The Nightingale

Hobknob the Goblin is Santa's biggest fan. He's only ever dreamed of making toys in Santa's workshop. Finally, Hobknob is old enough to travel to the North Pole and fulfill his dream ... but can a goblin do an elf's work?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. 

Mr. and Mrs. Vinegar live in a beautiful forest inside a vinegar bottle. When Mr. Vinegar accidentally gets his hands on a pile of gold, his wife has a plan. Mrs. Vinegar tells her husband to town and buy a cow. Then she can make cheese they can sell at market. Will Mr. Vinegar s ...  Show more

This is a simple story for kids. The story is "The Nightingale" by Hans Christian Andersen. This story is about friends. The nightingale is a bird and sings a beautiful song for the emperor. But the emperor doesn't want to listen to the nightingale -- he wants to listen to a toy ...  Show more

This beautiful story set in the empire of China was actually written by the famous Danish children's writer Hans Christian Andersen. It first appeared in a book in 1843- and that's a very long time ago indeed! Some people say that the story was about a young lady Andersen had fal ...  Show more

The Bird sang to himself and lamented about his cage.  He sang so loud his voice startled the wind.  And threw him so far outside his comfort zone  That he had no choice but to fly It was only then that he realized he was not a caged bird after all.  

In this story from Aotearoa, New Zealand, a small bird who mysteriously loses her song, she wanders through the forest asking for help from her feathery friends. Will she get her song back? Listen to this beautifully told rhyming tale from Maori storyteller Eliza Bidois to find o ...  Show more