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The Wise Man Who Lost The Way

Posted by Jacqueline Richards

Language point: north, south, east, west game

Did you know that one of the three Wise Men had absolutely no sense of direction ... He was always the one who had to follow the others and was always too lost to mention - he always turned the wrong way and turned up late. When the camel went right, the Wise Man had to hold on tight. When his camel took a left turn, he inevitably fell off and went the wrong way around roundabouts ! One day, when his camel ate his map, the wise man got lost. He had real problems seeing in the dark, and when the clouds passed over the star he was following, he ended up in a ditch. Not only could he never find a guidebook that he could understand, but when the camel got the hump, he didn't know which way he'd land. Of course, the wise man who lost his way trod through puddles and streams, it didn't seem

North, South, East, West Reading Game

Help ! I'm Lost ! Tell the Wise Man which way to travel - North, South, East or West - to find Jesus in the manger and the stable beneath the Christmas star.

Travel 50 miles EAST > at the mountain, turn North ^and continue for another 20 miles. When you reach a
forest, turn South and travel for a further 70 miles down a windy path. At a signpost, turn West < - you can stop
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off for a rest - but don't forget to pick up Santa's sack before you leave. Turn East > until you find the stable.

© Jacqueline Richards 2007




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