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| A Bump on the Head Show/hide story description A young man's car slides off the road in heavy snow, and that's just the start of his troubles...
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7-9 | 09:22 | 2010 | Subscription info » |
| A Christmas Story Show/hide story description A bus driver mysteriously finds that no-one is waiting at any of the stops on his normally busy route, until a strange young man gets on and all is revealed... More about this story » |
4-6 | 05:50 | 2010 | Subscription info » |
| A Cure for Boredom Show/hide story description A young man is kicking his heels one day and decides to set off and seek his fortune by visiting the fiersome dragon who lives up the mountain. He receives some marvellous gifts from the dragon, but the most marvellous of all was a cure to his perennial boredom... More about this story » |
4-6 | 15:09 | 2010 | Subscription info » |
| A Fish in the Desert Show/hide story description "I can't go on!" said the traveller to his camel. "Then get off my back and dig!" the camel replied. What they find deep in the sand does not just save his life but changes it, too. More about this story » |
4-6 | 04:46 | 2009 | Subscription info » |
| A Knock at the Door Show/hide story description Once there was a girl who was so absorbed in her books that she almost nothing could drag her away from them. One night, however, all kinds of unexpected characters turn up at her door.... More about this story » |
4-6 | 11:08 | 2009 | Subscription info » |
| A Ladder to the Sky Show/hide story description One night a girl had a dream about a ladder to the sky, which was so wonderful that she wouldn't leave her daddy a moment's peace until he had sought to make her one... More about this story » |
4-6 | 08:41 | 2010 | Subscription info » |
| A Message for Kingly Eyes Show/hide story description A messenger arrives half dead at the King's palace bearing an important message that he has travelled across the kingdom to deliver. But it can only be read by kingly eyes. When the guard finds that he cannot read it, he is faced with a dilemma: should he show it to the King or not? What if the King cannot read it either?....
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7-9 | 13:36 | 2011 | Subscription info » |
| A Snotty Story Show/hide story description A boy with a heavy cold goes to bed to recover. But when he sneezes all over the pages of his story book, the characters complain! A story all about covering your mouth and wiping your nose! More about this story » |
4-6 | 05:53 | 2009 | Subscription info » |
| A Story of the North and the South Show/hide story description One morning a King recieved the news: from the North a huge army was approaching, bent on destroying his city; whereas from the South a band of angels were flying towards the city, bringing some great but unknown blessing. What should he do? More about this story » |
4-6 | 10:03 | 2010 | Subscription info » |
| A Strong Man Show/hide story description A strong blacksmith comes to the aid of a little girl when she needs protecting from the boys in the street. But can he protect her from the harsh words she speaks to herself inside her head? More about this story » |
7-9 | 06:17 | 2010 | Subscription info » |
| A Tractor Tale Show/hide story description A boy finds a tractor standing in a field with the keys still in it. He does what he knows he shouldn't do, with calamitous results! More about this story » |
4-6 | 07:23 | 2009 | Subscription info » |
| A Wintry Tale Show/hide story description Three interwoven tales.... A man is given shelter on a freezing winter's night by a group of strangers... A King with a terrible affliction seeks the help of a carpenter who makes magical chairs... A potter is astonished to find one of her pots speaking to her.... More about this story » |
7-9 | 39:28 | 2005 | Subscription info » |
| Above the Sea Show/hide story description A fish who has never imagined what might lie above the sea, one day sees the hull of a boat cutting through the waves, and simply has to know what it is. And after that, there's no turning back... More about this story » |
4-6 | 12:55 | 2011 | Subscription info » |
| Ash Lad Show/hide story description A Norwegian Fairy Tale. Once there was a woodcutter who had three sons, and when they were grown he said to them that he was done with woodcutting, and it was up to them to go out and chop the wood to keep them all going. But the first two sons took fright and ran away from the troll who lived in the forest. Only the third son, Ash Lad, manages to get the better of the troll and secure the family's prosperity. More about this story » |
7-9 | 23:32 | 1995 | Subscription info » |
| Asking For Help Show/hide story description The captain of a ship that was about to be wrecked in a storm, see a huge whale rising up out of the ocean beneath him, and is gripped by a desperate impulse... More about this story » |
4-6 | 06:54 | 2010 | Subscription info » |
| Bags of Nothing! Show/hide story description Three interwoven tales... The boy, overwhelmed with loneliness, finds support in a kindly teacher.... The Princess, desperate to the point of distraction to be liked and accepted, finds solace in the arms of the palace cook.... The King, secretly lonely and longing for real friendship, finds the key to his dreams in a most unliely place.... More about this story » |
7-9 | 36:14 | 2008 | Subscription info » |
| Betty's Fish Show/hide story description One day Betty's fish said "I'm bored of this fish tank! All I see are the same things day after day after day". Betty's solution to the fish's boredom leads from one thing to another to an outcome she never could have dreamed of. More about this story » |
4-6 | 12:47 | 2009 | Subscription info » |
| Counting to a Hundred Show/hide story description A boy defeats a fierce lion by challenging him to a counting competition. Who will get to a hundred first? More about this story » |
4-6 | 14:34 | 2011 | Subscription info » |
| Crushed Dreams Show/hide story description A young man turns up at a mill and asks the miller to grind a little bag of gems (his "dreams") to dust, because he has a rather wonderful idea.... More about this story » |
4-6 | 06:23 | 2010 | Subscription info » |
| Dragon Dust Show/hide story description When the boy found the gold coin lying on the pavement, little did he know that it belonged to the dragon... More about this story » |
7-9 | 09:44 | 2009 | Subscription info » |
| Fish and Chips for Supper Show/hide story description A boy who loved fish and chips has a deal with his mother: he catches the fish, and she'll cook it with chips for supper! But after days and days without success, he comes up with a rather unusual idea for catching his fish... More about this story » |
4-6 | 08:44 | 2010 | Subscription info » |
| Flutter, Flutter, Butterfly Show/hide story description The story of a caterpiller's dream of becoming a butterfly. Surely, something so ugly, fat and stumpy could never become such a beautiful and elegant creature? But her dream is so strong that it becomes her reality...
