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Stories for Summer

A Country Cottage by Anton Chekhov

Chekhov's story of a newlywed couple whose harmony is broken by an arrival off the train.

• 5 mins

Children's Stories

How the Rhinoceros Got His Skin by Rudyard Kipling

Rudyard Kipling鈥檚 Just So Story about a smooth rhino having a skinful of cake.

• 6 mins

Children's Stories

How the Camel Got His Hump by Rudyard Kipling

Rudyard Kipling鈥檚 Just So Story about a workshy, humphing camel.

• 7 mins

Children's Stories

The Elephant's Child by Rudyard Kipling

Rudyard Kipling鈥檚 story of how a young elephant, full of 鈥渃urtiosity鈥�, got a long nose.

• 18 mins

Children's Stories

The Tortoise and the Rain by MI Ogumefu

A Yoruba folktale about an enterprising tortoise who can control the weather.

• 3 mins

Children's Stories

The Ants and the Treasure by MI Ogumefu

West African parable about a group of altruistic ants helping an animal-loving poor man.

• 5 mins

Children's Stories

The Magic Bed by Hartwell James

A fantastical East-Indian fairy tale of Ant-Kings, magic bowls, and a beautiful Princess.

• 15 mins

Children's Stories

Tom Thumb by The Brothers Grimm

The Brother's Grimm story of the courageous adventures of a very small young man.

• 12 mins

Children's Stories

Peter Rabbit by Beatrix Potter

Beatrix Potter鈥檚 much-loved tale about a curious little rabbit.

• 6 mins

Children's Stories

Finn and the Scottish Giant by Harold F Hughes

The classic Irish legend about how the Giant鈥檚 Causeway came to be.

• 13 mins

Children's Stories

The Tongue Cut Sparrow by Yei Theodora Ozaki

A Japanese fable about a kind old man and his magical pet sparrow.

• 21 mins

Children's Stories

The Raspberry Worm by Zacharias Topelius

A cheerful Scandinavian children鈥檚 story about helping others in need.

• 14 mins

Children's Stories

Too Clever By Half by E. Nesbit

E Nesbit鈥檚 story about a cat who decides she could learn a thing or two from humans.

• 10 mins

Children's Stories

The Baba Yaga by Katharine Pyle

Katharine Pyle's fearsome tale of the wild witch from Russian folklore.

• 10 mins

Children's Stories

The Children's Joke by Louisa May Alcott

Louisa May Alcott鈥檚 comedy about children swapping places with their parents for a day.

• 27 mins

Children's Stories

The Emperor's New Clothes by Hans Christian Andersen

Hans Christian Andersen鈥檚 tale of a proud Emperor and a couple of wiley weavers.

• 9 mins