The Adventures of Winnie-the-Pooh

2024/2/4

11:12

Winnie-the-Pooh is a fictional teddy bear created by English author A. A. Milne. Winnie-the-Pooh first appeared by name in a children's story commissioned by London's Evening News for Christmas Eve 1925. The character is inspired by a stuffed toy that Milne had bought for his son Christopher Robin in Harrods department store, and a bear they had viewed at London Zoo.

The first collection of stories about the character was the book Winnie-the-Pooh (1926), and this was followed by The House at Pooh Corner (1928). Milne also included a poem about the bear in the children's verse book When We Were Very Young (1924) and many more in Now We Are Six (1927). The stories are set in Hundred Acre Wood, which was inspired by Five Hundred Acre Wood in Ashdown Forest in East Sussex—situated 30 miles south of London—where the Londoner Milne's country home was located.

In 1961, The Walt Disney Company licensed certain film and other rights of the Winnie-the-Pooh stories from the estate of A. A. Milne and the licensing agent Stephen Slesinger, Inc., and adapted the Pooh stories, using the unhyphenated name "Winnie the Pooh", into a series of features that would eventually become one of its most successful franchises.

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Treasure Island

2023/12/29

06:53

“Treasure Island” is an adventure novel by Scottish author Robert Louis Stevenson, telling a story of "buccaneers and buried gold".

The novel was originally serialized from 1881 to 1882 in the children's magazine Young Folks, under the title Treasure Island or the Mutiny of the Hispaniola. It was first published as a book in 1883. It has since become one of the most often dramatized and adapted of all novels, in numerous media.

Since its publication, Treasure Island has had significant influence on depictions of pirates in popular culture, including elements such as deserted tropical islands, treasure maps marked with an "X", and one-legged seamen with parrots perched on their shoulders.

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T'was the night before Christmas

2023/12/23

03:42

A Visit from St. Nicholas, more commonly known as The Night Before Christmas and 'Twas the Night Before Christmas from its first line, is a poem first published anonymously under the title Account of a Visit from St. Nicholas in 1823 and later attributed to Clement Clarke Moore, who claimed authorship in 1837.

The poem has been called "arguably the best-known verses ever written by an American" and is largely responsible for some of the conceptions of Santa Claus from the mid-nineteenth century to today. It has had a massive effect on the history of Christmas gift-giving. Before the poem gained wide popularity, American ideas had varied considerably about Saint Nicholas and other Christmastide visitors.

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Tommy the Tidy Turtle

2023/11/24

03:30

In the tale of "Tommy the Tidy Turtle," we follow the journey of a disorganized turtle named Tommy, who, with the assistance of his friends Franklin the frog and Fiona the fish, discovers the importance of maintaining a neat and orderly living space. Through their support, Tommy learns valuable lessons about the true significance of a clean and organized home.

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The little red hen

2023/11/23

02:21

The Little Red Hen is an American fable first collected by Mary Mapes Dodge in St. Nicholas Magazine in 1874. The story is meant to teach children the importance of hard work and personal initiative.

Our little ghost

2023/10/26

02:24

The poem Our Little Ghost by Louisa May Alcott is about a ghost of a child who visits the narrator's house each night. The ghost is said to bring comfort to the dark night with her innocence and tenderness. The narrator uses words such as “fearless,” “thoughtful,” and “loving” to describe the ghost's gentle nature

Victor builds a friend (A Halloween Special)

2023/10/11

04:36

“Victor builds a friend” was adapted for children from the original story of Frankenstein.  Frankenstein is an 1818 novel written by English author Mary Shelley. Frankenstein tells the story of Victor Frankenstein, a young scientist who creates a sapient creature in an unorthodox scientific experiment. Shelley started writing the story when she was 18, and the first edition was published anonymously in 1818, when she was 20. Her name first appeared in the second edition, which was published in 1821.

Shelley travelled through Europe in 1815, moving along the river Rhine in Germany, and stopping in Gernsheim, near Frankenstein Castle, where, two centuries before, an alchemist had engaged in experiments. She then journeyed to the region of Geneva, Switzerland, where much of the story takes place.

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Bonnie the bunny's adventure to find the Fountain of Youth

2023/9/13

04:59

“Bonnie the Bunny’s adventure to the Fountain of Youth” was written by Steve Adams, based on the tales from explorers who traveled the world in search of the Fountain of Youth.

The Fountain of Youth is a mythical spring which allegedly restores the youth of anyone who drinks its waters. Tales of such a fountain have been recounted around the world for thousands of years, appearing in the writings back to the 12th century.

Stories of similar waters also featured prominently among the people of the Caribbean during the Age of Exploration; they spoke of the restorative powers of the water in the mythical land of Bimini. Based on these many legends, explorers and adventurers looked for the elusive Fountain of Youth or some other remedy to aging, generally associated with magic waters. These waters might have been a river, a spring or any other water-source said to reverse the aging process.

The legend became particularly prominent in the 16th century, when it became associated with the Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de León, the first Governor of Puerto Rico. Ponce de León was supposedly searching for the Fountain of Youth when he traveled to Florida in 1513.

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Written and narrated by Steve Adams

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The tale of Samuel Whiskers

2023/8/13

14:23

“The Tale of Samuel Whiskers” is a children's book written by Beatrix Potter in October 1908 as “The Roly-Poly Pudding”. In 1926, it was re-published as The Tale of Samuel Whiskers. The book is dedicated to the author's pet rat "Sammy" and tells of Tom Kitten's escape from two rats who plan to make him into a pudding. The tale was adapted to animation in 1993. 

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If you give a Moose a muffin

2023/7/23

02:54

"If you give a Mose a muffin" by Laura Numeroff is the second book in the series of circular tales. 

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Willie Mouse goes on a journey to find the moon

2023/6/27

05:46

“Willie Mouse goes on a journey to find the Moon” is based on a story written by Alta Tabor in 1923

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Narrated by Steve Adams

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Lily and the Magical Unicorn

2023/6/2

05:12

"Lily and the Magical Unicorn," is an enchanting story of Lily, a shy and kind-hearted girl, who lives in a lush meadow. One day, she encounters a magnificent unicorn named Stardust who recognizes her hidden potential. Intrigued, Lily follows Stardust on a journey of self-discovery. They arrive at a clearing where a timid squirrel named Timmy struggles with self-confidence. With Stardust's guidance, Lily helps Timmy overcome his fears by encouraging him to play a game of acorn toss. As they practice together, Lily's unwavering support inspires Timmy to believe in himself, and he eventually succeeds in hitting the target. Their friendship blossoms, and they continue to uplift one another. Their newfound confidence spreads throughout the meadow, inspiring other creatures to embrace their unique talents. Years later, Lily, Timmy, and the memory of Stardust's guidance live on, reminding children everywhere that they can achieve anything by believing in themselves and nurturing supportive friendships.

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Written by Steve Adams

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How Freckle Frog made herself pretty

2023/5/2

12:29

“How Freckle Frog made herself pretty” was written by Charolette B. Herr and first published in 1913. The story is a tale of Miss Freckle Frog who lived under a big rock. She was ugly, as all frogs are, but she loved pretty things, perhaps because she was not pretty herself. But although she was not pretty, she was a kind-hearted little body, and all her friends liked her. A little girl named Marian had a well-dressed doll called Big Mary which she used to sit on top of Freckle Frog’s rock each day. The story revolves around Freckle Frog’s search for some clothes, as fancy as Big Mary’s, so that she can attend Mr. Robin Redbreast’s party in the orchard.  

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A collection of Aesop's fables pt.1

2023/5/1

06:57

“Aesop's Fables” are a collection of fables credited to Aesop, a storyteller who lived in ancient Greece.

On the arrival of the printing press, collections of Aesop's fables were among the earliest books in a variety of languages. Through the means of later collections, Aesop's reputation as a fabulist was transmitted throughout the world.

Initially the fables were addressed to adults and covered religious, social and political themes. They were also used as ethical guides, and from the Renaissance onwards were particularly used for the education of children.

This collection includes:

1. The Owl and the Grasshopper

2. The Heron

3. The Wicked Wolf

4. Belling the Cat

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Bonnie and the butterfly

2023/4/7

03:14

"Bonnie and the butterfly” is the story of Bonnie, a curious and adventurous bunny who loves to explore the world around her. One day she meets a big, beautiful butterfly and wants to play with it, but it flies away. Determined to catch the butterfly, Bonnie sets off on an adventure to find it 

Written by Steve Adams 

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The Emperor's New Clothes

2023/4/7

10:33

"The Emperor's New Clothes" was adapted from the literary folktale written by Danish author Hans Christian Andersen, about a vain emperor who gets exposed before his subjects. The tale has been translated into over 100 languages. 

"The Emperor's New Clothes" was first published with "The Little Mermaid" in 1837, as the third and final installment of Andersen's Fairy Tales Told for Children. The tale has been adapted to various media, and the story's title, the phrase "the Emperor has no clothes", and variations thereof have been adopted for use in numerous other works and as idioms. 

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Bonnie meets a new friend

2023/3/10

04:26

“Bonnie meets a new friend” is the fourth in a series of stories about the adventures of Bonnie the Bunny.  Bonnie was known for her kind and caring nature, and all the animals in the forest love her dearly. Follow Bonnie and all her forest friends as they discover the challenges, perseverance, and success in everyday life.

Written by Steve Adams

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Bonnie the bunny and her rock garden

2023/2/14

04:41

“Bonnie the bunny and her rock garden” is the first in a series of stories about the adventures of Bonnie the Bunny. Bonnie is known for her kind and caring nature, and all the animals in the forest love her dearly. Follow Bonnie and all her forest friends as they discover the challenges, perseverance, and success in everyday life.