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4-6 | 12:04 | 2012 | Subscription info » |
| Full of Stories Show/hide story description A young boy meets an old man one day and learns something from him that alters the course of his life, and comes in particularly useful when he himself is an old man. More about this story » |
4-6 | 7:59 | 2011 | Subscription info » |
| Good of Heart Show/hide story description Every day the Queen would slip away from her official duties to attend to a secret labour: making notes in a little book of who amongst her subjects is "good of heart". One day, when the Queen is expelled from her palace and must wander her former realm as a vagabond, this notebook comes in very useful...
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7-9 | 41:15 | 2012 | Subscription info » |
| Grandmother's Jumper Show/hide story description A grandmother knitted a lovely jumper but couldn't decide which of her many grandchildren it could be for. "Maybe it's for the grandchild I love the best" she wonders. But as she soon discovers, love has no favourites... More about this story » |
4-6 | 04:18 | 2010 | Subscription info » |
| Her Very Own Star Show/hide story description A girl takes a ride on the Ferris Wheel, and when she gets to the top she realises that she has been sitting next to an Angel! He carries her up to the stars and finds the one that's just for her... More about this story » |
4-6 | 16:54 | 2009 | Subscription info » |
| How the Dragon Remembered His Fire Show/hide story description For as long as anyone could remember the Dragon had sat in his cave, huddled around a feeble fire and weeping for lack of warmth. Only when a curious boy comes and offers to help him does he remember where his true fire comes from. More about this story » |
7-9 | 33:17 | 2003 | Subscription info » |
| How the Fire Engine Caught Fire Show/hide story description The firemen arrived at the burning house to find that the source of the fire is unlike anything they have ever seen... More about this story » |
4-6 | 03:34 | 2009 | Subscription info » |
| How To Cook A Pancake Show/hide story description After flipping two pancakes unsuccessfully, the boy has an ingenious idea...
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4-6 | 03:29 | 2009 | Subscription info » |
| I've Lost My Mum! Show/hide story description "I've lost my mum!" wailed the boy to the policeman. "When did you last see her?" the policeman replied. This question turns out to have more answers than one, as the boy finds his way back home again! More about this story » |
4-6 | 03:58 | 2009 | Subscription info » |
| Jim and the Colourful Coat Show/hide story description Jim was a very sensible man, the sort of man who didn't take many risks. But one day he spots an outrageously colourful coat in a shop and cannot help but buy it and put it on. Unfortunately, that's the day that the King is out looking to find a new Jester.....
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7-9 | 29:18 | 2011 | Subscription info » |
| Joe, The Singing Pretzel-Seller Show/hide story description One day Joe, who has sold pretzels on the same street corner for as long as anyone can remember, finds that his oven isn't working. But the idea of having nothing to give his regular customers is so unappealing that Joe goes out and stands there nonetheless. Only when the first of his regulars asks him for a pretzel does the unexpected happen... More about this story » |
4-6 | 07:12 | 2010 | Subscription info » |
| Laughing, Crying and Being Thankful Show/hide story description A carpenter, desperate to complete an order of chairs for the King, strikes a bargain with a couple of elves that he comes to regret.... More about this story » |
4-6 | 14:59 | 2010 | Subscription info » |
| Letters From God Show/hide story description A postman, saddened that he never has anything to give the boy who every day asks him if he has any letters for him, decides to write the boy a letter. But from whom should he say it has come?... More about this story » |
7-9 | 13:48 | 2011 | Subscription info » |
| Lightening The Load Show/hide story description An old woman, wishing for a lighter cart, hears one of her vegetables fall on to the ground. But she is so grateful for a lighter load that she doesn't turn around. Only when all her vegetables have fallen off the cart does she turn around and see what, or rather, who was lightening her load. More about this story » |
4-6 | 11:07 | 2010 | Subscription info » |
| Magic Donkey Grain Show/hide story description The donkey was so old that he wasn't much good for working anymore. His knees knocked and he wheezed when he walked. But one day his master loaded him up with heavy sacks and told him to carry them to his friend at the top of the mountain. How is the donkey to manage such a journey? Only with a lot of "help" from some creatures he meets along the way... More about this story » |
4-6 | 13:16 | 2011 | Subscription info » |
| Mr and Mrs Star Show/hide story description A boy builds a ladder one day in the hope of conversing with the stars. Soon Mr and Mrs Star have dropped down from the sky and are happily telling him stories!
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4-6 | 10:40 | 2011 | Subscription info » |
| My Dream or Yours? Show/hide story description A woodcarver makes an exquisite doll which comes to life and declares herself to be a Princess from another world who has been rudely pulled into the woodcarver's dream. But how to get her back? And what if she is the one dreaming him?
