There was a kindergarten on the edge of our street. Children from all over the town went there. The kindergarten looked like a little sun. It was all yellow. It had a blue roof like the sky. In the garden around it there were flowers, soft grass that was always mown and the best wooden sandpit and climbing frames. Two teachers taught the children there.
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Far away in the high cliffs there are places where eagles’ nests are. They’re very high up and can’t be seen from the ground. Only if you stand under that rock, sometimes you can see mama or daddy eagle fly out from somewhere. Mostly they fly out to find food. They leave their little baby eagles in the nest and fly away to bring them something good to eat. And for their babies to grow up and get strong. When the baby birds are a little bigger, it’s time for them to fly out of the nest on their own to test the strength of their wings and learn how to do it.
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Beyond the frosty rock and the high hills there was a great kingdom. There lived a king and queen and their little princes. Their names were Simon and Sanel. They both had black hair, deep brown eyes and smiles from ear to ear. They were very kind and clever. Their parents were proud of them. Every day they thought of games to play and made every moment special. Every day with them was magical.
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Beyond the seven mountains and the seven valleys there was a beautiful village. All the houses in it were built in a circle, and right in the middle there was a big pond. Every year when winter came, the pond froze over and all the people who lived in that village went skating on it. Everybody went there. Young and old, girls and boys.
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Behind a few hills and a few valleys there stood a small village. At the edge of the village, near the forest, was a small house. Vickyi lived there with her parents. She was a little girl full of energy. She loved sports and her favourite thing was to run. Every day she ran in the forest. She jumped over sticks and small streams, dodged branches and always ran outside the forest to a beautiful clearing. There she sat in the grass and enjoyed the view of the whole village. She loved it there. It was such a favorite place of hers. It was quiet and it was not easy to run there. And she liked it very much.
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When December appeared on the calendar, it was winter. The temperature on the thermometer kept dropping and frost formed on the window. All the children were waiting for the first flakes.
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When autumn comes, the leaves start to fall outside. But not just leaves. Often, raindrops fall too. Outside the windows, it’s drizzly. It’s getting cold. Dark clouds gather in the sky and then drop waterfalls of raindrops on the ground, watering the soil.
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Deep under the earth there lived several little imps. They lived in a dark cave. They had a big fire in the middle of it. Around it they slept covered in their furs. They liked it warm. There were several of them. But one imp stood out.
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High in the mountains stood a beautiful wooden cottage. You could hardly see it because it was hidden behind the biggest trees. Grandma Rosalie lived there. But she often had a company. Her granddaughter, Mary, came to visit her almost all the time.
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In the middle of the deepest night, when the night is darkest, a train travels through the world. It’s big, but so quiet you can hardly hear it. Its lights are dim, like little stars. And when it passes your house, you hear the soft tinkle of the bells and feel the gentle breeze. No adult has ever seen or heard it.
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