Rebecca Reads

Rebecca Reads episodes

November 11, 2020 King Arthur
Two short stories of how King Arthur pulled the sword from the stone and how he got Excalibur. Plus a poem about Sir Galahad, a knight of the Round Table.
16 min
November 04, 2020 The Cat and the Fiddle
A fun story behind the Mother Goose rhyme as dreamed up by L Frank Baum.
13 min
October 28, 2020 A Ghost Story
A spooky, yet silly, ghost story by Mark Twain.
19 min
October 15, 2020 My Lord Bag of Rice
A Japanese fairy tale, paired with my favorite read-aloud poem.
17 min
October 06, 2020 The Six Swans
Another story collected from the Brothers Grimm. A story of a girl with unfailing loyalty and love for her family.
12 min
August 25, 2020 Rikki Tikki Tavi Part 2
The exciting conclusion to Rikki Tikki Tavi.
14 min
August 19, 2020 Rikki Tikki Tavi Part 1
The first part of a wonderful story by Rudyard Kipling about a mongoose.
20 min
July 28, 2020 The Last Leaf
A fun story from O. Henry. This is a little more advanced, but smaller children can still enjoy the story and the beautiful language O. Henry uses. And surprise endings are always fun.
16 min
June 30, 2020 East of the Sun, West of the Moon
A Norwegian fairy tale. I found this version in Andrew Lang's Blue Fairy Book.
24 min
June 23, 2020 The Nightingale
A classic from Hans Christian Andersen.
21 min

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