5-1 The Magic Key 5-2 Pirate Adventure 5-3 The Dragon Tree

5-4 Gran

5-5 Castle Adventure 5-6 Village in the Snow

5-13 The New Baby 5-14 Camping Adventure 5-15 Scarecrows

5-16 Noah’s Ark Adventure 5-17 A New Classroom 5-18 Mum to the Rescue 5-19 Sleeping Beauty 5-20 The Adventure Park 5-21 Kipper and the Trolls 5-22 Safari Adventure 5-23 Dad’s Run 5-24 Drawing Adventure

5-7 The Whatsit

5-8Underground Adventure

5-9 Vanishing Cream 5-10 It’s Not Fair 5-11The Great Race 5-12 A Monster Mistake

5-1 The Magic Key

The box was by Chip’s bed. Something was glowing inside it. Chip looked at the box. “It’s magic,” he said. Chip ran into Biff’s room. “Biff,” he called. “Look at the box.” Biff and Chip looked at the box. Something was glowing inside it. They opened the box. They looked inside. “It’s magic,” they said. A key was in the box. The key was glowing. “It’s a magic key,” said Biff. She picked up the key and the magic began. Biff and Chip got smaller and smaller and smaller. “Oh help!” said Biff. “It’s magic,” said Chip. Biff and Chip looked at the room. Everything looked big. “Look at my big slippers,” said Biff. “Everything looks big.” Chip picked up a pencil. “Look at this big pencil,” he said. Biff picked up a pin. “Look at this big pin,” she said. They looked at the house. It looked like a big house. The windows were glowing. “It’s magic,” said Chip. Biff and Chip ran to the house. They looked in the window. Biff went to the door. She pushed and pushed, but she couldn’t get in. They went to the window. Chip pulled and pulled, but he couldn’t get in. Something was coming. Chip picked up the pin. “Oh help!” he said. It was a little mouse. Biff and Chip looked at the mouse. The mouse ran away. Something was glowing. It was the magic key. Biff picked it up. Biff and Chip got bigger and bigger and bigger. “Oh no!” said Biff. “Oh help!” said Chip. “It’s the magic,” they said. The magic was over. “What an adventure!” said Biff and Chip. 5-2 Pirate Adventure

Biff was looking at a book. The book was about pirates. “I don’t like pirates,” she said. Wilf and Wilma came to play. They went to Biff’s room. They looked at the little house. “It’s a

magic house,”said Biff. “Don’t be silly,” said Wilma. They looked at the key. “It’s magic key,” said Chip. “Don’t be silly,” said Wilf. The key began to glow. The magic was working. “Oh help!” said Wilma. The magic was working. The children got smaller and smaller and smaller. “Oh no!” said Wilf. “Oh help!” said Wilma. “We don’t like this,”they said. They looked at the house. The windows were glowing. Biff went to the door. She put the key in the lock. She opened the door. The children went inside the house. “It’s a magic house,” they said. “Look at the sand,” said Biff. “Look at the sea,” said Chip. “Come on,” they said. They ran to the sea. Wilf picked up a shell. Chip picked up a coconut. Biff climbed up a tree. Wilma went in the sea. “This is magic,” they said. They played on the sand. They played in the sea. “What an adventure!” said Biff. A pirate came up. He looked at the children. “Children!” said the pirate. “Pirates!” said the children. “Oh help!” they said. “Come on,” said the pirates. The pirates had a boat. They went to the pirate ship. “I don’t like pirates,” said Biff. “Look at that pirate,” said Biff. “Look at that big rope,” said Chip. “I’m frightened,” said Wilf. “We wanted a party,” said the pirate. “Nobody wanted to come. Will you come to the party?”The children went to the party. It was a good party. “I like pirates,” said Biff. The key was glowing. It was time to go. “Goodbye,” said Chip. “Thank you for the party.”“Oh no!” said the pirates. “What an adventure!” said Wilma.“I liked the pirates,” said Biff. Wilf looked at the little hat.

5-3 The Dragon Tree

Kipper was looking at a book. The book was about a dragon. Kipper couldn’t read the story. Biff didn’t want to read it. She didn’t like dragons. Kipper went into Chip’s room. Chip read the story. “I like dragons,” said Chip. Something was glowing. It was the magic key. “Oh no!” said Chip. Chip picked up the box. He ran into Biff’s room. “The magic is working,” he said. Biff picked up the key. They looked at the magic house. “The door is open,” said Biff. The magic was working. It took the children inside. It took Floppy too. It took them to a wood. Floppy didn’t like the wood. He was frightened. Biff pulled Floppy. “Come on,” she said. “Don’t be silly.” An owl flew out of a tree. Floppy didn’t like the owl. He ran away. Floppy ran out of the wood. “Come back,” called Biff. “Come back,” called Chip. It was no good. Floppy ran and ran. “Oh help!” said Biff. The children looked for Floppy. They called and called. “Floppy! Come back!” they called. The children came to a tree. It was called “The Dragon Tree”. A dragon lived under the tree. The dragon had Floppy. He wanted Floppy for supper. Floppy was frightened. “Oh no!” said Biff. “What a nasty dragon! I don’t like dragons!” Biff looked at the dragon’s tail. She took off her belt. She put it round the tail. Chip helped her. Kipper went inside the tree. He pulled Floppy out. Chip helped him. The dragon was cooking. It didn’t see them. “Come on!” called Chip. They ran and ran. The key was glowing. “The key is glowing,” called Biff. “It’s time to go home.”“What an adventure!” said Chip.“I don’t like dragons,” said Biff.

