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I The Dear Little Sunny Ray school, but for get about the tim e and start playing in the meadow. Of course they ar e late for school.Their teacheri s angr y with them and says,"W hat woul d it be like if everyone came to school whenever they wanted!" They are very sorry and decide to work very hard that day. They volunteer to say everything they know about the squir r eland later when they read,they do betterthan ever before. Then school's over and they get their coatsand capsand r un home.W h en

Buzz, buzz, little bee, come from your h ive , He l l o ,f r i e n d l yh e d g e h o g Ma y'sa l i ve! , L it tl eT i n a ' sl e ftso me mi l k, Up o n t h e g r a ssw i th i ts n e w g re e nsi l k. But n o w t h e c l o cki s stri ki n g i g h t, e g o , o r l 'l l b e l a te . l'd b e t t e r

2nd May
The Pixie School It's not on ly you who hasto go to schooll P ixi e sd o t o o . P i m a n d P e rsi w o u l d l ove t o's t a y i n b e d a l i ttl ew h i l e l o n g e l b u t it' s a long way to school and it's time to get up! S o t h e y q ui ckl ysp l a shco l d w a te ron table, their faces and sit at the breakfast h a v en' t wh i l e m o t h e r ma ke s su re th e y forgotten anything. They staft off to B2

they get home they tell their par ents everything, how they played in the meadow and were late for school.After they have admitted everythingthey feel much better, and soon from the pixie house com es the delicious smell of cooking.

th to she decides m ove in ther e.Cr ying, e dwar fs leave their homes wher e they have beenhappyfor so long.Theoaktr e e but is ver y,sad, it getswor se!Soonallth e

O n t h e e d g e o f a b i g w o o d sta n d sa th i ck oak t r e e . S h e h a s sto o d th e re ma ny hund r e d so f y e arsa n d l o o ksh a p p i l yo ut int o t h e c o u n t r y ,fo r h e r tru n k i s d i vi d ed up in t o l i t t l ef l a ts, i n w h i ch l i ve a h a p py lit t le c o m m u n i ty. D o w n b e l o w a mo ng t he r o o t s l i v e t h e d w a rfs.In th e tw i l i g ht t hey c o m e o u t a n d ma ke mu si c. T he si b irds , w h o l i v e in th e b ra n ch e s, n g all day , a n d d e e r s a n d ra b b i ts h o p b y to lis t e ni n . But o n e d a y p e a cen o l o n g e rru l e s i n the wo o d . T h e w i l d ca t i s p ro w l i n gth ro u gh t he w o o d , a n d a l l th e a n i ma l sa n d p l a nts h o ld t h e i r b r e ath w h e n sh e p a sse sby. T h e w i l d c a t i s h u n g ry.A l l th e a n i ma l sin t he w o o d d a r en 't co me o u t o f th eir hom e s , s o s h e ha s b e e n fo rce dto se ek her p r e y e l s e w h e re Wh e n sh e se e sthe . a o a k tr e e w i t h i ts d e co ra te d p a rtme nts,

other animals leavetheir homes,for the cat is hungr y and they fearfor their live s .

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4th May
The Old Oak Tree {2} T h e p o o r o l d o ak tre e tri e s to th i n k o f a way to get rid of this unwelcomeguest, but it c a n ' tt h i n k o f a n yth i n g . Alone and deserted, the tree is left behi n d ,w i t h o n l y th e a n g ryca t p ro w l i ng l t h ro u g h h e r r o ots a n d b ra n ch e s,o o ki ng f or t h e e g g s t h e b i rd s h a ve l e ft b e h i nd. The old oak tree startsto cry and cry,until a lake forms among its roots, and becauseit can't stop crying,the lakesoon floods the lower homes. The wild cat hates water and she can't swim either.

The oak tree tells them of her misery. "We'll fetch your friends back for you!" exclaim the frogs, and they hop off in search of the dwarfs. After long sear ching,they find the dwar fs in the i r new homes and tell them what has happened to the oak tree. Overjoyed, againan d they packup their littlebundles wander backto theirwood, accom pani ed The old oaktr eecr iesa by allthe anim als. few more tears of joy when she seesher old friends come back, but then the stream stops flowing. The dwarfs set about cleaningout the tr ee,and while al l the fur nitur e is dr ying in the sun, they decide to have a party.The whole wood comes backto life, and while the party is going on, the bir ds come backand buil d new nests in the br anches.W hen th e moon is high in the sky,allthedwar fsan d anim als ar e asleep in their old bed s by again, neveragainto be thr eatened a wild cat.

