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Classic Tales for Kids to Read, Share and Enjoy

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Editorial Director: Lulu Skantze Editor: Sven Wilson Commercial Director: Leslie Coathup ILLUSTRATORS: Rose Skelton The Nutcracker’s Sweets Thais Castro The Cat and the Cradle Dmitrij Hladkyi Good King Wenceslas Laura Dìez The Christmas Cuckoo Giulia
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The Nutcracker’s Sweets
When Maria woke up in her bed, it was still dark… but she felt thirsty. Rubbing her eyes, she padded across the landing to get a drink of water. As she peered over the banister, she saw the living room with its brightly decorated tree. The floor was
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The Cat And The Cradle
In it, they found a little baby girl with golden hair. “We have no children,” said the woman, “so let us take this child in and raise her as our own!” Her husband gladly agreed, and they took the baby home with them. Because she was sweet-natured and
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Good King Wenceslas
But King Wenceslas did not join in the celebrations. Instead, he went for a walk on the battlements of his castle. The wind was bitterly cold that night, and he pulled his fur robe tightly around his shoulders. Wenceslas stared out across the land. T
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Santa Gets Kidnapped!
In the Happy Valley, you will find the workshop of Santa Claus. He spends all year making toys for the children of the world, and the fairies who live in the valley help him. His workshop is always filled with the sounds of music and laughter! Beyond
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The Christmas Cuckoo
In that cottage lived two brothers named Scrape and Spare. They were cobblers, and every day they worked from dawn to dusk, fixing the villagers’ shoes for a few pennies. When Christmas came, all the brothers could afford for their dinner was a loaf
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Christmas Gift-givers
Saint Nicholas! Unlike the other beings on this list, he actually existed! He lived during the late Roman Empire and was the bishop of Myra, in Turkey. He is said to have given his wealth to the poor – by throwing gold coins through their windows! Hi
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The Musical Donkey
They went down to the river, where Umed would clean the garments by rinsing them and beating them on a rock. He then hung them up to dry in the hot sun. When evening came, he would load the clothes onto his donkey again and deliver them back to his c
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New Year’s Nonsense
The frosty ground chilled his toes, but Fergus the fox enjoyed the warmth m the winter sunlight on his russet fur as he strolled through the woods. “It’s such a lovely morning!” he said to Oliver the owl, who was perched on a branch. “I’m going to im
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Storytime Playbox
The donkey is getting into the Christmas spirit by singing a carol - but he has jumbled up the words! Work out which song he is trying to sing so you con join in! Follow the scroll to find where Qiu is hiding in these pages. Colour in this Chinese Yi
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Scrape Or Spare?
You will need two players, a Scrape counter and a Spare counter, the deck of 16 cards downloaded and printed out from storytimemagazine.com/free, a dice and the game board on these pages. ★ The youngest player picks who they want to play as. Spare wa
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The Gift Of Brilliant Books!
→ YOU CAN’T LET AN ELEPHANT PULL SANTA’S SLEIGH by Patricia Cleveland-Peck, illustrated by David lazzyman (Bloomsbury) features lots of animals - and the bouncy rhyming text lists very good reasons why you wouldn’t want them to help with various Chri
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Promoting Your Club!
By now, you might have held your first Story Club meeting - we hope it went well! The next thing to do is let more people know about your club, so they con join in the fun! Why not turn promoting Story Club into a fun activity by getting your members
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The Throneless Prince
Kong He was a commander in the armies of the Duke of Lu. He was over two metres tall and incredibly strong. Battlefields were dangerous places, but Kong He was not afraid of charging into combat! When he was ordered to attack the enemy castle of Bi Y

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