folktale

La zorra y el gato

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Este cuento se llama La Zorra y El Gato, un cuento folclórico Ucraniano seleccionado por Robert Nisbet y publicado por Cossack Fairy Tales and Folk-Tales en 1894. Está es una adaptación y grabación de LibraryCall. En un bosque tupido en el Este de Europa, en un país ahora conocido como Ucrania, érase una vez vivía una pequeña zorra roja. Cerca de la zorra vivía un hombre con un gato llamado Señor Pelos. El gato en sus tiempos fue muy bueno en su trabajo de atrapar ratones que entraban a la casa o al jardín, pero ahora estaba viejo y un medio ciego.

The Owl and the Grasshopper

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This story is called The Owl and the Grasshopper by Aesop. This is a LibraryCall adaptation and recording. Owls always sleep during the day. After sundown, when the light fades from the sky and shadows rise slowly through the woods, owls wake up. They emerge from tree hollows, blink their big eyes, and fly into the night sky.

The Emperor's New Clothes

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This story is called Emperor’s New Clothes by Hans Christian Andersen. This is a LibraryCall adaptation and recording. Many years ago, there was an Emperor who loved clothes so much that he spent all his money on being well dressed. He had a different suit for each hour of the day. He didn’t think much about his soldiers or his subjects. He did not care about going to the theater or having dinner with his advisors; he only saw these things as opportunities to show off his new clothes. One day, two men wearing very fine suits arrived at the Emperor’s kingdom.

How the Sun, the Moon, and the Wind Went Out to Dinner

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Once upon a time the Sun, the Moon, and the Wind went to dine with their uncle and aunt, the Thunder and the Lightning. They said good-bye to their mother, the Evening Star, crossed the great dark arching sky, and came to the deep cave where live Thunder and Lightning. Here a wonderful feast was spread, and all sat down to enjoy it. Now the Sun and the Wind were very greedy. They bent their heads low over their plates and they ate and ate of every dish that was passed to them.