Written by Steve Adams

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The House That Jack Built

2023/2/2

03:28

"This Is the House That Jack Built" is a popular English nursery rhyme. It is a cumulative tale that does not tell the story of Jack's house, or even of Jack who built the house, but instead shows how the house is indirectly linked to other things and people, and through this method tells the story of "The man all tattered and torn", and the "Maiden all forlorn", as well as other smaller events, showing how these are interlinked.

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The Tale of Mrs. Tittlemouse

2022/12/24

08:50

“The Tale of Mrs. Tittlemouse” is based on a children's book written by Beatrix Potter in 1910. The tale is about housekeeping and insect pests in the home, and reflects Potter's own sense of tidiness and her abhorrence of insect infestations.

The character of Mrs. Thomasina Tittlemouse debuted in 1909 in a small but crucial role in The Tale of The Flopsy Bunnies, and Potter decided to give her a tale of her own the following year.

25,000 copies of the tale were initially released in July 1910 and another 15,000 between November 1910 and November 1911 in Potter's typical small book format.

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The Polar Express

2022/11/28

07:16

The Polar Express is a children's book written by Chris Van Allsburg and published by Houghton Mifflin in 1985. The book is now widely considered to be a classic Christmas story for young children.

The book is set partially in Grand Rapids, Michigan, the author's hometown, and was inspired in part by Van Allsburg's memories of visiting the Herpolsheimer's and Wurzburg's department stores as a child. It was adapted as an Oscar-nominated motion-capture film in 2004 starring Tom Hanks and directed by Robert Zemeckis. Van Allsburg served as an executive producer on the film.

Van Allsburg won the annual Caldecott Medal for illustration of an American children's picture book in 1986, his second after Jumanji.

The Tale of Jeremy Fisher

2022/10/20

06:35

“The Tale of Mr. Jeremy Fisher” was adapted from a children's book, written and illustrated by Beatrix Potter. It was originally published in July 1906. Jeremy's origin lies in a letter she wrote to a child in 1893. She revised it in 1906 and moved its setting from the River Tay to the English Lake District. The tale reflects her love for the Lake District.

Potter's tale pays homage to the leisurely summers her father and his companions spent sport fishing at rented country estates in Scotland. Following the tale's publication, a child fan wrote to Potter suggesting Jeremy find a wife. Potter responded with a series of miniature letters on the theme as if from Jeremy.

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Beauty and the Beast

2022/9/21

12:25

“Beauty and the Beast” was adapted from a fairy tale written by French novelist Gabrielle-Suzanne Barbot de Villeneuve and published in 1740. Her lengthy version was abridged, rewritten, and published by Jeanne-Marie Leprince de Beaumont in 1756 to produce the version most commonly retold. Later, Andrew Lang retold the story in Blue Fairy Book, a part of the Fairy Book series, in 1889.  In 1991, Beauty and the Beast was produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation as a feature film. Beauty and the Beast is the 30th Disney animated feature film.

The meaning of the story behind Beauty and the Beast is a tale as old as time.  By choosing to let her go, the Beast is letting go of the importance he places on physical beauty. Not only is he letting go of the most beautiful person he's ever seen (and literally letting go of “beauty”, the meaning of her name), but also letting go of his own chance of ever being outwardly beautiful again.

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The Tale of Tom Kitten

2022/8/21

05:38

“The Tale of Tom Kitten” is based on the story written by Beatrix Potter released in September 1907. The tale is about manners and how children react to them. Tabitha Twitchit, a cat, invites friends for tea. She washes and dresses her three kittens for the party, but within moments the kittens have soiled and lost their clothes while scampering about the garden. Tabitha is "affronted". She sends the kittens to bed, and tells her friends the kittens have the measles. Once the tea party is underway however, its "dignity and repose" are disturbed by the kittens romping overhead and leaving a bedroom in disorder.

Potter's career as a children's author was launched in 1902 with the release of The Tale of Peter Rabbit. She continued to publish, and, in 1905, bought a farm, with the sales profits from her books. Her tales then took inspiration from the farm, its woodland surroundings, and nearby villages.

Twenty thousand copies of the book were released in September 1907 and another 12,500 the following December. Potter composed a few miniature letters for child friends as if from the characters in the tale, and, in 1917, she released a painting book under Tom Kitten's name. In 1935, two books of piano pieces and piano duets for children were published with one piece inspired by Tom Kitten and another by the Puddle-Ducks.

