Funny Tales and Fairy Tales

Episode 7: 'The Elves and the Shoemaker' Christmas Special

Hello, I'm Amanda, and in this episode I tell my version of the story: ‘The Elves and the Shoemaker’ originally written by The Brothers Grimm. This is one of the few fa

Episode 6: The Baker's Daughter

In this episode, Amanda tells the story of The Baker’s Daughter This is an old English Folk Tale about a Baker’s daughter who pays a magical price for her lack of kindne

Episode 5: 'The Owl and the Pussycat' and 'The Quangle Wangle's Hat'

In this episode, Amanda tells TWO classic stories: ‘The Owl and the Pussycat’ and ‘The Quangle Wangle’s Hat’ Both stories are nonsense poems by Edward Lear. They are

Episode 4: The Enormous Turnip

In this episode, Amanda tells the classic fairy tale of The Enormous Turnip. When Farmer Macdonald begins to harvest his turnips, he sees one turnip has grown bigger tha

Episode 3: The Three Billy Goats Gruff

In this episode, Amanda tells the classic fairy tale of The Three Billy Goats Gruff "Who's that trip-trapping over MY bridge?" When a bridge is built over the river, a

Episode 2: Little Red Riding Hood and the Wolf

In this episode, Amanda tells the classic fairy tale Little Red Riding Hood. When Little Red Riding Hood goes to visit her Grandmother, she encounters a cunning wolf alo

Episode 1: Nail Soup

In this episode, Amanda tells the story of Nail Soup, based on an old Scandinavian folk tale.... When an old tramp stumbles across a cottage in a forest on a cold Winter