5-4 Gran

A car came to the house. The children ran to see. “It’s Gran,” said Kipper. “Come in,” said Mum.

“Come in,” said Dad. The children helped. They took Gran’s things. “What a lot of things!” said Kipper. The children liked Gran and Gran liked the children. “Come and see my toys,” said Kipper. “Come and see my room,” said Biff. “Come and play,” said Chip. Gran played with the children. They played inside. “Oh no!” said Mum. They went outside and played football. “Oh no!” said Dad. Gran took the children out. They went in Gran’s old car. Wilf and Wilma went too. “What an old car!” said Wilf. “It’s a good car,” said Gran. Gran took them to the fun park. “This looks fun,” said Gran. “Come on, everyone.” The children began to run. They wanted to go on everything. “Come on, Gran,” they called. “Look at this,” said Kipper. “It’s a castle. “It’s called Jumping Castle.” The children went on the Jumping Castle. “This is fun,” called Wilma. The children jumped and jumped, and bounced and bounced. “Come on, Gran,” they called. Gran went on the castle. She jumped and bounced. “Good old Gran,” called the children. Gran made a hole in the castle. “Oh no!” said the children. The castle began to go down. A man ran up. He was cross with Gran. “Look at my castle,” he yelled. “Go home,” yelled the man, “and don’t come back.” Gran took the children home. Biff told Mum about the castle. Mum was cross with Gran. Gran was sad. Gran was in Chip’s room. She looked at the magic key. The key was glowing. Gran picked up the key and ran into Biff’s room. “Look at this,” she said. “Oh no!” said Kipper. “It’s the magic. The magic is working.” The magic took them to a new adventure. 5-5 Castle Adventure

The magic took them to a castle. Three witches lived in the castle. They were nasty witches. One was a black witch. One was a red witch. One was a green witch. The magic took the children inside the castle. It took them to a room. A frog was in the room. “I am a king,” said the frog. “I am the king of this castle.” The witches turned me into a frog. Help me,” he said. A witch was coming. It was the black witch. “Look out!” said the frog. The witch opened the door. Gran pushed the witch. Chip took the witch’s keys. They ran out of the room. Chip locked the door. The witch couldn’t get out. Everyone ran. “Look out!” called Chip. A witch was coming. It was the red witch. “I don’t like witches,” said Gran. She put a net over the witch. The witch couldn’t get out. “Good old Gran,” called Biff. Gran went to the green witch. “I don’t like witches,” said Gran. “I don’t like nasty witches.” Gran threw the witch on the floor. “Help!” yelled the witch. “Good old Gran,” said the children. Some frogs came in and jumped on the table. One was the king. “Help us,” he said. Biff and Gran looked in the witches’ book. The frogs turned into people. “Thanks!” said the King. The witches turned into frogs. Gran put the book on the fire. “Oh no!” said the witches. The king had a party. Everyone went to it. “What a good party!” said Chip. “What an adventure!” said Biff. “I like adventures,” said Gran. “Good old Gran!” said everyone. The magic key was glowing. “It’s time to go,” said Biff. “Goodbye,” said the king. The magic took them back to Biff’s room. They fell on to Biff’s bed. “Oh no!” said Mum. 5-6 Village in the Snow

The children were at school. It was playtime. “Come in,” called Mrs. May. Mrs. May told the children a story. The story was about a village. The village was in the mountains. Everyone liked the story. It was called The Village in the Snow. The children went to Biff’s room. They wanted an

adventure. Biff picked up the magic key. The key began to glow. “The magic is working,” said Biff. The magic took the children to the village in the snow. “It’s lovely,” said Biff. Kipper jumped in the snow. “I like the snow,” he called. “This is fun.” They played in the snow. They made a snowman and put Kipper’s hat on top. They jumped in the snow. They threw snowballs. “Look,” said Wilma. They saw a little boy. The boy was pulling a toboggan. Some big boys ran up. They pushed the little boy over. They pushed the toboggan over and they ran away. The children ran up. They helped the little boy. Kipper picked up his hat. The little boy told them about the big boys. Kipper was cross. Kipper put on the little boy’s hat. He put on his coat. “Come on,” he called. The big boys looked at Kipper. Kipper looked like the little boy. “Come on,” said the big boys. The children threw snowballs at the big boys. “Help! Help!” yelled the big boys. The big boys ran away. The little boy jumped and jumped in the snow. The children put the little boy on the toboggan. They pulled him home. The little boy lived with his grandfather. Grandfather gave the children a drink. The children told Grandfather about the big boys. They told Grandfather about the snowball fight. The children played in the snow. They went on the toboggan. “This is fun,” said Wilf. The magic key began to glow. “It’s time to go,” said Biff. “Come on,” she said. The magic took the children home. “What an adventure!” said Chip.

