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There by the woodcutter's houses, covered in snow, He s a w l i t t l eT i n a fe e d i n ga d o e , Brigh t l yh e s h o n e ,a n d su n n i l yh e smi l e d, A n d li t u p t h e h o useo f th e g o o d -h e a rted c hild .

sitting in their nests. "Listen,littlebir ds,"saidthe dwar f."Ca n you spr inklesand in the childr en' s eye s tonight," "Of course," they twittered, and they each took as much sand as they could in their beaks and spr inkled it in th e chlldr en' s eyes who wer e all cr ying, awake in their beds.And so it happened that, on this day, the bir ds put th e childr ento sleep.
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The SleepySandman " A t ic h o o ! " s n e eze dth e S a n d ma n . "l must checkhow much sand I have left in my b a g , " h e s ai d .B u t n o so o n e rh a d h e open e d t h e b a g w h e n h e h a d to sn e e ze again ,s o t h a t s o mu ch sa n dfl e w i n to h i s ey es t h a t h e Ya w n e d l o u d l Y a n d fell A a s lee p . d w a r f c a me a n d fo u n d h i m. H e . t rie d i n v a i n t o w aketh e S a n d ma n " Wh at s hall I d o ? " w h i sp e re d th e d w a rf. B ut t h e n h e h a d a n i de aa n d h e q u i ckl yca l l ed w all t h e b i r d s t o g e th e r, h o w e re a l re a dy

ho w e v e Lc o u l d n o t d ra w ve ryw e l l a n d he wa s u s e d t o co p yi n g fro m h i s si ster s pic t u r e s . u t on e d a y D i a n esl a mme dher B boo k s h u t a n d sa i d ," l 'm n o t g o i n g to let y ou l o o k a n y mo re ." N o w Ma rk ch e wed o n h i s p e n c i lan d e ve n tu a l l y e g a nto cr y. b Me a n w h i l e Di a n e h a d d ra w n a new p ic t u r eo f s o me a n i ma l ssh e h a d se en in t h e z o o .T h e f at e l e p h a n t, e l o n g g i raffe th and a f e w f u n n y mo n ke ys.

4th February
Mark's Magic Drawing Book (2) S o w h e n i t w a s n i g h t ti me a n d both c hi l d r e n w e re tu cke d u p i n bed, s ome t h i n g v e ry stra n g e h a p p e ned. P ri n c e s sM a r zi p a nca l l e d a l l th e fi g ur es out of the picturestogether."l feel sorry f o r M a r k . I s a y w e sh o u l da l l w a l k i n to his dra w i n g b o o k so th a t h e w i l l a l w a yshave figures to copy. Diane can draw new

pictures. "Everyone agreed. And so began the pr ocession into the o ther dr awing book, and what fun it was ! Pr inceCoconutwaltzedalong.The k i ng fetched all the bananasfr om his cas tl e and fed the monkeys, and the baby wanted the Oueento changehis nappy . Soon it became br ight outside and the Princesstold everyoneto hurry and find them selves in the book. W hen Di ane came down to breakfastshe got a shock when she opened her dr awing bo ok . Every page was empty except for one page on which lay Pr incess ar zip an's M cr own which she had lost. But M ar k picked up his book and wanted to burst out laughing. lnstead of the dolls s at thr ee m onkeysar oundthe table,and the fourth was peeping out of the dolls' cr adle,wher e the puppet had also made himself comfortable. On the next page was the giraffe looking down from the castle. The thin queenwas sittingbehi nd a cage in the zoo, the teddy bear had

taken the baby's bottle and then the ele p h a n tt o o k i t a n d w a s d ri n ki n go u t of it . T h e e l e p h an t sw u n g h i mse l f o n to Diane'sscooterand zoomedthrough the p a rk . P a n t i n g ,t h e l i ttl e ki n g ra n b e h i nd him and tried to catch him up, "Wait for me, he cried, "l want a ride too," But the e lep h a n tc o u l d n'tsto p a n d so th e fa t l i ttle k ing k e p t r u n n i n gb e h i n dh i m.

