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The cicadas‘ treasure
They‘re always having parties in Milly‘s World; they never miss a chance to get together and have fun, play, laugh and eat together.
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They love to listen to music and maybe even dance. The Woodland Orchestra has fl utes and violins, trombones and double basses...a singer is all they need.
Why don‘t we ask Alice to sing with us?
Great idea! She‘s a cicada…
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Milly and Billy can hear Alice singing. Not everyone in the wood is happy to hear her. Nana Spider, for example, prefers silence.
Hello, have you seen Alice?
Listen... Let‘s go!
I‘ve heard her more than I‘ve seen her! She‘s so noisy — I can barely hear myself think! The cicadas‘ treasure
I asked her to move, and now she‘s on the poplar tree by the stream.
I‘d love to, I could sing the Lost Treasure song!
There‘s Alice.
Brilliant!
How does it go? Would you like to come and sing in our orchestra?
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I didn‘t understand any of it! What a beautiful voice...
Scrrr, scrr, scr...
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Of course not! You don‘t understand „cicada“…
Alice tells the story of the lost treasure. „One winter evening, two cicadas were out walking in the cold air when they saw a light far off in the distance.“
So much snow...
Everything‘s white!
How lovely... what is it?
I don‘t know, let‘s go and see! The cicadas‘ treasure
„The two cicadas flew on until they reached a place where the moon was turning into lots of shining rays.“
Look... it‘s down there! It‘s a treasure!
Brrr… it‘s so cold!
Yes, a treasure of gold and silver threads!
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Hold them tightly!
„It was really, really cold. The cicadas‘ hands were frozen and their eyes were full of ice.“
I can‘t see a thing…
Let‘s go home, we‘re freezing here!
Let‘s take some threads of treasure... Yes, we can take them to the other cicadas!
I can‘t, my hands are frozen…
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Alice‘s story is good, but it doesn‘t end well.
Oh no… the treasure has slipped through my fingers! What happened next?
Let‘s go home, we‘ll come back for it tomorrow.
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We searched for the treasure for days and days, but we couldn‘t find it anywhere.
We lost it near a tall tree that was bent over with snow, but there aren‘t any trees like that near here...
A tall, bent tree...? Let‘s go and look for it!
Not yet, now we need to go and play in the orchestra! Are you coming with us, Alice?
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With pleasure! Can I bring some biscuits?
MMM!
There‘s no need, we‘ve got a Twinny, would you like some?
Mmm, delicious!
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With Alice the orchestra is now complete and Maestro Cricket is very pleased.
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It‘s autumn, the air is fresh and the leaves are falling from the trees. In Milly‘s World, the animals are getting ready for the new season.
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Of course, and we‘ll find your silver and gold threads too.
Milly and Billy are helping Alice the cicada to put away her summer things.
We‘ll go and look for the tree! Really?
So… have you found your treasure?
Unfortunately not, we lost it near a bent tree and… The cicadas‘ treasure
They search high and low, but there aren‘t any bent trees in the wood, only a fallen tree trunk covered in moss. A family of earthworms lives under the trunk.
Look down there!
Yes, this could be…
… the treasure tree!
Can you tell me when this tree fell?
Who knows… maybe during a very snowy winter.
A fallen tree trunk…
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Yes, this must be the tree where the cicadas lost their treasure.
Let‘s dig, the silver threads must be under here!
Hey, stop that! This is our house!
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Sorry, but we‘re looking for the cicadas‘ treasure.
Have you seen it, by any chance?
No, but the gnats who lived here before us might know something about it.
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Let‘s go and ask them!
The gnats live by the pond.
Here they are! However many are there?
Excuse me, do you know anything about the treasure that the cicadas lost?
lost
Treasure
cicadas
lost A lot...
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Calm down!!! Have you seen any gold and silver threads?
Ants…
in the tree trunk
It‘s huge…
fallen lived
ants
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There‘s the ants‘ nest!
before
The ants are all at work. Milly and Billy go to see the person in charge.
We‘re looking for a treasure of gold and silver threads!
Let‘s see what we‘ve got in the storeroom.
Hmm… gold and silver threads!
Careful, Billy, don‘t touch!
So much stuff…
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Stop, don‘t touch those wheat grains, they‘re bad for you!
Billy is curious - too curious...
Uh-oh!
Oh no… our wheat!
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What are you talking about? Wheat is only bad for coeliacs if they eat it!
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Fantastic!
Take it away, we tried to eat it, but it‘s no good.
Here‘s what you‘re looking for.
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The treasure threads have been found, but what can they be used for?
One more thread, there... we‘ve nearly finished.
Look what we‘ve brought you, Alice! The treasure, our treasure… thank you!
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Shall I thread it through here? Yes, then over the top and underneath again.
It‘s so nice to rock in such a precious hammock!
Delicious!
These Quadritos are good!
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It‘s winter. In the cold air music can be heard echoing through the trees and over the frozen lake. Where is it coming from?
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It‘s coming from the den where the Woodland Orchestra has met up to play. There are a lot of musicians, but someone is missing.
Have you seen Alice?
No, let‘s go and look for her.
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Alice is a wonderful singer and without her the orchestra is incomplete.
Why are you crying?
My beautiful hammock of silver threads, it‘s gone, disappeared!!!
We have to go back to the orchestra now, but afterwards we‘ll go and look for it…
She‘s down there! Thank you.
But how…?
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During orchestra rehearsals, Milly and Billy try to help their friend.
Have you seen a hammock woven with gold and silver threads?
No, I haven‘t.
Maybe the wind carried it away.
Well…
Maybe someone‘s stolen it…
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The fl ute player has a very beautiful scarf, tied with something sparkling.
Where did you get that silver thread?
It‘s pretty, isn‘t it? It was caught in a bush.
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But it belongs to Alice...
I didn‘t know. You can give it back to her if you like.
Thank you!
After rehearsals, the search goes on. There are gold and silver threads everywhere.
Look at Mama Bluebottle...
Rock-a-bye, baby…
There‘s another one down there! There‘s one!
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That‘s a lovely blanket... can we swap?
Now you‘re really nice and warm, aren‘t you? Sure, thank you!
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This thread is too fine for my net…
Shall we swap? I‘ll give you my ribbon and you…
Nana Spider, I‘ve got a Pausa Ciok that... …and I‘ll give you my silver thread.
that you could give me... Thank you, would you like this thread? The cicadas‘ treasure
Here‘s your treasure!
Great! But now we must go back to the orchestra, I have to sing...
OK, let‘s go!
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Hey...
there‘s another thread on the tree, and another one further on…
The Woodland Orchestra is nearly ready to play.
We‘re here!
Just a second, I have an idea.
Come on, Billy! Here we are!
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A silver thread here, a silver thread there… Now the cicadas‘ treasure belongs to everyone and the party can start.
Here... like this!
Perfect!
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Once upon a time there was a precious treasure made of gold and silver threads...
Grafic: info@raffeiner.bz.it | Story: Luisa Pachera | Illustration: Robert Weikmann
It‘s great in Milly‘s World, they play and sing, eat and have fun together.
The cicadas‘ treasure