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She just manages to save herself from d ro w n i n g , a n d a fte r sh e h a s e sca ped from the tree, she runs off, terrified,to anoth e r w o o d , an d i s n e ve rse e n a g a in. But.the lake of tears has overflown,and flows right down the mountain.There it comes to rest in a dried-uppond, where two sad frogs live.They wonder over the fresh water, and follow the stream up u n t il t h e y r e a c hth e o l d o a ktre e . B4

Ellen,the Cir cusmaster ' daughter was s , just four year s old when Konr adthe lio n was bor n on her bir thday."That' s your "Other birthday present,"said her father. little gir ls get a doll, you get a lion." S o the two grew up together, played togethe; and loved each otlrer very m uch. They both gr ew up, but thei r fr iendshipwas still as str ongas ever .No one could handleKonr adanythinglikea s well as Ellen. Todaythey ar eto do thei r

f irs t b i g n u m b e r .T h e w h i te ma te i s sti l l a b it a f r a i d o f h e r d a n g e ro u s ri d e r, for K o n r a d h a st o r i d e o n h e r b a cka n d j u mp t h ro u g h a h o o p. B u t S n o w fl a ken e e d n' t or worr y w h e n El l e ni s th e re ,j u st a g l a n ce f rien d l y w o r d , an d K o n ra di s a s o b e d i ent a s a d o g . T h e l i o n e ve n e a ts fro m her hand , a n d a fte r th e su cce ssful p e rf o r m a n c e , sh e fi l l s h i s p l a te w i th h o n e y w h i c h h e q u i ckl yg u l p sd o w n .

6th May
The Weathercock(1)

O nc e u p o n a t ime o n a ch u rch to w eL there lived a weather-cock. He had looked down from there for many years onto the world, but now he was tired of it and wanted to see what the world was lik e d o w n b e l o w .S o o n e n i g h t w h e n all was s t i l l , h e c l i mb e d d o w n a n d h i d u n til dawn . T h e n h e w e n t to th e h e n ya rd, s t ood o n t h e m an u reh e a pa n d ca l l e d :"l am t h e w e a t h e r co ck, a n d I'm g o i n g to s t ay h e r e a w h i l e ." " Oh o !" ca l l e d b a ck the Yard Cock. "That's out of the ques t i o n , y o u q u e e r b i rd ! l 'm ma ster here , a n d t ' m t e l l i n g yo u to g o ." S o the

poor weather cock ran away without a wor d, while the other hens cackl ed behind him . The weathercockwas upset, he hadn' t expected that and,quite out o f br eath, he hid him self again."l' ll show that pr oud cock!" But he closedhis eye s and slept until m idnight,when som eone called his nam e and woke him up. W hat he saw in the br ight m oonlightwas s o str ange that his hear t missed a beat. l t was the scarecrow.The scarecrowsaid, "M y dear weathercock,I can seeyou' re upset by the paleness of your bea k . Listen! Once a pixie taught m e m agi c .
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Wit h 1 , 2 , 3 , I ca n g i ve yo u w h a t yo u want!" And before the weather cock , k n e w w h a t w a s ha p p e n i n g h e h a d a red j u st l i ke n o rma lh e n s. c olla r a n d f e a t h e rs Overjoyed he began to crow, and the moon s a i d ,"Sh hh !Y o u 'l l w a keu p a l l the a n im a l s ". S o o n , h e d g e h o g s,mi ce a nd d e e r g a t h e r e dr ou n d a n d w o n d e re do ver t h is m a d c o c k .B u t h e d i d n 'tca re ,h e w e nt s t ra ig h to f f t o t h e fa rm.

"What liarsthesecocksare,"saidthe fox, and made off with his prey.But when he took a bite and stum pedhisteethagain s t tin instead of meat, he was so angry he tore off all the cock's new feathers,and ran off to the hen yard to find something better. The next day, Monika the hen found the weathercockand,feelingsor ry for him, she took him back to the he n yard, The cock was there too, and he for apologised what he had done.So you see the stor y had a happy ending.Th e weather cockwas happyto go backto his toweL and he swears he will nevertravel again.lt is lovelyup her eafterall!

The Weather Cock (2) " Now l ' l l s h o w th a t p ro u d co ck a n d h is h e n s , " h e t h o u gh t, b u t h e d i d n 't se e the fox. "You've come just in time," he growl e d , a n d t o ok th e co ck b y th e n e c k, s lo b b e r i n ga t t h e mo u th . " P l e a se u t me p " l 'm su re I down , " s c r e a me dth e co ck, won't taste very nice, l'm made of tin."

8th May
Clickerthe Robber T h e n i g h t i s s t il l a n d d a rk. S u d d e n l ya wind o w p a n e sma sh e s. T h e ro b b er Clic k e r c l i m b s i n to R a n d a l l 'sto ysh op, T and s h i n e sa t o r ch a ro u n d . h e nh e ste als a f e w t h i n g s , cl i mb s o u t a g a i n a nd dis a p p e a r s . T h e n e xt mo rn i n g Mrs. Ra n d a l l c o m e s a n d w o n d e rs w h y the build i n g b r i c k s a re l yi n g o n th e fl o or ; t h e y b e l o n g i n th e b l u e b a g - b u t i t' s gone ! S h e c a l l s h e r h u sb a n d . e n o ti ces H t h e h a t s t a n d ha s fa l l e n d o w n a n d his gree n h a t a n d r e d u mb re l l ah a ve g o n e. Whe n M r s . R a n d a l l co me s to th e toy s helv e s , s h e r ea l i se sth e y h a ve b e en robb e d ."H e l p ! T h i e f!" sh e ca l l s. Th e t h i e f s t o l e th e g re e n h a t, red umbr e l l a , a t e d d y b e a r, a w o o d e n tra in and a b a l l . I w o nd e r i f th e th i e f i s p l a yi ng wit h t h e b a l l ! The Tailor'sThree Sons (1) Once upon a time ther ewas a tailor ,who had thr ee sons and a goat. Because the goat nour ishedthe fam ily with her milk , she neededgood food,and ever ydaythe sons took it in tur ns to takeher out on the meadow. One day it was the eldestson 's tur n. Hetook her to the chur chyar d wher e he let her eat as m uch as shecould.Then he asked her , "Have you had enough?" and the goat r eplied, "l' m so full I couldn' teat anotherleafl"

Laterthe tailor askedhis son if the goa t had had enough to eat and the son said , "She' s so full she couldn' t eat another leafl" But the tailorwantedto makesur e , so he went to the goat and askedher if she was full. The goat said,"How can I be full? All I did was jum p over gr aveston es and I couldn' t find a single leafl" The tailor went back to his son and sai d angr ily,"You liar ! You would let the goa t star ve!" And he took a stickand chase d his son out of the house.

