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Tale from Today Poems and Rhymes
Superrhero Supermarket
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is o n for business!
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round the World Tales Myths and Legends

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Tales from Today

Superhero
Supermarket By Paul Bristow

O livia and her mum are superheroes. Last month, they battled
the scary sea witch’s gigantic jellyfish down at the beach. Last
week, they protected the world from Martian attack. Yesterday,
they destroyed Doctor Doolally’s rampaging robot zoo.

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Today, they are going to the shops. So, not exciting at all.

“Boring!” said Olivia. The shelves in Superhero Supermarket

go right up to the sky. No one has to
“Even superheroes need to go to the
worry about reaching the top shelf
shops,” said Mum. “Get your boots on,
though, because everyone can fly
it’s time to fly.”
or stretch or climb.
All superheroes do their shopping
Olivia was at the sweet counter,
at Superhero Supermarket. It sells
checking out the lava-filled atomic
capes, costumes, cars, gadgets, and
fireball gobstoppers, when she
super-powered breakfast cereals with
spotted a strange old man. He was
tiny robot toys inside – it is amazing!
wearing a black hat and a long black
To normal people, like you and I, coat. He had tiny dark eyes, which
the Superhero Supermarket would darted around the shelves nervously.
probably be the most fantastic place The old man was picking up laser
in the world. To superheroes, it’s as cannons in the super-weapon section.
exciting as any normal supermarket. Olivia thought he looked suspicious.
She pointed him out to Mum. Olivia saw him again while she was
trying on new rocket boots. This time,
“It’s very rude to point,” said Mum.
the strange old man was looking at
“He’s probably just one of those
spaceships and mini submarines, as
old superheroes who’s come out
if deciding which one to use in his
of retirement for one final battle.
evil plans. The whole time, he kept
Like Grandpa did.”
looking around to see who was
Grandpa had his final battle a watching him.
few years ago and defeated his
“Definitely up to no good,” thought
arch-enemy Professor Wormtangler.
Olivia, and she followed him past the
Now, Grandpa was quite happy on
teleporters and flying cars, and down
his super allotment growing giant
towards the super suit section, which
carnivorous cabbages and trimming
was full of colourful masks and wigs
triffid tentacles.
and helmets and cloaks.
Olivia was not convinced. “No. I’m
The old man picked up a black mask
pretty sure he meant to go to the
and a long purple cape with a huge
supervillain supermarket. I’m going
pointy collar.
to keep an eye on him.”

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“I knew it!” thought Olivia, and quickly “I’ve been following him around the
raced off to tell Mum there was a shop,” said Olivia. “He was acting
supervillain in the supermarket. Mum strangely. He kept looking around.”
was already at the checkout, and just
“That’s because I’m lost,” said the old
as Olivia flew over to her, the old man
man. “I forgot to put my glasses on
appeared. Still looking around, he
this morning, but I’ve just remembered
shiftily reached into his big black coat.
they’re in my inside pocket.”
“Look out!” shouted Olivia, zooming
Olivia felt embarrassed.
straight towards the old man in case
he pulled a stolen laser cannon out “I’m so sorry about this,” said Mum.
of his pocket. But the old man didn’t “Are you okay?”
do that. Instead, he put his hands up
in the air and said, “Please help me! “Yes, dear, just a bit confused. I came
I think I’m in the wrong shop!” for cat food and sardines. But the pet
food here seems to be for giant pumas.
“Olivia! What on earth are you doing?” And there aren’t any sardines, but
cried Mum. there are tins of shark!”

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Pretend you
“Jack Moore,” said the old man. are a superhero
too. What would
you need to buy
“Well, Mr Moore, can Olivia and I take you to the proper
from Superhero
supermarket? After that, we’ll get you home safely.” Supermarket? What
do superheroes
“Oh, that would be super helpful,” said Mr Moore. eat for breakfast?
Write a shopping
So that’s just what they did. And now, Olivia goes to visit list fit for a hero!
Mr Moore every day, and she gets his shopping for him.
Because being a superhero isn’t just about battling robots
and aliens; it’s about helping with the little things too.

