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The	
  Adventures	
  of	
  Max	
  and	
  
Mikey	
  	
  
	
  
	
  
By	
  Oliver	
  Lanham	
  
London	
  Zoo	
  is	
  the	
  home	
  of	
  many	
  wonderful	
  animals.	
  Today	
  is	
  a	
  very	
  special	
  day	
  
for	
  both	
  Max	
  and	
  Mikey.	
  The	
  cheeky	
  twins	
  have	
  been	
  given	
  a	
  special	
  giA	
  for	
  
their	
  5th	
  Birthday!	
  They	
  un-­‐wrap	
  the	
  giA	
  to	
  find	
  they	
  have	
  been	
  given	
  a	
  football.	
  
	
  	
  
“Ahhh	
  yessss!	
  I	
  love	
  football!”	
  Said	
  Max	
  
“So	
  do	
  I!”	
  Replied	
  Mikey	
  
	
  
They	
  played	
  for	
  hours	
  and	
  hours.	
  They	
  were	
  having	
  so	
  much	
  fun!	
  Max	
  made	
  a	
  
goal	
  out	
  of	
  two	
  trees	
  while	
  Mikey	
  tried	
  to	
  score	
  against	
  him.	
  
	
  	
  
“What	
  a	
  Goal!”	
  Screamed	
  Mikey	
  as	
  the	
  ball	
  flew	
  straight	
  into	
  the	
  goal.	
  
	
  	
  
Mikey	
  ran	
  around	
  screaming	
  and	
  shouNng	
  at	
  the	
  top	
  of	
  his	
  voice.	
  	
  
“Oh	
  yes!	
  You	
  know	
  I	
  am	
  definitely	
  the	
  best!''	
  	
  
 
	
  
Max	
  got	
  annoyed	
  at	
  the	
  cheeky	
  comment	
  and	
  kicked	
  the	
  ball	
  high	
  up	
  into	
  the	
  air!	
  	
  
	
  	
  
As	
  the	
  ball	
  liAed	
  high	
  into	
  the	
  sky,	
  one	
  of	
  the	
  Zoo's	
  vulture’s	
  ‘swooooooooped’	
  past	
  and	
  
snatched	
  the	
  ball!	
  	
  
	
  
“Oiiii!	
  That’s	
  our	
  ball!	
  Give	
  it	
  back!”	
  Within	
  seconds,	
  the	
  vulture	
  was	
  out	
  of	
  sight.	
  The	
  
football	
  was	
  nowhere	
  to	
  be	
  seen.	
  	
  
	
  	
  
	
  
	
  
“Come	
  on	
  Mikey,	
  we	
  
have	
  to	
  get	
  our	
  ball	
  
back!”	
  
	
  
“Yeah	
  come	
  on,	
  let’s	
  do	
  
it!”	
  	
  
	
  
They	
  both	
  hurried	
  to	
  the	
  top	
  of	
  one	
  of	
  the	
  trees	
  inside	
  their	
  enclosure.	
  They	
  
managed	
  to	
  jump	
  onto	
  the	
  surrounding	
  brick	
  wall	
  and	
  began	
  their	
  search	
  for	
  
their	
  treasured	
  football.	
  	
  
However,	
  the	
  twins	
  had	
  to	
  be	
  very	
  careful	
  not	
  to	
  be	
  recognised	
  by	
  the	
  humans,	
  
so	
  they	
  disguised	
  themselves	
  with	
  a	
  few	
  pieces	
  of	
  clothing.	
  	
  
	
  
They	
  first	
  arrived	
  at	
  the	
  elephant	
  enclosure	
  and	
  spoke	
  to	
  Ned.	
  
“Hello	
  Ned,	
  we’ve	
  had	
  our	
  football	
  taken	
  by	
  one	
  of	
  the	
  vultures	
  and	
  were	
  just	
  wondering	
  if	
  
you	
  had	
  seen	
  him	
  fly	
  by?”	
  
	
  	
  
“Oh	
  no	
  really?	
  No	
  I	
  haven’t	
  seen	
  him.	
  He	
  took	
  my	
  brand	
  new	
  teddy	
  yesterday	
  though!	
  	
  
I	
  couldn’t	
  sleep	
  
without	
  it	
  last	
  night.	
  
Can	
  I	
  come	
  with	
  you	
  
and	
  help?”	
  	
  
	
  	
  
“Yeah	
  what	
  a	
  brilliant	
  
idea!”	
  	
  
	
  	
  
“Okay,	
  let	
  me	
  just	
  go	
  
and	
  ask	
  my	
  mum”	
  
	
  
	
  
Ned	
  was	
  allowed	
  to	
  go	
  on	
  the	
  search.	
  The	
  cheeky	
  
twins	
  opened	
  the	
  gates	
  and	
  they	
  were	
  off.	
  	
