When a man comes upon the sea people dancing on the midsummer moonilt shore, he tricks one of them into becoming his wife. Will she stay, or will the sea call her home?

Read by Gemma Jones.

With original music by Sylvia Hallett.

Blue Kangaroo spends all day seeing Lily being a good and helpful girl, but when night falls, Tiny Teddy is left out in the rain. Blue Kangaroo knows what he has to do.

Written and read by Emma Chichester Clark.

With original music by Sylvia Hallett.

The second in our pairing of two 'Vinegar' folk tales, this one following the story of a selfish woman whose greed is never satisfied, and who never remembers to be grateful for what she has.

Adapted and performed by Hilary Greatorex. With original music by Sylvia Hallett.

The first in our Mr. & Mrs. Vinegar pairing. Sam Wright reads a variant of the classic 'Vinegar' folktales. This story follows Mr. Vinegar's greedy progress as he trades his way to the top...and what goes up, must come down.

With original music by Sylvia Hallett.

Cover image by Couleur.

Bethany O'Halloran reads this Hungarian folk tale following a poor man who is given an unexpected helping hand.

With original music by Sylvia Hallett.

Cover image by Şahin Sezer.

Matt Prendergast reads this classic German fairytale from the brothers Grimm.

With original music by Sylvia Hallett.

Cover image by Rodrigo del Per.

Annie Firbank reads this ancient tale of a daughter whose honesty challenges her father's self-image. A Cinderella tale for all the family, and a source for many tales that followed it.

With original music by Sylvia Hallett.

Cover image by Karolina Grabowska.

Petra Markham, with style and some impressive tongue-twisting skill, tells this familiar folktale following Henny Penny on her ill-fated journey to tell the king the sky is a'falling.

With original music by Sylvia Hallett.

Cover image by Berend de Kort.

When a hard-working shoemaker leaves his work out ready to be done the next morning, he is amazed to find it miraculously finished for him when he returns.

Read by Theo Fraser Steele. With original music by Sylvia Hallett.

Cover image by Dmitry Demidov.

Sasha Mitchell reads three of her favourite poems written by her father, poet and playwright Adrian Mitchell.