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The Mahar ajifr om Kajahar livedin Indi a i in a beauitfulpalace.ln the palaceyard lived a tame elephant who was very content becausehe got good and r ich food. Only now and agai n, when the M ahar ajiwanted go on a tr ip, to did he have anythingto do. Then he wa s r ichlydecor ated that the townspeopl e so noticed str aight away that the nobl e Mahar aji was coming. The r est of the cour t had to come too of cour se! The head chef, the scr ibe, the water pipe holder ,the palaceguar d,the fly catcher ; and the head wife. W hat a cr own on th e elephant' s back. The Mahar ajiand th e head wife had the best seats,of course. They sat undera canopyand hadfr eshai r fannedon them.And so the M ahar aji d an the whole cour t tr undled contentedl y thr ough the land.

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m issed so much the youn g fr es h vegetables, plentifulloadsof hay ,ano the the tender palm leaves.How hi s m outh water edwhen he thoughtaboutal l thes e lovely things. So the elephanttr am ped sadly on and lost m or e and more w ei ght until he becam ea ver y thin elep hant. But the Mahar aji missed his for m er companiontoo and he sent out a s ear c h pafty to look for him . They br ought the

6th February
The Maharajifrom Kaiahari(2) T h e e l e p h a ntca rri e dth e co mp a n yover paths,streetsand bridges.On the edgeof one street sat a little boy with a toy m o u s e i n h i s h a n d . H e tu rn e d a ke y and t h e m o u s e ra n to w a rd s th e e l e phant. "Waagh!" with a powerful leap the e l e p h a n t s h o t o ff i n te rro r.A n d a ll his p a s s e n g e r s a rl yfe l l o ff. Ju st l o o kwhat ne h a p p e n e d .A fte r th e e l e p h a n th a d taken an o t h e r j u mp , th e fi rst o n e l o st his b a l a n c e a n d tu mb l e d d o w n . F ro m the front fell the cook,followed by the scribe an d t h e w a t e rp i p e h o l d e r.F ro m b ehind f e l l t h e p a l a ce g u a rd , a n d fi n a l l y the Ma h a r a j i a n d h i s fa vo u ri tew i fe . B ut the el e p h a n tr a n a n d ra n u n ti l h e w a s o ut of s i g h t . F r o m n o w o n th e Ma har aji t ra v e l l e di n a ca rri a g eT h e p o o r e l e phant . m e a n w h i l e ha d g o t l o st. H e ra n th rough t h e w h o l e l a n d l o o ki n gfo r h i s ma sterbut , h e c o u l d n ' f fi n d h i m a n yw h e re. He 24 thin elephantbackto his stalland fed hi m r ichly.How happythe elephant was ! And - it didn' t take long to make hi m fat look again.

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got bor ed she would play with a golden ball. That was her favouritetoy. But one day she dr oppedthe ballandit r olledinto the water.The Princess tried to find it, but the water was so deepshe couldn'tseeit, and she began to cr y and couldn' tstop. Suddenly a voice called"W hat' s wr ong, little Princess? You are crying enough to melt a stone." And when she looked a round she saw the fat ug ly headof a f rog poking out of the water."l'm crying over my golden ballthat fell into the pond.

Longago,whenwishes cametrue,there lived a Kingwhosedaughters werevery beautiful. the most beautiful But wasthe youngest. Nearthe castle was a big dark forest,and in the forestnearan old oak treewas a pond.The Princess oftenused to sit by the edgeof this pond,and if she

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The Frog King (2) The Frog King (3) An ugly fr og had tur ned into a handsom e pr ince! The pr incess asked him i n astonishment wher e he had com e fr om . "l was the fr og you thr ew against t he wall," saidthe pr ince, iling."An angr y sm witch put a cur seon me and lcould ne v er had been fr eed unlesssom eone let me eat fr om their plate,dr ink fr om their c up and sleep in their bed. lf your father hadn' t been a good and wise king and m ade you keep your pr om ise,"lwou l d have never have been set free." The pr incesslooked at the pr incewith lo v e. Then she took his hand and led him to her father A splendid . weddingtook pla c e that lasted for four weeks and all the people in the land wer e invited. One mor ning along cam e a splendidcar r ia ge with six white horses to take the young couple to the pr ince' s kingdom. Ther e they lived happily ever after.

