Thumbelina Part 1

All aboard the Story Train! Conductor Birdie is taking us through the Rainbow Tunnel and into a peaceful garden where a proud little snail and a generous rose tree see the world in very different ways. 

All aboard the Story Train! Today, Birdie takes us high into the sky, where the clouds float like castles and sheep. But one little cloud isn’t feeling so bright—he’s afraid to rain! 

This is a short story to practice English. This is a famous story by Hans Christian Andersen called Thumbelina. A baby girl is born in a flower. She is a tiny girl. Her name is Thumbelina. She lives in the forest and she has many animal friends. She is kind to animals, and the an ...  Show more

Thumbelina's life is already difficult. She lives in early modern Denmark and is no bigger than her mom's thumb. Oh, and also, everyone wants to marry her. And by everyone, I mean everyone. Frog moms want her to marry their sons and, somehow, the story gets stranger from there. I ...  Show more

Once upon a time, there was a girl who was no bigger than a thumb – which made her just the right size to be kidnapped by a frog! Find out what happens to her in the wild adventures of “Thumbelina,” the latest episode of YourClassical Storytime, featuring narration by Julie Amach ...  Show more

This week, Granny sits down by the fire to tell the enchanting tale of Thumbelina. An old woman raises a magical thumb-sized child born from a flower. Thumbelina and the old woman live an idyllic life until a toad kidnaps the tiny child! How will...