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Ririro.com - Short Stories

Ririro.com - Short Stories is a podcast delivering timeless tales from the world"s most celebrated authors directly to your ears. Perfect for families, students, and literature lovers of all ages, this podcast offers professionally narrated versions of classic short stories, bringing the magic of literature to life. Whether you"re looking for a bedtime story for your children, an engaging educational resource for the classroom, or simply a moment of literary escape, Ririro.com - Short Stories

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A Scandal in Bohemia | Sherlock Holmes Stories

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2025/04/29

In "A Scandal in Bohemia," the brilliant detective Sherlock Holmes is hired by the King of Bohemia to retrieve a compromising photograph from Irene Adler, a clever American opera singer and former lover, before it can disrupt his upcoming royal marriage. Holmes employs elaborate disguises and stages an incident to locate the photo, but Adler proves remarkably perceptive, anticipates his plan, and ultimately outwits him, escaping with the photograph but leaving assurance she won't use it unless

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60:34

The Boscombe Valley Mystery | Sherlock Holmes Stories

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2025/04/29

In "The Boscombe Valley Mystery," Sherlock Holmes investigates the murder of Charles McCarthy, whose son James is the prime suspect after being seen arguing with his father shortly before the death. Holmes travels to the scenic valley and, through meticulous examination of clues missed by the police, uncovers a hidden history connecting the victim and a wealthy local landowner, John Turner, to past crimes in Australia. Holmes ultimately proves James's innocence by revealing that Turner, who was

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60:11

The Man With The Twisted Lip | Sherlock Holmes Stories

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2025/04/29

In "The Man with the Twisted Lip," Sherlock Holmes investigates the sudden disappearance of respectable family man Neville St. Clair, last seen by his wife in the window of an opium den. Suspicion falls on Hugh Boone, a deformed beggar living in the room where St. Clair vanished, but a later letter from the missing man confuses matters. Holmes ultimately uncovers a secret double life: St. Clair discovered he could make far more money disguised as the beggar Boone than in his regular profession, and

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46:38

The Five Orange Pips | Sherlock Holmes Stories

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2025/04/29

In Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's "The Five Orange Pips," Sherlock Holmes investigates a terrifying family mystery when John Openshaw receives five orange pips by post – a sinister warning that preceded the mysterious deaths of his uncle and father. Holmes uncovers a link to the Ku Klux Klan in America, revealing the pips are a death sentence demanding the return of incriminating papers stolen years ago by the uncle. Despite Holmes deducing the KKK's methods, he is tragically too late to save Openshaw,

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12:49

The Mandarin And The Butterfly | Classic Stories by...

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2025/04/25

This story tells of a cruel Mandarin who moves to America and is annoyed by local children. Using a stolen magic book, he forces a captured butterfly to help him seek revenge by turning children into pigs with a magic compound. The butterfly, however, dislikes the task and deceives the Mandarin, only using the magic once to turn a genuinely cruel boy (who was magically turned from a pig) back into a pig. Fed up with the Mandarin's spitefulness and abuse, the butterfly ultimately uses the magic

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7:13

The Oval Portrait | Edgar Allan Poe Horror Stories

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2025/04/24

In Edgar Allan Poe's "The Oval Portrait," an injured narrator sheltering in an abandoned château becomes captivated by a strikingly lifelike portrait of a beautiful young woman. Reading an accompanying book, he learns the tragic story behind it: the subject was the young bride of a passionate painter obsessed with his art. Eager to capture her beauty, the artist painted her portrait tirelessly in a secluded turret, becoming so consumed by his work that he failed to notice his wife weakening and

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4:15

The Strange Visitor | Scary Stories

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2025/04/24

In this spooky, repetitive folktale, a woman working late wishes for company, only to have a strange visitor arrive piece by piece – starting with feet and ending with a head – assembling itself by her fire. Despite the unnerving arrival, she questions the creature about its bizarre proportions, receiving cryptic and varied explanations for its features (like broad feet from "much tramping" or a huge head from "much knowledge"). The suspense built through the gradual assembly and questioning

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Mr. Fox | Scary Stories

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2025/04/23

In this dark folktale, the brave Lady Mary is engaged to the charming but secretive Mr. Fox. Driven by curiosity about his mysterious castle before their wedding, she ignores escalating warnings like "Be Bold, But Not Too Bold" and discovers a horrific chamber filled with the bodies of his murdered victims. After witnessing him brutally kill another young woman and narrowly escaping with a severed hand as proof, she cleverly reveals his monstrous deeds at their wedding breakfast by recounting the

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64:52

The Adventure Of The Speckled Band | Sherlock Holmes...

