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Children"s story told in English

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Stories from around the world, told in English, for children to read along with.

kids & family stories for kids

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00:00:58

The Bundle of Sticks

Children"s story told in English ·

2020/08/18

The Bundle of Sticks An old man on his death bed summoned his sons around him to give them some final advice. He pointed to a bundle of sticks, tied tightly together, and said to his eldest son: "Break it." The son strained and strained, but in spite of all his strength and effort, was unable to break the bundle. The other sons also tried, but none of them was successful. "Untie the bundle," said the father, "and each of you take a stick." When they had done so, the old man said to them: "Now, break

00:01:19

Aesop's Fables- The Fox, the Cockerel, and the Dog

Children"s story told in English ·

2020/08/16

The Fox, the Cockerel, and the Dog One moonlit night a Fox was prowling about a farmer's hen coop and saw a Cockerel roosting high up beyond his reach. "Good news, good news!" The fox cried."What news is that?" said the Cockerel."King Lion has declared a universal truce. No animal may hurt a bird from now on, we must all live together in brotherly and sisterly friendship.""That is good news," said the Cockerel; "and look! I see someone coming, we can tell him this good news, too!" The Cock craned

00:01:18

Aesop's Fables -The Miser and His Gold

Children"s story told in English ·

2020/08/16

The Miser and His Gold Once upon a time there was a Miser who used to hide his gold at the foot of a tree in his garden. Every week he used to go and dig up the gold and gloat over how much of it he had. A robber noticed this, he went to the tree one night, dug up the gold and ran off with it! When the Miser next came to gloat over his treasure, he found nothing but the empty hole. He tore his hair and screamed so loudly that all the neighbours came to see what the matter was. The miser told them

00:01:12

Aesop's Fables -The man and the nightingale

Children"s story told in English ·

2020/08/16

The Man and the Nightingale A Man lay listening to a Nightingale's song one summer night. He loved the bird’s song so much that the next night he set a trap for it and captured it. "Now that I have caught you," he cried, "you will always sing to me." "We Nightingales never sing in a cage." said the bird. "Then I'll eat you." said the Man. "I’ve been told that a nightingale on toast is delicious!" "Don’t kill me," said the Nightingale; "let me free, and I'll tell you three things that are far better

00:01:02

The Wolf in Sheep's Clothing

Children"s story told in English ·

2020/08/12

The Wolf in Sheep's Clothing A Wolf found great difficulty in getting any sheep for its dinner, since the Shepherd and his dogs kept a careful watch over the sheep. But one day the Wolf found the skin of a sheep lying in a field, so the Wolf put the skin on over its fur, and strolled down among the sheep. A Lamb followed the Wolf, thinking it was a real sheep, and so, leading the Lamb away, the Wolf ate it up! Yum, yum! And for some time, he succeeded in deceiving the Sheep, Shepherd, and Dogs, and

00:01:20

The Nurse and the Wolf

Children"s story told in English ·

2020/08/12

The Nurse and the Wolf "Be quiet now," said an old Nurse to a bawling child sitting on her lap. "If you make that noise again I will throw you to the Wolf!" Now, a Wolf was passing close under the window and heard the Nurse’s words. So, he crouched down by the side of the house and waited. "I am in good luck to-day," he thought. "That baby is sure to cry soon, and I’ll have a tasty, fat, baby for my supper." So, he waited, and he waited, till at last the child began to cry, and the Wolf looked in

00:01:15

The Goose That Laid Golden Eggs

Children"s story told in English ·

2020/08/12

The Goose That Laid Golden Eggs One day a farmer went to the nest of his Goose and found she’d laid an egg that was all yellow and shiny. When he picked it up it was as heavy as lead! He was going to throw it away because he thought someone had played a trick on him, but then he thought about it a little more, and took it home - in case it might have any value. Soon, the farmer found, to his delight, that it was an egg of pure gold! Every morning the same thing occurred, and he soon became rich by

00:05:42

THE ELVES AND THE SHOEMAKER

Children"s story told in English ·

2020/08/10

THE ELVES AND THE SHOEMAKER Once upon a time, when magical little people still involved themselves in the lives of ordinary people, there was a poor shoemaker. He was a good man and once had been very good at his job, but as he got older his hands began to shake and his eyesight got poorer, it was difficult for him to make shoes to the high standards he was known for when he was young. Business was bad and the poor shoemaker and his wife had very little to eat. One night the shoemaker and his wife

00:01:18

The Belly and the Parts of the Body

Children"s story told in English ·

2020/08/09

The Belly and the Parts of the Body One fine day it occurred to the various parts of the Body that they were doing all the work and the Belly was getting all the food. So, they held a meeting, and after a long discussion, decided to stop working until the Belly consented to take its proper share of the work. So, for a day or two, the Hands refused to lift the food, the Mouth refused to take it in, and the Teeth had no work to do. But after a day or two the parts of the body began to find that they

00:16:18

THE THREE LITTLE PIGS

Children"s story told in English ·

2020/08/06

THE THREE LITTLE PIGS Three little pigs left their parent’s home and went out into the great, big, world to seek their fortune. One was called, Fun pig, another was called, Care-free pig, and the third was called, Practical pig. Fun and Care-free were nice little pigs but they liked enjoying themselves more than using their heads and thinking. Practical liked having fun, but only after he had done all his work, and he never did anything without thinking it through and planning it properly. The three