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 Famous Fables

The Bees
and Jupiter
L ong ago, in Ancient Rome, there was the very first beehive,
and it was ruled over by a magnificent Queen Bee.

The Queen Bee’s job was a difficult one. Not only did she have to look after
the worker bees in her hive, but she also had to protect their precious supply
of honey. This was no easy task as humans had discovered how sweet and
delicious honey tasted, and they often came to steal it.

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 “If only there was some way of defending our hive!”
thought the Queen Bee, but no amount of buzzing
by the worker bees could scare the people away.

At the end of a busy summer of foraging around flowers

and drinking nectar, her honeycomb was overflowing
with golden honey, so the Queen Bee decided to fly up
to heaven and deliver a pot to the great god, Jupiter.

When she found him, she buzzed by his ear. “Great Jupiter! I have brought you
a gift from my hive. It is our finest honey and we hope you enjoy it.”

When Jupiter tasted how sweet the honey was, he was delighted. “Queen
Bee,” he said, “this is a wonderful gift indeed. To repay you for your kindness,
I will grant you a wish. Any wish. What would you like?”

The Queen Bee barely hesitated before answering. “I wish that you would give
my bees a weapon to protect our hive. I ask that you give us all a sharp sting
on our tails, so we can hurt any human who tries to steal our honey.”
 COUNT IT!
How many bees can you
count buzzing around in
the pictures of this story?
Write your answer here.

Jupiter was greatly displeased by the “But,” said Jupiter, looking serious,
Queen Bee’s selfish and ill-natured “your wish comes at a price. Any
request and, as a friend to all humans, bee who uses its sting will pay for
he could never knowingly put them in it with its life. If you choose to protect
danger. However, he had made a your hive by causing harm with a
promise. Jupiter rubbed his temples, sting, you will die.”
and he thought for a moment.
The Queen Bee was dismayed to hear
“I have no choice but to grant your this news, but had to thank Jupiter.
wish, but I do not agree with it,” he

Answer: There are 21 bees.

As she buzzed back to her hive, she
said. “You and all your fellow bees
deeply regretted her wish. She had
will now have a sting.”
given the bees a weapon, but it came
The Queen Bee looked around and with the greatest of costs. That day,
admired the sharp, shiny sting at the she learnt a valuable lesson – be
end of her tail. careful what you wish for.

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Around the World Tales

Nana Miriam
and the Hippo
I
n olden times in Nigeria, there was a powerful shaman called
Fara Maka, who had three special talents. He could talk to the
spirits, control nature, and heal people.

Fara Maka knew all there was to know about the natural world and he passed on
his knowledge and his magic to his only daughter, Nana Miriam, who remembered
every word he said.

When Fara Maka was busy, Nana Miriam would sneak away to a secret place in
the forest and practise her magical arts – and she was good, even more powerful
than her father. However, nobody knew this yet.

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One harvest-time, Fara Maka and Nana Miriam were woken early by the wails
and cries of their people.

“Oh no!” they howled, pointing at their crops. “What shall we do?”

The nearest field to the village had been torn to pieces and every last grain
of rice had been eaten.

“It was a hippo!” cried one of the men. “A giant hippo with blazing eyes. It woke
me with its grunts and I saw it running away. If it does this to all our crops, we
will soon starve!”

“Do not worry,” said Fara Maka. “I will guard our fields tonight. It will not dare
to touch them when I am there.”

That night, Nana Miriam wished her father good luck as he set off to guard
the crops. Everyone slept more peacefully, knowing that he was there.

When the moon was high, a giant hippo stepped out from the long grasses
and ran at a thunderous pace towards the fields.

