Episodes

  • The Queen of the Tortoises

    The Queen of the Tortoises
    Jun 6 2025
    In this fun how and why story from South Africa a little tortoise is frustrated at not looking as interesting as all the other animals. In the end she finds a way to stand out, but not quite as she planned. Listen to Gcina Mhlophe from Durban in South Africa to find out how the tortoise got her cracked shell. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    33 mins
  • How Otter Tricked Rabbit

    How Otter Tricked Rabbit
    May 30 2025
    In this lively story, Gayle Ross from the Cherokee Nation in the US illustrates how Rabbit's habit of playing tricks on his friends backfires, and leaves him with the stubby little tail he has to this day. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    30 mins
  • How Stories Came Into the World

    How Stories Came Into the World
    May 23 2025
    We all love stories, but where did they come from? Listen to Wangari tell this lively and imaginative how and why story from South Africa which explains all. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    34 mins
  • Why Rooster Brings the Sun

    Why Rooster Brings the Sun
    May 16 2025
    Have you ever wondered why the sun comes up once rooster starts crowing? Listen to Kim telling this lively, interactive song-story from China and find out. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    28 mins
  • Why the Whale has a Sad Song - a story from the Indigenous people of North America’s Pacific Northwest

    Why the Whale has a Sad Song - a story from the Indigenous people of North America’s Pacific Northwest
    May 14 2025
    This story is a selection from: ‘The Best of Super Great Kids’ Stories. We’re going to release one popular story from our archive - each month on a Wednesday in the middle of the month. This episode was the first to be released on our podcast. It’s a ‘How and Why’ story retold by Tuup. He’s been telling this story for many years. He first read it in a book called: 'Whale in The Sky' by Anne Siberell' (Puffin 1991) and was inspired to work it into a version of his own. There are many stories about powerful birds and big fish told across the American Pacific Northwest. Happy Listening! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    12 mins
  • Why the Sea is Salty

    Why the Sea is Salty
    May 9 2025
    Have you ever wondered why the sea is salty? All you need is one hungry girl, a rich but mean brother and a sprinkling of magic. Dominic Kelly explains all - in this imaginative ‘how and why’ story from Sweden. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    28 mins
  • The Two Silly Witches

    The Two Silly Witches
    May 2 2025
    The first of May isn’t just a celebration of summer and dancing round the maypole. Some Europeans believe it’s the date when witches gather to cause trouble. Guest storyteller Emily Hanna-Grazebrook from dragonflytales.uk shares a slightly scary witchy story to mark this magical day. Will the young witches appease the angry mob, or will their frantic spells make things worse? Listen to Emily’s gripping version of a tale from Estonia and find out! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    37 mins
  • The Cheeky Cockerel

    The Cheeky Cockerel
    Apr 25 2025
    A loyal cockerel sets off on a quest to help his owner who is short of money. Amazingly, the bird finds gold, but a rich man steals it and then tries to kill him. Can the bird escape and return to reward his master? Listen to this rollercoaster of a story from Eastern Europe told by storyteller - Justine de Mierre, and find out. Can you join in the fun rhyme as you listen? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    24 mins
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