~ =e BEFORE READING DURING READING Tolk together Enjoy he try ogee + Look othe cove ond read the ite Iryour cbs together sehen the iden see porto read the ony {trough the tes? Remind your ciate + Look ot pages and ito se what they Bend unin {iain te onder goes word om + Look hough the book and tak obout ‘orght the pature + tro wont st 00 thea won fr yourehad. ‘cs on nse mening ‘whore neces ‘stand bland tome oe whch ‘mayne fold I'm time about your day made came games project follow prize head rocee gave throw + Some words may be more halenging, Encourage or model bending, hen ‘od te word el 0 your ed Mrs looked asked could laughed climbed sewing village shields guardsok > The children were doing a project on “Everyone can enter a race on sports the Olympic Games. day,” said Mrs May, “Tomorrow we will go to the museum and “T think the girls should have a sewing next week it’s sports day,” said Mrs May. race!” laughed one of the boys.After school, Anneena and Wilma went to play with Biff. Anneena was cross. “Some bous are so silly,” she said. ‘The magic key began to glow. The magic took the girls back in time, to a village in Greece. A boy was calling to the villagers, “Follow me to the games,” he said“Can we go too?” asked Biff. The men and the boys from the village said the boy.“As long went to the games. ot fair!” said Anneena. Let’s follow them,” said Biff. as they are male.”Outside the games, there were lots of “T wish we could see!” said Wilma. guards. They only let men and boys in to Anneena had an idea. “Let’s climb the games. a tree,” she said “We'll never get in,” said Biff.The girls climbed an olive tree. The winner won a prize. The prize ‘They could see the games. They watched was a vase. A man put a crown on the a race. Lots of men ran with shields. winner's head,Then the girls watched some men The girl was under the tree. throwing discs as far as they could. “If anyone catches you here, you'll be “Hey you!” shouted a girl. in for the high jump!” she said.“Then, why are you here?” asked Biff. In the village, they met Hera’s ‘T'm picking olives,” said the girl, friend, Mila. ‘My name is Hera. You'd better come with “Tr’s always quiet when the games me to the village.” are on,” said Mila. “It’s so boring!”Suddenly, Anneena had an idea. The girls in the village came to “Can you get all of your friends the meeting together?” she asked. “This is my grandmother,” said Mila. “She paints the vases for the games.”“Listen everyone,” said Anneena. There were all sorts of races and “Why should boys have all the fun? all the girls took part. There was a Let's have a girls’ Olympic Games!” three-legged race and a sack race.Mila’s grandmother gave the girls The girls had an olive-and-spoon race. some old plates. The girls threw them Biff dropped her olives and Hera slipped like discs. They threw them as far as on them! they could.Mila’s grandmother painted the The boys and the men came back. girls on a vase. Hera made some “Girls doing sports?” said one boy. crowns from olive twias. “That will never catch on!” “We're all winners!” she said. Suddenly, the magic key began to glow.‘The next day, Mrs May took the class to “A long time ago, a girls’ Olympics the museum. There was a display about the began,” said Mrs May. Greek Olympics. In a glass case there was Anneena looked at the boys. “And did a broken vase. the idea catch on?” she asked.[AFTER READING ~ Reveodpoge3 Ak Why os Arena cs? ge? + her dar eet being n he Olympic on % Biff, Chip ond Kipper Stories Olympic Adventure WW, The girls are cross when they can’t get in to the Olympic Games. OXFORD J