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Pinocchio Chapter 4: The Talking Cricket - Pinocchio
Pinocchio Chapter 4: The Talking Cricket - Pinocchio
- Author: Pinocchio
- Genre: Legends & Fairy Tales
In this chapter Pinocchio meets a talking cricket (Il Grillo Parlante) who is NOT called Jiminy - well perhaps Walt Disney knew something we don't. We see that Pinocchio has a terrible temper. Read by Natasha. Illustrated by Chiara Civati. Catch up...
Pinocchio Chapter 3: The first pranks - Pinocchio
Pinocchio Chapter 3: The first pranks - Pinocchio
- Author: Pinocchio
- Genre: Legends & Fairy Tales
Geppetto makes the talking piece of wood into a puppet and calls him Pinocchio. As soon as he can run, Pinocchio proves to be very naughty. Read by Natasha Illustrated by Chiara Civati CHAPTER 3 Little as Geppetto's house was, it was neat and...
Pinocchio, Chapter 7: Breakfast - Pinocchio
Pinocchio, Chapter 7: Breakfast - Pinocchio
- Author: Pinocchio
- Genre: Legends & Fairy Tales
Pinocchio's maker, Geppetto, is a poor man, but we see how generous he is too in this touching chapter. Catch up on earlier chapters. Read by Natasha. Illustrated by Chiara Civati. CHAPTER 7 The poor Marionette, who was still half asleep, had not...
Pinocchio, Chapter 6: Pinocchio Burns His Feet - Pinocchio
Pinocchio, Chapter 6: Pinocchio Burns His Feet - Pinocchio
- Author: Pinocchio
- Genre: Legends & Fairy Tales
Poor, naughty Pinocchio is in trouble AGAIN! Catch up on earlier chapters. Read by Natasha Illustrated by Chiara Civati Pinocchio hated the dark street, but he was so hungry that, in spite of it, he ran out of the house. The night was pitch black....
Pinocchio, Chapter 5: The Omelet Flies Away - Pinocchio
Pinocchio, Chapter 5: The Omelet Flies Away - Pinocchio
- Author: Pinocchio
- Genre: Legends & Fairy Tales
It must be very frustrating to want to eat something, and then you see it fly away. This what happens to Pinocchio when he tries to cook an omelet. Read by Natasha. Illustrated by Chiara Civati CHAPTER 5 If the Cricket's death scared Pinocchio at...
Pinocchio, Chapter 9: Distracted on the Way to School - Pinocchio
Pinocchio, Chapter 9: Distracted on the Way to School - Pinocchio
- Author: Pinocchio
- Genre: Legends & Fairy Tales
Impatient, impulsive Pinocchio is easily distracted. He leaves for school with his new clothes, his ABC Book, and a bag full of the best intentions, but, sad to say, he does not get far. Catch up with earlier chapters here. RSS feed for Pinocchio...
Pinocchio, Chapter 8: The ABC Book - Pinocchio
Pinocchio, Chapter 8: The ABC Book - Pinocchio
- Author: Pinocchio
- Genre: Legends & Fairy Tales
Geppetto has already given Pinocchio his breakfast, now he is even more kind and generous. We hope you will enjoy this moving chapter. Catch up on earlier chapters. Beautifully read by Natasha. Illustrated by Chiara Civati. CHAPTER 8 Geppetto makes...
Pinocchio, Chapter 11: Fire Eater - Pinocchio
Pinocchio, Chapter 11: Fire Eater - Pinocchio
- Author: Pinocchio
- Genre: Legends & Fairy Tales
This is an exciting, hilarious, and SCARY chapter, in which the Theatre Director intends to throw Pinocchio on the fire to help roast his lamb for dinner. Catch up with earlier chapters here. Read by Natasha. Illustrated by Chiara Civati. CHAPTER 11...
Pinocchio, Chapter 10: The Puppet Theatre - Pinocchio
Pinocchio, Chapter 10: The Puppet Theatre - Pinocchio
- Author: Pinocchio
- Genre: Legends & Fairy Tales
Pinocchio feels drawn to the Puppet Theatre - who can blame him? After all, he is a puppet. There he finds friends, but also danger. Catch up with earlier chapters here. Read by Natasha. Illustrated by Chiara Civati. CHAPTER 10 Quick as a flash,...
Pinocchio, Chapter 13:The Inn of the Red Lobster - Pinocchio
Pinocchio, Chapter 13:The Inn of the Red Lobster - Pinocchio
- Author: Pinocchio
- Genre: Legends & Fairy Tales
Pinocchio's new friends, the blind cat and the lame fox, take him to an inn. They eat supper and book a room. Will they keep their promise to multiply his gold coins? Catch up with earlier chapters here. Read by Natasha Lee Lewis Illustrated by...
