Soon after Beowulf killed the sea hag, his king died. After fifty years of Beowulf being king, a slave finds a dragon’s hoard and steals a golden cup. Knowing that his treasure has been stolen, the dragon wakes up and burns the Geat kingdom. After having a fire-proof shield made, Beowulf goes to find the … Read more
The thanes are sleeping. Grendel’s mother, who’s a sea hag, kills Ashhere. All of the thanes wake up. The sea hag escapes carrying her kill and Grendel’s arm. Hrothgar, the king of Denmark, asks Beowulf, a daring prince, to kill the sea hag. Beowulf goes to find the sea hag. He sees Ashhere’s head by … Read more
We started reading Beowulf because it was mentioned in the Saxon book I read. The King of Demark, Hrothgar, gets a great hall built where people can eat. In the hall people listen to a story about how God created Earth. Outside the hall Grendel, a monster, listens to the story. Because the story is … Read more
The author of this children’s comedy is Roald Dahl. In the story we meet the Twits, who are nasty people, and find out what silly tricks they play on each other. They catch birds for bird pie, on Wednesdays. However, the four monkeys (who were captured by Mr Twit and Mrs Twit) with help from … Read more
The author of this classic adventure book is Arthur Ransome. In this book, it is the summer break and the Walker children are having a holiday on the farm. When the Walker children (Roger, John, Susan and Titty) see an island from the Peak of Darien, they ask their mother if they can explore the … Read more
Alice’s Adventures In Wonderland is a fantasy adventure book, written by Lewis Carroll. When Alice follows the White Rabbit down the hole, she turns all different sizes and finds herself in a forest. When she’s in the forest, she finds the March Hare. Then, she sees the Gryphon and the pack of living cards in … Read more