INGLESE - Narrativa

When they are hunting, or when they are prey, lots of different animals hide in different ways. An octopus changes color, insects look like sticks. Seahorses hide in coral and lizards with two heads! Can you think of any more animals that use camouflage?

Tim loves his toy rabbit and plays with it every day. Then Tim gets sick and his mom puts all his toys in the garden. Poor toy rabbit! Poor Tim! Does Tim find his toy rabbit again?

One day, Ali Baba sees some thieves going into a cave. After they have gone he goes inside and finds it’s full of gold and silver! He is rich at last! But the thieves want their treasure back and think of a clever way to get it.

Moby Dick is the most dangerous whale in the oceans. Captain Ahab fought him and lost a leg. Now he hates Moby Dick. He wants to kill him. But can Captain Ahab and his men find the great white whale? A young sailor, Ishmael, tells the story of their exciting and dangerous trip.

A young husband and wife buy a puppy and call him Marley. Marley gets bigger and bigger, and he is not an easy dog. He eats everything. He breaks things. He doesn’t listen. But he loves John and Jenny and they love him. Is this really the story of the world’s worst dog?

Only the next king can pull the sword out of the stone. Many people try, but they cannot move the sword. Then young Arthur tries, but it comes out easily. Now he will be king. But will he be a good king? And will his life be happy?

Hans Christian Andersen wrote many stories, and these are some of the best. We meet a very, very small child, a bird with a beautiful voice, a mermaid with legs, an ugly duckling with no friends; and an emperor with some very strange new clothes. These stories teach us lessons for life.

Some American scientists revive an Egyptian Mummy. When Doctor Ponnonner and his colleagues begin to unwrap the Mummy Allamistakeo they find it to be in exceptionally good condition. So the scientists decide to use electricity and… the mummy wakes up. The conversation between the scientists and mummy humorously reveals how false the belief in modern superiority is. Is the modern world more evolved than Ancient Egypt?