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Vocabulary: Witch

Three Balls of Wool

Jan 21, 2025

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Genre: Children’s

Setting: Fairytale

New Vocabulary: Dot, Fig, Gaze, Her curiosity got the better of her, Itch, Reflection, Rotten, Scar, Scratch, Wart, Witch

Word Count: 3099

Original Author: A. M. Jalili

One day, Leila finds a strange butterfly with three dots and fine lines on its wings. When she tries to touch the butterfly, it turns into a witch and drags her to her castle! For seven years Leila works for the witch, trying to find a way to escape. Then, one day, the witch says she is going travelling…
Three Kisses

Oct 29, 2024

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Genre: Children’s

Setting: Fairytale

New Vocabulary: Bathtub, Courage, Dragon, Grief, Ruby, Seagull, Servant, Slave, Smash, Witch

Word Count: 2405

Original Author: Gordon Urquhart

Leah’s mother dies, and her brother leaves home, and Leah is so sad that she cannot speak. Her father plants a rose garden on her balcony, and every day she gives a white rose to a seagull and kisses it three times, sending it to her brother. But dark magic is also travelling across the sea, and soon Leah will find that every rose is not so sweet…
The Turnip Princess

Aug 2, 2022

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Genre: Children’s

Setting: Fairytale

New Vocabulary: Bite, Carve, Chest, Collapse, Curse, Familiar, Lock out, Princess, Turnip, Witch

Word Count: 1648

Original Author: Fairy Tales

A young man called Arran hates eating his vegetables. One day, his mother locks him out. Arran finds a house with a strange old woman inside, and a dog that talks. Will he find his way home, and will he discover the secret of the house?
Jack and the Beanstalk

Aug 10, 2021

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Genre: Action

Setting: Fairytale

New Vocabulary: Axe, Beanstalk, Chop down, Enchant, Giant, Glory, Goose, Grind, Harp, Mansion, Stomp, Witch

Word Count: 3748

Original Author: Fairy Tales

In the morning, he noticed there was less light in his room than usual, and when he went to the window, he saw why. Overnight, a beanstalk had grown, and it was huge! It rose above him like a tower, thick as an oak, and reached far away into the sky where he couldn’t see. Jack and his parents were thrilled about the magic beanstalk.
Butcher Boy George

Jun 1, 2021

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Genre: Action

Setting: Fairytale

New Vocabulary: Belly, Crooked, Demon, Duel, Glow, Pinky finger, Pop up, Sign of the cross, Witch, With your bare hands

Word Count: 1691

Original Author: Fairy Tales

As he walked through the shadows of the trees, he saw an orange glow in the distance, shining like a star. It was a fire, and at once he headed towards it, as his feet were cold and his belly was empty. ‘But wait!’ thought Butcher Boy George. ‘What if that fire was built by evil thieves, who wish to beat me and rob me in the night? I cannot fall for such a trap!’…
Beelzebuddy, the Cleaning Demon Chapter 1

Mar 30, 2021

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Genre: Comedy

Setting: Modern

New Vocabulary: Outside of my remit, Overgrown, Set something on fire, Shrug, Stray animal, Summon a demon, The offer still stands, Trampoline, Witch

Word Count: 2157

Original Author: Ariel Goodbody

‘Why, hello there! I’m Beelzebuddy, or “Buddy” for short! And I am very short… At your service. No spill, no stain, no mess is too much for me to clean! Just give me a cloth and a bucket and I’ll get right to work!’ ‘What are you talking about?’ said Rhiana. ‘I don’t need you to clean. I need you to get rid of some nasty people—and a dog—from my life.’
The Raven’s Heart

Feb 23, 2021

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Genre: Romance

Setting: Fairytale

New Vocabulary: Beak, Bolt of lightning, Caw, Cloak, Domestic violence, Hold hostage, Huntress, Put a plan into practice, Raven, Splatter, True to someone’s word, Vomit, Witch

Word Count: 5398

Original Author: Ariel Goodbody

But there was one thing that Zelda could never do. Morg had felt her confusion, as they had shared the kiss. The magic could change Morg’s appearance, but it could not change the way her body felt. Zelda had felt her heavy arms, her sharp bones and rough skin, and she had moved away in surprise.

Vocabulary: Witch

Three Balls of Wool

Three Kisses

The Turnip Princess

Jack and the Beanstalk

Butcher Boy George

Beelzebuddy, the Cleaning Demon Chapter 1

The Raven’s Heart