5-7 The Whatsit

Mum and Dad painted the kitchen. Dad painted the ceiling. Mum painted the walls. Mum pulled up the old carpet. “The walls look good,” she said. “But this looks a mess.” Dad looked at the floor. “We need a new carpet,” said Biff. Mum found a trap door. She pulled it up. Everyone looked. “It’s a caller,” said Dad. Mum went into the cellar. “It looks big,” she said. The children looked in. “It looks dark,” said Biff. “It looks spooky,” said Chip. Dad got light. They went into the cellar. Kipper found an old sheet. “I’m a ghost,” he said. “Whooooooooooooaa...!” “Look at this,” said Kipper. “What is it?” asked Chip. “I don’t know,” said Mum. “It’s a whatsit,” said Dad. Wilf and Wilma came to play. They looked at the whatsit. “What is it?” asked Wilma. “It’s a whatsit,” said Chip. “We found it in the cellar.” Two men came to the house. They came in a lorry. They took away the old things. One man looked at the whatsit. “What is it?” he asked. “It’s a whatsit,” said Dad. The men took the whatsit. They put it in a lorry. A car stopped. A lady jumped out and called to the men. “Stop!” she said. The lady wanted the whatsit. She wanted it for a museum. The men put it in the car. The lady gave Dad some money. “Come to the museum,” she said, “and bring the children.” The whatsit was in the museum. Mum and Dad went to see it. They took Biff, Chip and Kipper. “So that’s what it is,” said Dad. Mum and Dad had a surprise. It was for the children. “What is it?” asked Biff. “It’s a whatsit,” said Dad. He pulled off the sheet. The whatsit was a snooker table. “It’s brilliant!” they said. 5-8 Underground Adventure

The children were in the cellar. They wanted to find a secret tunnel. The children looked everywhere. They tapped on the floor. They tapped on the walls. But there was no secret tunnel. “It’s no good,” said Biff. Kipper ran to the cellar. He had the magic key. The key was

glowing. They ran to Biff’s bedroom. “Come on!” called Kipper. “It’s time for a magic adventure.” The magic took them underground. They were in a big tunnel. Wilma picked up a lamp. “Come on,” she said. “Let’s go!” There were elves in the tunnel. But they were shy. “Oh no!” they said. “Children!” The children went down the tunnel. They didn’t see the elves. “This way,” said Wilma. The children came to a big cave. “Wow!” said Biff. The elves looked at the children. “Oh dear!” said the elves. “Oh dear! Oh dear!” The cave had an echo. “Whoooooaa!” called Kipper. “Whoooooaa!” went the echo. “Whoooooaa!” went Kipper. The elves laughed. They laughed and laughed. The elves came out. They ran to say hello. “Whoooooaa!” they went. “Whoooooaa!” went the echo. And everyone laughed. The elves were sad. They had no work. “Can you help?” said the elves. “Our gold has run out. We don’t know what to do.” Wilma had a good idea. She told the elves what it was. The elves liked Wilma’s idea. They painted some signs. The children helped. The elves put light in the caves. The cave looked beautiful. People came to see them. The elves were happy. The elves were busy. “Thanks to the children,” they said. The magic key began to glow. It was time to go home. “What an adventure!” said Wilf. “I have a good idea,” said Chip. “What do you think?”

5-9 Vanishing Cream

The children were at school. They made a little theatre. They made it out of a box. The children put on a play. The play was about a wizard. He was called Wizard Blot. Wizard Blot made mistakes. Wizard Blot made a spell. The spell went wrong. “Oh dear! Oh dear!” said Wizard Blot. Everyone laughed. Everyone liked the play. Mrs. May liked Wizard Blot. Biff was in her room. The key began to glow. “Chip! Chip!” called Biff. Chip ran into Biff’s bedroom. The magic took them inside the little house. The magic took them to Wizard Blot’s house. The Wizard wanted some help. “Come in!” said the Wizard. “I wanted one helped, but two will do.” “Come in!” said the Wizard. “You can wash up, then you can tidy up.” Biff and Chip looked at the mess. “Don’t be lazy,” said the Wizard, “Or I’ll turn you into frogs.” Biff and Chip did the washing up. “I don’t like this,” said Chip, “But I don’t want to be a frog.” “I don’t like ironing,” said Biff, “but we don’t want to be frogs.” Oh no! Biff dropped a bottle. It was vanishing cream. “Help!” said Biff. “This is vanishing cream.” Chip looked at his hands. “Oh no,” he said. “Bits of us are vanishing.” He rubbed his face. “Oh no!” said Biff. “Your face is vanishing.” A man came to the house. He climbed through the window. The man didn’t see Biff and Chip. He took all the Wizard computer disks. “Help! Help!” said the man. “I’m being attacked by the washing.” Wizard Blot came back. Biff told him about the vanishing cream. Chip gave Wizard Blot the computer disks. The Wizard was pleased. It was time to go home. “Thank you,” said Wizard Blot. “Do come again.” Biff had a little bottle. “Don’t droop it,” said Chip. “It’s vanishing cream.”