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Adventures of Tom Thumb

2022/7/25

13:07

Tom Thumb, or Hop o' My Thumb, also known as Little Thumbling, Little Thumb, or Little Poucet (French: Le petit Poucet), is one of the eight fairytales published by Charles Perrault, now world-renowned. The small boy defeats the ogre. This type of fairytale, in the French oral tradition, is often combined with motifs, similar to Hansel and Gretel; one such tale is The Lost Children. The story was first published in English as Little Poucet in Robert Samber's 1729 translation of Perrault's book, "Histories, or Tales of Past Times". In 1764, the name of the hero was changed to Little Thumb. In 1804, William Godwin, in "Tabart's Collection of Popular Stories for the Nursery", retitled it Tom Thumb, a term that was common in the 16th century, referring to a tiny person. If you have a suggestion for a new story send us an email at MagicMonorail@gmail.com Bedtime Stories for Children is produced by Magic Monorail. Copyright 2022

The tale of Jemima Puddle-Duck

2022/6/24

09:12

The Tale of Jemima Puddle-Duck is a children's book written and illustrated by Beatrix Potter. It was first published by Frederick Warne & Co. in July 1908. Potter composed the book at Hill Top, a working farm in the Lake District she bought in 1905. Following the purchase, her works began to focus on country and village life, incorporating large casts of animal characters and sinister villains. Jemima Puddle-Duck was the first of her books set wholly at the farm with background illustrations based on the farm buildings and yard, and nearby locales.

Jemima is a domestic duck of the Aylesbury breed, whose eggs are routinely confiscated by the farmer's wife because she believes Jemima to be a poor sitter. Jemima searches for a place away from the farm where she can hatch her eggs without human interference, and naively confides her woes to a suave fox who invites her to nest in a shed at his home. Jemima accepts his invitation, little realizing her danger. Kep, a collie on the farm, discovers Jemima's whereabouts and rescues her just in time. Potter indicated the tale was a revision of "Little Red Riding Hood" with Jemima, the fox, and the dog acting as parallels to the fairy tale's heroine, wolf, and woodcutter. Jemima, Kep, the farmer's wife, and her two children were all modelled on real world individuals at Potter's Hill Top farm.

The Story of Little Sammy

2022/5/26

08:31

The story of “Little Sammy” was adapted from a children's book written and illustrated by Scottish author Helen Bannerman and published by Grant Richards in October 1899. As one in a series of small-format books called The Dumpy Books for Children, the story was popular for more than half a century.

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Puss in Boots

2022/4/28

06:39

"Puss in Boots" was based on an Italian fairy tale from the mid 1600’s, which later spread throughout the rest of Europe, about a cat who uses trickery to gain power, wealth, and the hand of a princess in marriage for his penniless master.

Puss in Boots has provided inspiration for composers, choreographers, and other artists over the centuries. The cat appears in the third act of Tchaikovsky's ballet The Sleeping Beauty.

In 2011, Puss in Boots became an American computer-animated comedy film produced by DreamWorks Animation and distributed by Paramount Pictures. The film received positive reviews from critics and was nominated for Best Animated Feature at the 84th Academy Awards.

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Rapunzel

2022/4/8

07:45

The tale of “Rapunzel” was published by the Brothers Grimm in 1812. Their source was a story published by Friedrich Schulz in 1790. Earlier variants include "Petrosinella" in 1634, and "Das Mährchen von der Padde" published a few months before Grimm's version.  In 2010, Walt Disney Animation Studios adapted the fairy tale into the animated feature film “Tangled”.

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The Three Little Pigs

2022/3/20

06:27

"The Three Little Pigs" is a fable about three pigs who build three houses of different materials. A Big Bad Wolf blows down the first two pigs' houses, made of straw and sticks respectively, but is unable to destroy the third pig's house, made of bricks. Printed versions date back to the 1840s, but the story is thought to be much older. The earliest version takes place in Dartmoor with three pixies and a fox before its best known version appears in English Fairy Tales by Joseph Jacobs in 1890. The phrases used in the story, and the various morals drawn from it, have become embedded in Western culture. Many versions of The Three Little Pigs have been recreated and modified over the years, sometimes making the wolf a kind character.

Pinocchio

2022/2/24

07:28

The story of "Pinocchio" was adapted from the children's novel The Adventures of Pinocchio (1883). 

Pinocchio was carved by a woodcarver named Geppetto in a Tuscan village. He was created as a wooden puppet, but he dreams of becoming a real boy. He is notably characterized for his frequent tendency to lie, which causes his nose to grow. Pinocchio is one of the most reimagined characters in children's literature. His story has been adapted into many other media, notably the 1940 Disney film Pinocchio. The name Pinocchio is a combination of the Italian words pino (pine), and occhio (eye).

