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Here Be Dragons co-curated by Cressida Cowell and Toothless - opens 13 July. Admission included with ticket to the Galleries

1001 Stories Collection

The King and the Cockerel

Audio
1001 kingandthecockerel
Added on 30th June 2020

Oral tradition Folktale from Iraq

Middle East Animals Action and adventure
1001 , Audio , Text , Storymap

An story about a resourceful cockerel and an acquisitive king.

Story

The story of a cockerel who is brave enough to get his gold coin back from a greedy king.

Why we chose it

The King and the Cockerel was one of the stories in The Story Museum’s original audio stories collection. These stories are particularly suitable for learning to retell.

Where it went next

Chris Smith includes it in his book 147 Traditional Stories for Primary School Children to Retell.

Associated stories

There is a similar Hungarian story called The Little Rooster and the Diamond Button

Added on 30th June 2020

Oral tradition Folktale from Iraq

Middle East Animals Action and adventure
1001 , Audio , Text , Storymap

Story Resources

  • The King and the Cockerel story map PDF (251.689 KB)
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  • The King and the Cockerel story text PDF (203.466 KB)
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