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The Friendly Lion

In Ancient Rome there was once a young slave called Androcles
who served a cruel master. His master was so unkind to him that
Androcles decided to escape.
At that time, masters owned their slaves, so running away was a serious
crime – there were even slave-catchers who hunted runaway slaves.
The poor slave was so miserable he thought, “I’d rather take my
chances in the forest than be bullied and beaten here.”

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where he hid in dense undergrowth and slept huddled against fallen tree trunks.
It felt good to be free, but Androcles soon became hungry. He didn’t know which
berries and mushrooms were safe to eat and he felt himself growing weak. One
cold evening, famished and exhausted, he crawled inside a cave to sleep.

In the middle of the night, a thunderous roar disturbed his dreams. Androcles was
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lion’s den! He leapt to his feet to look for a weapon, but the lion surprised him by
slumping to the ground. It let out an agonised growl and licked its paw.

=h\li[e]mmjinn]\XeXl`]nailhmnb[dbh`ioni^na]mi^nƇ]maZ]eiqna]ebihӆm
claws. The lion whined and looked at Androcles sorrowfully.

“You’re in pain, poor lion. If I help you now, perhaps you will spare my life.”

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Androcles carefully ventured towards the lion. As he knelt by the lion’s paw, his
hands began to tremble. He steadied himself and tugged the thorn hard. The lion
groaned, but in one swift move, the thorn came out.

Androcles tore off the end of his tunic and made a bandage around the lion’s
paw. The lion purred softly, then Androcles and the lion fell asleep side by side.

That was the beginning of an unusual but wonderful friendship. From that day,
the loyal lion didn’t leave Androcles’ side. It even shared its food with Androcles.
Meanwhile, Androcles nursed the lion’s paw back to full health.

One day, while the lion was hunting, Androcles went to fetch some water.

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Suddenly, slave-catchers crashed Androcles felt weak at the knees. He
through the bushes and arrested him. knew he was about to face his doom.
They dragged him to Rome, where his As he stepped into the huge arena,
master decreed that Androcles should the crowd roared with excitement, but
face the most frightening punishment the noise was nothing compared to
of all – fighting a wild animal in an the deafening roars of the beast he
arena, just like the gladiators did. was about to face.

Androcles was imprisoned for several The guards opened a cage on the far
weeks until, one morning, the guards side of the arena and a majestic lion
came for him. “I hope you’re feeling leapt out, snarling with rage. It raced
brave today, slave,” said one. “I hear towards Androcles, who readied his
the beast you’re about to fight hasn’t sword but as the lion got closer, he
eaten for some time. The emperor is realised this was no enemy at all.
looking forward to his entertainment.” “It’s you, my old friend!” he cried.
 The lion stopped in its tracks, then “Because we know each other,” said
it nuzzled Androcles playfully and Androcles, and he explained how
licked him. Androcles threw his arms he had helped the lion when it had
around the lion’s mane. “I’m so glad to been injured.
see you again,” he said joyfully.
The emperor was so impressed, he
The crowd sat in stunned silence – decided to pardon Androcles for
they had never seen a man tame a running away from his master and
lion before. “Free the slave!” cried he set him free, along with the lion.
someone, and the emperor was so
Afterwards, Androcles and the friendly
intrigued, he asked Androcles to
lion were often seen walking through
come forward and speak.
the streets of Rome – and wherever
“Why didn’t this lion attack you?” they went, they were showered with
asked the puzzled emperor. money, food and gifts.

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 Around the World Tales

The Fox’s Tail

P erhaps this story is true, perhaps it isn’t. Once in Armenia,
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“I turned my back for one second and look what

you did, you greedy fox!” cried the old woman.
She grabbed the fox’s bushy tail and gave it a
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The fox spun round looking for her tail and,

when she realised it was gone, she whimpered,
“Grandma, please give me back my tail. The
other foxes will make fun of me!”