Af t e r t h e Pr i n c e ss a d g o t h e r b a l l b ack h s he f o r g o t h e r p ro mi se s. u tth e n e xtd ay B wh e n s h e w a s si tti n ga t th e ta b l ew i th her family - plitsch, platsch - something was c omi n g u p t h e ma rb l e sta i rs. T h e n it k no c k e da t t h e do o r a n d ca l l e d" Op e n up, Prin c e s s . "Bu t a s so o n a s sh e sa w the f ro g , s h e s l a m me d th e d o o r sh u t a g ain. " Wh y a r e y o u so fri g h te n e d ? " ske dthe a K ing . S o s h e to l d h i m w h a t h ad hap p e n e d .T h en th e K i n g l o o ke d a t her wit h a g r a v e f a ce . " Y o u mu st ke e pyour p ro m i s e s .N o w g o a n d o p e n th e d o o r to h im . " W h e n s h e o p e n e dth e d o o r th e frog h o p p e d i n a n d d e ma n d e dto b e p u t on t he ta b l e .A s s o o n a s h e w a s o n th e ta ble he b e g a nt o e a tfro m th e P ri n ce ss's l ate, p and w h e n h e h ad fi n i sh e dh e sa i d ," N o w I am fu l l u p a n d ti re d . T a ke me to yo ur room ." The Princess beganto cry,but t he Ki n g s a i d a n g ri l y " Wh o e ve r h e lps y ou i n a t i m e of n e e d yo u h a ve to take c are o f . " So s h e l e d th e fro g to h e r ro om wit h a h e a v yh e a rt. n d a s sh ew a s g o i ng A t o be d t h e f r o g cro a ke d . l w a n t to sl e ep " jus t a s w e l l a s y ou ,." T h e n sh e b e came a n g r y , s o s h e pi cke d h i m u p a n d th rew him w i t h a l l h e r mi g h t a g a i n stth e w a ll. B u t a s h e f e l l t o th e fl o o r;th e re sto o d a prin c ei n h i s p l a ce . 26

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led him into his or char d wher e m any or anges gr ew. Little gir ls filled hu ge basketswith the or angesthey had jui t plucked.Tony could har dly believeth at he was r eallyin ltaly. evenhelpedpic k He the or anges.

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T h e t e a c h e r , r p l u m, ta l ke da b o u t l ta ly M in G e o g r a p h y l e sso n sa n d h a d sh o wn T a n y p i c t u r e st o th e cl a ss.T o n y w a s s o f a s c i n a t e db y a l l th i s th a t h e d re a mt of f t alyd u r i n g t h e wh o l e l e sso n On h i sw a y . h o m e h e w e n t t h r o u g hth e ma rke tsq u a re wh e re t h e r e w ere ma n y fo re i g n ca rs. Sudd e n l y a l o n g ca me a sma l l cu rl y _ h a ire d g i r l w h o p u sh e d a b e a u ti ful o ra n g e i n t o h i s ha n d .l t w a s j u st th e ki n d of o ra n g e t h a t g ro w s i n l ta l y.Ove rj o ye d, T o n y r a n u p t h e mo u n ta i n ,i o h i s h o u se, where t h e g o a t s w e re g ra zi n g . h e re h e T l ay d o w n o n t h e g ra ss a n d a l o n g ca me B lob t h e h a mste r w h o l o o ke d i n a maze m e n t t t h e g o i d e no ra n g e . o n y,s a T e y e s to o w e r e b i g g e r a n d b i g g e r a s th e o rang e b e g a n t o g ro w . T o n y cl i mb e d o n t o i t a n d f l o a te d o ff. A l o n g w i th h i m w ent t h e Sw a l l ow fa mi l y.T h e o ra n g e f lo a t e do f f t o l t a l y.B e n e a th i m T o n ysa w h mo u n t a i n v i l l a g es,a n d th e o ra n g esa n k d o wn o v e r o n e of th e se vi l l a g e s.T h e o ra n g e l a n d e d r i g h t i n fro n t o f a sma l l y e llo w h o u s e a n d b e g a n to sh ri n k u n ti l T ony c o u l d q u i t e e a si l y p u t i t i n h i s p o c k e t .T h e n a f r i en d l yma n ca me o u t o f th e ho u s e a n d i n vi te dT o n y to sta y w i th h im. T o n y g l a d l y a cce p te da n d th e ma n ,

helped with the or ange fver yone_. harv-est. The girls packed every orange car efully so that none wer e squashed. Meanwhile it had gr own dar k, and now that the work was over everyonewanted to.r elax and enjoythem selves. whole The villages m et down at the har bour , and a began. tn the sky spar kted 9r 93t ?ar ty uar nenne wheels and r ockets.Tony,s fr iends. sang with a m andolin and Tony danced with the gir ls. Br ightlycolour ed
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12th February
The Pigeonand the Cat

The pigeonsat upon a r oof, A cat,pr etending be aloof, to W ashedhis paws and slylywatchedhim . The cat cr ept up with his claws spr e ad out, But the bir d just flew to anotherhouse!

