An Ancient Irish Legend
Lir was a great lord with four beautiful children: Fionnuala, Aodh, Fiachra, and Conn. Their mother died, and Lir married a woman named Aoife. Aoife was jealous of Lir's love for his children.
One day, she took them to Lake Derravaragh and used a magic wand to turn them into four white swans. They were cursed to spend 900 years on the cold waters of Ireland until the sound of a Christian bell was heard.
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Literacy, Science, SEL & Maths Activity
Once upon a time in Ireland, King Lir had four children: Fionnuala, Aodh, Fiachra, and Conn. They were very happy, but their stepmother, Aoife, was jealous.
One day, she took them to a lake and used a magic wand to turn them into four white swans. They had to stay as swans for 900 years! They had soft feathers, long necks, and wings to fly. Finally, the spell was broken, and they became human again.
Who is the father in the story?
A swan is a bird. It has a very long ? to reach food in the water. Swans use their big ? to fly high in the sky. Their bodies are covered in white ? that feel very soft. In the story, there were ? children turned into swans.
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