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7-9 | 32:40 | 2012 | Subscription info » |
| Och, King of the Forest Show/hide story description A Russian Fairy Tale. Once there was a young lad who was so lazy that he just sat by the fire while his parents toiled in the fields all day long. In the end his father took him away to become an apprentice, hoping that another man could teach him how to work hard. And that was how he met Och, King of the Forest, who changed the boy so utterly that even after a year his own father couldn't recognise him. More about this story » |
7-9 | 28:26 | 1994 | Subscription info » |
| Of Course! Show/hide story description Three interwoven tales... A carpenter, building his own house, has a visit from a stranger whose whistle captures his heart... A little girl becomes intrigued by an old woman who lives all by herself at the edge of town... A rich farmer, who loved to say "Of Course!" to any request that his neighbours make of him, finds himself capable of an even greater giving... More about this story » |
4-6 | 31:50 | 2009 | Subscription info » |
| Old Man's Legs Show/hide story description An old man goes to a wizard begging to have his old man's legs changed into young man's legs. And although the wizard warns him that he won't like the results, he pesters him until he relents. But before long, the old man is back, complaining of all the trouble his young man's legs are causing him... More about this story » |
4-6 | 05:25 | 2010 | Subscription info » |
| Persephone, the Tin Can Girl Show/hide story description One day a little girl finds a girl all made out of tin cans under a bush in her garden. But she won't eat toast, and she won't eat oranges. What will she eat?
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4-8 | 11:24 | 2011 | Subscription info » |
| Seeing Stars Show/hide story description A girl rides her bike downhill, faster and faster, until a bird flies alongside her and offers her a very different kind of fun... More about this story » |
4-6 | 06:32 | 2010 | Subscription info » |
| Stardust! Show/hide story description "Please!" said the stars to the pilot as she flew above the clouds, "Help us to help people!" "Then pour your stardust into this bag" she said, "and I will see what I can do!....." More about this story » |
4-6 | 15:04 | 2010 | Subscription info » |
| Street Music Show/hide story description Once a dog stole a string of sausages and ran away down the street with them. He darted down a manhole and sat in the dark under the road munching to his heart's content. Soon, however he found a violin down there, and the music he made had the most amazing effect on all the animals in the town, and in time the people too... More about this story » |
4-6 | 07:37 | 2010 | Subscription info » |
| Surrounded By Kin Show/hide story description An old woman lives all by herself and is full of loneliness. None of her children or her grandchildren come to visit her any more, and in desperation she goes to a witch who is famous for potions that can change anything. But can she change the old woman's loneliness?... More about this story » |
4-6 | 15:06 | 2011 | Subscription info » |
| Sweeter than Honey Show/hide story description A boy loved eating pancakes with sugar, pancakes with jam, pancakes with honey, and even with chocolate spread. But his mother had once told him that love was the sweetest thing of all, so he set off to find some love to spread on his pancake... More about this story » |
4-6 | 05:06 | 2010 | Subscription info » |
| Teddy Bear Lost in the High Street Show/hide story description Once there was boy who could not bear to be without his teddy bear and insisted on taking him everywhere he went. One day, however, he left him in the High Street, with rather unexpected results..... More about this story » |
4-6 | 07:03 | 2009 | Subscription info » |
| Teddy Bear Lost in the Supermarket Show/hide story description Once there was boy who could not bear to be without his teddy bear and insisted on taking him everywhere he went. One day, however, he left him at the supermarket, with rather unexpected results..... More about this story » |
4-6 | 07:49 | 2009 | Subscription info » |
| Teddy Bear Lost on the Common Show/hide story description Once there was boy who could not bear to be without his teddy bear and insisted on taking him everywhere he went. One day, however, he left him on the common near his house, with rather unexpected results..... More about this story » |
4-6 | 07:02 | 2009 | Subscription info » |
| Teddy Bear's Night-time Adventures Show/hide story description As the Teddy Bear rowed towards the shore he could already hear the gathered crowds cheering, "hail to the King! The King has returned!"... More about this story » |
4-6 | 04:07 | 2009 | Subscription info » |
| The Angel Who Went to School Show/hide story description Once an Angel decided to become a girl, to be able to help people better. But her first day at school did not go well... More about this story » |
4-6 | 09:25 | 2010 | Subscription info » |
| The Ant's Adventures Show/hide story description An ant's eye view of a sleeping man... More about this story » |
5-9 | 3:07 | 2009 | Subscription info » |
| The Bear Who Came To Tea Show/hide story description Two old ladies live in a house that one day is buried in a snow drift. This makes getting water for the their tea more convenient, however: to fill the kettle they just need to stick it out of the kitchen window and run it through the snow! However, one day, they receive an unexpected visitor... More about this story » |
4-6 | 7:26 | 2012 | Subscription info » |
| The Beast's Best Day Show/hide story description The Beast, who was always demanding things to eat and drink and saying "Yuk!" and "Disgusting!" in return, learns to say please and thank you, and has the best day he's ever had! More about this story » |
4-6 | 07:52 | 2010 | Subscription info » |
| The Bejewelled Toe-Scratcher Show/hide story description Three interwoven tales... A young girl wanders down a country path tormented by a decision she thinks she has to make... A country dweller travels many miles to a distant marketplace hoping to find something to sell there along the way... A chamberlain is sent off to find a most unusual item for the king... More about this story » |
10-12 | 45:48 | 2006 | Subscription info » |
| The Best Banana Show/hide story description A monkey goes looking for a banana that will make his toes tingle and his fingers dance, his heart throb and his ears waggle...and finds it in a most unexpected way!
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4-6 | 05:23 | 2010 | Subscription info » |
| The Bishop, The Vicars and the Wild Eyed Young Man Show/hide story description A bishop doing the rounds of his churches, hears of a young man who has been upsetting his vicars by going from one church to another and saying "Show me God!", to which none of them have found an adequate answer.... More about this story » |
4-6 | 10:33 | 2010 | Subscription info » |
| The Blessings of the Earth Show/hide story description The delivery man had thought that he had finished for the day. But just as he was clearing out his van, he found a tiny little parcel that needing delivering. He was so tired, however, that he just couldn't face another journey across town. Hoping no-one would see him, he tossed the little parcel into a garden and hoped to forget about it. Later that night, wracked with guilt and digging around in his neighbours' gardens, he meets a gnome who has adopted the parcel and refuses to give it back... More about this story » |
4 - 6 | 13:48 | 2012 | Subscription info » |
| The Blue Shadow Show/hide story description Three interwoven tales... A young boy, miserable after a day of being picked-on at school, discovers the great power of his own words... A farmer, devastated by his failing crops, makes a desperate decision that leads him to a very insightful "little friend"... The queen becomes increasingly distrustful of her friends, believing they only spend time with her because of her power and influence... More about this story » |
10-12 | 37:03 | 2008 | Subscription info » |
| The Boy and the Miller Show/hide story description The Boy and the Miller make a bet: that the boy will not be able to carry one of the miller's sacks of flour home with him. At first, the sack (which is as big as the boy himself) is far more than the boy can manage. But help arrives from the most unexpected source. More about this story » |
4-6 | 12:47 | 2009 | Subscription info » |
| The Boy Turned Into a Toad Show/hide story description One day a witch turns a little boy into a slimy, black toad. He escapes from the dangers of the forest and returns to his home where his Mum and Dad don't know what to do! Yet the love they have for their son inspires the most unexpected learning for everyone...
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7-9 | 34:46 | 2013 | Subscription info » |
| The Boy Who Flew Kites in the Storm Show/hide story description Nothing would stop the boy flying his kite! So even when a fierce storm picks up, he's up on the common flying it for all he's worth. Suddently, however, his Kite loses altitude and comes crashing down at his feet, only for him to discover that it's carrying an unusual cargo...
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4-6 | 10:35 | 2009 | Subscription info » |
| The Boy Who Knew He Was A King Show/hide story description One day the boy found a buried chest of treasure in his garden. Inside is treasure beyond his wildest dreams. But when he puts on a ring and goes back to his house, something very unexpected occurs.... More about this story » |
4-6 | 12:51 | 2009 | Subscription info » |
| The Boy Whose Mother Was A Mountain Show/hide story description Once there was a boy whose mother was a mountain. But no-one would believe him! Not until he goes to the King and tells him his story does his luck begin to change! More about this story » |
4-8 | 11:40 | 2012 | Subscription info » |
| The Butterfly and the Moon Show/hide story description Three interwoven tales... A young man, disappointed with his looks, believes lifting weights will give him the power he is seeking... A mysterious pot has a quite unusual effect on a man who believes he has great power because of his wealth... A king, pleased to exercise his power over his kingdom, comes across a creature over whom he is completely powerless... More about this story » |
10-12 | 42:30 | 2007 | Subscription info » |
| The Captain and the Little Bird Show/hide story description Caught in a terrible storm, the captain of the ship begins to pray. Suddenly a little bird appears out of nowehere, and begins whispering advise into his ear. More about this story » |
4-6 | 07:44 | 2009 | Subscription info » |
| The Carpenter's Crutches Show/hide story description A carpenter makes a pair of crutches for a customer and finds that they have a life of their own... More about this story » |
4-6 | 12:38 | 2010 | Subscription info » |
| The Doof Show/hide story description A sailor boy was so foolish that whatever the captain told him to do, he'd do the opposite. However, one day, by simply doing his foolish things, he manages to rescue the whole ship from certain danger...
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4-6 | 9:43 | 2012 | Subscription info » |
| The Dragon's Fire Show/hide story description Once a little girl asked a dragon to help her and her mother heat their little home, where the fire had gone out and they hadn't any more wood. He comes and blows fire into her stove, but by the morning her stove is cold again, and the dragon starts longing for a way of helping her that's more long-lasting... More about this story » |
4-6 | 14:23 | 2010 | Subscription info » |
| The Dream master Show/hide story description Once there was a boy who kept having bad dreams, until a Dream Master visited him in the night and told him how to have lovely ones... More about this story » |
4-8 | 17:24 | 2009 | Subscription info » |
| The First Smile Show/hide story description The boy was cycling his bike when he felt something tugging on his jacket. He turned to find to his astonishment that there was a raven sitting on his shoulder! More about this story » |
4-6 | 10:54 | 2009 | Subscription info » |
| The Fish Who Wanted To Fly Show/hide story description Once there was a fish who wanted to fly. Oh how he wanted to fly! But no-one could tell him how to do so. No-one, that is, until a wise old fish tells him the secret. But that is only the beginning of his adventures... More about this story » |
7-9 | 43:47 | 2004 | Subscription info » |
| The Flying Ox Show/hide story description "Let me tell you a secret" said the crow, as the Ox lay panting after pulling the plow all morning. "You, my friend, have wings... you've just forgotten about them!" More about this story » |
4-6 | 11:09 | 2009 | Subscription info » |
| The Frog Princess Show/hide story description A Russian Fairy Tale. Once upon a time there was a King who had three sons, and when they had grown to manhood the King gave each of them a golden arrow and told them to go to the topmost tower of his palace and shoot the arrows as far as they could, and wherever the arrows landed, there they should seek their bride. The arrows of the first two sons landed in the gardens of a princess and a duke's daughter, but the third son's arrow landed in a swamp, and a frog picked it up..... More about this story » |
7-9 | 52:10 | 1995 | Subscription info » |
| The Fun Story Show/hide story description Three interwoven tales... A little girl longs for an end to the harsh winter she's in, and longing for spring... A boy is so embarrassed by the prospect of selling turnips that he throws them all out of the cart on the way to market, with hilarious results... A young man, looking for a bit of fun, wanders into the desert and gets more than he bargained for... More about this story » |
7-9 | 36:00 | 2009 | Subscription info » |
| The Giant's Horse Show/hide story description A blacksmith is asked one day to make a pair of horseshoes that are twice as large as normal ones... More about this story » |
4-6 | 07:26 | 2010 | Subscription info » |
| The Girl and the Flying Horse Show/hide story description "I have to ride you!" said the girl to the horse.