Blackiethe Little Donkey A littleblackdonkeywasbor n in a zoo.A l l the other anim als wer e astonis hed becausedonkeys ar e usually gr ey.The zoo keeper was also ver y pleaseda nd called the donkey Blackie. Blacki e's m other pulled a gaily colour edcar t a nd br ought childr en in it to visit the zo o. W hen I gr ow up, l' d like to do that too, thought Blackie.The next day Blac k i e "W was woken up by the par r ots. akeup! The cir cus m aster is her e to buy som e anim als."And befor eBlackie knewwhat

fri s a y g o o d b y et o h i s a sto n i sh e d e n d sas a he f l e w h o m e .Th e o ra n g esh ra n k g a i n. . g o a ts l o o ke dat . an d T o n y w o k e u p . T h e him q u e s t i o n i n g l ya n d T o n y w o n d e red wha t t h e y k n o w a b o u t h i s j o u rn e yo n the oran g e .Bu t i t ha d b e e n w o n d e rfu l ! 28

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14th February
Th e Go l d e nG o ose(1 ) T h e r e w a s o n c e a ma n w h o h a d th ree s ons.T h e y o u n g e stw a s ca l l e dD u mp l i ng and e v e r y o n em o cke dh i m. N o w o n e d ay t h e e l d e s t s o n w e n t i n to th e fo re st to c h o p w o o d . T o he l p h i m o n h i s w a y h is mot h e r g a v e h i m th re e b u n s a n d a b o ttle o f wi n e f o r h i s l u n ch .In th e fo re sth e met a lit t l e g r e y m an w h o a ske d h i m for s o m e t h i n gt o e a t,b u t th e l a dd i d n o tw a nt

After he had cut up a few logs,he hacked himselfin the legand had to be car r ied home. And so Dum pli ng said, "Father , let me go out and chop wood." After som e per suasion fath er his agr eed, and his mother packedhim off with dr y biscuits and sour beerW henth e . little gr ey m an askedfor food and dr in k Dum pling gladly shar ed it. The dr ie d biscuitsbecamesweetbunsand the sou r beer r ed wine. "Becauseyou have a good hear t I will br ing you good luck" ,, said the little m an. "Cut down that tr ee over ther e and seewhat you find.' ,Then the little m an said goodbye.Dum plin g cut down the tr ee and found a golde n goose. He put it under his ar m and went to an inn to stay the night. But th e lnnkeeperhad thr ee daughter s who took a liking to the goose. W hen the elde s t daughtertr ied to take one of its feathe r s she got stuckto it. The seconddaughter tr ied to set her sisterfr ee but when she touched her she was also stuck. The sam e thing happened to the third daughter . The next mor nin g Dum pling m ar chedaway with his goos e and took no noticeof the longtail he was pulling behindhim .

t o s h a r e h i s f o o d . S o o n a fte rw a rd sh is a x e s l i p p e d a n d cu t h i s a rm d e e p ly. A f t e rw a r d s a l o ng w e n t th e se co n d son in t o 'th e f o r e s t w i th th e sa me fo o d , a n d t h e s a m e l i t t l e ma n ca me a l o n q a n d a s k e d h i m f o r s ome th i n gto e a t. g " u t -r e tl s e c o n ds o n s a i d " i f I g i ve yo u so me th i ng t o e a t t h a t m e a n sl e ssfo r me . B e o ff w i th you."