5-10 It’s Not Fair

Mrs. May was ill. The children had a new teacher. He was called Mr. Fry. It was story time. The children sat in the reading corner. Mr. Fry had a new story. The story was about a king. He was called King Arthur. “Here is King Arthur,” said Mr. Fry, “and here are his knights. They lived a long

time ago.” King Arthur had a round table. All the knights sat round it. They liked the round table. The children did a project. The boys were knights. “It’s not fair,” said Biff. Biff wanted to be a knight. “It’s not fair,” she said. “Why can’t girls be knights?” Biff was in her room. She wanted to go skateboarding. But the magic key began to glow. “Oh blow!” said Biff. “I wanted to go skateboarding.” The magic took Biff to King Arthur’s castle. It put her in a dress. “Yuk!” said Biff. “I wanted to be a knight. Knights don’t wear dresses.” Biff was cross with the magic. She saw some knights. “Can I be a knight?” she said. The knights laughed. “But you are a girl,” they said. “Girls can’t be knights.” Biff got on her skateboard. “You couldn’t do that,” she said. “Now can I be a knight?” The knights were amazed. “We’ll have to ask King Arthur,” said the knights. The knights took Biff to King Arthur. “This is Biff,” they said. “She wants to be a knight.” King Arthur laughed. “Girls can’t be knights,” he said. “Why not?” asked Biff. King Arthur called a meeting but the knights argued. No one wanted to sit down. They all wanted to sit near King Arthur. Biff had a good idea. She spoke to King Arthur. “Get a round table,” she said. The knights liked the round table. “It’s brilliant!” they said. “Now we won’t argue.” The knights sat round the table. “See!” said Biff. “Now can I be a knight?” But everyone laughed. “I’m sorry,” said King Arthur, “but girls can’t be knights.” The magic adventure was over. “It’s not fair,” said Biff. “Girls are as good as boys.”

5-11The Great Race

Gran wanted a new car. Biff and Chip were sad. They liked Gran’s old car. Gran liked this car. Biff was worried. The car was too fast for Gran. Gran bought the fast car. She drove it home. “Oh no!” said Dad. Mum was cross with Gran. “That car is too fast,” she said. Gran was upset. The magic key glowed. The magic took Biff and Chip. It took Gran, too. The magic took them to a race. “Come on,” said Gran. “This is my new car.” “Oh Gran!” said Biff. “What would Mum say?” “Never mind Mum,” said Gran. Gran found a map. They all looked at it. A man looked at Gran. He was a bad man. He was called the Baron. The children looked at the Baron. The Baron looked at the children. “Ha!” said the Baron. “You won’t win.” A man changed the signpost. “Ha! Ha!” said the man. “Now the Baron will win.” The map blew away. “Which way?” asked Gran. Chip didn’t know. They didn’t see the signpost. Gran turned left. “Grrr!” said the man. They came to the mountains. “Slow down,” shouted Biff. “No. This is fun,” said Gran. The Baron put oil on the road. “That will do it,” he said. “That will stop them.” The car skidded on the oil. It crashed through the fence and went down the mountain. “Hold on,” shouted Gran. “Oh no!” shouted Biff. “Oh help!” shouted Chip. The Baron was behind. Gran was in front. She was winning the race. Biff looked behind. “Come on Gran,” she shouted. “Which way?” called Gran. Chip didn’t know. Gran turned on to a bridge. The bridge was dangerous. “Not this way!” called Chip. The bridge broke. The Baron’s car crashed down into the river. Gran won the race. “Hooray!” called Biff and Chip. The magic key glowed. Gran took the fast car back. She bought a little car. “This one will do,” she said.

5-12 A Monster Mistake

Mum and Gran went on holiday. They went to Scotland. They took the children. They stayed in a

cottage. The cottage was by a lake. It had a boat. “I like it here,” said Biff. “We can go sailing.” “And fishing,” said Kipper. Everyone had a good time. Biff and Kipper went fishing. Gran and Chip painted a picture. Mum sat in the sun and read a book. “This is fun,” she said. Everyone looked at Gran’s picture. “Oh Gran!” said Chip. She had painted a monster. Kipper looked at the monster. Gran laughed. “There’s no such thing,” she said. Mum went shopping. She took Kipper. Biff and Chip stayed with Gran. Mum looked at the shops. “Let’s get Dad a postcard,” she said. Kipper went into a shop. “I want a monster for me and a postcard for Dad,” he said. Kipper posted the card to Dad. “I wish Dad was here,” he said. Gran wanted to play a joke on Mum. “Let’s make a monster,” she said. “I don’t get it,” said Biff. “Wait and see,” said Gran. They put the monster in the lake. It made the children laugh. “It looks brilliant!” said Chip. “What a good joke,” said Biff. “What a good joke to play on Mum.” Mum and Kipper came back. Gran pulled the rope. The monster went across the lake. “A real monster,” said Kipper. “I don’t believe it,” said Mum. “There’s no such thing.” Some people saw Gran’s monster. They were amazed. They took photographs. The children watched television. “Gran’s monster!” said chip. “Oh no!” groaned Biff. The next day lots of people came. There were lots and lots and lots of people. They wanted to see the monster. “Oh Gran!” said Mum. “Now look what you’ve done.” Gran told everyone about the monster. “It was just a joke,” she said. A man from the television came. Mum was cross with Gran but everyone laughed. Gran was sorry. “A monster?” she said. “There is no such thing.”

