Folk Tale

Monkey lives in the rose apple tree. When a crocodile comes to visit, the monkey throws down some apples for him to eat. Audio

Peter lives with his wife and grandfather. One day he digs up an old, dirty washing basket and their fortune changes. Audio

Jecoliah, the giant's 1000th wife, decides she will not face the same fate as his previous wives. Audio

Toby gets lost while walking home one evening. He finds a house in the forest where two little old ladies welcome him in. Audio

The king wants to own Marko's ram with the golden fleece and sets Marko some seemingly impossible tasks. Audio

The mouse gives birth to three offspring that are very different from what she expected. Audio

A Japanese boy lives with his grandfather. On a very hot day, a low rumble comes and makes the house shake. Audio

Before he dies, father tiger warns his cubs to beware of man and not to hunt him. Audio

Tiger persuades cat to teach him all he knows. Cat makes one condition… Audio

The king can't believe that anyone could be unhappy living in his fine land. Those who are troubled are asked to ring a bell in the village. Audio

The King of Egypt owns hippopotamai that disturb the sleep of a king in a neighbouring land… Audio

The Indian monkey who lives in the rose apple tree outsmarts the crocodile whose wife wants the monkey's heart. Audio

Adapted by David Somerset. Read by Dick Weir. Audio

Grandmother goes fishing, leaving her granddaughter with instructions for cooking rice for lunch. Audio

On Mt Kilimanjaro live two giants. Mowenzi, the lazy giant, takes advantage of Kibo's kind nature. Audio

Hoichi, who is blind, has a job at the temple as a storyteller and musician. Audio