Super Great Kids' Stories

Molly and the Skeleton. This is a story from our archive. It was the first in our Super Great Scary Stories collection for owlets which we began in October 2022. It's our little gift for you this Halloween month. Recommended for ages 8 to 108! Molly is a traveler happily tramping the roads and sleeping under the stars, but when winter draws near she needs a warm place to sleep. She can stay in a b...

One stormy October a long time ago in Cornwall in the UK, the waves were so high that none of the fisherfolk dared to go out on the sea to bring back fish. So people in the village were going hungry. This is the story of one man who dared to brave the stormy seas to try to catch some fish. Did he make it safely back? Listen to Jason Buck tell this Cornish legend of ‘derring-do’ and find out. Learn...

Mãui the demigod and trickster is fed up with his big brothers who won't let him go fishing with them. So Mãui decides to teach them a lesson by catching a fish bigger than any they've ever caught before. But he will be able to keep hold of it? Listen to storyteller Emmy Bidois tell this Mãori myth, and find out what happens. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Are you more like a fox, or more like a dog? Storyteller new to Super Great Kids’ Stories - Cara Silversmith, tells this moving tale from Scottish traveller the late Duncan Williamson. The story compares the freedom and danger of the wild outdoors, to the comfort, warmth and safety of the home. Listen to Cara tell this moving tale and decide which would you would rather be - a fox or a dog. Warnin...

A young boy is sent by his parents to become a priest, but really, all he wants to do is draw cats. He loves drawing cats, and dreams of becoming an artist. What he doesn’t know, is that this love of drawing cats will actually save his life. Listen to storyteller Tim Ralphs and find out how! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

What would you do if noisy animals were keeping you awake at night? Put your hands over your ears, burst into tears, or get someone big to go and ask them to be quiet! Listen to storyteller Wendy Shearer tell this fun, interactive story set in the rainforest in Bali and find out what grumpy gecko decides to do. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This story is a selection from: ‘The Best of Super Great Kids’ Stories - Can you imagine a cheeky fox inviting himself to your birthday party? What do you think might happen? Have a listen to this fun, interactive story told by Irish storyteller Kate Corkery and find out. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Two beautiful stories from the 'mother of all storytellers' - Liz Weir from Northern Ireland. One is about two friends who meet a mermaid, and the other, a How and Why story from the US about a vain skunk. Listen to Liz’s wonderful tales and be inspired to tell your own. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Would you want a very loud frog for a pet? The children in this story do, and even manage to catch one, but they know their Mum won’t be happy. So they set him free and encourage him to go on a quest asking questions to each animal he meets. Listen to this funny story told by ace storyteller Amy Douglas, and laugh out loud. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Lion’s voice is soft and quiet. This makes it tricky for the animals to know when lion is out hunting, and keep safely out of his way. So they need to find a way to get lion to roar. But no animal is brave enough to sort the problem. …. no one that is except for Unogwaja the trickster rabbit who comes up with a perfect plan. Listen to Gcina Mphlope tell this animated story from South Africa and fi...

Kawariki is secretly in love with a shark man. Well, he wasn’t a shark when she fell in love with him, but her Dad who has magic powers, wants her to marry someone else, so he turns the man she loves into a shark. Eek! Listen to Emmy Bidois tell this Maori tale, from Aotearoa (New Zealand) and see how the power of love, and help from a sea goddess helps solve this problem. Learn more about your ad...

Take one silly queen and a cook, and a pastry chef and a King, and some cute birds and some fuzzy bees and some mop slopping servants and some guards and nobles and advisors and one little stable boy and put them all together into the stomach of one small cat – and you’ve got a bit of a problem. Listen to genius storyteller Tim Ralphs weave his word magic while telling this story and enjoy the spe...

This story is a selection from: ‘The Best of Super Great Kids’ Stories - Some people say, that if you catch a leprechaun, he will lead you to a pot of gold. Listen to Irish storyteller Kate Corkery, to see if Molly can get her granny a pot of gold? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Goanna (a huge lizard) keeps stealing the fairies’ delicious wattleseed damper (bread dough). What can they do? Two plucky young fairies decide to teach that lizard a lesson. But their plan involves a dangerous trip into the humans' camp. Will they succeed? Listen to this exciting fairy tale from the Australian outback told by Evita the storyteller - and find out. Learn more about your ad choices....

Pekko loves Pirkko but sadly, Pirkko’s father doesn’t like the idea. Then one day, Pekko rescues a witch from a bog and is rewarded with a strange stone whose magical powers change everything. Listen to Sarah Liisa Wilkinson tell this funny story from Finland and have a good laugh. Note this story is a bit ‘windy’ and mentions the word ‘fart’ a few times. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit po...

What can Bonita the sheep do when El Lobo the wolf says he’s going to eat her? Why, trick him, of course, keep her cool, and trick him again, and then again! Listen to Anne Johnson tell this lively song story from Cape Verde about a hungry wolf and pretty tricky sheep. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Rabbit is up to his tricks again. This time he’s determined to keep all the meat for himself and his family and send wolf home with next to nothing. Will he succeed? Listen to this trickster tale told by Gayle Ross from the Cherokee Nation and find out. A little word of warning, if you love cows or even if you’re a vegetarian, you might want to listen to a different story. Gayle tells a beautiful...

A Mexican farmer and his wife both love their white cow - as much as they love each other. A local priest is very keen to have it, and comes up with a sneaky plan. Will the priest get his way, or will love, and a little trickery from the farmer’s wife win the day? Listen to Tim Ralphs, a talented storyteller new to Super Great Kids’ Stories– and find out. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit po...

Crocodile is not well, and needs some monkey liver soup to get better. But how can crocodile find a monkey willing to hand over his liver? Crocodile comes up with a cunning plan to trick a monkey – but sometimes even tricksters get tricked! Listen to writer and storyteller Wendy Shearer tell this witty tale from Trinidad and Tobago and enjoy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices....

What would you do if a green-skinned, big, snotty-nosed long-clawed hairy monster with green legs, and red eyes came a knocking at your door? The tough old woman in this story from the North of England knows what she wants and it isn’t to be eaten by a monster so she has to use her wits to trick him. Will she succeed? Listen to this funny story told by storyteller new to super great kids’ stories...

Deep in the forest, a brother and sister live a simple life hunting and living off the land. But one day, the brother sets a trap for a bird— imagine his surprise when he catches a talking eagle! And this wasn’t just a talking eagle, this eagle could also SING! And each time he sang, something magical happened. Will the brother take pity on the eagle, and release him from the trap? Listen to Hana...

Anne Johnson from the London storytelling charity Everyday Magic tells this moving European story about a family which is unexpectedly forced to flee their home and seek shelter elsewhere. Where will they sleep and how will they find food? Listen to Anne tell this moving story enhanced with beautiful songs and find out. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This story is a selection from: ‘The Best of Super Great Kids’ Stories - Would you like to turn into a bird and fly off on an adventure? The two friends in this story did just that – but did they make it back home? Listen to Kim telling this story from Argentina and find out. (Warning - this story has a witch in it, but she’s a good witch so it’s not very scary.) Learn more about your ad choices....

In this fun how and why story from South Africa a little tortoise is frustrated at not looking as interesting as all the other animals. In the end she finds a way to stand out, but not quite as she planned. Listen to Gcina Mhlophe from Durban in South Africa to find out how the tortoise got her cracked shell. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this lively story, Gayle Ross from the Cherokee Nation in the US illustrates how Rabbit's habit of playing tricks on his friends backfires, and leaves him with the stubby little tail he has to this day. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices