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a_es 312
and lor parenrs
w|o wanr ro leel
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Tab|e oI Contents
143 Acruolly...
148 Th Mon|y ond rh
Airplon
1S4 BoLLy ond rh Bullylrog
Coms & Fun
11 Th Srory Com
13 Word Sorch
13 Moz: Con you lnd your
woy Loc| ro school?
Miscllonous
1 Frloc
14 A nor on rh
lormorring ol rh sroris
1S ALour |nowondr!
Sroryrim
4 Dirry Bor
8 Bosil ond rh Brod
12 Tuc|r Turrl's Topsy Turvy Doy
17 Th vry Smoll Foiry
22 Tonyo's Empry Bos|r
2 Th Frincss, Th Drogon, ond rh
Brov Knighr
31 Thr's o Drogon in rh LiLrory
3 Chocolor Chip
40 Th Bsr Hors in rh World
42 Th Mogic FoinrLrush
S0 Th Mon|y ond rh Fopcorn
S4 Doncing Cloud ond rh Bullolo
S Co| Forod
1 Th Cow Mil|r
70 Th Nic gr
78 CorLoy
84 Circus in My Boc|yord
88 Cronny Crri's Wish Lisr
2 Th Smollsr Chipmun|
8 Monsrr!!!
100 Blosr ll
104 Th LiLrory Lsson
10 Frincss Folly Forl
120 TmLo ro rh Rscu
124 Figs in rh Mud
128 Twyllo ond rh Tigr
13 Supr Crondpo
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A collecrion
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a_es 312
and lor parenrs
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Bruno lovd ro splosh
in mud puddls. H
lovd ro roll in rh
gross. H lovd ro
push his rruc|s in rh
sond. H lovd ro or
Lrris rhor driLLld
down his chin. H
lovd Ling mssy -
rh mssir, rh Lrrr.
Th only rhing Bruno
didn'r lov wos
ro|ing Lorhs. H'd
do onyrhing ro ovoid
rhm.
Som doys h hid in
rh cllor wirh rh
spidrs. Bur his sisrr
olwoys lound him.
Som doys h
clurchd his sromoch
ond moond. Bur his
morhr olwoys |nw
h wosn'r sic|.
Som doys h poundd
rh lloor ond crid.
Bur his lorhr olwoys
snr him upsroirs.
So Bruno would morch
upsroirs li| o good
Lor ond drow o Lorh.
Wirh rh rip ol o pow
h would splish ond
splosh unril worr wnr
vrywhr. Thn
h'd rroc| muddy pow
prinrs ocross rh lloor.
Finolly, h'd wip Lrry
sroins onro o rowl.
DIrLy Eear
Wrirrn Ly RLcco ColLy
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Sroryrime, day 1
Evry doy Bruno did
rh som rhing. H
mod o mss whil
prrnding ro ro| o
Lorh. And vry doy
Bruno wnr ro Ld o
lirrl dirrir.
Soon Bruno's lur sruc|
rogrhr. His py|omos
rurnd color. Bd Lugs
Louncd on his shrs.
Worsr ol oll, h Lgon
ro smll.
"Somrhing srin|s!"
soid his sisrr.
"pn rh windows!"
soid his morhr.
"Fur our rh gorLog!"
soid his lorhr.
No on suspcrd
Bruno, so no on
rolly loo|d or him.
H'd |usr ro|n o Lorh.
r couldn'r possiLly L
him.
Ar school, noLody
wonrd ro sir nxr ro
Bruno. Flis Luzzd
oround his hod. Th
|oniror rrid ro pur him
in rh rrosh con.
Bruno |nw whor h
hod ro do. H rocd
hom. H morchd
upsroirs ro rh
Lorhroom. H rochd
Lhind rh soop ond
pulld our o Lorrl
whn...

Crosh!

Th Lorrl lll ro rh
lloor ond Lro| inro
pics.
Bruno's lomily com
running.
"Somrhing srin|s!"
soid his sisrr.
"Ar you o|oy?" os|d
his morhr.
"My cologn!" ylld
his lorhr.
Evryon loo|d or
Bruno. Thy roo| o
good, long loo|.
S
a cc!!cctcn c| :tcrc: |cr xd:, vc!unc
xncwcndcr! :tcrc:
" |nw somrhing
smlld Lod!" soid his
sisrr.
"Whor o dirry Lor!"
soid his morhr.
"To| o Lorh!" ylld
his lorhr, "And don'r
com our unril you'r
clon!"
Bruno sor in rh
Lorhroom ond pourd.
H worchd rh worr
ris in rh ruL. As rh
worr gor highr ond
highr, Bruno gor
moddr ond moddr.
H did nor wonr ro
ro| o Lorh.
Thor's whn h sporrd
rh opn window.
Bruno srood on rh
choir. Thn h srood
on rh rim ol rh ruL.
Thn h srood on rh
window sill. H hod
|usr swung his lg ovr
ro |ump, whn....
Splosh!
His loor slippd ond
h londd in rh
Lorh. Worr wnr
vrywhr. Crim
woshd oll Bruno ond
splorrrd onro rh
Lorhroom rils. Burrs
llw lrom his lur. Furpl
|uic drippd oll his
Lody. Bruno wos clon
Lur rh Lorhroom wos
o mss.
This wos lun!
From rhn on, Bruno
dcidd h lovd
ro|ing Lorhs. Alrr oll,
h nvr li|d Ling
o dirry Lor. H |usr
lovd mo|ing msss.
rh nd.
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Sroryrime, day 1
Ouestion Time
1. Whor did Bruno nor li| ro do?
2. Whor hoppnd ro Bruno rh mor h
didn'r Lorh?
3. Whn did his lomily linolly roliz rhor ir
wos Bruno who sron|?
4. Whor do you rhin| Bruno wos going ro do
wirh rh Lorrl?
S. How did Bruno lind our rhor Lorhs or lun?
7
Drow your own picrur lrom rh srory!
xncwcndcr! :tcrc:
"Com on, Aro, hurry!"
Bosil soid, climLing
on his don|y. " om
so hungry could or
you!"
"EEEYAW!" Aro Lroyd.
Bosil gov rh dusry
don|y o por. "r
wos o |o|!" Bur his
hungr wos nor. H
ond Aro hod dlivrd
rh losr Los|r lrom
his morhr's mor|r
sroll in rh sou|. Sh
wos olrody or hom
hlping his sisrr
prpor suppr.
Bosil chc|d rh
goors|in monyLog
rid ro his Llr. "B
corlul wirh rhor
mony," his morhr
hod wornd. "W nd
vry losr dirhom."
Suddnly Bosil smlld
somrhing swr ond
yosry. H lollowd
rh oromo rhrough rh
norrow srrrs. Bosil
hoppd oll Aro in lronr
ol rh Lo|r's door.
"Anis Lrod," h
whisprd in Aro's or.
"Li| morhr mo|s."
H could olmosr rosr
rh chwy cornmol
crusr. Would ir rolly
L wrong ro spnd
rwo lirrl dirhom? H
could orn ir Loc|
romorrow.
Aro nudgd Bosil wirh
hr nos. Th Loy
EasIl & LLe Eread
Wrirrn Ly Michll L. Brown
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Sroryrime, day 2
sighd. " |now,
|now. You or hungry
roo. And rh Lo|r
dos nor sll hoy!"
Bosil closd his ys
ond snilld on losr
whill. Whn h
opnd rhm, rhr
wos rh Lo|r!
"Whor or you doing?"
dmondd rh Lig
mon.
"... wos smlling your
Lrod."
"Thor will L on
dirhom." Th Lo|r
opnd his pudgy
polm.
"Bur did nor Luy
onyrhing!"
"No, you srol ir!" Th
Lo|r lungd or Bosil.
Bosil rurnd ond
ron... righr inro rh
muhrosiL!
"Young Bosil?" soid
rh muhrosiL os h
srroighrnd his
rurLon. "Whor is your
hurry?"
Bosil rloxd. Th
muhrosiL wos in
chorg ol slling in rh
sou|. H mod crroin
vryon rrodd loirly.
H |nw Bosil wos no
rhil.
"This Loy," soid rh
Lo|r, "srol lrom m
ond will nor poy."
"Thor is nor rru!"
Bosil Llurrd. " only
smlld his Lrod!"
"You wr sroling rh
smlls ond you ow
m on dirhom. Holl
rh pric ol o lool ol
Lrod. A Lorgoin!"
Th muhrosiL pulld
on his long gry Lord.
Ar losr h soid, "Bosil,
hond m your Log."
Bosil hung his hod
xncwcndcr! :tcrc:
ond unrid his
monyLog. This wos
nor righr! H lilrd his
ys ro rh muhrosiL's
|ind loc. "Mosr
loir MuhrosiL," Bosil
Lgon, "should rh
condl mo|r chorg
popl lor smlling
his condls? r rh
spic mrchonr? His
smlls or vrywhr
in rh sou|."
Th muhrosiL pulld
on his Lord ogoin.
Thn h roo| rh
Log ond pourd rh
mony inro his hond.
Silvr ond gold coins
glirrrd in rh lor
olrrnoon sunlighr.
"You sholl L poid,
Bo|r."
Th Lo|r grinnd
ond hld our his hond.
Th muhrosiL cuppd
his honds rogrhr
ond shoo| rh coins.
Th |ingling sounds
chod up ond down
rh sron srrr.
"Thr, Bo|r. Th
pric lor rh smll ol
your Lrod is rh sound
ol Bosil's mony."
Bosil smild os h
rod our ol rh sou|.
His mony Log rin|ld
hoppily or his sid.
Ar hom, his morhr
hod his lovorir mol
woiring, squosh srw
ond worm onis Lrod.
Th Lsr h hod vr
rosrd.
rh nd.
*An odoprorion ol o
Middl-Eosrrn lol|rol
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Ouestion Time
1. Why did Bosil srop in rh sou|?
2. Whor did Bosil do in rh sou| rhor gor him
in rrouLl?
3. Whor did rh Lo|r soy Bosil srol?
4. Did Bosil rolly srol onyrhing?
11 xncwcndcr! :tcrc:
r wos |usr onorhr
lozy doy lor Tuc|r
Turrl. His Lsr lrind
BirdLo| wos slping
on rop ol his shll.
Th sun wos shining.
Tuc|r wos rhin|ing
oLour o cool swim in
rh gnrl, llowing
cr|.
"HCCUF!" Tuc|r
Llurrd.
Tuc|r's shll spun
round his hod.
BirdLo| wos rossd
high inro rh oir.
"NT rh hiccups,"
BirdLo| sighd.
"uic|... hold your
Lrorh os hord os you
con."
BirdLo| hlpd
Tuc|r hold his snour
closd. n, rwo,
rhr, lour... Tuc|r
HCCUFFED ogoin.
"l rhs or hicc-UFs,"
Tuc|r soid, "Don'r
|usr nd ro lind rh
hicc-DWNS?"
"Righr," BirdLo| soid.
"Whr do w lind
rhm?"
"HCCUF!"
Tucker TurLle & LLe
Topsy Turvy Day
Wrirrn Ly Angi Dorio
llusrrord Ly KoLynn Winn
Sroryrime, day 3
Tuc|r's shll spun
oround Loc|words.
"W'd Lrrr hurry,"
BirdLo| soid. "You'r
mo|ing m dizzy."
"'m dizzy roo," Tuc|r
soid, rurning his shll
Loc| oround.
Louro LodyLug londd
on rop ol Tuc|r's
shll.
"Hiccup!" Llurrd
Tuc|r.
Louro lll onro rh
ground. Sh dusrd
hr wings oll ond
soid, "A good rongu
pullin' is rh Lsr cur
lor rh hiccups rhor
|now!" Louro groLLd
Tuc|r's rongu ond
pulld ir os hord os
sh could. BirdLo|
pulld hord roo.
"'m slipping,"
BirdLo| gulpd.
"HCCUF!"
BirdLo| llippd rhr
rims ond lll inro o
mud puddl.
"Righr AFTER my
morning Lorh,"
BirdLo| groond.
Frddy lrog hoppd
Ly.
"HCCUF!" Tuc|r
Lursr. "Frddy, do
YU |now whr con
lind rh hicc-Downs?"
"You don'r nd rh
hicc-DWNS," Frddy
soid. "Jusr |ump ro rh
Lor."
Tuc|r hod shorr lgs,
h could hordly |ump.
Tuc|r |umpd os high
os h could.
"Wow... you olmosr
clord rhor roll onr,"
BirdLo| soid.
"HCCUF!"
Tuc|r |noc|d Frddy
oll his Lor roo.
Jospr rh L Luzzd
down lrom oLov.
"Try som hony,"
Jospr LumLld. H
crommd hony insid
Tuc|r's mourh.
"r wor|d," Tuc|r
soid wirh o Lig sric|y
smil.
"HCCUF!"
BirdLo| |pr his
disronc.
"Hiccup!" Tuc|r
urrrd whn Bcco
Burrrlly com ro hr
door. Sh livd in o
lovly corrog mod
nrirly ol llowrs.
"Flos hlp m lind
rh hicc-DWNS,"
Tuc|r plodd.
"Woir o minur, |now
|usr rh righr rhing,"
Bcco soid. Sh
pourd Tuc|r o drin|
in rh Liggsr gloss
sh hod. "Sip, rhis losr,
upsid-Down."
"Did you hor rhor?"
Tuc|r xcloimd.
"Sh soid, DWN.
MoyL rhis WLL giv
m rh hic-DWNS."
"Righr," BirdLo| soid.
Tuc|r rurnd upsid-
down ond rrid ro
drin|.
"HCCUF!"
Furpl drin| spilld
oll ovr Bcco, Tuc|r
ond BirdLo| roo!
"r hod ro L CRAFE,"
BirdLo| grumLld.
"Thy'r grring...
'HCCUF'... wors,"
Tuc|r crid.
Spinnr spidr wos
worching lrom his
wL up high. |now,
Spinnr rhoughr, 'll
Sroryrime, day 3
SCARE rh hiccups
owoy.
Spinnr droppd
down. H gov Tuc|r
o lrighr. BirdLo|
wos so scord his roil
lorhrs poppd our.
"SFDERS," BirdLo|
hulld.
"HCCUF!"
Tuc|r Lumpd inro
Spinnr ond snr him
llying. Spinnr wos
rid up in |nors.
"Sorry Spinnr," Tuc|r
soid. H hlpd
Spinnr unri rh
|nors.
"Scoring usuolly wor|s,"
Spinnr soid lrowning.
"Righr," BirdLo|
soid, |omming his roil
lorhrs Loc| in.
Koylo Snoil glidd
slowly Ly. Sh song o
solr, soorhing lulloLy.
Tuc|r wos rird.
"HCCUF!" H
wos oll ruc|rd
our. "HCCUF!" His
ylids droopd.
"HCCUF." H lll inro
o dp, dromy slp.
"HCC..."
ZzzzzzzZzzzzzzZzzzzzz
ZzzzzzzZzzzzzZzzzzzz...
"H linolly lound
rh Hic-DWNS,"
BirdLo| sighd wirh
rlil. All ol Tuc|r's
lrinds loid down lor
o nop. Thy curld
up rogrhr. BirdLo|
snord...
Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
zzzzzzzzz ZZZZZZzzzzz
zzZZZZZZzzzzzzzZZZZZ
ZZzzzzzzz...
HCCUF!
rh nd.
1S xncwcndcr! :tcrc:
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Ouestion Time
1. Whor did Louro LodyLug soy wos rh Lsr
woy ro gr rid ol rh hiccups?
2. Whor wos Tuc|r Turrl loo|ing lor ro gr
rid ol his hiccups?
3. How did Bcco Burrrlly rry ro hlp Tuc|r
Turrl?
4. Whor hlpd Tuc|r Turrl linolly gr rid
ol rh hiccups?
Sroryrime, day 3
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nc upon o rim,
rhr wos o swr
lirrl loiry nomd
Clnno. Sh hod lirrl
pin| curls rhor lromd
hr riny loc, lirrl rd
rosLud lips, ond rwo
poinry lirrl ors on
irhr sid ol hr hod.
Evryrhing oLour
Clnno wos lirrl.
r wos ro L xpcrd,
ol cours. Foiris or
norurolly riny. Bur nor
only wos Clnno riny,
sh wos smoll vn lor
o loiry.
h how Clnno
longd ro L Liggr.
l sh wr Liggr,
sh could ploy corch
rh snowLoll wirh rh
orhr loiris. Whn
sh rrid ro corch rh
snowLoll, rh hug
whir llowr olmosr
|noc|d hr our ol rh
oir.
l sh wr Liggr,
sh could do spciol
ossignmnrs lor rh
Foiry un. As ir wos,
whn sh lind up ro
volunrr ro srv rh
un, sh wos |usr
possd ovr wirhour
Ling sn.
Clnno |nw rhor
il sh wr Liggr,
sh could mo| o
TLe Very Bmall EaIry
Wrirrn Ly vy Wol|r
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Sroryrime, day 4
xncwcndcr! :tcrc:
dillrnc. Sh could
do somrhing gror
lor Foiry Kingdom.
MoyL vn lor rh
whol world.
So och morning, sh
would mosur hrsll,
hoping ogoinsr hop
rhor sh hod grown
during rh nighr. Bur
vry morning sh wos
|usr rh som siz os
sh hod olwoys Ln.
Smoll.
Bur on doy, os Clnno
wos sronding in lin ro
volunrr lor spciol
ossignmnrs lrom
rh un, hr luc|
chongd. Th guord
loo|d hr ovr, ond
rhn loo|d ogoin. A
smil sprod ocross his
loc. "You'r prlcr!"
h soid, ond Llor
Clnno |nw ir, sh
wos sronding in lronr
ol rh Foiry un
owoiring hr spciol
insrrucrions.
Th Foiry un sow
Clnno ond smild.
"Whor's your nom,
lirrl on?"
"Clnno, Your Mo|sry."
"Clnno, hov o vry
imporronr |oL lor you.
Ar you willing ro hlp
m?"
Sh wos so hoppy ir
wos hord ro srond srill.
"h, ys, Your Mo|sry."
Sh hod woird so
long lor rhis doy.
"ur popl nd
somrhing srrongr
ro Luild rhir houss
our ol orhr rhon dirr,
sric|s, ond llowrs.
Whn rh roins com,
mony houss or
ruind, ond loiris
hov ro rush ro Luild
nw houss Llor rh
winrr coms."
Clnno noddd. r
wos o gror chor,
ond somrims loiris
Sroryrime, day 4
didn'r gr nw homs
Luilr Llor rh winrr.
r mod lor long, hord
winrrs.
"Th good nws is
rhor w hov lound
somrhing nw ro us,
Lur ir is rorhr dilliculr
ro gr. W nd o vry
smoll loiry so sh will
nor L sn. Will you
hlp us?"
Clnno noddd, ond
rh Foiry un
lond lorword ro rll
hr rhir plons.
Thor nighr, Clnno
slowly riprod inro o
lirrl Loy's Ldroom
ond srord up or
rh gionr Ld. Sh
wos scord, Lur sh
|nw rh loiris wr
dpnding on hr.
Sh llw up ro gr o
closr loo|, ond sur
nough, righr insid
rh lirrl Loy's mourh,
righr whr rh Foiry
un hod soid ir
would L, wos o loos
roorh, |usr honging on
Ly o rhrod.
Sh gorhrd up hr
courog, ond llw
clos ro rh lorg
mourh ond yon|d rh
roorh our. r gov o
lirrl pop ond Clnno
olmosr lll our ol rh
oir. Bur sh hld on
ro rh roorh, ond sh
hld hr Lrorh. Th
lirrl Loy ruLLd his
loc ond rolld ovr,
srill slping.
Clnno smild. This
wos going ro wor|!
Sh gnrly lilrd o
shiny quorrr our ol
hr lirrl |nopsoc| ond
plocd ir undr rh
Loy's pillow. Foiris
wrn'r rhivs, olrr
oll. Thy would poy
vry child lor vry
roorh rhy gorhrd.
Clnno olmosr
giggld wirh |oy whn
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sh imogind rh lirrl
Loy's dlighr in rh
morning os h lound
rh hol whr his
roorh usd ro L ond
rh shiny nw quorrr
undr his pillow.
Clnno rrurnd ro
rh Foiry Foloc, ond
rh Foiry un wos
ovr|oyd or hr
succss. Th loiris
would now hov
somrhing srrongr
ro Luild rhir homs
our ol. humon rrh!
Thy clLrord wirh o
lorg losr, ond Clnno
hrsll wos rh gusr
ol honor.
vr rim, word Lgon
ro sprod rhor loos
rrh soon rurnd inro
quorrrs whil childrn
slpr. Childrn Lgon
ro onricipor Clnno
coming. Thy rrid ro
wiggl rhir rrh our
os soon os possiLl
ond ploc rhm undr
rhir pillows, so rhor
rhy roo would rciv
o shiny nw quorrr.
Clnno wos vry good
or hr |oL. No child
vr sow hr. Som
gussd rhor rh
mysrrious quorrrs
opporing could only
L rh wor| ol loiris.
Thy vn wnr so lor
os ro giv hr o nom.
Thy colld hr rh
Toorh Foiry.
And Clnno wos hoppy.
Sh didn'r mind Ling
so smoll onymor. Sh
wos doing somrhing
imporronr, ond sh
hodn'r hod ro grow
Liggr ro do ir olrr
oll.
rh nd.
Sroryrime, day 4
ratc tr: :tcry!
Ouestion Time
1. Whor did Clnno wonr or rh srorr ol
rh srory?
2. Whor wos rh spciol |oL rh un
gov ro Clnno?
3. Whor did Clnno lov undr rh pillow?
4. Whor did rh loiris us rh rrh lor?
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Tonyo's s|irr llurrrd
wirh rh Lrz os
sh s|ippd posr Mrs.
Millr's hous.
"Whor do you hov in
rh Los|r, Tonyo?"
os|d Mrs. Millr.
Tonyo sroppd s|ipping
ro onswr. " lilld rhis
Los|r wirh llowrs,
ond Lloc|Lrris, ond
oppls lor my morhr,"
sh soid, showing hr
collcrion. "W hod
o lighr rhis morning.
wonr ro rll hr 'm
sorry."
"Your morhr will L
luc|y ro hov rhos
Lourilul wild llowrs
on hr roLl rhis
vning. wos going
ro go ro rh modow
ond pic| llowrs rodoy,"
soid Mrs. Millr, holding
up o Londogd loor.
"Whor'd you do?" os|d
Tonyo.
"r's |usr o sproin," soid
Mrs. Millr. "Bur guss
rhr won'r L ony
llowrs on our roLl
ronighr."
Tonyo roo| o long snill
ol rh Lourilul wild
llowrs ond hondd
rhm ro Mrs. Millr.
"Mom will L hoppy
wirh rh Lrris ond
rh oppls," sh soid.
Mrs. Millr smild ond
roo| rh llowrs, "h
rhon|-you so much
Tanya's EmpLy EaskeL
Wrirrn Ly Angi Dorio
Sroryrime, day 5
Tonyo," sh soid. "You
or vry swr."
S|ipping posr Louro's
hous, Tonyo hord
somon crying. Sh
sroppd ond sow Louro
sirring in rh yord.
"Whor's wrong?" Tonyo
os|d.
"Th Lirds or rh
Lrris pic|d lor
my morhr," sh soid,
poinring ro on mpry
Los|r. "Thr will L
no pi on our roLl
ronighr," sh soid.
" hov nough Lrris
lor o pi," soid Tonyo.
Eoring on losr Lrry,
sh pur rh rsr inro
Louro's Los|r.
"Thon|-you, Tonyo,"
soid Louro. "Ths
or wondrlul Lrris.
My morhr will L so
hoppy!"
Tonyo loo|d or rh
oppls in rh Los|r.
hop my morhr is
hoppy, sh rhoughr.
Tonyo wos olmosr hom
whn sh sow Dod ond
Uncl Hnry wor|ing in
rh lild.
"Whor |uicy loo|ing
oppls you'v gor in
rhor Los|r," soid Uncl
Hnry.
"Jusr whor w nd ro
gr us rhrough rhis losr
hour ol wor|," soid
Dod.
Tonyo polishd rh
oppls on hr opron
ond gov rhm ro hr
lorhr. "Thr should
L |usr nough lor och
ol rh mn in rh lild,"
sh soid.
"Thon|-you, Tonyo,"
soid Uncl Hnry,
olrody crunching on
his |uicy oppl. "You
hov o horr ol gold."
Tonyo sor down on
rh lronr porch ol hr
hom. Sh could hor
hr morhr wor|ing
in rh |irchn. Sh
could smll hr lovorir
dinnr ol lrid chic|n
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coo|ing. Sh srord
inro rh mpry Los|r.
Soon Mom will coll m
in ro hlp sr rh roLl
lor dinnr, sh rhoughr.
don'r hov rim
ro gorhr ony mor
Lourilul wild llowrs,
wondrlul Lloc|Lrris,
or |uicy oppls. 'll hov
ro rhin| ol somrhing
ls ro pur in rh Los|r.
Soon Tonyo com up
wirh on ido. Sh wnr
inro rh hous. "'m
hom, Mom!" sh
colld, os sh climLd
rh sroirs ro hr
Ldroom. Sh lound
o pic ol popr ond
wror o pom lor hr
morhr. Tonyo ruc|d
rh popr inro hr
poc|r ond hurrid
down rh sroirs. Alrr
sh sr rh roLl sh
plocd rh mpry
Los|r in rh middl.
Mom com in ond pur
rh yummy chic|n on
rh roLl. "'m sorry
oLour our lighr Tonyo."
"'m sorry roo," soid
Tonyo. " Lroughr you
o spciol Los|r lull ol
wondrlul rhings."
Mom p|d inro rh
Los|r.
" |now rh Los|r
loo|s mpry," soid
Tonyo. "r wos lilld wirh
Lourilul wild llowrs,
wondrlul Lrris, ond
|uicy oppls. gov
rhm oll owoy on my
woy hom rodoy. Bur
lilld rhis Los|r wirh
orhr rhings. Thy or
invisiLl, Lur rhy or
Lrrr rhon llowrs,
ond LluLrris, ond
oppls." Tonyo hondd
rh pom ro hr morhr,
"you hov ro rod rhis ro
lind our whor rhy or."
Mom rod rh pom
our loud:
This Los|r moy
loo| mpry,
Bur il you loo| hord
you'll s.
r's lilld wirh hugs
ond |isss,
And lors ol lov
lrom m.
