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Stories from long ago

How the Kangaroo got her Pouch: A Dreamtime story about the kindness the kangaroo
showed to the wombat, and how it was repaid with a brand new pouch. (604 words)
(RR 19-20, Flesch 1.8) (Zip Stage 3)
How the Kiwi Bird lost its Wings: A traditional Maori story about how the kiwi came to live
on the forest floor and became the most famous and revered bird in New Zealand. (820 words)
(RR 19-20, Flesch 1.9) (Zip Stage 3)
Maui and the Giant Fish: A traditional Maori story about the ancestor who using magic caught
a big fish. A strong moral tale from New Zealand. (670 words) (RR 21-22,
Flesch 2.1) (Zip Stage 3)
The Magic Paint Brush: A traditional Chinese tale about the boy who has a magical paint
brush, so that whatever he paints comes to life. (742 words) (RR 21-22, Flesch 2.1)
(Zip Stage 3)
The Mouse Deer and the Cucumbers: A traditional Asian story about a clever mouse deer,
who is captured by a farmer, but through cunning is able to escape a horrible fate. (682 words)
(RR 21-22, Flesch 2.3) (Zip Stage 3)
The Thirsty Frog: A Dreamtime story about the frog who swallows up all the water in the land,
and how the other animals need to find a way to get it to put the water back.
(534 words) (RR 21-22, Flesch 2.8) (Zip Stage 3)

Fun facts

Fun Facts about Fun: Where do circuses come from? Why do clowns wear red and white
makeup? Who created merry-go-rounds? Who came up with the roller coaster?
(730 words) (RR 21-22, Flesch 2.1) (Zip Stage 3)
Fun Facts about the Body: Why can’t you tickle yourself? Why is the left lung smaller,
what’s inside bones, when does the nose go to sleep? Lots of fun facts. (816 words)
(RR 21-22, Flesch 2.4) (Zip Stage 3)
Fun Facts about Food: Learn about watermelons, food in space, how many bees make
a teaspoonful of honey, chocolate money and accidental food inventions. Lots of fun facts.
(760 words) (RR 21-22, Flesch 2.7) (Zip Stage 3)
Fun Facts about Animals: Learn about animals who sleep standing up, the colour
of a polar bear’s skin, the bird that can fly backwards, an octopus’s hearts, and more.
(668 words) (RR 21-22, Flesch 2.9) (Zip Stage 3)

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