Legends & Fairy Tales - a genre of audiobooks on the website knigi-audio.com/en/. Page - 15
Birdy’s Halloween - Birdy
Birdy’s Halloween - Birdy
- Author: Birdy
- Genre: Legends & Fairy Tales
Written and illustrated by Bertie. Proofread by Jana Elizabeth. Read by Richard Scott. Birdy’s Halloween A spooky story dedicated to Stephanie and Matthew Hello, this is Richard, and this is the latest episode in our series about a boy called Jake...
Birdy’s Lost and Found - Birdy
Birdy’s Lost and Found - Birdy
- Author: Birdy
- Genre: Legends & Fairy Tales
Birdy is a crow who has befriended a boy called Jake. He can talk and is hundreds of years old. In this episode he proves himself useful to the family and puzzles Jake’s Dad. Read by Richard Scott. Written and illustrated by Bertie. Produced by Jana...
The Hare and the Tortoise - Aesop
The Hare and the Tortoise - Aesop
- Author: Aesop
- Genre: Legends & Fairy Tales
Download the audio A new take on an old tale. Speedy the Hare gives his version of his famous race with the tortoise and he would like you to know that, whatever you may have heard, he is the fastest creature on the farm. Truly! This story is...
Four Aesop Fables - Aesop
Four Aesop Fables - Aesop
- Author: Aesop
- Genre: Legends & Fairy Tales
A story that comes with a spoonful of moral medicine doesn’t always go down nicely – unless, of course, it’s by Aesop. Aesop’s fables are loved pretty much everywhere. Perhaps it’s because animals with human foibles always strike a chord. In these...
The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse - Aesop
The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse - Aesop
- Author: Aesop
- Genre: Legends & Fairy Tales
This charming fable by Aesop is retold here in the voice of a simple country mouse. His uncle tempts him to come to the bright city, but he soon finds that its pleasures come with dangers. If you like this story, you can also hear it in a verse...
Three Bright Aesop Tales - Aesop
Three Bright Aesop Tales - Aesop
- Author: Aesop
- Genre: Legends & Fairy Tales
Download the audio (Right Click, Save As) The Sun is our narrator for these three stories adapted from Aesop’s Fables. He looks down on the Earth and sees all the human folly. He tells us the tale of the Milkmaid whose head is full of dreams. Then...
The Lioness and Small Respect - Aesop
The Lioness and Small Respect - Aesop
- Author: Aesop
- Genre: Legends & Fairy Tales
Download the audio to your computer (right click, save as) A very queenly lioness meets first a mosquito and then a mouse. Both these tiny creatures teach her something about respect for small things. This story is based on two of Aesop’s famous...
How Love and Peace Came To the Woods - Aesop
How Love and Peace Came To the Woods - Aesop
- Author: Aesop
- Genre: Legends & Fairy Tales
Bertie has adapted this ancient story by Aesop to bring it up to date. The moral remains the same. When somebody tells you of their love and friendship, remember to judge them by their deeds, not their words. Adapted by Bertie. Read by Richard....
The Two Frogs and the Well - Aesop
The Two Frogs and the Well - Aesop
- Author: Aesop
- Genre: Legends & Fairy Tales
The Two Frogs and the Well A story by Aesop. Adapted by Bertie. Read by Richard. Produced by Jana Elizabeth. Song sung by Jana Elizabeth Hello, This is Richard, and I’m here with a fable by Aesop which is ever so short. As it’s such a teeny weeny...
The Oak and the Reed - Aesop
The Oak and the Reed - Aesop
- Author: Aesop
- Genre: Legends & Fairy Tales
An Aesop fable retold in verse by Jeffreys Taylor (1792–1853). Read by Richard. Proofread and audio edited by Jana Elizabeth. Hello this is Richard, and I am here with an ancient story about an oak tree and a reed. Which do you think would survive...
Three Donkey Fables - Aesop
Three Donkey Fables - Aesop
- Author: Aesop
- Genre: Legends & Fairy Tales
A Big thank you to our fantastic sponsors, Little Passports (promo code "story") and Outschool. Be sure to catch our special offers this holiday season !!! Three fables about donkeys. Originally by Aesop Adapted for Storynory by Bertie Read by Jana...
The Cat that Went Ting-a-Ling - Aesop
The Cat that Went Ting-a-Ling - Aesop
- Author: Aesop
- Genre: Legends & Fairy Tales
Mice and cats have been enemies since the time of Aesop. In this updated fable, a mouse suggests tying a bell to the cat's tale. Great idea! But who is going to put it into practice? And if you live in the USA, check out our new sponsor, Little...
The Flying Trunk - Hans Christian Andersen
The Flying Trunk - Hans Christian Andersen
- Author: Hans Christian Andersen
- Genre: Legends & Fairy Tales
Download The Flying Trunk There was once a merchant who was so rich that he could have paved the whole street, and perhaps even a little side-street besides, with silver. But he did not do that; for he knew other ways to spend his money. If he spent...