5-13 The New Baby

Jo had some good news. She was expecting a baby. “What good news!” said everyone. Wilma’s mum found the old buggy. “Oh look!” said Wilma’s dad. “Wilf had it when he was a baby.” The buggy looked a bit scruffy. A wheel had come off. “We can do it up,” said Wilma’s mum. Wilma told Biff and Chip. “Jo is expecting a baby,” she said. “What good news!” said Chip. Biff and Chip went home. “Jo is expecting a baby,” said Chip. “What good news!” said Mum. Dad found the old cot. “Oh look!” said Mum. “Kipper had it when he was a baby.” The cot looked a bit scruffy. It needed a new mattress. “We can do it up,” said Dad. Biff and Chip told Kipper. “Jo is expecting a baby,” they said. “That’s brilliant!” said Kipper. Kipper found an old toy rabbit. It looked a bit scruffy. “Can we do it up?” he asked. Kipper was in Miss Green’s class. He told Miss Green about Jo’s baby. “How exciting!” said Miss Green. Kipper looked puzzled. “When will Jo’s baby come?” he asked. Miss Green told the children about babies. Mums and dads came to school. They told the children about babies too. Kipper played with the baby. He gave it a rattle. The baby made a funny noise. The children made a book. The book was about babies. Kipper gave Jo the book. Biff and Chip gave Jo the cot. Jo was pleased. Wilf wanted the baby to be a girl. Wilma wanted it to be a boy so Wilf made a big chart. “The baby is coming,” said Jo. “It’s time to go.” “How exciting,” said Wilf. Wilma called her mum. “Jo’s baby is coming,” she called. “How exciting!” said Wilma’s mum. Jo went to the hospital. She went in the car. “Good luck,” called Wilma’s mum. Jo was in hospital. She had a baby girl. “She is called Vicky,” said Jo. Jo brought Vicky home. Everyone wanted to see the new baby. Jo looked at Kipper. “You know about babies,” she said. “Do you want to help?” Kipper looked at Vicky. “No, thank you,” said Kipper.

5-14 Camping Adventure

Mum and Dad went camping. They took children. They went to a farm. Mum and Dad had a new tent. They put it up. Wilf helped. Wilma got some water. “I like it here,” she said. “I like camping.” Mr. Jones was the farmer. He had to milk the cows. “Come and watch,” he said. “What a lot of cows!” said Wilf. Mr. Jones laughed. “We milk them every day,” he said. Mum wanted some milk. She went to the farmhouse. “I want some eggs too,” said Mum. Mrs. Jones was expecting a baby. She was expecting it soon. “It may come today,” she said. Dad cooked supper. “I like it here,” said Wilf. “It’s fun in this tent.” Everyone went to bed but there was a storm. Nobody could sleep. The wind blew. Everyone had to get up. The wind blew the tent down. They had to go to the farmhouse. Mr. Jones called Mum. “The baby is coming,” he said. Mrs. Jones had to go to hospital. She got in the car. Mum helped her. The storm got worse. The wind blew and blew. The wind blew a big tree down. The car couldn’t get past. Mr. and Mrs. Jones went back to the house. Mr. Jones called for help. He called the hospital. “A helicopter’s coming,” he said. Mr. Jones pointed to a field. “The helicopter can land there,” he said. Mr. Jones got some bags. The children helped. They got some big stones. They made a big cross out of the bags. They put stones on the bags. The helicopter came. It landed near the cross. “At last!” said Mr. Jones. There was a doctor in the helicopter. “Come on!” said Mr. Jones. The doctor ran to the house but Mum came to the door. She was laughing. “Too late!” said Mum. “Mrs. Jones has had the baby. She’s had a baby boy.” Everyone looked at the baby. “He’s very sweet,” said Wilma. “Will he like camping?”

5-15 Scarecrows

Biff and Chip had a little garden. They planted seeds and they put in plants. The birds liked the garden. They ate the seeds and pecked the plants. Biff was cross. “Look at the birds,” she said. “Go away! Go away!” Biff and Chip had an idea. “Let’s make a scarecrow,” they said. “What a good idea,” said Mum. They got some old clothes and made the scarecrow’s body. Mum helped them. Biff got a bag. Chip painted a face on it. Mum made the scarecrow’s hair. Chip wanted the scarecrow to be a boy. He called it Fred. Biff wanted it to be a girl. “All scarecrows are boys,” said Chip. The key began to glow. The magic took them inside the little house. The magic took them to a field. The scarecrow came to life. “I’m alive!” called Fred. Fred jumped in the air. “It’s magic!” he called. There were some scarecrows in the lane. Fred waved at them. Fred ran up to the scarecrows. “Hello!” he called. “Where are you going?” A scarecrow pointed to a barn. “We’re going to the barn dance. You can come too.” Then the scarecrows looked at Biff and Chip. “Oh dear! You can’t come.” Biff and Chip weren’t scarecrows. They couldn’t go to the dance but Fred had an idea. Fred made Biff and Chip into scarecrows. They went to the dance. The band began to play. “Come on,” called Fred. “Let’s dance.” Biff began to dance with the scarecrows. “This is fun,” called Chip. Biff danced with Fred. Chip danced with Biff. They all danced with the scarecrows. “See!” said Biff. “There are girl scarecrows. I told you so.” Suddenly, the key glowed. It was time to go home. “Oh no!” said Fred. The magic took them home. Biff and Chip had an

idea. “I didn’t know there were girl scarecrows,” said Mum. “Well, there are,” said Chip. 5-16 Noah’s Ark Adventure