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T h e n e x t d a y th e se co n d so n to o k the g o a t o u t t o t h e g a rd e nh e d g e . e rethe Wh g o a t a t e e v e r y th i n g i n si g h t. Wh e n he a s k e d t h e g o a t i f sh e 'd h a d e n o u g h ,the g o a t s a i d , "l ' m so fu l l I co u l d n 't eat a n o t h e r l e a f! " A g a i n th e ta i l o r a ske dhis s on i f t h e g o a t h a d h a d e n o u g h ,a n d he s aid y e s . B u t w h e n th e ta i l o r a ske dthe goa t , h e g o t t h e sa me a n sw e ra s b e for e, and t h e s e c o n dso n w a s ch a se d u t o f the o h o u s e . T h e n e xt d a y th e th i rd so n took t he g o a t o u t . B u t b yth e e n d o fth e d a yhe wa s a l s o b e i n g ch a se do u t o f th e h o use by hisfather. Now a l l h i s s o nsw e re g o n e ,th e ta i l o rhad t o t a k e t h e g o a t o u t h i mse l f.H e l e t the goa t e a t a l l d a y, a ske d i f sh e h a d had eno u g h ,a n d t o o k h e r h o me ,b u t w h e n he a s k e d h e r i n he r sta l l w h e th e r sh e was f ull, s h e g a v e h i m th e sa me a n sw e r as wh e n h i s s o n s h a d ta ke n h e r o u t. T hen t he t a i l o r r e a l i se d e h a d b e e nl yi n g ,and sh h e a n g r i l y c h ase d h e r o u t w i th a w hip. Sad l y h e t h o u gh t o f h i s so n s,b u t n o one k n e w w h e r e t h ey w e re .

1Oth May
The TailorsThree Sons {2)

T h e e l d e s t so n h a d g o n e i nto a p p r e n t i c e s h ip w i th a ca rp e n te r. He wo . r k e d e r y h ard ,a n d w h e n h i sti me was v up h e w a n t e d to tra ve l .H i s ma ste rg ave him a l i t t l e t a bl e , w h i ch w a s ma d e of o rd i n a r y w o o d, b u t w h e n h e sa i d to it, " T a b l e , L a y y o u rse l f!" i t co ve re d i tself wit h t h e m o s t w o n d e rfu lfo o d .T h eyo u ng man w a s p l e ase d , b e ca u se i t w o u ld' t
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matter now if an inn was good or bad,he would always have good food. Then he decidedto go home,for sur elyhis father would not be angr yanym or e. the way On home he came to an inn, and ever yone made him welcome, but told him th ey couldn' t feed him ver y well. The m an laughed,put down histable,said,"Tabl e, lay your self!" and im m ediately was ful l it young man invitedeveryone of food. The to eat with him, so ever yonetucked i n.

T h e i n n k e e p er w a tch e d a l l th i s, and decidedto stealthe table,so in his loft he found a table that lookedexactlylike the m a g i c o n e , an d sw a p p e d th e m over while the carpenterwas asleep. The next m o r n i n g , h e pa i d a n d se t o ff h o me . He arrived at midday. His father was overjoyed to see him. The carpenter told his f a t h e r a b o u t h i s ma g i c ta b l ea n d told him t o i n v i t ea l l th e i rfri e n d s n d re l a tions a rou n d f o r s u pp e r. Wh e n th e co mp any wa s g a t h e r e d , h e ca l l e d , ,,T a b l e ! Lay y ou r s e l f ! " Bu t n o th i n g h a p p e n e d T h er e . h e s t o o d , l o o ki n g l i ke a l i a r, w hile ev e r y o n e l a u g h e d a t h i m. H e w a s so as h a m e dh e w en t a w a ya n d to o k u p w or k wit h a n o t h e rm a ste r.