The Tale of the Frog Prince

2022/2/8

07:03

“The Tale of the Frog Prince” was adapted from a German fairy tale collected by the Brothers Grimm and published in 1812 in Grimm's Fairy Tales. Traditionally, it is the first story in their folktale collection

The Tale of Benjamin Bunny

2022/1/12

07:45

“The Tale of Benjamin Bunny” is a children's book written and illustrated by Beatrix Potter, and first published by Frederick Warne & Co. in September 1904. The book is a sequel to The Tale of Peter Rabbit (1902), and tells of Peter's return to Mr. McGregor's garden with his cousin Benjamin to retrieve the clothes he lost there during his previous adventure. In Benjamin Bunny, Potter deepened the rabbit universe she created in Peter Rabbit, and, in doing so, suggested the rabbit world was parallel to the human world but complete and sufficient unto itself.

In 1903, Potter and her publisher decided her next book should be less complicated than her previous productions, and in Benjamin Bunny she created a simple, didactic tale for young children. The book's masterful illustrations were based upon the several gardens at the Lake District estate of Fawe Park, where Potter spent the summer of 1903.

Benjamin Bunny was an instant commercial and popular success, and thousands of copies were in print by the end of 1904. The Times Literary Supplement thought Potter's illustrations "pencil perfect",but suggested that she engage a literary assistant for future productions. Potter created a nursery wallpaper tapping Benjamin's image, and Benjamin returned as an adult rabbit in the Flopsy Bunnies and Mr. Tod. In 1992, Benjamin Bunny was adapted as an episode of the BBC animated television series, The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends.

The Tale of Peter Rabbit

2021/12/11

07:23

“The Tale of Peter Rabbit” was adapted from the children's book written by Beatrix Potter that follows mischievous and disobedient young Peter Rabbit as he gets into, and is chased around, the garden of Mr. McGregor. The tale was written for five-year-old Noel Moore, son of Potter's former governess Annie Carter Moore, in 1893. It was revised and privately printed by Potter in 1901 after several publishers' rejections, but was printed in a trade edition by Frederick Warne & Co. in 1902. The book was a success, and multiple reprints were issued in the years immediately following its debut.

Hansel and Gretel

2021/11/26

07:18

"Hansel and Gretel" was adapted from a fairy tale collected by the German Brothers Grimm and published in 1812 in Grimm's Fairy Tales. Hansel and Gretel are a brother and sister abandoned in a forest, where they fall into the hands of a witch who lives in a house made of gingerbread. The cannibalistic witch intends to fatten the children before eventually eating them, but Gretel outwits the witch and kills her. The two children then escape with their lives and return home with the witch's treasure. Although Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm credited "various tales from Hesse" (the region where they lived) as their source, scholars have argued that the brothers heard the story in 1809 from the family of Wilhelm's friend and future wife, Dortchen Wild, and partly from other sources. A handwritten note in the Grimms' personal copy of the first edition reveals that in 1813 Wild contributed to the children's verse answer to the witch, "The wind, the wind,/ The heavenly child," which rhymes in German: "Der Wind, der Wind,/ Das himmlische Kind." According to folklorist, the tale emerged in the Late Middle Ages Germany. Shortly after this period, close written variants began to appear. Scholars argue that the episode of the paths marked with stones and crumbs, were already found in the France. A house made of confectionery is also found in a 14th-century manuscript about the Land of Cockayne.

The Three Billy Goats Gruff

2021/11/12

06:33

"Three Billy Goats Gruff" is adapted from a Norwegian fairytale by Peter Christen Asbjørnsen and Jørgen Moe in their Norske Folkeeventyr, first published between 1841 and 1844. It has an "eat-me-when-I'm-fatter" plot. The first version of the story in English appeared in George Webbe Dasent's translation of some of the Norske Folkeeventyr, published as Popular Tales from the Norse in 1859. The heroes of the tale are three male goats who need to outsmart a ravenous troll to cross the bridge to their feeding ground.

Thumbelina

2021/10/20

07:52

Thumbelina is a literary fairy tale written by Danish author Hans Christian Andersen first published on December 16, 1835 in Copenhagen, Denmark, in the second instalment of “Fairy Tales Told for Children.” Thumbelina is about a tiny girl and her adventures with marriage-minded toads and moles. She successfully avoids their intentions before falling in love with a flower-fairy prince just her size.

Thumbelina is chiefly Andersen's invention, though he did take inspiration from tales of miniature people such as "Tom Thumb". Thumbelina was published as one of a series of seven fairy tales in 1835 which were not well received by the Danish critics who disliked their informal style and their lack of morals. The earliest English translation of Thumbelina is dated 1846. The tale has been adapted to various media including television drama and animated film in 1994.

Sleeping Beauty

2021/9/29

06:51

"Sleeping Beauty" or "Little Briar Rose", also titled in English as "The Sleeping Beauty in the Woods", is a classic fairy tale about a princess who is cursed to sleep for a hundred years by an evil fairy, to be awakened by a handsome prince at the end of them. The good fairy, realizing that the princess would be frightened if alone when she awakens, uses her wand to put every living person and animal in the palace asleep, to awaken when the princess does. 

