Super Great Kids' Stories

Wardour Studios

Super Great Kids' Stories is a collection of fun tales to make you laugh and cry, told by some of the best storytellers from around the world. Recommended for ages 5 to 105…

  • 29 minutes 49 seconds
    The Mouse Princess

    Tiernan Douieb is back with a fabulous fairytale from Finland about 3 brothers who are sent on a mission to find their bride. The youngest one heads for a forest and his brothers laugh, saying the only thing he'll find to marry there is a fox or a wolf. In fact, Veikko the youngest son finds something much more unlikely and wonderful. Listen to Tiernan tell this magical fairytale and discover how the youngest brother finds his true love.

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    12 December 2025, 2:00 pm
  • 17 minutes 47 seconds
    The Boy and the Snow Wolf

    A story from our archive: The Best of Super Great Kids' Stories.

    This story is about a snow wolf and a boy who are friends. It was inspired by the Nenets people who live at the top of the world in the snowy Siberian Arctic. There is a scary moment in this story when the hunter comes along with his gun, but keep listening, because it has a twinkly, happy ending.

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    10 December 2025, 10:00 am
  • 30 minutes 13 seconds
    Lettuce

    Storyteller new to Super Great Kids’ Stories - Rosalind Buck tells this funny fairytale inspired by The Frog Prince. It’s got all the right ingredients: a princess, a prince, some fairies…. and a girl called Lettuce! Can a spoiled princess break her promise to a frog and still get to marry him when he turns into a prince? Listen to Rosalind Buck’s witty retelling and find out.

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    5 December 2025, 2:00 pm
  • 27 minutes 5 seconds
    The Squire's Bride

    Sarah Liisa Wilkinson tells a very witty trickster tale from Norway about a show-off squire who is determined to marry the farmers’ daughter, but the farmer’s daughter is equally determined not to marry him. Who will get their way? Listen to Sarah Liiisa and find out.

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    28 November 2025, 2:00 pm
  • 23 minutes 20 seconds
    The Master of Masters

    Storyteller Tim Ralphs has fun with words in this old English Folktale. A new servant girl is told by her master to call things by rather silly names. The cat is a 'white-faced simminy' and the fire in the hearth is to be called 'hot cockalorum.' Will the young girl be able to remember all these daft names when there's an emergency? Listen along, join in the repetition and find out!

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    21 November 2025, 2:00 pm
  • 11 minutes 5 seconds
    The Three-Bears Rap

    Listen to storyteller Liz Weir tell this stonkingly fun version of the English fairytale: ‘Goldilocks and the Three Bears’. Before you know it, you’ll be clapping and tapping and rapping along to this lively telling.

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    14 November 2025, 2:10 pm
  • 24 minutes 57 seconds
    How Turtle's Back Was Cracked - A Traditional Cherokee Tale

    A Cherokee 'How and Why' tale which explains why turtle's shell is cracked. It's beautifully told by storyteller from the Cherokee Nation, Gayle Ross. Warning: there are moments of violence, and things do not end at all well for the wolf in this story. Some listeners particularly younger ones might find it unsettling. You might prefer listening to our extra story this week: The Three-Bears Rap.

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    14 November 2025, 2:00 pm
  • 20 minutes 27 seconds
    The Tramp and The Boots

    This story is a selection from: ‘The Best of Super Great Kids’ Stories - What would you do if an angry fairy suddenly popped up beside you while you were taking a nap? In this Scottish fairy tale told by storyteller Amy Douglas that’s exactly what happens to an unsuspecting tramp with rather surprising results.

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    12 November 2025, 5:36 pm
  • 21 minutes 22 seconds
    The Bird of a Thousand Colours

    The birds of the forest need to choose a king. Turkey wants to be the one to wear the crown, but his dull feathers are not impressive. A colourful bird lkindly lends her bright feathers to Turkey, who promises to return them after he becomes king. Does he keep his promise? Listen to storyteller Wendy Shearer share this thoughtful story and find out.

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    7 November 2025, 2:00 pm
  • 11 minutes 34 seconds
    Jack and the Magic Horse

    Here’s a beautiful quest story for those of you who aren’t keen on scary tales. It’s filled with magic and drama and told by veteran storyteller from Northern Ireland Liz Weir. It’s about a princess, a king, a horse with magic powers, and a boy who struggles to read.

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    31 October 2025, 2:15 pm
  • 26 minutes 3 seconds
    Bring Me a Light!

    Take one sad ghost, a haunted house and seven semi-brave brothers and you have the ingredients for a perfect Halloween story told by Cat Weatherill. Be a little bit afraid.

    This story is scary, but not too scary.

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    31 October 2025, 2:00 pm
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