All Stories page 71

Stories including "The Wicked Prince" and "Tim The Tadpole’s Exams".

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    The Wicked Prince

    A dramatic story by Hans Christian Andersen about the overbearing arrogance of a prince who wages war on God. A tale of hubris and nemesis.

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    Tim The Tadpole’s Exams

    Tim the Tadpole is very upset because Colin has called him stupid for not doing well at school. Bertie decides to help Tim with some advice on how to pass exams.

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    The Lioness and Small Respect

    Two Aesop fables in one about a lioness – first her encounter with a mosquito, and then with a mouse. Plenty of wisdom to be had from these tales all round.

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    Gladys: First Round

    The chiX perform in the first round of the Eurovision Song Contest and find out if they will represent Britain in the final in Istanbul

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    The Wizard Who Stole Katie’s Spells

    stealing a bag of spells

    We find out the identity of the thief who stole Katie’s spell book and did all sorts of bad spells around school. The follow-up to The Witch Who Lost Her Spells.

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    The Brave Little Tailor

    A tailor kills seven flies with one blow and boasts to the world of his strength. And then, by his cunning, he proves to giants and kings that he is indeed able to take on the mighty.

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    The Nightingale

    Hans Christian Andersen’s story about how the sweet singing nightingale saves the life of the Emperor of China and succeeds where a artificial bird fails.

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    The Witch Who Lost Her Spells

    The witch who lost her spells

    Katie loses her spell book at school…. or perhaps somebody has stolen it…. ! Katie turns detective.

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    The Midas Touch

    King Midas entertains a satyr. As a reward he receives a gift – everything he touches turns to gold. He soon learns that the gift is a curse .

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    The Selfish Giant

    Download the audio to your computer, Right Click, Save As. [audio: http://media.libsyn.com/media/blogrelations/storynory_selfish_giant.mp3] This classic story by Oscar Wilde is set in a garden that is not unlike paradise. Children play freely among the trees and flowers. And then the owner, The Selfish Giant, returns from a long holiday and drives out the children. But all […]