The Princess and the Pea - Hans Christian Andersen
The Princess and the Pea - Hans Christian Andersen
- Author: Hans Christian Andersen
- Genre: Legends & Fairy Tales
By Hans Christian Andersen This little gem of a story by Hans Christian Andersen reveals the ultimate test to find out whether or not a girl is a true princess. It is short, but sweet, and an enduring favourite. The English text is the Andrew Lang...
The Tinderbox - Hans Christian Andersen
The Tinderbox - Hans Christian Andersen
- Author: Hans Christian Andersen
- Genre: Legends & Fairy Tales
Download the MP3 Audio of The Tinderbox The Tinderbox was the first story published (in 1835) by the Danish storyteller, Hans Christian Andersen. Its exciting plot seems to owe quite a lot to Aladdin. from the 1001 Nights. The Tinderbox - a box to...
The Steadfast Tin Soldier - Hans Christian Andersen
The Steadfast Tin Soldier - Hans Christian Andersen
- Author: Hans Christian Andersen
- Genre: Legends & Fairy Tales
The Tin-soldier trembled; but he remained steadfast, showed no emotion, looked straight in front of him, shouldering his gun. This touching story by Hans Christian Anderson relates how a brave tin soldier keeps a stiff upper lip throughout his...
The Snow Queen Part 2 - Hans Christian Andersen
The Snow Queen Part 2 - Hans Christian Andersen
- Author: Hans Christian Andersen
- Genre: Legends & Fairy Tales
Download the MP3 Audio The Snow Queen by Hans Christian Andersen continues. The Three Snow Queen parts are collected here. Gerda goes in search of her friend Kay who has been kidnapped by the beautiful Snow Queen. Her journey brings her to a witch...
The Snow Queen Part 1 - Hans Christian Andersen
The Snow Queen Part 1 - Hans Christian Andersen
- Author: Hans Christian Andersen
- Genre: Legends & Fairy Tales
Original Pictures by Ivana Nohel. Read by Natasha. In three parts. This new recording with atmospheric music comes in three parts which are collected together on this page. The text is a masterpiece by Hans Christian Andersen, full of the strange...
The Swineherd - Hans Christian Andersen
The Swineherd - Hans Christian Andersen
- Author: Hans Christian Andersen
- Genre: Legends & Fairy Tales
Download the Audio of the Swineherd By Hans Christian Andersen. This is a prince and a princess story with a difference. The princess is spoilt and unable to appreciate the gifts of natural beauty that her prince sends her. She scorns a perfect rose...
The Snow Queen Part 3 - Hans Christian Andersen
The Snow Queen Part 3 - Hans Christian Andersen
- Author: Hans Christian Andersen
- Genre: Legends & Fairy Tales
Download the Audio MP3 We left little Gerda at the mercy of the Robber Queen who had drawn her dagger and was about to kill her. But this is only the start of the third and final part of this magical story by Hans Christian Andersen - so presumably...
The Emperor’s New Clothes - Hans Christian Andersen
The Emperor’s New Clothes - Hans Christian Andersen
- Author: Hans Christian Andersen
- Genre: Legends & Fairy Tales
Download the audio of the Emperor's New Clothes (right click, save as) The Emperor is enormously vain and likes nothing better than to show off his clothes. Two weavers comes to his court saying that they makes clothes that are like no others -...
The Ugly Duckling - Hans Christian Andersen
The Ugly Duckling - Hans Christian Andersen
- Author: Hans Christian Andersen
- Genre: Legends & Fairy Tales
This is the classic story of somebody who is a "bit different". We probably all know somebody at school is isn't quite accepted by the class. That is exactly what the "Ugly Duckling" in this story has to live with. The duckling her isn't cute and...
The Shepherdess and the Sweep - Hans Christian Andersen
The Shepherdess and the Sweep - Hans Christian Andersen
- Author: Hans Christian Andersen
- Genre: Legends & Fairy Tales
Download the audio This charming story by Hans Christian Andersen is about two ornaments who fall in love and decide to run away to the Big Wide World. If you have heard the Steadfast Tin Soldier you will understand how objects can have feelings and...
The Little Mermaid Part Two - Hans Christian Andersen
The Little Mermaid Part Two - Hans Christian Andersen
- Author: Hans Christian Andersen
- Genre: Legends & Fairy Tales
Download the audio to your computer (right click, save as) In the second part of this classic tale by Hans Christian Andersen, The Little Mermaid saves a young prince from drowning - but he never has a chance to see that he owes his life to her. The...
The Little Mermaid Part One - Hans Christian Andersen
The Little Mermaid Part One - Hans Christian Andersen
- Author: Hans Christian Andersen
- Genre: Legends & Fairy Tales
Download the audio (right click link, save as) This is a truly moving and beautiful story. You will be transported to the magical underworld gardens of the mermaids. This famous tale is every bit as lovely as Hans Christian Andersen's other...
Thumbelina - Hans Christian Andersen
Thumbelina - Hans Christian Andersen
- Author: Hans Christian Andersen
- Genre: Legends & Fairy Tales
Download the audio to your computer) right click, save as The story of a tiny, tiny little girl, and her journey through nature. Hans Christian Andersen wrote this delicate story in 1835. Like many of his tales, it's about the courage and survival...