"Mistress, you may ride me if you wish," replied the horse, "but when you get off my back, you will no longer be a girl, you will have become a woman! Are you sure you still want to ride me?" More about this story » |
10-12 | 7:02 | 2011 | Subscription info » |
| The Girl Made of Wood Show/hide story description "I've lost my Daddy!" said the little girl that the sculptor had just made out of wood. "Well, what does he look like?" replies the sculptor, "maybe I can help you find him"... More about this story » |
4-6 | 08:25 | 2010 | Subscription info » |
| The Girl Who Longed for a Grandmother Show/hide story description Two interwoven stories... A young man, who has spent his life taming animals, finds himself bored with even tigers. In desperation he seeks out a challenge that will keep him engaged... A girl, whose friends all seem to have lovely grandmothers, adopts an old woman who is so old and decrepid that she hardly notices the girl. But things change when the girl one day starts pouring out her heart to the old woman... More about this story » |
10-12 | 47:37 | 2012 | Subscription info » |
| The Glasses-Maker and the Giant Show/hide story description A glasses-maker is stumped one day when a miserable looking man comes into his shop and asks him to make him a pair of glasses that "let me see the beauty in the world, because all I can see is the world's ugliness!" The glasses-maker's struggle to help the man lead him to a marvelous discovey...
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7-9 | 22:27 | 2012 | Subscription info » |
| The Golden Apples of Wonder Show/hide story description A farmer finds an apple tree growing in a field he has always left fallow. When the autumn comes it bears a single golden apple... More about this story » |
4-6 | 10:24 | 2010 | Subscription info » |
| The Golden Avocado Stone Show/hide story description A girl opens an avocado to find a golden stone inside. She plants it and waters it and to her astonishment one morning it drops a pile of money on the soil underneath. But when her mother tries to spend the money, something even more unexpected occurs... More about this story » |
4-6 | 12:12 | 2010 | Subscription info » |
| The Handkerchief That Cured All Sorrows Show/hide story description Three interwoven tales... A man, compulsively digging through his pockets, is approached by a kindly old woman with a story to tell... A king, in dismay over his ailing wife, meets a most unlikely messenger of healing... A peddler, carrying an empty rucksack, comes across an odd old man in possession of a very peculiar handkerchief... More about this story » |
7-9 | 36:22 | 2004 | Subscription info » |
| The Handkerchief's Story Show/hide story description An old woman sat stitching a handkerchief, not realising what a story she was setting in motion... More about this story » |
4-6 | 07:34 | 2010 | Subscription info » |
| The Healer-Bird Show/hide story description A bird discovers the power to heal others by sparing the life of a little worm. More about this story » |
4-6 | 07:08 | 2009 | Subscription info » |
| The Hot Air Balloon and the Piece of the Big Blue Sky Show/hide story description One day the Hot Air Balloon wanted to fly higher than all his friends: up, up, up into the sky, beyond even the clouds!But what he found beyond the clouds was more than he had expected... More about this story » |
4-6 | 04:36 | 2009 | Subscription info » |
| The Ironmonger's Task Show/hide story description Three interwoven tales... Searching for a new home, a family with twelve children comes across a mysterious light hovering in the sky in front of them... A king and queen who took great pride in helping the people of their kingdom, are stumped by the peculiar problem of one young man... A brawny craftsman who fashioned iron for the people of his village, receives a perplexing request from a mysterious old gentleman... More about this story » |
7-9 | 41:46 | 2007 | Subscription info » |
| The Javelin Thrower and the Monster Show/hide story description A monster arrives in the Kingdom yelling "I want to be the King! I want to be the King!" and although the King sends his soldiers out to fight him, the Monster defeats them all. Only the King's Javellin Thrower is able to defeat the monster in a test of skill... More about this story » |
4-6 | 07:13 | 2010 | Subscription info » |
| The King Who Wanted to Fall Like a Leaf Show/hide story description Three interwoven tales... A poor man, bemoaning his poverty, is a taught a lesson by a tiny dwarf... A little girl becomes so enthralled by the sight of autumn leaves above her head that she pays no heed to where she is going, and gets herself into all kinds of trouble... A King declares he wants to fall like a leaf, and learns some unexpected lessons... More about this story » |
7-9 | 35:54 | 2003 | Subscription info » |
| The King Who Went Looking For His Happiness Show/hide story description Once there was a king who went looking for his happiness and found it in the most unexpected of places! More about this story » |
4-6 | 12:57 | 2009 | Subscription info » |
| The King's Lost Brother Show/hide story description A fisherman finds an old man in rags living in the mountains who says he is the lost brother of the King. When he is invited back to the palace, his table manners prove to be rather less than regal... More about this story » |
4-6 | 08:34 | 2010 | Subscription info » |
| The Knight With The Crack In His Armour Show/hide story description Once there was a knight who had a crack in his armour, running all the way down his side. He had tried everything to mend it, but without success. One day, however, he stumbled upon a witch who did far more than mend it....