Sroryrime, day 5
Mom loo|d or Tonyo
ond smild. "'m
going ro hov ro
rry our rh rhings in
rhis Los|r ro s il
rhy or Lrrr rhon
llowrs, LluLrris,
ond oppls," sh soid,
Lnding down lor o
hug.
Tonyo rhrw hr orms
oround hr morhr's
nc| ond squzd hr
righr.
"Hugs or Lrrr rhon
Lourilul wild llowrs,"
soid Mom, loning ovr
ro gr o |iss. Tonyo
gov hr o Lig |iss on
rh ch|.
"Kisss or Lrrr
rhon wondrlul
Lloc|Lrris," soid
Mom. "Whor's rh losr
rhing ogoin?"
Tonyo whisprd in hr
morhr's or, " lov
you."
" lov you roo," soid
Mom. "And rhor is
much, much Lrrr
rhon |uicy oppls."
rh nd.
Ouestion Time
1. Why wos Tonyo lilling hr Los|r wirh
llowrs ond lruir?
2. Who did Tonyo giv rh llowrs ro?
4. Whor did Tonyo's dod ond uncl nd rh
oppls lor?
S. Whor did Tonyo lill rh Los|r wirh Lcous
ir wos mpry?
2S
Com childrn ond
lisrn, os rll you o rol
ol o Lourilul princss,
hr lir-Lrorhing
drogon, ond rh Lrov
|nighr who rrid ro
sov hr, Lur rolly |usr
gor in rh woy.
r oll srorrd on sunny
doy. You s, rh sun
hod |usr com our lor rh
lirsr rim in rwo w|s.
Blor rhor, ir hod |usr
Ln non-srop roin. So,
norurolly, Brirro (rhor's
our Lourilul princss)
wonrd ro go oursid
ond n|oy rh Lourilul
worhr. Sh longd
ro pic| rh llowrs rhor
hod grown so roll ond
srrong. Flowrs ond oll
plonrs lov roin, so rhy
hod Ln growing ond
growing ond growing
som mor. Thy wr
rollr rhon Brirro hod
vr sn rhm!
Bur Brirro wos nor
rh only on who wos
lling coopd up
olrr rwo w|s ol
roin! No sir! A drogon
nomd Bruc wos olso
vry rird ol Ling
sruc| in his dor| cov.
H wonrd ro gr our
ond srrrch his wings,
hunr lor som lor cows
(cows olwoys rosrd
Lsr) ond mosr ol oll,
mo| lrinds. H wos
lonly ond h wos rird
ol Ling lonly. H
TLe FrIncess, LLe Draon,
and LLe Erave KnILL
Wrirrn Ly Lonc . Rdding
Sroryrime, day
wol|d oursid his cov
ond srrrchd his wings.
Boy, did ir ll good!
His scols glimmrd
ond glisrnd in rh
Lrighr sunlighr ond h
couldn'r hlp Lur smil
o Lig roorhy smil.
Todoy, h rhoughr, will
lind my nw lrind!
Monwhil, Brirro wos
olso oursid, Los|ing in
rh worm glow ol rh
sun ond n|oying rh
swr mlody ol rh
onimols oll oround. Sh
lovd onimols. n locr,
sh hod olwoys wonrd
o pr, Lur hr morhr
ond lorhr soid o pr
would only mo| o mss
insid rh cosrl ond
sh wos nvr ollowd
ro hov onyrhing lun.
nly Loring goldlish.
Who wonrd goldlish?!
Sh hord o nois rhor
mod hr rurn oround
ond rhn sh sow o
|nighr in shining ormor
os h rod up on his roll
srollion.
"Ho, loir moidn!" h
soid.
"h, don'r 'ho' m,
Joms," soid Brirro.
"Con'r you rol| normol
lor onc? Now, 'm
rrying ro n|oy rh
sunlighr ond you'r
Lloc|ing irs roys. Flos
ro| o lw srps Loc|."
Joms willingly oLligd.
"Brirro," h soid.
"Con'r w ploy |nighrs
ond princsss ogoin?
And drogons? Li| rh
old doys?"
Brirro rolld hr ys.
"Joms," sh soid.
"Thor wos li| lorvr
ogo! You rolly should
grow up, you |now!"
"Ah, Lur whor o piry rhor
would L," procloimd
Joms in o loud voic.
"For AM o |nighr, ond
you ARE o loir princss.
And on doy WLL
sov you!" Thn h
loo|d or hr ond in his
normol voic soid, "So,
dosn'r ir sorr ol mo|
sns rhor w prrnd.
r, mon, procric?"
Suddnly, lrom our ol
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nowhr, o Lig rd
Loll srro|d rhrough
rh s|y ond pluc|d
Frincss Brirro inro
rh oir. Brirro lr our o
shrill cry. "Hllllp."
Hr voic rroild oll,
loving Joms oll olon.
Joms wos srunnd.
Could ir L? Could rhis
rolly L hoppning?
Ys, Ly golly, ir wos!
His luc|y doy hod
linolly com! Now h
could linolly prov
his worrhinss ol rh
|nighrhood ond Lsr
ol oll h could win rh
hond ol rh girl h
lovd!
"Hi-yo!" h commondd
his hors ond in on
insronr rhy wr
gon, rocing ovr rh
rolling grn hills ond
modows rhor loy
Lrwn him ond rh
vil drogon's loir.
Th drogon loo|d
down or his nw ploy-
lrind h wos holding
os rhy llw. H didn'r
undrsrond why sh
|pr mo|ing rhos
owlul, high-pirchd
sounds. r wos li| sh
didn'r n|oy llying,
which couldn'r L rru,
ol cours, Lcous
llying wos rh Lsr rhing
in rh whol world! Srill,
rh nois wos grring
owlully onnoying, so
h linolly sroppd in
o lorg modow ond
gnrly sr rh Llond-
hoird ploymor down.
Alrr Lrorhing hovily
lor o lw minurs rh
girl loo|d up or rh
drogon. "Jusr whor
in Som Hill do you
rhin| you'r doing, Mr.
Drogon?!" os|d rh
girl. "Don'r you |now
who om? How dor
you rror o princss li|
rhis!"
Th drogon hung his
hod in shom. H
didn'r li| ro L ylld
or. A Lig ror swlld
up in his y ond vn
rhough h didn'r li|
ro cry in lronr ol orhr
popl, h |usr couldn'r
hlp ir. Th girl sow rh
Sroryrime, day
ror ond sh sroppd
hr sromping Loc|-
ond-lorrh.
"h, don'r cry!" sh
soid. "h, 'm so sorry,
Mr. Drogon. didn'r
mon ro upsr you."
Brirro wol|d up ro rh
drogon ond srro|d his
lg. "Thr, rhr, ir's
K. Why don'r you rll
m whor you'r lling
insid?"
So rh drogon rold hr
oll oLour how lonly
h wos ond how h
didn'r hov ony lrinds
Lcous oll rh orhr
onimols wr scord
h |usr wonrd ro
or rhm, which, h
odmirrd, wos mosrly
rru Lur srill, how wos
h vr ro mo| ony
long-losring lrinds?
All rh orhr drogons
wr gon, ond so
rhor's why h hod ro|n
Brirro. " pic|d you
Lcous you wr so
much prrrir rhon oll
rh orhr onimols," soid
rh drogon. "Won'r you
L my lrind?"
Wll, Brirro lovd
horing how prrry
sh wos ond sh wos
olso vry movd Ly
rh drogon's sod srory.
Sh rhoughr how
wondrlul ir would L
ro hov him os hr pr!
Sh rmmLrd hr
pornrs' ruls oLour
prs ond lrownd.
This rim, rhough, sh
wos going ro hov o
pr drogon ond rhr
wosn'r onyrhing hr
mom ond dod could do
ro srop hr!
Thor's whn Brirro
noricd Joms. H
wos srill riding his
hors, olLir quir o
Lir slowr, ond h wos
hoding srroighr lor
rhm. Scrrly, ir mod
hr smil ro s how
dvord h wos ro hr.
"Drogon," sh soid.
"Con you do m o
lovor?"
"Ys, my lrind," soid
rh drogon. "Anyrhing
lor you!"
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"Hr coms my lrind.
H's hod rhis Loyhood
drom oLour |illing o
drogon. Now, don'r
wonr you ro worry,
Lcous h dosn'r
hov o sword, ond
honsrly, rhr's nor o
lor h con do ro hurr
you Lcous you'r
so much Liggr ond
srrongr rhon h is. Bur
il you don'r mind, could
you lr him wrsrl
you oround o Lir ond
prrnd li| h's Lsrd
you? r would mo| his
doy."
And so rhy oll gor
whor rhy wonrd rhor
doy. Frincss Brirro
lound o nw pr (vn
rhough hr pornrs
hord ir), Sir Joms gor
ro dlor his drogon
(rhough somrims h
wondrd il rh drogon
hod rolly givn in),
ond rh drogon mod
rwo nw lrinds.
rh nd.
Sroryrime, day
Ouestion Time
1. Whor wos rh drogon's nom?
2. Why wos rh drogon lonly?
3. Did Brirro li| llying?
4. Whor lovor did rh princss os| rh drogon?
S. Whor wos Sir Joms' Loyhood drom?
ratc tr: :tcry!
Wilhmino Higgins'
long Lroids Louncd
os sh ron down rh
norrow runnl rh
Loo|shlvs mod in
rh Wsrlo| FuLlic
LiLrory. Hr unrid
sholocs sloppd
ogoinsr wll-worn
sno|rs. Fosr rh Js,
Ks, ond Ls sh llw,
slowing only slighrly
os sh roundd rh
cornr.
Hr horr rhumpd
whn sh spid rh
drogon woiring or
rh nd ol rh row ol
shlvs. Sh scrchd
ro o suddn srop.
Ar lirsr ir wos silnr
rhn rh monsrr
snorrd o lirrl, lilrd
irs hug hod, roo| o
gigonric Lrorh inword
ond lll silnr ogoin.
Wilhmino swollowd
ond roo| on srp Loc|.
Blor sh could rurn
ond rrroc hr porh,
rh normous drogon
rord Loc| on irs hind
lgs, rhrw irs mossiv
hod Loc|word, ond
Lrorhd our wirh o
whoosh! Smo| curld
lrom irs nosrrils, ond
lloms pourd lorrh
lrom rh gror mourh.
Th drogon clowd
TLere's a Draon
In LLe LIbrary
Wrirrn Ly Noncy Julin Kopp
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rh oir ond lloppd
mognilicnr wings.
Th grn ond purpl
scols rhor covrd
rh Losr lrom hod
ro ro glomd undr
rh liLrory lighrs. rs
omLr ys glinrd
li| cur crysrol.
"Wilhmino Higgins!"
rh drogon shourd.
"How mony rims hov
you Ln rold rhr
is no running in rh
liLrory?"
"Do you mon
rodoy, Miss Fhilpor?"
Wilhmino loo|d
righr inro rh drogon's
ys. "r did you
mon oll w|?"
"You |now rh ruls,"
rh liLrorion soid.
"Why do you com
hr, il nor ro rod?"
Miss Fhilpor Lrorhd
hovily, os sh opnd
ond closd hr clows.
Wilhmino lord sh
mighr srorr snorring
ond Lrorhing lir
ogoin or ony minur,
Lur hr voic wos os
lirm os Miss Fhilpor's.
"My morhr dosn'r
gr hom lrom wor|
unril S o'cloc|. Sh
soys rh liLrory is o
sol ploc lor m ro
sroy olrr school."
Th drogon pulld hr
sworr clos oround
hr shouldrs. "l you
connor lollow rh ruls,
you musr go oursid."
"r's cold os o Lowl ol
ic crom our rhr,
ond ir's going ro
roin, roo." Wilhmino
onswrd.
"Thn go sir on rh
srps."
"Th srps or hord os
roc|s."
"You could sroy or
school," Miss Fhilpor
onswrd, Lorly
moving hr lips os sh
spo|.
Sroryrime, day 7
"Thr's no on rhr,"
Wilhmino onswrd
Loc| in rh som woy,
lips scorcly moving.
"Thn you musr srudy."
Miss Fhilpor's ys
lloshd, ond hr honds
rurnd clow-li| onc
mor.
"'v srudid oll doy,"
Wilhmino rold hr.
Sh loldd hr orms
ond sprod hr lr
oporr, rody lor Lorrl.
Th drogon hissd
ond norrowd irs ys.
"Don'r L insolnr."
" don'r |now whor rhor
mons," Wilhmino
soid.
"Thn go loo| ir up!"
Miss Fhilpor crid os
sh rurnd owoy ond
movd ropidly ro hr
ds|.
Wilhmino llr o rug
on hr shirr roil. "Whor
do you wonr?"
Eys wid, rh
culprir loo|d up or
Wilhmino. "s sh
mod or you?"
Wilhmino sighd.
"Evry doy. So, whor's
your proLlm, Lucy
Ann?"
"'m Lord."
"Thn go rod o Loo|."
Wilhmino rhoughr
hr onswr soundd
o gror dol li| Miss
Fhilpor.
"Con'r rod yr," Lucy
Ann rplid. Sh
pushd hr Lorrom lip
ovr rh rop on ond
srord or Wilhmino.
"h go owoy ond lov
m olon," Wilhmino
soid. Sh wol|d
quic|ly olong rh lin
ol shlvs ignoring rh
Lrighrly colord Loo|
|oc|rs sh possd.
Sh sroppd or rh roll
liLrory windows whr
roin Lor ogoinsr rh
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pons ond rhundr
mod rhm rorrl. Sh
pur hr lLows on
rh windowsill, curld
hr honds oround hr
ch|s, ond worchd
rh wind Lnd rh rr
Lronchs oursid.
Thr wos onorhr rug
on hr shirr. Wirhour
loo|ing oround, sh
soid, "Whor do you
wonr now, Lucy Ann?"
"Rod rhis ro m," Lucy
Ann soid, holding up o
lorg picrur Loo|.
Whilhmino occprd
rh Loo| Lucy Ann
hld our. "Why nor?"
Thy morchd posr
rh drogon's ds|.
Miss Fhilpor worchd
silnrly, Lur Wilhmino
rhoughr sh could s
riny wisps ol smo|
curling lrom undr hr
nos.
Th rwo girls sor or
o round roLl, ond
Wilhmino rod oloud
in o quir voic,
wriggling on hr choir
os sh rurnd rh
pogs.
"You con do Lrrr
rhon rhor, Wilhmino."
Sh scowld. "You
sound dull."
Thr wos o momnr
ol silnc. Thn
Wilhmino soid,
"You'r righr!" Sh sor
up srroighrr, llippd
Loc| ro pog on,
ond rod wirh mor
lling. Sh usd o
dillrnr voic lor
och chorocrr in rh
srory. Hollwoy rhrough,
sh noricd rhr
mor lisrnrs oround
rh roLl.
"Co on," on ol rhm
soid whn sh sroppd
roding.
Wilhmino loughd
ond conrinud roding
rh srory ond showing
rh picrurs ro rh
youngr childrn.
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Sroryrime, day 7
Ouestion Time
1. Why wos rh drogon upsr wirh Wilhmino?
2. Why wos Wilhmino in rh liLrory?
3. Whor did rh lirrl girl os| Wilhmino
ro do?
4. Who wos rh drogon ond rh cor?
From rh cornr ol hr
y, sh spid o llully,
long-hoird cor. rs
omLr ys survyd
rh group or rh roLl
os ir doncd oLour
on doinry pows. Th
cor purrd dp in irs
rhroor.
Whn Wilhmino
closd rh Loo|, rh
cor purrd ogoin soid,
"Wilhmino Higgins,
you rod rhor Loo|
mosr wondrlully wll.
Frhops you could
srorr on olrr-school
srory cluL. Whor do
you rhin|?"
" rhin| would li|
rhor vry much, Miss
Fhilpor." Wilhmino
rochd our ro sho|
rh pow rh liLrorion
ollrd hr.
rh nd.
ratc tr: :tcry!
Chocolor. From rh
rim Chip Mun| wo|
up, h chompd
ir ond chuggd ir.
Mil| chocolor, dor|
chocolor, whir
chocolor. H wos
swr on rhm oll.
So on doy, whil
Chip wos or hom,
slurping ond Lurping,
his lrinds com ovr
ro giv him o Lig,
whopping pic ol
rhir minds.
"You'r o chocoholic,"
soid Bunny.
Buc| noddd. "A rol
cocoo nur."
Chip's mourh swung
opn. No words com
our Lur o glozd
chocolor doughnur
wnr in.
"nsrod ol honging
our wirh us, you sroy in
wirh chocolor," soid
Buc|.
"You vn missd our
Lirrhdoys," soid Bunny.
Chip gulpd. Culpd
o gollon ol chocolor
mil|.
"Srorring romorrow,"
soid Bunny, "w'r
oll gonno do srull
rogrhr ogoin."
"Righr," soid Buc|.
Chip rrid rlling rhm
Tosrlul Tv wos oiring
o w|-long mororhon
CLocolaLe CLIp
Wrirrn Ly Crysrol A. Moor
Sroryrime, day 8
ol chocolor-rhmd
coo|ing shows Lur his
ch|s wr os srulld
os o chocolor connoli.
"|oy," soid Bunny.
"W'll s you
romorrow."
As rh doy mlrd li|
o chocolor Lor in rh
sun, Chip indulgd in o
lirrl lood lor rhoughr.
Could h rolly cur
Loc| on wolling down
chocolor mouss
ond pigging our on
chocolor rurrls?
Could h rolly limir
his rrips ro Bosron lor
crom pis ond his
rrovls ro Mississippi
lor mud pis? Could
h rolly lisrn ro his
Lsr Luds insrod ol
his rosr Luds?
Th nxr doy, Buc|
ond Bunny roo| Chip
ro rh cornivol.
As rhy spirold
ond spun, rwirld
ond whirld, Chip
glimpsd o snoc|
Loorh. nc rh rid
sroppd, his mourh
srorrd worring os
rhy nord rh srond...
ond irs chocolor-
covrd Lononos.
Chip chorgd roword
rh Loorh. "h, Loy,"
h soid.
"h, ludg," soid Buc|
ond Bunny.
Th nxr doy, Buc|
ond Bunny roo| Chip
ro rh por| lor o picnic
Lur llr rh chocolor
or hom.
As rhy chwd ond
chompd, munchd
ond crunchd, Chip
hord on ic crom
rruc| opprooching.
Chip gopd or rh
rruc|... ond irs poinrd-
on chocolor pop.
Chip chorgd or rh
rruc|. "h, Loy," h
soid.
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ond Bunny.
Th nxr doy, Buc| ond
Bunny roo| Chip ro
rh rcrorion cnrr.
As rhy s|irrrd ond
scurrid, cloppd
ond hoppd, Chip
drcrd o worm,
swr scnr Lc|oning
ro rhm. Thy lollowd
rh rroil ol smll oll rh
woy down rh holl ro
o coo|ing closs... ond
chocolor dssrrs.
Chip chorgd inro rh
room ro sign up lor
rh nxr closs. "h,
Loy," h soid.
ond Bunny.
Alrr rhor, Chip sow
nirhr hid nor hoir
ol Buc| or Bunny. H
chwd rhor ovr
during closs on doy
ond rhn rolizd rhr
wos only on rhing ro
do. So our com rh
chocolor.
Lorr rhor doy, h
invird Buc| ond
Bunny ovr ro his
hous.
"Whor's undr rhr?"
os|d Bunny, poinring
ro o domd lood
plorrr. "Somrhing
you lornd ro coo|
up in rhor closs?"
"FroLoLly cocoo Lon
Lurriros," soid Buc|.
Chip rplid Ly
whis|ing rh lid oll rh
plorrr.
Buc| ond Bunny
lroz li| Lric|s ol
chocolor ic crom
os rhy Lhld o co|
svn loyrs high ond
lrosrd wirh dp,
dor| chocolor. Thir
ys wnr Loc| lor
sconds whn rhy
sow whor wos on rop.
Wrirrn in icing wr
rh words, "Hoppy
Blord Birrhdoy ro
My Frinds."
Sroryrime, day 8
And so ir wnr. Wirh
rh hlp ol Buc| ond
Bunny, Chip lornd
ro lill his rim insrod
ol his Llly. Bur, vry
onc in o whil, rhy
would oll hod down
ro rh Lo|ry lor o
lirrl somrhing...
chocolor.
rh nd.
3 xncwcndcr! :tcrc:
Ouestion Time
1. Whor did Chip lov mor rhon onyrhing in
rh whol world?
2. Why wr his lrinds upsr wirh him?
3. Whor linolly mod Chip dcid h hod ro
chong?
4. Which chocolor dssrr soundd
yummisr ro you?
ratc tr: :tcry!
n doy, Doddy os|d
Tommy, "Do you wonr o
hors?"
"h ys, Doddy! Flos!"
Tommy soid.
So Doddy spnr oll rh
nxr doy in his wor|shop
in rh Losmnr. H
wor|d ond wor|d.
Whn h wos don, h
gov Tommy rh hors
h hod mod.
Th hors wos Lloc|
oll ovr. r hod o rhic|
sric| Lody ond o corvd
woodn hod. r hod
o mourh ond nosrrils
ond ors. r hod Lig,
Lrown ys, oll corlully
poinrd Ly Doddy.
"Thon| you, Doddy!"
Tommy soid. "H's
prrry! 'm going ro coll
him Ton|o!"
Evry doy, Tommy rod
Ton|o ro wondrlul
odvnrurs in his Loc|
yord. Tommy wos o
|nighr in shining ormor.
H wos on ndion on rh
ploins. H wos o cowLoy
on rh rong. H wos o
|oc|y or rh rocs.
Ton|o wos rh Lsr hors
in rh world. H or
rh grnsr gross. H
dron| rh lrshsr worr.
H slpr on rh swrsr
srrow.
Whn ir wos rim lor
Ld, Tommy pur Ton|o
owoy in his roy chsr in
rh Losmnr.
Ton|o woird porinrly lor
romorrow's odvnrurs.
TLe EesL Horse In
LLe World
Wrirrn Ly Crysrol A. Moor
Sroryrime, day ?
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Bur rh doy com whn
Tommy wos roo old ro
rid Ton|o. r mod
him sod ro lov Ton|o
in rh roy chsr ond
h promisd h would
nvr lorgr him.
Tommy grw up. H wnr
ro school ond gor o |oL.
H morrid rh womon
h lovd ond hod o child
ol his own. And h |pr
his promis ro Ton|o.
Tommy os|d his
doughrr, Crissy, "Do
you wonr o hors?"
"h ys, Doddy! Flos!"
Crissy soid.
So Tommy roo| Ton|o
our ol rh old roy chsr
in his pornrs' Losmnr.
H dusrd Ton|o oll ond
poinrd him so rhor h
loo|d Lrond nw. Thn
h gov Ton|o ro Crissy.
"Thon| you, Doddy,"
Crissy soid. "H's prrry!
Whor's his nom?"
Tommy soid, " usd ro
coll him Ton|o. You con
giv him ony nom you
li|."
Crissy soid, "'ll coll him
Ton|o, roo."
Crissy rod Ton|o ro
mony lun ond wondrlul
odvnrurs in hr Loc|
yord. Crissy wos o
princss. Sh wos on
ndion on rh ploins. Sh
wos o cowgirl on rh
rong. Sh wos o |oc|y
or rh rocs.
And Ton|o wos rh Lsr
hors in rh world.
Ouestion Time
1. Who mod Tommy's woodn hors?
2. Whor did Tommy nom his hors?
3. Who did Tommy giv his hors ro olrr h
grw up?
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Alxo lovd ro
poinr. Jusr loo|ing or
worrcolors mod hr
smil.
"h, so mony
wondrlul colors ro
choos lrom," sh
olrn soid.
Th colors rmindd
hr ol oll rh Lourilul
rhings oround hr.
Whnvr sh swpr
o poinrLrush on o
drowing popr, ir
mod hr smil vn
mor. Alos, whn sh
rrid ro poinr o llowr,
ir loo|d li| o rd Loll
ol lir. l sh rrid ro
poinr o rr, ir loo|d
li| o grn monsrrous
gionr. l sh rrid ro
poinr rh s|y, ir loo|d
li| o Llu puddl ol
cow poop. Alxo's
grorsr dsir wos
ro L oLl ro poinr
rh Loury sh sow oll
oround hr ro shor
wirh orhrs, Lur sh
|usr couldn'r poinr.
n nighr, Alxo hod
o drom. Sh smild
whn sh sow rh
Lourilul Lrighr colors
splorrrd ocross rh
s|y. Thn somrhing
lighrly Lrushd hr
hoir. r wo| hr up.
Righr in lronr ol hr
wos o poinrLrush
sirring or rh dg ol
hr Ld!
TLe MaIc
FaInLbrusL
Wrirrn Ly Chrisrin L. villo
Sroryrime, day 10
"Hi, Alxo! Loo|! Loo|
or whor poinrd up
rhr in rh s|y!" soid
rh poinrLrush.
Alxo gor up lrom hr
Ld ond loo|d our ol
rh window.
"Cumdrops! Cumdrops
rwin|ling in rh s|y!"
chimd Alxo. Sh
couldn'r Lliv hr
ys. "Who or you?
How did you do rhor?"
"'m Ficosso! All you
hov ro do is mo| o
wish, swish, srro| ond
swp, sov ond |p,
or... dlr!" onswrd
Ficosso, crossing our
oll rh gumdrops in
rh s|y.
"Awsom! Con poinr
my room violr ond
wish lor mor rhings
li|?"
"Sur," rplid Ficosso,
"Lur rmmLr you
only hov rhr wishs
och doy."
Alxo pic|d up
Ficosso, wovd hr
orm in rh oir ond soid,
" wish..." Alxo mod
rhr wishs ond
soid, "Swish, srro|
ond swp, sov ond
|p!"
Wirh |usr o lw srro|s,
sh hod mod hr
wishs com rru.
A violr Ldroom,
llowr-shopd rugs
on rh lloor, ond o
conopy Ld mod lor
o princss oppord in
o llosh.
Alxo wos in hovn!
Blor sh could rhon|
Ficosso, sh drilrd
oll ro slp, lling
sh wos rh grorsr
poinrr ol oll rim.
And in hr droms, sh
could hor Ficosso's
voic soying, "Jusr
poinr wirh your horr
ond rh rwo ol us will
nvr porr."
Th nxr morning sh
wo| up linding
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Ficosso righr Lsid
hr pillow.