The earliest known version of the story is found in the narrative Perceforest, composed between 1330 and 1344. The tale was first published by Giambattista Basile in his collection of tales titled The Pentamerone.  Basile's version was later adapted and published by Charles Perrault in Histoires ou contes du temps passé in 1697. The version that was later collected and printed by the Brothers Grimm was an orally transmitted version of the literary tale published by Perrault. 

The Aarne-Thompson classification system for folktales classifies "Sleeping Beauty" as being a 410 tale type, meaning it includes a princess who is forced into an enchanted sleep and is later awakened reversing the magic placed upon her. The story has been adapted many times throughout history and has continued to be retold by modern storytellers throughout various media. 

How the Leopard got his spots

2021/8/31

06:30

"How the Leopard got his spots" was adapted from a classic children's story 

The Gingerbread Man

2021/8/17

07:34

“The Gingerbread Man” was adapted from a folktale about a gingerbread man's escape from various pursuers until his eventual demise between the jaws of a fox. "The Gingerbread Boy" first appeared in print in the May, 1875, issue of St. Nicholas Magazine in a cumulative tale which, like "The Little Red Hen", depends on repetitious scenes featuring an ever-growing cast of characters for its effect.

Rumpelstiltskin

2021/8/1

07:09

"Rumpelstiltskin" is based on German fairy tale collected by the Brothers Grimm in the 1812 edition of Children's and Household Tales. The story is about a fairy who spins straw into gold in exchange for the Queen’s firstborn.

The same story pattern appears in numerous other cultures including the United Kingdom, Ireland, Scotland, Russia, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Croatia, South America, Hungary, Japan and France.

The Cornish tale of Duffy and the Devil plays out an essentially similar plot featuring a "devil" named Terry-top.

The Golden Goose

2021/7/16

07:20

"The Golden Goose" is a fairy tale collected by the Brothers Grimm.  The Brothers Grimm were academics, philologists, cultural researchers, lexicographers and authors who together collected and published folklore during the 19th century. They were among the first and best-known collectors of German (and European) folk tales, and popularized traditional oral tale types such as "Cinderella", "The Frog Prince", "Hansel and Gretel", "Rapunzel", "Little Red Riding Hood", "Rumpelstiltskin", "Sleeping Beauty", and "Snow White".

The Elves and the Shoemaker

2021/7/2

06:44

"The Elves and The Shoemaker" is based on a set of fairy tales collected by the Brothers Grimm about a poor shoemaker who receives much-needed assistance from helpful elves. The original story is the first of three fairy tales contained in the German Grimm's Fairy Tales under the common title "Die Wichtelmänner"

The Princess and the pea

2021/6/25

06:06

"The Princess and the Pea" is a literary fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen about a young woman whose royal identity is established by a test of her sensitivity. The tale was first published by Andersen in 1835. Andersen had heard the story as a child, and it likely has its source in folk material, possibly originating from Sweden, as it is unknown in the Danish oral tradition. Neither "The Princess and the Pea" nor Andersen's other tales of 1835 were well received by Danish critics, who disliked their casual, chatty style and their lack of morals

Chicken Little

2021/6/6

07:19

“Chicken Little” is a European folk tale with a moral in the form of a cumulative tale about a chicken who believes that the world is coming to an end. The phrase "The sky is falling!" features prominently in the story, and has passed into the English language as a common idiom indicating a hysterical or mistaken belief that disaster is imminent. Similar stories go back more than 25 centuries. The story was originally part of the oral folk tradition and only began to appear in print after the Brothers Grimm had set a European example with their collection of German tales in the early years of the 19th century.

Goldilocks and the three bears

2021/5/26

07:40

"Goldilocks and the Three Bears" is one of the most popular fairy tales in the English language. The story is a 19th-century British fairy tale of which three versions exist.

The original version of the tale tells of a badly-behaved old woman who enters the forest home of three bachelor bears whilst they are away. She sits in their chairs, eats some of their porridge, and sleeps in one of their beds. When the bears return and discover her, she wakes up, jumps out of the window, and is never seen again.

The second version replaced the old woman with a little girl named Goldilocks, and the third and by far best-known version replaced the original bear trio with Papa Bear, Mama Bear and Baby Bear.

Jack and the Beanstalk

2021/5/17

06:36

The story of “Jack and the Beanstalk" is based on an English fairy tale. It originally appeared as "The Story of Jack Spriggins and the Enchanted Bean" in 1734 and again as "The History of Jack and the Bean-Stalk" in 1807.

"Jack and the Beanstalk" is the best known of the "Jack tales", a series of stories featuring the English hero and stock character Jack.

The Little Mermaid

2021/4/28

06:41

"The Little Mermaid" is based on a Danish literary fairy tale written by the Hans Christian Andersen. The story follows the journey of a young mermaid who is willing to give up her life in the sea as a mermaid to gain a human soul. The tale was first published in 1837 as part of a collection of fairy tales for children. There is a statue portraying the mermaid in Copenhagen, Denmark, where the story was written and first published.