  	
  
	
  
They	
  then	
  arrived	
  at	
  the	
  giraffe	
  enclosure	
  and	
  spoke	
  to	
  Gino.	
  
	
  	
  
“Hello	
  Gino,	
  we’ve	
  had	
  our	
  
football	
  taken	
  by	
  one	
  of	
  the	
  
vultures	
  and	
  were	
  just	
  
wondering	
  if	
  you	
  had	
  seen	
  
him	
  fly	
  by?”	
  
	
  	
  
“Ahhh	
  really?	
  That’s	
  horrible!	
  
He	
  did	
  the	
  same	
  to	
  me	
  
yesterday!	
  He	
  took	
  my	
  brand	
  
new	
  scarf!	
  My	
  neck	
  has	
  been	
  
ever	
  so	
  cold.	
  Can	
  I	
  come	
  with	
  
you	
  and	
  help?”	
  	
  
	
  	
  
“Yeah	
  what	
  a	
  brilliant	
  idea!	
  
We’ve	
  got	
  Ned	
  helping	
  as	
  
well”	
  	
  
	
  	
  
“Okay,	
  let	
  me	
  just	
  go	
  and	
  ask	
  
my	
  Dad”	
  
	
  
	
  
Gino	
  was	
  allowed	
  to	
  go	
  on	
  the	
  search.	
  The	
  cheeky	
  
twins	
  opened	
  the	
  gates	
  and	
  they	
  were	
  off.	
  	
  
	
  
They	
  then	
  arrived	
  at	
  the	
  bear	
  enclosure	
  and	
  spoke	
  to	
  Barney.	
  
	
  	
  
“Hello	
  Barney,	
  we’ve	
  had	
  our	
  football	
  taken	
  by	
  one	
  of	
  the	
  vultures	
  and	
  were	
  just	
  wondering	
  
if	
  you	
  had	
  seen	
  him	
  fly	
  by?”	
  
	
  	
  
“Oh	
  you’ve	
  got	
  to	
  be	
  joking?	
  The	
  exact	
  same	
  thing	
  happened	
  to	
  me	
  yesterday.	
  	
  
I’ve	
  just	
  started	
  
learning	
  the	
  Nme	
  and	
  
he’s	
  taken	
  my	
  new	
  
watch!	
  Can	
  I	
  come	
  
with	
  you	
  and	
  help?”	
  
	
  	
  
“Yeah	
  what	
  a	
  brilliant	
  
idea!	
  We’ve	
  got	
  Ned	
  
and	
  Gino	
  helping	
  as	
  
well”	
  	
  
	
  	
  
	
  “Okay,	
  let	
  me	
  just	
  go	
  
and	
  ask	
  my	
  mum”	
  
	
  
	
  
Barney	
  was	
  allowed	
  to	
  go	
  on	
  the	
  search.	
  The	
  
cheeky	
  twins	
  opened	
  the	
  gates	
  and	
  they	
  were	
  off.	
  
	
  
They	
  had	
  finally	
  reached	
  the	
  bird	
  enclosure	
  where	
  the	
  vultures	
  live.	
  The	
  five	
  of	
  
them	
  hid	
  under	
  a	
  very	
  tall	
  tree	
  so	
  as	
  they	
  weren’t	
  spo[ed.	
  	
  
	
  	
  
“Right,	
  everyone	
  
keep	
  an	
  eye	
  out	
  for	
  
this	
  vulture	
  and	
  
everything	
  that	
  
he’s	
  taken	
  off	
  us.”	
  
Whispered	
  Max.	
  
	
  	
  
“Yeah	
  okay”	
  	
  
The	
  others	
  replied	
  
	
  
Gino	
  wasn’t	
  taking	
  things	
  too	
  seriously,	
  he	
  was	
  hungry	
  and	
  eaNng	
  leaves	
  off	
  
the	
  tree.	
  	
  
	
  	
  
“Ooo	
  these	
  are	
  delicious!	
  Mmmmm	
  yummy!	
  I	
  want	
  more...”	
  He	
  extended	
  his	
  
neck	
  to	
  reach	
  the	
  higher	
  leaves,	
  when	
  suddenly	
  he	
  spo[ed	
  something.	
  
	
  
“Hey	
  look	
  up	
  this	
  tree	
  now!”	
  He	
  said	
  in	
  a	
  rather	
  loud	
  whisper.	
  
There	
  perched	
  the	
  vulture	
  in	
  a	
  nest.	
  In	
  that	
  nest	
  was	
  
the	
  football,	
  the	
  teddy,	
  the	
  scarf	
  and	
  the	
  watch.	
  	
  
“Oi!	
  Give	
  us	
  our	
  stuff	
  back!”	
  Shouted	
  Max	
  and	
  Mikey.	
  	