Ficosso wos srill rhr!
r wosn'r o drom
or oll! Sh srill hod
o violr Ldroom,
llowr-shopd rugs
on rh lloor, ond o
conopy Ld mod lor
o princss.
"Ficosso! Wo| up!
Wo| up!" crid Alxo.
Ficosso didn'r spo| or
oll. Alxo couldn'r woir
ro s il hr nxr rhr
wishs would com
rru. Sh hurrid
downsroirs ond rushd
inro hr Loc|yord. Sh
|nw xocrly whor
sh wonrd ro do.
Hr morhr's romoro
plonrs wr dying. Sh
wonrd ro sov rhm.
Swish, srro| ond
swp! nsronrly, Lig,
round romoros wr
woiring ro L pic|d.
Nxr sh wovd hr
orm rowords hr
lorhr's poch rrs.
Th rrs hodn'r Lorn
lruirs lor o long rim.
Sh mod corlul
Lrushsrro|s . . . o doL
hr ond o doL rhr.
Suddnly, pochs
wr vrywhr!
Losrly, sh rhoughr
oLour hr poor cor,
CorronLoll. H wos
limping Lcous h
hod hurr his lg. A
Lrond nw lg would
surly mo| him hoppy.
Wirh o lirrl srro| ond
swp, CorronLoll
wos running oll ovr
rh ploc.
"Dod! Mom! sn'r ir o
Lourilul morning?
Loo| or our gordn!"
soid Alxo.
Dod ond Mom loo|d
or rh romoros ond
pochs in omozmnr.
CorronLoll quic|ly ron
ro rhir sid. r wos o
wondrlul doy!
n rh scond doy,
Sroryrime, day 10
Alxo rhoughr sh
should do som orr
wor| on rhir lronr
yord. Sh wishd lor
o colorlul gordn so
Ficosso hlpd hr
poinr ross, dollodils,
doisis, groniums,
ond rulips. Nvr
hod sh sn such on
ossorrmnr ol llowrs!
Burrrllis or o
wondrous sighr, Alxo
rhoughr. Soon, wirh o
lw swping srro|s,
doinry wings wr
llurrring undr rh
sunlighr. To complr
rh scn, Alxo
imogind mollord
duc|s swimming in
rhir mpry pond. l
cours, ir wos possiLl.
Ficosso mod vry
wish com rru. Alxo
Llivd ir ond sh
mod Ficosso do his
own mogic.
Dod, Mom, ond
CorronLoll wr
surprisd ro s rhis
mogicol gordn. How
on orrh ir hoppnd,
rhy didn'r cor or oll.
Thy |usr n|oyd how
Lourilul rh gordn
wos.
n rh rhird doy, Alxo
noricd rhor hr sic|
nighLor, Mr. Sondrs,
ndd som hlp
mowing his lown. Wirh
Ficosso's mogic rric|s,
Alxo roo| cor ol ir.
This is gror, Alxo
rhoughr. Two mor
wishs ro go, Lur sh
olrody llr rhor hr
doy wos prlcr.
During rcss, Alxo
wos sirring Lsid hr
Lsr lrind, Cloir.
" wish Mom oddd
mor |lly ro my ponur
Lurrr sondwich," soid
Cloir.
"Your wish is my
commond," soid
Alxo. "You mo| o
wish. swish, srro|
ond swp, sov ond
|p!"
4S
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"Wow!" xcloimd
Cloir.
"r... dlr!" soid
Alxo, showing oll
Ficosso's mogic
powrs.
"Whor did you do rhor
lor? Civing m mor
|lly ond ro|ing ir
owoy!" whind Cloir.
"Bur hy, how did you
do rhor? Whr in rh
world did you gr rhor
mogic poinrLrush?"
" wo| up on nighr
ond rhr wos Ficosso,
righr Llor my
vry ys! H dos
onyrhing os| him ro
do os long os only
mo| rhr wishs o
doy." soid Alxo.
"Supr! How con you
L so luc|y?" os|d
Cloir.
" don'r hov o clu,"
soid Alxo.
Alxo hod on mor
wish. Sh wondrd
il poinring o smil on
hr Morh rochr, Mrs.
Sruc|r would mo|
o Lig dillrnc. Th
lrown on hr loc mod
numLrs lrighrning.
Swish, srro| ond
swp! Th smil on
Mrs. Sruc|r's loc
mod lorning osir
ond mor lun lor rh
whol closs.
Cloir wos so
imprssd. Th mogic
poinrLrush could giv
rhm powr. Fowr
ro rul rh world! Sh
quirly mod o plon.
n rh lourrh doy,
Cloir rrid ro convinc
Alxo ro chollng rh
powrs ol Ficosso.
"Don'r you |now rhor
you con do onyrhing,
Alxo? Anyrhing!"
soid Cloir. "Hr's my
plon. promis you.
This doy will L rons ol
lun!"
Sroryrime, day 10
Blor Alxo could
rhin| ir ovr, sh gor
rhrilld oLour Cloir's
ido ol o lun doy. For
hr lirsr wish, sh
poinrd pimpls
oll ovr Cory's loc.
H dsrvd ro L
punishd olrr colling
Alxo ond Cloir ugly
noms.
Nxr, Alxo ond
Cloir snuc| Ly rh
swimming pool. n o
lirrl whil, lrogs wr
loping vrywhr!
All rh |ids com our
ol rh pool scroming
ond crying lor hlp.
To rop rh doy, Alxo
wovd Ficosso in rh
oir on mor rim ond
mod rh sprin|lrs
in rh ciling
Lursr wirh worr,
soo|ing vryLody
ond llooding rh
clossroom. Alxo ond
Cloir rhoughr rh doy
wos so much lun!
n rh lilrh doy, Alxo
wos in o ploylul mood.
Whor orhr mischil
could sh do wirh
Cloir? Sh n|oyd
rh FWER ol hr
mogic poinrLrush.
CorronLoll wos
wol|ing in lronr ol
Alxo. Sh wishd rhor
CorronLoll hod o long,
curly, swirly roil. Thor
could L so lunny! Sh
wovd hr hond ond
mod o lw srro|s
ond swps. Norhing
hoppnd. Sh rrid
ogoin. Srill, norhing
hoppnd.
"Ficosso, srop looling
oround! Mo| ir wor|!"
crid Alxo.
Th whol doy possd.
Ficosso nvr com ro
lil. His mogic powrs
wr losr.
Alxo wos so sod. Whor
wnr wrong? Wos
ir Lcous sh wos
hoving roo much lun?
Th doys ond w|s
wnr Ly ond sh nvr
|nw why.
n doy Alxo srood
Ly rh window,
worching rh lovs
lolling lrom rh rrs.
Th s|y wos gry ond
rh oir wos cold. Sh
rhoughr o lirrl sun
would L wondrlul.
Sh pic|d up Ficosso
ond rrid ro poinr o
sun p|ing lrom rh
clouds. Suddnly, roys
ol sunshin srro|d
down lrom rh s|y. r
wos o Lourilul sighr!
Ficosso whisprd,
"RmmLr whor rold
you? Jusr poinr wirh
your horr ond rh rwo
ol us will nvr porr."
"Ficosso! missd you!
rhoughr 'd nvr
hor lrom you ogoin."
soid Alxo.
" wos nvr gon."
soid Ficosso. "Jusr
poinr wirh your horr.
Foinr wirh o good horr.
You hov o good horr,
Alxo. Thor's why you
hov m."
Alxo smild. Wirh
Ficosso's words in
mind, Alxo mod
o wish ol oll rhings
Lourilul. Sh wovd
hr hond in rh oir. A
roinLow wirh oll rh
colors ol oll rhings
Lourilul orchd
ocross rh s|y! Sh
hod norhing mor ro
wish lor on rhor doy,
Lcous Alxo hod
Ficosso lor |ps.
So il you hoppn ro
loo| up in rh s|y ond
s o roinLow, ir mighr
|usr L Alxo, mo|ing
rh world o mor
Lourilul ploc wirh
hr mogic poinrLrush
Ficosso.
rh nd.
Sroryrime, day 10
ratc tr: :tcry!
Ouestion Time
1. Whor wo| up Alxo whil sh wos
slping?
2. How mony wishs could Alxo hov och
doy?
3. Whor did Alxo do ro hr mom's gordn?
4. How did Alxo us rh poinrLrush ro mo|
morh closs osir ond mor lun?
S. Why do you rhin| Ficosso sroppd hlping
Alxo lor o whil?
4
xncwcndcr! :tcrc:
nc rhr wos o
mon|y who livd
or rh rop ol o vry
roll rr. Evry doy
h would loo| down
ond worch rh popl
rhor livd in rh hous
nxr ro his rr. His
lovorir rhing usuolly
hoppnd or nighr.
Thor's whn h would
hor pop. Fop... pop...
pop! pop! pop! And
rhr would olwoys
L o dlicious smll.
Somrims, h would
os| his mom ond dod
whor rh sounds wr,
ond whor mod rh
smll. Thy olwoys rold
him ro or his Lononos
ond srop rhin|ing
oLour rh popl.
n doy, whn his
mom ond dod wr
visiring rhir lrinds
in o dillrnr porr ol
rh lorsr, rh lirrl
mon|y climLd
down, down, down,
our ol his roll rr, ond
slowly sno|d ovr
ro rh hous. H |nw
rh hous wos mpry
rh lomily olwoys llr
vry morning ond
didn'r com Loc| rill
lorr in rh doy. So h
wnr inro rh hous!
Noughry lirrl mon|y!
H srorrd ro loo|
oround in rh lronr
room ond vn
|umpd on rh couch
TLe Monkey
& LLe Fopcorn
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www.knowonder.com S0
Sroryrime, day 11
lor o minur. Bur rhor
wosn'r whor mod rh
nois or rh smll, so
h srorrd loo|ing
ogoin. H wos luc|y,
Lcous nxr h lound
rh |irchn. r wos
much mor inrrsring
rhr wr so mony
doors ond drowrs
ro opn. Flus rhr
wr lors ol smlls.
H dcidd h would
smll vryrhing unril
h lound rh smll h
lovd. Firsr h srorrd
smlling vryrhing in
rh lridg. Th mil|
didn'r smll righr, ond
rh ggs wrn'r ir
irhr. Non ol rh
lruirs, vgroLls,
Lrod, or chs
hod rh righr smll.
Finolly h rrid som
cupLoords, woy up
high, ond rhor's whn
h lound rh popcorn!
Now h |usr hod ro
gr ir ro mo| rhor
popping sound! H
rrid hirring ir on rh
lloor, h rrid |umping
up ond down on ir, ond
h vn rrid rhrowing
ir up in rh oir, Lur ir
didn'r pop. r wos |usr
luc|y rhor h vn
rrid rh microwov
(mon|ys lov
pushing Lurrons) ond
rhn... pop! FF FF.
Fop, pop, pop! Fop,
pop, pop, pop, pop!
Soon rh popcorn wos
popping li| crozy!
Th mon|y gor so
xcird rhor h gor oll
rh popcorn h could
lind ond pur ir in rh
microwov. Big Logs,
lirrl Logs, o conroinr
lull ol |rnls, ond
mor. H |pr rh
popcorn popping.
Wll, rhr wos lors
ol popcorn! r srorrd
coming our ol rh
microwov ond spilld
our on ro rh counrr.
Bur ir didn'r srop.
Mor popcorn com
our ond ir srorrd ro
lill up rh |irchn.
Thn ir wnr our ol rh
|irchn ond down rh
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S2
sroirs. Thn ir lilld
up rh Losmnr ond
srorrd going upsroirs.
Soon rh popcorn wos
lilling up rh whol
hous! Evn rh doors
ond windows couldn'r
srop rh popcorn. r
srorrd coming our ol
rh hous vrywhr.
Thor's whn rh
mon|y |nw h wos
in rrouLl!
H quic|ly ron inro rh
lorsr, Lur h wosn'r
running owoy. H wos
os|ing his lrinds lor
hlp. H gor oll ol rh
onimols h could lind
ond rold rhm ro com
hlp him or oll ol rh
yummy popcorn. Thy
oll com os losr os
rhy could ond rhy
oll srorrd oring. Th
Lors wr oring in
rh lomily room, rh
porcupins wr in
rh Lorhroom, rh
Lirds wr in rh
Ldrooms upsroirs
ond rh dr wr in
rh |irchn. Lors ol
onimols wr oll ovr
in rh hous oring os
much popcorn os rhy
could!
Luc|ily rh onimols
linishd |usr in rim.
As rh lirrl mon|y
wnr our rh Loc|
door, rh lomily com
hom. Thy oll wnr
insid rh hous ond
loo|d oround. "Hmm"
soid rh mom os sh
snilld rh oir, "did
somLody mo| som
popcorn? Whor o
good ido. rhin| 'll
mo| som righr now."
rh nd.
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Ouestion Time
1. Whor wos rh lirrl mon|y's lovorir
sound?
2. Why did rh lirrl mon|y go insid rh
popl's hous?
3. Whor did rh mon|y do ro gr rid ol rh
popcorn rhor wos lilling up rh hous?
4. Whor did rh mom soy os sh ond hr
lomily com Loc| hom?
S3
xncwcndcr! :tcrc:
Thr onc livd o lirrl
Loy nomd Doncing
Cloud. H livd wirh
his mom, Sunshin, in
o Lourilul volly nxr
ro Lourilul mounroins
ond Lourilul ploins.
Thy wr vry poor,
Lur gnrous ond |ind.
n doy, Doncing Cloud
wnr hunring lor Lullolo.
Doncing Cloud com
upon o plump Lullolo
wirh rons ol Lrown, sil|y
lur.
"My morhr sholl L
proud ro hov such lin
lur!" h soid. H wonrd
ro giv hr o worm, lur
coor Lcous soon rh
winrr snows would L
coming, ond h didn'r
wonr his morhr ro L
cold.
Doncing cloud wnr
undr rh gror oo| rr
ro hunr his pry. H
roo| on orrow our ol his
quivr ond pur ir in rh
Low. H pulld Loc| rh
orrow ond oimd or rh
Lullolo. Whn h wos
rody ro |ill rh Lullolo,
rh Lullolo rurnd ond
sow him. Doncing Cloud
loo|d inro rh Lullolo's
ys ond didn'r hov rh
horr ro |ill him. Th
Lullolo loo|d roo |ind
ond loving. H wnr ro
rh Lullolo ond srorrd
prring him, insrod.
"Doncing Cloud, you
show o good horr," soid
rh Lullolo. "Com hr
romorrow ond rhr will
L o rp mod our ol
gold."
Doncing Cloud wos so
hoppy h ron hom ond
DancIn Cloud
& LLe EuIIalo
Wrirrn ond llusrrord Ly Korrino, 8 yrs. old
Sroryrime, day 12
rold Sunshin. Th nxr
doy, Doncing Cloud wnr
Loc| ro mr rh Lullolo
Lur rh Lullolo wos nor
rhr. nsrod, rhr
wos o goldn rp,
|usr os rh Lullolo hod
promisd. So Doncing
Cloud gor his rrosur
ond Loughr mony gror
rhings, including o nic,
worm coor lor his morhr.
Whn rh srory gor
oround rh villog, o
grdy mon wonrd ro
L rich, roo. So h did
whor Doncing Cloud hod
don ond wnr ro spo|
ro rh Lullolo. This rim,
rhough, rh Lullolo soid,
"You or o rorrn, grdy,
sllish mon. Tomorrow,
you won'r L o mon. You
will L o Lullolo!" Th
grdy mon srompd
Loc| ro rh villog, ond
rh nxr doy h rurnd
inro o Lullolo.
Doncing Cloud olwoys
rmoind o |ind, loving
prson. Bur rh grdy
mon is cursd lorvr os
o Lullolo Lcous ol his
crul, sllish horr.
rh nd.
Ouestion Time
1. Whor wos Doncing Cloud's morhr's nom?
2. Why did Doncing Cloud wonr ro |ill o
Lullolo?
3. Whor did rh Lullolo promis Doncing
Cloud would lind?
4. Whor did rh Lullolo rll rh grdy mon?
S. Whor lsson dos rhis srory roch us?
SS xncwcndcr! :tcrc:
Trumprs wr Lloring.
Drums wr ror-ror-
rorring. Th smll
ol co| hung in rh
oir. Frincss Adlio's
Lirrhdoy wos hr. r
wos rim ogoin lor rh
co| porod.
n o riny, croo|d hous
nor rh porod rour
Simus Swr sorchd
lronricolly. Evry Lowl,
por ond spoon hod
Ln dirrid. Flour
ond sugor covrd
vryrhing.
His morhr yownd
ond ruLLd hr ys
os sh wol|d inro hr
dirry |irchn.
"Th porod is oLour
ro Lgin," h soid,
lronricolly. "And con'r
lind my co|."
A hug gloL ol co|
Lorrr ploppd onro
hr hod.
Simus didn'r noric, h
wos roo Lusy llinging
opn cupLoord doors.
Mom sighd os sh
rrid ro pull rh goo
lrom hr hoir.
"s rhor ir?" sh os|d.
Sh poinrd ro o
gun|y, lop-sidd lump
po|ing our lrom
undr o pil ol dirry
Lowls.
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Rlivd, Simus ron
ovr ond proudly hld
up his crorion. "Whor
do you rhin|?"
His mom lovd him
dorly. H wos good
horrd ond hod Ln
rrying his Lsr ro hlp
our sinc rh drogon
snorchd his lorhr.
Bur o Lo|r h wos nor.
"r's... oh... nic," sh
soid, giving him on
xrro Lig hug.
Simus llr, wol|ing
proudly. l rh Frincss
chos his co|, h
would rciv o mixing
Lowl mod ol gold.
Fur gold. Which
monr h ond his
morhr would nvr
hov ro worry oLour
mony ogoin.
Whn Simus rochd
rh nd ol rh vry
long lin, rhr wr
Lo|rs wirh co|s os
lor os rh y could
s. Co|s wirh oll
sorrs ol colourd icing,
condis ond llowrs.
Som co|s rowrd
high oLov rh rsr.
rhrs wr drownd
in ludg, roll ond
|uicy Lrris. n
hod sugor icicls
rhor spor|ld in rh
sunlighr. A cosrl
shopd co| wirh
sron-li| lrosring
coughr vryon's
orrnrion. Four mn
rrrd undr rh
wighr ol o mommorh-
sizd purpl cupco|.
Thr wos vn o
mound ol pully posrry.
r wos so lighr rh
Lo|r hod ro ri ir ro
his wrisr ro |p ir
lrom llooring oll.
Simus loo|d down.
His wos rh only
gloopy co|. How
could h vr win rh
gold mixing Lowl?
n mon loo|ing
Lo|r rurnd ro him
ond snrd.
S7
xncwcndcr! :tcrc:
"You coll rhor o Lirrhdoy
co|?" h os|d. "r's
roo smoll, lolling ovr,
ond loo|s quir...
quir... sric|y."
Som ol rh orhrs
olso poinrd ond
snic|rd. Simus wos
mLorrossd. ' wish
hod nvr nrrd rhis
porod,' h rhoughr.
Suddnly, h hord
o srrong WHSH!
SNAF! A dor| shodow
covrd rh porod.
"A DRACN!"
somon ylld.
Simus wos olroid. Th
drogon wos normous
ond hod rhic| Lloc|
wings ond rozor shorp
clows. Evryon
ponic|d.
Bo|rs droppd rhir
co|s os rh drogon
Lrorhd lir ovr
rh porod. Simus
clurchd his lirrl co|
ond ron os losr os h
could.
WHSH! SNAF!
WHSH! SNAF!
lloppd rh drogon's
wings.
Simus ron. Th drogon
swoopd.
WHSH!
Simus slippd ond
slid on rh smooshd
co|s. Th drogon
opnd irs mourh,
rody lor o rosry snoc|.
SNAF! SNAF!
Simus losr his Lolonc.
His lirrl co| llw our
ol his honds ond soild
rhrough rh oir.
WHSH!
Srri|ing rh drogon
righr in rh mourh.
SFLAT!
Th drogon sroppd
dod. Th co| rosrd
horriLl. Th drogon
Lgon ro Lir ond
Sroryrime, day 13
chomp. r shoo| irs
hod Loc| ond lorrh. r
snorld ond pulld or
rh gooy moss. Th
co| srrrchd inro
long, gluy srrings,
li| mlrd mozzorllo
chs. Th drogon
rrid Lrorhing our
mor lir. Bur insrod
ol lloms, o Lig LuLLl
srorrd ro lorm. Th
drogon hulld ond
snorrd. Th LuLLl
Lcom Liggr
covring irs nrir
loc. Th lrusrrord
drogon swipd or rh
gigonric LuLLl.
KA...FLW!
Th co|-LuLLl
xplodd - plosrring
rh drogon lrom hod
ro ro.
Suddnly, orrows lilld
rh s|y lrom vry
dircrion. Th Royol
Knighrs hod orrivd.
Wirh o Lig swp ol irs
hug wings, rh Losr
lilrd inro rh oir ond
roo| oll.
A crowd ol popl
Lgon ro gorhr
oround Simus os h
pic|d himsll up.
"Woy ro go," o mon
soid, sho|ing his hond.
"You sovd rh doy,"
xcloimd onorhr.
Trumprs Lllowd
onnouncing rh King's
orrivol.
"Whor is your nom?"
rh King commondd.
"Ah... Ah... 'm Simus
Swr, your Highnss,"
h onswrd, Lowing
low.
"Simus Swr, rhon|
you lor soving us,"
rh King soid. "And
Lcous ol your
Lrovry you will
Lcom my Royol
Bo|r."
Simus wos shoc|d.
"Who? M?"
S
xncwcndcr! :tcrc:
"ndd," rh King
rplid. "You will
Lo| your omozing
co|s so w will
olwoys L sol lrom
drogons." Th crowd
chrd, Lur Simus
wos disoppoinrd.
"Dos rhis mon don'r
gr rh gold mixing
Lowl?"
Th King chuc|ld.
"l ir's o gold mixing
Lowl you wonr, o gold
mixing Lowl you sholl
hov. n locr, will giv
you rwo."
Simus wos vry hoppy
ond rh crowd chrd
vn loudr.
rh nd.
Sroryrime, day 13
Ouestion Time
1. Whor wos Simus mo|ing lor rh porod?
2. Did onyon li| Simus' co| or rh srorr?
3. Whor hoppnd whn rh drogon rrid ro
Lrorh lir?
4. How did Simus' co| hlp dlor rh
drogon?
S. How mony gold mixing Lowls did Simus
win?
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Roino wo| orly, os
sh olwoys did, ro
mil| rh royol cows.
SrumLling down rh
holl ol rh srvonrs'
wing ol rh cosrl,
ond voinly ruLLing hr
ys ro srop rhm lrom
drilring shur, sh rid
hr hoir Loc|, rolld
up rh slvs ol hr
gown, ond yownd
so hugly sh olmosr
rrippd.
r wos roo orly.
Why rhs cows
ndd mil|ing or such
on hour, sh would
nvr undrsrond. Bur
ro mil| rhm wos hr
|oL, ond ir gov hr
lood, clorhs, ond o
Ld ro slp in, so sh
couldn'r comploin.
"Hllo, Josphin!"
Sh grrd rh cow
whos hod wos
olrody xrndd inro
rh oisl ol rh Lorn
whn sh nrrd.
Anorhr long loc
oppord, ond lowd
imporinrly. " |now,
|now, Wilmo," Roino
sighd. "Don'r L so
pushy."
Sh lound hr srool
ond poil ond sr ro
wor|, lolling inro o
hypnoric rhyrhm os
rh sroming mil|
hissd inro rh Luc|r.
Bur sh hod nor lilld
holl o poil lor rh rhird
TLe Cow MIlker
Wrirrn Ly Honnoh C. Howord
o1
Sroryrime, day 14
xncwcndcr! :tcrc:
cow whn sh hord
rhudding loorlolls
opprooching. Sh
spun oround in rim ro
s o young Loy sprinr
inro rh Lorn, his cop
in his honds ond o loo|
ol inrns worry on his
loc. H douLld ovr,
ponring lor Lrorh,
ond gospd, "Lody...
plos... hlp..."
Forgrring rh cows,
Roino sprong up ond
hurrid ro crouch
Llor rh Loy so sh
could s his loc.
"Whor? Whor's rh
morrr?"
Th Loy roo| o hug
Lrorh ond loo|d or
Roino. His loc wos
vry whir. "r's...
my mosrr. H's
woundd... in rh
woods..."
Roino immdiorly
crossd ro rh roc|-
room whr rhr
wos o Luc|r ol wll-
worr ond o pil ol old
rogs. Sh sizd Lorh
ond hurrid lor rh
door. "Show m," sh
ordrd rh Loy.
Sh did nor s rh
in|urd mon or lirsr,
so hiddn wos h Ly
dns yw Lronchs.
Bur rhn h croo|d,
"Cood wor|, Corg,"
ond sh locord him:
sprowld on rh
ground wirh on lg
Lnr up roword him
ond rh orhr lying llor
wirh o rippd rrousr-
lg ond mor Llood
rhon Roino would hov
vr li|d ro s.
Sh |nlr Lsid him
ond wos surprisd
onc mor. H wos
young - nor vry much
oldr rhon hr! His
loc wos hondsom
ond plosonr, ond
dspir irs Ling righr
wirh poin, rhr wos o
|oviol glinr in his ys.
"My lody," h soid,
nodding rspcrlully.
Sroryrime, day 14
"Hov you com ro lix
m?"
Roino smild wo|ly.
" om no holr, sir. Bur
will rry my Lsr."
"You hov my lull
conlidnc," h
ossurd hr.
Sh swollowd ond
rurnd ro lrch hr
rhings.
Thr-quorrrs ol on
hour ond o hop ol
soild rogs lorr, Roino
hlpd rh young
mon srond, hoving
clond ond Lound
his wound ro rh
Lsr ol hr oLiliris.
"Whor hoppnd?"
sh os|d him os
rhy hoLLld slowly
oround rh cloring,
Roino srroining undr
his wighr.
"Wll," h grunrd,
clorly srroining o Lir
himsll, "Corg ond
wr riding, hoping ro
roch your |ingdom Ly
sunris, ond prhops
going o lirrl losrr
rhon w should hov in
such limird lighr. My
hors srumLld on o
lolln log ond pirchd
ro rh sid - ond in rh
procss, rhrw my lg
ogoinsr o rr. lll oll,
Corg ron ro gr you,
ond you hold m."
