Cleo Mixes Up the Magic
Cleo is trying to tidy up with a spell, but a few words get muddled. Everything goes bonkers!
Cleo was the wizard’s apprentice. Today, Wizard Kit the pony was out, and the tower was in a terrible mess. ‘I’ll use magic to tidy up!’ said Cleo. ‘How hard can it be?’
Cleo flicked her wand and said the words from the big spell book: ‘Tidy-tum, tidy-tee, put things where they ought to be!’ But she was in such a hurry that she muddled the words.
POOF! The broom suddenly turned into a flapping goose! It went honk, honk, honk all around the room. Cleo’s mouth fell open. ‘Oh no. Oh no, no, no.’
Cleo tried again. POOF! The ink pot started singing. POOF! The candles began to dance. Things were getting sillier by the second. ‘Stop, stop, STOP!’ cried Cleo.
Just then, the door creaked open. It was Kit the pony, back from the market. She stood quite still, looking at the dancing candles and the singing ink. Cleo gulped.
‘I’m sorry,’ Cleo said quickly. ‘I tried to do a spell and got the words wrong. I should have waited for you.’ Kit didn’t shout. He gave a kind, wrinkly smile.
‘Mistakes are how wizards learn,’ said Kit. Together they said the words slowly and carefully, and everything went back to normal. And this time, Cleo tidied up the old-fashioned way, with a broom.
The little lesson
Everyone makes mistakes. What matters is saying sorry and putting things right.
Let’s talk about it
- What would you do if you made a big mistake?
- What did the wizard teach Cleo?
Finish stories to collect Cleo as a sticker in your Sticker Book.
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