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1. The Lord of the Rings is an exciting fantasy film about the adventures of the hobbits Frodo ­Baggins and his friend Samwise Gamgee. Frodo gets a magic ring from his cousin Bilbo the hobbit. He has to bring the magic ring to a special place and throw the ring into the fire. If it doesn’t happen, the dark lord Sauron will have power and control of the land. 


2. Tom is a young boy who lives with his Aunt Polly and brother Sid in a small town on the Mississippi River. Where are his parents? We don’t know. Tom doesn’t like school but he’s fond of fishing and  swimming. One day Tom and his very good friend Huck Finn decide to become pirates. They run away from home and go to live on an island. The great adventures begin then. The Adventures of Tom Sawyer is a great story for children and their parents! A B D E C 


3. Pippi Longstocking is a nine-year-old girl who lives in the villa Villekula along with her monkey, Mr Nilsson, her purple spotted horse, and a treasure chest full of gold – but no parents. Pippi’s father was lost at sea but she still hopes he will come back one day. She makes friends with her neighbours – two children named Tommy and Annika and they have fantastic adventures. Pippi Longstocking is an exciting and moving story for the whole family! 


4. Mary is a naughty girl from India, who is brought to England to live with her uncle on the Yorkshire Moors. At first she’s got a lot of problems and feels lonely. Then she makes friends with Dicken and her cousin Colin. Together they find the Secret Garden behind the tall wall and decide to make it beautiful again. The Secret Garden is a film about friendship which helps you change for the better. 


5. Jane and Michael have the most unusual nanny in the world. Mary Poppins is her name. She flies in the sky with her umbrella and makes a lot of magic. The  nanny is strict but lovely, she takes the children into exciting places and changes the lives of the ­family for ever.

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1. Who   the magic ring from his cousin? 2. Who strict? 3. Who   the Secret Garden behind the tall wall? 4. Who   away from home? 5. Who   got a lot of problems? 6. Who   lost at sea? 7. Who   fond of fishing and swimming?

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