Ririro - Fairy Tales and Kids Stories: Recent Episodes
Ririro - Fairy Tales
Read and listen to the world’s most beautiful fairy tales, fables and kids stories. Enjoy our short kids stories, stories about animals, stories about love and much more! Listen to famous fairy tales from Grimm and Andersen or explore or unknown fairy tales. A part of our stories contains moral lessons while other kids stories like Winnie the Pooh are purely for enjoyment. Our stories for children are suitable as bedtime stories. The podcast is suitable for toddlers and younger children. All fairy tales, stories and fables are free.
It's unknown who wrote the fairy tale The Silent Princess. It's a story from the middle east about a prince who falls in love with the silent princess. The one who can make the princess speaks will get to marry her. The prince visits her and she doesn't speak. But he thinks of a smart plan to get her to talk and starts to tell her riddles.
Suitable for 8 year olds and older.
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The story The ice king and his wonderful grandchild is written by William Elliot Griffis.
The ice king marries the beautiful Skadi and together they have 6 wonderful winter daughters. One of them marries the fire fairy Vuur and together they have a child Stoom. He turns out to be the most powerful fairy of all and can cause much trouble. But when he is on his best behaviour he is very useful!
Suitable for older children, 8+
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The fable The Shepherd Boy and the Wolf is written by Aesop.
The moral of the story is: if you keep lying, people won't believe you at all.
Suitable for 5+ years old.
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Old Mother Bear's Happy New Year is a story about learning how to behave.
Old Mother Bear is worried she will have a bad New Year, because her children are being naughty. A fairy comes to teach them a lesson.
The moral of the story is: Sometimes naughty children need to learn a lesson.
Recommended for age 3+.
Uncle Wiggily's New Year's Horn is a festive story about helping the less fortunate.
Uncle Wiggily helps a couple of poor children who don't have the money to buy a New Year's horn.
The moral of the story is: Help the less fortunate if you can.
Recommended for age 3+.
The children's story Puss in Boots visits the Old Woman in the Shoe is written by David Cory.
Puss in Boots junior is traveling and comes by the house of the Old Woman in the Shoe. He stays for lunch and plays with the kids. The Old Woman tells him she knew his father.
Suitable for 3+ years old.
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The children's story Uncle Wiggily's icicle maker is written by Howard R. Garis.
Uncle Wiggily gets a present from Jack Frost. It's an icicle maker! Uncle Wiggily has great fun with the toy, but he also helps his friend. But then the bad fox goes after the gentlemen rabbit and tries to catch him...
Suitable for all ages.
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The fairy tale The Snowdrop is written by Hans Christian Andersen.
It tells the story of a beautiful, strong flower that is the only one that has come out during winter time. The flower is praised by the sun, but mocked by the wind. A child finds the flower and also praises it and takes it home with her. She dries the flower and puts it in a letter she's sending to a friend. The snowdrop goes on an adventure and ends up in a book.
Suitable for 7+ years old.
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The children's story What happened Christmas eve is written by Oliver Herfold.
Jessie and Fred are two little kids who are very excited for Santa to come. They sneak downstairs in the night! And think they see Santa and his reindeers on the roof. That night their father finds a kitten in the snow, he takes it home. The next morning the children come downstairs and are very happy, they got a kitten!
Suitable for 3+ years old.
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The children's story Puss in Boots Junior and the three little kittens is written by David Cory.
Puss in Boots junior runs into the three little kittens and they have lost their mittens! Their mother is a bit angry and won't give them pie until they find their mittens. So Puss in Boots decided to help them!
Suitable for 3+ years old.
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The fairy tale Batcha and the dragon is written by Parker Hoysted Fillmore.
Batcha is a shepherd and one day when he is taking his sheep to the mountains he sees something strange. Hundreds of snakes slither into a cave. He decided to follow them. There he finds a giant king serpent. The snake lets him go, but he has to promise that he tells no one what he has seen. Then a the evil wizard shows up at his house and demands to tell him where the cave is. They go together and the giant snake is very angry.
Suitable for older children, 8 years and up.
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It's unknown by whom the fairy tale The tears of princess Prunella was written.
Princess Prunella meets a deaf boy. The boy can only hear beautiful sounds, like music and the forest. But he has never learnt how to hear tears falling. He sets out to learn how to hear the tears of the princess.
Suitable for children 6 and older.
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The story Uncle Wiggily's Christmas is written by Howard R. Garis.
Uncle Wiggily overhears some boys and girls talking about how they won't get any presents because they are too poor. The bunny feels bad for them and makes them woodland presents and asks the crows to throw it down their chimneys. When the children wake up on Christmas morning they are so surprised!
Suitable for 3+ years old.
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The well-known children's story The Velveteen Rabbit is written by Margery Williams.