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4-6 | 13:07 | 2011 | Subscription info » |
| The Laughing Cat Show/hide story description Once there was a cat who was always laughing! Whatever she saw, whoever she was with, she would laugh and laugh, and no-one knew why. But one day a little girl asked her why and found that the cat had quite a story to tell... More about this story » |
7-9 | 48:19 | 2004 | Subscription info » |
| The Lazy Husband Show/hide story description A woman becomes so frustrated with her idle husband that she decides to get rid of him. Her children, however, have other ideas... More about this story » |
7-9 | 35:49 | 2012 | Subscription info » |
| The Little Girl Who Drove a Big Train Show/hide story description "Oh please let me drive the train, please, please, please!" said the little girl. But the train driver insisted that she wasn't strong enough to grasp the big handles and steer the train. But she wouldn't give in, until in exhasperation the train driver let her try for just a moment, if only to see how heavy the big handles were, and how she couldn't possibly drive such a heavy train. But as soon as she touched the handles, the train gave a lurch, and then lifted up into the air...
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4-6 | 9:14 | 2011 | Subscription info » |
| The Magic Ring Show/hide story description A young man trying to find his mother's house finds his journey becoming stranger and stranger... More about this story » |
4-6 | 08:22 | 2010 | Subscription info » |
| The Magic Tin Show/hide story description There was a man going to market and he's only got one tin to sell, a small, rusty, empty tin and that's all. And his friends are saying, "is that all you're taking to market?" and he says, "If I can sell this tin then I'll be a rich man, because this tin is magic....." More about this story » |
7-9 | 22:05 | 2012 | Subscription info » |
| The Maker of the Magic Pot Show/hide story description A girl picks out a pot with magic powers. She can wish for whatever she wants! But after she has wished for all the chocolate cake she can eat, her wishes take her on a journey of discovery... More about this story » |
4-6 | 07:48 | 2010 | Subscription info » |
| The Miraculous Milkmaid Show/hide story description Three interwoven tales... A little girl, nervous to take an exam, finds the questions to be not at all what she expected... Unbenownst to herself, a milkmaid has a most extraordinary ability to create diamonds... A king, feeling his kingdom is somehow "not good enough", commissions his chamberlain to do the most outrageous tasks in an effort to make it better... More about this story » |
7-9 | 32:02 | 2008 | Subscription info » |
| The Most Precious Thing in the World Show/hide story description Three interwoven tales... A racing driver finds himself so far ahead of the pack that he slows down... to find that the racetrack has become mysteriously deserted... A wealthy man comes upon a town where, much to his consternation, nobody has heard of money... A King, sick of his riches, sets out in search of something which money cannot buy. More about this story » |
7-9 | 44:45 | 2003 | Subscription info » |
| The Mother and the Wolf Show/hide story description Three interwoven tales... The Driver of the school bus finds to his horror that the brakes of his bus no longer work, just as the bus begins to descend a steep hill... The sailors of a ship take to praying in the face of a storm that will surely shipwreck them... A mother, clutching her baby, confronts a huge wolf running amok in the city. More about this story » |
10-12 | 43:45 | 2007 | Subscription info » |
| The Old Woman with the Magic Hats Show/hide story description Three interwoven tales... A young lad delivers coal with the unshakable sense that something unusual is about to happen to him... A feuding town's couple carry a rather unique brand of healing... A Princess's struggle with her appearance summons the presence of an old woman bearing mysterious garb... More about this story » |
7-9 | 47:45 | 2006 | Subscription info » |
| The Perfect Princess Show/hide story description Once upon a time there was a princess whom everyone said was "perfect" in every way. So much so that as she grew older she became more and more anxious about doing anything less than perfectly. As she reached womanhood, things only got worse: so many princes wanted her hand, but which one to choose?