Pinocchio, Chapter 12: The Fox and the Cat - Pinocchio
Pinocchio, Chapter 12: The Fox and the Cat - Pinocchio
- Author: Pinocchio
- Genre: Legends & Fairy Tales
Pinocchio's fortunes change quickly. In this chapter he becomes a "rich man"But for how long can he keep hold of his fortune? On the road home, he meets a fox and a cat who say they can make his money multiply many times over. Natasha continues her...
Pinocchio, Chapter 15: Captured by the Assassins - Pinocchio
Pinocchio, Chapter 15: Captured by the Assassins - Pinocchio
- Author: Pinocchio
- Genre: Legends & Fairy Tales
This is a very dark and very scary chapter - certainly not the Disney version. The Assassins catch Pinocchio and try to kill him - they even hang him to the branch of a giant oak tree. But don't worry too much - remember Pinocchio is made out of...
Pinocchio, Chapter 14: The Assassins - Pinocchio
Pinocchio, Chapter 14: The Assassins - Pinocchio
- Author: Pinocchio
- Genre: Legends & Fairy Tales
A frantic and desperate chase ensues when Pinocchio is accosted by two robbers - The Assassins - on the road at night. Read by Natasha Lee Lewis Illustrated by Chiara Civati CHAPTER 14 "Dear, oh, dear! When I come to think of it," said the...
Pinocchio, Chapter 18: The Field of Wonders - Pinocchio
Pinocchio, Chapter 18: The Field of Wonders - Pinocchio
- Author: Pinocchio
- Genre: Legends & Fairy Tales
Pinocchio has a wonderful chance to live with the Azure Fairy who invites his father Geppetto to join them. If he was smart he could see that all his problems are over. But oh ! Has he learned anything on his adventures so far? He meets his old...
Pinocchio, Chapter 17: Nasty Medicine - Pinocchio
Pinocchio, Chapter 17: Nasty Medicine - Pinocchio
- Author: Pinocchio
- Genre: Legends & Fairy Tales
Pinocchio is alive but very unwell. The Azure Fairy asks him to take some medicine. He noisily refuses until some rabbits arrive and give him a nasty fright! This is also the chapter where Pinocchio's nose grows when he tells a lie. Natasha's...
Pinocchio, Chapter 16: The Three Doctors - Pinocchio
Pinocchio, Chapter 16: The Three Doctors - Pinocchio
- Author: Pinocchio
- Genre: Legends & Fairy Tales
The blue fairy summons three magical doctors - a falkan, a poodle and a cricket - to find out if Pinocchio is alive or dead. The learned doctors disagree on almost every point of fact. Catch up with earlier chapters here. Read by Natasha Lee Lewis...
Pinocchio, Chapter 20: The Serpent on the Road - Pinocchio
Pinocchio, Chapter 20: The Serpent on the Road - Pinocchio
- Author: Pinocchio
- Genre: Legends & Fairy Tales
Hurray! Pinocchio is free. But oh no, he's NOT free again. His fortunes change SO quickly. In this episode, he meets a serpent blocking the road - is the creature dead or alive? Pinocchio is in for a shock. Catch up with earlier chapters here. Read...
Pinocchio, Chapter 19: The Judge - All Stories
Pinocchio, Chapter 19: The Judge - All Stories
- Author: All Stories
- Genre: Legends & Fairy Tales
Is there justice in this world? Or are the victims the ones who have the most scorn and punishment in return for their simple-mindedness? When Pinocchio returns to the field of dreams, he receives justice of a sort from a judge who is also a...
Pinocchio, Chapter 22: The Thieves - Pinocchio
Pinocchio, Chapter 22: The Thieves - Pinocchio
- Author: Pinocchio
- Genre: Legends & Fairy Tales
Like it or not, Pinocchio has a job as a guard-dog. Some theives soon come along and try to tempt him with a deal. Will Pinocchio take the bribe? Do you think he is all bad? Read by Natasha Lee Lewis. Illustrated by Chiara Civati. CHAPTER 22 Even...
Pinocchio, Chapter 21: The Farmer’s Trap - Pinocchio
Pinocchio, Chapter 21: The Farmer’s Trap - Pinocchio
- Author: Pinocchio
- Genre: Legends & Fairy Tales
Pinocchio does not seem able to stay free for long. He is caught in a farmer's trap. The farmer has an original idea about how to set the wooden puppet to work as a punishment for straying into his field. Read by Natasha Illustrated by Chiara Civati...