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“I’ll give it back,” said the old woman, give it to the goat. Then the goat
“when you give me back my milk.” will give me some milk for the
old woman and she will give
So the fox stalked away, feeling odd
me back my tail – and my
without her tail swishing behind her.
friends won’t make fun of me.”

“Okay,” said the meadow.

Soon she came to a wild goat and “Get me some water and I’ll
asked politely, “Goat, dear goat, give you some grass.”
please give me some milk. If you do,
So the fox stalked away and,
I can give it to the old woman and
after a while, she met a girl carrying
she will give me back my tail – and
a pail of water. “Girl, kind girl, please
my friends won’t make fun of me.”
give me that pail of water. If you do,
“Sure,” said the goat. “Get me some I can give it to the meadow. Then the
grass and I’ll give you some milk.” meadow will give me some grass for
the goat, the goat will give me some
So the fox stalked away and came milk for the old woman and she will
to a lush meadow, where she asked, give me back my tail – and my
“Meadow, sweet meadow, please give friends won’t make fun of me.”
me some grass. If you do, I can

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“Very well,” said the girl. “Get me some new shoes and I’ll
give you my pail of water.”

So the fox stalked away and, in the nearest town, found

a shoemaker. “Shoemaker, clever shoemaker, please
give me some shoes. If you do, I can give them to the
girl. Then the girl will give me her pail of water for the
meadow, the meadow will give me some grass for the
goat, the goat will give me some milk for the old woman
and she will give me back my tail – and my friends won’t
make fun of me.”

“Gladly,” said the shoemaker. “Get me some fresh eggs and

I’ll give you a pair of shoes.”

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So the fox stalked away and, on So the fox stalked away into the barn,
a farm, she found a red hen. “Hen, where she met the farmer. “Farmer,
lovely hen, please give me some wise farmer, please give me some
fresh eggs. If you do, I can give grain. If you do, I can give it to the
them to the shoemaker. Then the hen. Then the hen will give me some
shoemaker will give me some shoes fresh eggs for the shoemaker, the
for the girl, the girl will give me her shoemaker will give me some shoes
pail of water for the meadow, the for the girl, the girl will give me her
meadow will give me some grass pail of water for the meadow, the
for the goat, the goat will give me meadow will give me some grass for
some milk for the old woman and the goat, the goat will give me some
she will give me back my tail – and milk for the old woman and she will
my friends won’t make fun of me.” give me back my tail – and my friends
won’t make fun of me.”
“Of course,” said the hen. “Get me
some grain and I’ll give you some The farmer looked at the tired, tailless
fresh eggs.” fox and felt sorry for her. “Very well,
here you go,” he said, handing her
a small sack of grain.

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The fox was so happy, she dashed to the hen and gave
her the grain. In return, the hen laid her some fresh eggs.
She gave the eggs to the shoemaker in exchange for new
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gave her some grass. She carried the grass to the goat, e fox ask
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who gave her a pail of milk. Finally, she took the milk to they want in
return?
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the old woman, who returned her swishy tail. a horse
or a duck ask
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friends made fun of her!

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Storyland Adventures

Storyland
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“If I could kiss you and turn

you into an athlete I would, but
I already changed you from a
frog into a human. It’s just for
fun!” said Princess Elinor.

Prince Frederick sighed. He

didn’t think the words ‘sport’
and ‘fun’ belonged together.

Just then, Daddy Bear’s

booming voice cried, “All
competitors for the beanbag
race to the start line, please!”

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“I’ll give this one a miss,” said Prince The Hare and the White Rabbit kept
Frederick, sighing. dropping their beanbags with every
bounce and had to pick them up, but
A group of runners gathered at the
Cinderella charged ahead. Moments
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slippers and a tiara!” gasped Prince Next it was the obstacle course.
Frederick. Princess Elinor nodded
“Not for me,” said Prince Frederick,
and gave a knowing smile.
while Gingerbread Man, Tom Thumb,
“On your marks, get set, go!” shouted Goldilocks, a dancing princess and
Daddy Bear, and the runners sprinted Old Mother Hubbard’s dog prepared
away at full pelt. for the race.

