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Fantasy Stories (Extending
Literacy 3-6)

Three Wishes: A retelling of the folk tale about the foolish things people wish for.
(529 words) (Zip Stage 4) (Flesch 2.1) (Lexile 290)

Mr Moogle is Missing: The monster in Kate’s wardrobe, Mr Moogle, is missing! Kate
just wants him to come back, but no one seems to understand. (606 words) (Zip Stage 4)
(Flesch 2.3) (Lexile 600)

Chalk and Cheese: A little alien (Al) is stranded on Earth. Only the nice boy who befriends
him can help Al find the bizarre ingredients he needs to restart his spaceship. Very amusing.
(836 words) (Zip Stage 5) (Flesch 2.9) (Lexile 310)

Bubble Gum: A girl blows a bubble so huge it lifts her off the ground and she floats over
the neighborhood. Cheery and with a happy ending! (654 words) (Zip Stage 5) (Flesch 2.2)
(Lexile 310)

The Wizard’s Staff: A boy finds a wizard’s staff. He uses the staff, but the wizard appears to
claim it back. There is a standoff until they compromise. (585 words) (Zip Stage 5) (Flesch 2.2)
(Lexile 350)

The Bravest Knight: A young knight must rescue the princess’s necklace, taken by a dragon.
How is he to beat so fearsome a monster? The solution is surprising and amusing. (794 words)
(Zip Stage 6) (Flesch 3.5) (Lexile 400)

Talent Quest: Granny is an eccentric inventor. She gives her granddaughter a special
microphone for her birthday – it makes her sound wonderful. However there is a catch
(as always). There is one thing the machine should not be asked to do, and guess what...?
(771 words) (Zip Stage 6) (Flesch 3.6) (Lexile 400)

Welcome to Fairyland: A girl acquires a magic book, which whisks her off to Fairyland.
There she sees unicorns, fairies and a dragon. This one features a surprise ending.
(746 words) (Zip Stage 6) (Flesch 4.4) (Lexile 400)

Witch Upon a Star: Winkle loses her magic, and wants to get it back. She needs help
from others before all is well again. (930 words) (Zip Stage 6) (Flesch 3.5) (Lexile 480)

The Marble of All Seasons: Lily is at the carnival when she encounters an old lady who shows
her a magical crystal ball. To Lily’s surprise, she offers the wonderful ball to her. A tale of real
charm and mystery. (868 words) (Zip Stage 6) (Flesch 3.1) (Lexile 490)

One Wish: When a Genie has a hearing problem, all the children’s wishes get muddled up.
Can anyone sort this mess out? (1086 words) (Zip Stage 7) (Flesch 3.7) (Lexile 680)

The Wonderful Wacky Walnut Trick: Alice Matilda wants to master the Wonderful Wacky
Walnut Trick, but no matter how hard she tries it just won’t work! Who can help her?
(893 words) (Zip Stage 8) (Flesch 6.4) (Lexile 790)

At the end of every story are two interactive
comprehension tests, for immediate feedback.

Worksheets are available for every story.

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