Pinocchio, Chapter 26: School - Pinocchio
Pinocchio, Chapter 26: School - Pinocchio
- Author: Pinocchio
- Genre: Legends & Fairy Tales
Pinocchio goes to school at last. The boys are amazed to see a puppet as a pupil, and try to tease him cruelly. Read by Natasha Illustrated by Chiara Civati CHAPTER 26 In the morning, bright and early, Pinocchio started for school. Imagine what the...
Pinocchio, Chapter 25 : Advice from the Good Fairy - Pinocchio
Pinocchio, Chapter 25 : Advice from the Good Fairy - Pinocchio
- Author: Pinocchio
- Genre: Legends & Fairy Tales
The Good Fairy advises Pinocchio to go to school and to work hard. She promises that if he can be good, he can become a real boy. Read by Natasha Illustrated by Chiara Civati CHAPTER 25 If Pinocchio cried much longer, the little woman thought he...
Pinocchio, Chapter 24: To Work or to Beg? - Pinocchio
Pinocchio, Chapter 24: To Work or to Beg? - Pinocchio
- Author: Pinocchio
- Genre: Legends & Fairy Tales
Pinocchio is thirsty and hungry. Several people offer him money in the land of the Busy Bees - there is just one catch - he has to work for his bite to eat. Read by Natasha Lee Lewis Illustrated by Chiara Civati CHAPTER 24 Pinocchio, spurred on by...
Pinocchio, Chapter 23: Carried by a Pigeon - Pinocchio
Pinocchio, Chapter 23: Carried by a Pigeon - Pinocchio
- Author: Pinocchio
- Genre: Legends & Fairy Tales
This chapter starts with some sad news about the azure fairy, and then some exciting news about Pinocchio's father. Pinocchio must get to the seashore urgently. A kind pigeon comes to his aid, unlike the cat and the fox, really does not want any...
Pinocchio, Chapter 28: The Green Fisherman - Pinocchio
Pinocchio, Chapter 28: The Green Fisherman - Pinocchio
- Author: Pinocchio
- Genre: Legends & Fairy Tales
When we last left Pinocchio in mid-sentence he was being chased by a Police Dog. In this chapter we see that Pinocchio has a kind heart, and that one good turn deserves another. Read by Natasha Lee Lewis Illustrated by Chiara Civati. CHAPTER 28...
Pinocchio, Chapter 27: The Fight Among Boys - Pinocchio
Pinocchio, Chapter 27: The Fight Among Boys - Pinocchio
- Author: Pinocchio
- Genre: Legends & Fairy Tales
The boys at school have been teasing Pinocchio for studying so hard. They have lured him away from class to the beach to see a shark. The story of the shark turns out to be a trick to get him away from school. They start a fight with Pinocchio -...
Pinocchio, Chapter 29: A Snail’s Pace - Pinocchio
Pinocchio, Chapter 29: A Snail’s Pace - Pinocchio
- Author: Pinocchio
- Genre: Legends & Fairy Tales
We last left Pinocchio about to be fried and eaten by the green fisherman. We don't want to give too much away, but there are a few more chapters to go, so it is safe to assume he gets away ! He returns to the fairy's house where he knocks on the...
Pinocchio, Chapter 31: The Land of Toys - Pinocchio
Pinocchio, Chapter 31: The Land of Toys - Pinocchio
- Author: Pinocchio
- Genre: Legends & Fairy Tales
Pinocchio travels with Lamp-Wick to the Land of Toys. They are taken there in a wagon pulled by donkeys, one of which weeps. Pinocchio has a feeling of unease about his decision to go to the Promised Land of no work and no school - and listeners...
Pinocchio, Chapter 30: Lamp-Wick - Pinocchio
Pinocchio, Chapter 30: Lamp-Wick - Pinocchio
- Author: Pinocchio
- Genre: Legends & Fairy Tales
Pinocchio is on the verge of happiness. The Good Fairy has promised that he will become a boy on the following day. He is throwing a party to celebrate and is inviting all his friends. Toast will be buttered on both sides. But his best friend,...
Pinocchio, Chapter 33: The Circus Donkey - Pinocchio
Pinocchio, Chapter 33: The Circus Donkey - Pinocchio
- Author: Pinocchio
- Genre: Legends & Fairy Tales
Roll up for the Greatest Show on Earth - Pinocchio the Performing Donkey! This is a very lively chapter, read with great verve by Natasha. Catch up on earlier chapters here Read by Natasha Lee Lewis. Illustrated for Storynory by Chiara Civati....
