folk tale

This story is called Hansel and Gretel, adapted from the Grimm Fairy Tale, and narrated by Ryan Aoto. This is a Librarycall recording. It was a dark and stormy night. Molly didn't mind. She was warm; she was happy; she was safe. Molly got into her bed and pulled her blanket up to her chin. “All set Sweet Pea?” her grandfather asked. “Yep,” she said. “Grandpa, will you read me a story?” “Oh,” Grandpa said. He started patting his pockets. “I don’t think I have my glasses. Eh, I don’t need them. I know lots of stories.

This story is called Henny Penny, a traditional tale adapted by Madeline Walton-Hadlock and read by Ryan Aoto. This is a LibraryCall recording. One hot, dull summer day, Henny-Penny was sitting under an oak tree in the shade when—whack!—an acorn fell from a branch and hit her smack on the head. “Ouch!” said Henny-Penny. Not seeing the acorn, she assumed the worst. “Uh-oh!” she said. “The sky is falling! I must go and tell the king!” So, she went along and she went along and she went along until she met Rooster-Wooster who was sitting on a fence, singing a lazy song.

This story is called The Fox and the Stork, a traditional fable by Aesop, read by Molly. This is a LibraryCall adaptation and recording. A long time ago, when animals lived in harmony, the Fox and the Stork were best friends. They spent many wonderful moments together. Some days, they set off on nature explorations, discovering hidden treasures in the forest. Other times, they gathered in the evening and sang lively tunes.

The Greedy Lion and Clever Little Rabbit, a tale from the ancient Indian collection of stories called The Panchatantra. A long time ago in India, there was a jungle full of beautiful plants and trees, flowers and fruit, and many animals lived happily there. Deer, monkeys, rabbits and wild boar in this jungle, there was also a fierce Lion who had protected the other animals in the past. But over the years had become greedy and mean. He had begun to attack the other animals, even when he wasn't hungry.

The Story you will be listening to today is Chicken-Little and is being read to you by Christina. One day Chicken-Little had gone to sleep under a rose-bush, and a cow reached over the fence and bit off the top of the rose-bush. The noise woke up Chicken-little, and just as she woke a rose-leaf fell on her tail. “Squawk! Squawk!” cried Chicken-little, “the sky is falling!”; and away she ran as fast as her legs would carry her.

WHY DOGS SNIFF The Story of the Dogs' Dinner Party Once upon a time the dogs gave a dinner party. All the dogs were invited and all the dogs accepted the invitation. There were big dogs and little dogs and middle-sized dogs. There were black dogs and white dogs and brown dogs and gray dogs and yellow dogs and spotted dogs. There were dogs with long tails and dogs with short tails and dogs with no tails at all. There were dogs with little sharp-pointed ears and dogs with big flat drooping ears.