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Fables & Fairy Tales episodes

  • The Spider Who Wanted to Tell Stories: an African Tale (Part 2)

    This is the tale of The Spider Who Wanted to Tell Stories!

    The African spider Anansi is keen to tell stories. To do so, he must complete three challenges from the sky god Nyambe. But how can a spider catch wasps, a snake, and a jaguar?!

    Based on an Ashanti folk tale, adapted and written by Chip Colquhoun.

    Cover art: Mario Coelho

    To make sure you don’t miss any of the fun, make sure you’re subscribed to our podcast.

    And don’t forget: if you become an Epic Explorer, you can enjoy every story all at once – to listen to, watch as our storytellers tell them to you, and even read with pictures from incredible artists such as Winnie the Witch's Korky Paul! There are two new stories every month, plus bonus stories only for Epic Explorers. The stories never disappear either – you can go there and devour over 30 stories right now!

    To become an Epic Explorer, just put on your sweetest voice, ask your grown-up to sit with you at a computer, and go to fablespodcast.co.uk


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    6 min
  • The Spider Who Wanted to Tell Stories: an African Tale (Part 1)

    This is the tale of The Spider Who Wanted to Tell Stories!

    The African spider Anansi is keen to tell stories. To do so, he must complete three challenges from the sky god Nyambe. But how can a spider catch wasps, a snake, and a jaguar?!

    Based on an Ashanti folk tale, adapted and written by Chip Colquhoun.

    Cover art: Mario Coelho

    To make sure you don’t miss any of the fun, make sure you’re subscribed to our podcast.

    And don’t forget: if you become an Epic Explorer, you can enjoy every story all at once – to listen to, watch as our storytellers tell them to you, and even read with pictures from incredible artists such as Winnie the Witch's Korky Paul! There are two new stories every month, plus bonus stories only for Epic Explorers. The stories never disappear either – you can go there and devour over 30 stories right now!

    To become an Epic Explorer, just put on your sweetest voice, ask your grown-up to sit with you at a computer, and go to fablespodcast.co.uk


    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    6 min
  • The Prince Lindworm (Part 3)

    This is the tale of Prince Lindworm!

    The queen will do anything to get a baby! But when she forgets the Magic Woman’s advice, even the queen can’t bear the thought of hugging her baby prince...

    Based on a folk tale from Norway, adapted and written by Chip Colquhoun.

    Cover art: Heather Zeta Rose.

    To make sure you don’t miss any of the fun, make sure you’re subscribed to our podcast.

    And don’t forget: if you become an Epic Explorer, you can enjoy every story all at once – to listen to, read with pictures from incredible artists, and even watch our storytellers tell them to you! There are two new stories every month, plus the stories never disappear – you can go there and devour over 30 stories right now.

    To become an Epic Explorer, just put on your sweetest voice, ask your grown-up to sit with you at a computer, and go to fablespodcast.co.uk


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    7 min
  • The Prince Lindworm (Part 3)
    The queen will do anything to get a baby! But when she forgets the Magic Woman’s advice, even the queen can’t bear the thought of hugging her baby prince...
    7 min
  • The Prince Lindworm (Part 2)

    This is the tale of Prince Lindworm!

    The queen will do anything to get a baby! But when she forgets the Magic Woman’s advice, even the queen can’t bear the thought of hugging her baby prince...

    Based on a folk tale from Norway, adapted and written by Chip Colquhoun.

    Cover art: Heather Zeta Rose.

    To make sure you don’t miss any of the fun, make sure you’re subscribed to our podcast.

    And don’t forget: if you become an Epic Explorer, you can enjoy every story all at once – to listen to, read with pictures from incredible artists, and even watch our storytellers tell them to you! There are two new stories every month, plus the stories never disappear – you can go there and devour over 30 stories right now.

    To become an Epic Explorer, just put on your sweetest voice, ask your grown-up to sit with you at a computer, and go to fablespodcast.co.uk


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    4 min
  • The Prince Lindworm (Part 2)
    The queen will do anything to get a baby! But when she forgets the Magic Woman’s advice, even the queen can’t bear the thought of hugging her baby prince...
    4 min
  • The Prince Lindworm (Part 1)

    This is the tale of Prince Lindworm!

    The queen will do anything to get a baby! But when she forgets the Magic Woman’s advice, even the queen can’t bear the thought of hugging her baby prince...

    Based on a folk tale from Norway, adapted and written by Chip Colquhoun.

    Cover art: Heather Zeta Rose.

    To make sure you don’t miss any of the fun, make sure you’re subscribed to our podcast.

    And don’t forget: if you become an Epic Explorer, you can enjoy every story all at once – to listen to, read with pictures from incredible artists, and even watch our storytellers tell them to you! There are two new stories every month, plus the stories never disappear – you can go there and devour over 30 stories right now.

    To become an Epic Explorer, just put on your sweetest voice, ask your grown-up to sit with you at a computer, and go to fablespodcast.co.uk


    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    5 min

About Fables & Fairy Tales

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Join Oxford Owl storyteller and author Chip Colquhoun in a fully-immersive podcast, retelling stories from throughout history and around the world to inspire the children of today.


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