Pinocchio, Chapter 32: Donkey’s Ears - Pinocchio
Pinocchio, Chapter 32: Donkey’s Ears - Pinocchio
- Author: Pinocchio
- Genre: Legends & Fairy Tales
Something very strange is happening to Pinocchio's ears. Has he got a fever? Whatever it is, the same thing seems to be happening to his friend, Lamp-Wick. Perhaps the Land of Toys is not so perfect after all. Catch up on earlier chapters here. Read...
Pinocchio, Chapter 35: Reunited - Pinocchio
Pinocchio, Chapter 35: Reunited - Pinocchio
- Author: Pinocchio
- Genre: Legends & Fairy Tales
Pinocchio is inside the belly of the asthmatic shark. After talking to a little fish he meets somebody else - someone quite unexpected. Catch up with earlier chapters here. Read by Natasha Lee Lewis. Illustrated by Chiara Civati. CHAPTER 35 In the...
Pinocchio, Chapter 34: The Shark - Pinocchio
Pinocchio, Chapter 34: The Shark - Pinocchio
- Author: Pinocchio
- Genre: Legends & Fairy Tales
How many times as our little puppet been on the point of death? In this chapter a cruel new owner tries to drown him in the sea, and then he is chased by a shark. Can he escape? Read by Natasha Lee Lewis Illustrated by Chiara Civati. CHAPTER 34 Down...
The Doomed Prince - All Stories
The Doomed Prince - All Stories
- Author: All Stories
- Genre: Legends & Fairy Tales
Ever since humans could talk, they have told stories. This is a charming fairy tale from ancient Egypt. It was written down on a papyrus manuscript which is now in the British Museum (you can see it here). The papyrus survived thousands of years but...
Pinocchio, Chapter 36: A Boy - Pinocchio
Pinocchio, Chapter 36: A Boy - Pinocchio
- Author: Pinocchio
- Genre: Legends & Fairy Tales
It's here ! The final chapter of Pinocchio. We do hope that you have enjoyed this story, and now realise that there is a lot more to Pinocchio than you can gleam from the Disney movie. The story has been both hilarious and tragic. It is full of...
3 – Peer Gynt. The Bøyg - Peer Gynt
3 – Peer Gynt. The Bøyg - Peer Gynt
- Author: Peer Gynt
- Genre: Legends & Fairy Tales
Dedicated to Sylvie and her mother Alison When Peer escaped from the trolls and the Mountain King he lept into darkness. Now he is floating or falling through the void. A mysterious voice speaks to him in riddles. The Bøyg Dedicated to Sylvie. Peer...
2 – Peer Gynt. In The Hall of the Mountain King - Peer Gynt
2 – Peer Gynt. In The Hall of the Mountain King - Peer Gynt
- Author: Peer Gynt
- Genre: Legends & Fairy Tales
Peer has run away to the mountains. He meets a green lady who takes him into the Hall of the Mountain King. Dedicated to Lumin. Peer Gynt: Richard Scott. Green Lady: Jana Elizabeth. Goblin King: Bertie. Trolls: Jana, Amarni & Sophie. Music: In...
1 – Peer Gynt. The Magic Reindeer Ride - Peer Gynt
1 – Peer Gynt. The Magic Reindeer Ride - Peer Gynt
- Author: Peer Gynt
- Genre: Legends & Fairy Tales
Dedicated to Julia and Michelle and the Macarthy family. We present Peer Gynt in Five Parts. Peer Gynt is a traditional Norwegian fairy tale. The original story was about a young lad who saved three maidens from some trolls in the mountains. The...
4 – Peer Gynt: The Sahara Desert - Peer Gynt
4 – Peer Gynt: The Sahara Desert - Peer Gynt
- Author: Peer Gynt
- Genre: Legends & Fairy Tales
The Sahara Desert Dedicated to Julia and William. Peer Gynt: Richard Scott. German: Bertie. Anitra: Jana Elizabeth. Apis: Jana Elizabeth. Camel: Bertie. Proofed and audio edited: Jana Elizabeth. Music Production: Bertie. What enormous, boundless,...
Helen of Troy - Greek Myths
Helen of Troy - Greek Myths
- Author: Greek Myths
- Genre: Legends & Fairy Tales
In Greek mythology, Helen was the most beautiful woman from the age of the heroes. She was the wife of Menelaus, king of Sparta (one of several Greek kingdoms). After Helen ran away with Paris, prince of Troy, the Greek armies fought a ten year long...
