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11 FUN FACT
The bee is the only insect to produce
food that is eaten by humans

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1 ___ Bieber: singing 1 Large aeroplane (5,3) 6
sensation (6) 2 Quickly and
6 Kate ___ : married unexpectedly (8) YOUR JOKE
Prince William (9) 3 Not well (3)
7 Opposite of closed (4) 4 People you’ll see 7 8 What is a cat’s

Crossword
8 Comedy-drama competing in the favourite colour?
TV series set in high Olympics (8) Purrr-ple
school (4) 5 World wide web (8) Matilda, 6, and Clementine, 3, Barwick
9 Teach (9) 10 A large, dark
11 Time of the evening antelope (3) 9 10
where the sky often YOUR REVIEW
looks attractive (6)
Beryl Goes Wild
11 by Jane Simmons
This is a fantastic book
about a pink pig called
Beryl who lives on

Say what
Can you find the well-known a pig farm with her
phrase hidden in this puzzle.
It helps if you say out loud parents, auntie and

you see
what you can see! cousins who are being
For answers see tomorrow’s G2 fattened up to be turned into
bacon. After her mum and dad are taken
away to be eaten, Beryl is next. She gets

How to... Comedy timing

pushed into a lorry, but after it comes to
a sudden halt, the door flies open, and

make Dom: It depends whether you

are on your own or in a dou-
she escapes. She makes friends with a
wild pig called Amber, encounters a big,

people ble act, because if there are

two of you, you tend to finish
friendly bear. All she wants is a home.
This book is all about friendship, trust

laugh each other’s ...

Dick and Dom are two of
the most side-splittingly
hilarious comedians about.
As part of boys’ mag Toxic’s
hunt for the UK’s biggest
joker, they have given us
their top tips on how to play
the clown …
Look funny
Dom: Visual gags and slap-
stick are one of the best
ways to make people laugh.
Dick: Like slipping on a banana
skin. This is called physical
humour.
Telling jokes
Dick: To tell a joke you need
to think it through and
make sure it is funny, and
has got a punchline. It’s
all in the timing.
Dick: ... sandwiches.
Dom: But timing can be the
difference between a joke be-
ing successful and very funny,
or falling flat on its face.
Funny fans
Dom: Our fans are a very funny
bunch. Some of the funniest
people are on Twitter. If you
post something like:
“Finish this sentence:
a wombat went to a
butchers ...” and ask
and if you them to complete it,
deliver it well, they will suggest some
people will laugh. very amusing stuff.
And sloooow
dowwwwn. If all else fails ...
Dick: Put on some
Funny faces really funny music,
Dom: You’ve got to get out a banana and
have a weird face to be slowly eat it, making sure
funny. you finish the banana in time to
Dick: Like us: we’ve got weird the end of the music. Your audi-
and finding where you belong.
Rebecca Hammersly, 9
YOU AND YOUR PET
Name: Cobo
Age: 12+ years
Breed: Fat cat (white
and black)
Favourite toys: chair
(that he sleeps on)
Hobbies: eating and
sleeping.
Favourite food: fish in
jelly; baby birds
Emma, 16, Victor, 10, Anton, 8
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