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5-9 | 23:53 | 2013 | Subscription info » |
| The Pictures That Came to Life Show/hide story description A girl is astonished when the pictures that she is drawing come to life! The mouse amazes her, the elephant astonishes her, but when she draws a palace she finds her kitchen transformed into the palace kitchen with cooks rushing this way and that. "Get working!" yells one as she hands her a broom!... More about this story » |
4-6 | 07:48 | 2009 | Subscription info » |
| The Postman and the Piece of Gold Show/hide story description One day a postman finds a peice of gold at the bottom of his sack. But who is it for? The answer to this question comes in a most unexpected way! More about this story » |
4-6 | 24:27 | 2009 | Subscription info » |
| The Rainmaking Monkey Show/hide story description Three interwoven tales... A young girl and her father, on a walk through the forest, meet up with a unexpected creature... A drought overtakes the jungle and the animals discuss what is to be done... There once was a queen bee who kept all the nectar to herself and shared it with no one... More about this story » |
7-9 | 35:24 | 2004 | Subscription info » |
| The Rhythm Inside Show/hide story description A boy, obsessed with drumming, cannot perfect a rhythm he is working on, until an Angel comes and gives him a tip.... More about this story » |
7-9 | 09:38 | 2009 | Subscription info » |
| The Rubbish Man Show/hide story description Three interwoven tales... In the bustling, edgy fairground, the girl wanders away from her friends without realising the trouble she is getting herself into... A man, who made his living from salvaging other people's rubbish, finds his sources mysteriously drying up... Seeking more abundant pastures, the farmer finds that the cost of resettling is much higher than she had bargained for... More about this story » |
10-12 | 35:58 | 2008 | Subscription info » |
| The Runaway Bus Show/hide story description Three interwoven tales... The driver of the school bus finds that his brakes no longer work, just as the bus begins to descend a steep hill.... The sailors of a ship take to praying in the face of a storm that surely shipwreck them.... A mother, clutching her baby, faces down fiercesome wolf, running wild in the city. More about this story » |
10-12 | 44:00 | 2007 | Subscription info » |
| The Sailors and the King of the Fishes Show/hide story description When their ship is caught up in a fiercesome storm, a group of sailors receive help from a most unusual place.... More about this story » |
4-6 | 08:36 | 2009 | Subscription info » |
| The Sheriff and the Witch Show/hide story description Once there was a witch who got up to no end of mischief in her town, causing people all kinds of unhappiness. One day, a clever sheriff decides to show her that there are more satisfying things she could be doing with her magic. More about this story » |
7-9 | 16:47 | 2011 | Subscription info » |
| The Songbird Show/hide story description "That was SO beautiful" said the man, when the songbird had finished her song. "Would you come again?" "I will come whenever you ask me" she replied. More about this story » |
4-6 | 05:55 | 2009 | Subscription info » |
| The Sound of the Whole World Show/hide story description A Princess declares that she wishes to marry the man who can speak as beautifully as a bird sings! The man who wins her heart does so in a way she had not expected.... More about this story » |
4-6 | 07:36 | 2009 | Subscription info » |
| The Sun's Message Show/hide story description One morning the Sun rose upon the earth, and seeing all the children playing upon the earth she felt such love for them that she wanted straight away to tell them. But how to get her message across? More about this story » |
4-6 | 11:29 | 2011 | Subscription info » |
| The Tale of Alexander Show/hide story description Once there was a young man called Alexander who considered himself to be superior to all his friends. And so when a princess declares that she will marry the man who can perform a task of exceptional bravery, Alexander rushes off to visit the Castle of the Gods. NOT a very wise thing to do.... More about this story » |
7-9 | 31:43 | 1992 | Subscription info » |
| The Tale of the Gabook Show/hide story description Three interwoven tales... On a late night walk, a grandfather tells his grandson the tale of a mysterious creature called "The Gabook"... A young farmer, on his way home from work, comes across a most peculiar bird... A queen, most admired by the people of her land, finds herself overcome with an insatiable desire to fly... More about this story » |
7-9 | 42:02 | 2007 | Subscription info » |
| The Tea Fairy Show/hide story description Once there was an old woman who liked nothing more than to sit down with a friend and enjoy a nice cup of tea. But one day her tea runs out and she can't get hold of any more and she's besides herself with frustration. And that's when the tea fairy turns up at her door...
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4-6 | 14:54 | 2012 | Subscription info » |
| The Thief and the Angel Show/hide story description Two interwoven tales... Taking his eye off the road for a moment, the little boy suddenly finds himself airborne.... A thief, busily stealing wallets in the marketplace, discovers an altogether different path to riches. More about this story » |
7-9 | 34:32 | 2008 | Subscription info » |
| The Thief of Bath Show/hide story description A retelling of an English Folk Tale. Once two theives, a man and a woman, met and got married and had a child. But the child had a mysterious affliction which no-one could cure. After travelling to see the finest doctors in Europe they returned to find that the reason for their troubles lay closer to home that they could ever have guessed. More about this story » |
7-9 | 27:28 | 1992 | Subscription info » |
| The Thirsty Buffalo Show/hide story description One day the buffalo went to the water hole to drink and found that no matter how much water he drank, he was still thirsty. In search of an answer, he set off for the King's palace...
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4-6 | 10:48 | 2010 | Subscription info » |
| The Tractor's Dream Show/hide story description The tractor spluttered to a stop, and the farmer could do nothing to get it going again. "Can I help you?" said a tiny little voice nearby... More about this story » |
4-6 | 07:25 | 2009 | Subscription info » |
| The True Bride Show/hide story description A German Fairy Tale. Once there was a girl whose stepmother hated her and set her the most impossilbe tasks. But the girl is helped by a fairy godmother who sets her on the path to happiness and fulfillment. More about this story » |
7-9 | 17:58 | 1993 | Subscription info » |
| The Uncertain Circus Show/hide story description Three interwoven tales... A man discovers a strange gold-leafed invitation in his waste bin, with an even stranger inscription... A traveling circus, having lost their ringmaster,descends into squabbling over where to travel next... A man, whose occupation is digging holes, gets commissioned to do a job that becomes seemingly impossible... More about this story » |
10-12 | 37:18 | 2008 | Subscription info » |
| The Washer-woman Who Went To Live With The Little People Show/hide story description Once there was a washer woman who had more work than she could possibly manage, and hardly any time to do it! But then a little man from the world below came to her and made her an offer she couldn't refuse...