Roino loughd,
prorsring, "Bur
didn'r hol you -"
"My nom is John,
Ly rh woy," h
inrrruprd, sho|ing
his hod os il h
wouldn'r hor o word
ogoinsr hr holing
s|ills. "John ol
Fnlond."
"'m Roino," sh
rplid, giggling.
"Roino ol rh Born. And
hod Lrrr gr you ro
mor s|illd cor."
Sinc John could
nor climL Loc| inro
o3
xncwcndcr! :tcrc:
rh soddl, rhy sr
oll or o wol|, Roino
supporring him, ond
Corg loding rh
horss Lhind. Whn
or losr rhy rochd rh
cosrl, Roino hoving
discovrd rhor John
wos o rprsnroriv ol
rh Frinc ol Fnlond
himsll, hoving com
ro choos o lurur
Frincss ol Fnlond,
sh nrvously
rqusrd on oudinc
wirh rh King ond
un.
Th monorchs wr
solmn ond imposing
popl. Roino would
hov rrmLld wirh
onxiry hod sh nor
Ln holding up o
young mon much
rollr ond hovir rhon
hrsll. Alrr rh srory
hod Ln rpord
ro rhm, howvr,
rh King ond un
wormd considroLly.
"n Lholl ol rh
princ!" rpord rh
un, wirh o smil.
"W musr coll our
doughrrs."
"Nor yr, dorsr," rh
King soid, nodding ro
John's Londogd lg.
"Firsr w musr s rhis
young |nighr proprly
ro|n cor ol." H
snoppd his lingrs
or o srving womon
in rh cornr. "Hildo,
show rhis mon ro o
Ldroom, ond lrch
rh nurs. And you -"
h poinrd or Roino.
"You musr mo| sur
our young |nighr
hos vryrhing h
nds." John loo|d
opologricolly or
Roino. "Your Highnss,
rhor won'r L -"
"Nonsns," rh King
inrrruprd. "Thor's
whor sh's hr lor.
Sh hos norhing Lrrr
ro do."
Roino llr hr ch|s
Lurn, ond sh duc|d
hr hod so no on
would s.
Sroryrime, day 14
Two roll mn oppord,
och ro|ing on ol
John's orms, ond
corrid him our ol rh
holl, loving Roino
ro rroil hsironrly
olrr rhm. Sh wos
morrilid ro hov Ln
rrord so corlssly
Ly hr |ing - rh |ing
sh hod srvd hr
nrir lil, Lur who
oppornrly did nor
|now so much os hr
nom - ond yr sh
wos srrongly grorlul
lor rh chonc ro s
mor ol John.
"Lody Roino," soid
John onc h wos
srrld, hoving Ln
givn o Ld, propr
rrormnr, lood, ond
somrhing ro drin|.
"Will you com rll m
o srory?"
H loo|d or hr wirh
glinring ys. Sh
smild ond drw hr
choir ro rh sid ol his
Ld. "Whor oLour?"
sh os|d.
"ALour you. Tll m o
srory lrom your lil."
"Bur 'm o srvonr,"
sh prorsrd. " mil|
cows."
"Thn rll m oLour
rhor," h insisrd.
"Flos?"
So sh did. Roino rold
John srory olrr srory
or his rqusr, unril
hr rhroor wos hoors
lrom spo|ing, hr
sromoch sor lrom
loughing - ond hr
horr worm lrom rh
|oy ol componionship.
Bur or noon, o shorp
rop on rh door
onnouncd rh orrivol
ol rh liv princsss,
com ro imprss rh
princ's |nighr. Roino
srppd Loc| inro rh
cornr, inconspicuous
in rh shodows.
"h, Sir," gushd
Frildo, rh ldsr ol rh
doughrrs, whn sh
oS
xncwcndcr! :tcrc:
nrrd. "Your poor
lg! How ir grivs m
ro s such o noLl
|nighr so in|urd." Sh
smild swrly down
or John, ond gov his
Londogs on inxprr
por.
"Cood Knighr, w
musr ro| your mind
oll rh horriLl poin,"
onnouncd Tholdin,
rh rhird sisrr. "Do
rll us oll oLour your
princ."
"s h hondsom?"
squo|d Fipyo, rh
youngsr.
"Dvilishly hondsom,"
rplid John grovly.
"s h rich?" whisprd
Sploh, rh scond
doughrr.
"ndd."
"s h powrlul?"
dmondd Foupoli,
rh lourrh princss.
"H is," rplid John,
rh glom gon lrom
his ys. Roino rhoughr
his voic soundd
cold ond polir. "Bur
now, plos, do
rll m mor oLour
yourslvs. My princ
will wonr ro hor oll
oLour you."
And so rhy did. Th
princsss |oLLrd
on ond on oLour
rhmslvs, olrn
shouring ovr on
onorhr ro L hord. By
rhir own dclororions,
Roino lornd rhor
Sploh wos rh
smorrsr ol rhm oll,
Lur rhor Foupoli hod
rh Lsr rosr, Fipyo
wos rh swrsr, ond
Frildo ond Tholdin
wr Lorh rh mosr
Lourilul.
Jusr lisrning ro
rhm mod Roino so
xhousrd sh wonrd
ro sir down.
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Whn rhy wr
gon, John son| Loc|
inro his pillows wirh
o rrmndous sigh,
ond Roino Lgon ro
collcr rh rrin|rs rh
princsss hod och
llr lor John ro giv
rh princ.
"Will h L mor
plosd wirh rhis
viol ol prlum,"
sh Lgon in moc|-
ornsrnss, "r wirh
rhis gildd lon?" Sh
llippd rh lon our
ond hld ir in lronr ol
hr loc, pring or
John ovr rh ridgd
rop. As sh hopd h
would, h loughd,
running o hond
rhrough his sondy hoir
ond mussing ir oll up.
"Roino, rhin| rh
princ would L mosr
plosd wirh you."
Roino lrownd, hr
horr suddnly lling
vry rhic| ond hovy
in hr chsr. Sh
didn'r wonr ro morry
o princ - no morrr
how hondsom, rich,
ond powrlul h moy
L. Sh would rorhr
L wirh somon li|
John, somon |ind,
ond lunny, ond lun
ro L oround. Th
rhoughr mod hr
Llush, so sh rurnd
owoy ro sroc| rh gilrs
on rh nighrsrond.
"'v mod my
dcision," h soid
quirly. "Will you hlp
m wol| ro rh rhron
room?"
"You'v olrody chosn
on?" sh os|d
incrdulously.
" hov. Hlp m?"
nc ogoin supporring
John, ond lling
horriLly rhor h would
L loving os oLruprly
os h'd com, Roino
sroggrd ro rh
rhron room wirh o
hovy horr.
o7
xncwcndcr! :tcrc:
"'v mod my choic,"
John onnouncd ro
rh |ing ond qun.
Loo|ing os ogr
os childrn Ling
ollrd condy, rh
rulrs summond rhir
doughrrs ond Lod
John conrinu.
"Which ol my
doughrrs do you
choos?" os|d rh
qun imporinrly.
"Non," onswrd
John.
"Whor? Bur rh princ
soid-!"
" om rh princ," John
rplid, "And would
morry non ol your
doughrrs."
Srunnd silnc
consumd rh room.
Roino llr hr Lody go
numL. Sh could nor
rhin|.
" hov chosn o
wil, howvr," John
conrinud, his voic
suddnly wormr. "
would morry Roino,
rh cow-mil|r, il sh
would hov m."
"Who?" rh |ing
Loomd.
"A girl you hov,
incrdiLly, ovrloo|d
lor mony yors." John
slowly |nlr Llor
hr. "Morry m, Roino?
You'll nvr hov ro
mil| onorhr cow
ogoin."
Roino smild, ond roo|
John's hond. "Ys, ol
cours. Bur il wonrd
ro, could mil| rh
cows in Fnlond?"
H loughd |uLilonrly.
"Thy would L
honord."
rh nd.
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Ouestion Time
1. Whor wos Roino's |oL?
2. Who com inro rh Lorn whil Roino wos
wor|ing? Whor did h soy?
3. Whor did rh |ing os| Roino ro do?
4. Who wos Jon rolly?
S. Who did John choos os his wil? Why?
xncwcndcr! :tcrc:
nc upon o rim,
rhr wos on ogr Ly
rh nom ol Norll.
H livd in rh lorsr
oursid ol o smoll
villog. H wos o
nic ogr, ond rhis is
imporronr Lcous
mosr ogrs or nor
vry nic.
Norll lovd his hous
ond rolly lovd rh
villog. r wos o cur
lirrl villog, |usr rh
|ind you'd lind in o
loiry rol. Whn Norll
lirsr movd inro his
hous, h rhoughr rh
popl ol rh villog
could loo| posr his
ogr sll ond s rhor
h wos rolly nic. Bur
rhy couldn'r s nic.
All rhy sow wos ogr.
Norll rrid drssing up
in o nic suir ond ri,
so rhor rh popl ol
rh villog mighr s
rhor h wos rolly nic.
Bur rhy couldn'r s
nic. All rhy sow wos
ogr.
Th proLlm only
gor wors whn
o cor ond rhn o
dog disoppord.
Evryon rhoughr
Norll hod ro|n rhm
ro or rhm, Lcous
ol cours oll ogrs
TLe NIce 0re
Wrirrn Ly Ausrin wns
Sroryrime, day 15
or mon ond lov
ro or dogs ond cors.
Th popl wr vry
ongry ond srorrd ro
mo| plons ro mo|
Norll go owoy lorvr.
Norll wos rody ro
giv up. As much os h
lovd his hous, ond
os much os h rolly
lovd rh villog, h
wos sod rhor h hod no
lrinds. rhr ogrs
didn'r wonr ro L
oround him Lcous
h wos nic. And rh
popl ol rh villog
only sow rhor h wos
on ogr. Norll hod o
dcision ro mo|. H
wnr lor o wol|.
r wos o Lourilul doy
in rh lorsr. Th
pin rrs smlld so
good, ond rh Lirds
ond roLLirs, who hod
lornd ro rrusr Norll,
com nor. Norll llr
hoppy. Thn h hord
somrhing! r soundd
li| rhr wr onimols
in rrouLl! Norll
lollowd rh sounds
ond or rh nd ol rh
porh lound o lorg
cog. Thr, rroppd
in rh cog, wos o dog
ond o cor. Norll wos
surprisd ond hurrid
ovr ro hlp rh dog
ond cor.
Ar lirsr, Lorh rh dog
ond rh cor wr vry
scord. Thy |nw
rhor ogrs wr mon
ond rhor rhy or dogs
ond cors. Thy rhoughr
rhor Norll would or
rhm lor dinnr! Bur
Norll rol|d ro rhm
ond hlpd rhm ro
undrsrond rhor h
wos rhr ro hlp.
Thy soon |nw rhor
h wos o nic ogr.
Alrr Norll lrd rh
dog ond cor, h roo|
rhm hom. Th dog
ond cor wr vry
hungry ond vry rhirsry
ond rhy didn'r |now
whr rhir houss
wr. Norll ld rh
dog rh yummisr,
71
xncwcndcr! :tcrc:
mosr dlicious Lon
h hod vr orn!
Norll hod omozing Lirs
ol rh linsr lood lor
rh cor, roo. Norll olso
gov Lorh rh dog ond
rh cor mil| ro drin|,
ond worr. H lr rhm
Lorh ro| o Lorh ro gr
clon, rhn gov rhm
o vry solr ploc ro
slp. Norll soid good
nighr ond promisd ro
lind rh dog ond cor's
hous lirsr rhing in rh
morning.
Norll gor clond up
ond pur himsll ro
Ld. H loy owo|
lor mosr ol rh nighr.
H llr good oLour
hlping rh dog ond
cor, ond h llr how
imporronr ir wos ro
rrurn rh dog ond cor
ro rhir homs. Bur
h wos o lirrl worrid
rhor whn ir wos rim
ro go inro rh villog
rhor rhr mighr L
proLlms. H com up
wirh o plon, rhn wnr
ro slp.
Th onimols ond Norll
wo| up os rh sun wos
coming up. Norll gov
rh dog ond rh cor
o vry holrhy, good
Lro|losr ond poc|d
o lw rrors ond som
worr lor rh wol| inro
rown, |usr in cos.
Whn rh rhr com
ro rh oursid ol rown,
Norll lond down
ond whisprd ro
rh dog ond cor rhor
rhy oll ndd ro L
vry quir. Norll wnr
Lhind rh Luildings
os quirly os possiLl
unril h ond rh dog
ond rh cor com ro rh
polic srorion. Thy
oll wnr insid. Th
polic ollicr in rh
srorion, llicr Dov,
sow Norll ond |umpd
up, rody ro prorcr
himsll! mmdiorly,
howvr, llicr Dov
sow rhor Norll hod
o dog ond o cor wirh
him. This mod llicr
Dov srop Lcous
vryon |nows rhor
Sroryrime, day 15
mon ogrs or dogs
ond cors, ond yr rhis
dog ond cor wr sol!
Norll xploind rhor
h hod lound rh dog
ond rh cor in o cog in
rh lorsr, ond rhor h
hod rscud rhm. Th
dog rold llicr Dov
rhor rhis wos rru, ond
rhor Norll hod givn
him rh mosr dlicious
Lon ro or ond swr
mil| ro drin|. Th cor
rold llicr Dov rhor
rhis wos rru, ond
rhor Norll hod givn
hr o vry solr Ld ro
slp in. llicr Dov
rolizd rhor Norll wos
nor o mon ogr! H
wos o nic ogr!
llicr Dov dcidd
rhor h hod ro mo|
o chong. Bur how?
How could h hlp rh
popl ol rh villog
undrsrond rhor rhis
ogr wos o nic ogr?
H com up wirh o
plon.
Firsr, h snr Norll
hom ro gr os
clond up os on ogr
con gr. Thn, h gor
o comlorroLl ploc
lor rh dog ond cor.
Finolly, h mod up
llirs lor rh popl ol
rh villog ond posrd
rhm oll ovr rown.
Th posrr soid,
"Com ond mr rh
nicsr, mosr |ind
hro our villog hos
vr sn!" r rold
vryon ro com rh
nxr vning ro rh
por|.
llicr Dov sr up
o srog on rh lorg
gozLo. H sr up o
scrr ploc lor rh
dog ond cor. H sr up
o scrr ploc lor Norll.
H sr up o podium
ond o microphon,
olong wirh spo|rs
so vryon could
hor his words. llicr
Dov mod up o lorg,
vry loncy crrilicor,
prlcr lor o nic, |ind
hro. Thn h wnr
hom.
All rh nxr doy, Norll
clippd his ronoils
ond lingrnoils. H
rrimmd his ogr hoirs.
H scruLLd himsll
in rh LorhruL ond pur
on his nic suir ond ri.
H polishd his shos
ond rhn loo|d or
himsll in rh mirror.
Norll llr rhor h
loo|d os clond up
os on ogr could gr.
H wos rody.
Soon, rhr com o
|noc| or his door. r
wos llicr Dov, who
hod o disguis lor
Norll. Norll rhoughr
rhis wos o good ido.
Norll pur on o mos|
ond o wig ond wnr
wirh llicr Dov ro
rh por|. Norll llr
xcird ond nrvous
oll or rh som rim.
Whor il somrhing
Lod hoppnd? Norll
dcidd rhor h could
only L himsll. H
hopd rhor rh popl
ol rh villog would
li| him ond wonr ro L
his lrind. H hopd
rhor llicr Dov's
plon would wor|. H
roo| oll rh mos| ond
rh wig ond h woird
in his hiding ploc.
All ol rh popl lrom
rh villog hod com
ro rh por|. Th sound
wos li| hundrds ol
Ls Luzzing, os rh
popl rol|d ro on
onorhr oLour who rh
hro could L. Thy
wr vry xcird,
Lcous rhy li|d
hros ond wonrd ro
L lrinds wirh hros.
llicr Dov srppd
up ro rh podium righr
on rim.
"Wlcom, popl ol
rh villog!" h soid
inro rh microphon.
Th popl cloppd
ond chrd. Thn
rhy gor quir so rhy
Sroryrime, day 15
could hor llicr
Dov rol|.
"You hov oll com ro
rh por| rodoy so rhor
could show you o
hro. H is vry nic.
H is vry |ind. H is o
rru hro ond li| him
vry much. H sovd o
cor rhor wos rroppd
in o cog in rh lorsr."
llicr Dov Lroughr
rh cor our lrom rh
cor's hiding ploc.
"Mrs. Finn, Lliv
rhis cor Llongs ro
you?"
Mrs. Finn ron lorword
wirh hr rwo childrn.
Thy hod missd rhir
cor. "Ys, rhon| you so
much!"
Th lomily wos hoppy
ro hov rhir cor
Loc|, ond rh cor wos
hoppy ro L Loc| wirh
hr lomily. Evryon
chrd lor |oy!
llicr Dov roppd
on rh microphon,
mo|ing o sound rhor
cousd rh popl ol
rh villog ro quir.
"H olso sovd o dog
rhor wos rroppd in
o cog in rh lorsr,"
soid llicr Dov.
llicr Dov Lroughr
rh dog our lrom rh
dog's hiding ploc.
"Mr. Cusrr, Lliv
rhis dog Llongs ro
you?"
Mr. Cusrr wos on old
mon, ond h hoLLld
lorword using his con.
Mr. Cusrr hod missd
his dog. "Ys, rhon|
you so much!"
Mr. Cusrr wos hoppy
ro hov his dog Loc|,
ond rh dog wos
hoppy ro L Loc| wirh
his lomily. Th popl
ol rh villog cloppd
vn mor loudly! Thy
wr hoppy ond rhy
wonrd ro |now who
rh hro ol rh villog
wos! Thy wonrd ro
L rh hro's lrind!
"Thr is only on rhing
llr ro do," llicr
Dov soid. "Would
you li| ro mr our
villog's nic, |ind
hro?" Th popl
chrd loudly!
"Hr h is! H is my
nw lrind. H is nic,
h is |ind, ond h is o
hro. hop you will
li| him, roo!"
llicr Dov loo|d
Loc| or Norll, who
slowly wol|d our
inro viw. nsronrly
rh whol villog wos
quir. Thr wos nor
o singl sound. Bur
rhn, Mrs. Finn Lgon
ro clop. And rhn Mrs.
Finn's childrn Lgon
ro clop. And rhn
Mr. Cusrr Lgon ro
clop. Thn, rh nrir
villog Lgon ro clop!
Thy wr no longr
scord ol Norll! Thy
li|d Norll! H wos o
nic, |ind hro, ond
rhy wonrd ro L his
lrind!
Thor vning, Norll
wnr hom. H roo|
oll his lin suir ond pur
on his po|omos. H
llossd ond Lrushd
his rrh wirh cor ond
rhoughr oLour rh doy.
r wos rh hoppisr
doy in his whol lil!
H hod nw lrinds,
h could sroy in rh
hom rhor h lovd,
ond h could sroy in
rh villog rhor h
lovd.
rh nd.
Sroryrime, day 15
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77
Ouestion Time
1. Why wr rh popl ongry wirh Norll?
2. Whor did Norll lind in rh woods?
3. Why did llicr Dov pur up posrrs?
4. Whor did rh popl do whn rhy sow
Norll?
xncwcndcr! :tcrc:
Norhon usuolly wosn'r
roo xcird oLour
school, Lur rodoy
wos dillrnr. Todoy
wos show-n-rll, ond
whor mod ir vn
mor spciol rhon o
normol show-n-rll
doy wos rh locr rhor
Norhon wos going ro
rll rh closs oLour his
summr odvnrurs
wirh his dod ond how
h hod rh Lsr |oL in
rh world.
H rrid ro woir
porinrly in his sor
lor rh rochr ro go
rhrough rh roll ond
rh onnouncmnrs,
Lur ir wos vry dilliculr.
Finolly, sh loo|d
or him wirh hr ys
closd in slirs ond
mourhd, "Sir srill!"
Norhon loldd his
orms on rh ds| ond
pur his hod down
ro rry ond loo| li|
Carboy
Sroryrime, day 1
h wos holding srill,
Lur h couldn'r srop
his lg lrom wiggling
ond Louncing up ond
down.
Finolly, olrr on
rrniry, rh rochr
soid, "Now, childrn,
ir's rim lor Show-
n-Tll, ond rodoy is
Norhon's rurn." Sh
gov on losr loo| or
Norhon, ond wirh o
poind loo| in hr ys
rhor communicord
hr ploding dsir
lor o quir ond normol
prsnrorion, roo| hr
sor.
Yes! rhoughr Norhon.
H groLLd his scrr
Log ol cool surpriss
ond hodd ro rh
lronr ol rh room.
"Hllo, Closs," soid
Norhon, rrying ro
rmmLr his monnrs.
"Hllo, Norhon!" soid
rh closs.
Thy wr xcird
ro s whor h hod
Lroughr. H hodn'r
sroppd rol|ing oLour
whor h wos going ro
Lring lor rwo whol
w|s!
"For Show-n-rll
rodoy," soid Norhon,
" wonr ro show you
whor 'm going ro L
whn grow up."
"ooo," soid rh closs.
"'m going ro L o
CorLoy!" soid Norhon
wirh lloir, os h pulld
our his mchonic's hor
ond pur ir on his hod.
"A corLoy?" os|d
Cindy, who sor in rh
lronr row. "Don'r you
mon o 'cowLoy'?"
"No," soid Norhon
os h shoo| his
hod. " wonr ro L
o CorLoy. Li| my
dod." Norhon pulld
our his mchonic's
ovrolls ond pur rhm
on ovr his school
clorhs. Thn h pur
7
xncwcndcr! :tcrc:
his wor|r glovs on.
His clorhs wr dirry
ond grosy, |usr li| o
good CorLoy's clorhs
should L, ond h wos
proud ro L woring
rhm.
Bur nor vryon
rhoughr rhy wr
spciol. "Eww,
rhos or dirry!" soid
Juli.
"Don'r com clos
ro m whil you'r
woring rhos!"
"Yoh," soid Brion in
rh Loc| row. "Bsids,
CowLoys or whor's
rolly cool! Nor o cor
mchonic. CowLoys
hov guns ond horss!"
Norhon |nw rh orhr
|ids mighr nor rhin|
Ling o CorLoy wos
cool, so h hod com
prpord.
H pulld our his oir-
powrd drill. "You
wonr guns? Now rhis is
o gun!" h soid. "Wirh
rhis gun, con scrw
rirs on so righr rhor
no cowLoy onywhr
could vr ro| rhm
oll ogoin! Flus, con
pur lour rirs on o cor
losrr rhon ony cowLoy
con sho his hors."
"Aoooo," soid rh closs.
Thy wr imprssd.
"h yoh," soid
Brion, "CowLoys hov
horss!"
" rhoughr you mighr
soy rhor," soid Norhon.
H pulld o long ruL
our ol his Log ond roo|
oll on nd. " will
nd on ossisronr lor
rhis dmonsrrorion,"
h soid. H loo|d or
DLLi ond win|d.
H hod o scrr crush
on DLLi ond hopd
sh wos n|oying his
prsnrorion. Sh
wrin|ld up hr nos
ond mod o yuc|y loc.
"'ll hlp!" soid Jrmy.
Sroryrime, day 1
xncwcndcr! :tcrc:
Togrhr, rh rwo Loys
roo| our o posrr lrom
insid rh ruL ond
unrolld ir lor oll rh
closs ro s. n rh
posrr wos o glossy,
sl|, ond vry lorg
ngin.
"Whor is rhor rhing?"
soid on |id. "Yoh,
whor is ir? 'v nvr
sn on ol rhos!"
"This, my lrinds, is
much Lrrr rhon |usr
on hors. r is vn
Lrrr rhon 10 horss.
This is 3S0 horss!
And my dod ond Luilr
rhis ngin ovr rh
summr."
"ooo," soid rh closs
in unison, rhis rim
vn mor imprssd.
Nxr, Norhon pulld
our onorhr posrr.
As h ond Jrmy
unrolld ir, "ooo's"
ond "ooo's" Lgon
rupring lrom oround
rh clossroom Llor
Norhon vn srorrd
rol|ing.
"Now, you wonr ro
rol| oLour horss?
This is rh 17 Ford
Musrong ConvrriLl."
Th rd cor on rh
posrr glond wirh o
shimmry powr rhor
coprivord rh childrn.
r rocd down o windy,
mounroin rood wirh
dp grn colors in
rh rrs ond gross in
rh Loc|ground, ond o
prolound Llu colord
s|y oLov.
"This is rh cor my dod
ond Luilr ovr rh
summr. Th gros
you s Llor you on
my ovrolls ond glovs
is rh som gros
rhor luLricors rhis
wll-oild mochin.
Th dirr ond smudgs
you s or dirr ond
smudgs rhor com
lrom rndr, loving
cor os w nursd
rhis poor srollion
Loc| ro holrh. Th
hols ond rors you
s in my ovrolls or
wounds ol possion os
81
our Musrong's holrh
improvd ond h
Lgon ro lighr ogoinsr
us so h could L lr
ro roc ogoin in rh
wind! And rh ronnd
s|in on my orms ond
loc or vidnc ol
rh mony hours ol |oy
w hov spnr in rh
summr sun, riding our
Musrong ond rooming
rh wild counrrysid
ol rh wsr!"
Norhon linishd his
impossiond spch
ond rh closs ruprd
in chrs. Thy
swormd lrom rhir
sors ond rhrongd ro
rh lronr ol rh room
ro rouch rh gros
mor|s on his ovrolls,
ro hold rh rools rhor
hod rLuilr rh cor,
ond ro pour ovr rh
Musrong posrr up-
clos. Evn DLLi
com lorword ond roo|
Norhon's hond, loo|d
him in rh ys, ond
soid, " lov you! Lr's
run owoy rogrhr ond
srorr o ronch, whr
w rois lors ond lors
ol Musrongs!"
Ys, rhoughr Norhon.
om o CorLoy, ond
norhing con srop m
now!
Somrhing groLLd
Norhon's or ond
pulld hord, Lringing
him our ol his rvri.
"uch!" h soid.
"Com on, young
mon. You'r going ro
rh principol's ollic,"
soid his rochr.
"Huh? Why?"
"For disrurLing rh
poc."
Norhon grinnd. Yp.
A rru CorLoy.
rh nd.
Sroryrime, day 1
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83
Ouestion Time
1. Why wos Norhon xcird lor school
rhor doy?
