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Vocabulary: Twig

Hansel and Gretel

Dec 31, 2025

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Genre: Horror

Setting: Fairytale

New Vocabulary: Abandon, Belly, Betrayal, Breadcrumbs, Prison bars, Quitter, Sweet tooth, Twig, Witch, Woodcutter

Word Count: 2357

Original Author: Ariel Goodbody

What if the witch in Hansel and Gretel was Chinese? Well, then things would be very different. In this twisted version of the classic fairy tale, the two young children run away from the house of sweets and end up somewhere far more exotic…
The Emu and the Kangaroo

Apr 9, 2024

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Genre: Children’s

Setting: Australia

New Vocabulary: Desert, Emu, Feather, Hole, Kangaroo, Rub, Scratch, Shelter, Spirit, Thorn, Twig

Word Count: 741

Original Author: Prue Clarke

Dinewan gets married to Bohra the kangaroo, and they go for a walk in the desert. But Dinewan soon gets bored. Bohra is a magic kangaroo, and his spirit can walk through the sky. Dinewan thinks it would be interesting to see Bohra’s spirit…

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