at the top of the columns to sort stories by Title & Description, Age, Length or YearStories for ages 7 – 9
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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 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 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 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 » |
| 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 » |
| 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 » |
| 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 » |
| 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 » |
| 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 » |
| 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 » |
| 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 » |
| 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 » |
| 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 » |