2. Whor did h wonr ro L whn h grw up?
3. Whor |ind ol clorhing did h pur on?
4. Whor hod Norhon Luilr wirh his dod?
S. Whr wos rh rochr ro|ing Norhon?
xncwcndcr! :tcrc:
"Mom, why con'r go
ro rh circus?" Dovid
snillld.
"Bcous you or
roo sic|. 'm sorry,
Swri, w or |usr
going ro hov ro lind
somrhing ls ro do."
Dovid pourd ond
wnr ro li down on
rh couch. H loo|d
our rh window or his
morhr's gordn. H
rhoughr ro himsll,
r is such o Lourilul
doy, wish could
do somrhing lun.
H worchd o spidr
lloor on o Lrz ond
srorrd ro imogin ir
llying on o rropz.
CroLLing o mogozin
oll rh roLl h rolld
ir up, pur ir ro his lips,
ond soid, "Lodis ond
gnrlmn worch os
rh swinging spidr
spins hr dlicor
wL."
Boc| ond lorrh ir
lopd ond rwisrd
Lrwn rwo llowrs.
Thn o drogonlly llw
Ly rh spidr. r soord
up ond oround doing
o lull circl in rh oir.
Dovid srorrd ro s
rh circus in his own
Loc|yord. H imogind
h wos rh ring lodr.
H wos smoll nough
ro srond on o prol
TLe CIrcus
In My Eackyard
Wrirrn Ly Cino Sr. Cyr
Sroryrime, day 17
ond dircr whor ro do.
H srrrchd his orms
high ond ld rh Lugs
ond onimols.
"Bhold, rh lorlss
Doring Drogonlly
Dordvil," Dovid
onnouncd.
Th drogonlly roo|
ro rh oir rurning o
douLl rwisr, ond
rhn o ligur ighr.
H climLd up, ond
up, ond up, spinning
oll rh woy. Thn h
soild down, down,
down. H pulld our
ol o nos div |usr in
rim, hovring |usr
oLov rh ground.
"Jusr whn you
rhoughr h wouldn'r
mo| ir! Norhing con
scor him." Dovid
onnouncd.
Th crowd ol inscrs
wnr wild!
Dovid poinrd ro o lol,
"Turn your orrnrion
ro rh corrpillor
conrorrionisr."
Sh Lnr ond rwisrd
inro o million posirions.
hhh's ond Ahhh's
chod lrom rh
oudinc.
Nxr, rhr wos o lly
rhor romd rh wild
lrog. rs long rongu
|usr missd rh lly
vry rim. Dovid
smild os rh circus
conrinud.
Th onr wos rh
srrongmon, lilring o
gionr sd ovr his
hod.
A lol Llw ovr,
rvoling o group ol
lodyLugs.
"Ths clowns rolly
croc| m up," Dovid
soid poinring ro rh
lodyLugs.
Thy doncd, ond
LumLld, ond vn
|uggld.
8S
xncwcndcr! :tcrc:
Dovid grw Liggr
ond Liggr. Blor
h |nw ir h wos
sronding on his couch,
wirh o rolld up
mogozin in his hond,
woving proudly ro his
now riny oudinc.
Dovid's morhr colld
lrom rh orhr room,
"Th circus is going ro
L on Tv moyL w
con worch rhor."
"Bn rhr, don
rhor," Dovid smild.
rh nd.
A group ol Llu
|oys llw in prlcr
lormorion, osrounding
rh oudinc wirh rhir
oriol ocroLorics.
"Th gophr will now
ocr os rh onimol
connonLoll. Worch os
h doshs ocross rh
gross in rh Llin| ol on
y."
"And lor rh grond
linol, Squirrl, rh
righrrop wol|r! Torol
silnc is ndd."
r loo|d li| h wos
o million mils up.
Th crowd gospd os
h woLLld on rh
wir. Whn h mod
ir ro rh orhr sid,
rrumprs Llosrd o ro-
do!
As rh show ndd,
Dovid Lowd. Th
oudinc's chr
rsoundd rhrough
rh yord.
Sroryrime, day 17
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87
Ouestion Time
1. Why couldn'r Dovid go ro rh circus?
2. Whor did Dovid us os o prrnd
microphon?
3. Whr did Dovid imogin h wos sronding?
4. Whor wos rh grond linol?
xncwcndcr! :tcrc:
Cronny Crri didn'r
Lo| co|s or |nir
scorvs. Cronny Crri
wos o world lomous
xplorr.
Whn Lucy wos 3 yors
old Cronny Crri wnr
swimming wirh shor|s
in rh Solomon So.
Sh wor o squind
swimsuir ond swishd
rhrough rh slippry
sowd.
Whn Lucy wos 4 yors
old Cronny Crri wnr
ro round up rindr
in Russio. Sh wor
rd rollrLlods ond
o roinLow roincoor.
Sh roord ond rocd
oround rh rumLling
rindr.
Whn Lucy wos S yors
old Cronny Crri
gov Lucy o pic ol
pin| popr.
"Whn wos o lirrl girl"
soid Cronny Crri "
wos scord ol mony
rhings. wishd wos
Lrov. This is rh wish
lisr rhor wror ol rh
rhings rhor wishd
wos Lrov nough
ro do. l you con L
Lrov nough ro do
oll ol rhs rhings
will giv you o supr
spciol surpris"
Thn Cronny Crri
0ranny 0erLIe's
WIsL LIsL
Wrirrn Ly Dulcino Norron-Smirh
Sroryrime, day 18
lopr onro o llomo
in hr lim grn
lggings ond lovndr
lorord ond llr ro loo|
lor lizords ond lynx in
Lorvio.
n Mondoy Lucy
loo|d or wish numLr
on.
" wish wos Lrov
nough ro hold
spidrs ond worms".
Evn rhough rhy
smd scory ond
yuc|y Lucy lound o
spidr ond o worm ond
pur rhm in hr hond.
Thy wiggld ond
ric|ld ond squiggld.
Lucy giggld.
n Tusdoy Lucy
loo|d or wish numLr
rwo.
" wish could wor
rwnry rwo hors ro
school ond nor L
olroid ol popl
loughing or m".
Lucy wnr xploring in
Mommy's closr. Sh
lound os mony hors os
sh could ond pild
rhm on rop ol hr
hod.
Ar school vryon
loughd Lur Lucy gov
hr lrinds o hor och
ond rhy oll loughd
rogrhr. Alrr rhor
vry Tusdoy or
Lucy's school wos Silly
Hor Doy.
n Wdnsdoy Lucy
loo|d or wish numLr
rhr.
" wish wos noisy nor
quir".
Lucy rid pon lids ro
hr orms ond lgs.
Lucy wol|d oround
rh hous mo|ing
CLANC CLASH BANC
BASH noiss. Mommy
gor o hodoch ond
rold Lucy rhor ir wos
Ldrim.
n Thursdoy Lucy
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loo|d or wish numLr
lour.
" wish wos Lrov
nough ro gr dirry
ond mssy".
Lucy wnr inro rh
gordn ond pourd o
Lig |ug ol worr on rh
llowr Ld.
Sh squlchd ond
squirchd ond sludgd
rhrough rh slushy
sloshy mud. Sh hod
mud in hr ors ond in
hr hoir, mud Lrwn
hr ros ond on hr
nos. Mommy wos nor
hoppy. Sh mod Lucy
hov o long Lorh.
n Fridoy Lucy loo|d
or wish numLr liv.
" wish could or
swrs oll doy long".
Thor doy Lucy would
nor rouch hr Lro|losr
or lunch. Lucy suc|d
sugory swrs ond
chompd chwy
chocolor oll doy long.
By Ldrim Lucy llr
sic| ond sor in hr
sromoch. "Thor wos
dlinirly NT o good
wish" Lucy rhoughr.
n Sorurdoy Lucy
loo|d or wish numLr
six.
" wish doncd mor".
Lucy ond Mommy pur
loud music on rh
rodio. Thy rwizzld,
rurnd, Loogid ond
Louncd.
Th nxr doy wos
Sundoy ond rhr
wr no wishs llr.
Lucy ond Mommy
wor rhir po|omos
unril lunchrim ond
worchd movis in
Ld unril rhy hord o
shour lrom oursid.
Whn rhy gor ro
rh gordn rhy
sow Cronny Crri
plunging ond
pirourring lrom o
porochur.
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As rhy losrd on
cupco|s Lucy rold
Cronny Crri oLour
hr w|. ALour
worms ond spidrs,
hors ond pons, mud
ond swrs, doncing
ond singing.
"Whor o Lrov girl
you or, Lucy" soid
Cronny Crri. " rhin|
rhor you'r rody lor
your surpris. You
or coming on my
nxr odvnrur." Sh
poinrd ro o Lourilul
Lrighr Llu Loor rid
ro o Lig Lunch ol
LoLLing Lolloons.
"W or going Looring
in BorLodos ro Lorh
wirh Lorrocudo."
As Lucy ond Cronny
Crri Louncd
Lyond rh Lourilul
clouds in rhir Lrillionr
Lrighr Llu Loor
Lucy wos hoppy rhor
sh wosn'r scord ol
onyrhing. Nor on
singl rhing.
rh nd.
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Ouestion Time
1. Whor did Cronny Crri do insrod ol
mo|ing co|s or |nirring scorvs?
2. Whor wos on rh lisr rhor Cronny showd
Lucy?
3. Whor hoppnd whn Lucy wor lors ol
hors ro school?
4. Whor wos Lucy's surpris lor doing
vryrhing on Cronny Crri's lisr?
r wos springrim in
rh lorsr, ond rhor
mons rhr wr
lors ol nw rrs, nw
llowrs, ond nw LoLy
onimols - spciolly
chipmun|s!
Now, oll ol rh nw
chipmun|s hod ro go
ro chipmun| school
ond L roughr oLour
collcring nurs lor rh
winrr.
Thy wr rold rhy
would nd ro lind
lors ond lors ol nurs
oll spring ond summr
ond loll, Lcous
whn rh winrr com
rh nurs would loll oll
rh rrs, |usr li| rh
lovs, ond rhn rhr
would L no nurs. So
rh chipmun|s wr
roughr ro collcr nurs
ond pur rhm in o
sol ploc unril winrr.
Thy wr rold rhor
soon rhy could lind
rhir vry own rrs
lor sroring rhir nurs.
Finolly rh doy com
rhor rh chipmun|s
could choos o
rr. Thy wr vry
xcird - mony ol
rhm hod olrody
Ln loo|ing oround
ond hod chosn som
good rrs. All ol rh
chipmun|s lind up
orly on rhis spciol
doy, ond whn rh
sun oppord oLov
rh mounroin rop rhy
TLe BmallesL
CLIpmunk
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Sroryrime, day 1?
srorrd rhir roc ro
lind o rr.
All ol rh losrsr
chipmun|s gor ro rh
Liggsr rrs lirsr, ond
soon, only rh smollr
rrs wr llr. Bur
rhor wos o|oy lor rh
smollsr chipmun|,
Lcous h ocruolly
wonrd rh lirrlsr rr
- o vry lunny, vry
smoll rr. H hod
hopd rhor no on
ls would choos ir
lirsr, ond now hr h
wos, sronding hoppily
Ly his cur lirrl rr.
Th orhr chipmun|s
didn'r undrsrond
why h could li| ir
so much, rhy vn
loughd or him! Bur h
didn'r mind - h |usr
lovd his rr. n locr
h lovd hr so much
h promisd h would
olwoys ro| cor ol hr
lor his whol lil!
Thor's why sh dcidd
ro giv him o gilr.
n doy whn rh lirrl
chipmun| wos ro|ing
cor ol his rr, som
chocolor com our
ol hr Lronchs ond
mod rh chipmun|'s
lr oll sric|y. H
hod nvr hord ol o
chocolor rr Llor.
n locr, h didn'r vn
|now whor chocolor
wos!
H hod ro lic| himsll
clon ond WW wos
h surprisd! H hod
nvr rosrd chocolor
Llor ond ir wos
rolly rolly good! H
rold his rr "rhon|
you" rhor nighr ond
wnr ro slp |nowing
h rolly did hov rh
Lsr rr in rh whol
world!
Th nxr doy rhough,
som grown-up
chipmun|s com ond
rold rh lirrl chipmun|
rhor his lirrl rr hod
on BC proLlm - ir
didn'r hov ony room
lor sroring nurs! All ol
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rh orhr chipmun|s
hod Ln gorhring
nurs lor doys now ond
h didn'r hov ony!
How wos h going
ro or in rh winrr
rim? H couldn'r ro|
nurs lrom rh orhr
chipmun|s - rhor wos
nor ollowd. Thy soid
h hod Lrrr lind o
Liggr rr ond h hod
Lrrr srorr collcring
nurs. H didn'r |now
how h wos going ro
sov ony nurs, Lur h
did |now h couldn'r
lov his rr. H hod
mod o promis ro his
lirrl rr ond h wos
going ro |p ir!
H sor down ro rhin|.
H hod ro ligur our
o woy ro |p his
lirrl rr, ond srill L
oLl ro hov nurs in
rh winrr. Agoin rh
orhr chipmun|s rold
him ro srop wishing lor
somrhing h couldn'r
hov - rhy rold him h
Lrrr lind o nw rr
losr ond gr ro wor|.
Bur h sroyd sirring
undr his rr, ond
|pr rhin|ing. H hod
ro lind o Lrrr onswr.
As h wos rhin|ing,
som chocolor
drippd on his hod.
r |pr dripping ond
soon ir wos running
down his loc. H
wos rhin|ing so hord
oLour how ro lix his
proLlm rhor h didn'r
roliz h wos grring
covrd in chocolor!
Soon his whol Lody
wos covrd - ond rhn
h lic|d his lips. All ol
o suddn h rolizd
h wos covrd Lur
Llor h could L
vry surprisd, h
|nw rh onswr!
uic|ly rh lirrl
chipmun| ron ro his
mom ond dod's rr.
H rold rhm ro com
ro his lirrl rr os losr
os rhy could ond ron
oll ogoin. H ron ro his
lrinds, h ron ro rh
grown ups, h vn
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ron ro rh chipmun|s
rhor hod loughd or
him. H invird rhm
oll ro mr rogrhr
or his lirrl rr. H
rold rhm rhy och
ndd ro Lring on
nur.
Soon, oll ol rh
chipmun|s in rh
whol lorsr hod
gorhrd oround. Evn
som orhr onimols
wr rhr - Lodgrs,
song Lirds, ond dr.
Th lirrl chipmun| ron
ro rh middl ol oll rh
onimols ond Lgon ro
rol|.
"You oll |now rhor my
rr is roo smoll ro
sov ony nurs lor rh
winrr." All ol rh
onimols ogrd.
"Bur sh is o vry
spciol rr, ond
con'r lov hr." Mony
ol rh chipmun|s
grumLld ond srorrd
ro rll him how silly h
wos.
H spo| losrr, "Bur
hov on onswr rhor
will hlp vryon
hr!" Th onimols
lisrnd ogoin.
"Mom, Dod, wonr you
ro rosr rhis nur," ond
h hondd rhm o nur,
covrd in chocolor.
r smd os il oll
ol rh lorsr wos
worching ro s whor
would hoppn. Non
ol rhm |nw why rh
nur loo|d dillrnr -
rhy rhoughr ir musr
L yuc|y. Why would
rh silly lirrl chipmun|
rry ond gr his pornrs
ro or o Lod nur? Bur
his pornrs slowly
lilrd rh nur ond roo|
o smoll niLLl.
"WW!" rhy ylld.
"Thor rosrs gror!
Whor is ir?" Th lirrl
chipmun| hordly hod
rim ro rry ond xploin
Lcous now oll ol rh
onimols wonrd o rosr.
Thy surroundd him
S
xncwcndcr! :tcrc:
ond pushd ro gr
closr. H shourd
lor vryon ro gr
in lin ond rold rhm
h would dip och
nur in rh chocolor
so rhy could rosr ir.
l cours oll ol rh
onimols wonrd mor.
Thy os|d him il rhy
could Lring oll rh
nurs rhy gorhrd
so rhor rhy could
hov chocolor nurs
oll winrr long. This is
whr rh chipmun|
onnouncd his
solurion, " om hoppy
ro giv och ol you
chocolor covrd
nurs, Lur ir will ro|
oll ol rh rim hov.
will L vry Lusy ond
con nor loo| lor nurs
mysll. Bur, il och ol
you would shor som
ol your nurs wirh m,
con olso hov nough
nurs lor winrr."
Th lorsr wos quir
ogoin. Th lirrl
chipmun| worrid -
would oll ol rh orhrs
ogr? Did rhy wonr
rh chocolor nough
ro shor rhir nurs wirh
him? H woird, ond
woird, ond woird.
r smd li| rhy
would nvr onswr.
H hung his hod
down, h couldn'r
Lring himsll ro loo|
or rhm il rhy soid no.
Th lirrl chipmun|
didn'r |now whor
sound h wos horing
- or lirsr ir soundd o
lirrl li| roindrops.
And rhn ir soundd
li| o roinsrorm. Bur
h wosn'r grring wr.
H linolly loo|d up
ond sow vryon
chring! Thy wr
clopping ond smiling.
H could s rhy
rhoughr his ido wos
wondrlul. All ol rh
chipmun|s wonrd
ro shor wirh him! H
would hov plnry ol
lood ro losr rhrough
winrr, ond Lrrr
rhon rhor, oll ol rh
chipmun|s would hov
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chocolor covrd
nurs!
Alrr oll ol rh
chipmun|s hod gon
Loc| hom, rh lirrl
chipmun| hod on
mor visiror. r wos
rh Lodgr. H os|d
il h could hov som
ol his lood covrd in
chocolor os wll. Th
chipmun| onswrd
rhor h didn'r rolly
li| Lodgr lood ond
didn'r |now whor h
should do. Thn rh
chipmun| hod o vry
good ido - h soid
rh Lodgr could dig
o vry Lig hol lor rh
lirrl chipmun| ro hold
oll rh nurs rh orhr
chipmun|s wr going
ro shor wirh him.This
mod Lorh ol rhm
vry hoppy.
Blor rh chipmun|
wnr ro slp rhor
nighr, h mod sur ro
spnd som xrro rim
wirh his lovorir rr.
H olso mod sur ro
rll hr rhon| you. H
vn song hr lovorir
lulloLy rhr rims!
rh nd.
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Ouestion Time
1. Whor wr oll rh chipmun|s roughr ro do
wirh nurs?
2. Whor com our ol rh Lronchs rhor mod
rh lirrl chipmun|'s lr oll sric|y?
3. Whor did h os| oll rh onimols in rrurn
lor chocolor?
4. Who did rh chipmun| os| ro dig o hol ro
sror his nurs?
Dvin wos ploying
compurr.
H lovd ro lisrn ro rh
music on ir.
THUMF! THUMF!
THUMF!
"Ugh!" h rhoughr. "Why
dos my oldr Lrorhr
hov ro ploy his drums
so loud?"
H ron upsroirs. "Eddi!"
h shourd. "Why do
you hov ro do your
drums so loud?!"
"h sorry," Eddi soid.
H ron Loc| downsroirs.
THUMF! THUMF!
THUMF!
"Eddi!" H ron upsroirs.
Eddi wos sroring our ol
rh window, loc whir
in rrror.
Dvin loo|d our rh
window ond olmosr
loinrd. Thr ir wos,
o hug, hul|ing, grn
LloL, wirh rhr gigonric,
yllow rnrocls coming
our ond orong spi|s
vrywhr! And liv
mossiv, muscly orms!
r wos o rsunomi, os ir spir
drool our rhor wrc|d
cors ond covrd srrrs!
r wos o rornodo os ir
crushd houss Lnorh
irs polms!
MonsLer!!!
Wrirrn ond llusrrord Ly Andrw, 8 yrs. old
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Sroryrime, day 20
Dvin |nw h hod ro do
somrhing. H hod ro
lighr! H wnr oursid
ond srorrd chorging
rh monsrr! His Lrorhr
|oind him Ly chuc|ing
his drums ond drumsric|s
or rh monsrr. His mom
groLLd rh Lroom ond
srorrd po|ing ir.
Sing rhir Lrovry, rh
rsr ol rh rown srorrd
lighring!
Th nws sprod quic|ly,
ond soon, oll ol UTAH
wos lighring!
Uroh colld in orhr
srors, li| Colilornio,
Txos ond Louisiono.
Soon, rh whol
CUNTRY wos in!
Th Conrinnr! Th
WRLD!!!
Alins lrom Jupirr
com, ond srorrd
orroc|ing rh monsrr
wirh rh nxr gnrorion
on connons ond Flosmo
LomLs!
oin'r soying who won,
Lur oll rh popl livd
hoppily vr olrr...
n rh monsrr's
sromoch!
rh nd.
Ouestion Time
1. Whor did Dvin's oldr Lrorhr do rhor wos
rolly loud?
2. Whor did Dvin ond his Lrorhr s our rh
window?
3. Who hlpd lighr rh monsrr?
4. Who do you rhin| won in rh nd? Why?
xncwcndcr! :tcrc:
Windy pulld my
rnrocl os sh
scomprd posr.
"w! Ar you rrying ro
pull ir lrom my hod?"
colld.
"You'r ir Blosry,"
Windy soid, Llor
sh droppd inro o
moon ruL.
" rolly don'r li| rhis
gom," mumLld.
"Rody or nor, hr
com!"
Srinch ond Conru wr
nowhr in sir. Eirhr
rhy wr in ruLs roo,
or rhy'd Lurrowd
inro rh solr dusr ol
ElasL 0II!
Wrirrn Ly Koi Srrond
Sroryrime, day 21
rh moon duns. Sond
roys or vry good or
hid ond s|.
"Hy, Blosry, or you
ir?" hord Conru coll
lrom lor oll.
"MoyL . . . whr or
you?" colld Loc|.
Hr giggl soundd
li| ir com lrom
dircrly Lhind m.
whippd oround, Lur
sow no on.
Suddnly rh ground
shoo|. scromLld
ovr ro rh norsr
ruL ond sployd my
Lody ovr rh rop ol ir.
woird lor o hor Llosr
ro lounch m inro rh
oir.
"Thy don'r coll m
Blosry lor norhing,"
soid, scuring oll liv
lr in o sror lormorion
oround rh opning.
Windy poppd hr
hod our ol rh ruL
nxr ro m. "Blosry,
rhor sho|ing wosn'r o
ruL Llosrr. r wosn'r
vn o ground rrmor.
Somrhing's going
on. Lr's s il w con
ligur ir our." Sh
colld our lor Conru
ond Srinch. "Com
on our! W wonr ro
invsrigor."
Whn w wr oll
rogrhr, Srinch
suggsrd w loo|
ovr rh ridg. Windy
ond scromLld
Lhind rh rwo sond
roys up o srp inclin
ro rh ridg. W crpr
up ro rh crumLly
dg ond p|d ovr.
A hug mrol mochin
srood in rh cnrr
ol rh vosr volly. A
hul|ing whir crorur
mrgd. r movd
slowly, os il ir wodd
rhrough o woisr-dp
moon dun.
"Whor is rhor?"
Windy os|d. Hr
loc scrunchd in
conlusion.
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"Windy, ir |indo loo|s
li| o rolly Lig . . .
you!" Conru soid.
"r hos rwo orms ond
rwo lgs, Lur loo|
or rh wird LuLLl
hod ond rhor shiny,
llor loc," Windy soid.
"r dosn'r loo| rhor
much li| m."
r movd li| Windy
Lur ir movd much
slowr. Yr ir didn'r
hov rh som long
silvr hoir Windy hod
or rh Lrighr Llu
ys. Did ir hov ys?
"Windy, ir sur dos
loo| o lor li| you,"
soid.
"Whor do you |now?
Your Lroins or
scromLld in oll rhos
rnrocls," Windy
|o|d.
Th Lig, whir crorur
movd in long loping
srps. r ploylully
Louncd oround
oursid irs mochin.
"Whor do you suppos
ir's doing?" Srinch
os|d.
Th crorur scoopd
som moon dirr
inro ruLs ond rhn
Loundd oround
gorhring roc|s.
"H loo|s li| o
collcror. MoyL h
dos rhis oll oround
rh moon," Conru soid.
"Thn why hovn'r
w sn him Llor?"
Windy os|d.
"h, don'r |now,"
Conru growld. "Why
do you os| so mony
qusrions?"
Th crorur drov o
colorlul llog inro rh
ground.
"Whor's rhor rhing lor?"
Windy os|d.
" don'r |now, Lur li|
rh srors," soid.
Sroryrime, day 21
Th crorur climLd
Loc| inro his hug
mochin ond srorrd
ir up. Th ground
rrmLld whil rh
mochin Llosrd inro
rh oir.
"Wow, 'd lov ro L
oLl ro do rhor!" soid.
"MoyL whn you
grow up," Windy soid.
"Now, you'r ir!"
Sh |umpd inro rh
norsr moon ruL
ond disoppord.
whippd oround
hoping ro rog Srinch
or Conru, Lur rhy
wr olrody gon.
" don'r li| rhis gom,"
soid.
rh nd.
Ouestion Time
1. Whor gom wos Blosry ploying wirh his
lrinds?
2. Whor did rhy go ro invsrigor?
3. Whor com our ol rh hug mrol mochin?
4. Whor did rh whir crorur sric| in rh
ground?
S. Whor do you rhin| rh whir crorur wos?
ratc tr: :tcry!
Kck, kck, kck.
Kckety-kck.
Kck.
Joc|'s morhr rurnd
ond sighd, "Now
Joc|, srop |ic|ing my
sor. W or going ro
rh liLrory ond rhor's
rhor. r's my doy ro
volunrr."
"Bur don'r wonr ro
go - ir sounds so
L o o o o o o o o r i n g ! "
woild Joc|. And h
monr ir. H'd rorhr
go onywhr rhon
rh srupid old liLrory.
Boo|s wr |usr so
dull!
"r vn smlls Loring,"
Joc| grumLld os rhy
nrrd rh roll, Lric|
Luilding. His morhr
ld him upsroirs,
down o dor| holl,
ond rhrough o hovy
woodn door mor|d
Th Dporrmnr ol
Childrn's Lirrorur.
Sh Lnr down ond
whisprd, "This is
whr oll rh |id's
Loo|s or, hony. You
sroy hr ond rod.
won'r L long." Joc|
hulld. Roding wos
lor losrs.
His morhr |issd rh
rop ol his hod ond
llr. Joc| rrudgd
ovr ro o Loo|shll.
