Classic Stories Children's Stories Episodes Episode guide
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Too Clever By Half by E. Nesbit
E Nesbit鈥檚 story about a cat who decides she could learn a thing or two from humans.
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Tom Thumb by The Brothers Grimm
The Brother's Grimm story of the courageous adventures of a very small young man.
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The Tortoise and the Rain by MI Ogumefu
A Yoruba folktale about an enterprising tortoise who can control the weather.
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The Tongue Cut Sparrow by Yei Theodora Ozaki
A Japanese fable about a kind old man and his magical pet sparrow.
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The Raspberry Worm by Zacharias Topelius
A cheerful Scandinavian children鈥檚 story about helping others in need.
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The Magic Bed by Hartwell James
A fantastical East-Indian fairy tale of Ant-Kings, magic bowls, and a beautiful Princess.
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The Emperor's New Clothes by Hans Christian Andersen
Hans Christian Andersen鈥檚 tale of a proud Emperor and a couple of wiley weavers.
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The Elephant's Child by Rudyard Kipling
Rudyard Kipling鈥檚 story of how a young elephant, full of 鈥渃urtiosity鈥, got a long nose.
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The Children's Joke by Louisa May Alcott
Louisa May Alcott鈥檚 comedy about children swapping places with their parents for a day.
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The Baba Yaga by Katharine Pyle
Katharine Pyle's fearsome tale of the wild witch from Russian folklore.
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The Ants and the Treasure by MI Ogumefu
West African parable about a group of altruistic ants helping an animal-loving poor man.
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Peter Rabbit by Beatrix Potter
Beatrix Potter鈥檚 much-loved tale about a curious little rabbit.
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How the Rhinoceros Got His Skin by Rudyard Kipling
Rudyard Kipling鈥檚 Just So Story about a smooth rhino having a skinful of cake.
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How the Camel Got His Hump by Rudyard Kipling
Rudyard Kipling鈥檚 Just So Story about a workshy, humphing camel.
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Finn and the Scottish Giant by Harold F Hughes
The classic Irish legend about how the Giant鈥檚 Causeway came to be.