Jackal hears a rhythmic drumming sound and goes to seek out where it is coming from. He discovers a drum but can’t work out how it makes the noise.
The rat was sure he moved faster than the beetle so when Parrot suggested a race he was convinced he would win. But the beetle had a surprise tucked under her shell.
Three Billy Goats Gruff longed to cross a bridge to graze on a lush meadow beyond, but a big bad troll who liked to eat goat lived under the bridge!
A lady who loved to sing lived in a small village on the Cornish coast and always sang alone, until one day a mermaid heard her beautiful voice.
A family of mice are in danger of being trampled by an elephant herd until a wise old mouse and the Elephant Queen talk, and agree, to help each other. But who needs whose help?
Frog in the Well – a story from China. A frog lived alone at the bottom of a deep dark well until a tiny sparrow flew him up high to see the world above. The frog was amazed!
The Magic Cow – a story from Iceland. A young farm boy has a very special magic cow which catches the eye of two naughty trolls who plan to steal the cow.
A giant from Scotland decides to cross the sea to Ireland but comes face to face with an Irish giant determined the Scottish ogre will not cross the Irish Sea!
The wind and the sun have a competition to see who is strongest. The challenge is to see who can remove the coats from the backs of the people below.
Henny Penny – a story from England. When an acorn fell on Henny Penny’s head she thought the sky was falling in and decided she must tell the King.
Three travellers knock on the door of a Welshman singing alone in his house and find him warm and welcoming. They reward his kindness with the gift of a golden harp.
The Eagle and the Wren – a story from Scotland. Watched by the highland cow and a stag, the golden eagle, wren, grouse and other highland birds compete to see who can fly highest.
When the mighty lion discovers the jackal has stolen his food, he lies in wait for the thief in a deep gorge. There is no way out for the jackal, or is there?
Crafty Fox spies Crow with a tasty piece of cheese, and devises a clever plan to use the crow’s love of singing to take the cheese for himself.
When their watering holes dry up, two geese and a very talkative tortoise have a plan to find a new home with plenty of water, but it all depends on Tortoise not talking!
The hippopotamus keeps his name a secret, but when a clever tortoise discovers the name the hippo finds himself up to his nose in a river.
A farmer grows a turnip so gigantic she has to enlist the help of her husband, horse, dog, cat and a mouse to try and pull it from the ground.
Lion and Jackal are the best of friends until Bull arrives. Lion is thrilled to meet someone as loud as him. A new friendship is born leaving Jackal feeling left out.
A young piper is whisked away to a fairy island by the magical Puca who orders him to play for the fairies. The young piper finds he can play better than he thought.
How Anansi got long legs – A story from Ghana in Africa. Anansi the spider accepted eight different invitations to dine. To get to all eight proved a stretch too far!