Storytime

Of all the frogs who lived in the pond in the woods, Giuseppe was by far the cleverest. He could talk for hours about the stars in the sky, the way that plants grew, or the lives of great poets and kings. He also had a very big vocabulary! “That Gius

Billie Jean was always full of energy! At school, she would watch the hands of the clock, counting down the seconds until lunchtime. That was when she could go out and play! When the bell rang, she would charge outside into the warm California suns

The swan was proud of the nest that he had made on a little island in the lake. He had spent ages piling up sticks and reeds, until it was tall and snug and cosy. There was only one problem: he had nobody to share it with. Nearby were the nests of

When the cat-goddess Bastet was young, she lived in the palace of her father, the sun-god Ra. Both of them had strong opinions, and often argued with each other! One day, Bastet decided that she had had enough! She stormed out of Ra’s palace in a t

The brakes squealed as the bus skidded to a stop. “We’re here! EVERYBODY OFF!” shouted the bus driver. There was a lot of noise and confusion as all the kids tried to grab their bags and get out. Elliott was bumped and jostled and had his hat knock

Along time ago, in the land of Turkey, there lived a little girl who was never frightened of anything. In fact, she did not know what fear was! One night, there was a terrible storm that battered the little house where she lived with her mother. Th

Some people are born lucky, and some are not. But the luckiest people of all are those who think they are lucky. They always look on the bright side of life and believe that things will get better! One of these extra-lucky people was a humble lad n

“Let me tell you a story!” said the Wind one day as it blew across the wide blue skies. “Oh no, you don’t!” said the Rain. “You have been howling away for ages. Now it’s my turn!” “Is this any way to repay me?” complained the Wind. “I turned all of

The swan has found a strange egg in his nest. Do you know which kind of animal WON’T hatch out of it? All of the things that Hans traded on his journey are hidden somewhere in these pages – see if you can find them all, and tick here when you do!

You will need: two players, the 21 tennis cards downloaded from storytimemagazine.com/free (ten for each player, plus the SERVE card), the tennis scoring board on the opposite page, and two counters to keep track of the score. One counter should be