The Eagle Who Thought he was a Chicken

Take one ghost with a black eye, a scary basement, and a brave baby and you have the ingredients for a perfect Halloween story told by Simone Schümmelfeder. This story is scary but not very scary. We rate it at one scream out of three. It’s a good one for you to tell. Learn more ...  Show more

A boy is magically created from an oak tree fulfilling the wish of a woman who longs for a child. But can Ivan escape the clutches of Baba Yaga who also has her eyes on him? And will he make it home safely to his mum? Listen to Xanthe Gresham tell this lovely story with a song in ...  Show more

Birdy is a rather special crow who can talk. He's befriended a boy called Jake, who thinks that Birdy is unique - a true one off - until, well listen to the story and find out. And at the end of the story we have a bonus, an excerpt from our friends at the Stories, Science and Se ...  Show more

In Australia, the largest bird of prey encounters something even bigger! Written especially for this podcast by Simon. If you enjoyed this story, please do leave us a review. And, if you'd like to suggest an animal for a future Animal Tales story, you can do so by emailing podcas ...  Show more

Byron Mann (The Modelizer) plays a preening, boastful bird in this Latin American story about learning there's no "I" in team.

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