SPELLS A calming spell Take the wings from an ant, a smooth red pebble from a beach and the juices of an oyster. Place them into a big pot and stir for five minutes. Add a golden key from a King's palace, a pearl from the sea and a ghost from a haunted castle. Take a zip from a new silk cushion and the moan from the wind. Freeze for thirty five minutes then attach to the classroom wall. When the class inhale the fumes they will turn into well-mannered children . Christopher King A Spell to turn a Doctor into a Ring Take the egg of a goose and crack it on the door of the doctor's bathroom. Trip through the doorway and break his favourite mirror. Ask a child to pick up the pieces and juggle them in the air. When the child drops the pieces the doctor will stand on them and turn into a golden ring. Lynette Johnston Stagnant root of Kangaroo's tongue set the clock to half past one Stagnant root of snake's eye make me a spaceship that can fly Stagnant root of eagle's feather make me vanish all together Patrick Birnie To make money grow on trees Travel thirty days without an arrow then pick a feather from a fierce eagle. Stew it in a large cup with a small bag of lavender. Dig a hole in your yard, put this mixture in the hole, surround it with silk. When the tree is in full bloom give the tree a kiss with your lips and the next day it will grow money. Emma Lavin Take three mouldy mushrooms Throw them out the window in a rubber glove To land by a spider's web Wrapped in cabbage leaves To make your shadow talk. Helen Foulkes To make me talk to the animals Take a green leaf and a red stone Put them in an old tin kettle with a hole in it bury it in a dark place for a year and when it snows dig it up put the leaf on the floor under the stone and you will be able to talk to the first animal to touch them. Michelle Hadfield Take the fear from a ghost add a trickle of despair. Take the head from a dead frog and throw it in the air. Take the curve from a rainbow and go for a walk: then the first horse you meet will be able to talk. Karen Biddie