Innholdsfortegnelse for August 2024 i Little Sparkles

Deep in the mountains lived a dragon. Every hundred years he wakes up. He is very hungry. ‘I want some breakfast,’ he said. He went down the mountain to the village. He saw a boy. ‘Yum, a boy for breakfast!’ ‘Don't eat me!’ said Sia. ‘I'll give you some food.’ Sia took the dragon to his house. He ate three plates of chicken and rice. ‘I'm still hungry,’ said the dragon. Sia gave the dragon more food. He ate five plates of noodles and ten sausages. He was still hungry! They went to the restaurant. The dragon ate twenty meatballs and fifty fish balls with twelve plates of sticky rice. After that, he ate six puddings and a cake. He was still hungry! They went to the shop. The dragon…

There was a young girl who lived near a church. Her older brother was a mischievous boy and was always trying to frighten the girl in a variety of ways. Eventually, she became so accustomed to his tricks, that nothing could scare her. Every time she saw something strange, she assumed it was her brother, up to his tricks again. One day, the girl's mother sent her out with the family's washing and told her to hang it up in the churchyard to dry. When her basket was empty, she looked up and saw a figure dressed in white from head to toe, sitting on a tomb. Most kids would have fled in fear, but this little girl was not in the least bit alarmed. She believed it was just…

Rose loved drawing. She was very poor and didn't have pens or pencils. She drew pictures in the sand with sticks. One day, an old woman saw Rose and said, ‘Hello! Here's a paintbrush and some paper for you.’ ‘Thank you!’ smiled Rose. She was so happy. ‘Hmmm, what can I paint?’ she thought. She looked around and saw a duck in the pond. ‘I know! I'll paint a duck!’ So she did. Suddenly, the duck flew off the paper and onto the pond. ‘Wow!’ she said. ‘A magic paintbrush!’ Rose was a very kind girl and she painted pictures for everyone in her village. She painted a cow for the farmer, pencils for the teacher, and toys for all the children. The king heard about the magic paintbrush and…

This is Ratty. He is the worst rat in the world. He's with his friends, Cheese and Miss Whiskers. They are planning to rob the Bank of Britain. ‘OK, rats, we're at the bank. Let's go!’ It's the end of the day. The cashier is counting the money. ‘Freeze! Nobody moves!’ ‘OK, rats. Let's see what's in the safe!’ ‘Perhaps we'll find some cheese!’ ‘There's no cheese. But there's lots of money! You get the notes – and I'll get the coins!’ ‘OK, rats. Let's go!’ ‘Run!’ The chief of police is at the bank. He knows there is only one person who can help. ‘Hello, Spycat?’ Spycat has arrived. First, he points his magic pen at the cashier. ‘I can move again!’ Next, Spycat looks for clues. He finds…