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The Lonely Giant: No one will play with Gumble the giant. The children all say he is ugly.
Then one day, a boy is lost. Gumble goes to the rescue. (415 words) |
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Pinky the Elephant: A shy elephant is embarrassed about her long trunk. Everyone laughs
at her. But the trunk comes in handy in a series of challenges, and saves the day! (220 words) |
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The Silly Mouse: Monty the mouse is very foolish. He thinks he’s brave, but in fact he’s silly
and only just escapes a terrible fate, again and again… (578 words) |
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The Magic Suitcase: A little girl inds a magic suitcase which responds to her wishes. There
are three wonderful wishes, and they all turn out very well. (610 words) |
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Wheels of Speed: A boy is given a magical scooter which can ly off into the air. On this
wonderful scooter, he explores extraordinary worlds. (710 words) |
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Tiny Ted saves Tilly: A little dog, the companion of an old lady, goes with her to the park
every day. One day, a savage dog appears. (234 words) |
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The Gold Ring: Sam’s Mum has lost her gold wedding ring. It seems to have been stolen.
But by whom? (550 words) |
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Nobody Loves Me: Sally is having a bad day with Amy, her sister, and her two brothers
Mark and Tim. But her Mum gets to the truth about what has really gone wrong.
(588 words) |
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Before, I was bad: Trish is tired of being ‘a good girl’, so she experiments with being
a real nuisance. However, being rude to everyone is not such a good idea. (666 words) |
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Poor Little Rich Boy: Freddie lives in a huge house surrounded by luxury. However he
is lonely. One day he sees another little boy looking in through the gate, and longs to play
with him. (748 words) |
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How the Kangaroo got her Pouch: A Dreamtime story about the kindness the kangaroo
showed to the wombat, and how it was repaid with a brand new pouch. (604 words) |
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How the Kiwi Bird lost its Wings: A traditional Maori story about how the kiwi came to live
on the forest loor and became the most famous and revered bird in New Zealand. (820 words) |
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Maui and the Giant Fish: A traditional Maori story about the ancestor who using magic caught
a big fish. A strong moral tale from New Zealand. (670 words) |
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The Magic Paint Brush: A traditional Chinese tale about the boy who has a magical paint
brush, so that whatever he paints comes to life. (742 words) |
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The Mouse Deer and the Cucumbers: A traditional Asian story about a clever mouse deer,
who is captured by a farmer, but through cunning is able to escape a horrible fate. (682 words) |
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The Thirsty Frog: A Dreamtime story about the frog who swallows up all the water in the land,
and how the other animals need to find a way to get it to put the water back.
(534 words) |
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Fun Facts about Fun: Where do circuses come from? Why do clowns wear red and white
makeup? Who created merry-go-rounds? Who came up with the roller coaster?
(730 words) |
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Fun Facts about the Body: Why can’t you tickle yourself? Why is the left lung smaller?
What’s inside bones? When does the nose go to sleep? Lots of fun facts. (816 words) |
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Fun Facts about Food: Learn about watermelons, food in space, how many bees make
a teaspoonful of honey, chocolate money and accidental food inventions. Lots of fun facts.
(760 words) |
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Fun Facts about Animals: Learn about animals who sleep standing up, the colour
of a polar bear’s skin, the bird that can fly backwards, an octopus’s hearts, and more.
(668 words) |