The Little Mermaid Part Three - Hans Christian Andersen
The Little Mermaid Part Three - Hans Christian Andersen
- Author: Hans Christian Andersen
- Genre: Legends & Fairy Tales
Download the audio to your computer (right click, save as) The final part of the Little Mermaid by Hans Christian Andersen. The Sea Witch helps The Little Mermaid become human so that she can visit her prince - but she extracts a terrible price. The...
The Nightingale - Hans Christian Andersen
The Nightingale - Hans Christian Andersen
- Author: Hans Christian Andersen
- Genre: Legends & Fairy Tales
Download the audio to your computer (right click, save as) This story by Hans Christian Andersen is about one of the most beautiful sounds in the world - the voice of nightingale. But some people who ought to know better prefer the music of a...
The Wicked Prince - Hans Christian Andersen
The Wicked Prince - Hans Christian Andersen
- Author: Hans Christian Andersen
- Genre: Legends & Fairy Tales
Download the audio A prince becomes all powerful, but still his priests fear God more than they do him. There is only one being left for the prince to conquer - God himself. And so he declares war on God. Hans Christian Andersen's moral and dramatic...
Aladdin’s Lamp - 1001 nights
Aladdin’s Lamp - 1001 nights
- Author: 1001 nights
- Genre: Legends & Fairy Tales
Original Pictures for Storynory by Nick Hayes. It’s packed with oriental mystique – not one, but two genies, wicked magicians, gold and jewels galore, a palace that is transported through thin air, a beautiful princess, and a poor boy who gets very...
The Leap Frog - Hans Christian Andersen
The Leap Frog - Hans Christian Andersen
- Author: Hans Christian Andersen
- Genre: Legends & Fairy Tales
Download the audio (Click to Play, Right Click to Save As) This miniature fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen is so short that it's almost an anecdote, but although it's small, it's perfect in its own way. Three animals have pretentions to jump...
1001 Nights - 1001 nights
1001 Nights - 1001 nights
- Author: 1001 nights
- Genre: Legends & Fairy Tales
The world’s most famous collection of magical stories originated in Persia and only later became known in the West as the “Arabian” Nights. The collection includes stories, within stories, within stories. This is the story that wraps around them...
The Blind Beggar of Baghdad - 1001 nights
The Blind Beggar of Baghdad - 1001 nights
- Author: 1001 nights
- Genre: Legends & Fairy Tales
Download the audio to your computer (right click, save as) This story from 1001 Nights tells of hidden treasure and magical powers. It will remind you a little of Aladdin or Ali Baba, but it’s more serious. The Blind Beggar of Baghdad is a warning...
The Bull and the Donkey - 1001 nights
The Bull and the Donkey - 1001 nights
- Author: 1001 nights
- Genre: Legends & Fairy Tales
Download the audio Click to Play, Right Click to Save As Scheherazade is married to the Sultan. All his many previous brides have been beheaded the morning after their wedding. Her plan to stay alive is to keep the terrible tyrant amused with...
The Fox and the Wolf - 1001 nights
The Fox and the Wolf - 1001 nights
- Author: 1001 nights
- Genre: Legends & Fairy Tales
“Trust is the glue of friendship.” When friends do not trust each other, they both fall into trouble. The fox and the wolf live together, but the wolf is a bully, and secretly the fox hates him. They both find themselves at the bottom of a trap set...
The Flying Horse Part 2 - 1001 nights
The Flying Horse Part 2 - 1001 nights
- Author: 1001 nights
- Genre: Legends & Fairy Tales
We continue the adventure of the flying horse (part 1 was here). If you have heard the first part, you will know that an inventor has presented the king of Persia with an enchanted horse that can fly. His son, the prince has indeed flown away on it...
Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves - 1001 nights
Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves - 1001 nights
- Author: 1001 nights
- Genre: Legends & Fairy Tales
From 1001 Arabian Nights Download Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves In a town in Persia there lived two brothers, one named Cassim, the other Ali Baba. Cassim was married to a rich wife and lived in luxury, while Ali Baba had to maintain his wife and...
The Second Voyage of Sinbad - 1001 nights
The Second Voyage of Sinbad - 1001 nights
- Author: 1001 nights
- Genre: Legends & Fairy Tales
Hello, This is Elizabeth and I am here with the second voyage of Sinbad from the 1001 nights. In the first episode a wealthy merchant called Sinbad invited a humble porter into his mansion. By coincidence the poor man has the same name as the...
The First Voyage of Sinbad - 1001 nights
The First Voyage of Sinbad - 1001 nights
- Author: 1001 nights
- Genre: Legends & Fairy Tales
A poor man of Baghdad rests by the gates of a fabulously wealthy merchant. He is invited in by the owner and discovers that they share the same name – Sinbad. The wealthy Sinbad relates how he made his fortune in seven adventures at sea. Adapted by...