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“Stop!” cried Fara Maka. “You are not No matter what Fara Maka tried, he
welcome here, Nile horse!” could not defeat the hippo. At dawn,
he returned to his people, ashamed
B t th
But the hi
hippo did
didn’t’t slow
l down.
d Fara
F
to tell them the bad news.
Maka summoned his magic and tried
to stop the hippo in its tracks, but the
hippo was so powerful, nothing could
When he reached home, he collapsed
hold it back. Soon, it was devouring
on his bed. Nana Miriam came to him.
everything in its sight.
“Is there nothing you can do, Father?”
Fara Maka was enraged. “Stop right
“I used every bit of magic I know,” said
now!” he shouted, and he threw a
Fara Maka. “The terrible beast has
magical spear at the hippo, but the
powers stronger than mine.”
spear snapped against its thick hide
and fell to the ground. “Let me try, Father. I am not afraid,”
said Nana Miriam. Her eyes were
Fara Maka asked the spirits for help,
shining with excitement.
and they sent a hundred dogs, who
ran at the hippo, snarling and baring Fara Maka was impressed by his
their sharp teeth. To Fara Maka’s daughter’s bravery. “Very well,” he
horror, the hippo ate every single dog, said. “But don’t use a spear. The
then finished the crops in the field. hippo’s skin is unbreakable.”
Fara Maka wished his daughter luck “Your father didn’t scare me,
and she set off with nothing but her his spear couldn’t pierce me,
courage, a bag of magic powders and his magic dogs were no
and some tools. She walked into the match for me. Do you really think
tall grasses, following the heavy you can beat me?” laughed the hippo.
footprints of her enemy.
“Let’s find out,” said Nana Miriam but,
At last, she found the hippo lazing at that moment, the hippo created
in a clearing by the river. As Nana a towering wall of fire around itself.
Miriam approached, the hippo stood Nana Miriam stepped back from the
up. It was indeed a giant. She had searing flames and closed her eyes.
never seen a beast like it.
She began to chant, then she
“So you’ve come to finish the job your grabbed a handful of magic powder
father failed at?” jeered the hippo. from her bag and threw it at the
flames. In an instant, they went out.
“I have,” said Nana Miriam, looking
straight into the beast’s fierce eyes. The hippo looked pleased.

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“Good, you are more of a challenge As she chanted, she threw her magic
than your father,” he said, and an iron powder onto the stream, transforming
wall sprang up around the hippo. it into the hippo again.

Nana Miriam began to chant again. The frightened animal had met its
She put her hand into her bag and match. It raced towards the river with
produced a hammer and a chisel. Nana Miriam close behind it. Just as
Using the tools, she struck the iron the hippo reached the riverbank,
wall and it turned to dust. Nana Miriam flung some powder at
it, causing a long wall to block the
For the first time, the hippo felt fear.
hippo’s escape.
Quick as lightning, it turned itself into
a stream, which trickled and then It had no choice but to run alongside
gushed towards the banks of the the wall – and soon it was hurtling
mighty Niger River. towards Nana Miriam’s village. She
could see the villagers and her father
“You think you can hide from me
waiting up ahead.
in the river?” smiled Nana Miriam.
“You’re not getting away that easily!” “I cannot let my father have the glory
of defeating this beast,” she thought.

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She threw herself at the hippo and The people clapped and cheered, and
grabbed one of its hind legs. Holding Fara Maka grinned. “What a brave and
it firmly, Nana Miriam lifted the hippo clever daughter I have,” he said.
into the air and swung it around her
Nana Miriam went on to become the
head. She did this once, twice, three
most wise and powerful shaman the
times, then she hurled it as hard as
people ever had.
she could into the sky, where it soared
all the way around the earth, then flew
into deep, dark space where it could
never bother anyone again!

Did You Know?

In some pa
rts of Africa
hippopotam , the
us used to
known as a be
Nile horse
just becaus – not
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fat horses a like
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the River N athe in
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word ‘hippo ause the
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Poems and Rhymes

Eletelephony
By Laura E. Richards

O
nce there was an elephant,
Who tried to use the telephant –
No! No! I mean an elephone
Who tried to use the telephone –
(Dear me! I am not certain quite
That even now I’ve got it right.)

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Howe’er it was, he got his trunk
Entangled in the telephunk;
The more he tried to get it free,
The louder buzzed the telephee –
(I fear I’d better drop the song
Of elephop and telephong!)