The Sorcerer's Apprentice

2021/4/19

06:57

This episode is based on a poem by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe written in 1797. The Sorcerer's Apprentice is also symphonic poem by the French composer Paul Dukas, completed in 1897. The piece was based on Goethe's 1797 poem of the same name. By far the most performed and recorded of Dukas's works, its notable appearance in the Walt Disney 1940 animated film Fantasia has led to the piece becoming widely known to audiences outside the classical concert hall.

Little Red Riding Hood

2021/4/12

06:19

"Little Red Riding Hood" is a European fairy tale about a young girl and a Big Bad Wolf. Its origins can be traced back to the 10th century to several European folk tales, including one from Italy called The False Grandmother. The two best known versions were written by Charles Perrault and the Brothers Grimm

Cinderella

2021/4/7

08:17

"The story of Cinderella" is a folk tale about oppression and triumphant reward. Thousands of variants are known throughout the world. The protagonist is a young woman living in forsaken circumstances that are suddenly changed to remarkable fortune, with her ascension to the throne via marriage.

The first literary European version of the story was published in Italy by Giambattista Basile in his Pentamerone in 1634; the version that is now most widely known in the English-speaking world was published in French by Charles Perrault in Histoires ou contes du temps passé in 1697. Another version was later published by the Brothers Grimm in their folk tale collection Grimms' Fairy Tales in 1812.

The kid and the wolf

2021/3/30

02:37

"The kid and the wolf" an Aesop's Fable. Aesop's Fables are a collection of fables credited to Aesop, a storyteller believed to have lived in ancient Greece between 620 and 564 BC. Initially the fables were addressed to adults and covered religious, social and political themes. They were also put to use as ethical guides and from the Renaissance onwards were particularly used for the education of children.

Snow White

2021/3/22

06:57

Based on the classic 19th-century German fairy tale "Snow White". The Brothers Grimm originally published the story in 1812 in the first edition of their collection Grimms' Fairy Tales.

Ali Baba and the 40 thieves

2021/3/8

06:53

"Ali Baba and the 40 thieves" is an 18th century folk take and one of the most familiar of the "Arabian Nights" tales

Aladdin and the Magic Lamp

2021/2/28

06:53

"The story of Aladdin and the Magic Lamp" a classic fable

The Ugly Duckling

2021/2/20

05:41

"The Ugly Duckling" by Hans Christian Anderson

Bonnie’s island visit

2021/2/8

03:29

“Bonnie’s island visit” by Steve Adams

Bonnie's act of kindness

2021/2/3

03:15

"Bonnie's act of kindness" written by Steve Adams

The Emperor’s new clothes

2021/1/29

10:22

“The Emperor’s new clothes” by Hans Christian Anderson

The Crow’s morning breakfast

2021/1/23

02:13

“The Crow’s morning breakfast” adapted from an Aesop’s fable

The Greedy Dog

2021/1/15

01:15

“The Greedy Dog” an Aesop’s fable

The Ant and the Grasshopper

2021/1/8

05:04

The classic tale of “The Ant and the Grasshopper” adapted from an Aesop’s fable

The Tortoise and the Hare

2020/12/28

01:42

The classic story of “The Tortoise and the Hare”

The Gift of the Magi

2020/12/13

09:34

“The Gift of the Magi” based on a short story by O. Henry

‘Twas the night before Christmas

2020/12/10

03:12

“Twas the night before Christmas” by Clement C Moore

The wolf in sheep’s clothing

2020/12/2

02:03

“The wolf in sheep’s clothing” a classic fable

The Polar Express

2020/11/23

07:34

“The Polar Express” by Chris Van Allsburg

The Rooster outsmarts the Fox

2020/11/14

02:33

“The Rooster outsmarts the Fox”

The fox’s surprise dinner

2020/11/6

01:50

“The fox’s surprise dinner” an Aesop’s Fable

The Heron’s mighty breakfast

2020/10/31

01:19

Based on “The Heron” an Aesop’s fable

Our little ghost

2020/10/27

02:42

“Our little ghost” by Louisa May Alcott

The Blind Men and the Elephant

2020/10/20

06:00

“The Blind Men and the Elephant” an Indian fable

The owl and the grasshopper

2020/10/11

02:41

“The owl and the grasshopper” an Aesop’s fable

The Rock Garden

2020/9/30

03:22

“The Rock Garden” by Steve Adams

The lion and the Mouse

2020/9/24

01:34

“The Lion and the Mouse”

The town mouse and the country mouse

2020/9/17

02:16

“The town mouse and the country mouse”

The wicked wolf

2020/9/11

01:28

“The wicked wolf” an Aesop’s fable

The Fox and the grapes

2020/9/11

01:16

“The Fox and the grapes” an Aesop’s fable

Belling the Cat

2020/8/28

01:41

“Belling the Cat”

