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Frog and Scorpion
(Audio)
Storyteller: Chris Smith
Frog takes a big risk when he agrees to carry Scorpion across the river.
Frog takes a big risk when he agrees to carry Scorpion across the river.
| themes | fables, proverbs and teaching stories time and death animals |
|---|---|
| recommended age of listener | from 5 years (KS1) |
| story origin | asia |
The fisherman on the beach
(Audio)
Storyteller: Chris Smith
A busy businessman learns about the joys of a simple life.
The origin of this story is unknown.
A busy businessman learns about the joys of a simple life.
The origin of this story is unknown.
| themes | home, family and community time and death water and the sea |
|---|---|
| recommended age of listener | from 7 years (KS2) |
The gingerbread man
(Audio)
Storyteller: Chris Smith
A gingerbread man runs away but is tricked by a fox and eaten.
A gingerbread man runs away but is tricked by a fox and eaten.
| themes | trust, kindness and helping animals time and death |
|---|---|
| recommended age of listener | from 3 years (foundation) |
| story origin | uk and ireland |
Snip snip (10 minute version)
(Audio)
Storyteller: Chris Smith
A beloved coat is reused in different ways again and again until it becomes a story.
A beloved coat is reused in different ways again and again until it becomes a story.
| themes | stories about stories time and death home, family and community |
|---|---|
| recommended age of listener | from 5 years (KS1) |
| story origin | eastern europe |
The three brothers
(Audio)
Storyteller: Chris Smith
This is an arctic retelling of a famous Indian fable, and when three brothers die after they bring a polar bear back to life, who is to blame?
This is an arctic retelling of a famous Indian fable, and when three brothers die after they bring a polar bear back to life, who is to blame?
| themes | time and death fables, proverbs and teaching stories |
|---|---|
| recommended age of listener | from 7 years (KS2) |
| story origin | asia |
Death in a nutshell
(Audio)
Storyteller: Chris Smith
A grieving son learns that you cannot have life without death.
A grieving son learns that you cannot have life without death.
| themes | home, family and community time and death water and the sea |
|---|---|
| recommended age of listener | from 7 years (KS2) |
| story origin | northern and western europe |
Looking on the bright side
(Audio)
Storyteller: Chris Smith
A funny story in which a man shoots a hole in his own shirt and is happy he wasn't wearing it at the time!
A funny story in which a man shoots a hole in his own shirt and is happy he wasn't wearing it at the time!
| themes | home, family and community time and death |
|---|---|
| recommended age of listener | from 16 years |
| story origin | world |
Snip snip (two minute version)
(Audio)
Storyteller: Chris Smith
A beloved coat is reused in different ways again and again until it becomes a story.
A beloved coat is reused in different ways again and again until it becomes a story.
| themes | stories about stories time and death home, family and community |
|---|---|
| recommended age of listener | from 5 years (KS1) |
| story origin | eastern europe |
Thirteen chimes at midnight
(Audio)
Storyteller: Adam Guillain
A young boy is rescued from the jaws of a serpent by three unlikely helpers.
A young boy is rescued from the jaws of a serpent by three unlikely helpers.
| themes | adventure and opportunity animals time and death |
|---|---|
| recommended age of listener | from 7 years (KS2) |
| story origin | eastern europe |
Don't kill the dervish
(Audio)
Storyteller: Adam Guillain
A clever dervish outwits a foolish, mean king who wants to live forever.
A clever dervish outwits a foolish, mean king who wants to live forever.
| themes | time and death |
|---|---|
| recommended age of listener | from 7 years (KS2) |
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