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7-9 | 31:47 | 2012 | Subscription info » |
| The Way of the World Show/hide story description Three interwoven tales... A man, rummaging through his wastebasket, finds a mysterious gold-edged invitation... A doctor, who for years had taken great pride in his carefully manicured beard, shaves it off to find something totally unexpected beneath.... A King, tiring of his wife's insatiable appetite for novelty, leaves home and lives in the forest, where he finds a deeper understanding of change... More about this story » |
10-12 | 37:28 | 2008 | Subscription info » |
| The Wheels That were Blessed Show/hide story description A wheelwright, commisioned to make four fine wheels for the King's new carriage, is visited late one night by a soldier from the King's army, saying that he has been sent to take the wheels away and test them. He never returns, and the wheelwright is taken in chains to the King to explain himself... More about this story » |
4-6 | 10:09 | 2010 | Subscription info » |
| The White Wolf Show/hide story description Three interwoven tales... A distraught man, who has just lost all of his worldly possessions, gets approached by a mysterious "shimmering" young woman... The youngest of three princesses, after watching her sisters married off, decides to take some extreme measures to fend off "growing up"... A carpenter, renowned for the crafting of chairs, gets visited by a wealthy man proffering a quite unusual business proposition... More about this story » |
10-12 | 40:50 | 2008 | Subscription info » |
| The Wild Horsy Show/hide story description A girl so longs to ride a horsy, but her family are too poor and none of her friends will let her ride theirs. So she goes into the forest, to tame a horse that even grown men say cannot be tamed... More about this story » |
4-6 | 13:04 | 2012 | Subscription info » |
| The World Beyond The Edge Show/hide story description Three interwoven tales.... A man, unable to make sense of the map he is holding, begins to weep in the middle of the market... A rich man builds a most unusual ship which he hopes will take him beyond the edge of the known world... A young girl ventures beyond the safety of her parents garden, with life-shattering consequences... More about this story » |
10-12 | 35:23 | 2009 | Subscription info » |
| The Wrong Bird! Show/hide story description Three interwoven tales... A man, riding a squeaky bicycle, has a suprising encounter with a tiny green man... A girl tires of her mother's constant demands... A king finds that he cannot bully a bird into singing for him, and discovers a most unexpected way of drawing her close... More about this story » |
7-9 | 30:08 | 2008 | Subscription info » |
| There You Are! Show/hide story description Three interwoven tales... A little girl, fascinated with science, pesters her parents to buy her a very large microscope... A boy finds himself possessed by the feeling that he must find two sticks that look exactly alike... A king and queen, constantly at odds with each other, finally discover something that they can both agree on... More about this story » |
10-12 | 44:32 | 2007 | Subscription info » |
| Thousands and Thousands of Pairs of Wings Show/hide story description A prisoner is given a challenge by the King: push a huge boulder from the sea to the palace and he can walk free. But the boulder is so big that he can't possibly move it by himself. Fortunately, help arrives from a suprising source... More about this story » |
4-6 | 06:10 | 2009 | Subscription info » |
| To Command The Clouds Show/hide story description A King was used to getting his own way in just about everything. So when one day a cloud has the temerity to rain on him when not commanded to, the King becomes incensed and sends out the word that anyone who can enable him to bend the clouds to his will shall win half the Kingdom as their reward. Soon all the scientists, inventors, crackpots and nutcases are hatching crazy plans for the King's pleasure, but none of them are the slightest bit successful. And it is then that a young woman suggests to the King an altogether different, and far more successful approach. More about this story » |
4-6 | 16:06 | 2011 | Subscription info » |
| To Stroke A Dragon Show/hide story description Once a fearless little girl finds a dragon weeping in his cave by the sea, and feels a great urge to comfort him. But how do you comfort a dragon? More about this story » |
4-6 | 10:28 | 2011 | Subscription info » |
| Tooth and Claw Show/hide story description The woman's bicycle was already going to fast, and when it hit a stone she went flying into the air and into a thorn bush. Wriggle as she might, she could not wriggle free. Until, that is, a rabbit noticed her there... More about this story » |
4-6 | 08:50 | 2009 | Subscription info » |
| Unpredictable! Show/hide story description Three interwoven tales... A wealthy gentleman finds his grouse-shooting interrupted by a storytelling mouse... An old woman, struggling to persuade her worn-out horse to market, decides to motivate him in an unusual way... A King and Queen decide to live with as much unpredictability as possible, with hilarious consequences... More about this story » |
10-12 | 30:11 | 2008 | Subscription info » |
| Waiting For Angels Show/hide story description A man sees a boy standing on his own on a street corner, "Waiting for my angel" as he says. "Your angel?!" says the man. "Yes" says the boy, "Oh! Look! Here she comes now!....." More about this story » |
4-6 | 04:40 | 2010 | Subscription info » |
| Why, Why and Why Show/hide story description An old woman visits the King with her head full of big questions: where do things come from and where do they go when they die, and so many others that the King starts asking such questions himself... More about this story » |
4-6 | 06:59 | 2010 | Subscription info » |
| Wishing Tea Show/hide story description The boy was sure he could smell fried eggs cooking in the old woman's kitchen. Fried eggs, his favourite! Only when he dares to knock at her door does he find that the truth is far stranger... More about this story » |
4-6 | 05:37 | 2009 | Subscription info » |
