All Stories page 70

Stories including "Tyger Tyger Burning Bright" and "The Tale of the Shipwrecked Sailor".

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    Tyger Tyger Burning Bright

    Poems by William Blake (1757-1827) from his Songs of Innocence and Experience, that capture the magic and mystery of the tiger, the innocence of the lamb, the happiness of the fly, all god’s creations, with spoken audio on a free mp3.

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    The Tale of the Shipwrecked Sailor

    Egyptian ship on nile

    An Ancient Egyptian tale about a shipwrecked sailor who is washed up on a desert island and meets a giant serpent. One of the oldest stories ever written down, it is really several stories within a story.

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    The Luck of the Wicked Uncle

    Luck in the stars

    Do you believe in luck? – the mum in this story does – and her stars say she’s going to have a terrible weekend. Uncle Jeff (who is not really wicked) believes we make our own luck, and comes to the rescue.

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    Samson and Delilah

    The epic and tragic story of the man who combines the strength of a lion with the sweetness of honey. And of course of Delilah who is his downfall.

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    The Watermelon Prince

    A story from Vietnam that tells how the delicious fruit, the watermelon, came to Vietnam. A king adopts a boy who grows up into a wise prince. His bother plots against him and he is banished to an island where he discovers a sumptuous new fruit.

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    Life is a Circus

    A single song by the chiX our fictional girl band. This is the chiX first “Single” and their entry for the Eurovision Song Contest – Save it on your iPod – send it to all your friends !

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    Gladys and the Eurovision Song Contest

    the chiX reach the Eurovision song contest : includes their song “Life is A Circus” – the climax of our story about a fictional girl band and their brainy younger sister, Gladys.

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    The Wicked Witch of the West

    We bring you a single chapter from The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by y L. Frank Baum. We chose this chapter in the spirit of Halloween – so expect a few scary moments when with wolves, bees, crows, and winged monkeys.

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    Rockford Chapter 6: Back in Battersea Park

    boy with dog

    Far away in Battersea Park, Moog is looking for Rockford. Before long the boy is also taking a trip across a strange, tranquil sea.

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    The Raven

    Take thy beak from out my heart, and take thy form from off my door!’ Quoth the raven, `Nevermore.’