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by Pete Castle Once upon a time there was an old king whose dearest wish was that he would live long enough to see his young daughter grown up and happily married but he was already very old so it … Continue reading →

by Peter Hearn I am going to take you far away and long ago. I am going to take you far away to India, and long ago to when tigers and elephants and other wild creatures still roamed free in … Continue reading →

by Wendy Welch Long ago the earth was not as we know it today. It was just a big clod of dirt. It had no protection, no covering to hold it together, and the people walking on it were scuffing … Continue reading →

by Dick Leith There was once a king who had a beautiful daughter. She was so beautiful that every man wanted to marry her.

An adaptation of a traditional story by Amy Douglas There was once a king. A good king. He worked hard for the good of his people. He worked every day, through the weeks, past the months and into the years.

An adaptation of a traditional story from Nigeria by Tony Edwards To the north of Lagos, deep in the African countryside, there was a village, surrounded by a high wooden stockade and gates. Next to the gates stood a tall … Continue reading →

by Geraldine McCaughrean Do you suppose God made the world all by himself? Of course not. He had help. He had a servant called Legba, and Legba took the blame for whatever went wrong.

Audio recording – He’s All Talk Read the winning stories from a variety of storytellers for  Stories Through the Millennium, a project for Birmingham Libraries Young Readers Festival.