It rained and rained. It rained all day long. The children were fed up. The children went outside. They wanted to play but it was too wet. Dad looked out of the window. “Come inside,” he said. “It’s too wet to play outside.” The children went to Biff’s room. Suddenly, the key began to glow. It was time for a magic adventure. “What a good job!” said Kipper. “I want a magic adventure. I’m fed up with all the rain.” The magic key took them into a new adventure. But it was raining. “Oh no!” said Kipper. “We don’t want an adventure in the rain.” The children saw a boat. “What is it?” asked Kipper. “It’s Noah’s Ark,” said Biff. “Noah has to put the animals on the Ark or they will drown,” said Chip. “It’s raining so much,” said Biff. “The water’s going to cover everything.” “Don’t worry,” said Chip. “Noah will save all the animals.” “Will he save us too?” asked Kipper. “Hello,” said Noah. “What do you want? Have you come to help?” Noah looked at the water. He pointed at the Ark. “I want some help,” he said. The children looked at the animals. “It is time to put the animals on to the Ark,” said Noah. The animals went on to the Ark. They went on in twos. First, Noah put the big animals on. A man pushed the elephants. They pulled the crocodiles up in a big net. A camel didn’t want to go on to the Ark. They pushed it and pulled it. “All the animals are on,” said Noah. “It’s time to go. Please get on to the Ark.” The children went on to the Ark. Noah looked at Floppy. “Stop!” shouted Noah. “I’m sorry,” said Noah. “We put two dogs on the Ark. We can’t have three dogs.” The children couldn’t leave Floppy. “Floppy can’t go on the Ark, so we won’t go on it,” said Biff. The Ark sailed away. The children floated in Noah’s big umbrella. “It’s still raining,” said Biff. Just then, the magic key began to glow. The magic took the children home. “What an adventure!” said Biff. “Oh no!” said Kipper.

5-17 A New Classroom

Some people came to the school. They put a fence across the playground. The children looked at the fence. “What is it for?” asked Wilf. Nobody knew. A lorry came to the school. It had blocks on it. “What are they for?” asked Biff. Then a digger came. The children were excited. Some men dug a long trench across the playground. “What is it for?” everyone asked. It was time to go in but the children didn’t want to. They liked the digger. Mrs. May looked at the trench. “It’s for a new classroom,” she said. The children were excited. They wanted to find out about the new classroom. The children looked at some books. Wilf found a book about diggers. Chip painted a picture of one. Mrs. may took children outside. They talked about the digger. Mrs. May took a photograph. Everyone looked at the blocks. “The classroom will go on the blocks,” said Mrs. may. Then a crane came to the school. The children were excited. They looked at the driver. “What is the crane for?” asked Biff. “Wait and see,” said Mrs. May. The children watched the crane. It lifted the classroom over the wall. Everyone watched the classroom. “Don’t drop it,” called Chip. Biff looked at the classroom. Something was wrong. “Mrs. May! Mrs. May!” called Biff. “Don’t shout, Biff,” said Mrs. May. The crane put the classroom down. It put the classroom on the blocks. The crane lifted the roof and put it on the classroom. Something was wrong. “Mrs. may!” called Biff. “Something is wrong.” “Don’t shout, Biff,” said Mrs. May. Everyone gasped. The

classroom was upside down. “Oh dear!” said Mrs. May. “I said something was wrong,” said Biff. “But nobody would listen. The crane put classroom the right way up. The children wanted to look inside. The children went inside. Wilf saw a door. “What’s in here?” asked Wilf. Everyone gasped. “Oh no!” said Wilf.

5-18 Mum to the Rescue

Mum and Dad went to a car boot sale. They took the children. Mum looked at a dinghy. She called Dad. Dad looked at the dinghy. “What is it?” asked Dad. “It’s a dinghy,” said Mum. Mum wanted the dinghy. She called the children. “Look at this,” she said. The children looked at the dinghy. “What is it?” they asked. “It’s a dinghy,” said Mum. They took the dinghy home. Dad pumped it up but it went down again. Mum mended the dinghy. She put a patch on it. The children helped. Dad put the dinghy on the car. They took a picnic and went to the river. Dad looked at the river. He pointed at the weir. “The weir is dangerous,” he said. Mum and Dad had a good idea. “Let’s put everything in the dinghy. Everyone can help,” they said. They found a good spot for the picnic. The children paddled the dinghy. It was time for the picnic. Mum and Dad put the rug down and got the picnic out. Floppy ran out of the water. He shook water over Dad. “Go away, Floppy!” said Dad. The river was busy. Biff and Chip watched the boats go by. Biff liked the big boats. “I wish we could go on a big boat,” she said. It was time to go home. “What a good day!” said Dad. “It was a good picnic.” “Look!” said Biff. “There is nobody on that boat.” “My boat is in danger,” called a lady. “Help! Get my boat!” Mum put the dinghy in the river. She paddled to the boat. “Be careful,” called everyone. Mum climbed on to the boat. She started the engine. She was just in time. Mum brought the boat back. “Hooray!” everyone shouted. “Mum to the rescue!” said Kipper. Dad let go of the dinghy rope. The dinghy went over the weir. “Oh no!” said everyone. The lady had an idea. “I will lend you my boat to say thank you,” she said. The family had a holiday on the boat. “Thanks to the dinghy,” said Mum. 5-19 Sleeping Beauty