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Prince Frederick’s heart sank, but Boing! He was now neck and neck with
before he could back out, Daddy Bear Prince Randolph.
boomed, “On your marks, get set, go!”
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already way ahead. Frederick leapt
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far he moved. Something strange was him his gold medal. “I knew all those
happening – something amazing. His years of being a frog would help,”
legs were extra springy! she said proudly.

Boing! He overtook Puss in Boots. Prince Frederick beamed. It turned out

that sport could be fun after all.
Boing! He bounded past the dwarf.
Boing! He passed Sleeping Beauty,
who was taking a nap in her sack.

Next time: Tom Thumb

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The Shark By Lord Alfred Douglas

A treacherous monster is the shark

He never makes the least remark.
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Jack Makes the

Princess Laugh
O nce upon a time, a widow lived with her son Jack. All they
owned in the world were three cows. Life was good until,
one summer, their crops died and they had little to eat.

“Jack, we must sell our cows,” said the widow.

“Take them to the market tomorrow and try
to get good money for them.”

So the next day Jack took the three cows

to the market. When he arrived, he saw
a huge crowd. Being a curious soul, Jack
squeezed his way to the front where
he saw a wee man holding a bee,
a harp, a mouse and a beetle.

The man placed the menagerie on

the ground and whistled. All at once
the bee began to play the harp, and
the mouse and the beetle stood on
their hind legs and danced a waltz.

As soon as they began, every man,

woman and animal at the market
started dancing too. They jigged
and jumped all over town, and
so did Jack and his three cows!
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After a while, the man picked up the bee, harp, mouse and
beetle and put them in his pocket – and the whole town came
to a halt. Everyone burst into laughter. Then the wee man turned
to Jack and said, “How would you like to own these wonders, Jack?”

“I’d like them very much, but I have no money,” said Jack.

“I’ll take your cows in return for them,” said the man.

“I can’t. My mother is sad because we’re poor and hungry. If I sell

the cows and take home some money today, it will lift her heart.”

“But when she sees the bee playing the harp and the mouse and the
beetle waltzing, she’ll laugh like she’s never laughed before,” said the man.

“That’s true!” said Jack. So he swapped his cows for the bee, harp, mouse
and beetle and took them home.
“I see you have sold the cows,” said At last, Jack picked up the harp
his mother, looking pleased. “How and the animals and put them away.
much did you get for them?” Everything became still, but he and
his mother laughed for a long time.
“I sold them for something better than
money,” said Jack. “Wait until you see.” However, when his mother stopped
chuckling, she became angry. “What
Jack took the bee and the harp out
good is dancing when we have no
of his pocket and set them on the
food, you foolish lad? What will we
ground. Then he took out the mouse
eat for supper?” She sat down in a
and beetle and he whistled. As before,
heap and began to cry.
the bee began to play the harp and
the mouse and beetle started to waltz. Realising what a fool he had been,
Jack ran outside and wept.
Instantly, Jack and his mother leapt
up and started to dance too. The pots Just then, a wee woman passed by
and pans joined in, and so did the and said, “Why is a handsome lad
table and chairs. Soon, the whole like you crying when you should be
house was jigging and jumping. trying to impress the king’s daughter?”

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“What do you mean?” asked Jack. Next, he held one end of the string
and paraded before the king. It was
“Haven’t you heard? The king will
a strange sight and when the royal
give half his kingdom to the person
family saw Jack followed by his
who can make his daughter laugh
unusual procession, they chuckled.
three times. She hasn’t laughed for
Even the princess sniggered.
seven years.”
Jack bowed and said, “That’s one
“Then that’s what I’ll do!” cried Jack,
laugh I’ve won from you, princess.”
and he set off immediately.
Next, he untied the string and put the
mouse and beetle back in his pocket.
When Jack arrived, he was shown He whistled to the bee and, instantly,
into the castle, where the king, queen it began to play the harp. Everybody
and princess were waiting on gold in the room started to wriggle in their
and silver thrones. Jack took out the thrones and they soon began to
bee, the mouse and the beetle and dance merrily.
he tied a string between them all.