The Tailor'sThreeSons(3)

Th e s e c o n d so n h a d g o n e i n to a p p r e n t i c e s h i p th a mi l l e r. Wh e n h is wi t ime w a s o v e r , th e mi l l e r sa i d to h i m, "Becauseyou haveworked so hard,I am going to give you this donkey.When you s t and h i m o n a cl o th a n d say " Bric k l e b r i t ! "h e sp i tso u t g o l d e nco i n s.,, Th e se c o n ds o n a l so d e ci d e dto g o b a ck home , t h i n k i n g th a t h i s fa th e r w o u ld surely forgive him when he saw the donkey. On the way home, he stoppedat t h e s a m e i n n a s h i s b ro th e r. T h e innkeeper wanted to put the donkey in t h e s ta l l ,b u t t h e mi l l e r i n si ste d n d o i ng o it himself.After he had eatenand wanted t o pa y , h e f o u n d h e d i d n o t h a vee n o u gh mone y i n h i s p u rse , so h e to l d th e in n k e e p e rh e w o u l d co me stra i g h tb a ck , a n d h e w e n t t o t h e sta l lw i th a cl o thi n h i s

hand. The innkeeperwas ver y cur ious and followed him . The miller went into the stall and locked the door , but the innkeeper watched thr ougha holei n him the door. His eyes nearly plpped out when he saw what the donkey did, and when the m iller was sleeping h e exchanged m agicdonkeyfor anothe r the one. The next day the miller set off with his donkey, and reached his home by m idday. Again all fr iends and r elation s were invited to watch the donkey perform, but it soon becameobviousthat the donkey couldn't do the trick. The m iller r ealisedhe had been tr icked,and apologisedas he sent everyonehome as poor as they had com e.Sadly, second the son hadtofind himselfa newmaster too.

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The Tailor's Three Sons (4) Th e t h i r d b r o th e r h a d g o n e i nto wi a p p r e n t i c e s h i p th a tu rn e r. B e ca u s e it is a very skillful trade, he took longer to le a rn .H i s b r o t h e rs a dw ri tte nto h i m a nd h t o ld h i m t h e i r mi sfo rtu n e s.Wh e n his t ime w a s u p , hi s ma ste r g a ve h i m a c u d g e l . "W h e n so me o n e h a s d o ne s o m e t h i n g a g a i n st yo u , j u st ca l l o ut, " Cu d g e l , o u t o f yo u r sa ck!" a n d i t b e ats t he p e r s o n s o h a rd th a t th e y ca n 't sit down for a week. lt won't stop until you t ell i t t o g o b a ck i n i ts sa ck."T h e tu rn er t han k e d h i m , a n d se t o ff h o me , a n d on t he w a y , h e a l s o p a sse db y th e sa me i nn wh e r e h i s b r o t he rsh a d b e e nch e a te d . He went in and began to say, "Yes, it's easy to find a table that lays itself,and a d o n k e y t h a t s pi ts o u t co i n s, b u t th a t' s

nothing com par ed to the tr easur el' v e got!" The innkeeper ickedup his ear s , pr and thought the sack must conta i n pr eciousstones."l' ve got to havethem ." he thought.W hen the innkeeper thoug ht the young m an was asleep, cr eptinto he the r oom with anothersack,in or der to change it with the other . But the tur ner "Cudgel , was waiting for him. He called, out of your sack!" and the cudgel s et about the innkeeper .The louder the innkeepercr ied, the har der the cudg el beat him . "lf you want me to call the cudgel off," saidthe tur ner ,"give m e the m agic table and the donkey!" The innkeeperr ushedand got them str aig ht away, and the tur nercalledoff the cudg el and set off home to his father .

The Tailor'sThreeSons(5)

The tailor was overjoyed when he saw his youngestson.The son told him abo ut his tr ade, his gift and that he had als o redeemedthe other gifts of his brothers. Again the fr iends and r elativeswere called, but they came only with gr eat per suasion. But this tim e the mill er spr ead a cloth on the floor , put th e donkey on it, called"Br icklebit!" and th e donkey spat out so much gold that th e people could har dly car r y it! Th e car penterwas given the table,he called,

The Ladybirdand the Bee The little ladybirdwith the sevenspotson its r ed wings had flown ar ound in the sunshineall day. In the after noonit was in my gar den,and chased awaythe nas ty little bugs fr om my r oses. "Buzzzzzz," heardthe ladybird,and along of came a bee. "Have you come because the bugs too?" she said. "W hat do I want with bugs?" said th e bee, "l've come to fetch the honey from the roses,and put it in the pocket in my leg.Then l' m going to m y beehive." "W "How lovely,"sighedthe ladybir d. ho do you livewith in the beehive?" "W ith m y Oueenand many other bees," said the bee. Then he filled his pockets and flew to the next flower, leaving the i it ladybir da littlesad.Suddenly noticed t was gettingdar k,and it was tim e to find a placefor the night. But then the ladybir dsaw a lightthat was near ly as br ight as the sun, and so sh e flew towards it. And do you know where she landed?She flew r ight thr ough my window. Other wiseshe wouldn' t hav e been ableto tell me this stor y.

" Ta b l e , l a y y o u rse l f a n d th e ta b le !" becamefull of the bestfood. What a feast t h e y h a d t h a t ni g h t! T h e ta i l o r l o cked awa y h i s c l o t h an d n e e d l e s,a n d l i ved happ i l ye v e r a f t e rw i th h i s so n s.B u tw h at bec a m eo f t h e g oa t n o o n e kn o w s!

14thMay
Mother'sLullaby

S leep ,l i t t l eb a b y ,cl o seyo u r e ye s, While m u m m y s i n g sa l u l l a b y. to Th e b e e t l es l e e p s, e l a d yb i rd o , th Th e d e e r sa r e t i r e d ,j u st l i keyo u . Sle e p ,l i t t l eb a b y ,o r yo u 'l l h e a r, Th e o w l w i t h h i s h o o ti n gfl yi n g n e a r. He'lll a n db y t h e wi n d o w a n di n h e 'l lp e e p, To s'creech you if you're not asleep. at Sle e p ,l i t t l eb a b y ,a ki ssl 'l l ta ke , A n d t h e n l ' l l w a t ch fu l l ysta ya w a ke . Dadd yc o m e ss oo n a n d h e 'l lb ri n ga ca ke, Thattomorrowa finesweetbitewillmake.

