 Hello. I'm Sandra from the British Library and I'm going to tell you a story. The story all about a box, a golden box, and what happens when the golden box is found. There was once a family who decided to make some soup. They needed firewood so they sent out their son to get the firewood. It was cold so he didn't want to go too far. He searched and searched and he found as much firewood as he could carry and when he returned to his house his eyes caught something gleaming glittery in the snow. Placing the firewood down he went towards the glittery and something reached in and he pulled out a small golden box. When imagined he surprised and his excitement. He tried to open it however it wouldn't open it was locked. He looked around for a key but you could find no key. He turned the box around and then he saw a key. He took it and he placed it into the lock and with a click the box opened. He looked inside and inside the box the golden box he saw a now you have to finish the story. For that is the charm of the golden box. I, the teller, tell you the story. You the listener have to finish off the story. That is the wonder of the golden box. What can you find in the box? What pops out of the box? What surprises can you discover? I have a box here and I have many treasures inside. I have a gem. Could it be a magic gem? What story do you think my magic gem can tell? I have a key. What door do you think this key can open and what secrets lie beyond that door? I have a beautiful bangle with lovely, lovely stones. Who does it belong to? Could it be a princess? Could it be a prince? Could it be somebody who lives in the sea? What story can you tell? And I have the sun and the moon and the star. What story do you think this could tell? You see the golden box was a story that was collected by the brother's screen a long time ago. It was on the last stories they collected and this story was often told as people travel from place to place in their carriages. Can you imagine six to eight people sitting in that carriage? They are six to eight tellers of a story and six to eight listeners of that story and so they have many stories to occupy themselves as they travel. That's the beauty of the golden box. All the stories are different. All the stories are exciting. All the stories hold a surprise. What pops out of them? Can you create a story of a golden box? What surprises can you tell? We look forward to hearing them. We'd love to hear them here at the British Library. I have written many golden box stories. Please, we'd like to hear your. I have another story and this story comes from East Africa and it's all about a magic flute. There was once a king. A king who had a secret. A king who never wanted people to know his secret so he kept it close. You see the king had been born with a birthmark and he decided that no one should ever know so he would wear the most beautiful turban. Oh my goodness. They came in all shades in golden colours and everybody would always comment about them. One day a traveller came to town and he was selling his pots and pans and all kinds of goodies and as he passed the king's carful he heard such a beautiful sound. Somebody was singing but he had to go and congratulate the singer on such a beautiful voice. It was so wonderful. Well he went towards the sound and it was getting louder and stronger and when the man the peggler saw saw the person who was making this beautiful sound he stopped. He recognised it's the king but why does the king look different than he thought. Then he realised the king didn't have his turban on and the king said that's his secret. I must tell someone. I must tell someone that the king he quickly went to the nearest inn. Innkeeper innkeeper please give me a drink what is it what is it you look like you've had a surprise what's wrong what's wrong oh my goodness it's about the king what's about the king the king has stopped right there said the innkeeper nobody says anything about our king about his majesty but I have to tell you not here you don't go on get out and he was thrown out but he went to the next place and the same thing happened the next and the next and he found himself finally by the river he burst in burst in to tell somebody his secret but he could find no one but then he realised where he was mother earth I'll tell mother earth so he dug a hole and into the hole he said the king the king the king has a birth mark and he covered it up and went away well years passed and the king had been on the throne for many many years a long time and so he decided to have a big party and everybody was invited there was going to be music and singing and dancing and lots of food everybody was going to have a good time his favorite instrument was the flute so he ordered master flute maker to make a special flute and to create a very special song was a flute maker with honoured he went down to the river he looked at all the wreath and picked out a very good one and then he chiseled and he cut and he poked and he jiggled and soon he had the most beautiful flute and he practiced and practiced and created the most wonderful song oh my goodness even the birds stopped to listen the day of the magnificent ceremony came everybody came oh my goodness the kings and the queens and the princesses oh my everybody was there oh it was going to be a marvellous celebration and the king well he sat looking so real in the best urban to date oh he just glowed and everybody came and they were having a marvellous time and when the time came for the flute player to play everything was hush the king was looking forward to hearing his favorite instrument play a special song in honour of himself he bowed and gave the flute maker a sign and the flute maker bowed and he placed the flute to his lips and the flute began to play the king the king the king has a birthmark and looked at the flute master and said flute flute mister flute player what are you playing there be careful what you play if you value if you value your freedom i'm sorry i meant to do i i have no idea what's happening and that's not the song i created well okay well play a game i'll give you one more chance and once again the flute maker played the song but once again the same song came out and he was dragged to prison a protest in his innocence the flute was given to the second flute player and he seen the fate of his friend didn't really want to take it but he had no choice he took the flute and the king said be careful if you value your freedom take the flute and with trembling fingers he placed the flute to his lips and played and once again the flute sang the king the king the king has a birthmark he too was taken to put something the king did out his brother could it be true could it be true their king who he was so wonderful he had kept this secret from them for all these years how could it be how could they ever trust him again but on and on and the king silence i will play the king was a very accomplished flute player he picked up the flute to place it to his lips everybody and as the king played the flute began to sing once again the king the king the king has a birthmark everybody went and they look back at him and the king bowed his head in shame and removed his turban in there for all the world to see was the birthmark what was he going to do the people never trust him anymore they he he had kept a big secret from them how this was not good but the people they said well if not change you still are king we still love you maybe you've been a bit sane but we forgive you and they did and the king realized that he had wonderful people and so he decided never only to wear his turban whatever not all the time it didn't matter that he had a birthmark but people saw him as the same person flute players were released from the prison and everything was all right as for the flute it was placed in a very special place it's secret safe for all time they could never figure out how eating the king's secret you and i know don't you maybe one day and my story is done did you create a story about a magic instrument that pops up with a surprise or two we'd love to hear them here at the british library please share your stories with us and if you want to draw a picture to go with it let's have that one too my name is Sandra thank you for listening i hope you've enjoyed the stories and we look forward to you visiting our website with many resources and many ideas to keep yourself and your families entertained laughter joy and stories thank you