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Jack , th e princ e s s
, the guar e en
ds, the king, the qu

Can you spot these items in the scene:

 g an d j um ping!
and even the thrones were jigg in

How many candles

can you count in
this busy scene?

Answer: There are 9 candles.

The princess squealed with delight were swirling and twirling and even
and laughed even louder than before the castle walls jigged and jumped
– especially when she spotted the to the music. Before everyone got
candlesticks dancing too. dizzy, Jack picked up the animals
and put them back in his pocket.
In the middle of the fun, Jack bowed
and said, “Thank you. That’s two Ap]lsZi\s^]eenina]ƇiilXh\liXl]\
laughs I’ve won from you, princess.” with laughter. The princess was the
loudest of all. She had the loveliest,
While everyone was still dancing,
happiest laugh Jack had ever heard!
Jack pulled out the mouse and the
beetle and he whistled again. Now Jack bowed and said, “Thank you.
they began to waltz too, leading That’s three laughs I’ve won from
everyone around the room. They you now, princess.”

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Famous Fables

The Monkey Mother

L ong ago Zeus, the king of the Greek gods, decided to hold a
contest to see who had the most beautiful baby in the world.
He sent his son Hermes to spread the news far and wide.

Hermes took flight in his winged sandals and travelled the world. He announced
to every human and animal he met, “Come to Mount Olympus! Zeus is offering
a prize to the parent with the most beautiful child!”

The next day, proud parents began to gather outside Zeus’s palace on Mount
Olympus. Soon, the queue snaked all the way around the mountain.

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Humans bought along their beautiful When he spotted his wife looking
bouncing babies. Among the animals, stunned, Zeus called, “Hera, help
there were big cats, foxes and bears me judge this competition! I’m giving
with adorable cubs. Birds snuggled a prize to the most beautiful baby in
up with fluffy chicks, dogs had playful the world. Gather the other gods too.”
puppies, cats came with cute kittens
So Zeus, Hera and the other gods of
and deer brought along doe-eyed
Olympus stood before the crowded
fawns. There were little lambs, downy
hall as, one by one, parents brought
ducklings and frolicking foals – every
forward their babies to be judged. The
baby animal you could imagine!
gods were dewy-eyed and each baby
When the goddess Hera heard the seemed more angelic than the last.
commotion, she cried, “Zeus! Dear
“How can we possibly choose?
husband, what have you been up to?”
They’re all so beautiful!” cried Hera,
But Zeus had already opened the while Zeus stroked a particularly
doors. Parents and children streamed charming bull calf.
into the great hall. They were excited.

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Just then, eyes shining with pride, a A wombat cuddled her naked
monkey mother came to the front to wrinkly baby and cried, “She’s right!”
present her baby. It had big eyes, a And the mother of a scruffy baby
tiny nose, and tufts of hair sticking out robin, tweeted, “Let’s get out of here!”
in every direction. When the gods saw
One by one, the humans and animals
it they burst into laughter.
left. Zeus was forced to call off his
Offended, the monkey mother hugged contest and admit that every child is
her child tightly to her chest and said, the most beautiful in its parents’ eyes.
“I don’t need your judgement or your
prize. In my eyes, my child is the most
beautiful in the world – and I’m sure
every parent here agrees.”

The monkey mother’s speech was

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 Storyteller’s Corner

The Troll Hat

A fter a long day at work,

a young milkmaid was resting
on a hill on the way home and wishing
she could go to the village feast that night.