Puppet Burli and the Cat Murli (1)

Puppet Burli and the Cat Murli (2) Bur li and Mur li climbed onto the ban k , and saw a little town with houses that had r oofs like onions. In the town live d

T h e r e w a s o n c e a l i ttl e g i rl w h o h a d a pupp e t c a l l e d Bu rl i . Wh e n o n e d a y the lit t le g i r l g o t a ki tte n , th e ca t a n d the puppet became best friends. After a while , t h e k i t t en g o t h o me si ckfo r the is lan do n w h i c h i t w a s b o rn .T h e p u p pet t h o u g h t f o r a w hi l e a n d th e n sa i d :" l n the t o y b o x i s a s a i l i n gsh i p i n w h i ch w e can s ail o v e r t h e l a k e !" H e l i fte dth e sh i p o n to a c a r w h i c h h e p u l l e d h i mse l f,a n d Mu r li t h e c a t g o t i n t oo , Wh e n th e y g o t to the la k e ,t h e y p u t t he sh i p i n th e w a te r a nd c lime d i n . T h e w i n d b l e w th esa i l sa n dthe s hip b e g a n t o mo ve . B u t th e w i nd bec a m e s t r o n g er a n d Mu rl i w a s a fra id, but Bu r l i s a i d ,"Do n 't b e a fra i d !L o o k,l 'm not a f r a l da t a l l ! "

Th a i m a d e t h e w i n d a n g ry,a n d h e b l e w g s o ha r d t h a t t h e w a ve ssta rte d o i n g i n to t h e b o a t . "P l e a se , e a rw i n d , b e g o o d to d us ! " b e g g e dB u r l i ,a n d th e w i n d so fte n ed a n d l e d t h e s h i p fu rth e r u n ti l i t ca me to t he isl a n d . 92

cats and pixies.The catswere all dr6ssed like people,but they all had ver y ser ious faces. The puppet tried to make them laugh, but they r efusedeven to sm ile. Then one of the pixies explained, "Ou r King has forgotten how to laugh, ther efor e it is for biddenfor us to laug h eitherl" "Take m e to the King!" said the puppet, and the pixietook the puppetand the ca t to the King' s palace. a goldenthr one On sat the King of the lsland,with a long white beard,and a very seriousface.The puppet tr ied his best tr ickson the King, but nothingwor ked,Bur liwasso sadthat in the end he had a long facetoo. But that looked so funny that the King alm ost split his sideslaughing Then th e I King sum m oned his photogr apher and had his pictur etakenwith Bur liand Mur li , and then had the photodisplayed outsid e the Palacewalls. How happy ever yon e was that the King could laughagain!

too quickly.Petercan havegreatfun with the cockchafers.They climb along a strung-out pieceof wool, but you haveto be careful when they start to ,pump', becausethen they're getting readyto fly away. A few have flown away already, and before long the whole box ls empty.

Th e n Bu r l ia n d Mu rl i vi si te d e l i ttl eca t,s th pare n t s a n d b r o th e rs a n d si ste rs,th en rushed backdown to the lake, where they f oun d t h e Ki n g w a i ti n g b y th e sh i p . He h a d c o m e t o w i sh th e m fa re w e l l .B ur li p ro m i s e d t o c ome b a ck so o n a n d th en he p u s h e d o f f , w h i l e a l l th e ca ts a nd pix ie s w a v e d w i th b ri g h tl y_ co l o ur ed hand k e r c h i e f s. y e ve n i n gtn e sh i p h ad B reach e d h e o t h er b a n k.T h e l i ttl eg i rl h ad t b e e n l o o k i n gf o r th e m, a n d th e y i e re all h a p p y t o b e t o g e th e ra g a i n .

(1) Cockchafers

M a y is h e r e ,a n d w i th i t co me ssw a rmso f Coc k c h a f e r b u z z i n g ro u g hth e a i r.L i ke s th a ll c h i l d r e n ,P e t erl i ke sto sh a keth e th i ck beatles from the trees, and the empty cig a r b o x w i t h t h e h o l e s i n i t i s fu l l o n l y

But Peter'ssister Chrystalknows where they can find loads of cockchafers fill to the box with: behind the house in the gar den. Although today she is a nur se and sh.e's very busy because Teddy and her dolls ar e ilt,playingwith cockchafer s is also good fun. Chrystal shakes so many beetlesfrom the treethat they have to put them in a shoe box instead.peter has never had so rnany, and he,s very pr oud.