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O n t h e f i e l d h e me t th e p ri e st. hocked S to s e e t h e gi rl s ru n n i n ga fte ra yo ung m an, t h e p r i e st to o k h o l d o f o n e o f them and t r i e d t o pu l l h e r b a ck.B u t a s soon as he t o u c h e d h e r th e p ri e sta l sog o t stuckand h a d t o r u n o n b e h i n dth e g i rl s.Then the p r i e s t ' sb e l p e rca u g h tsi g h to f the str ange b a n d a n d h e ca l l e d" P ri e st, h e rear eyou w going in such a hurry?" You've got to p e r f o r m a b a p ti sm." H e ra n up to the

pr iest and gr abbedhim by the s houl der But as soon as he had touchedhi m he,o' cour se, got stuck. As the f i v e w er e mar ching along behind each o thet tw c far m er s cam e fr om the fi el d i n amazement. The two far m er s edto f r ee tri the pr iests,but as soon as the y touc hed them they got stuckand couldn'tget fr ee again. That m ade seven peopl e w ho wer e r unning after Dumpling and the goose. Soon afterwardsthey came to a town wher e ther e was a king w ho had a daughter .In her whole life this pr i nc es s had never laughed. The ki ng had pr om ised that the man who made her laugh could have her hand in m ar r i age. W hen Dumpling hear dthis he went w i th his pr ocession into the ca s tl e and pr esentedhim selfto the pr inc es sW hen . she caughtsight of the str angec om pany she began to laugh and laugh. N ow Dum pling went to the k i ng and demandedthe Pr incess his b r i de.But for the king didn' t think Dum plingwas good enough for his daughter an d he s et sever altasksfor Dumplingto do befor e he could have her .

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The Golden Goose(3) Fir s t o f a l l t h e k i ng d e ma n d e d th a t Dumplin g b r i n g h i m a ma n w h o co u l d d ri n k a w h o l e w i n e ce l l a rd ry. D u mp l i n g thou g h t o f t h e l i t t l e g re y ma n a n d h e wen t in t o t h e f o r e s tt o l o o kfo r h i m.Wh e n he g o t t o t h e p l a c e w h e re h e h a d cu t down t h e t r e e ,h e f o u n d th e rea ma n w i th a very sad face. "l am so thirsty,,' compla in e d t h e m a n " a n d n o o n e ca n s at is f ym y t h i r s t . " D ump l i n gto o k h i m to
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O n c e u p o n a t i me i n a zo o l i ve d a p olar b e a r a n d a b r ow n b e a r n e xt d o o r to e ach o t h e r . "W h e r e I co me fro mi ' sa i d the p o l a r b e a r ,"e ve ryth i n gi s a s w h i te a s me. O n l y t h e s k y i s b l u e w h e n i t i s not snowing." " Ho w w o n d e r fu l ,' e xcl a i me d th e l ittle b ro w n b e a r . " E ve ryth i n g w h i te and c le a n .T h a t s o un d s l i keth e p l a cefo r m e, t he n I w o u l d b e a b l e to sto p h a vi n g to wa s h e v e r y t h i n gth a t I e a t.Wh a t d o they eat i n y o u r c o un try? " " Fish , " s a i dt h e p o l a rb e a rl i cki n gh i s l ips, " f is h i s t h e b e st!" " Of co u rse ,"a g reed t h e b r o w n b e a r" b u t fru i t ma i zea n d o ther p la n t s a r e g o o d to o . T h e y a re th e b e s t," s aid t h e b r o w n b e a rw i th l o n g i n ge ye s. " B'u t f i s h i s t h e b e st," re p e a te d e p olar th bea r . T h e t w o b e a r s b e g a n to q u a rre l a b out whic h f o o d r e a l l y ta ste d th e b e st. T hey g o t s o a n g r yt h a t i n th e e n dth e yw o u l dn' t s pe a k t o e a c h o th e r a n ymo re . In the 32

How excitingis the Car nival, W ith Micky Mouseand fellowstaill Stuck in the m iddleof m y bed, and thr ea d, Booksand pensand needle There's recordsto breakif I move my leg, I want to move but there'snowhereto tr ead! But Car nival' s coming,I must havea costume, A W izar d l' ll be when I nextcleanmy r oom ! How excitingis the Car nival, W ith Micky Mouseand fellowstall!

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Hannah' slittledoll usedto be wonder ful , but she' d played with her so much s he was wor n out, and now Hannahdid n't

