Hello, I'm Amanda, and in this episode I tell my version of the story:‘The Elves and the Shoemaker’ originally written by The Brothers Grimm.This is one of the few fairy tales with a Christmas theme, and my story features three very helpful s

Episode 6: The Baker's Daughter

Oct 31st, 2020 17m 50s

In this episode, Amanda tells the story of The Baker’s DaughterThis is an old English Folk Tale about a Baker’s daughter who pays a magical price for her lack of kindness.It’s a little bit spooky this one, so if you are listening with young c

Episode 5: 'The Owl and the Pussycat' and 'The Quangle Wangle's Hat'

May 25th, 2020 10m 4s

In this episode, Amanda tells TWO classic stories: ‘The Owl and the Pussycat’ and ‘The Quangle Wangle’s Hat’Both stories are nonsense poems by Edward Lear.They are full of fabulous creatures, invented words and imaginary places. They are per

Episode 4: The Enormous Turnip

May 18th, 2020 16m 18s

In this episode, Amanda tells the classic fairy tale of The Enormous Turnip.When Farmer Macdonald begins to harvest his turnips, he sees one turnip has grown bigger than all the rest.In fact, it is the biggest turnip he has ever seen and he’s

Episode 3: The Three Billy Goats Gruff

May 11th, 2020 16m 18s

In this episode, Amanda tells the classic fairy tale of The Three Billy Goats Gruff"Who's that trip-trapping over MY bridge?"When a bridge is built over the river, a herd of goats is excited to finally be able to cross to the lush green grass

Episode 2: Little Red Riding Hood and the Wolf

May 4th, 2020 16m 8s

In this episode, Amanda tells the classic fairy tale Little Red Riding Hood.When Little Red Riding Hood goes to visit her Grandmother, she encounters a cunning wolf along the way. Having found out where Grandmother lives, he intends to eat bot

Episode 1: Nail Soup

Apr 27th, 2020 17m 43s

In this episode, Amanda tells the story of Nail Soup, based on an old Scandinavian folk tale....When an old tramp stumbles across a cottage in a forest on a cold Winters night, he asks the old woman who lives there for a bed and to warm his to

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