Classic StoriesChildren's StoriesEpisodes Episode guide

Back up to: Classic Stories

1. Too Clever By Half by E. Nesbit

   E Nesbit’s story about a cat who decides she could learn a thing or two from humans.
2. Tom Thumb by The Brothers Grimm

   The Brother's Grimm story of the courageous adventures of a very small young man.
3. The Tortoise and the Rain by MI Ogumefu

   A Yoruba folktale about an enterprising tortoise who can control the weather.
4. The Tongue Cut Sparrow by Yei Theodora Ozaki

   A Japanese fable about a kind old man and his magical pet sparrow.
5. The Raspberry Worm by Zacharias Topelius

   A cheerful Scandinavian children’s story about helping others in need.
6. The Magic Bed by Hartwell James

   A fantastical East-Indian fairy tale of Ant-Kings, magic bowls, and a beautiful Princess.
7. The Emperor's New Clothes by Hans Christian Andersen

   Hans Christian Andersen’s tale of a proud Emperor and a couple of wiley weavers.
8. The Elephant's Child by Rudyard Kipling

   Rudyard Kipling’s story of how a young elephant, full of “curtiosity”, got a long nose.
9. The Children's Joke by Louisa May Alcott

   Louisa May Alcott’s comedy about children swapping places with their parents for a day.
10. The Baba Yaga by Katharine Pyle

    Katharine Pyle's fearsome tale of the wild witch from Russian folklore.
11. The Ants and the Treasure by MI Ogumefu

    West African parable about a group of altruistic ants helping an animal-loving poor man.
12. Peter Rabbit by Beatrix Potter

    Beatrix Potter’s much-loved tale about a curious little rabbit.
13. How the Rhinoceros Got His Skin by Rudyard Kipling

    Rudyard Kipling’s Just So Story about a smooth rhino having a skinful of cake.
14. How the Camel Got His Hump by Rudyard Kipling

    Rudyard Kipling’s Just So Story about a workshy, humphing camel.
15. Finn and the Scottish Giant by Harold F Hughes

    The classic Irish legend about how the Giant’s Causeway came to be.