The children went pick blackberries. There were lots of blackberries. The bushes had thorns. “Mind the thorns,” called Wilma. “Ow!” said Chip. “The thorns are sharp.” Wilma saw some big blackberries. She had some thick gloves and some clippers. Wilma put on the thick gloves. She cut the stems with the clippers. The children went home. They ate some blackberries. “Yuk! This isn’t ripe,” said Biff. Biff picked up the magic key. It began to glow. “The magic is working,” said Biff. The magic took them to a castle. “Wow! Look at these thorns,” said Kipper. A man was stuck in the thorns. “Ow! Help!” he called. “I can’t get free.” Wilma put on the gloves. She got the clippers. Then she cut the man free. “Thanks,” said the man. “I wanted to get to the castle, but I got stuck in the thorns.” “I am a prince,” said the man. “I need to get in the castle. There is a princess in there.” “We can help,” said Wilma. “We can lend you these clippers.” The thorns were sharp but the prince cut a way in. “Mind the thorns,” he called. At last, they got to the castle. The prince pushed the door open. They went inside the castle. Everyone was fast asleep. There was dust on everything. “Yuk!” said Kipper. “Look at the cobwebs.” There were cobwebs everywhere. There were even cobwebs on the people. At last, they found the princess. She was

fast asleep. “Now what do I do?” said the prince. “You kiss the princess,” said Kipper. “Then she wakes up. Everyone knows that!” The prince kissed the princess. “Yuk,” said Chip. The princess woke up. “At last!” said the princess. Everyone in the castle woke up. The magic key glowed. “Time to go,” said Biff. “The prince doesn’t need us now.” The magic adventure was over. Dad was fast asleep. “He’s no Sleeping Beauty!” said Biff. 5-20 The Adventure Park

The children went to an adventure park. They were excited. They all wanted to go on the Treetop Adventure. “This looks exciting,” said Chip. Chip put on a harness. The harness had a clip at the front. Chip went across the log bridge. “Come on, Biff,” he called. “You can’t fall off.” Biff began to go across the bridge. “This is exciting,” she said. Kipper went on the rope runway. “Off you go!” said Mum. “Here I come,” called Kipper. He went down fast. “I want to go next,” said Biff. Biff and Dad went in a red canoe. “Come on!” called Biff. “You won’t fall in!” Mum, Chip and Kipper went in a green canoe. They went across the lake. It was fun in the canoes. Chip saw a big bird in the sky. “Look at that big bird,” he said. “What do you think it is?” It was time for a barbecue. They all helped to bring the food. Dad lit the barbecue. “I am hungry,” said Kipper. “It won’t be long,” said Dad. They all sat at the table. Dad was busy. There was a lot to cook. “This looks good,” said Dad. “Look at this chicken leg! What a good cook l am!” A big bird swooped down. It had straps on its legs. It took the chicken leg from Dad’s hand. The bird flew back into a tree. It began to eat the chicken leg. The bird sat in the tree. Everyone looked up at it. “It must be hungry,” said Biff. Dad got his mobile phone. “A bird has escaped,” he said. A woman came to catch the bird. It flew down and landed on her arm. “This bird is called a falcon,” said the woman. “It took Dad’s chicken leg!” said Biff. The woman took the falcon home. Everyone went with her. They looked at all the birds. “What beautiful birds,” said Chip. They went back but the chicken legs were burnt. “I’m still hungry!” said Kipper. 5-21 Kipper and the Trolls

Mum was going to make a cake. She wanted Kipper to help. First Mum gave Kipper an apron. Then she looked at his hands. “What dirty hands!” said Mum. Mum looked at Kipper’s nails. Kipper’s nails were long. “Let me cut them,” said Mum. Kipper made a fuss. He didn’t want Mum to cut his nails. He didn’t want to wash his hands. “I must cut your nails,” said Mum. “No! No! No!” said Kipper and he ran out of the room. Kipper ran into Biff’s room. Biff looked at Kipper’s long dirty nails. “Yuk!” said Biff. “You look like a troll.” “It’s not fair,” said Kipper. But then the key began to glow. It was time for a magic adventure. The magic took them to a stream. There was a bridge over the stream. Biff wanted to cross the bridge. “We can pick the flowers over there,” she said. “Come on!” Kipper ran after Biff. But there were trolls under the bridge. Suddenly the trolls jumped out. “Oh no!” said Kipper. “Trolls can be nasty.” “Hip, hip, hooray!” sang the trolls. “This is the trolls bridge. Do come across.” “Will you eat us up?” said Kipper. “No! No! We will not,” sang the trolls. “We are not nasty,” said a troll. “We just look nasty.” “Nobody liked us,” said a troll. “We want to have a party but nobody wants to come.” The trolls went under the bridge. They got the party food and set out the party. “Tuck in,” said a troll. The trolls had long

dirty nails. “Yuk!” said Kipper. “Look at her long, dirty nails.” “Look at the troll food,” said Biff. “Have a slug bun,” said a troll,” or some slime jelly.” “Have a mud mint,” said another troll. “Mud mints are yummy.” “Yuk!” said Biff. Have some bug pie,” said a troll. “Yuk!” said Kipper. “Look at his hands.” Suddenly the key began to glow. The adventure was over. “At last,” said Kipper. The magic took them home. Kipper washed his hands. Then he went to get his nails cut. “I’m not a troll,” said Kipper. “Trolls have dirty hands and long nails! Yuk!” 5-22 Safari Adventure

