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Here, There and Everywhere: Stories from Many Lands
By Liz Weir and Tomm Moore
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Why do skunks have an awful smell? What would the sky taste like? Was the snow always white?
Stories can answer lots of questions. All around the world people have great tales to tell. Meet the clever rabbit who faces up to a big bully; the mother owl who protects her babies; the dog whose nose is very useful; meet lions, monkeys, elephants, mermaids and fairies.
Stories can answer lots of questions. All around the world people have great tales to tell. Meet the clever rabbit who faces up to a big bully; the mother owl who protects her babies; the dog whose nose is very useful; meet lions, monkeys, elephants, mermaids and fairies.
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Liz Weir
LIZ WEIR is a professional storyteller who works with all age groups promoting the traditional art for which Ireland is world famous. A children’s librarian by training, she now travels the world telling stories to adults and children, organising workshops on storytelling, and speaking at courses for parents, teachers and librarians. Her wealth of stories is drawn from both the oral and written traditions. She was the first winner of the International Story Bridge Award from the National Storytelling Network, USA, which cited her “exemplary work promoting the art of storytelling. She was awarded an MBE for her services to the Arts and Education in January 2019.
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Here, There and Everywhere - Liz Weir
Here, There and Everywhere
Praise for Here, There and Everywhere:
‘An absolute delight to parents and children alike whether they are read aloud or listened to on the accompanying CD.’ Village Magazine
‘There’s no limit to the imagination of Liz Weir.’
Irish News
Dedication:
In memory of Nancy DeVries,
a fine storyteller and friend
Contents
Title Page
Dedication
The Fisherman of Lough Neagh
The Lion and the Rabbit
How the Snow got its Colour
The Mermaid’s Gift
The Three Bears Rap
Why the Sky is Far Away
Noah’s Ark
Mother Owl’s Revenge
The King with Horse’s Ears
About the Author
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The Fisherman of Lough Neagh
There was once a fisherman called Seamus who lived on the shores of Lough Neagh, in County Antrim. Now, the lough is so big it’s like a sea, and in the wintertime when the wind blows, the water gets so rough that you can hardly take a boat out on it. When he couldn’t go fishing, Seamus would earn money to keep his family by chopping wood.
But that winter had been very long and bitter, and now there were hardly any trees left. One cold, crisp morning, as Seamus walked along the lough shore, he saw a branch of a tree hanging out over the water. Taking his axe, he clambered out and started to chop the wood. But his hands were so cold that the axe slipped from his fingers, down into the deep, dark water.
Seamus knew he could never get his axe back; the lough was too deep. How could he
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