Nature Myths

When an acorn falls on Henny Penny’s head, she assumes the sky must be falling! This classic children’s tale—sometimes known as “Chicken Little”—is full of humor and delightful farm characters, including Rooster Wooster and Ducky Daddles.

In this Chinese folk tale, an old widow’s son is killed by a tiger. After she demands justice from the magistrate, he grants it to her, but not quite in the way she expected. Will she be able to move past her grief and find a way to survive on her own?

En esta clásica fábula para niños, tres cerditos se independizan y cada uno construye una casa para mantenerse seguro. Cuando llegue el Gran Lobo Feroz, ¿qué casa de cerdito será la más segura?

Al despertarse esta mañana, Lila se ha dado cuenta de que se le movía un diente. Preocupada ha comenzado a hacerse muchas preguntas: ¿Qué pasa si me trago el diente mientras duermo? ¿Y si se me cae en el colegio? ¿Y si lo pierdo? ¿Cómo sabe el ratoncito que se me ha caído un diente? ¿Y si se le olvida pasar?

"The Boy Who Drew Cats" is a Japanese folk tale collected by Lafcadio Hearn in Japanese Fairy Tales. This is his most anthologized story. It concerns a boy who drew cats everywhere. Everyone in the town thought this was a waste of time until a goblin invaded their temple. They boy, and his cat, then come to the rescue.

"Tief in deinem Inneren weißt du, was richtig ist. Du musst deinem Herzen folgen." Unbekannte Territorien, ein neues Lager und viele aufregende Entdeckungen - die Katzen des DonnerClans sind vollkommen mit der Erkundung ihrer neuen Heimat beschäftigt. So merkt keine, wie die junge Heilerin Blattsee sich mehr und mehr in eine verhängnisvolle Liebe verstrickt. Als Heilerin ist es ihr nicht erlaubt, einen Gefährten zu haben. Als Blattsee in ihrer Verzweiflung schließlich eine Entscheidung trifft, ahnt sie nicht, dass sie damit das Leben ihres ganzen Clans auf Spiel setzt.

When a girl in a blue dress crashes the Mad Hatter’s eternal tea party, the sleepy Dormouse feels more awake than he has in a long time. He wishes he could follow her and be a part of her adventure. And as luck would have it, a surprising twist of fate sends the Dormouse on an adventure of his own, where he must not fall asleep. For he is destined to save a magical world outside Wonderland, and it will take all his courage - and a few new friends - to do it.

"A long time ago, when the land was yet wrapped in grand sweeps of forest, when nearby meadows wore nothing but the scent of wildflowers..." So begins the first tale of Spirits of the Wild, an enchanting collection of 60 nature myths from around the world, many of them hundreds - or thousands - of years old. Each myth is charmingly retold by Gary Ferguson, one of the West's best-loved nature writers.

For Kalla, born to human parents but raised by a family of elephants, growing up in the rainforest is a grand adventure - until she realizes that humans and elephants make better enemies than friends. Determined to prove she belongs with the herd, Kalla goes on a quest to find the Oracle Stone, a mythical object as ancient and sacred to the elephants as the stories they keep. Once again among a human tribe, however, she faces new challenges and doubts about where her true loyalties lie.

The king must choose the most beautiful egg laid by three hens, one of which he will then make a princess.

When barbarians invade Rome, Miranda the cat and her daughter Punka must find a safe place to hide from the chaos. They make their way through the burning city, collecting motherless kittens as they go. At last they reach the Colosseum, but even there, danger lurks! How these fortunate felines survive to become the noble ancestors of the cats of modern Rome is all due to the cleverness of the cat they come to call Miranda the Great, Queen of the Colosseum!

Renowned rewilder Derek Gow has a dream: that one day we will see the return of the wolf to Britain as it has already returned elsewhere. As Derek worked to reintroduce the beaver, he began to hear stories of the wolf, both real and mythical, and his fascination with this creature grew. With increasing curiosity, Derek started to piece together fragments of information, stories and artefacts to reveal a shadowy creature that first walked proud through these lands and then was hunted to extinction as coexistence turned to fear, hatred–and domination.

For the past three decades, Pleasant DeSpain has explored Latin America – its people, customs, cultures, and especially the myths and legends. The 15 tales in this collection are full of compassionate souls, tricks and humor, explanations of nature and geography – and as always, memorable characters and places. Mario Lamo-Jiménez's Spanish translation that accompanies the English version reverberates with the rich, vibrant quality that has become the bench mark for the best stories from Latin America.

A cat, smart and cunning, clever and mischievous but very helpful: he is just the sort of friend we'd all like by our sides. The youngest of three orphan brothers is left destitute after his parents' death. But such an apparently sad situation takes a quite unexpected turn for the better when he inherits what appears at first to be a small, quite ordinary cat. But it turns out to be the greatest inheritance of all! Our cat is not only clever and brave, but he is also a talking cat!

Die graue Kätzin hob den Kopf. "Ich habe gesehen, was geschehen wird", brummte sie. "Finstere Zeiten stehen bevor." Endlich, nach langer Reise, haben die Katzen des Waldes einen Ort entdeckt, an dem sie bleiben könnten! Rund um den großen See gibt es genug Beute und Land für alle. Die Zeit des Abschieds für die große Reisegemeinschaft scheint gekommen. Jeder Clan muss nun wieder allein für sich selbst und das eigene Überleben kämpfen. Aber ist dies auch wirklich das Ziel ihrer Reise, die neue Heimat?

In The Tale of Mrs. Tittlemouse, Beatrix Potter introduces listeners to the hardworking and meticulous Mrs. Tittlemouse, a small wood mouse with an immaculate underground home. As she goes about her day, Mrs. Tittlemouse faces constant challenges in keeping her house clean from pesky insects and uninvited guests. With patience and persistence, she tidies up and restores order to her cozy home, all while maintaining her characteristic politeness.

"Je suis Artémis, j'ai choisi de vivre sans contrainte dans les forêts, je suis entourée de compagnes qui ont fait le même choix que le mien et qui ne sont pas prêtes à suivre le modèle imposé par Aphrodite (...). Et pourtant nous sommes toutes des femmes, oui, comme elle !" Être femme et être libre : telle est l'exigence de la déesse de la nature, de la chasse, des naissances et de l'éducation des adolescents. Fille de Léto et Zeus, soeur jumelle d'Apollon, Artémis choisit de vivre loin de l'Olympe et de ses intrigues.

Off the coast of Ireland, on the island of Hybrasil, lives a magician and four enchanted rabbit sisters. One by one, the rabbits have been leaving the island, accompanied by a boy and his boat. When the rabbits leave, they can turn back into girls. The last rabbit, Albie, remains. She doesn't want to leave, but the island is sinking. Before deciding where she wants to go, Albie visits each of her sisters. Caragh has joined a circus. Isolde is the captain of a pirate ship. And Rory wants to go home to the family's house in Cork.

Narração simples com efeitos sonoros cativantes, que ajudam a contar a história clássica de Os Três Porquinhos. Quando três porquinhos saem de casa para construir suas próprias casas, a mãe os avisa sobre um lobo malvado. Os porcos aprendem uma lição valiosa enquanto o lobo faminto está determinado a comer os porcos no jantar. Descubra qual porco constrói a casa mais forte e como eles são mais espertos que o lobo mau. Uma reviravolta nova e positiva no final deste conto de fadas o tornará um favorito da família e incentivará o amor pela leitura por toda a vida.

A fox and a cat work together to outsmart a group of big, hungry forest animals. This children’s story is based on a traditional folk tale from Ukraine.