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CHALLENGE CORNER

Tudors often told ghost stories by the fire at Christmas time. Write your spookiest festive flash fiction * here:

* Flash fiction is a short story told in very few words

I know everybody says this, and that( and sometimes even that), but I LOVE AQUILA. My favourite issue is The Ocean, and my favourite character is Ian. I was wondering if you could do an issue on capybaras because they are my favourite animal. I started getting AQUILA when I was four years old, and I have two folders filled up with my favourite issues.

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QUICK TUDOR QUIZ 1. a 2. c 3. c 4. a 5. a 6. True 7. a 8. a

TUDOR TOOTER The Tudor tooter is Richard Rich

SLANGING MATCH 1. F 2. D 3. A 4. C 5. E 6. B

From Edna, age 9 P. S. It really isn’ t an AQUILA letter without the P. S. P. P. S. I love reading and solving the mysteries and reading other people’ s letters P. P. P. S. Shout out to Umut! I really like‘ A Series of Unfortunate Events’ as well. I’ ll have to read those other books as well P. P. P. P. S. How did this get so long?

P. P. P. P. P. S. My favourite books are Silverborn plus‘ The Beast and The Bethany’. Anyone else read those? P. P. P. P. P. P. S. OK, this is getting really long.

I should go P. P. P. P. P. P. P. S. Byyyyyyyyyyyeeeeeeeeee!!!

GUESS THAT DEATH A = 5 B = 6

MALODOROUS MAZE

C = 1 D = 3 E = 4 F = 2

Hi AQUILA, this weekend me and my family went to Waitomo Caves in New Zealand, which was in your Earth issue( April 2025). We saw the glow-worms … did you know they are actually maggots, and it is their butts that are shining? I also got to see fossils, and here is a picture of me with one from 35 million years ago! I love your magazine, even though it takes a long time to get here.

How did you do in Shenanigans this month? Find out here:

From Henry, age 7 P. S. I also love the games in the magazine

MARVELLOUS MAKE

Q: How do you send a message in a forest? A: Moss code

From Angie, age 12

CATHERINE ' S CROSSWORD Across 2. Bard 4. Alchemy 6. Cackle 7. Jousting 8. Banquet 9. Knight 10. Gossip

Down 1. Charm 3. Havoc 5. Enchanted 8. Button

I really enjoyed the WW2 issue. It has

been one of my favourites because I love history. I had a

lot of fun building this tube shelter!!

From Sunny, age 8

PUZZLE ALERT

PAGE 13 SHAKE‘ EM UP! All that glisters is not gold.( The Merchant of Venice) This above all: To thine own self be true.( Hamlet) A rose by any other name would smell as sweet.( Romeo & Juliet) The course of true love never did run smooth.( A Midsummer Night’ s Dream) Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your ears.( Julius Caesar)

COMPETITION TIO TIME

WIN!

If you love stories about travel and treachery,

then you must enter this competition!

Courtesy of our friends at Piccadilly Press, we have four copies of this page-turning adventure by Nat Harrison to give away.

It brings Jules Verne’ s classic Around the World in Eighty Days to life for young readers with a thrilling new twist! To be in with a chance of winning a copy, all you need to do is answer this question:

What year was William Shakespeare born?

A 1564

B 1572

C 1596

DID YOU SPOT?

Send your entries to: competitions @ aquila. co. uk Be sure to write Girl Who Raced the World in the subject heading, and please include your postcode or subscription number.

* Class entries are accepted if the school subscribes. UK entries only. By entering the competition, the successful winner agrees for their contact details to be shared with the company supplying the prize. Unsuccessful entrants’ details will not be shared outside of AQUILA.

Closing date: Monday 12 January 2026

4 copies to be won

AQUILA SLEEPOVER

Hi, I know everyone says this, but I LOVE

1. Page 8 2. Page 9 3. Page 11 4. Page 17 5. Page 12 6. Page 13 7. Page 15 8. Page 21 9. Page 24 10. Contents

WIN!

AQUILA, and my first issue was in December 2021. I introduced it to my cousins, and they loved it so much we had an AQUILA sleepover at my grandparents’ house. We only read a few because I couldn’ t take them all. Bye!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

From Alice, age 11 P. S. Time for the tradition!

P. P. S. One of my favourite parts of AQUILA

Q: Why did the dog get arrested? A: He had unpaid barking tickets! From Mia, age 10

Q: What do you call it when a king farts? A: Air to the throne! From Alex, age 11 is Ian P. P. P. S. Getting bored now

P. P. P. P. S. BYE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!