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Showing posts with label Short stories. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Short stories. Show all posts

Saturday, 3 December 2011

Tuesday, 21 June 2011

Story Cool Kids 6: A Camel Safari


This time Tom and Beth travel to Tunisia for their summer holidays.
It's so hot in the desert! And Tom is SO thirsty!

Click on the logo to read and listen to the story.

Tuesday, 14 June 2011

Story: The Great Race


Here is a story which tells of the Jade Emperor's clever plan to decide the order the animal years should go in. Find out who came first in The Great Race. Click on the picture.

Thursday, 9 June 2011

Friday, 3 June 2011

Story: Planet Earth




Everybody would like to live in a green world. In this story, the school children visit the Earth museum and learn about what should be done to have a greener planet.

Story: The Rainbow Serpent


The Rainbow Serpent is a powerful ancestor, known by many Aboriginal groups throughout Australia. They believe the Rainbow Serpent played an important role in the life cycle of plants and animals and seasonal changes.

The many stories and sites associated with the Rainbow Serpent are often linked to water and places where she travelled across country, leaving behind features in the landscape. Australian Aboriginals believe she is still present today, resting, and should never be disturbed.

Listen to this beatiful story about the Rainbow Serpent.
I hope you enjoy it!

Wednesday, 1 June 2011

Story: The Sun and the Wind

The Sun and the Wind are having an argument. Who is stronger?
Click on the picture and listen to the story to find out.

Tuesday, 24 May 2011

Story: I'm hungry!

Rosie and Jack are hungry! Read this story and see what happens when Zipadee arrives.

Rosie y Jack tienen hambre. Lee esta divertida historia y verás qué pasa cuando llega Zipadee.

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