Australian Short Stories for Boys (& Girls)

  Chapter 4, Flames and wells and sacred sites.

  1. What is the name of the storyteller?

  2. Where does the story begin?

  3. What is their destination? 4. Who is their leader?

  5. From where did they fill their stone flagons?

  6. Whose community had his mother joined?

  7. What were the colours of the Druid’s robes?

  8. What was their warning?

  9. How many lakes are there at Glendalough?

  10. What is the morning song of praise?

  11. Who became the boy’s tutor?

  12. Why was Brigid special?

  13. Trace a map of Ireland and mark in Kildare and Glendalough.

  14. Do a search of both places and paste in any pictures you find of wells and towers.