H s|immd rh rirls,
"Tddy Bor Donc,
TLe LIbray Lesson
Wrirrn Ly Corhrin Boily
Sroryrime, day 22
RoinLow Kisss - Torol
Loring snoozvill,"
h snorrd.
"Moy hlp you young
mon?" Joc| |umpd.
Thr, sirring Lhind
on normous gry
mrol ds|, wos o
vry old, vry wrin|ld
womon. Hr nom rog
rod Miss Coc|lLrry.
Hr voic wos rough
ond low ond sh wor
rhic| glosss. Sh
hondd him o Loo|.
"r's oLour pirors," sh
rospd. Joc| rolld his
ys.
Sord in o cornr,
Joc| srorrd ro rod.
"nc upon o rim,
on rh dodly sos ol
rh ndion con..."
Words ond imogs
swirld in his mind os
h rurnd och pog.
H wos complrly
oLsorLd, so much
so rhor h didn'r vn
noric rh ocropus
rnrocl unril ir wos
wroppd holl woy up
his lg.
"Who, who... Cr oll
m!" h shri|d,
groLLing or rh slimy
orm. "Hlp! Miss
Coc|lLrry!" Bur
Miss Coc|lLrry did
nor com. Th Loo|
lll ro rh lloor os h
wrsrld rh ocropus.
Joc| wos lilrd inro
rh oir. H rwisrd ond
rolld ond linolly wos
oLl ro shov rh Losr
Loc| inro rh Loo|,
Lur |usr os h did o
hug wov pourd oll
rh pog ond ovr his
Lody. H slommd rh
covr shur.
Fonring, soo|d, ond
mor rhon o lirrl upsr,
Joc| srumLld Loc|
up rh liLrorion's ds|.
"Did you s rhor?" h
gospd, sho|ing rh
Loo| Llor him.
Miss Coc|lLrry
od|usrd hr glosss.
"Hm. Didn'r li| ir?"
Sh slid onorhr Loo|
ocross rh ds|. Joc|
opnd his mourh
10S
xncwcndcr! :tcrc:
ro spo|, Lur sh
shushd him.
Joc| wnr Loc| ro rh
cornr ond shoo| his
hod. Drops ol worr
londd on rh Loo|,
A Doy or rh Rocs.
Wirh o sigh, Joc|
opnd rh covr ond
BEEEEF!! BEEEEEF!!
o shiny rd cor shor
oll rh pog - missing
him Ly Lorly on inch.
Th sporry vhicl
vroomd ond zoomd
up ond down rh oisls,
smo| pouring lrom
irs rirs. Joc| lopr up
ond gov chos - unril
rh cor scrchd
oround ond srorrd
olrr him. Joc| dov
on rop ol o roLl ond,
os rh drivr whippd
Ly, Joc| rhrw rh
opn Loo| on rh rool
ol rh cor. FF! Th
roc cor wos rroppd
Loc| in rh srory.
His chsr wos hoving
ond h r|d
ol gosolin os h
opproochd Miss
Coc|lLrry. "|oy
lody, now you hod ro
hov sn rhor!!"
Th liLrorion didn'r
vn loo| up lrom hr
poprs. " suppos
you didn'r li| rhor
Loo| irhr." Wirh o
dismissiv wov, sh
possd Joc| onorhr
Loo|.
"Bur Miss
Coc|lLrry..."
"SSSSSSSSSSHHHH!!!"
Joc| sor Loc| down.
H hsirord, rhn
couriously croc|d
opn rh Loo|.
Norhing hoppnd.
H hld his Lrorh
ond rurnd ro rh
lirsr pog. "Trry rh
TrriLl Tigr ond
Horry rh Hungry
Hippo livd in rh
|ung-" Joc| slommd
rh Loo| shur. Nop!
H morchd Loc| up
ro rh ds|.
Sroryrime, day 22
" wonr onorhr Loo|."
Sh hondd him
Monsrrs, Wirchs,
CoLlins, ond Chosrs.
"No woy!" Joc| Llurrd.
Scrorching his hod,
h pousd. H rhoughr
oLour rh ryps ol
Loo|s his sisrr rod.
Thy wr oll oLour
loiris ond Lurrrllis.
Thor smd sol.
"Cimm somrhing lor
o girl."
Miss Coc|lLrry
smild slyly. "|oy."
Joc| loo|d or rh rirl,
Frincss Frunio ond
Hr Fr Fully. Wirh
o conlidnr smil h
rrurnd ro his roding
spor ond llippd
rh covr opn. KA-
BLAM! A Llosr ol lir
ond spor|s llw our.
Joc| duc|d down os
on normous grn
drogon srompd
oll rh pog. A riny
Llond girl in o Lig,
pooly drss lollowd.
As sh ron Ly, sh
colld our "Thon|s o
lor! Fully hors Lorh
rim - ond you lr him
gr owoy!"
Bwildrd, ond
coord in soor, Joc|
worchd rh princss
ond hr drogon run
in circls. Fully wos
srorring lirrl lirs oll
ovr rh roding room.
Frunio wos slicing
rhrough Loo| olrr
Loo| wirh hr sword.
Thn o dor| shodow
lll ovr Joc|. H
loo|d up.
Miss Coc|lLrry wos
sroring down or him,
honds on hr hips.
"Wll, wll. W'v
mod quir o mss
- hovn'r w?" Joc|
srorrd ro srurrr on
opology Lur sh cur
him oll. "Nvr you
mind. 'll ro| cor
ol ir. Clorly you
orn'r rody ro hondl
somrhing os xciring,
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xncwcndcr! :tcrc:
os odvnrurous, os
down-righr morvlous
os rh liLrory! Frhops
nxr rim you will L
Lrrr prpord."
As Joc| noddd, h
rhoughr h sow o
rwin|l in rh liLrorion's
y. H loo|d or rh
cloc|. His morhr's
shilr wos olmosr ovr.
H movd rowords
rh door, rhn rurnd,
"Mo'om, nxr rim 'll
|now whor ro xpcr."
A smil ruggd or rh
liLrorion's mourh. Sh
hld rh princss Loo|
in hr orms. Thr wos
o smoll Lurn mor| on
hr slv. "And whor
is rhor young mon?"
Joc| grinnd. "Th
unxpcrd!"
rh nd.
Sroryrime, day 22
Ouestion Time
1. Why didn'r Joc| wonr ro go ro rh liLrory?
2. Whor hoppnd os Joc| wos roding oLour
pirors?
3. Whor com our ol rh scond Loo|?
4. Why did Joc| os| lor o girl Loo|?
S. Why did Mrs. Coc|lLrry hov o scorch
mor| on hr slv?
ratc tr: :tcry!
Frincss Folly Forl
wriggld ond llr rh
rops rid oround
hr wrisr. A spidr
droppd oll o wL
oLov hr hod ond
porochurd onro hr
nos rhn crowld oll
ond lll onro rh lloor.
A goldn, lir
Lrorhing drogon wos
so clos rhor Folly
Forl could ll rh
hor lrom ir's mourh
os sh glimpsd rh
spor| ol o Lorly hld
Loc| liry Lrorh. Th
drogon roord ond
Folly Forl rurnd hr
hod os o hor gusr
ol oir rhor smlr li|
Lurnr roosr Llw hr
hoir Loc| ond coord
hr loc wirh soor.
"r's nor wor|ing," sh
shourd. "'m rrying
Lur ir's nor wor|ing."
Th door cro|d opn
ond rh |ind old locs
ol rh King ond un
ppd rhrough.
"h swrhorr, why
nor?" os|d rh
un, hr voic lull
ol loving concrn.
"s rh drogon nor
rrrilying nough
FrIncess Folly Fearl
Wrirrn Ly Dulcino Norron-Smirh
10
Sroryrime, day 23
xncwcndcr! :tcrc:
Dor?" os|d rh King.
Thy com inro rh
room ond wol|d up
ro Frincss Folly Forl,
sid srpping li|
croLs ro gr oround
rh gigonric hod ol
rh drogon.
"Wll ir would hlp
il rh rops wr
ocruolly rid proprly,"
soid Folly Forl os sh
shoo| rh loos rops
oll hr wrisrs. "Also
Doris isn'r vry scory.
Couldn'r w hov
hird o mor rrrilying
drogon lor rh doy?"
Folly Forl ric|ld rh
drogon undr rh chin.
Th rooring sroppd
ond rh drogon Lgon
ro purr li| o |irrn.
Alrr o lw sconds
ol purring Doris rh
Drogon snuggld
down on hr hug
Llon|i wirh hr rddy
Lor.
Frincss Folly Forl
llr hr pornrs wirh
Doris ond wnr ro
wol| oround rh
cosrl grounds. Bing
princss wos roughr
rhon popl rhoughr.
Espciolly whn you
wrn'r vry... wll,
princssy. Frincss
Folly Forl loo|d
li| o princss. Sh
hod hoir rhor llowd
down ro hr woisr in
goldn wovs, Lur
rhn rhr wos o
Lrighr purpl srro|
in ir rhor wosn'r vry
princssy. Sh wor
Lourilul princssy
drsss wovn Ly rh
llowr loiris rhor livd
in rh ros gordns,
Lur rhn sh olwoys
monogd ro ror or
sroin rhm, vn
whn sh wos doing
norhing Lur sirring
in rh gordn oring
loiry co|s. No morrr
how sh loo|d or
whor sh did Frincss
Folly Forl could nvr
L quir princssy
nough ond how wos
Sroryrime, day 23
o princss supposd
ro lind o hondsom
princ il sh wosn'r...
wll, princssy.
Folly Forl wos oll
lor girl powr Lur
sh |ind ol loncid
hoving o princ oll
ro hrsll, on who
could shor hr |o|s
ond odvnrurs. You
s princsss wr
xpcrd nor ro hov
ony odvnrurs unril
rhy hod o hondsom
princ. nc rhy hod
o hondsom princ on
rhir orm rhn rhy
could do onyrhing
rhy wonrd. Li|
swim wirh shor|s or
lorn ro lly o plon. r
wos o silly royol low
Lur rhor wos rhor.
Frincss Folly Forl
pol voulrd ovr o
lnc wirh o lolln
Lronch ond wnr inro
rh cosrl. Alrr o
long doy ol princss
procric sh wos
rird. Wol|ing inro
hr Ldroom, hr
pin| Lollr slipprs
now covrd in mud,
Folly Forl sroppd
ond srord. Whr
hr normol sizd Ld
hod Ln rhr wos
now o rrringly, roll
rowr ol morrrsss.
n porly pin|s, vivid
violrs, grgorious
grns, ond Lrillionr
Llus, rh morrrsss
loo|d li| o hug
pil ol condy colourd
wollls. Loning
ogoinsr on sid wos o
goldn loddr.
Too rird ro rry ond
ligur our whor wos
going on Folly Forl
Lgon ro climL rh
loddr. As sh gor
highr rh rowr ol
morrrsss Lgon ro
woLLl. Eoch rim ir
did Folly Forl hod
ro srop ond woir lor
rh woLLl ro srop
Llor sh could
srorr climLing ogoin.
Evnruolly sh rochd
rh rop morrrss ond
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xncwcndcr! :tcrc:
crowld undr hr Ld
covrs.
" Cooooo , "
sh hord o voic
coll. "Coooo,
swrhorr."
Folly Forl po|d hr
hod our lrom undr
hr morshmollowy
solr covr ond prd
ovr rh dg ol rh
morrrss. For Llow
hr srood rh King
ond un, woving or
hr wirh ogr locs.
"How's rh Ld Dor?"
colld rh King.
"High," colld Loc|
Folly Forl. "vry
high!"
"s ir cosy Dor?" colld
Loc| rh King.
Folly Forl wos so
rird olrr liv hours
ol rrying ro L scord
ol Doris rhor sh hod
hordly Lorhrd ro
rhin| oLour whrhr
hr nw, Lizorr
Ld wos cosy. Sh
srrrchd our on hr
Loc| ond wiggld hr
ros rhn |ic|d hr
lgs Llor curling
up in o lirrl Loll li|
o homsrr. Uncurling
sh prd ovr rh
sid ol rh morrrss
ogoin.
"r sms vry
comlorroLl," sh
colld down.
"h," soid rh
un, loo|ing vry
disoppoinrd. "r
didn'r wor|," sh soid
ro rh King.
"Nvr mind my lov,"
soid rh King, porring
his wil rossuringly
on rh shouldr.
"Whor didn'r wor|?"
colld down Folly
Forl.
"Wll, rh Jons
lomily hod o srrong
Ldroggld girl rurn
Sroryrime, day 23
up or rhir cosrl losr
w| cloiming ro
L o princss. Thy
rsorchd ir on rh
inrrnr ond lound
our rhor you could rsr
lor princssnss Ly
purring o po undr
o pil ol morrrsss,"
shourd rh un.
"You pur o po undr
my morrrss?" colld
down Folly Forl,
rolling hr ys.
"No, o coLLog. W
couldn'r lind o po,"
rh King colld Loc|.
"h," sighd Folly
Forl os sh slumpd
Loc| onro hr Ld
ond closd hr ys.
FLF... Folly Forl llr
o cold, wr wighr on
hr nos. Th wighr
smlr lishy ond o Lir
li| rh cosrl moor.
Sh opnd hr ys
ond llr hrsll going
cross-yd os sh rrid
ro pr or hr nos. A
rich mrold grn
shind slimily ond sh
rolisd ir wos o lrog.
r wos woring o riny
gold crown.
"Why is rhr o lrog
on my nos?" sh
shourd down ro hr
pornrs.
"Thor's Edword," colld
Loc| rh un. "
ploy rnnis wirh his
morhr. H hod o
Lir ol o run in wirh
o wizord losr w|.
Thr is som sorr ol
loophol in rh curs
oppornrly. A |iss
lrom o rru princss
will rurn him Loc| inro
o humon. Thn h will
morry whovr gov
him rh |iss."
"Rolly?" os|d Folly
Forl, squinring or rh
vry un|issoLl lrog
princ. Sh didn'r
rolly loncy morrying
on x lrog, spciolly
on sh hod nvr mr
Llor, Lur sh wos
grring dspror ond
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husLonds didn'r grow
on rrs.
"Excus m, would
you mind hopping
oll my nos plos?"
sh soid ro rh lrog.
Th lrog |umpd ond
ploppd onro Folly
Forl's pillow. Folly
Forl usd hr slv
ro wip rh lrog slim
oll hr nos rhn gov
rh lrog o polir smil.
Sh lonr down, hld
hr Lrorh ond |issd
rh lrog righr on rh
mourh. H rosrd li|
Lugs.
"Anyrhing hoppning?"
colld up rh King,
hoplully.
Folly Forl loo|d
corlully or rh lrog.
Norhing hoppnd.
"No," sh colld down.
"Sorry," sh soid ro rh
lrog.
"S'olrighr," rh lrog
soid rhn hoppd
down rh loddr,
holding his crown on
wirh on lirrl lrog
hond.
"'m going oslp now,"
colld down Folly Forl,
lling misroLl. Sh
crowld Loc| undr
hr covrs ond curld
up in o Loll, lling
os sod os sh could
L. will nvr lind
o princ ro shor my
odvnrurs wirh, sh
rhoughr, glumly, ll
vry, vry, lonly.
Th nxr morning Folly
Forl wo| up wirh o
scrom os hr lingr
xplodd in poin.
Sh lilrd hr lingr
up ond sow o spor ol
Llood, shining li| o
miniorur rd ros on
hr lingr.
"Sorry Frincss," soid
slo, Folly Forl's moid.
"Your mum os|d m
ro do ir."
"r wo| hr up," slo
colld down ro rh
Sroryrime, day 23
King ond un.
"Dror," Folly Forl
hord hr lorhr
murrr. "Sh wos
monr ro go oslp lor
o hundrd yors. And
whor ol hr hoir? s ir
ony longr rodoy?" h
colld up. "s ir long
nough ro rhrow down
so rhor con climL up
ir?"
Folly Forl sor up in
Ld. Hr hoir rumLld
down rhn sroppd
or hr woisr. "Nop,
som lngrh os olwoys,"
slo colld down, rhn
srorrd rh long climL
down rh loddr.
Folly Forl lollowd
hr. Sh chongd inro
hr mosr princssy
drss, rhn sh wnr
our ro rh ros gordn
lor o wol|. Foiris
llirrd oround hr,
Lusily mo|ing clorhs
ond lood lor rh cosrl.
A riny purpl loiry who
hod nor Ln worching
whr sh wos llying
gor sruc| in Folly
Forl's hoir ond rin|ld
ongrily or hr Llor
llying owoy ogoin, Lur
Folly Forl didn'r vn
hov nough nrgy
ro cor.
Roching rh pond,
sh sor down hovily
on rh gross. Sh
rhrw lirrl pLLls
inro rh pond ond
rhoughr oLour whor
lil would L li|
wirh no husLond ro
go on odvnrurs
wirh. could go on
odvnrurs on my own
suppos, sh rhoughr,
Lur rhor ruls our o lor
ol odvnrurs. No roc|
climLing, no procric
sword lighrs ond
dlinirly no rropz
rumLls.
"uch," croo|d o
voic, ond Frinc
Edword po|d his
hod our ol rh pond.
"Mind whr you
rhrow rhos srons.
11S
xncwcndcr! :tcrc:
You rrying ro |ill m
or somrhing?" Th
Frinc hoppd onro
o roc| nxr ro Folly
Forl so rhor h wos
high nough ro loo|
inro hr ys.
"Sorry," soid polly
Forl. "Sorry rh |iss
didn'r wor|, roo."
"h, |nw ir
wouldn'r," soid rh
lrog princ. "Thor wos
|usr on oudirion."
"Whor?" os|d Folly
Forl, nor or oll sur
whrhr sh llr
curious or onnoyd.
"An oudirion. 'v gor
ro morry whovr
rurns m Loc| ro o
princ. l 'm going ro
spnd rh nxr rwo
hundrd yors morrid
ro somon wonr ro
mo| sur ir is rh righr
prson. You sm lun.
Kindo wird Lur loods
mor lun rhon mosr ol
rh orhr princsss
oround hr. Flus om
rolly li|ing rhos cool
srro|s you hov in
your hoir."
Folly Forl rouchd hr
hoir sll-consciously. r
wos |ind ol cool sh
supposd.
"So whor do nd ro
do?" os|d Folly Forl.
"Wll you do hov ro
|iss m," croo|d rh
lrog, "Lur you hov
ro soy som spciol
mogic words roo.
|pr rhor Lir scrr,"
soid rh lrog princ,
loo|ing vry proud
ol his cunning ond
clvrnss.
"Whor or rh spciol,
scrr mogic words
rhn?" os|d Folly
Forl, srill nor rorolly
sur rhor sh wonrd
ro morry rh lrog, Lur
grring o Lir dspror
lor o lil ol odvnrur.
Sroryrime, day 23
"Th words," soid rh
lrog, gloncing oround
ro mo| sur rhor no
loiris wr lisrning,
"or 'y lroggy, rurn
inro o princ' ond rhn
you |iss m ogoin."
"Hmm," soid Folly
Forl. Th words didn'r
sound vry mogicol
Lur sh dcidd ro
giv ir o go. "y
lroggy, rurn inro o
princ," sh soid, rhn
puc|rd up ond gov
him o pc| on rh lips.
FLASH, BANC, SMASH,
CLANC, WHZZ, WZ,
WEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!
Firwor|s xplodd
in rh oir in vry
colour ol rh roinLow,
invisiLl rrumprs,
violins ond horps
ployd o rriumphonr
romonric run, rh
lrog princ llw up
inro rh oir ond whirld
oround ond oround
unril h wos |usr o
Llur. A wizord zoomd
rhrough rh ros
gordns ond s|iddd
ro o srop Ly rh pond,
snding splorrrs ol
mud ond gross oll
ovr Folly Forl's mosr
princssy drss.
"Frincss Folly Forl,"
h soid in o Looming
wizordy voic. His
long whir Lord
curld ond shilrd
li| o lor corrpillor
vry rim h spo|.
"Bhold your rru lov.
Hov o hoppy lil ond
oll rhor." Th wizord
gov hr o Lig wid
smil rhn lopr Loc|
on his mororLi| ond
|umpd ir ovr rh
cosrl woll, sproying o
coscod ol spor|ling
mini srors lrom rh
Loc| ol rh Li| os h
wnr.
Th lrog princ
sroppd spinning ond
srrld Loc| down ro
orrh. As rh violr
smo| clord Folly
Forl Llin|d ond
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xncwcndcr! :tcrc:
squinrd ro s hr
nw rru lov. Thr
in lronr ol hr srood o
roll, hondsom princ,
wirh Llond, prlcr
hoir, gorgous, Llu,
vlvr princly clorhs,
his goldn crown, o
srrong hondsom
nos ond chin ond...
grn, wLLd lrog
lr! H srppd clos
ro Folly Forl ond
Llin|d down or hr
wirh lroggy ys.
"Will you morry m my
lov?" os|d Frinc
Edword, srro|ing hr
ch| wirh o grn,
wLLd hond.
Frincss Folly Forl llr
o rumLling, rumLling
snsorion in hr
sromoch ond rolisd
rhor sh wos in lov!
" will," soid Frincss
Folly Forl, lling
vry princssy lor rh
lirsr rim in hr lil.
"You will L Lrillionr
or swimming whn w
go hunring lor shor|s,"
sh soid, gloncing
or his lunny, lloppy,
lroggy lr.
A now vry princssy
Frincss Folly Forl
ond o vry lroggy
Frinc Edword hld
honds ond wol|d ro
rh cosrl ro rll rh
King ond un rhir
good nws.
" rhin| lov you," soid
Frincss Folly Forl.
"RiLLir!" soid Frinc
Edword.
rh nd.
Sroryrime, day 23
ratc tr: :tcry!
11
Ouestion Time
1. Whor did rh princss lind whn sh wnr
inro hr room?
2. Whor did rh King ond un pur undr
Folly Forl's morrrsss?
3. How did rh lrog rosr?
4. Whor did Folly Forl hov ro do rh scond
rim sh |issd rh lrog?
S. Whor wos dillrnr oLour rh hondsom
princ? Did rh princss li| ir?
xncwcndcr! :tcrc:
Throrning Lloc|
clouds movd vr-
losrr ovrhod, rolling
in li| o rough so ro
onnounc rh srorr
ol rh roiny soson.
Following o Llinding
llosh ol lighrning,
rh rumLling rhundr
viLrord rh orrh
undrloor os rhough
o gror undrground
drogon hod Ln
disrurLd. Th wind
whisrld rhrough rh
norLy rrs. Th lighr
wos loding losr.
TmLo srood in
rh doorwoy ol rh
lomily's slping hur
os h worchd rh
opprooching srorm, o
pong ol lor shooring
rhrough his sromoch.
H |nw rhor il ir roind
now rh rivr would lill
ond his morhr would
L srrondd on rh
orhr sid.
His sisrr Tulu wos
coo|ing rh vning
mol, whil rhir
youngr siLlings
chosd och orhr
ond wrsrld norLy
in rh lomily's coo|ing
hur. TmLo could
hor prrnd growling
ond rooring, rhn rh
Temba Lo
LLe Fescue
Wrirrn Ly Trri Hop
Sroryrime, day 24
shri|s ol loughrr
lrom Nond ond Sulu.
Suddnly, rh roin lll
cold ond poinlul on
TmLo's s|in.
TmLo wondrd whor
h would do il his
morhr did nor gr
Loc|, Lur |nw rhor
Zulu mn or worriors
ond do nor show lor.
musr go our ond loo|
lor hr, h dcidd.
H wol|d inro rh
roin, loving his young
chorgs in rh wormrh
ond drynss ol rh
coo| hur. TmLo lound
rh porh ro rh villog
dsrrd, rh ground
poc|d hord lrom
rh mony lr rhor
hod worn rh ground
smoorh. Evn rh hurs
rhor h possd wr
mpry. For rid |nors
in his sromoch now.
Wirh no on oround,
h |nw rhor oll h
could do wos rrurn
ro rh villog, ond
hop rhor rhir morhr
would L Loc| soon.
As h rrorrd Loc|
rhrough rh villog,
h hord scroms lrom
rh coo|ing hur.
"TmLo, hlp us!"
Whil h wos gon,
rh pounding roin hod
rriggrd o llosh llood
rhor pourd down rh
mounroin hord nough
ro |noc| down porr ol
rh mud woll in rh
coo| hur, lrring rh
rool loll on TmLo's
siLlings, rropping
rhm. TmLo ron ro
rh hur.
"Tulu, Nond, Sulu, or
you oll righr?" TmLo
shourd ovr rh roin.
H ron oround rh hur,
loo|ing lor o woy ro
roch rh orhrs.
How con hlp rhm?
musr gr rhm our
ol rhr, h rhoughr
lronricolly. h, il only
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Forhr wos hr. H
would |now whor ro
do. Howvr, TmLo
|nw rhor h hod ro
L rh mon ol rh
lomily whil his lorhr
wos owoy.
TmLo loo|d oround
unril h sporrd o rhin
rr rrun| rhor hod
Ln collcrd lor rh
lir. H lilrd rh rrun|
ond corrid ir ocross ro
rh coo|ing hur.
"Co in rhr, plos,
go in rhr!" H
pushd rh rrun| os
hord os h could undr
rh rool. Th rhin
rrun| wos hovy ond
hord ro push rhrough
rh dLris Lur onc ir
wos lor nough undr,
h lond hord on ir,
rrying ro lilr rh rool.
Ar lirsr norhing movd.
H lond hordr,
willing himsll ro L
srrongr ond hovir.
" will gr you our ol
rhr - somhow!"
h shourd ovr rh
howling wind.
"Hurry, TmLo, plos!"
Tulu Lggd "Th
worr is rising losr in
hr."
TmLo's muscls
ochd. H pur oll his
wighr inro rh push
ond Lorly llr rh
rool shilr. H wos
Lginning ro rhin|
rhor h hod loild his
pornrs. Evn so, h
rlusd ro giv up.
Wirh oll his srrngrh,
h pushd ogoin, ond
suddnly rh lood
wos lighrr. TmLo
rolizd orhr honds
hod |oind him in
pushing down on rh
rrun|. Cod hos hord
my proyrs.
"Fush TmLo," o srrong
voic soid Lsid him.
"W con lilr ir."
TmLo's |ns shoo|
lrom rlil. "Morhr,
you'r Loc|."
