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Slide 2 Alkarma Language School The cover 1. The title: The Magic Flute Flute: a musical instrument Magic Flute? 2. The picture on the cover: A boy playing the flute A golden bird An emperor hiding and watching the boy angrily The Magic Flute Slide 3 Alkarma Language School The story is a Chinese legend. A legend is a very old story which isnt always true. Its about a young Chinese boy called Chang. Chang looked after the Emperors sheep. Also, he loved playing his wooden flute & people loved to hear him play. The Emperor was jealous of Chang because people love him & know him more than the emperor. So, the emperor had a plan to let Chang go. Introduction Slide 4 Alkarma Language School A boy called Chang. Read pages 3 till 6. Chapter 1 Slide 5 Alkarma Language School People shouted to Chang to play his flute for them. When he played, they had happy thoughts. Chang liked his job, which was to look after the sheep, but he loved to play his flute. The sheep that Chang looked after lived in a field near Changs house. Page 3 Slide 6 Alkarma Language School The Emperor came to Chang and he found that one of the sheep wasnt there. There were only nineteen. Chang didnt know how this sheep was lost, but the Emperor told him that he played the flute and didnt look after the sheep well. Pages 4 & 5 Slide 7 Alkarma Language School The Emperor went back with Chang to Changs house, took his flute and broke it into two pieces. He told Chang to go away of the house and the field and not to come back again. So Chang now lost his job, his flute and his house. Page 6 Slide 8 Alkarma Language School Read Chapter 1 again. Answer the story workbook pages 2 & 3.