Vocabulary: Shepherd
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The Last King of the Britons
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Genre: Myths & LegendsSetting: MedievalNew Vocabulary: Banquet, Be reunited, Crack, Dismount, Do someone an honour, Dwarf, Faerie folk, Give up (defeat), Make a deal, Risk your life, Rule, ShepherdWord Count: 1272Original Author: British MythsKing Herla is fighting a war against the Saxons and winning. A group of dwarves comes to his wedding and makes a deal with him: if they can come to his wedding, then in the future the king will go to the dwarf king’s wedding. He thinks the dwarves will give them amazing gifts, but…
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The Boy Who Cried Wolf
Once there was a young boy called Lyman. He worked in the field and looked after the sheep. He was a shepherd. His father was a shepherd, and his grandfather was a shepherd and his grandfather’s father was a shepherd. Everyone told Lyman, ‘One day, you will be a great shepherd.’ But Lyman didn’t want…