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Read the story, study the artwork and have a go at the questions!

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Bones

Words by Rebecca Richards, age 11 | Picture by Jasmine Lee, age 13

The sun shone down
Days, weeks, months

The pond got drier, smaller, smaller
Until its secret was revealed

Bones
Dead sheep bones
Grey and old, like a washed-up shipwreck

How did they get there?

A hungry sheep searching for grass
A step too far
Stuck in the mud

How long have they been hidden?
Nobody knows

There they will stay
Until the rain comes again
And the pond reclaims its secret

(The sound on this video is very soft, so maybe turn the volume right up for this one!)

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1. What is this poem about? *

2. What type of bones are being described in this poem? *

3. Where were the bones found? *

4. The poet thinks that the sheep got stuck in the mud. What do you think might have happened to the sheep? *

5. What do you think the poet means when she says the pond will "reclaim its secret"? *

The pond can talk

The pond will fill up and hide the bones again

The pond will move the bones away

The pond will empty

4. Have a good look at the artwork. Why do you think there are mushrooms coming out of the sheep skull? *

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