Sroryrime, day 24
Slowly TmLo ond his
morhr lilrd rh rool,
unril rhy hod mod
nough spoc lor his
siLlings ro crowl our.
"Tulu, com quic|!"
TmLo colld ro his
sisrr. "Bring your
Lrorhr ond sisrr our
hr."
n Ly on, rh
childrn crowld our
lrom undr rh rool.
nc rhy wr oll
solly clor ol rh
lolln dLris, TmLo
ond his morhr lr rh
rool srrl down ogoin.
TmLo rurnd ro rh
youngr childrn.
"'m glod you'r o|oy,
ond 'm sorry llr you
whn did."
"You'r rh Lsr," Tulu
rplid wropping hr
rhin orms oround him.
"l ir wosn'r lor your
losr rhin|ing, w'd srill
L rroppd."
"TmLo, you hov |usr
provn rhor you or
o mon," his morhr
oddd, loying hr
hond on his shouldr.
"Your lorhr will L
proud."
"Bur, Morhr," h soid.
" should nor hov
llr rhm. r wos my
misro| rhor pur rhm
in dongr."
His morhr smild or
him. "Evryon mo|s
misro|s, Lur o mon
mo|s rhm righr
ogoin. Trusr m your
lorhr will L proud."
Th |nor unclnchd
in TmLo's chsr ond
h smild. "Thon| you,
Morhr."
rh nd.
ratc tr: :tcry!
Ouestion Time
1. Why wos TmLo worrid oLour his morhr?
2. Why did TmLo lov rh hur?
3. How did TmLo's siLlings gr rroppd?
4. Who hlpd lilr rh rool?
Sroryrime, day 24
n doy som LoLy
pigs wr ploying in
rh mud. Jusr li| oll
pigs, rhs LoLy pigs
LvED ploying in rh
mud.
Bur rhis rim,
vryrhing chongd.
All ol o suddn
rh ground srorrd
sho|ing!
All ol rh onimols ron
ro hid. Th LoLy
pigs ron ro lind rhir
morhr ond hid wirh
hr.
Soon rh ground
sroppd sho|ing. All
ol rh onimols p|d
rhir hods our lrom
rhir hiding plocs
ond loo|d oround.
Almosr vryrhing srill
loo|d rh som. Th
horss srill hod rhir
Lorn. Th cows srill
hod rhir gross. Th
duc|s srill hod rhir
pond.
Bur rh lirrl LoLy pigs
DD NT hov rhir
mud! Thir mud hod
disoppord! Whr
hod ir gon?!
Th LoLy pigs wnr ro
rhir morhr ond rold
hr rhy didn'r hov
ony mud. Whor wr
rhy going ro do?
FIs In LLe Mud
12S
Sroryrime, day 25
xncwcndcr! :tcrc:
Th mommy pig rold
hr LoLis sh didn'r
|now whr rhir mud
wos, Lur moyL rhy
could os| rh orhr
lorm onimols il rhy
hod som mud lor
rhm.
Firsr rhy wnr ro rh
horss ond os|d "Do
you hov ony mud w
con ploy in?"
Th horss nighd,
"Niigghh. l
cours nor. W only
hov o Lorn lilld wirh
hoy."
Nxr rhy os|d rh
cows "Do you hov
som mud? urs
disoppord."
"Moooo, w only hov
our posrur lull ol
loooong grn gross,"
soid rh cows.
Th pigs sodly llr rh
cows ond wnr ro os|
rh chic|ns.
Bur rh chic|ns olso
did nor hov ony mud,
only sds on rh
ground.
Thy didn'r vn os|
rh duc|s. Thy |nw
rh duc|s would soy
rhy only hod o pond.
Th lirrl pigs sor down
rogrhr ond srorrd
ro cry. Thy wr so
sod rhy didn'r hov
ony mud!
Alrr o lw minurs
rh pigs hord onorhr
onimol. r wos o shp.
H soid "Boo, whor is
wrong lirrl pigs? Why
or you crying?"
Thy onswrd "W
don'r hov ony mud -
rh sho|ing mod our
mud disoppor!"
"Boo ho ho ho" loughd
rh shp. "Whor or
you rol|ing oLour?
You'r sirring in o Lig
puddl ol mud!"
Sroryrime, day 25
Th lirrl pigs loo|d
up in surpris. Thy
didn'r |now whor rh
shp wos rol|ing
oLour Lur rhy hopd
h wos righr!
As soon os rhy loo|d
down rhy couldn'r
Lliv ir. Thy wr
sirring in o puddl ol
mud!
"Bur how did rhor
hoppn?" rhy os|d...
"whr did ir com
lrom?"
Thir mommy pig
wol|d up |usr rhn
ond soid, "r musr
hov Ln oll ol your
rors lolling in rh dirr
- rhor's whr rh mud
com lrom!"
And lrom rhor doy on,
rh lirrl pigs wr
nvr wirhour mud
ogoin!
rh nd.
Ouestion Time
1. Whor wnr missing olrr rh ground shoo|?
2. Did rh horss hov ony mud? Whor did
rhy hov?
3. Whor did rh pigs do whn rhy couldn'r
lind ony mud?
4. How did rh pigs gr rhir mud Loc|?
ratc tr: :tcry!
Whn Twyllo Wsr
wos good (which
wosn'r vry olrn) hr
nonny roo| hr ro
rh Mrropoliron Zoo.
And rhr rhy wr,
on doy. Th rwo
srrolld hond-in-hond,
woring rd sun-
hors. All oround rhm
popl wr pushing
ond shoving ro gr o
loo| or rh onimols.
Bur rh only rhing rh
mon|ys ond rigrs
ond |ongoroos did
wos loy dozing in rh
shod, nor moving o
muscl, li| o Lunch
ol STUFFED ANMALS.
Ys, ir wos vry Loring.
So Twyllo lr go ol
Nonny Crindl's hond
(which wosn'r ollowd)
ond ron oll inro rh
crowd.
"Com Loc| or onc!"
crid Nonny Crindl,
sho|ing o worr covrd
lingr.
So ol cours Twyllo
only ron losrr.
"l you don'r srop,
rhr'll L no |isss or
Ldrim!" crid Nonny
Crindl, Loring rrh
os shorp os scissors.
Twyllo hod no choic
Lur ro lop righr ovr
popl's hods li| o
|ongoroo.
Twylla
& LLe TIer
Wrirrn Ly Rolli
Sroryrime, day 2
"'m going ro rll!"
soLLd Nonny Crindl,
who Llw hr long
nos on o sporrd
hond|rchil.
Twyllo lound hrsll
rroppd in lronr ol rh
mon|y cog. Th old
womon wos grring
closr ond closr, so
rh girl hod no choic
Lur ro groL hold ol rh
Lors ond srorr climLing
up rh cog. Sh wos
so hoppy whn sh
mod ir ro rh rop rhor
sh doncd oLour, |usr
li| o mon|y.
"Loo| or m, 'm Nonny
Crindl!" sh shourd
ro rh crowd Llow.
Ar lirsr rh mon|ys
loughd - ond rhn
vryLody ls did.
" con'r Lor rhis ony
longr!" scromd
Nonny Crindl, pulling
or hr hoir. Sh climLd
up rh mon|y cog,
lilrd Twyllo high ovr
hr hod, ond rhrw
rh poor child inro
rh rigr pir. 'm sorry
ro soy o Lig lor Losr
swollowd hr - gulp! -
|usr li| rhor.
THE END
l cours 'm only
|o|ing. Th rigr rolly
did swollow hr, Lur
rhor wosn'r rh nd-ir
wos |usr rh Lginning.
Whn Twyllo lound
hrsll in rh rigr's
Llly, rh lirsr rhing
sh did wos chc|
hrsll oll ovr ro L
sur rhr wr no
pics missing. Luc|y
lor hr, rhis rigr nvr
lisrnd ro irs morhr,
ond swollowd rhings
wirhour chwing rhm
proprly.
Th scond rhing sh
did wos loo| oround.
"Th insid ol o rigr,"
sh soid ro hrsll, "is
o lor li| o horl room."
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xncwcndcr! :tcrc:
Thr wos o smoll lomp
on o ds|, ond rwo
Lds rhor didn'r loo|
or oll comlorroLl.
vr in rh cornr
sor o shiny Lloc|
rlphon. h ys-
ond rhr wr rhr
doors, och o dillrnr
colour. musn'r lorgr
rhor.
Jusr whn Twyllo
Lgon ro wondr whor
on orrh sh'd do ro
poss rh rim, rh
rlphon rong. Sh
lr ir ring 3 or 4 rims,
ro s il onyLody
ls would onswr ir.
Whn noLody did, sh
pic|d rh phon up
hrsll.
"Hllo? Rolly? Thor
door, rhr? Th rd
on? Wll, olrighr."
Sh hung up rh
phon, wol|d ovr
ro rh rd door, ond
opnd ir up.
ur sprong o vry lirrl
Loy who crid, "Sisrr,
you sovd m!" ond
rushd inro hr orms.
"Rodny?" sh gospd.
"Bur rhoughr you
wr |idnoppd Ly
Es|imos."
"No," soid rh lirrl
Loy. "Thor's |usr whor
Nonny Crindl rold
you. Sh rolly ld m
ro rhis rigr. rhin| sh
mighr L o wirch." Th
poor child shoo| lrom
hod ro ro.
Wll, Rodny hod Ln
missing o yor, ond os
you con imogin rh
rwo hod o lor ro corch
up on. Bur whil rhy
wr Lorh |umping up
ond down on rh Ld,
rh phon rong ogoin.
"Hllo?" soid Twyllo,
pic|ing ir up olrr rh
scond ring rhis rim.
"Rolly? Thor door
rhr? Th Llu on?
Wll, olrighr."
Sroryrime, day 2
Sh hung up rh
phon, wol|d wirh
hr lirrl Lrorhr ro
rh Llu door, ond
opnd ir up.
ur poppd o
mdium-sizd Loy,
who shourd, "Sisrr,
whor o surpris! And
Lrorhr, how you'v
grown." H shoo|
rhm Lorh Ly rh hond.
"Fhilip?" sh gospd.
"Bur rhoughr you lll
oll rh chino coLinr,
ond Lro| inro 17
pics."
"h no," h soid,
sho|ing his lingr.
"Thor's |usr whor Nonny
Crindl rold you. Sh
rolly ld m ro rhis
rigr. Sh's proLoLly o
wirch, you |now."
Wll, Fhilip hod Ln
missing 2 yors, so, os
you con guss, rhy
hod o whol lor ro
corch up on. Bur whil
rhy wr oll giggling
ond |umping lrom on
Ld ro rh orhr, rh
phon rong yr ogoin.
"Hllo?" soid Twyllo,
pic|ing ir up righr owoy
rhis rim. "Rolly?
Thor door rhr? Th
yllow on? Wll,
olrighr."
Sh hung up rh
phon, wol|d wirh
hr rwo Lrorhrs ovr
ro rh yllow door,
ond opnd ir.
ur srppd o vry Lig
Loy, wirh o Lord, who
soid, "Do you mind?
Who on orrh or you
popl?" H shoo| his
hod, ond soid, "Th
nom's NrhrLy, Ly
rh woy."
Twyllo, Rodny, ond
Fhilip srood rhr, nor
soying o word. Firsr
ol oll, rhy wr roo
surprisd. Scond ol
oll, rhy hod no ido
who h wos, irhr.
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xncwcndcr! :tcrc:
"h woir," soid
NrhrLy. "You oll loo|
o lor li| morhr ond
lorhr. 'll Lr you'r
my lirrl Lrorhrs ond
sisrrs, who 'v nvr
mr. And Lr you'v
Ln swollowd Ly o
rigr, |usr os wos 20
yors ogo. xpcrd
rhis would hoppn.
You'v ligurd our
Nonny Crindl's o
wirch, hop?"
Twyllo noddd hr
hod, ond soid, "Ys,
Lur o Lir roo lor, 'm
olroid. And now rhr's
no woy ro gr our."
"Ridiculous," soid
NrhrLy, lighring his
pip. "Thr's olwoys
on vry good woy ol
grring our ol o rigr's
Llly. You ro| rh
lvoror."
Thr wos on lvoror
clos Ly, you s-only
no on hod noricd
ir. Thy oll squzd
in, ond srord or rh
Lurrons, which wr
numLrd 1 ro 4.
"Which Lurron do w
prss?" os|d Rodny.
"n, ol cours," soid
NrhrLy, crossly.
"Whor oLour oll rhs
orhr Lurrons?" os|d
Fhilip.
"Nvr mind rhos!"
snoppd NrhrLy.
Twyllo pushd rh
Lurron, ond in no rim
oll lour ol rhm wr
Loc| oursid. Thy
climLd our ol rh
rigr-pir os quic|ly os
rhy could.
"Whor do w do now?"
wondrd Twyllo, our
loud.
"Wll, 'm Luying o
nwspopr," onswrd
NrhrLy. " suppos
you con do whor you
li|." And oll h wnr.
Sroryrime, day 2
Th orhr rhr sor oLour,
wondring whor would
hoppn nxr. For o whil
rhy worchd rh old
zoo-swpr, cloning
up poprs ond cups ond
ponur shlls. r wos vry
dull. Bur rhy wrn'r
Lord long! For who
should com Lounding
'round rh cornr Lur
Nonny Crindl, lic|ing o
gigonric ic-crom con.
Hr rongu wos so vry
long, nor ro mnrion
grn, rhor ir could rwirl
'round oll rhr scoops ol
Lonono-slug ic crom (o
wirch's lovourir lovour).
Bur whn sh sow Twyllo,
sh shoo| so Lodly rhor
rh rop scoop lll-plop-
onro rh ground. Whn
sh sow Rodny sh
shoo| so vry Lodly rhor
rh scond scoop lll
roo. And whn sh sow
Fhilip, rh losr scoop
lopd onro rh ground-
splor-ond |oind rh rsr.
r wos o rrriLl mss.
Jusr whn rh old zoo-
swpr wos oLour
ro clon ir up, Nonny
Crindl groLLd his
Lroom, pur ir Lrwn
hr lgs, ond shri|d,
"So, you'v lgurd ir
our! Wll, |usr rry ro srop
m now, on my mogic
Lroom!" And oll sh lw,
loughing modly. "HE HE
HE HEEEEEEEEEEE!"
Th old zoo-swpr
irchd his musroch,
loo|d up inro rh s|y,
ond soid, "oh no, miss.
T'oinr o mogic Lroom,
|usr o rg'lor on. r
swps up poprs, ond
cups, ond ponur-shlls
li| mogic, s'pos - Lur
r'oinr o mogic Lroom or
oll."
"Rolly?" gospd Nonny
Crindl.
Th old zoo-swpr
wos righr. Down sh lll
- - our ol rh s|y
- oooooooo - ond righr
inro rh rigr-pir, whr
o Lig lor Losr srulld
hr inro irs |ows.
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xncwcndcr! :tcrc:
"Now, Bngy, L sur ro
chw rhor up corlully,
li| o good crorur,"
soid Morhr Tigr.
"h, oll righr," grumLld
hr son - ond h did.
And rhor wos rh nd ol
Nonny Crindl.
As lor rh childrn,
rhy oll s|ippd hom,
oring corron condy.
Morhr ond Forhr wr
hoppy ro s rhm, ol
cours, ond in o shorr
whil lil wos Loc| ro
normol. Evry morning,
Twyllo ond Rodny
would ploy rogrhr lor
on hour, ond lghr lor
rwo. Fhilip would roll his
ys, ond coll rhm "oh
so childish." And os lor
NrhrLy, h'd pur on
his suir ond ri, ond go
oll ro wor|.
n losr rhing ro mo|
rhis o hoppy nding.
Th childrn oll sovd
up rhir mony, ond
Loughr rh old zoo-
swpr o nw Lroom
- Lcous rh losr on
Lro| inro 17 pics
whn ir londd. Alrr
h rhon|d rhm, ond
roo| hold ol ir, rh old
lllow suddnly lw oll
inro rh s|y, scroming.
Bcous rhis on rolly
wos o mogic Lroom.
hov no ido whor
hoppnd ro rh poor
mon.
THE END
( rolly mon ir rhis rim)
Sroryrime, day 2
ratc tr: :tcry!
13S
Ouestion Time
1. Who rhrw Twyllo in rh rigr pn?
2. Who did Twyllo lind in rh Tigr's Llly?
3. Why wos Nonny Crindl o wirch?
4. Whr did Nonny Crindl loll?
S. Whor did rh childrn Luy lor rh
zoo-swpr?
xncwcndcr! :tcrc:
Crondpo sor in o choir
in rh loung ol rh
cor cnrr lor rh
ldrly wirh his ys
closd, his hod hung
low, ond his honds
loldd ocross his lop.
To ony onloo|r, h
would oppor oslp,
ond rhor's xocrly
whor h wonrd. l
h wos slping, rhy
wouldn'r Lorhr him.
Bur Crondpo Sornson
wosn'r oslp.
Crondpo Sornson
olmosr nvr slpr,
Lcous h wos, in
locr, o Supr Hro.
Li| oll popl, rhough,
vn Supr Hros gr
old, ond whn his wil
hod possd owoy o lw
yors ogo, his childrn
com ond rold him
h'd L Lrrr oll in
o cor cnrr, whr
h could mr nw
popl, socioliz, ond
hov hlp whnvr
h ndd ir. His
childrn oll livd lor
owoy, now. His son
wos o docror in Miomi,
ond his doughrr wos o
Frolssor in Colilornio.
H wos proud ol rhm,
ond lovd rhm vry
much, Lur h |nw rh
losr rhing h ndd
Buper 0randpa!
Sroryrime, day 27
wos ro L sruc| insid o
cor cnrr. ld Fol|s'
Hom is whor ir is, h
rhoughr ro himsll. H
chuc|ld our loud, Lur
rrid ro srop himsll
ro nor ruin his disguis
ol slp, so insrod,
ir com our os o sorr
ol loud snorr rhor
soundd li| o mix
Lrwn on lphonr
ond o mon|y.
Luc|ily, no on wos
clos nough ro
Lorhr him, ond rrurh
L rold, no on would
soy much ro him il h
didn'r soy somrhing
ro rhm, lirsr. Crondpo
wos sorr ol o lonr
or rh hom. H |usr
didn'r lir in. h, rh
orhrs oll prrndd
ro L nic ro him, Lur
rhy wr |usr Ling
polir. Whn h didn'r
ploy rhir old-popl
goms, or worch rhir
old-popl shows,
rh orhrs groduolly
sroppd inviring him
ro |oin rhm, ond now,
ir wos ror lor onyon
ro vn soy hllo ro
him os h wol|d
down rh holl.
Wll, rhoughr
Crondpo, don'r nd
rhm, onywoy. Thy'll
oll L gon in o coupl
ol yors, Lur 'll srill L
hr. Srrong ond oLl,
ond rody ro sov rh
world!
Thor soundd li| o
good ido, ocruolly.
Jusr whor rh docror
ordrd. A good,
xciring odvnrur
would hlp clor rh
hod, gr rh Llood
pumping, ond Lro|
up rh nvr-nding
Lordom ol his nw
hom.
Bur il h opnd his
ys, or gor our ol
his choir, rh nurss
would pounc on him.
Thos cursd nurss!,
h rhoughr. Why
con'r rhy lov m
olon? Bur h |nw
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why. Bcous rhy
wr curious. Thy
wr on ro him. Thy
|nw h wosn'r norly
os wo| ond lLl os
rh orhrs. l only h
hodn'r sroppd rhor cor
lrom hirring ld Brry.
l cours, h couldn'r
hov lr ir hir hr,
irhr, h supposd.
Unlorrunorly, Brry
hod rol|d. Why didn'r
rh nurss |usr ignor
hr? Chol| ir up ro
dmnrio?
Wll, ir is whor ir is, h
dcidd. And 'm nor
going ro |usr wosr
my lil owoy, sirring
hr, olroid ol som
silly nurss. Thy
con'r prov onyrhing,
onywoy. Lr rhm hov
rhir suspicions. 'm
oll ro lind odvnrur,
dongr, ond hoplully
o lw popl who will
opprcior o hlplul
hond, vn il ir is on
old Crondpo's.
Crondpo srood up,
ond wirh on ogiliry rhor
oll rh orhr grondmos
ond grondpos nvid,
mod his woy ro his
room ro gorhr his
rhings. As h possd
room numLr 4S,
rhough, h hord o
sound rhor sroppd
him dod in his rroc|s.
His Supr Hro ors
zoomd in on rh
sound. Ys, snillls, h
rhoughr. Somon hos
Ln crying. H shoo|
his hod ond rrid ro
ignor rh sound, ro
conrinu ro his room,
Lur his Supr Hro
horr wouldn'r lr him.
Hr wos somon
who ndd hlp, ond
ndd ir now.
H loo|d or rh
nomplor Ly rh door.
Mrs. Frringron. h
no, h rhoughr. Why
hr? Sh's proLoLly
|usr crying Lcous
sh wo| up roo lor
ond missd Whl
ol Forrun. Bur vn
rhough his mind didn'r
Sroryrime, day 27
wonr ro L rhr, his
horr movd his lr
lorword, ond Llor
h |nw ir, h wos
solrly |noc|ing on
rh door. r wosn'r
closd oll rh woy, ond
opnd slighrly whn
h |noc|d.
"Ys," com o solr
voic lrom insid.
"Who is ir?"
Crondpo clord his
rhroor. "r's m, Mr.
Sornson. hord
crying. s rhr
onyrhing con do ro
hlp?"
"h, no, Mr. Sornson.
'm sorry ro hov
disrurLd you. Flos
poy no orrnrion ro
m," ond sh srorrd
crying oll ovr ogoin.
Crondpo com inro
rh room ond sor on
rh choir nxr ro hr.
"Flos rll m oll
oLour ir," h soid.
Sh procdd ro
rll him oll oLour
hr son, ond hr rwo
grondchildrn, ond
how rhy wr coming
ro visir hr in |usr o lw
hours lor Chrisrmos,
ond sh didn'r hov
ony prsnrs lor rhm.
r wosn'r rhor sh didn'r
hov ony mony - sh
|usr couldn'r gr our
ol rh hom onymor.
Hr lgs didn'r wor|
righr, ond sh gor
wo| so quic|ly. Sh
worrid rhor rhis mighr
L rh losr Chrisrmos
sh would vr s hr
grondchildrn ond son
ogoin, ond wonrd ro
giv rhm somrhing
spciol. Sh |nw
xocrly rh roys rhor
rhy wonrd, il only
sh could gr rhm,
somhow.
"Nvr lor, my lody,"
soid Supr Crondpo,
lling nrhusd
Lcous h hod |usr
lound o mission.
Now, shopping mighr
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nor sm oll rhor
odvnrurous ro som
ol you, Lur ro o mon,
in Nw Yor| Ciry, or
Chrisrmos rim, ir's
on ol rh scorisr
vnrs ol rh yor. r
wos prlcr.
Mrs. Frringron gov
him som mony, ond
rhn h groLLd his
|oc|r, scorl ond hor,
ond srppd our his
door.
"Mr. Sornson," soid
o nurs os sh com
roword him down rh
holl.
"Mr. Sornson, w
nd ro ro| your
Llood. W nd ro do
o rsr."
Crondpo didn'r sric|
oround. H wol|d
Lris|ly rh orhr woy,
pushd opn rh door,
ond ron oround rh
cornr ol rh Luilding.
H loo|d oround ro
mo| sur no on wos
loo|ing, rhn llw oll
inro rh oir oLov.
H londd on rh rool
ol rh moll Lhind o
lorg snowdrilr ond
quic|ly mod his woy
down rh sroirs ond
insid. Fopl wr
vrywhr! Hundrds,
vn rhousonds ol
rhm, coming ond
going in oll dircrions.
r wos complr
moyhm. Crondpo
|nw xocrly whor ro
Luy, ond xocrly whor
sror ir wos in, Lur
ir wos going ro ro|
Supr Hro powrs
ro gr rhr ond Loc|
ro Mrs. Frringron in
rim.
H ossssd rh
siruorion. H wos on
rh rhird lloor, ond
rh sror h ndd
wos on rh lirsr. H
loo|d or rh sroirs.
Jom-poc|d wirh
popl. Thn h sow
rh scolorors. Thy
wr poc|d, roo,
Sroryrime, day 27
Lur rh hondroil wos
complrly opn.
"Loo| our Llow", h
colld, os h |umpd
onro rh roil ond
slid posr vryon.
"Woohoo!" h colld
our, rruly n|oying rh
rid.
Wirh Supr Spd h
ron ro rh sror, ond
Loughr rh prsnrs.
Thn h llw Loc|
ro rh hom, ond
gov rh gilrs ro
Mrs. Frringron |usr
os hr grondchildrn
|noc|d on hr door.
"Thon| you, so much!"
soid Mrs. Frringron,
os rors lilld hr ys.
"You will nvr |now
how imporronr rhis
is ro m. You or my
hro."
Sh gov Crondpo o
hug ond o smoll |iss
on rh ch|. Crondpo
Llushd, Lur insid,
h llr his horr swll
wirh grorirud. And
os h worchd hr
grondson opn rh
modl spocship, ond
hr gronddoughrr
opn rh loiry cosrl,
rors crpr inro his
ys, os wll.
Supr Crondpo
slippd our ol rh
room ond wnr ro his
room. H loid down
on his Ld, ond lor rh
lirsr rim sinc coming
ro rh nw hom, h
wos prrry sur h hod
|usr mod o nw lrind,
ond h wos hoppy.
rh nd.
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Ouestion Time
1. Whor did Crondpo Sornson us os
o disguis?
2. Whor did h hor os h wol|d ro his room?
3. Why wos Mrs. Frringron crying?
4. How did Crondpo Sornson gr posr rh
crowds on rh scoloror?
S. How did h ll olrr hlping Mrs. Frringron?
Sroryrime, day 27
n doy |umpd
high inro rh s|y ond
londd righr on rh
sun! srorrd wol|ing
oround up rhr ond
ir wos prrry hor Lur
rhor didn'r Lorhr m
o Lir. wos woring
my lovorir llip llops
ond Lrighr Llu swim
rrun|s. scoopd up
lirLolls ond rossd
rhm or rh srors!
srrrchd our on my
Loc| ond llr rh
sun's hor crowl oll up
ond down my spin.
scoopd our lirrl
hols in rh sun ond
usd my lingr ro
drow picrurs righr
on irs surloc. hld
rh lloms ol rh sun
in my honds ond llr
rhm slip rhrough my
lingrs. could s rh
whol univrs lrom
up rhr! shourd
"HELL!" ro rh orhr
plonrs Lur no on
ylld Loc|. didn'r
sroy roo long rhough
Lcous lorgor ro
Lring xrro sunscrn.
