Incantations to bring animals to life

4G

Wolf!

Enjoy your life!

Don’t get hunted by humans!

Hunt in packs, wolf,

Eat to live,

And live to eat!

Hide and find,

Kill sheep,

Live your life

And die your death.

Hide and kill!

Become white in winter.

Kill the mice!

Hunt wolf, hunt!

Breathe the fresh air!

Taste the blood of your prey!

Howl to the moon!

Feel nature surround you!

Tibo, Rhea and Miguel

Snake

Venom-sprayer,

Scaly reptile,

Fangy reptile,

Prey-squeezer,

Prey-choker…

Slither!

Squirt venom!

Squeeze prey!

Hide in bushes,

Slither underground,

Hunt food,

Camouflage yourself!

Hide on trees,

Feel the dirt rub against your scales,

See beetles, ants, caterpillars,

Smell the fresh air!

Feel stone,

Leaves,

Feel the hair of your prey,

Flick your tongue,

Rattle your tail,

Coil your body,

Against your prey.

Slither snake, slither!

Jinmin, Keech, Maryam and Orla

Bird

Open your eyes, bird!

Wake up bird!

Fly bird, fly!

Swoop in the air!

Flap your wings

In the air!

Eat fish and insects

Then go to your nest!

You are faster than lightning!

Sing beautiful songs bird!

Noa, Ines and Evangelos

Mouse

Squeak, mouse, squeak!

Nibble chees, mouse, nibble cheese!

Careful mouse, careful!

Create a hole mouse,

Create a hole!

Wiggle your tail mouse, wiggle!

Live!

Breathe!

Escape if you want to survive!

Beware of cats!

Touch!

Smell!

Look!

Hear!

Taste!

Hide for your life,

Watch out for cats!

You have a short life!

Use your time well!

If you waste it, you’ll be sorry!

Armand, Beatriz and Killian

4B

MOUSE

Stones become a body

Leaves become ears

Acorns become nose

Twigs become tail

Nuts become head

Sticks become legs.

Come alive

Come alive

You sneaky mouse!

Rise from the shadows

And scamper all around

Make a hole in the wall, mouse

Eat stinky cheese.

Come alive

Come alive

You sneaky mouse!

Scatter, scatter little mouse

Move so fast

So that you can’t be caught

Run away

Run away little mouse..

..from the cat!

Come alive

Come alive

You sneaky mouse!

Live where you want

And eat where you want

Go out to freedom

Do what you want.

Come alive

Come alive

You sneaky mouse!

Kirill, Loris, Bea, Cristina, Teresa

BIRD

Leaves for gentle wings

Shiny blackberries for eyes

Big pinecones for the body

Sing, bird sing!

Sing, bird sing!

Flap your wings

Around the sky

With shiny bright feathers

Sing, bird sing!

Sing, bird sing!

Lay chicks in browny nests

Fly up in the bluish sky

Sing beautiful melodies in the brown trees

Sing, bird sing!

Sing, bird sing!

Fly in the bright blue sky

Think bird, think about nature

Build up, build up

Sing, bird sing!

Sing, bird sing!

SNAKE

Petals become skin

Bamboo becomes bones

Pebbles become eyes

Stems become tongue

Hiss, snake hiss!

Slither, snake slither!

Breathe the fresh air

In the grass

Tap your tail

And listen to the sound

Hiss, snake hiss!

Slither, snake slither!

Slither and hiss

Slide and twist

Climb and hide

Eat your prey

Hiss, snake hiss!

Slither, snake slither!

Slither round the dirty pond

Your skin shines bright under the white moon

Defend yourself venom-spitter

Hide amongst the logs.

Hiss, snake hiss!

Slither, snake slither!

SSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS……

WOLF

Pine cones become body

Berries become eyes

Nuts become jaws

Come on sneaky guy, come on!

Breathe, breathe the air

Refreshing on your face

Come on sneaky guy, come on!

But be careful predators approach

And go in the forest

And hide away

Come on sneaky guy, come on!

Go in the forest

To sneak some lovely carnivore food

Come on sneaky guy, come on!

But camouflage well

Because there’s hunters killing

A lot of animals and wolves.

Libby, Noah, Shriya, Pablo, Manu