Qa]^]XmnaXjj]h]\ih[]Xs]XlXh\Xeena]Ƅh]mn[iohnls
folk were invited. They wore fancy frocks and hats and dined on
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Without thinking about it, the girl leapt feet or walked straight into her. And
to her feet and shouted, “What about when she said “Good evening” or
my hat? Is there one for me?” “Excuse me”, they jumped in surprise
and didn’t answer.
“You can have Father’s old hat,” said a
voice, and suddenly a strange purple The milkmaid soon realised that the
hat popped out of the hill. hat didn’t just let her see trolls – it
made her invisible too! “Now I can go
The girl inspected the hat and put it
nina]^]XmnXh\Z]Xgih`na]Ƅh]
on. She could see a procession of hill
people,” she said. She headed for the
trolls – all wearing hats too – hurrying
village hall with a spring in her step.
towards the village hall.

“Oh, it must be a magic hat,” she said.

“It lets me see trolls, but what good is It was a wonderful sight. The hall was
naXnҶP]]bh`nlieemqihӆnƄeegs]gjns decorated with streamers, bunting and
noggsҫӃPa]m]niƂ^ilaig]Үeiidbh` Ƈiq]l`XleXh\mӕXh\`ie\mnXlmq]l]
forward to her dinner. hanging from the ceiling.

However, on the way there, everyone

she passed either stepped on her
The ladies wore beautiful dresses “Well, why not?” thought the
and roses in their hair, while the milkmaid. “I haven’t eaten for hours
gentlemen wore smart suits and tall and I am sure Mother would be happy
hats. The milkmaid walked happily to try some of these delicacies too.”
among them, admiring their clothes
So the milkmaid sat at the end of
and listening to their conversations.
XnXZe]Xh\gX\]XƄh]g]Xei^
Nobody had any idea she was there.
the dishes before her. When she
When they all sat down to eat, the aX\hiliig^ilgil]Үma]Ƅee]\
milkmaid laughed when she saw the her pockets with cakes and piled
trolls squeeze between them and sit up as many plates as she could
on the tables, helping themselves to in her arms, then she carried home
food and drink. to her mother.

The guests were so busy chatting, “What luck!” cried her mother, after
they didn’t notice their meals quickly the milkmaid removed the hat and
disappearing from their plates! explained where she had been.

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Tucking into her treats, her mother said, “Perhaps you could use the troll hat
to get us more food for the week ahead.”

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`lXZZ]\Xeena]ZiqemXh\jeXn]mma][ioe\ҫPa]]p]hmnoƂ]\mig]^ii\oh\]l
her hat! Between her and the trolls, the platters were soon empty and the
guests were starting to wonder where all their delicious food had gone.

Before they could complain, the music began and everyone started to dance
– even the trolls! The milkmaid squeezed herself into a corner and delighted
in watching the guests spin merrily around the room. She was enjoying herself
migo[aҮa]l^]]nZ]`XhninXjXh\ma]mn]jj]\ihnina]\Xh[]Ƈiilnicibhbhҫ
>onҮcomnXnnaXngig]hnҮmig]ih]qable]\ZsXh\dhi[d]\iƂa]laXnҫ

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All of a sudden, she was visible to the whole room! When everyone
saw her loaded with roasts and bread and cakes and pies, they were stunned.

“So that’s why our food disappeared so quickly!” cried one of the organisers.

“It wasn’t just me, the trolls were eating it too!” cried the milkmaid. “Put my hat
on and you’ll see.”

>ona]laXnaX\`indb[d]\Xh\nlXgje]\Xlioh\na]\Xh[]ƇiilҮXh\X[Xhhs
troll had picked it up and run away with it.

“What hat? What trolls?” said the merry-makers, laughing. “You’re making it up!”

Without the hat, the milkmaid couldn’t prove a thing, so she was scolded and
forced to return every scrap of food she was carrying.

