Journey to An maLand
Part 1 - Özlem Meyer and her students, Şükri Bitlisi Ortaokulu
One day, a group of students and their teachers wanted to take a part in eTwinning project. They thought about an
imaginary island which was visited by some extinct animals. They could travel to this island which is called
“AnimaLand” by using a time capsule. This time capsule drove them into the past and it started a great story of 6
extinct animals. The students invited each of those 6 animals from different time periods, to their “AnimaLand” in
2020.
Let’s see how the animals met and which experiences they shared with each other.
The Passenger Pigeon landed on a branch and looked around. She was excited to be in this magical place, full of
green with several natural beauties.
“Am I the first guest here?” she asked herself.
Somebody lifted up his eyes: “No, you are the second guest here.”
This was the Dodo Bird, calling her from a shiny lake.
The Pigeon replied: “I thought it was because I can always fly fast, even up to 100 km, I am the fastest bird in the
world.” The time capsule must have brought the Dodo earlier than him.
“Ah, this is unbelievable! you are such a lucky bird,” the Dodo said.
The Pigeon asked, “Why?”
The Dodo complained: “I sometimes feel unhappy because I am a bird but I can’t fly!”. He suddenly looked sad and
lowered his head.
“But you have a colourful beak and I don’t have that. You should not be upset. We all are unique and have different
features. Come on, let’s go and find our other friends,” the Pigeon said.
The Dodo was glad to hear those nice words and they started walking on the AnimaLand. They were impressed by
the beauty of this island. They felt like in a paradise.
“I can’t believe how the water is clean and there are so many trees here. This place is entirely different from my world,”
the Pigeon said.