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Vocabulary: Claw
Doggo and Kitty Do Their Laundry (Advanced)
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Genre: Children’sSetting: FairytaleNew Vocabulary: Alas, Clamber, Claw, Foam, Glitter (verb), Lather, Leap, Ponder, Scrub, Seeing as, Spit out, Turn up your nose in disgust, WriggleWord Count: 1905Original Author: Josef ČapekDoggo and Kitty want to be like the adults, and adults put on clothes when they go outside. But there’s a problem: Doggo and Kitty’s clothes are dirty! Well, they’ll just have to do laundry. That should be simple, right?
The Boy Who Knew No Fear (Beginner)
One day, a young man called Anders hears his brother say, ‘Oh, those scary stories make me shudder!’ ‘I wonder what it means to shudder?’ Anders thinks, and he goes out on a journey to find out.
The Flesh and Blood We Share
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Genre: RomanceSetting: MedievalNew Vocabulary: Alley, Armour, Beast, Bladder, Choke on your own spit, Claw, Dignity, Disarm, Dragon, Flesh and blood, Penance, Prostitute, Slay, Sorcerer, TameWord Count: 4436Original Author: Ariel GoodbodyIt was the place he and Bulan had first kissed. Hale fell to his knees and threw up all his beer onto the dirt. The edges of his armour plates cut into him, and he felt like a skeleton dancing inside it, like a sorcerer had used magic on him or something. He threw up twice, then three times, and finally stopped. A bit of sick slid down his chin and neck, leaving a stain…
The Shadow Club #1: A Boring Life
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Genre: ActionSetting: ModernNew Vocabulary: At some point, Claw, Duck (movement), Ignore, Priority, Punch, Roman, Stare, Volcano, Way moreWord Count: 1754Original Author: Ariel GoodbodyJemima started hissing. ‘I agree, Jemima. He’s being a real—whoa!’ I turned around and saw why Jemima was so angry. Next to her, there was something. It was big and had lots of black hair, sharp teeth and claws. They made Jemima look like a mouse. The monster was moving slowly towards Max, and it looked hungry.
To Be a Hero Chapter 3
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Genre: ComedySetting: FairytaleNew Vocabulary: Claw, Curl up, Fit of rage, Grin, Overthrow, Pathetic, Quest, Reappropriate, Redistribute, Sneer, SniffWord Count: 2274Original Author: Ariel GoodbodyWhen we last saw our heroes, and I do use that term lightly, they were hiding in the bushes, waiting outside the lair of the dragon, the ground covered in smelly snake guts designed to wake the monster’s rage. They spent many long, tedious, hours waiting. Norm looked around and found some mushrooms, which Elric encouraged him to try, but Kvok was convinced they were deadly poisonous, and this lead into an endless debate which…
Three Dragons
Once upon a time, there lived three dragons on three mountains. They were brothers, and each ruled over their own mountain. One was black, called Ba, one was red, called Ra, and one was green, called Ga. In the middle of the three mountains lay a small kingdom, ruled over by a human king, but the dragons paid little attention to this. Within the kingdom, however, the dragons caused much anxiety.
The Singing Bone
Once there were two brothers. The older brother, Brian, was very clever, but also very proud. The younger brother, Frederick, was not so clever, but he was kind, and everyone liked him. The brothers lived in peace in the countryside, but one day, a villager ran into town. He was covered with blood.