(2) Cockchafers b A f t e r t h e b e e t l eg a th e ri n g , o th ch i l d ren are v e r y h u n g r y .T h e n mo th e rca l l sth e m in f o r s u p p e r , T h e Y a l l tu ck i n , a nd i th nobo d y n o t i c e s a t th e scra b b l i n gn si de t h e b o x i s g e t t i n gl o u d e r,a n d th a t th e l id is b e i n g l i f t e d u P , S o o n th e ro o m is c ra w l i n g w i t h co ckch a fe rs,th e y a r e c ree p i n ga l l o v erth e su p p e rta b l e 'D a d dy in hi s f r i g h t u p s e tsh i s so u p , a n d th e re' s o n e c r a w l i n g i n mu mmy's h a i r' P e ter ' s e y e sn e a r l yp o p o u t! " l d i d n 'tth i n kth e y' d b e ab l et o l i f tt h e l i d o ff !" h e sa i d ," l d i d n' t t hin k t h e y ' d b e stro n ge n o u g hfo r th a t." " O ne w o u l d n ' t be !" sa ysd a d d y,p u sh i ng o n e o u t o f h i s fa ce ," B u t Y o u 'vesh u t a who l e a r m y i n t h a t b o x!" Mumm y r u n st o th e w i n d o w a n d fl i n g sit , open , a n d o u t f l i e sth e fi rst b e e tl e h a p py Peterlets to have its freedom back.Then t h e r e s t f l y o u t of th e b o x,h e d o e sn 'tw ant t h e m t o b e u n ha p p Y ." Go o d b Y e ,'C ockc h a f e r s ! H o w n i ce i t i s fo r th e ch i l d r en that you come backevery Yearl"

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22nd May
Petal'sRollerskates P e t a l h a s g o t s ome ro l l e rska te s r h er fo birt h d a y ,a n d s h e w a n ts to try th e m o ut s t rai g h t a w a y . T h e n a l o n g co me s S u si, P e t a l ' sf r i e n d . "C o me q u i ckl yl I w a n t to s h o w y o u s o me th i n g !" S u si 's d o l l h as jus t b e e n g i v e n so me n e w cl o th e s,a nd t hey t r y t h e m a l l o n , o n e a fte rth e o th er . M e a n w h i l e ,h o w e ve r, e ri g h t ska teh as th ro lle d d o w n t o L a ssi e 's n n e l . h e d og ke T s n if fs i t c u r i o u sl y,th e n d ra g s i t i n to his hous e , H o w u p se t P e ta l i s w h e n she c ome s b a c ka n d fi n d s h e r ska temi ssi ng. " T h e p o l i c e h a ve d o g s th a t se a rchfor t hin g s , " s a y sS u si ." T a keth e l e ft sh o eto L a s s i e ,s h e ' l l f i n d th e o th e r o n e ." P e tal ru s h e sw i t h t h e ska teto L a ssi ea n d l e ts h e r s n i f f i t . "N o w fi n d th e o th e ro n e !" she s ay s.An o t h e rs t ra n g e i n g l i keth e o th er th one, t h i n k s L a s si e , sh e g o e s i n to h er so k enn e la n d b r i n gso u tth e o th e ro n eto the ambz e dPe t a l . The Princess and the Pea

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Ther ewas oncea Pr ince, who leda happy life in his par ent' s castle.One day hi s father said to him: "l am gettingold an d tir ed, and when I die, you will make a good King. But you need a Oueen.Fin d your selfa wife!" So the Pr incedecidedto tr avel ar ound the wor ld and find himselfa Pr incess, but it had to be a r ealPr incess. that wa s But much m or e difficult than he had im agined. Yes, ther e wer e plenty o f Pr incesses, but none of them seem ed r eal,ther e was alwayssomething ong wr som ewher e,and so he cam e hom e ver y tr oubled. One evening ther e was a ter r ibl e thunder stor m,and while this stor m was r aging ar ound the castle,a knockcam e on the door , and the old King him se l f went to open it. Befor e him stood a Pr incess! The King hur r iedher insidean d had a hot bath pr epar ed for her . Everyone remarked how beautiful she was, but all she would say was, "l am a r eal Pr incess!" The Pr ince liked the Pr incess y much, and he wishedwith ver all his hear tthat she was a r ealPr inces s .
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The Oueen also wanted to make sure, and s h e h a d a n i d e a .S h e fe tch e da pea f ro m t h e k i t c h e n sa n d l a i d i t u n d e r the mattress where the Princess was to sleep. Then she loaded several other mattresseson top of it, and the princess was to sleep right at the top. The princess was very tired from her day, and after s up p e r s h e w e n t stra i g h tto b e d , b u t she c ou l d n ' t s l e e p .T h e p e a u n d e r th e matt ress e s d u g i n to h e r so h a rd th a t by mor n i n g s h e w a s b l a cka n d b l u e .On ly a real Pr i n c e s s ou l d b e so se n si ti veH ow c . hap p y t h e P r i n cew a sl H e h a d tra ve l led all th r o u g h t h e l a n d l o o ki n g fo r a real P rin c e s s a n d no w th e mo st b e a u ti fulof , a ll h a d c o m e t o h i ml T h e y h a d a w onderfu l w e d d i n g ,b u t th e p e aw a s l a i do n a v elv e t c u s h i o n a n d p u t i n a g l a ss ca se, whe r e i t c a n s t i l l b e se e nto d a y.

Dudu and his ThreeLittle Friends

Ther e was onCea"littleboy calledDudu, who had thr ee little r ubberfr iends:th e white sealion W owo, the pink be ar W uwu, and the duck W iwi. One day h i s two littlesister s took him for a walk.They pr oudly took him into the par k,wher e he was given a bag of old br eadto feed the ducks with. W ithout noticing,he thr e w his littletoy duck in as well. lt was found the next m or ning and given to the par k keeperto lookafter ,but m eanwhile Dud u and his sister s moved on to the de er meadow.Kiki,one of the littledeer scam e r ight up to the fence,and Dudu was s o excited that he jumped up and down i n his pr am, causing the littlebearto fallout of his pocket.Later on it was found by a doE, who took it to hjs little wife, who gave it to the park-keeper. M eanwhile as Dudu and his siste r s walked on, a stor m blew up, and the y sheltered for a while. When it was over they set off home and on the wav Dudu r eachedout to one of the puddles,and doing so dr opped his sealion. This was later found by the park-keeper When Dudu got home,he cr iedbitter lybecaus e he had lost his thr eefr iends,but the nex t day, mumm y took him backto the park and went to the par k- keeper .Sur e enough, on the shelf wer e the thr ee r ubber yfr iends.Dudu huggedthem with a shout of joy.

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24th May
Bold i a n d t h e C i r cu s(1 )

Ther e he saw a tr ail of gaily- coloured waggons,car r yinganimalslikethose he had once lived with in the wood. Boldi was sim ply delighted.

Can y o u r e m e m be rB o l d i ?H e w a s g i ve n to Tom as a birthday present,and was allow e dt o s l e e pi n h i s b e d .B u t l o o kw h at h a p p e n e d ! T o s s i n g a n d tu rn i n g i n th e n ight,T o m a c c i d e n ta l l p u sh e dB o l d i o ut y of bed o n t o t h e f lo o r.B o l d iw o ke u p w i th a start, and he startedto cry bitterly,for he t h o u g h t T o m d i d n 't l o ve h i m any mo r e . H e c r i ed a l l n i g h t,a n d th e n h e s a id t o h i m s e l f : " l 'l l l e a veT o m!" a n d a t th is t h o u g h t h e b e g a nto cry a g a i n , r h e fo loved Tom very much. F u llof s o r r o w h e ra nth ro u g hth e g a rd e n, out through the fenceand onto the street, wh e re h e f o u n d a b i g b a g . l t b e l o n g e d to the paper-boy, who was already up d e liv e r i n g t h e mo rn i n g p a p e rs. B o l di c limb e d i n t o t h e b a g , a n d w h e n th e b o y c ame b a c k ,h e l i f te dth e b a g u p a n d ro d e o f f on h i s b i k e .T h e n e xtti meh e p u t d o w n h is b a g , Bo l d i j u mp e do u t a n d ra n ro u n d t he c o r n e rw h e r e h e h e a rda l o u d n o i se.

Boldiand the Circus(2) Boldi followed the Cir cus people , climbed into a waggon and hid himsel f. He r ode with it to the Squar ewher e a huge tent had been put up. He spr ang fr om the waggon, and suddenlyfound him self behind the stage.Later the fir s t ,

show began, and Boldi was amazed when he saw the things going on. Pas t him r an a m an with a white face,car r ying a live monkey on his shoulderThen he . saw a beautiful lady dancing on an elephant.Then came a black- hair ed l gir walking on a r ope! Boldijusthad to have a go too! He managedto r eachthe r ope without being seen.The childr enbegan to laugh,for they thoughthe belonged to
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didn't know the Circus.The Orchestra on and was happening theycarried what playing. Boldi did a wonderful screamed and somersault, the audience with delight. The Circus-master screamedtoo, but with terror! Then it happened Boldidid a highjump, lost to his balance and crashed the ground. The people laughed,but Boldi was ashamed,it wasn't so easyto walk the tightrope!

On M onday he didn' t feel like going to school,but in the end he did, but he was ver y sad. ln the classr oom ,som eo ne clim bed up beside him , and Tom coul d har dly believehis eyes! lt was Boldi!T he teacherhad br oughtBoldito schoolwi th him. Tom cried with joy, and everyone why! could under stand

26th May Boldi and the Circus(3)

(1) The Ugly Duckling It was summer. the water'sedgesata At duck hatchingher eggs.One afterthe other the eggs cracked."Peep,peep!" went the ducklings, and they were so sweet! But what came out of the last

crying Boldiran awayasfastas hecould, He with disappointment. wantedto be intoa bluecarthat alone,so he climbed stood by the side of the road. He fell asleep, and didn't noticethat the owner had come back.The owner startedthe car, and it wasn't until the car stopped that Boldiwoke up. Then Mr. suddenly Teacher saw him. "Who are you?!" he Then Boldibeganto asked,astonished. tell his story,and when he talkedabout But Tom he bacame again. whenthe sad 'Ah! | teacher heardaboutTom,he said, t hinkI ca nh e lpy ou!" Meanwhile Tom had wokeflup, and felt habpybecause couldplaywith Boldihe for Tom looked but he had disappeared! him even/where, calledout to him, and he to but finally,in despain started cry. His mother and fathercouldn'tcomfort a him,andat nightTomdidn'tsleep wink.
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egg?!A big, extremely ugly chick!The duck lookedat it in dismay,and then waddled off to the pond with her children. The uglyduckling swamjustas well as the otherchicks, because the and motherduckhada goodheart, loved she this chickas well. "Now we'regoingto the duckyard, follow me!'shesaid,and they all swam off. The otherduckswere delighted with all herchildren, for except the lastone,whom theydidn'tlikeat all.

