The Junior Classics

Season 2: Tales from Around the World 

Tales from India
How Sun, Wind, and Moon Went Out to Dinner by Mary Frere.  Lesson - Honor your father and mother so that you live a good long life!

The Junior Classics is a rescue operation to preserve the wisdom in the Classics before it is lost forever. Our goal is to inspire children with a love of good reading and a real and lasting interest in Western history, literature, and scholarship. My hope is to empower you, the parents, with a resource you can trust to enrich your child’s mind and spirit. 

We don’t want these stories lost so our children don’t have to learn these lessons on their own.

The most important thing you can do for us is to spread the message and tell others about these stories and what we are doing. Subscribe and give us a rating, 5 stars if you think it is worth it.

If you want to donate we would love that as well - my promise is that 100% of donations will go to building the impact and quality of the Junior Classics.

If you have feedback and thoughts on how we can do things better please send an email to [email protected].

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Season 2: Tales from Around the World 

Tales from India
Punchkin by Mary Frere: A young Indian prince rescues his mother and uncles from the evil enchanter, Punchkin. Lesson - young folks can accomplish great things!

The Junior Classics is a rescue operation to preserve the wisdom in the Classics before it is lost forever. Our goal is to inspire children with a love of good reading and a real and lasting interest in Western history, literature, and scholarship. My hope is to empower you, the parents, with a resource you can trust to enrich your child’s mind and spirit. 

We don’t want these stories lost so our children don’t have to learn these lessons on their own.

The most important thing you can do for us is to spread the message and tell others about these stories and what we are doing. Subscribe and give us a rating, 5 stars if you think it is worth it.

If you want to donate we would love that as well - my promise is that 100% of donations will go to building the impact and quality of the Junior Classics.

If you have feedback and thoughts on how we can do things better please send an email to [email protected].

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Season 2: Tales from Around the World  

We continue our focus on Tales from England with an Irish tale called The Three Sons by Lady Gregory. A King is stricken with sickness. He calls his three sons and tells them the only thing that can save him is the apples from Burnett's orchard. He sends his sons in search of the healing apples. Moral of the story - 

The Junior Classics is a rescue operation to preserve the wisdom in the Classics before it is lost forever. Our goal is to inspire children with a love of good reading and a real and lasting interest in Western history, literature, and scholarship. My hope is to empower you, the parents, with a resource you can trust to enrich your child’s mind and spirit. 

We don’t want these stories lost so our children don’t have to learn these lessons on their own.

The most important thing you can do for us is to spread the message and tell others about these stories and what we are doing. Subscribe and give us a rating, 5 stars if you think it is worth it.

If you want to donate we would love that as well - my promise is that 100% of donations will go to building the impact and quality of the Junior Classics.

If you have feedback and thoughts on how we can do things better please send an email to [email protected].

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Season 2: Tales from Around the World  

We continue our focus on Tales from England with a Scottish tale called The Black Bull of Norroway. A washerwoman's three daughters each in succession ask her to cook them some food to take with them on a journey to seek their fortune. Along their way, they consult a witch woman on how to seek the fortune. The woman advised them to look out her back door. On the third day, the eldest sees a coach-and-six come for her and leaves with it, delighted; the second daughter finds a coach-and-four and leaves; but the third and youngest finds only a black bull, which the witch tells her she must accompany. Moral of the story - the greatest love one can show is giving up your life for another.

The Junior Classics is a rescue operation to preserve the wisdom in the Classics before it is lost forever. Our goal is to inspire children with a love of good reading and a real and lasting interest in Western history, literature, and scholarship. My hope is to empower you, the parents, with a resource you can trust to enrich your child’s mind and spirit. 

We don’t want these stories lost so our children don’t have to learn these lessons on their own.

The most important thing you can do for us is to spread the message and tell others about these stories and what we are doing. Subscribe and give us a rating, 5 stars if you think it is worth it.

If you want to donate we would love that as well - my promise is that 100% of donations will go to building the impact and quality of the Junior Classics.

If you have feedback and thoughts on how we can do things better please send an email to [email protected].

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0:00 Introduction and mission

1:59 What makes this tale Scottish?

4:00 Lost and found words!

6:17 In Norroway, long time ago, there lived a certain lady, and she had three daughters...

9:31 Here you must stay till I go and fight the Old One...

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Season 2: Tales from Around the World  

We continue our focus on Tales from England with "Mr. Vinegar". A husband discovers a fortune and then promptly squanders it, leaving his family empty handed. Story lesson - 

The Junior Classics is a rescue operation to preserve the wisdom in the Classics before it is lost forever. Our goal is to inspire children with a love of good reading and a real and lasting interest in Western history, literature, and scholarship. My hope is to empower you, the parents, with a resource you can trust to enrich your child’s mind and spirit. 

We don’t want these stories lost so our children don’t have to learn these lessons on their own.

The most important thing you can do for us is to spread the message and tell others about these stories and what we are doing. Subscribe and give us a rating, 5 stars if you think it is worth it.

If you want to donate we would love that as well - my promise is that 100% of donations will go to building the impact and quality of the Junior Classics.

If you have feedback and thoughts on how we can do things better please send an email to [email protected].

