Tashi and the Big Stinker
Tashi
and the Big Stinker
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The
Magic Flute
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Written by
Anna Fienberg &
Barbara Fienberg
Illustrated by
Kim Gamble
Published by
Allen & Unwin
2000
Tashi's village is visited by Only Brother, the giant. Can Tashi get rid of him?
1. What made Only Brother so fat?
| Only Brother was so fat because he ate too much food. He ate
from morning till night. Only Brother ate all the fruit
[pomegranates]. He also ate all the fish and Chintu's birthday
cake. He drank too much alcohol. Only Brother ate the peppery stew
and the beans and look out everyone!!!!!! Using our imagination we
think he also ate chocolate, a whole elephant, a whole cow, a
giant spider, a whole school of children, snakes, snails and a
real lot of baked beans. The Numbats of Campbell Primary School. |
| He ate from morning to night. Daniel, Matthew, Lochlainn, St Lukes Rappers |
| He ate from morning to night. Tess and Hannah, Stradbroke Rappers |
| We only started reading this Tashi book today and thought that
parts of it were very funny.We felt sorry for Mrs Chintu having to
cook so often for such a fussy eater. The answer to the first
question is that Only Brother eats all day and also drinks too
much. He does not seem to have any self control and is very
greedy. St Margaret Mary's Rappers |
| We think Only Brother was so fat because he
was a giant and giants eat heaps. Only Brother loves his food and
he must have his food just right. He eats all the time. Reece, Laura & Kayla Merriwa 13 Rappers |
| Only brother was so fat because he ate
everything, all day and all evening. Daniel & Nicholas |
| We think the Big Stinker was so fat because he ate too much,
because he ate all the food that he saw. Alice & Indiah, St Hilda's Rappers |
2. What made the Big Stinker leave Chintu's house?
| The big stinker left the house because he did a big
explosion from his bottom that smelt revolting. His brother Chintu
told him to leave. Daniel & Nicholas |
| Chintu cooked up a special meal for the BIG STINKER and he
made such terrible smells, that even the canary dropped of its
perch and everyone ran outside and then Chintu threw the BIG
STINKER'S clothes out of the window. Indiah and Alice, St Hilda's Rappers |
| Only Brother left Chintu's castle because he thought Mrs. Chintu
put too much pepper, special berries and spice in the the stew. He
also thought that their was a horrible, disgusting, atrocious smell
in the castle. Only Brother didn't know that the smell came from
him. Only Brother wanted to leave and Chintu wanted him to leave as
well. Campbell Numbats |
| Tashi and Mrs Chintu tried to get Only Brother kicked out of the
castle by making him a stew that had heaps of beans in it, which
made him do big explosions that were really smelly. Then Chintu
kicked Only Brother out but he said that the castle was too smelly
anyway and he left. Jarrod and Cassie, Merriwa 13 |
| He didn't have enough food. Matt, Dan, Loch, Tom, St Lukes Rappers |
| The answer is the ground began to tremble. Tess and Hannah., Stradbroke Rappers |
3. Mrs Chintu is going to make a special dinner for Chintu to celebrate Only Brother's leaving. What would be on the menu?
| It would be nice if Mrs Chintu made the things that Chintu missed
out on while Only Brother stayed over so we thought he could have
special presents. We think he should have his Birthday cake and fish
stew, shark fin soup and pomegranates. Hayden, Reece, Laura and Stewart - Merriwa 13 |
| This week's answer is his cake and pomegranates. Tess and Hannah, Stradbroke Rappers |
| Chintu' special dinner was chocolate cake, fish cakes, lemon
tarts, meat pies and pizza. Hannah, Kingston Rappers |
4. Mrs Chintu decided to make another cake for Chintu to replace the one that Only Brother ate. What would be the recipe for a cake for a giant?
| This week's answer is cream, strawberries and pepper. Tess and Hannah. Stradbroke Rappers |
| The recipe for a giant's cake would have 2 dragon eggs, 5 people, some berries, chocolate, 500 kg of pudding and a pinch of salt. Stewart, Reece and Shaun - Merriwa 13 |
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When the piper plays his flute, all the creatures and the people follow the music.
1. Jack asks his dad, "Say your friend is in trouble, but when you go to save him, you hurt the person who got him into trouble. Does that mean you did the wrong thing?"
If you were Jack's dad, what would your answer be?
| No because your friend was in trouble because of that person and
you should also ask him not to do that to your friend. Daniel, Matthew, Lochlainn, St Lukes Rappers |
| No
Tess and Hannah, Stradbroke Rappers |
| Yes Aldian and Alyssa, Stradbroke Rappers |
| Yes, because you're sticking up for your friend. Daniel & Nicholas |
2. Why were the villagers so scared of the locusts?
| The villagers were scared of the locusts
because locusts eat the crops. We have been looking at insects this
term and we would be a bit worried too. Audrey and Eva Merriwa 13 |
| They were scared of the locusts
because they were waiting to harvest the rice and the locusts would
eat all the grass if they came. Daniel & Nicholas |
| The locusts would eat the harvests and crops Matt, Dan, Loch, Tom, St Lukes Rappers |
3. Why was Tashi suspicious of the piper, even before he took the children?
| His eyes were pale and hooded. Tess and Hannah, Stradbroke Rappers |
| Tashi was suspicious of the piper because there was a story his
grandmother once told him about a piper and a plague of rats. Hannah, Kingston Rappers |
4. Have you read The Pied Piper of Hamelin by Robert Browning? What parts of it has Anna Fienberg woven into the story of The Magic Flute?
| In both stories the characters got revenge on the towns people for
not paying for their services by trying to steal the children. Merriwa 13 |
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