Th e m o s t i m p o r ta n td u ckfl e w u p to i t a n d bit it ! T h e m o t h e rw a sve ry u p se t,b u t sh e c o u ld n ' t s t o p t h e co ck a n d a l l th e h e ns f ro m m o c k i n g i t . T h e u g l y d u ckl i n gg ot s a d d e r a n d s a d de r;u n ti l i t co u l d n 'tta ke a n y m o r e a n d i t r a n a w a y.l t ca meto a b i g heat h ,w h e r e a l l th e w i l d d u cksl i ve . B ut e v e n t h e w i l d d u cks fo u n d i t u g l y, a n d o n ly a c o u p l eo f wi l d g e e seb e fri e n d e dt. i "Bang, Bang," One day, however res ou n d e dt h r o u g h th e a i l a n d th e tw o g e e s e d r o p p e d d e a d . l t w a s a h u n t, a n d s o o n a b i g h o un d ca me to w a rd s th e d u c k l i n g . B u t t h e h o u n d ra n p a st i t. " T h a n k G o d I ' m so u g l y!" th o u g h t th e d u c k l i n g ,"Ev e n th e d o g d o e sn 'tw a n t to b it e m e ! " W h e n i t g o t d a rk,th e d u ckl i ng ra n o u t , a n d c a meto a l i ttl eh o u sew h e re a n old w o m a n a n d h e r ca t l i ve d .l t sta yed t here f o r a w h i l e, u n ti l i t sta rte dto l o n g for water again,so it left. But now it was a u t u m n , a n d a s t h e w e a th e rg o t co l d e r; a h a rd t i m e b e g a nfo rth e d u ckl i n g .

Then cam e winter , and it was so cold ! The duckling swam between the blocks of ice to stop the water from freezing,but one day it was so tired that it couldn't swim anymore,and the water froze.Early the next mor ning a far mercameand took pity on the duckling,and took it hom e with him. There it came back to life. Finallythe weathergot war m erand soon came the Spr ing.Then the ducklingtook to its wings for the fir st tim e and, as luc k would have it, it landed in a beautiful gar den. Thr ee gor geous swans came swim m ing by, and when they saw the ducklingthey cam e near erThe ducklin g . bowed its headwith respect they came as

28th May
The Ugly Duckling(21 O n e e v e n i n gw h e n th e rew a s a b e a u ti ful sunset, a flock of swans flew by. The d u c k l i n gf e l t a s t ra n g ep u l l i n ga t i ts h e a r t, a n d a n i n e x p l i c ab l eo ve fo r th e se b i rd s. l near er .But what did it see ther e in the clear water ? The ugly duckling had disappear ed, and in its place was a beautiful swan. The three swans swam ar ound their new acquaintance,and str oked it with their wings. Two childr en cam e into the gar denand wonder edover the beauty of this new swan. The swan was quite over come with happiness, and hid its head in its wing. But the swanwas neitherpr oud nor vain,for it had suffer ed a lot. I neverdr eam edthis would happe n to m e, it thought.

30th May
Glickerthe Robberis Caught M r. R a n d a l lg o e s to th e te l e p h o n eand rings Detective Snuffel, who comes s t ra i g h ta w a y .He l o o ksa ro u n dth e sh op, and notes down in his book everything that was stolen, then he sets off on the trail of the robbe.r immediately. He watches everyone on the street very closely. Do you know how he can re c o g n i s et h e r o b b e r?T h i n k fo r a w hile wh a t t h e r o b be r sto l e . H e h a s p ro b ably put t h e t o y s i n a b l u e . . ., o n h i s h e a dh e is wea r i n g a g r e e n. . ., E S e l l a sth a t h e has w the red . A h a ! Ou r d e te cti vehas a lre a d y f o u n d so me o n e w i th a r ed umb r e l l a - b u t h e h a s n o g re e n h a t' or blu e s a c k .l t ' s o n l y o l d Mr. Mye rsw a l k ing his d o g . W a i t a mi n u te ! l s th a t h i m? But our Detective has left his glasses at hom e ; c a n y o u h e l p h i m? Hamie the Chequered Pony

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The Five Handkerchiefs

Five handkerchiefs went on a journey the train. On the way they spoketo ea

other. "Children will put us in theirpockets.,, "Will it be fun there?"

A red handkerchief said: "yes, just You'll be put in a trouser pocket v n a ils a n d w i r e wi l l ma ke h o l e s i n yo u .

you get a boy, he'll useyou to clean shoesor polishhispebbles." "But we'remadeto blow noses," said others. "You wait and see!Theyonly blow noseson theirsleeves!" "Do girls treatyou any better?" "Oh, horriblegirls! They'lluse you cleaningrags,.and then they'lllose1 somewhere."

were verygoodto me.Theyliked to their hankiesin good condition. Marywill washyou,andthenshe you out on the lineto dry in the sun, that's greatfun!" To the hankywho crying he said:"LittleDavidtakes you his hand and waves you out of t window whensomeone comes.,,

One of the handkerchiefs began to c Then a white hanky began to speak: was once a serviette, and the child

Now ttlE hankies felt happier,and eadr hoped to get a good child. They would always meet up on the washing line,and would b e a b l et o te l l e a cho th e rw h a th ad h a p p e n e dt o t h em.