Storytime

But the milkfish was nervous and excited! He zigzagged this way and that as he swam across the reef. “Where are you going?” asked the grouper in his deep voice. “You need to slow down!” “I have important news!” the milkfish gulped. “What is it?” neig

Alan was busy burying his toys in the back garden when Mrs Ward found him. “What are you doing?” she asked in surprise. “Oh,” he said, “These toys were broken! I’m burying them so they’ll grow into new ones!” Mrs Ward didn’t know what to say. Alan ha

Great gardens of sweet potato plants grew on the sides of the hill, and no other tribes dared to attack the people who lived there. This was partly because it was protected by strong wooden walls… and partly because of the ngarara who lived beneath i

They came from Polynesia! The ancestors of the Maori discovered New Zealand around the year 1300CE. They named it Aoteaoroa, which means ‘Land of the Long White Cloud’. Maui is their greatest hero! There are many Maori myths about gods, monsters and

“Hey, sleepyhead, wake up!” they shouted. “You’re going hiking with us this morning, remember?” “OK, I’m awake, keep it down!” grumbled Meribel. She swung her legs over the side of the bed and climbed down from the stack of twenty mattresses that she

“What’s the matter, dear? Are you feeling all right?” Gabbi glanced back at her mum and tried to look happy. “I’m fine. Just thinking about… homework!” She smiled and gave her mum a wave as she wheeled her bike through the school gate. Gabbi enjoyed

Inanna was prayed to by peasants and kings alike, and she made crops grow on the dusty plains of Mesopotamia. But as time passed, the goddess grew bored with the sunlit world. “Things are so dull here,” she would complain. “My sister Ereshkigal rules

Many moons ago, a husband and wife lived on this island. They loved each other and were well-respected by their neighbours for being kind, fair and generous. There was just one thing that made them sad. “I wish we had a child!” sighed the man one day

But the king had a problem. “I am getting old!” he told his wife “My heir must be brave and mighty, so he can defend this land when I am gone!” At that time, their only son was just a baby. His parents named him ‘Samba’, which means ‘shepherd’. They

The cuttlefish has used his ink to create ink-blot pictures of four sea creatures. Can you work out which is which? A princess is missing – follow the footprints to help Cinderella and Sleeping Beauty find her! Colour in her old boot when you spot Mi