Stories Under

the Stars

By the artsNK Dance & NCCD team

Stories Under the Stars

Taking inspiration from some of our favourite fairy tales, fables and other bed time stories, we have created this zine as part of this year’s Centrepoint STAY:UP Challenge.

Each year Centrepoint work to support over 14,000 young people who are homeless or at risk of homelessness. As a team we believe this is such an important cause and a fantastic opportunity to show support to some of the most vulnerable people in our community.

Seven of the artsNK Dance & NCCD team have worked together to make the zine, each choosing one story and creating something in response to over the course of one night on October 8th. Although staying up for one night is a challenge, it pales in comparison to the daily challenge faced by young people who have nowhere safe to call a home.

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The Storytellers

Rebecca Wymant Peter Pan Shadow Puppet Photograph

Rachael ClarkHickory Dickory Dock Illustrated Colouring Page

Mark BoweryGoldilocks & the Three Bears Digital Collage

Susannah SendallRed Riding Hood Illustration

Lucy LumbThe Wild Swans Collage

Emily LuceRumpelstiltskin Quiz

Sophie ArnoldHansel & Gretal Witches House Recipe

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Fairy Tale Factoids

1) How many Grimm fairy tales are there?

2) What materials were the pigs houses constructed of in the Three Little Pigs & the Big Bad Wolf?

3) What were the names of all of the dwarfs in Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs?

4) What colour was Peter Pan’s costume in the original stage plays of the story?

5) What kind of animal is Mrs Tiggywinkle?

6) What does the J & M stand for in J.M Barrie’s name?

7) What does Jack trade to obtain the magic beans in Jack and the Beanstalk?

8) In Chinese folklore there is a version of Little red Riding Hood, but what is it called?

Fairy Tale Factoids - Answers

1) 200

2) Straw, Sticks & Bricks

3) Grumpy, Dopey, Doc, Happy, Bashful, Sneezy and Sleepy.

4) In the original stage productions he was said to wear auburns, tans, browns and cobwebs.

5) Hedgehog

6) James Matthew

7) The family cow

8) The Tiger Grandma

3. If visited by an Elf what would you do?

a) Tell yourself you’re seeing things and need new glassesb) Attempt to capture the creature and offer him up as payment for your releasec) Do whatever the Elf tells youd) Hide

4. If the Elf held the key to your survival but demanded payment, what would you offer up in return?

a) A priceless family heirloom – such as a piece of jewelleryb) Ten years of service to him c) Your firstborn childd) Anything you think might interest him but with no intentions of keeping up your end of the bargain

5. Once you’re released from the tower by the King (thanks to the Elf’s intervention), the King decides he wants to marry you. What do you do?

a) Refuse point blank to marry anyone who had previously locked you in a towerb) Accept immediately – who wouldn’t want the Royal status? c) Initially accept the offer but set up a grand scheme to overthrow the King on the day of the weddingd) Marry him anyway, you know he’ll execute you if you don’t

Which Fairy Tale Character are you?

Use the Rumpelstiltskin Quiz to find out…

1. If you could spin straw into something that’s more precious, what would you choose to spin it into?

a) Chocolate b) Gold c) Paper d) Wine

2. If you were locked in a tower by the King and given the choice of following impossible commands or facing execution, what would you do?

a) Try your best to do as commanded, despite knowing your best efforts will be futileb) Tell the King his commands are impossible and face whatever consequences comec) Plot to overthrow your captorsd) Attempt to escape and flee the county

Mulan’s book and turning around to fight back once in a while.

Cinderella (Scores 11 – 15)

Like Cinderella you tend to accept the hand you’ve been dealt. You do as you’re told in order to maintain a quiet life and avoid trouble. Like Cinderella though you may have to bite your tongue and put up with the likes of an evil stepfamily bossing you around in order to keep the peace. Is it worth sticking this out and waiting for your Fairy Godmother to show up? Does she even exist?

Jiminy Cricket (Scores 16 – 20)

It’s important to you to always speak the truth, you tell it as it is no matter the consequences. Just as Jiminy Cricket acted as Pinocchio’s conscience, attempting to help him choose the right and noble path, so you, always let your conscience be your guide and lead you in all you say and do.

Mulan (Scores 21 – 24)

Unlike Cinderella you do not accept the situation you’re in. You are Mulan, prepared to do whatever it takes to protect yourself and your loved ones. Mulan will not let her frail father go off to war, so she takes matters into her own hands, disguises herself as a man and takes up her father’s place in the army. Like Mulan you are not afraid to be the rebel, cause a scene or start a mutiny to get where you need to be.

6. The Elf will only release you from your end of the bargain if you can guess his name. What do you do?

a) Make wild guessesb) Put the Elf on 24 hour surveillance to pick up any clues about his what his name could bec) Make a spreadsheet of all possible names and work out the probability of which is his due to age, background and ability to spin straw into precious metal d) You guess Rumpelstiltskin – you just have an inkling

Who are you? Work out your score for your answers

Q1: a) 1, b) 3, c) 2, d) 4Q2: a) 2, b) 3, c) 4, d) 1Q3: a) 3, b) 4, c) 2, d) 1Q4: a)1, b) 3, c) 2, d) 4Q5: a) 3, b) 1, c) 4, d) 2Q6: a) 2, b) 4, c) 3, d) 1

The Gingerbread Man (Scores 6 – 10)

Just as the Gingerbread Man leapt from the oven and ran away, your tendency is to avoid awkward scenes and confrontations by fleeing and hiding. But be warned! Even though The Gingerbread Man could outrun his baker, the farm workers and farm animals, he was eventually caught by the cunning fox and eaten piece by piece. Consider taking a leaf out of

Picture Quiz - What’s the Story?

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Answers:

1) Little Red Riding Hood | 2) Sleeping Beauty | 3) Princess & the Pea

Everyone knows of course that the witch’s house in the Hansel and Gretel story is made of gingerbread. However, it’s hard not to associate Christmas with a gingerbread house, so this biscuit house is perfect all year round.

This recipe is great to get young children baking and makes a yummy, akin to shortbread type biscuits with just four ingredients!

Ingredients:

4oz Butter

2oz Caster sugar

4oz Plainflour

2oz Cornflour

For decorating:

Icing Sugar

Water

Food colouring

Piping bag

And assortment of sweets and toppings

You’ll need:

Scales

Mixing bowl

Wooden spoon

Rolling pin

Baking tray

Oblong cookie cutters

Hansel & Gretal Witches House Recipe

Method:

1. Preheat the oven to 180 degrees (170 for fan assisted)

2. Cream the butter and add the sugar

3. Sift in the two flours and mix with the butter and sugar until fully combined

4. Spread a handful of plain flour onto a clean work surface and pop the dough on. Roll out the dough with a rolling pin until it is a centimetre thick

5. Cut out 4 rectangles for the house walls and two rectangles for the roof

6. Grease a baking tray with butter and put the bis-cuits on

7. Bake the biscuits for approx 12-15 minutes

8. Remove the biscuits from the oven once slightly golden with a sturdy texture. Leave them to cool

9. Combine water with icing sugar, adding food col-ouring if you wish

10. Fix the walls of the house and roof together using icing sugar and decorate the house as you wish. Make sure it looks tempting enough for Hansel and Gretel to help themselves to a treat!

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