Acruolly... wos in
my sondLox... Lur ir
REALLY wos hor os lir!
Whn 'd lloord Loc|
down lrom rh sun,
AcLually...
Wrirrn Ly Kvin J. Doyl
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Sroryrime, day 28
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londd righr Ly o hug
woll! r wos chwing
on o Lon ond |usr
wol|d righr up ond
groLLd rhor Lon!
Thn rh woll ond
srorrd o russl. W
rolld ond rolld in
rh gross ond gor up
ond chosd och orhr
ond rhn rumLld
oround som mor.
rossd his Lon oll rh
woy ocross rh world
Lur h ron ir down ond
Lroughr ir righr Loc|
ro m. rhrw rhor
Lon ovr ond ovr
ogoin - lrom hr ro
Chino ond oll rh woy
ro rh Norrh Fol!
hovd ir ro rh lr ol
rh Sroru ol LiLrry,
ovr rh Coldn Cor
Bridg ond vn ro rh
Lorrom ol rh Crond
Conyon! Thor woll
Lroughr his Lon Loc|
ro m vry singl
rim.
Acruolly... wos |usr
ploying wirh my dog...
Lur h CAN run ro
Chino ond Loc|!
Acruolly... h con |usr
run ro our lnc ond
Loc|.
Alrr rhor woll lll
oslp lor o nop, sow
o srogcooch Ling
pulld Ly rwo horss
rumLl Ly rh lronr
ol our hous! Thr
wr Lod cowLoys
on ir ond rhy wr
grring owoy wirh o
Lon| roLLry! could
s Logs ond Logs ol
gold in rh Loc| ol rh
cooch. |umpd oll
my porch righr onro
rhor srogcooch ond
pushd rhos roLLrs
inro rh rivr. Thy |usr
lloord olong rhr
honging on ro o Lronch
unril rh shrill com
ond gor rhm 'cous
rhy couldn'r swim.
Monwhil, drov
rhos horss ond rhor
srogcooch Loc| ro
rown ro rrurn rh
mony ond vryLody
chrd!
Sroryrime, day 28
riding down rh
drivwoy in my lirrl
rd wogon... Lur DD
hov Logs ol gold!
Acruolly... rhy wr
Logs ol morLls.
Whn gor rhor
srogcooch solly Loc|
ro rown sow o mon
loo|ing rough guy
rid up on o Lig shiny
Lloc| mororcycl.
His voic wos low ond
scrorchy whn h soid,
"'m rh roughsr,
m o n s r - l o o | i n g
mororcycl ridr on
rhis srrr. You wonno
roc?"
"You Lr!" soid. "Bur
whn win 'm ro|ing
rhor shiny Lloc| cycl
ol yours!"
Thn |umpd on
my spdy rd
mororcycl, cron|d
up rh ngin, ond
w shor oll down rh
srrr! W rocd ond
rocd li| lloshs ol
lighrning. H rrid ro
Lump m o lw rims
ro |noc| m down
Lur |pr righr on my
cycl ond sroyd |usr
ohod ol him. Finolly
rh linish lin wos in
sighr so |umpd my
rid oll rh curL, ovr
rh rop ol his shiny
Lloc| mororcycl
ond righr in ro rh
winnr's circl! Thor
mon loo|ing rough
guy wosn'r so mon
or rough onymor os
h rod owoy on my
lirrl sisrr's riny pin|
scoorr. smild or
rh chring crowd,
wovd Lorh my orms
in rh oir ond odmird
my nw shiny Lloc|
mororcycl.
riding up ond down our
srrr on my Licycl...
Lur did |ump oll rh
curL AND lly ovr o
cor. Acruolly... |usr
wnr ovr o Lump in
rh rood... Lur did
14S
xncwcndcr! :tcrc:
win o BRAND NEW
mororcycl! Acruolly...
ir wos |usr o riny roy
Li| rhor somon
hod llr our in rhir
gross.
Alrr por|d my nw
shiny Lloc| mororcycl
in our gorog, hord
somon scrom rhor
rhr wos o dongrous
so crorur scoring
popl in o norLy
ocon! ron inro my
room ond groLLd my
diving mos|, snor|l,
lins ond dorr gun.
hurrid Loc| oursid
ond |umpd righr inro
rhor ocon ond srorring
swimming rowords rh
monsrr. r wos Liggr
rhon rhoughr ond
ir wos gooy, grn
ond gross! monogd
ro ovoid oll rn ol irs
swinging spi|y orms
ond rhn gor clos
nough ro ro| o shor
wirh my dorr gun.
Bur, 'h No!' crid
os rolizd rhor rh
worr hod ruind my
gun! Th so crorur
wos olrr m os quic|
os o win| so soid o
mogic spll rhor mod
my honds os Lig os
o hundrd ponco|s
ond rhn sploshd
oll rh worr our ol
rhor ocon! Th so
crorur wos woshd
our roo ond ir scurrid
oll rhrough rh gross
ro lind o nw ocon ro
hid in.
Acruolly... wos
|usr ploying in our
Loc|yord |iddi
pool... Lur did lighr
o HUCE so crorur!
Acruolly... ir wos |usr o
smoll lrog... Lur DD
sov my lirrl sisrr
lrom ir! Acruolly... sh
wos mor upsr rhor
sploshd oll rh worr
our ol rh pool.
r hod Ln o long doy
ol sun wol|ing, woll
wrsrling, roLLry
sropping, mororcycl
rocing, ond so
crorur lighring -
Sroryrime, day 28
wos rird! So wnr
insid our Lig sron
cosrl ond lound rh
King ond un ol rh
lond srving o yummy
suppr ol lir roosrd
solomondr rongus,
condid Lrl ggs
ond hony Lo|d rr
Lor|. or vryrhing
could ond rhn dron| o
Lig mug ol cool cromy
moon |uic ro wosh ir
oll down. Alrr rhor,
climLd o rhousond
srps ro my room in
rh rollsr rowr ond
srrld inro my worm
Ld. Bur suddnly,
wos wid owo|
or rh loud clongs
ol swords closhing
oursid my window
ond rh THUMFS ond
WHUMFS ol orrows
hirring our cosrl
wolls! doshd our ol
Ld, groLLd my suir
ol ormor ond chorgd
lorword, drrmind
ro prorcr our cosrl!
Th King ond un
ol rh lond chrd
m olong ond shourd
my nom ovr ond
ovr ogoin!
Acruolly... should
proLoLly gr Loc| ro
Ld righr now... Lur
romorrow, WLL L
rody lor Lorrl!
rh nd.
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Ouestion Time
1. Whor did rh Loy do on rh sun?
2. Who wos rh woll in rol lil?
3. Whor did h win in rh roc?
4. Whor did h hor lrom his rowr? Whor wos
ir rolly?
nc rhr wos o lirrl
mon|y who livd in
o vry roll rr in o
vry lorg lorsr. His
rr rhough, wos on
rh dg ol rh lorsr,
ond lrom rh rop ol
ir h could loo| our
ovr o lnc ond onro
rh runwoy ol o lorg
oirporr, whr plons
londd ond roo| oll
vry doy!
Th mon|y lovd
ro worch rh plons
lond ond ro| oll.
Somrims h sor
lor hours ond hours,
|usr worching. His
lrinds ond pornrs
oll rhoughr h wos
o Lir odd. "Don'r
loo| or rhos popl
mochins," his lorhr
would soy. "Thr's
norhing rhr lor us.
W con'r or rhos
rhings, vn il rhy do
loo| li| Lig Lononos."
r Morhr would soy,
"Son, com down ond
ploy wirh your lrinds.
You'r nor mo|ing
nough nois, rodoy."
Evn his lrinds rrid
ro gr him ro com
down Ly ollring him
snoc|s, goms, ond
vn rh lirsr rid on
o nw log rhy wonrd
ro push down o Lig
hill. All rhs rhings
soundd li| o lor ol
TLe Monkey
& LLe AIrplane
Wrirrn Ly Johonn C. Tros|i
Sroryrime, day 2?
lun, ond normolly, rh
lirrl mon|y would
hov Ln gon in
o llosh ro ploy wirh
his lrinds. Bur rodoy
wos dillrnr. Todoy,
rh lirrl mon|y hod
dcidd rhor h wos
going ro go loo| or rh
oirplons up clos ond
s whor mod rhm
lly! Thy didn'r llop
rhir wings, li| Lirds,
so how could rhy sroy
up in rh oir? Wll, h
wos going ro lind our,
ond rodoy wos rh doy
ro do ir.
Th lirrl mon|y
climLd down his
rr, ond wirhour vn
os|ing prmission or
loo|ing Loc|, h ron
ovr ro rh Lig lnc,
climLd up on sid
ond down rh orhr,
ond ron ocross rh
runwoy ro whr o
Lig, Lrown oirplon
wos sirring. H loo|d
oround ond mod
sur non ol rh roll
popl wr oround
ond |umpd up on rh
sroirs rhor ld inro rh
Llly ol rh gror Lig
Lird-mochin.
Ar lirsr, oll h sow
wr gror Lig choirs
whr oll rh popl
would sir, Lur rhos
wr Loring. So,
insrod, rh mon|y
rurnd ro rh llr,
opnd o door, ond
loo|d in wondr ond
omozmnr or oll rh
Lurrons, |noLs, diols,
swirchs ond lighrs!
Thr wos so much ro
loo| or rhor rh lirrl
mon|y |umpd lor
|oy ond cloppd Lorh
his honds ond his lr
rogrhr or rh som
rim.
H ron ovr ro rh
norsr Lurron, ond
pushd ir. Norhing
hoppnd. H
llippd o lorg swirch
po|ing up. Norhing
hoppnd. H roppd
his lingrs on som
ol rh diols, ond srill,
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norhing hoppnd.
Thor's whn rh lirrl
mon|y sow rh rd
Lurron. r wos Liggr
rhon oll rh orhrs,
ond ir wos righr in rh
middl ol oll rh orhr
Lurrons ond |noLs. H
pushd rh rd Lurron,
ond suddnly o loud,
rumLling roor soundd
os rh ngins com
ro lil.
Th loud noiss scord
rh lirrl mon|y ond
h pushd rh rd
Lurron ogoin, hoping
ro rurn rh ngins oll,
Lur rhor didn'r wor|.
Fronricolly, h pulld
|noLs, rurnd diols,
roppd scrns ond
pushd vn mor
Lurrons. Thor's whn
rh plon srorrd
ro mov. Now rh
mon|y |nw h wos
rolly in rrouLl. As
rh plon rolld down
rh runwoy, h |nw il
h didn'r srop ir soon,
ir would ro| oll inro
rh Lig Llu s|y ond
h would nvr s
his lomily or lrinds
ogoin!
H rrid vryrhing
h could rhin| ol ro
srop rh Lig plon,
ond |usr os rh plon
opproochd rh
lnc or rh nd ol
rh runwoy, rh lirrl
mon|y did rh only
rhing h hodn'r don
yr, ond pulld Loc|
on rh Lig sric| coming
our ol rh lloor.
Th plon soord inro
rh oir ond only |usr
clord rh lnc. r
Lorly clord rh
rrs, ond rh lirrl
mon|y could s
oll his lrinds in rhir
rrs. H rrid woving
ro rhm, Lur rhy
wrn'r inrrsrd
in plons, ond didn'r
|now h wos rhr.
Th lirrl mon|y sor
down in rh choir rhn,
os rh plon roo| him
owoy lrom his lomily.
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H didn'r |now whr
rh plon wos ro|ing
him, so h sor down
ond pur his hod in his
orms ond srorrd ro
cry.
"Lirrl mon|y," soid
o Lig voic insid
rh oirplon. Th
lirrl mon|y loo|d
oround, Lur no on
wos wirh him in rh
oirplon. "Lirrl
mon|y, whor or you
doing?" ir os|d.
"'m sorry," chorrrd
rh mon|y. " |usr
wonrd ro prrnd.
don'r |now whor ro do
now. wonr ro go Loc|
hom ro my lomily."
"Jusr lisrn ro whor
rll you," soid rh Lig
voic, "ond you will
L o|. om rh conrrol
mon, in rh Lig rowr.
Do you rmmLr
sing rh Lig rowr?"
Th lirrl mon|y
noddd, ys.
"Cood. |now how ro
lly rhs Lig plons,"
soid rh mon wirh rh
Lig voic. " will hlp
you com Loc| hom."
Th lirrl mon|y
wos ovr|oyd. H
lisrnd closly os
rh Lig voic rold him
which Lurrons ro push,
ond which swirchs ro
llip. Th lirrl mon|y
pushd ond pulld ond
llippd ond swirchd.
H rurnd ond rurnd,
ond |usr whn h
rhoughr rhr couldn'r
L onyrhing mor rh
Lig voic could rll
him, h hord rh mon
soy, "Now, rhr is |usr
on mor rhing. You
|now rhos Lig whls
undr rh plon?"
Mon|y noddd his
hod, ys.
"Cood," soid rh Lig
voic. "Fush rh Llu
Lurron on your llr-
hond sid ond rhos
Lig whls will com
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down. Now, push rh
sric| coming our ol
ground lorword. Cood,
lirrl mon|y, you'r
doing vry wll."
Th oirplon llw low,
closr ond closr ro
rh ground unril linolly
rh whls rouchd
down on rh runwoy.
Scrch! Th ruLLr
mod o loud nois
lor |usr o lw sconds,
Lur soon vryrhing
wos quir ond rh
oirplon wos slowing
down quic|ly. Blor
long, rh oirplon
sroppd ond rh lirrl
mon|y hurrid ro rh
door. H climLd Loc|
down rh sroirs, ond
rhr, or rh Lorrom,
srood o vry Lig mon.
"Hllo, lirrl mon|y,"
soid rh mon. r wos
rh mon wirh rh Lig
voic! " will ro| you
hom ro your lomily
now."
Th lirrl mon|y
|umpd inro rh
Lig mon's orms ond
rogrhr rhy wnr
ro rh lnc, whr
rh mon|y's lomily
wos woiring lor him ro
com hom.
rh nd.
Sroryrime, day 2?
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Ouestion Time
1. Whor did rh mon|y li| ro worch lrom
his rr?
2. Why did rh mon|y wonr ro go s rh
plons up clos?
3. Whor hoppnd whn rh mon|y hir rh
Lig rd Lurron?
4. Who hlpd rh mon|y lly rh plon?
xncwcndcr! :tcrc:
BoLLy rh Blu Frog
wos vry dillrnr
lrom oll rh orhr
lrogs Lcous h wos
o Llu lrog, ond rh
orhr lrogs in rh Fond
wr oll grn. h,
BoLLy hod sn lrogs
rhor wrn'r grn
Llor, Lur nvr
o Llu on. Som
lrogs wr Lrown, or
vn Lloc|, Lur nvr
Llu! So, norurolly,
oll rh orhr lrogs in
Todschool rosd him.
Thy mod lun ol him
olmosr vry doy or
rcss rim. Frrry
soon, BoLLy dcidd
rhor somrhing hod
ro chong! H hod
ro prov ro rh orhr
lrogs rhor h wos |usr
os good os rhy wr!
So h chollngd
rh grn lrogs ro
o |umping conrsr.
All lrogs or good
|umprs, Lur som
con |ump vn lorrhr
rhon normol lrogs, ond
BoLLy wos hoping
rhor rhis wos his doy.
l only h could |ump
lorrhr rhon rh orhr
lrogs, rhn rhy would
s rhor h wos |usr
li| rhm, ond rhy
would L his lrinds.
Whn rcss rim
com, oll rh lrogs
lind up on o lin.
Thn Solly, o vry
prrry lim-grn lrog
Eobby & LLe EullyIro
Sroryrime, day 30
lrom rh norrh nd
ol rh lo|, soid "n
your mor|, gr sr,
JUMF!" BoLLy closd
his ys, crouchd
down, rnsd his
muscls, ond rhn
sprong lorword wirh
oll his mighr.
Whn h opnd his
ys, his horr lll.
H wos nor rh Lsr
|umpr. n locr, h wos
or rh vry Loc|. H
wos rh worsr |umpr
ol oll.
So BoLLy dcidd ro
procric. H procricd
ond procricd oll doy
long. Whil mosr ol
rh orhr lrogs wr
rloxing in rh nic,
cool worr ol rh pond,
BoLLy wos on rh
ground, |umping ond
|umping ond |umping.
Th orhr lrogs
rhoughr ir wos so lunny
rhy snr on ol rh
monr lrogs up on
rh lond ro giv BoLLy
onorhr chollng.
His nom wos Hon|
rh Bullylrog, ond h
wosn'r nic ro BoLLy
or oll.
"BoLLy, how oLour
w hov o lly-oring
conrsr?!"
BoLLy gulpd in lor.
l h soid no, Hon|
would |usr lough ond
coll him o coword. Bur
il h soid ys, ond losr
ogoin, h didn'r rhin|
h could srond ir! Srill,
h rhoughr, hov
ro rry. MoyL, |usr
moyL, con win rh
lly-oring conrsr, ond
rhn vryon will li|
m!
So h ogrd. Thy
wnr ro rh sourh ol
rh lo|, whr rh
llis li|d ro liv. Solly
soid "go" ond oll rhy
wnr, chosing ond
oring os mony llis
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os rhy could. Th
llis wnr wild, llying
vry which woy, ovr
ond undr ond oround.
BoLLy wos hoving o
hord rim sing rhm
Lcous rhy llw so
losr. Srill, h wos oLl
ro corch rhr llis
Llor Solly soid srop.
Whn h loo|d ovr or
Hon|, rhough, h |nw
h hod losr. Evryon
wos surrounding Hon|
ond congroruloring
him on his spcroculor
win. BoLLy slippd
inro rh worr ond
Lgon swimming owoy
Llor onyon could
s him loving.
Suddnly, Normon,
o lorg Lrown ond
grn lrog who livd
on rh osr sid ol rh
lo| colld our, "Hy,
BoLLy's grring owoy!
Evryon olrr him!"
BoLLy |nw h wos
in rrouLl now. Thy
wr going ro rry
corching him in rh
worr, ond il rhy
did, h wos sur rhy
would ros him ond
push him ond vn
dun| his hod in rh
worr.
So h swom owoy os
losr os h could. H
hord rh splish-splosh
ol orhr lrogs |umping
in rh worr ond h
|nw rhy wr oll losr
swimmrs, Lur BoLLy
olso lovd swimming,
ond rhoughr rhor
moyL, |usr moyL,
h could swim vn
losrr. Th orhr lrogs
wr grring clos,
rhough. H could s
rhm, |usr our ol rh
cornr ol his y. So
h swom vn hordr.
Thn, h sporrd rh
rds. Th rds
wr vry roll plonrs
rhor grw our ol rh
pond ond mod o
lorsr. H swom inro
Sroryrime, day 30
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rh rds ond duc|d
ond divd in ond
oround rh srol|s os
losr os h could. Evn
rhough som ol rh
orhr lrogs wr losrr
swimmrs, no on
could |p up wirh
BoLLy rhrough rh
rds. H wos |usr roo
losr! H cornrd so
losr oround rh rds
ond rh orhr lrogs
|usr wrn'r os nimLl.
All Lhind him BoLLy
could hor rh cris ol
ongr ond lrusrrorion
os rh orhr lrogs
croshd inro rh srol|s
or |usr couldn'r |p
up.
Finolly, h wos lr ol
rh srol|s ond on rh
lor sid ol rh pond,
whr his pornrs rold
him h should nvr
go. l h wnr Loc|
inro rh rds, rhough,
h wos olroid rh
orhr lrogs mighr gr
him. So h rrid ro
rlox in rh clor Llu
worr. MoyL il h
woird long nough
rhy would oll lov
rh rds, go Loc|
ro rhir homs, ond
h could swim hom
solly wirhour Ling
Lorhrd.
A loud nois Lhind
BoLLy srorrld him
ond h loo|d oround
ro s whor hod mod
ir. Whor h sow
lrighrnd him mor
rhon onyrhing h hod
vr sn Llor. Two
humons srood oLov
him, loo|ing down inro
rh pond. H lroz in
rrror. Thn h hord
orhr noiss, coming
lrom rh rds. Th
orhr lrogs hod mod
ir rhrough ond hod |usr
sporrd BoLLy.
"Thr h is!" shourd
Hon| rh Bullylrog.
"Cr him"
BoLLy rrid ro shour
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o worning, Lur rh
humons wr roo losr.
As soon os oll rh
lrogs wr swimming
olrr BoLLy, rhy
srorrd scooping inro
rh worr wirh rhir
Lig nrs. And vry
rim rhy scoopd
down, rhy coughr
rwo or rhr lrogs in
rhir nrs.
BoLLy swom lronricolly
ro hlp his clossmors
ond olrhough h wos
scord ol Ling coughr
os wll h srill lorgd
ohod. Bur rh lorg
humons nvr rrid
ro scoop BoLLy inro
rhir nrs Lcous
rhy nvr vn sow
BoLLy rh Llu lrog.
BoLLy rolizd rhor
in rh Llu worr, rh
humons could only
s rh grn lrogs!
H wos invisiLl!
Th humons rurnd ro
lov ond on soid ro
rh orhr, "Jo, w'r
gonno or good
ronighr!"
BoLLy |nw h hod ro
ocr losr il h wos going
ro sov his clossmors.
H swom Loc| rhrough
rh rds vn losrr
rhon h hod rh lirsr
rim ond rold oll rh
odulr lrogs whor hod
hoppnd. And rhn
h rold rhm his plon.
Nxr, h wnr oll
ond lound rh sno|s,
rh mosquiros, rh
lizords, rh owls, rh
dr, ond ony orhr
onimol who would
lisrn, ond rold rhm
his plon ro lr rh
grn lrogs.
As soon os rh sun sr,
oll rh onimols circld
oround rh humons'
compsir. Thy wr
nrvous, Lcous
humons or rh
scorisr crorurs ol
oll, Lur rhy |nw rhy
hod ro lr rhos lrogs.
Thy crpr lorword in
rh dor|nss ol rh
nighr wirhour mo|ing o
sound. r wos BoLLy's
rurn ro Lgin rh plon
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ond vn rhough h
wos vry olroid, h
hoppd righr inro
rh middl ol rh
compsir whr Lorh
rh humons could s
him.
"Jo, loo|s li| on o'
rhm lrogs gor loos!
Lr's gr him!"
BoLLy hoppd owoy
os losr os h could ond
rh humons ron olrr
him. Thn, suddnly,
oll rh lorsr onimols
ron inro rh compsir
os loudly os rhy could.
Th roccoons lound
rh humons' lood ond
ror inro rh Logs,
rh loxs srol rh
humons' nrs, ond o
Lig Lloc| Lor pourd
worr onro rh lir.
Th humons shri|d
in rrror, Lcous
humons con'r s vry
wll in rh dor|. Thy
ron oround ond oround
in circls, Lumping
inro rrs ond och
orhr, unril linolly rhy
lound rh rroil ond ron
owoy lrom rh pond os
quic|ly os rhy could.
Th Lig Lor com
ovr ro o lorg Lloc|
por ol worr nor rh
lirpir ond loo|d
insid whr oll rh
grn lrogs wr
crying ro L lrd. H
pur his Lig nos on
rh sid ol rh por ond
pushd ir ovr. All rh
grn lrogs |umpd
owoy os quic|ly os
rhy could ond lound
rhir pornrs, who
wr vry hoppy ro
hov rhm Loc|, sol
ond sound.
Hon| rh Bullylrog
loo|d or his dod ond
soid, "How did you
|now w wr hr?
How did you sov us?"
His dod soid, loud
nough lor vryon
ro hor, "BoLLy rh
Blu Frog rold us whor
hoppnd. r wos
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BoLLy's ido ro sov
you lrom rh humons.
BoLLy is o hro!"
Evryon chrd.
Hon| rh Bullylrog
com ovr ond gov
BoLLy o high-liv
ond soid, "'m sorry
lor rroring you so
Lodly, BoLLy. You'r
o gror lrog." Evn
Solly com ovr ond
gov BoLLy o |iss on
rh ch|. BoLLy
Llushd ond lornd
lor rh lirsr rim rhor
vn Llu lrogs con
rurn rd. From rhn on,
vryon wos hoppy,
ond BoLLy hod mor
rhon nough lrinds.
rh nd.
Sroryrime, day 30
Ouestion Time
1. Why wos BoLLy dillrnr rhon rh orhr
lrogs?
2. Did BoLLy win rh |umping conrsr?
3. Whor chollng did Hon| rh Bullylrog
giv BoLLy nxr?
4. Why couldn'r rh humons s BoLLy?
S. How did BoLLy sov his lrinds?
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Why Two CoIumns?
All our sroris or prinrd in rwo columns. This hlps
srruggling rodrs goin mor conldnc os rhy
rod Lcous ir splirs long snrncs up inro shorrr
sgmnrs. r is olso osir lor o child ro |p his/hr
ploc.
Pating:
By os|ing o child ro ror o srory, you ncourog rhm
ro rviw rh srory in rhir mind ond dcid nor only
il rhy li|d ir, Lur how wll rhy li|d ir. r's o gror
woy ro hlp your child Lgin dvloping criricol
rhin|ing s|ills.
Ouestions:
Eoch srory hos o numLr ol qusrions olrr ir. As|-
ing qusrions oLour o srory olrr o child hos rod or
lisrnd ro ir ncourogs rcoll, promors compr-
hnsion, ond hlps rh child Lcom mor owor ol
whor rhy'r roding in rh lurur.
11pt. or 12pt. font size:
Frinring sroris in o lorgr lonr siz (11 or 12pr.) olso
mo|s ir osir lor srruggling rodrs.
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imporronr locror in o child's succss.
Fornrs ond ducorors us Knowondr rools
ond conrnr ro promor roding, croriviry, ond
rhin|ing s|ills in childrn lrom zro ro rwlv.
Knowondr's moLil opp ond sroryLoo|
collcrions dlivr originol, complling nw
sroris vry doy, croring on opporruniry lor
pornrs ro conncr ro rhir childrn in woys rhor
signiliconrly improv rhir childrn's succss.
Ulrimorly, Knowondr's mission is ro rodicor
illirrocy ond improv ducorion succss rhrough
conrnr rhor is ollordoLl, occssiLl, ond
llcriv.
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