  
The	
  twins	
  had	
  never	
  climbed	
  a	
  tree	
  this	
  big.	
  Slowly	
  but	
  surely	
  
they	
  made	
  their	
  way	
  up	
  the	
  tree	
  and	
  came	
  face	
  to	
  face	
  with	
  
the	
  vulture.	
  	
  
	
  	
  
“Why	
  have	
  you	
  taken	
  all	
  of	
  our	
  brand	
  new	
  stuff?	
  We	
  want	
  it	
  
back!”	
  	
  
	
  
“Ahh	
  I	
  am	
  very	
  sorry...	
  It’s	
  just	
  that...	
  It’s	
  just...	
  I	
  have	
  no	
  friends.	
  I	
  get	
  bored	
  in	
  
the	
  bird	
  enclosure.	
  No	
  one	
  wants	
  to	
  be	
  my	
  friend.	
  All	
  they	
  want	
  to	
  do	
  is	
  eat	
  
and	
  sleep,	
  whereas	
  I	
  just	
  want	
  to	
  have	
  fun.”	
  Said	
  the	
  vulture	
  sounding	
  very	
  
upset.	
  
	
  
“I	
  tell	
  you	
  what,	
  if	
  you	
  give	
  us	
  everything	
  back,	
  how	
  about	
  you	
  come	
  
down	
  and	
  play	
  football	
  with	
  us?”	
  Said	
  Mikey	
  very	
  kindly.	
  
	
  	
  
“You	
  really	
  mean	
  that?	
  No	
  one	
  has	
  ever	
  asked	
  me	
  to	
  join	
  in	
  games	
  with	
  
them!	
  I	
  would	
  love	
  to!”	
  
	
  
The	
  twins	
  grabbed	
  hold	
  of	
  everything	
  in	
  the	
  nest,	
  wrapped	
  the	
  scarf	
  
around	
  the	
  vulture’s	
  claws	
  and	
  hung	
  on	
  while	
  the	
  vulture	
  flew	
  to	
  the	
  
ground.	
  
	
  	
  
“Waahooooooooo”	
  cried	
  the	
  Monkeys	
  
	
  
They	
  reached	
  the	
  ground,	
  made	
  a	
  safe	
  landing	
  and	
  all	
  headed	
  back	
  towards	
  Max	
  and	
  
Mikey’s	
  enclosure.	
  	
  
	
  
The	
  vulture	
  had	
  given	
  everything	
  back	
  and	
  was	
  now	
  glad	
  he	
  had	
  some	
  friends.	
  Everyone	
  
was	
  happy	
  and	
  a	
  football	
  match	
  could	
  begin.	
  	
  	
  
	
  

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Story 1 - The Adventures of Max and Mikey