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Favourite Fairy Tales

TheMagic Flower
O nce upon a time, there was an enchantress who lived in a
crumbling old castle, deep in the woods.
Everybody around those parts had heard of the enchantress, but nobody had
ever seen her, because she transformed into an owl whenever she left the castle.
Nobody dared to go near the castle, because it was said that the enchantress
had cast a spell on the woods around it. Any young man who went within one
hundred paces of the castle was turned into a statue, and any young lady was
transformed into a songbird and kept by the enchantress as her pet.

SAY IT!
Get used to saying the
names of the characters
before you read the story.
Jorinde is pronounced
Your-in-da and Joringel is
Your-in-gul. Both are old
German and Dutch names
and aren’t heard very
often today.
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Now, there were two young people But one evening, they decided to go
who had heard these rumours, but walking in the woods instead. As they
they were just too in love to pay any chatted, they quite forgot where they
attention to them. They were called were and soon got completely lost.
Jorinde and Joringel.
At last, they came to a clearing and
Jorinde worked on the fruit stall in the gasped in horror when they realised
market and was as good-hearted a they were standing directly in front
maiden as it is possible to be. Joringel of the castle walls.
was a shepherd and the kindest young
Filled with fear, they were about to
man for many a mile. They were a
run away when an owl with glowing
perfect match and spent every spare
yellow eyes swooped down from the
moment together.
branches. It landed before them and
Every evening, they went for long hooted three times.
walks through the fields and over the
hills, making plans for their wedding.

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 Suddenly, Jorinde began to sing: Jorinde landed on his shoulder and
nuzzled her soft feathers against his
“My little bird with yellow throat
face, but there was nothing she could
Sings sorrow, sorrow, sorrow; do to help him.
A bird I am by day and night,
Moments later, the owl with glowing
A bird I’ll be tomorrow.”
yellow eyes transformed into the
Joringel turned to his sweetheart, and enchantress. She was tall and thin with
was shocked to see that she was now raven hair, piercing eyes and sharp
a songbird! He tried to pick her up, but cheekbones. She produced a fine
found that he couldn’t move a muscle. metal cage from beneath her robes,
He was as stiff as a statue. He couldn’t grabbed Jorinde by a wing and locked
even let out a cry. her inside it. Poor Joringel could do
nothing – he was rooted to the spot.

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The enchantress said, “I have what I
want. You may go free, young man,
but if you venture near my castle
again, you will be a statue forever.”

Joringel fell to his knees and

begged the enchantress, “Please,
please, return my beloved Jorinde.
We meant you no harm!”

But the enchantress was unmoved.

“You will never see your sweet little
bird again.” She cackled cruelly, then
disappeared in a flash.

Joringel sipped the soothing drink

Joringel was heartbroken, and he and fell into a deep sleep. He dreamt
wandered the forest blinded by that he was in the mountains and had
his tears. “How can I go on without found a flower with blood-red petals
Jorinde?” he thought. and a white pearl in the centre. In his
dream, he carried the flower to the
The next day, he began to roam the
castle and everything he touched with
land, searching for ways to get into
it was released from its enchantment.
the enchantress’s castle and save
Joringel woke with a start – he was
Jorinde. He spoke to every wise
sure it was a sign!
woman and learned man he could
find, but nobody could help. In the morning, the old woman wished
him luck as he set off to look for the
After months of searching, one night,
magic flower. Joringel walked for
he took lodgings with a strange old
seven days and nights through the
lady who looked like a bird. She had
mountains, feeling sure that each
twinkling eyes and a knowing smile.
meadow he reached would be the
She gave him a drink with sweet-
right one. At last, on the eighth day,
scented herbs in it.
he found the flower. It was even more
“This should help you,” she said. beautiful than in his dreams.

