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cutty sark story

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  • What were the witches doing?
    They were dancing around the fire.
  • Who did Tam see?
    dancing witches
  • What did Tam see and hear while he was riding through the forest?
    He saw a light between the trees and heard the music.
  • Why could Tam see very well?
    There was a full moon in the sky.
  • What did Tam do when the dance stopped?
    Tam shouted, "Well done, Cutty Sark!"
  • Where can we see Cutty Sark today?
    in London
  • What happened when Tam reached the river?
    Nannie was just behind, she jumped and grabbed the horse's tail.
  • Why was the horse's tail in Nannie's hand?
    Because when Nannie pulls the tail hard, the old horse didn't stop.
  • Why did Tam go through the forest?
    It was quicker than the road.
  • How did Nannie look like when she was following Tam.
    like an angry devil.
  • What did the witches do after Tam galloped away?
    They shouted , "Stop him!" and they ran after him.
  • What happened after Tam's silly thing?
    The witches turned round and saw Tam. They were angry, so Tam jumped on horse and galloped away.
  • How did Tam travel?
    by his old horse
  • Why did Tam turn to the river?
    Because witches can't cross the river. So Tam can escape from her that way.
  • When did the story happen?
    at night
  • Why did Nannie reach Tam?
    She was the youngest and the fastest witch.
  • Where did the word "cut sark' come from? What did it mean?
    in the old Scottish language it meant "short nightdress"
  • Where does the name of the ship Cutty Sark come from?
    from Scottish story about Tam O'Shander
  • Where did the story happen?
    the forest
  • Who was the most beautiful witches?
    the youngest witch Nannie
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