This is a small booklet made for Stichting Benthe, a charity aiming to create awareness as well as get funds for children with Lymphatic Malformation. The story is about Maila, who has this condition and we learn how being different is normal. If you are interested in using any of the illustrations or text shown here, please get in contact with us! trixandcurl@gmail.com

1. Being different is normal!
Maila’s Story

2. This book was made for Stichting Benthe.
More information: https://www.stichtingbenthe.nl
2015 Trix & Curl
Text written by: Victoria Clarke-Frisby
Illustrations by: Aafke Mertens
Any use of images or text has to be approved by Trix & Curl.
For more information visit www.trixandcurl.com

4. Lym - pha - tic
Mal - for - ma - tion
Maila has something called Lymphatic Malformation...
Lymphatic Malformation.
This makes Maila looks a bit different...

15. THE END
Did you enjoy Maila’s Story?
Turn the page to find fun activities and to meet Benthe!

16. What is Maila’s favourite food?
Now colour this paintbrush in your favourite colour!
Can you remember what Maila’s favourite colour is? .................
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(all answers are at the end of the book)
Activities Page 1
What is Maila’s favourite animal?
Draw it in the box below, and you can add your
favourite animal too!
What’s your favourite food?
Colour the paintbrush in the correct colour!

17. Wordsearch
1. holland
2. fish
3. fluid
4. cyst
5. healthy
6. friend
7. plane
8. blue
9. sick
10. food
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Activities Page 2
1. Can you remember the word that means
2. Where does Maila live?
‘a lump’?
(all answers are at the end of the book)
3. What does a healthy lymph vessel do?
a. washes your clothes
b. washes liquid in your body to fight sickness
c. washes the dishes
4. What does an unhealthy lymph vessel do?
a. makes your clothes dirty
b. eats too much ice cream
c. makes a cyst in the lymph vessel

18. Would you be friends with Maila if she was at your school?
There is a little girl in real life called Benthe (you say her name “Ben-tuh”)
who really has Lymphatic Malformation, just like Maila!
Activities Page 3
She also lives in Holland, just like Maila!
Benthe drew this picture of herself as a doctor,
draw yourself as a doctor next to her!
What are some good ways to show someone you’re their friend?

19. Benthe has a big wish that she could meet KATY PERRY! If you could meet anyone famous, who would it be?!
Draw them here!
Activities Page 4

20. Benthe has drawn the plane she has to go on to America for operations.
Have you ever gone on a plane?
Colour in this plane and imagine where you could go in it.
Activities Page 5

21. Would you like to say hello to Benthe? Did you know you can send her a letter?
It could even include some of the drawings you’ve done here!
Use this lined paper to write to her and ask a grown up to
post it for you.
Activities Page 6

22. ANSWERS PAGE
Activity Page One:
Maila’s favourite colour is DARK BLUE
Maila’s favourite food is RAVIOLI
Maila’s favourite animal is FISH!
Wordsearch
1. holland
2. fish
3. fluid
4. cyst
5. healthy
6. friend
7. plane
8. blue
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1. cyst
2. Holland
3. b (washes liquid in your body
to fight sickness)
4. c (makes a cyst in the lymp
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Activity Page Two: