LibraryCall-owned

This audio's copyright is held by The Galecia Group on behalf of LibraryCall.  This audio may be a performance adapation of a story copyrighted by another rightsholder, created with permission as a derivative work of that story.

El elefante amable

Audio File: 
Transcript: 
Este cuento se llama El elefante amable, un cuento tradicional de Afganistán, adaptado y traducido por Arezo Mayaar y Molly Milazzo, y traducido y leído en español por Lorena Romero. Esta es una adaptación y traducción de LibraryCall. Érase una vez un elefante amable que vivía en un bosque verde y bello. El elefante tenía un corazón tan grande como su cuerpo gris enorme, pero estaba muy solo. Así que un día, decidió ir a buscar un amigo. Caminó y caminó muy lento hasta que se encontró a un animalito café sentado bajo un árbol. Tenía orejas grandes y una colita blanca y esponjosa.

Pirate Problems

Audio File: 
Transcript: 
This story is called Pirate Problems, written and read by Ryan Aoto. This is a LibraryCall recording Captain Cross was a feared and dangerous pirate. He was also having a pretty bad week. His ship had been damaged during his last fight. He and his crew were forced to hide out on a deserted island to make repairs. Captain Cross hated deserted islands. Captain Cross hated most things, but of all the things he hated, deserted islands were the things he hated the most. Deserted islands had a lot of sand. Captain Cross hated sand. It got in his boots and made his feet itchy.

Pérez the Mouse

Audio File: 
Transcript: 
This story is called Perez the Mouse, written by Luis Coloma, and adapted, read and translated by Lorena Romero and Madeline Walton-Hadlock. This is a LibraryCall recording. Many years ago lived a King called Buby. He was a great friend to children in need, and he was also a protector of mice. He prohibited mousetraps in his kingdom and punished any cat that chased these rodents. King Buby took the throne at only six years old, under the guidance of his mother, the Queen.

The Little Red Hen

Audio File: 
Transcript: 
This story is called The Little Red Hen, written by Florence White Williams, and adapted and read by Madeline Walton-Hadlock and Lorena Romero. This is a LibraryCall recording. Once upon a time, there was a little red hen who lived in a barn. She spent almost all of her time walking around, looking here and there, digging everywhere to find worms. She loved fat, delicious worms, and she felt like they were absolutely necessary for the health of her children. As soon as she found a worm, she would call “cluck, cluck” to her little chicks and they would come running.

The Kind Elephant

Audio File: 
Transcript: 
This story is called The Kind Elephant, a traditional story from Afghanistan adapted by Arezo Mayaar and translated by Arezo Mayaar and Molly Milazzo. This is a LibraryCall adaptation and recording. There was once a kind elephant who lived in a beautiful green forest. The elephant had a heart as big as his enormous gray body, but he was lonely. So one day, he decided to go in search of a friend. He lumbered along until came upon a small brown animal sitting at the base of a tree. The animal had enormous ears and a fluffy white tail.

Isatou Ceesay: Queen of Recycling

Audio File: 
Transcript: 
Jerejef (Jerr-uh-JEFF), thank you, Isatou Ceesay, for being a climate hero by fighting plastic pollution! Let’s take a few steps back and meet this amazing woman. Isatou (pronounced Ay Sa Tou) Ceesay is from N’jau, a village in the Gambia, the smallest country within mainland Africa. From a young age, Isatou used her creativity to solve problems.

Gigi encuentra su voz

Audio File: 
Transcript: 
Este cuento se llama “Gigi encuentra su voz”, escrito y narrado por Lorena Romero. Esta es una grabación de LibraryCall. El pasatiempo favorito de Gigi era cantar. Todos los días después de la escuela, corría a su cuarto, ponía su música favorita y cantaba toda la noche. Cantaba mientras hacía su tarea, durante la cena y en la ducha. Mientras dormía, Gigi soñaba con cantar frente a miles de personas, al igual que sus estrellas de pop favoritas. El problema con su sueño de convertirse en una estrella de pop era que Gigi nunca había tenido espectadores.

Gigi Finds Her Voice

Audio File: 
Transcript: 
This story is called “Gigi Finds Her Voice,” written and narrated by Lorena Romero. This is a LibraryCall recording. Gigi’s favorite thing in the world was to sing. Every day after school, she would run to her room, turn on her favorite playlist and sing all through the evening. She would sing while doing her homework, during dinner, and in the shower. In her sleep, Gigi would dream of singing in front of thousands of people, just like her favorite pop stars. The only problem with her dream of becoming a pop star was that Gigi had never had an audience.

Waslene y la madrina del bosque

Audio File: 
Transcript: 
Este cuento se llama Waslene y la madrina del bosque, escrito por Lauren Kratz Prushko, y traducido y leído en español por Lorena Romero. Esta es una grabación de LibraryCall. Érase una vez, en un pequeño pueblo de Haití, una niña llamada Waslene que vivía con su madrastra, que era egoísta y no tenía corazón. Lamentablemente para Waslene, su padre se había enfermado y ya no estaba en esta tierra. Todos los días, mientras Waslene estaba en la escuela, su madrastra cocinaba Tablet Kokoye, o dulces de coco, para vender en el tianguis.

مورچه زحمت کش

Audio File: 
Transcript: 
This story is called مورچه زحمت کش This is a LibraryCall adaptation and recording. بود نبود یک خانه زیبا بود دراین خانه زیبا دو درخت خیلی بزرگ بود. که یکی آن در سمت خانه ودیگری سمت دیگر خانه قرار داشت.. چند تا مورچه زحمت کش در اطراف این درخت ها زندگی می کردند. یک روز مورچه زحمت کش به مادرش گفت: کاش می توانیستم به آن طرف خانه پیش آن درخت بزرگ بروم. من فکر می کنم اگر بر سر آن درخت بالا شوم دنیا از آن طرف خیلی خوش آیند است.