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2025/04/22

In "The Adventure of the Speckled Band," a frightened young woman, Helen Stoner, hires Sherlock Holmes because she fears her violent stepfather, Dr. Roylott, is trying to kill her, just as she suspects he killed her sister Julia two years earlier. Helen is now sleeping in her late sister's room (due to suspicious "repairs") and hears the same mysterious low whistle that preceded Julia's death shortly before her wedding; Julia's dying words were about a "speckled band." Holmes investigates and

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23:47

Gibbet Hill | Bram Stoker Horror Stories

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2025/04/22

In "Gibbet Hill," a narrator visits the beautiful but historically grim Hind Head area, finding solace in nature before encountering three unsettling children—two Indian girls and a fair-haired boy—near a memorial stone for a murdered sailor. Intrigued yet unnerved by their strange questions and the boy's fascination with worms, he later spies on them performing a bizarre snake-charming ritual where a snake seemingly answers their questions before collapsing. His unease escalates dramatically when

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38:13

The Fall Of The House Of Usher | Edgar Allan Poe Stories

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2025/04/21

In Edgar Allan Poe's chilling tale, an unnamed narrator visits his boyhood friend, Roderick Usher, at his decaying ancestral mansion. He finds Roderick suffering from extreme nervous agitation and hypersensitivity, mirrored by the oppressive gloom of the house itself and the mysterious, cataleptic illness afflicting Roderick's twin sister, Madeline. After Madeline seemingly dies, Roderick, plagued by fear, persuades the narrator to help entomb her temporarily in a vault beneath the house. During a

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The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County |...

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2025/04/21

In this humorous tall tale by Mark Twain, the narrator gets cornered by old Simon Wheeler, who launches into a long-winded story about a man named Jim Smiley, notorious for his obsessive betting habit in an old mining camp. Smiley would bet on anything, from horse races to cat fights, even training a frog named Dan'l Webster to be an exceptional jumper. The main anecdote describes how Smiley bet a stranger that Dan'l could outjump any frog, but while Smiley was finding a competitor frog for the

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31:48

The Black Cat | Edgar Allan Poe Stories

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2025/04/21

"The Black Cat" chronicles the disturbing descent of a once-gentle animal lover into alcoholism, cruelty, and madness. The narrator initially adores his black cat, Pluto, but under the influence of alcohol, he grows violent, eventually gouging out the cat's eye and later hanging it. Following a house fire where the ghostly image of the hanged cat appears on a wall, he finds a similar cat with a distinctive white mark that slowly transforms into the shape of gallows. His growing paranoia and hatred

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24:46

An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge | Classic Stories

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2025/04/21

"An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge" tells the story of Peyton Farquhar, a Confederate sympathizer during the American Civil War, who is about to be hanged by Union soldiers from the Owl Creek Bridge for attempted sabotage. After a flashback reveals how he was tricked into this act by a Union scout, the narrative follows Farquhar's seemingly miraculous escape: the rope breaks, he falls into the river, evades bullets, swims ashore, and makes a long, arduous journey home. However, just as he is about

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The Errors of Santa Claus | Christmas Stories

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2025/04/18

In "The Errors of Santa Claus," two families prepare for Christmas, with each member selecting a gift ostensibly for another family member who supposedly "believes in Santa Claus absolutely." Ironically, each chosen gift—a train, a doll needing sewing, cigarettes, a card set with betting chips, whisky and a whistle—perfectly suits the giver's own interests, which they indulge in secret on Christmas Eve. The story humorously suggests the "blind" Santa Claus then mixes up the presents, delivering each

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25:23

The Monkey’s Paw | Halloween Short Stories

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2025/04/04

The White family receives a monkey's paw that grants three wishes, but with terrible consequences. They dismiss it until their son Herbert jokes about wishing for money. They wish for two hundred pounds, and soon learn Herbert is killed in an accident at work, with the company offering two hundred pounds as compensation. Grief-stricken, Mrs. White urges her husband to wish Herbert back to life. Overcome with fear about what form their son will return in, Mr. White uses the final wish as something

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Twelfth Night | Shakespeare Stories

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2025/04/04

Duke Orsino is in unrequited love with Olivia, while Viola disguises herself as a man (Cesario) after a shipwreck and enters his service. Viola falls for Orsino, and Olivia falls for Cesario. Misunderstandings arise with a duel and mistaken identities. Sebastian, Viola's twin brother, arrives and is mistaken for Cesario, leading to a marriage with Olivia. Eventually, the truth is revealed and Orsino falls in love with Viola, while Olivia remains happily married to Sebastian.

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The Laughing Hippopotamus | Moral Stories

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2025/04/04

Keo, a jovial young hippopotamus, is tricked into a pit by Gouie, a member of a tribe that enjoys eating hippopotamus meat. To escape, Keo promises to return in a year. A year later, Keo returns, larger and stronger, but keeps his word. He is then used as a beast of burden, and exacts his revenge by luring the men into Glinkomok’s cave, a dangerous creature. Finally, Keo tricks Gouie into promising to return and be his slave. Gouie flees, but lives with guilt, for his grandfather had no bones to

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The Cask of Amontillado | Horror Stories by Edgar...

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2025/04/02

Montresor, seeking revenge on Fortunato for countless insults, lures him into his family catacombs under the pretense of tasting a rare Amontillado sherry during carnival season. Exploiting Fortunato's pride in his wine connoisseurship and his inebriated state, Montresor leads him deeper and deeper into the vaults. Once they reach a secluded recess, Montresor chains Fortunato to the wall and seals him alive behind a brick wall, burying him in the catacombs.

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15:47

The Gift of the Magi | Christmas Stories About Poverty

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2025/04/02

In "The Gift of the Magi," Della and Jim, a poor young couple deeply in love, each make a sacrifice to buy the other a special Christmas gift. Della sells her beautiful hair to buy Jim a platinum watch chain, while Jim sells his prized watch to buy Della a set of beautiful combs for her hair. Ironically, their gifts become useless because of their sacrifices, but their selfless love and willingness to give up their most prized possessions for each other makes them the wisest of all givers, like the

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