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It had se d p eta ls a nd a
ven velvety re

Hidden
Treasures!
There are five birdcages hiding
in this picture. Colour in the bird
when you’ve found them all.
pearl as big as a dewdro p in t h e c e ntre.
Cradling it gently in his hands, Joringel source. Finally, in the castle’s great
began the long journey back to the hall, he was astounded by what he
castle, his heart filled with hope. saw. Thousands of ornate cages filled
the room from floor to ceiling. In the
centre sat the enchantress, enjoying
When he finally got there, he was the sweet music of her birds. When
delighted to find that he could walk she saw Joringel, she was furious.
right up to its walls without becoming
“How did you get in?” she cried. She
a statue. As he approached the heavy
tried to use her powers but, as long
iron gates, he held out the flower and
as he had the magic flower, she could
they gently swung open. The thick
do him no harm.
wooden doors also opened for him.
Joringel sprinted from cage to cage,
Following the sound of birdsong, he
frantically searching for Jorinde.
opened every door until he found its
Ju ust then, he spotted the enchantress magic flower. In a flash, there
trrying to slip away with a single caged stood sweet Jorinde, smiling
bird. Joringel guessed that it must with joy.
be Jorinde, so he ran towards them,
That day, Jorinde and Joringel
holding out the precious red flower.
used the flower to return all the
As he reached her, the enchantress caged birds to their true forms.
began to transform into an owl, but When they arrived in their village
it was too late. When the red petals with thousands of startled young
touched her, she shrieked with horror women and a little old lady who was
and sank to the floor. A moment later, once a witch, nobody could believe
there was nothing left of her powers their eyes.
– she was just a feeble old lady with
After their adventure, Jorinde and
no magic in her veins at all.
Joringel lived a long and happy life
Joringel gently removed the songbird together, and they kept the magic
from its cage and touched it with the flower to remind them of their luck.

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Poems and Rhymes

Alphabet Zoo
Join Boo and Bonnie, and grandad and me...
We’re looking for animals beginning with G!

W e’re here at the zoo with Bonnie and Boo

And first stop today is a great big Gnu!
An African antelope that looks like a cow,
Some people call it a wildebeest now.

There are two gnu types: the blue and the black,
Both have curved horns and a humpy back.
A blue gnu? It really is true!
Now let’s say hello to its neighbour. “Yoo-hoo!

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 Hello up there, friend, does your neck ever end?
As you reach to eat leaves, we see it extend!”
The Giraffe is the tallest mammal on earth,
Their babies are taller than humans at birth!

They have extra-long tongues, coloured purple or blue,

And short hairy horns called ossicones, too.
They can sleep for just thirty minutes a day,
But when they’re awake, Giraffes love to play!

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 Now to the Gorilla. He’s the great ape king,
So let’s go and see him doing his thing.
The world’s largest primate, with arms so long,
He beats his chest to show you he’s strong.

The biggest Gorilla is a silverback,

He’s the boss, the chief, top of the pack.
He leads a gang called a troop or band,
The hairiest band in all the land!

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Their biggest fan is really quite small,
The Gecko can stick to the ceiling or wall.
She can use the sticky pads on her feet
To cling upside down and tap to the beat!

With super night vision, she’s a nocturnal queen,

And if her eyes get dirty, she licks them clean!
The Gecko quite often sheds her skin,
To show off the fancy new coat she’s in!

She calls to her friends and they chirp along,

The Geckos all groove to Gorilla’s song!

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Storyteller’s Corner

he Tittletattles
nce, there were two brothers who lived together. They
were called Tommy y and Timmy
Tim
mmy Tittletattle.

Tommy was a hard worker, who was

up at the break of dawn looking after
their farm, but Timmy lived up to his
surname. He liked nothing better than
to gossip with anyone who passed
by. While Tommy toiled, Timmy idled
away the hours, sharing secrets and
the latest news with his neighbours.

One day, Tommy was taking a

shortcut through the woods to sell
vegetables at the market, when he
tripped on an unusual mound of earth.

“What’s this?” thought Tommy, and he

dug and dug and, at last, he found a
chest filled with golden coins.

“What luck!” thought Tommy, then

he remembered his gossiping brother.
“If Timmy sees this, he’ll tell everyone
and they’ll spend every coin!”

So Tommy came up with a plan.

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He buried the chest again,
sold his goods at the market and
spent his profits on a fish and a rabbit.

At the edge of the woods, Tommy took the fish and

fastened it to the top of a tall tree. Then, at the edge
of a stream, he placed the rabbit in one of his fishing nets.

When he reached home, Timmy was lazing in the garden

and hadn’t done any of the chores he’d promised to do.

“Brother!” cried Tommy. “You’ll never guess what – good

luck has come our way at last!”

“What is it?” asked Timmy, jumping up. “Tell me now!”

“Do you promise you won’t tell anyone?” asked Tommy.

“Of course I won’t!” said Timmy.

“If you really promise…” said Tommy.

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“I do, brother, I do!” cried Timmy. “Nothing out of the ordinary,” said
Timmy. “Why do you ask?”
“Well,” said Tommy, in a whisper, “I’ve
found a chest full of gold coins in the “Oh, some of the farmers down at the
woods, but I need a hand to carry it.” market swore they’d caught rabbits in
the river and one claimed he’d found
Timmy jumped up and down with
fish growing in trees!”
excitement. “Let’s go right away!”
Tommy had never seen his idle “Sounds like a load of nonsense to
brother move so fast. me,” said Timmy.

They set off towards the forest and, “Yes, that’s what I thought,” agreed
as they walked along, Tommy asked, Tommy. But, just then, they reached
“Have you heard any strange news the stream and spotted something
lately, brother?” struggling in their fishing net.

“We’ve caught a fish!” said Timmy, but

as they drew nearer, he saw that it
wasn’t a fish at all – it was a rabbit!

DRAW IT!
“How did that get there?” he asked.

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Can you dra
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Tommy shrugged. “Perhaps it wasn’t nonsense
after all.” He freed the rabbit and they carried on walking.

Before long, they reached the woods, where Tommy

stood gaping at the treetops.

“What is it?” asked Timmy. “Why have you stopped?”

“I must be imagining it!” said Tommy. “Is that a fish up there?”

Timmy looked up. Sure enough, there was a fish hanging

from the tallest tree. “A fish tree! The rumours you heard
were true, brother!” He scratched his head in puzzlement.

Eventually, the two brothers reached the buried chest, and

Tommy dug it up, while lazy Timmy rubbed his hands greedily.

There was enough money for the brothers to live comfortably,

without Tommy having to work. But, though Timmy managed
to keep their secret, he couldn’t stop inviting friends

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round for grand dinners and lavish done nothing but waste it. He hasn’t
lunches – any excuse for gossip! done a day’s work and he won’t share
a penny of it with me!”
As Tommy expected, the chest was
emptying rapidly. “Enough!” he cried. The judge took pity on him. He called
“We won’t be able to feed ourselves for the local police. “Officers, go to his
soon, let alone all your guests!” brother’s house and bring back his
gold, so I can share it out fairly.”
“But the gold belongs to both of us,”
said Timmy. “I can spend it how I like!” The police wasted no time in visiting
Tommy and demanding the gold.
“No, you can’t,” said Tommy. “I found
it, I do all the hard work around here, “What gold? I don’t know anything
and I won’t let you have another coin!” about gold,” said Tommy. The police
were so annoyed, they dragged him
At that, Timmy stormed out of the
before the judge too.
house and went to see the local
judge, where he told a terrible lie. “Don’t lie,” said the judge. “Timmy,
has told us all about the chest of
“Sir, can you help me? Ever since my
gold coins you found.”
brother found gold in the woods, he’s
Timmy nodded and gave a sly smile.

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“I’m sorry, sir,” said Tommy, “but I think The policemen began to snigger.
my brother may be dreaming. Perhaps
“You see?” said Tommy. “A river rabbit
he could tell you how I found this
and a fish tree. It was clearly a dream.”
mystery treasure.”
“It’s the truth!” cried Timmy, but
“No problem, at all,” said Timmy. “We
nobody heard him, because they
were walking to the woods when we
were too busy laughing.
spotted a rabbit in our fishing net…”
When everyone had calmed down,
“A rabbit in your fishing net, you say?”
the judge sent lazy Timmy home and
interrupted the judge. “Are you sure?”
told him to never bother him again.
“Yes, it was a river rabbit! You must
Meanwhile, Tommy used the rest of
have heard of them,” said Timmy.
the gold coins to buy a house on the
He looked at Tommy for support, but
other side of town, far away from his
Tommy just shook his head, confused.
layabout, gossiping brother, and he
Timmy carried on. “And then we lived in peace and happiness for the
passed the fish in the tree… A fish rest of his days.
tree, you know…”

“A fish tree?” cried the judge, with

raised eyebrows. “You say you saw
rabbits in rivers and fish in trees?”