  • 1. The  Adventures  of  Max  and   Mikey         By  Oliver  Lanham  
  • 2. London  Zoo  is  the  home  of  many  wonderful  animals.  Today  is  a  very  special  day   for  both  Max  and  Mikey.  The  cheeky  twins  have  been  given  a  special  giA  for   their  5th  Birthday!  They  un-­‐wrap  the  giA  to  find  they  have  been  given  a  football.       “Ahhh  yessss!  I  love  football!”  Said  Max   “So  do  I!”  Replied  Mikey    
  • 3. They  played  for  hours  and  hours.  They  were  having  so  much  fun!  Max  made  a   goal  out  of  two  trees  while  Mikey  tried  to  score  against  him.       “What  a  Goal!”  Screamed  Mikey  as  the  ball  flew  straight  into  the  goal.       Mikey  ran  around  screaming  and  shouNng  at  the  top  of  his  voice.     “Oh  yes!  You  know  I  am  definitely  the  best!''    
  • 4.     Max  got  annoyed  at  the  cheeky  comment  and  kicked  the  ball  high  up  into  the  air!         As  the  ball  liAed  high  into  the  sky,  one  of  the  Zoo's  vulture’s  ‘swooooooooped’  past  and   snatched  the  ball!       “Oiiii!  That’s  our  ball!  Give  it  back!”  Within  seconds,  the  vulture  was  out  of  sight.  The   football  was  nowhere  to  be  seen.             “Come  on  Mikey,  we   have  to  get  our  ball   back!”     “Yeah  come  on,  let’s  do   it!”      
  • 5. They  both  hurried  to  the  top  of  one  of  the  trees  inside  their  enclosure.  They   managed  to  jump  onto  the  surrounding  brick  wall  and  began  their  search  for   their  treasured  football.     However,  the  twins  had  to  be  very  careful  not  to  be  recognised  by  the  humans,   so  they  disguised  themselves  with  a  few  pieces  of  clothing.      
  • 6. They  first  arrived  at  the  elephant  enclosure  and  spoke  to  Ned.   “Hello  Ned,  we’ve  had  our  football  taken  by  one  of  the  vultures  and  were  just  wondering  if   you  had  seen  him  fly  by?”       “Oh  no  really?  No  I  haven’t  seen  him.  He  took  my  brand  new  teddy  yesterday  though!     I  couldn’t  sleep   without  it  last  night.   Can  I  come  with  you   and  help?”         “Yeah  what  a  brilliant   idea!”         “Okay,  let  me  just  go   and  ask  my  mum”      
  • 7. Ned  was  allowed  to  go  on  the  search.  The  cheeky   twins  opened  the  gates  and  they  were  off.        
  • 8. They  then  arrived  at  the  giraffe  enclosure  and  spoke  to  Gino.       “Hello  Gino,  we’ve  had  our   football  taken  by  one  of  the   vultures  and  were  just   wondering  if  you  had  seen   him  fly  by?”       “Ahhh  really?  That’s  horrible!   He  did  the  same  to  me   yesterday!  He  took  my  brand   new  scarf!  My  neck  has  been   ever  so  cold.  Can  I  come  with   you  and  help?”         “Yeah  what  a  brilliant  idea!   We’ve  got  Ned  helping  as   well”         “Okay,  let  me  just  go  and  ask   my  Dad”      
  • 9. Gino  was  allowed  to  go  on  the  search.  The  cheeky   twins  opened  the  gates  and  they  were  off.      
  • 10. They  then  arrived  at  the  bear  enclosure  and  spoke  to  Barney.       “Hello  Barney,  we’ve  had  our  football  taken  by  one  of  the  vultures  and  were  just  wondering   if  you  had  seen  him  fly  by?”       “Oh  you’ve  got  to  be  joking?  The  exact  same  thing  happened  to  me  yesterday.     I’ve  just  started   learning  the  Nme  and   he’s  taken  my  new   watch!  Can  I  come   with  you  and  help?”       “Yeah  what  a  brilliant   idea!  We’ve  got  Ned   and  Gino  helping  as   well”          “Okay,  let  me  just  go   and  ask  my  mum”      
  • 11. Barney  was  allowed  to  go  on  the  search.  The   cheeky  twins  opened  the  gates  and  they  were  off.    
  • 12. They  had  finally  reached  the  bird  enclosure  where  the  vultures  live.  The  five  of   them  hid  under  a  very  tall  tree  so  as  they  weren’t  spo[ed.         “Right,  everyone   keep  an  eye  out  for   this  vulture  and   everything  that   he’s  taken  off  us.”   Whispered  Max.       “Yeah  okay”     The  others  replied    
  • 13. Gino  wasn’t  taking  things  too  seriously,  he  was  hungry  and  eaNng  leaves  off   the  tree.         “Ooo  these  are  delicious!  Mmmmm  yummy!  I  want  more...”  He  extended  his   neck  to  reach  the  higher  leaves,  when  suddenly  he  spo[ed  something.     “Hey  look  up  this  tree  now!”  He  said  in  a  rather  loud  whisper.  
  • 14. There  perched  the  vulture  in  a  nest.  In  that  nest  was   the  football,  the  teddy,  the  scarf  and  the  watch.    
  • 15. “Oi!  Give  us  our  stuff  back!”  Shouted  Max  and  Mikey.    
  • 16. The  twins  had  never  climbed  a  tree  this  big.  Slowly  but  surely   they  made  their  way  up  the  tree  and  came  face  to  face  with   the  vulture.         “Why  have  you  taken  all  of  our  brand  new  stuff?  We  want  it   back!”      
  • 17. “Ahh  I  am  very  sorry...  It’s  just  that...  It’s  just...  I  have  no  friends.  I  get  bored  in   the  bird  enclosure.  No  one  wants  to  be  my  friend.  All  they  want  to  do  is  eat   and  sleep,  whereas  I  just  want  to  have  fun.”  Said  the  vulture  sounding  very   upset.    
  • 18. “I  tell  you  what,  if  you  give  us  everything  back,  how  about  you  come   down  and  play  football  with  us?”  Said  Mikey  very  kindly.       “You  really  mean  that?  No  one  has  ever  asked  me  to  join  in  games  with   them!  I  would  love  to!”    
  • 19. The  twins  grabbed  hold  of  everything  in  the  nest,  wrapped  the  scarf   around  the  vulture’s  claws  and  hung  on  while  the  vulture  flew  to  the   ground.       “Waahooooooooo”  cried  the  Monkeys    
  • 20. They  reached  the  ground,  made  a  safe  landing  and  all  headed  back  towards  Max  and   Mikey’s  enclosure.       The  vulture  had  given  everything  back  and  was  now  glad  he  had  some  friends.  Everyone   was  happy  and  a  football  match  could  begin.