Chip and Wilf were tracking Dad. “This is a good game,” said Wilf. “Put this in your hat,” said Chip. “Dad won’t see us. Then we can track him.” Chip and Wilf hid in the trees. “Keep down,” said Chip. “Here comes Dad.” Dad went past. He looked for the boys, but he couldn’t see them. Floppy went sniff, sniff, sniff! “Go away, Floppy!” said Chip, but Floppy wouldn’t go. Chip and Wilf went home. They looked for Biff but she was not there. The key began to glow. It took Chip and Wilf into a magic adventure. The magic took them to Africa. Some Zebra were going to dirty at a pool. Chip and Wilf looked around. “A herd of zebra!” said Wilf. “Don’t let them see us!” Chip saw a lorry by a tree. Some men got out. They began to creep up to the zebra. “What do they want?” said Wilf. “Oh no!” said Wilf. “They are going to catch a zebra.” “We must stop them,” said Chip. He had an idea. “Come on,” he said. The boys ran to the lorry. Chip pressed the horn. “Beeeeeeep!” it went. “Beeeeeeeep!” went the horn again. The zebra looked up. The horn scared the zebra. They ran away. The men were scared, too. They ran back to the lorry. “Quick! Let’s go,” one called. “Quick, Wilf,” said Chip. “Run!” They ran away. Chip and Wilf hid in a bush. They didn’t want the men to see them. The men couldn’t start the lorry. Suddenly a jeep drove up. There were rangers in the jeep. The men jumped out of the lorry and ran away. The rangers chased after them. A ranger shook Chip’s hand. “Thank you,” he said. “You saved a zebra.” The magic key began to glow. It was time to go. It had been an exciting adventure. “Why wouldn’t the lorry start?” asked Wilf. “Ha! Took the key!” said Chip. 5-23 Dad’s Run

Dad went running. Floppy went with him. Dad went running every day. “I want to get fit,” he said. Biff and Chip went Dad. They went on bikes. “Keep going, Dad,” said Biff. Dad had an idea. He wanted to do the Fun Run. “What a good idea,” said Mum. “But it’s a long way to run!” Biff and Chip told everyone. “Dad is going to do a Fun Run,” said Biff. “It’s to help children in Need,” said Chip. “Will you sponsor Dad?” It was the day of the Fun Run. They all went to the park. “It’s a long way to run,” said Chip. “Go!” called a man and the Fun Run began. “Go on, Dad!” called Kipper. The Fun Run went around the park. “Ten times round the park,” said Dad. “It’s a long way to run. Dad ran well. He ran round the park four times. There was still a long way to go. Oh no! Dad’s foot went into a hole. Dad fell down. “Ouch!” said Dad. “My foot!” A man looked at Dad’s foot. “You must rest it,” he said. “You can’t run on it.” Dad couldn’t finish the Fun Run. “What bad luck!” said Mum. “Poor old Dad!” Dad was upset. “Oh no!” he said. “Now I can’t help children in Need.” Wilf had an idea. “We can push you in the old pram,” he said. Wilf and his mum ran home. They got the old pram and ran back with it. “Come on, Dad,” said Chip. “Get in

the pram.” “We will all push you,” said Mum. Dad sat in the pram. They pushed him round the park. “Hooray!” everyone called. “It’s not far now!” “But it’s a long way to push a pram,” said Mum. “Keep going!” said Dad. It was the end of the run. The wheels came off the pram. Dad fell out. “What a way to end the run,” said Dad. “But thank you for pushing me.” “That was a fun run,” said Kipper. “But it was a long way to push a dad!” 5-24 Drawing Adventure

Wilma had a lot drawings. They were all pictures of girls. “I like drawing clothes,” Wilma said. Biff looked at Wilma’s pictures. “They are good,” she said. Chip was painting a picture. He was painting a volcano. Wilma moved her leg. She kicked Chip’s water over. “Whoops!” said Wilma. “Sorry.” The water ran over Chip’s picture. Chip was cross. “My picture is a mess now!” he said. Chip flicked paint over Wilma’s picture. “Your drawings are silly,” he said. Biff told Chip to say sorry. Chip was too cross to say sorry. He flicked paint at Wilma. Then the key began to glow. The magic took them to a volcano. It looked like Chip’s painting. But where was Chip? “Look at those girls,” gasped Wilma. “They look like the ones in my drawings. Look at their clothes.” The girls called to Wilma. “Do you like my top?” said a girl. “Do you like my boots?” Suddenly, the volcano began to spit out blobs of red paint. Splat! A big blob landed by Biff. “Come on! Run!” yelled Biff. “Run! Or the volcano will get us.” “I can’t run in these boots,” said a girl. “Run!” yelled Wilma. “We can’t,” said a girl. “I can’t run in this dress!” Splat! Red blobs landed everywhere. “It’s red paint!” said Biff. Splat! A red blob hit a girl. Red paint began to gush out of the volcano. It looked like a big, red river. Wilma had an idea. She began to draw jeans and tops. Biff helped her. “Quick! Put these on,” said Wilma. “Oh! We like these,” said the girls. “Now run!” called Wilma. They all ran. Chip was in the paint river. “Help! Help!” he called. “Get me out!” Biff and Wilma saw Chip. “Stop!” they called. “We must get him out.” Wilma had an idea. She drew a long rope. “Hold on, Chip,” she called. They pulled Chip out. “I’m glad this is only paint and not a real volcano,” said Biff. “Phew!” said Chip. “Am I glad you pulled me out!” The magic key began to glow. “Now are you sorry, Chip?” said Biff. Chip had a blob of paint on him. “I am,” he said. “Sorry!”