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Season 2: Tales from Around the World

Ep. 1: The Story of the Three Pigs - the OG version - with a whole subplot that is usually removed from modern versions. In this version we learn the 3 pigs is distinctly English and can even be traced to a sea side town called Shanklin on the Island of Wight. Three pigs each build a house with materials they choose to protect them from the big bad wolf.  Story lesson - fear is a useful tool that can help you stay safe if you seek to understand it.  

The Junior Classics is a rescue operation to preserve the wisdom in the Classics before it is lost forever. Our goal is to inspire children with a love of good reading and a real and lasting interest in Western history, literature, and scholarship. My hope is to empower you, the parents, with a resource you can trust to enrich your child’s mind and spirit. 

We don’t want these stories lost so our children don’t have to learn these lessons on their own.

The most important thing you can do for us is to spread the message and tell others about these stories and what we are doing. Subscribe and give us a rating, 5 stars if you think it is worth it.

If you want to donate we would love that as well - my promise is that 100% of donations will go to building the impact and quality of the Junior Classics.

If you have feedback and thoughts on how we can do things better please send an email to [email protected].

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Season 1: Old Favorite Fairy Tales

Ep. 28: He Who Knew Not Fear - A German fairy tale about a father who had two sons. The younger, when asked by his father what he would like to learn to support himself, said he would like to learn to shudder. The boy goes forth to learn what it mean to fear. Story lesson - fear is a useful tool that can help you stay safe if you seek to understand it.  

The Junior Classics is a rescue operation to preserve the wisdom in the Classics before it is lost forever. Our goal is to inspire children with a love of good reading and a real and lasting interest in Western history, literature, and scholarship. My hope is to empower you, the parents, with a resource you can trust to enrich your child’s mind and spirit. 

We don’t want these stories lost so our children don’t have to learn these lessons on their own.

The most important thing you can do for us is to spread the message and tell others about these stories and what we are doing. Subscribe and give us a rating, 5 stars if you think it is worth it.

If you want to donate we would love that as well - my promise is that 100% of donations will go to building the impact and quality of the Junior Classics.

If you have feedback and thoughts on how we can do things better please send an email to [email protected].

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Season 1: Old Favorite Fairy Tales

Ep. 27: The Goose Girl - a widowed queen sends her daughter to her bridegroom in a faraway land. She sends her with a waiting maid. The princess's horse is named Falada, and he is magical for he can speak. The princess is given a special charm by her mother that will protect her as long as she wears it. Story lesson - decisions have consequences and be sure your sins will find you out. 

The Junior Classics is a rescue operation to preserve the wisdom in the Classics before it is lost forever. Our goal is to inspire children with a love of good reading and a real and lasting interest in Western history, literature, and scholarship. My hope is to empower you, the parents, with a resource you can trust to enrich your child’s mind and spirit. 

We don’t want these stories lost so our children don’t have to learn these lessons on their own.

The most important thing you can do for us is to spread the message and tell others about these stories and what we are doing. Subscribe and give us a rating, 5 stars if you think it is worth it.

If you want to donate we would love that as well - my promise is that 100% of donations will go to building the impact and quality of the Junior Classics.

If you have feedback and thoughts on how we can do things better please send an email to [email protected].

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Season 1: Old Favorite Fairy Tales

Hop-o'-My-Thumb is the youngest of seven children in a poor woodcutter's family. His greater wisdom compensates for his smallness of size. When the children are abandoned by their parents, he finds a variety of means to save his life and the lives of his brothers. Story lesson - wisdom can make up for size and strength but sometimes, like Bridger the 6 year old boy who saved his sister from a dog attack, you have to jump into danger to do what it right. Fear nothing when doing right.

The Junior Classics is a rescue operation to preserve the wisdom in the Classics before it is lost forever. Our goal is to inspire children with a love of good reading and a real and lasting interest in Western history, literature, and scholarship. My hope is to empower you, the parents, with a resource you can trust to enrich your child’s mind and spirit. 

We don’t want these stories lost so our children don’t have to learn these lessons on their own.

The most important thing you can do for us is to spread the message and tell others about these stories and what we are doing. Subscribe and give us a rating, 5 stars if you think it is worth it.

If you want to donate we would love that as well - my promise is that 100% of donations will go to building the impact and quality of the Junior Classics.

If you have feedback and thoughts on how we can do things better please send an email to [email protected].

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Season 1: Old Favorite Fairy Tales

Jack and the Beanstalk - A mysterious past is revealed to Jack, and young lad, and he is compelled to reclaim his rightful inheritance from a wicked giant. Story lessons - the way to succeed is not to give up, fear nothing when you are doing right, when afraid be brave and make the best of things. 

The Junior Classics is a rescue operation to preserve the wisdom in the Classics before it is lost forever. Our goal is to inspire children with a love of good reading and a real and lasting interest in Western history, literature, and scholarship. My hope is to empower you, the parents, with a resource you can trust to enrich your child’s mind and spirit. 

We don’t want these stories lost so our children don’t have to learn these lessons on their own.

The most important thing you can do for us is to spread the message and tell others about these stories and what we are doing. Subscribe and give us a rating, 5 stars if you think it is worth it.

If you want to donate we would love that as well - my promise is that 100% of donations will go to building the impact and quality of the Junior Classics.

If you have feedback and thoughts on how we can do things better please send an email to [email protected].

Sir Bradley Hasse

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