20th February
Susan and Pipsi(2)

lik e h e r a n y m o re . B u t h e r p o o d l e P i psi s t ill l o v e d Su s a nth e l i ttl ed o l l a n d a l w ays t o o k h e r f o r w a l ks. On e d a y, w h en Han n a h h a d so me p o cke t-mo n e yto s pe n d , t h e y w en t to to w n to l o o k i n the t oy sh o p s .So ma n y to ys! In o n e sh o ps he l s aw a r e a l l yb e a u ti fu d o l l ." Oh , l w i sh s he was m i n e ' i s i g h e d H a n n a h .S h e d i dn' t t h in k a b o u t S u sa n , h o w sh e w a s l ying t h e r e n e g l e c t e do n th e fl o o r w i th a tor n A d re s s a n d w i t h o u t h e r sh o e s. l l sh e h ad t o d o w a s s e w h e r a n e w d re ssa n d she wou l d b e a s g o o d a s n e w . Whe n i t w a s b e d ti me , H a n n a h got wash e d , c o m b e d h e r h a i r a n d w e n t to bed . S h e d i d n't sp a re a th o u g h t for th S u s a n .W h e n s h e w a s a sl e e p , e o ther t o y s b e g a n t o ta l k. T h e y w e re w o rried th abo u t S u s a n , be ca u se e y h a d n 't seen her f o r s u c h _ l o n g ti me . Ju st a s they a we re a b o u t l b l o o f fo r h e r, i n w a l ked P ipsi ,c a r r y i n gth e d o l l .

Pipsi laid the doll down on the floor and said to her : "Can you for give me? l t pour ed with r ain today and I for get I had left you outside."Hetook Susandr ipping wet into his kenneland he stayedawa k e to make sur e she did not cat c h pneumonia. The next day PipsitookSusanto his lit tl e wife. "Oh, how ill she looks!" said the poodle.So shewashedher completelyn i and you could har dl y a hot bubble- bath r ecogniseher .Then she took her to the dolly doctor who gave her new sanda l s , socks and a little dr ess and umbr ellato match. She looked like a new dol l . Hannah didn' t know anything about i t and, because it would soon be h er bir thday,the new Susan was to be h er sur pr ise. But Hannah didn' t want a ny pr esents,she just wanted her old dol l back. W hen she saw her standingther e on her bir thday, she exclaimed: "Oh Susan, how beautifulyou ar e, I har dl y r ecognisedyou. Oh, my dear ,dear dol l . How badly I tr eatedyou! For giveme, I r eallylove you ver y much!"

The Yellow Flower (1) There was once a very good and rich King, w h o w a s l o ve d d e a rl y b y a l l h i s s ubje c t s .So h e s h o u l d h a ve b e e n a ve ry happy man. But he sufferedfrom a stupid The old wom an said,' a long way fr om her e, behind the thir teenth m ountain,and only a pair of twins will ever find it." lmm ediately the King sent out an or der to find a pair of clever twins. So Karl and Kathy were chosen, becausethey were the cleverest. The children set off straightaway.When they had passedthe first mountain they came to a beautifulmeadow.Therethey met a wolf, who wanted to lead them fr om their path. But they' d hear d of Little Red Riding Hood and knew you should never tr ust wolves. So they went on. Not long after that they met a big bear who introduced himselfas the bearwho had beencur sed and then afterwards had married Snow

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sneeze,and not even the most famous doctors could make him better.One day a lo n g c a m e a n o l d w o ma n w h o i n si ste d o n s e e i n g t h e Ki n g . E ve n tu a l l y e w a s sh g iv en p e r m i s s i o n, n d sh e to l d th e K i rq g a o f a y e l l o w f l o w e r th a t co u l d h e a l h i m o l h is illn e s s .

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The Yellow Flower (2) T h e n e x td a y Ka rla n d K a th yse to ff a g ain. J u s t a s t h e y w e re g e tti n gth i rstyth e ym et an o l d f a r m e r ' sw i fe , w h o w a s ca rryi ng a b a s k e to f b i g j ui cy re d a p p l e s.K a rl sa id, " Th a t ' s c e r t a i nl yS n o w Wh i te 's w i cked s t ep m o t h e r ! " An d , d e sp i te th e i r th i rst, they didn' t take an apple.ln the evening they r eached the seventh m ountai n wher e the seven dwar fs lived, wh o welcomed them hear tily. Towar dsmi dday the next day they walked over th e thir teenth m ountain. Ther e, in a bi g or char d, they saw a big tr ee with the m ost beautiful apples. lt called out, "Shake me, all my applesar e r ipe!" The two childr enquicklypicked alltheapple s . Str aight away,the old wom an who had told the King about the yellow flower appear ed.She called over a stor k who car r ied the childr en home on its bac k . Soon, in the distance, they saw the tower of their home town. After they had landed in the palaceyar d the children wer e br ought to the KinE in tr ium ph. W hen the King smelled the flower , he sneezed the ver y lasttime. for
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Lis aa n d L e n at a k eth e tra i n , Th e ir h o l i d a yw e a th e rb ri n g sn o ra i n , Th e y 'reg o i n g t o t h e l sl a n dN e ss, B u t t h e s ec h i l d r e nkn o w n o th a n kfu l n e ss !

