Gia’s Wizard’s Apprentice and the Wrong Spell
Gia is trying to tidy up with a spell, but a few words get muddled. Everything goes bonkers!
Gia was the wizard’s apprentice. Today, Wizard Ella the elephant was out, and the tower was in a terrible mess. ‘I’ll use magic to tidy up!’ said Gia. ‘How hard can it be?’
Gia 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 pillows suddenly turned into puffy clouds! It went puff, puff, puff all around the room. Gia’s mouth fell open. ‘Oh no. Oh no, no, no.’
Gia 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 Gia.
Just then, the door creaked open. It was Ella the elephant, back from the market. She stood quite still, looking at the dancing candles and the singing ink. Gia gulped.
‘I’m sorry,’ Gia said quickly. ‘I tried to do a spell and got the words wrong. I should have waited for you.’ Ella didn’t shout. She gave a kind, wrinkly smile.
‘Mistakes are how wizards learn,’ said Ella. Together they said the words slowly and carefully, and everything went back to normal. And this time, Gia 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 Gia?
Finish stories to collect Gia as a sticker in your Sticker Book.
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