WORD WISE
To ‘tittle-tattle
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Myths and Legends

White Buffalo
Calf Woman
M any summers ago, hard times had befallen the Lakota
people of North America, so all seven Sioux tribes came
together to make campfires and work out what to do.

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Every day, one chief sent out his best “Let’s head for that hill,” suggested
scouts to hunt for game and, every the eldest scout. “We might be able
day, the scouts came back empty- to spot something from there.”
handed. There wasn’t a scrap to eat,
As they climbed the hill, the bright sun
and the people were starving and
dazzled their eyes and there seemed
running out of hope.
to be a figure standing at the top. As
One morning, it was the turn of Chief they got closer, they realised there
Standing Bear to send out his scouts. really was someone there, floating
“Have the eyes of a hawk and the just above the brow of the hill.
speed of a horse,” he told them. “Our
It was a young woman, with dark eyes
people must eat today.”
and jet-black hair down to her waist.
The two young scouts set off for the She was wearing a dress made from
hills with their bows and arrows. They the hide of a white buffalo calf. Both
were determined to bring back some scouts knew at once that she must
food, but they walked for many hours be a powerful sacred being.
without seeing even a bird in the sky.

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The younger of the two scouts was Before he could ask any questions,
so transfixed by the sight of her, he White Buffalo Calf Woman vanished
threw down his bow and arrow and in another veil of mist. The scout
ran towards her. He longed more rushed back to camp and delivered
than anything to touch her. the sacred woman’s message.

“What are you doing?” cried the older

scout. “Come back – you must not
News of the White Buffalo Calf Woman
disrespect a sacred being!”
spread quickly and it filled everyone
But it was too late. The younger scout with hope. Together, they built a
threw himself at the beautiful woman, special tipi for the sacred woman and
and she veiled him in white mist. When gathered what little food supplies they
it cleared, he had disappeared. The had to prepare a great feast for her.
remaining scout bowed before the
Anxiously, they waited. A few days
woman, and she beckoned him to
later, White Buffalo Calf Woman
come forward. He tiptoed towards
appeared before them. She looked
her, trembling with fear.
every bit as remarkable as the scout
“I see that you are an honest, brave had said, and her white dress seemed
man and I know that your people are to radiate light. She was carrying a
suffering. Return to your camp and large bundle.
prepare for my arrival. Tell them that
“We thank you for coming, sacred
White Buffalo Calf Woman is coming.
one,” said the chiefs, and she led
I will save you all.”
them into the tipi they had built for
her. There, she opened the bundle
and presented them with a pipe.
The indigenous people
of America still believe that
the birth of a white buffalo calf is
a special and important occasion.
Some believe that it is White Buffalo
Calf Woman returning to watch over
them again. Her name in the Sioux
language is Pte Ska Win, and the
sacred pipe she gave to the
people is called the
42 Chanunpa.
Its clay bowl was engraved with seven the pipe is like breath and it will travel
symbols – one for each Sioux tribe up to the heavens. This pipe holds
– and its wooden stem was decorated all things together. If you use it in
with porcupine quills and feathers. your ceremonies and respect it,
your people will no longer suffer.”
“This is a sacred pipe,” she said. “It
represents the earth, the sky, the trees White Buffalo Calf Woman showed the
and all living things. The smoke from chiefs and every member of the seven

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 tribes, young and old, how to hold As she walked away from the camp,
the pipe and how to look after it. She she rolled over, taking on the form of
taught them how to use it in weddings a white buffalo calf, and then she
and funerals, and she taught them disappeared over the horizon.
how to pray for peace with it.
That very same day, herds of wild
When she had shared all she could, buffalo returned to the plains – and
she said, “I will return one day, when the Lakota people of North America
you need me. Look out for me.” never went hungry again.

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