That night, thanks to her greed, the milkmaid

went home with nothing but her memories

G IN E IT! of a grand feast and a magic troll hat.

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Tales from Today

Pizza Boy
P ablo loved pizza. He loved it so much he wouldn’t eat anything
else. He claimed it gave him superpowers, but his mum and
dad didn’t believe him.

Pablo’s love for pizza drove his parents crazy. “Pablo, please try some rice. It’s
nice!” they begged. But Pablo folded his arms, shook his head and clamped his
lips shut. He would only open them again for pizza. It was the same every day.

“You don’t understand,” said Pablo, as they tempted him with a tasty pie. “If I
don’t have pizza, my superpowers don’t work and then who’ll keep the school
playground in order?”

“Don’t you have teachers for that?” asked Mum.

“What about the local neighbourhood?

You should see what those cats get
up to when nobody’s looking,” cried
Pablo matter-of-factly. “There’s no
way Margarita and Pepe Roni
can handle it on their own.”

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Margarita and Pepe Roni were Pablo’s He grimaced with each bite. “There’s
two pet rats, but he claimed they were going to be trouble around here
his faithful sidekicks. without a superhero to save the day,”
he told his parents. “Just you wait and
see.” Mum and Dad rolled their eyes.
One day, Pablo’s parents decided
That night, Pablo was tired so he went
enough was enough – their son
to bed earlier than usual. Mum heard
needed more variety in his diet.
him say to his pet rats, “Put your
“No more pizza!” they said. “We’re
masks and capes away, my friends.
not buying it, we’re not making it.
There’ll be no defending the streets
We never want to see pizza again.”
tonight. I’m all out of pizza power.”
When Pablo opened his lunchbox,
When Dad opened the curtains the
he found hummus and carrot sticks.
next morning, he gasped. “Look at
“Urgh,” he groaned. “I can feel my
the state of the street! The bins are
superpowers draining away.”
turned over. There’s litter everywhere.
That night, Pablo had baked potato And are those Mrs Norman’s tights
with tuna and sweetcorn for dinner. hanging from our tree?”
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“Told you so!” said Pablo. “If you’d let “If I’d had pizza power, I could have
me have pizza, I could have made reached that banana skin before
those cats behave themselves.” anything happened,” Pablo muttered.

At school, lunchtime was complete When Mum and Dad got a message
chaos. Pablo was sitting quietly on that the concert had been cancelled
a bench when he spotted Josh drop ‘due to an unfortunate incident and
a banana skin on the ground. Ayesha several injuries in the playground’,
skidded on it, knocking over a whole they began to wonder whether Pablo
queue of children who were lining up might be telling the truth.
for hopscotch. They toppled sideways,
Then they spotted a gang of
crashing into the headteacher, Mrs
wild alley cats in their
Mohan, who was carrying a tower of
back garden.
ZiidmҫQa]Ziidmq]hnƇsbh`nalio`a
the air and landed on Mr Phillip’s
head – and he was supposed to
be in charge of the school concert
that evening. Instead, the school
nurse sent him home as he had
a nasty headache.

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When they saw them catapulting “Deal!” said Pablo grinning. “So now
\]X\gb[]Xh\linn]hƄmanalio`a do you believe in my superpowers?”
open windows, they were convinced.
“Perhaps,” said Dad. “Do you have a
“Your mum and I have been talking,” superhero name?”
said Dad, when he picked up Pablo
“Of course,” said Pablo. “They call
from school. “Perhaps pizza isn’t so
me... Pizza Boy.” And his brain went
bad, after all – but not every day and
into overdrive, working out how he,
not for lunch AND dinner. And you
JXl`XlbnXXh\M]j]Oihb[ioe\ƄhXees
have to eat vegetables too! Deal?”
defeat their wicked arch-enemies –
the alley cats.

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 Playbox
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day and give our latest Big Quiz a go. Plus puzzles galore!

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