid! Time to get up!” Pippa awoke to the sound of her father shouting down the hallway. She sat up, rubbed the sleep out of her eyes, and looked at the brightly coloured fish swimming by outside her bedroom window. Sometimes she felt like the luckiest kid in the world! Pippa put on her slippers and slouched down the hallway tube to the kitchen pod. It had a big glass dome that let her see the wonderful underwater world outside. Below were the bright and colourful corals of the reef, to the left was the darkness of the deep ocean, and far up above she could see the underside of the huge ocean waves as they rolled in towards the nearest island. Pippa’s home was an underwater laboratory, and…

IF I HAD AN OCTOPUS by Gabby Dawnay, illustrated by Alex Barrow (Thames & Hudson) is a gorgeously illustrated book about how amazing it would be to have an octopus as a pet. The pictures and rhyming text are great fun, and you will learn a lot about our tentacled friends by reading it, too! THIS IS NOT A UNICORN by Barry Timms, illustrated by Ged Adamson (Nosy Crow) stars one of our favourite mythical creatures. The zany artwork and bouncy rhyming text make it clear that unicorns can do all kinds of incredible things! Want to find out more? Then read this book! BIG FEELINGS by Alexandra Penfold, illustrated by Suzanne Kaufman (Bloomsbury) is a quirky and lovingly illustrated tale about a group of children playing together – but…