• The Man Who Would Be King of the Apes
    May 8 2025

    Two fairy tales from Southern China. In the first, a man is lost in the jungle, and is crowned King of the Apes. The second is a little like a romantic fairy tale that is well known in the west.

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    20 mins
  • The Gentleman who saved a Tiger
    May 1 2025

    An Indian story that features a variety of characters, including a Tiger, a buffalo, a tree, and a road. Yes, that’s an unusual collection, and there are more too.

    A kind hearted gentleman sets a tiger free. A good deed deserves at least a nice thank you, you might think. But that is not what the tiger has in mind.

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    9 mins
  • The Mouse and the Cake
    Apr 30 2025
    By ELIZA COOK ( 1818-1889 ) Read by Natasha A MOUSE found a beautiful piece of plum cake, The richest and sweetest that mortal could make; 'Twas heavy with citron and fragrant with spice, And covered with sugar all sparkling as ice.
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    2 mins
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    17 mins
  • Snow White
    Mar 23 2025

    Mirror Mirror on the wall, who is the fairest of them all?

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    8 mins
  • Birdy on the Ski Slopes
    Mar 6 2025

    Jake is going is going on a skiiing holiday. Mum is like a "swan on skiis" and Dad is like a Giraffe on stilts. What could possbily go wrong? And will Jake's best friend Birdy, the black crow, find is way out to the skii resort to help? Check out the Kaboom! Podcast too.

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    14 mins
  • Two Animal Fables from India
    Feb 10 2025
    Two fun fables from India's Panchatantra - The Lion the Cave and the Jackal . The Bedbug and the Flea. And we introduce you to a great adventure podcast, Kaboom!
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    10 mins
  • Tam o’ Shanter or How Maggie Lost her Tail
    Jan 23 2025
    Burns Night is a celebration held on the 25th of January in honour of Scotland's famous poet, Robert Burns. We celebrate this Scottish evening with the story of Tam O'Shanter (originally told in a poem by Burns) who stays out late and meets a gang of witches on his way home.
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    9 mins