George the Greytown Wizard
The townspeople did not care for their town and it became untidy and run down. One night all colour left the town and it turned a dreadful grey. The people called on George to bring the colour back. He tried unsuccessfully until he met Rhiannon who was a young artist. Together they solved the problem The townspeople did not care for their town and it became untidy and run down. One night all colour left the town and it turned a dreadful grey. The people called on George to bring the colour back. He tried unsuccessfully until he met Rhiannon who was a young artist. Together they solved the problem
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all, a rather big, heavy boy. He nervously reread the instructions for successfulflying. He went to the grey town park with his magic book clutched under hisarm. He reread the instructions again by the moonlight. The book said:Complete Instructions For Flying and LandingFor Flying execute: Stand tall on tip toes, interlock fingers, stretch armshigh, repeat seven times, “flat chat, flat chat, fly like a bat, how aboutthat, fly in the sky, fly low and fly high.For Landing execute: The reverse of the fore-going, hgih ylf dna wol ylf,ysk eht ni ylf, taht ylf dna wol ylf, ysk eht ni ylf, taht.No problem with the flying,” George muttered. “But the landing might provea bit tricky. How can I remember the spell for landing? Itʼs so complicated.”George tried to repeat the tongue-twister several times and nearly got it rightby the seventh time. He decided that heʼd give it a try, hoping that his landingswould be softer than the teapotʼs. He decided to take his book with him, incase he needed a quick refresher in mid-air.The take off was perfect. George flew this way and that, upside down anddown side up. His joy was complete, after all, flying was a very advancedskill. Then came the landing. George hit the ground with a bump, bump, bumpon his rear end. The two books on the art of flying he had tucked away in hisback pocket flew out in all directions. It was to be many days before he couldsit down.“Oh well,” George told one of the lab. rats later. “It was worth it. I must get thelandings right. Then itʼll be perfect.” After several more flying experiments,always late in the evenings, George stumbled on the secret of smooth landings.Instead of repeating the reverse of the flying spell seven times, he tried it justthe once. It worked perfectly.George grumbled to himself, “Books of instructions are full of mysteries andmadness. The magicians who wrote them probably wanted to keep somesecrets. This is not much help to an apprentice wizard.” What George didnot realise was that the books of spells left out information to teach the youngapprentices wisdom, patience and how to use their intelligence in completingthe words missing from the spells.23
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all, a rather big, heavy boy. He nervously reread the instructions for successful
flying. He went to the grey town park with his magic book clutched under his
arm. He reread the instructions again by the moonlight. The book said:
Complete Instructions For Flying and Landing
For Flying execute: Stand tall on tip toes, interlock fingers, stretch arms
high, repeat seven times, “flat chat, flat chat, fly like a bat, how about
that, fly in the sky, fly low and fly high.
For Landing execute: The reverse of the fore-going, hgih ylf dna wol ylf,
ysk eht ni ylf, taht ylf dna wol ylf, ysk eht ni ylf, taht.
No problem with the flying,” George muttered. “But the landing might prove
a bit tricky. How can I remember the spell for landing? Itʼs so complicated.”
George tried to repeat the tongue-twister several times and nearly got it right
by the seventh time. He decided that heʼd give it a try, hoping that his landings
would be softer than the teapotʼs. He decided to take his book with him, in
case he needed a quick refresher in mid-air.
The take off was perfect. George flew this way and that, upside down and
down side up. His joy was complete, after all, flying was a very advanced
skill. Then came the landing. George hit the ground with a bump, bump, bump
on his rear end. The two books on the art of flying he had tucked away in his
back pocket flew out in all directions. It was to be many days before he could
sit down.
“Oh well,” George told one of the lab. rats later. “It was worth it. I must get the
landings right. Then itʼll be perfect.” After several more flying experiments,
always late in the evenings, George stumbled on the secret of smooth landings.
Instead of repeating the reverse of the flying spell seven times, he tried it just
the once. It worked perfectly.
George grumbled to himself, “Books of instructions are full of mysteries and
madness. The magicians who wrote them probably wanted to keep some
secrets. This is not much help to an apprentice wizard.” What George did
not realise was that the books of spells left out information to teach the young
apprentices wisdom, patience and how to use their intelligence in completing
the words missing from the spells.
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