00:00:58

The Cockerel and the Pearl

Children"s story told in English ·

2020/08/04

The Cockerel and the Pearl A cockerel was once strutting up and down the farmyard among the hens when suddenly he spied something shining in the straw. "Ho! ho!" he said, "I’ll have that!" And soon rooted it out from beneath the straw. What did it turn out to be but a pearl that, by some chance, had been lost in the yard! The cockerel was very disappointed. "Pearls may be precious to humans," said Master Cockerel, "but I would rather have a single crumb of bread than a whole bag of pearls - pearls

00:01:11

The Lion and the Statue

Children"s story told in English ·

2020/08/04

The Lion and the Statue A Man and a Lion were discussing who was the stronger, Humans, or Lions. The Man claimed that Humans were stronger than lions because of their greater intelligence. "Come with me," he said, "and I will prove that I’m right." So, he took Lion into the public gardens and showed him a statue of Hercules overcoming a Lion with his great strength. "This proves nothing," said the Lion, "a man made this statue to glorify humans. If a lion could make statues, then he would make one

00:00:58

Aesop's Fables -The Hares and the Frogs

Children"s story told in English ·

2020/08/02

The Hares and the Frogs The Hares were so persecuted by the other beasts, they did not know what to do. As soon as they saw a single animal approach them, off they’d to run in fear. One day they saw a herd of wild horses stampeding about, and in quite a panic all the Hares scuttled off to a lake nearby, determined to drown themselves rather than live in such a continual state of fear. But just as they got near the bank of the lake, a group of Frogs, frightened by the Hares scuttled off, and jumped

00:01:10

Aesop's Fables -The Fox and the Grapes

Children"s story told in English ·

2020/08/02

The Fox and the Grapes One hot summer's day, a Fox was strolling through a vineyard till he came to a bunch of Grapes just ripening on a vine which was entwined over a high branch. "Just the thing to quench my thirst," he said. Drawing back a few paces, he took a run and a jump, and just missed the bunch of grapes. Turning around again, with a one, two, three! He jumped up, but with no greater success. Again, and again he tried to reach the delicious looking grapes, but at last he had to give it up,

00:01:34

Aesop story - The Dog and the Wolf

Children"s story told in English ·

2020/08/02

The Dog and the Wolf A skinny Wolf, almost dead with hunger, happened to meet a Dog who was passing by. "Ah, Cousin," said the Dog. "I knew how it would be; your irregular life will soon be the ruin of you. Why do you not work steadily as I do, and get your food regularly given to you?" "I would have no objection," said the Wolf, "if I could only get a place that would give me a job." "I will easily arrange that for you," said the Dog; "come with me to my master and you shall share my work." So, the

00:06:53

THE PRINCESS AND THE PEA

Children"s story told in English ·

2020/07/31

Once upon a time there was a young prince - fussy, he was, very picky, in fact, you might go so far as to call him a bit spoilt, and you’d be right - he was. One day he went to his mother, the queen, and said, “mother, it’s so tiresome being single - boring - I think it’s time I settled down and, you know, got married.” “Oh, excellent, my son!” Said the queen, who was wondering when he’d grow up and face his responsibilities. “Erm - do you have anyone in mind?” She asked. “No, not really, you can

00:01:03

The Swallow and the Other Birds

Children"s story told in English ·

2020/07/28

The Swallow and the Other Birds It happened that a Countryman was sowing some hemp seeds in a field, where a Swallow and some other birds were hopping about picking up their food. "Beware of that man," said the Swallow. "Why, what is he doing?" said the others. "That is hemp seed he is sowing; be careful to pick up every one of the seeds, or else you will be sorry." The birds ignored the Swallow's words, and by and by, the hemp grew up and was made into string, and of the string, nets were made, and

00:01:13

The Bat, the Birds, and the Beasts

Children"s story told in English ·

2020/07/28

The Bat, the Birds, and the Beasts A great conflict was about to come off between the Birds and the Beasts. When the two armies were collected together the Bat wasn’t sure which to join. The Birds that passed his perch said: "Come with us"; but he said: "I am a Beast." Later on, some Beasts who were passing underneath him looked up and said: "Come with us"; but he said: "I am a Bird." Luckily at the last moment peace was made, and no battle took place, so the Bat came to the Birds and wished to join

00:02:17

Androcles and the Lion.

Children"s story told in English ·

2020/07/28

Androcles and the Lion A slave named Androcles once escaped from his master and fled to the forest. As he was wandering about, he came upon a Lion lying down, moaning and groaning. At first he turned to run away, but finding that the Lion did not pursue him, he turned back and went up to him. As he came near, the Lion put out his paw, which was all swollen and bleeding, and Androcles found that a huge thorn had got into it and was causing all the pain. He pulled out the thorn and bound up the paw of

00:01:35

The Frog and the Ox

Children"s story told in English ·

2020/07/28

The Frog and the Ox "Oh Father," said a little Frog to the big one sitting by the side of a pool, "I have seen such a terrible monster! It was as big as a mountain, with horns on its head, and a long tail, and it had hoofs divided in two." "Tush, child, tush," said the old Frog, "that was only Farmer White's Ox. It isn't so big either; he may be a little bit taller than I, but I could easily make myself quite as broad; just you see." So, he blew himself out, and blew himself out, and blew himself

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