The boy who cried wolf

2020/8/28

02:01

“The boy who cried wolf” an Aesop’s fable

The Grouchy Ladybug

2020/8/20

06:38

“The Grouchy Ladybug” by Eric Carle

If you give a moose a muffin

2020/7/15

02:23

“If you give a moose a muffin” by Laura Numeroff

Tikki Tikki Tembo

2020/7/8

05:09

“Tikki Tikki Tembo” by Arlene Mosel

Giraffes Can’t Dance

2020/7/1

03:16

“giraffes can’t dance” by Giles Andreae

Green Eggs and Ham

2020/6/29

05:06

“Green Eggs and Ham” by Dr Seuss

The story of Ferdinand

2020/6/11

04:43

“The story of Ferdinand” by Munro Leaf

Olivia

2020/6/8

02:35

“Olivia” by Ian Falconer

The little engine that could

2020/6/1

06:04

“The little engine that could” by Watty Piper

‘Twas the night Before Christmas

2020/5/26

03:12

“‘Twas the night Before Christmas” by Clement Moore

Sammy and the Dinosaurs

2020/5/16

04:05

“Sammy and the Dinosaurs” by Ian Whybrow

Love you forever

2020/5/16

04:51

“Love you forever” by Robert Munsch

The Cat in the Hat

2020/5/7

08:39

“The Cat in the Hat” by Dr Seuss

Click clack moo.... Cows that type

2020/4/30

03:16

“Click clack moo.... Cows that type” written by Doreen Cronin

If you give a mouse a cookie

2020/4/19

02:02

If you give a mouse a cookie by Laura Numeroff

Make way for the ducklings

2020/4/10

06:54

Make way for the ducklings by Robert McCloskey

The Little Red Hen

2020/3/20

02:39

The Little Red Hen - A Favorite Folktale

Guess how much I love you

2020/3/20

02:43

Guess how much I love you by Sam McBratney

The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein

2020/2/29

04:17

Reading of The Giving Tree by Steve

Where the wild things are

2020/2/10

02:54

By Maurice Sendak

Oh! The places you’ll go!

2020/1/9

05:49

Oh the places you’ll go! By Dr Seuss

The Very Hungry Caterpillar

2019/12/23

02:13

The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle

Goodnight Moon

2019/12/23

01:30

Goodnight Moon by Margaret Wise Brown

The Runaway Bunny

2019/11/3

02:57

A reading of the children’s book “The Runaway Bunny” by Margaret Wise Brown

The Adventures of Peter Pan

2024/3/11

07:34

“The Adventures of Peter Pan” is based on a fictional character created by Scottish novelist and playwright J. M. Barrie. A free-spirited and mischievous young boy who can fly and never grows up, Peter Pan spends his never-ending childhood having adventures on the mythical island of Neverland as the leader of the Lost Boys, interacting with fairies, pirates, mermaids, Native Americans, and occasionally ordinary children from the world outside Neverland.

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Olivia

2024/4/15

02:17

“Olivia” is a fictional pig character in a series of children's picture books written by the late Ian Falconer, the first entry of which was published in 2000. A computer animated television series of the same name inspired by the character premiered in 2009.

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Silence - No audio - Test

2024/4/27

00:13

Why is this being taken down for copyright issues??

Alice in Wonderland

2024/4/27

07:41

”Alice in Wonderland” is based on an 1865 English children's novel by Lewis Carroll. It details the story of a girl named Alice who falls through a rabbit hole into a fantasy world of anthropomorphic creatures. It is seen as an example of the literary nonsense genre.

It received positive reviews upon release and is now one of the best-known works of Victorian literature; its narrative, structure, characters and imagery have had a widespread influence on popular culture and literature, especially in the fantasy genre. It is credited as helping end an era of didacticism in children's literature, inaugurating an era in which writing for children aimed to "delight or entertain". The tale plays with logic, giving the story lasting popularity with adults as well as with children.

Carroll published a sequel in 1871 entitled Through the Looking-Glass.

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Alice in Wonderland

2024/4/27

07:41

”Alice in Wonderland” is based on an 1865 English children's novel by Lewis Carroll. It details the story of a girl named Alice who falls through a rabbit hole into a fantasy world of anthropomorphic creatures. It is seen as an example of the literary nonsense genre.

It received positive reviews upon release and is now one of the best-known works of Victorian literature; its narrative, structure, characters and imagery have had a widespread influence on popular culture and literature, especially in the fantasy genre. It is credited as helping end an era of didacticism in children's literature, inaugurating an era in which writing for children aimed to "delight or entertain". The tale plays with logic, giving the story lasting popularity with adults as well as with children.

Carroll published a sequel in 1871 entitled Through the Looking-Glass.

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