Poor old Aunty hasa bath, W hen they heara cr ashthey laugh, the The naughtychildr engr eased flool And standther egr inningat the door .

24th February
Lisa and Lena( 2)

On A u n t y w h o i n vi te dth e m, T h e y p l a yt h e i r t r i cksa g a i na n d a g a i n . Jus t lo o k h o w t h e y sti cko u t th e i r to n g u e s , B u t t he y d o n ' t c a r e ,th e y'reh a vi n gfu n .

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So now today pooiAunt is ill, But they just cr y,"Oh what a thr ill!" W hile on the beach they Pick some thistles, At the thought of mischief they gaily whistle.

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A n d w h e r e d o t h e y th e th i stl e sh i d e ? o U nde r t h e b e d c lo th e s f th e ma i dI j u mp s u p fu l l o f p a i n , And when she T h e g i r l s r u n a w ay a n d l a u g ha g a i n .

In some flower sthey planta lobster , They takethem to Aunt and givethem to her . Aunt thinkstheir jokesar e at an end, And gives ther n both som e money to spend.

W hen aloneshe sniffsthe r ose, The lobstergr absher by the nose, And if the doctor hadn' tcome, l' m afr aidher lifewould havebeendone. Lis a a n d L e n a ( 3)

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L e n an u d g e dL i s a," L o o k,th e re 'sa ma n , Wh ile h e ' s a s l e e p , e t'sb u ry h i m w i th l sand. " So , 1, 2 , 3 , t h e w o r k w a s d o n e , A n d gi g g l i n gt h e n a w a yth e y ra n .

Then to the water wading in, Cam e a wom an in a r ubberr ing. They tied it up and when shesaw, W ith fear she sankdown in the sea.

And a s h e s l e p t ,t he se aca meh o me , Bu t t h e p o o r o l d ma n j u st co u l d n 'tmo ve , l lh e n o u t c a m et h e b ra vese a -w a tch b rigad e , And t h a n k st o t h e m th e ma n w a s sa ve d .

"W ater ,wateL please don' t dr own m e:' But the cold Nor th seait had no pity. The lite- saver saw her and then came s r unning, But Lisaand Lenajust swam off gr inning.

28th February
Lisa and Lena (6)

W hile Lisaor der stheir ice- cr eam , Lenafinds a r ustynail.

O n th e s i x t h d a y ca meth e ca rn i va l I n f u n n y c o s t u me so n e a n d a l l , Ra nt h e c h i l d r e no ve r th e d u n e s. Whi l e L i s aa n d L e n ab o u g h tb a l l o o n s. The fr iendlydog they beckon over , And fix the balloons onto its collar .

And b o t h t h e i r h e a rtsw i th mi sch i e f l l, fu Th e y r a n a n d s an g o ve r sa n da n d h i l l ,

The dog he cr iedas hs' s r aised the sk y , to And his mistr ess can' tdo elsebut cr y.

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Next dav a fisher mandid see, A whale nearthe isleof Ness- on- sea Young and old to the spot they r an, To seethe enor m ousanimal.

B e c a u s e h e h o l i d a ys re n e a rl yo u t, t a Lis aa n d L e n ah i r e a b o a t. While n a u g h t yt h o u g h tsi n th e i r h e a d s o d f o rm , Up ri s e t h e w a ve s a n d h e re co me s a s t o rm .

A har poonwas castwhich caughtthe th ing, But guesswhat ther ewas found within! The r emains of the two gir ls found together , W hich wer e sadlytakenand placedin a meadow.

S o n o w t h e y s h o u t,b u t ca n n o tw i n , Fo r ne i t h e r n a u g h tyg i rl sca n sw i m. And t h o u g h t h e y cry to b e se t fre e , O n ly a w h a l e h a s h e a rdth e i r p l e a .

Of Lisa,a hat,a r ibbon,a plait, Of Lena her shoes and her dr ess squashedflat, Fr om the two gir lstheir liveshad flown, And only by thesethingswer ethey known.

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