The Velveteen Rabbit is a little boy's favorite toy, he takes him everywhere he goes and it sleeps in his bed. But one day the boy gets very ill and all his toys and bedding have to be thrown away. The bunny is lying outside in a bag when a fairy comes to him. She takes him into the woods and changes him into a real rabbit.
Suitable for 3+ years.
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The children's story Old Mother Bear's Christmas stocking is written by Laura Rountree Smith.
Old Mother Bear is sitting by the fire and knitting a stocking to hang up for when Santa comes. But one by one her friends drop by, crying because they don't have a stocking to hang up. Mother Bear is very kind and gives them her stockings. But she ends up with no stocking and no time to knit one! But her friends helps her out.
Suitable for 3+ years old.
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The children's story Puss in Boots begins his travels is written by David Cory.
Puss discovers a picture-book in the attic and sees a portrait of his father, Puss in Boots. He decided to go on adventure and find his father. He finds beautiful boots, a hat and a cane and looks just like his father, so he calls himself Puss in Boots Junior. And he begins his travels.
Suitable for all ages.
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The story Little Gretchen and the wooden shoe on Christmas morning is written by Elizabeth Harrison.
A poor little girl lives in a small cottage in the forest with her grandma. They are poor, but very content. The little girl notices that it's almost Christmas and asks her grandmother if they will presents too. Her grandmother tries to tell her no and to not get her hopes up, but the girl keeps believing she will have Christmas presents too, so she puts her wooden shoe by the door so Santa can put something in there. When she wakes up on Christmas morning she finds something in her shoe...
Suitable for 3+ years.
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The children's story The bad little goblin's New Year is written by Mary Stewart.
A naughty little goblin is always playing tricks on the forest animals and one day the go after him. He runs away and hides in a log. He is very sad and remorseful. One day his log is taken to a lumberjack's home. Here he hears the sweetest sound he's ever heard, the laughing of children. He decided he wants to play with them, but he knows he has to become kind and nice first.
Suitable for 7+.
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The story Christmas wishes is written by Louise Chollet.
A spoilt royal family celebrates Christmas. The three young princes each get a wish from Santa. The first wishes to be able to control nature. The second wishes to have a luck-penny, but the third wishes to marry the poor shoemaker's sweet daughter and to have the Christmas spirit in their home all year round. When the king hears this last wish he gets angry! What a stupid wish!
Suitable for 7+ years old.
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The Slovakian fairy tale Zlatovlaska with the golden hair is written by Parker Hoysted Fillmore.
An evil king sends out his servant to look for the girl with the golden hair. The servant, who is very kind and nice to animals, finds the girl. She is a princess and in order to win her, he has to complete three difficult tasks. With the help of his animal friends he completes them all and he takes the princess to marry the king. But then the evil king kills the servant and the princess is able to revive him with the Water of Life. The king also wants to live beautiful and young for the rest of his life, kills himself, but Zlatovlaska doesn't save him and marries the servant and they live happily ever after.
Suitable for older children, 8+.
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A Christmas present for mother is written by Maud Lindsay.
This Christmas story is about a young prince who wants to get his sick mother, the queen, a beautiful gift. She doesn't want anything so she asks for something simple, a twig of rosemary in a jar. But it's impossible to find rosemary in winter! The young prince searches everywhere and then finds an old woman who has a jar of rosemary, but she doesn't want to sell it...
Suitable for 3+ years old.
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The fairy tale The Snowman is written by Hans Christian Andersen.
The story is about a snow man who has a conversation with the yard-dog. The dogs teaches him many things. The dog tells him about the stove inside the house. The Snow Man is fascinated!
This story is suitable for 5 year olds and up.
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The Christmas princess is written by an unknown writer.
A princess is born on Christmas day. Her four fairy godmothers come by to give the girl a gift. But the queen is angry and the Snow Fairy, who is the most powerful, and the Snow Fairy responds by giving the princess an ice cold heart. The only way it will turn back to normal is if she sheds tears. The girl grows up and never cries...but then the Western fairy comes up with a plan.
Suitable for 7+ years.
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The children's story The kite that went to the moon is written by Evelyn Sharp.
A young boy Tom and his friend Anna have made a beautiful, big kite. But when they try to fly it, it doesn't! And all the other kids laugh at them. Tom and Anna set out into the world to find someone who can tell them why their kite didn't fly. Then they meet an elf and they go on a great adventure to the moon, where they find their kite!
A great story before bedtime, suitable for all ages.
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The Christmas kids story The animals' Christmas tree is written by John P. Peters.
The sparrows see some children celebrate Christmas and go tell all the other animals about this fantastic festival. The tame animals know quite a bit about it and a congress is held with all tame and wild animals. The king of the animals, the Lion, decided that they should also have a Christmas tree, because it looks so festive. All the animals agree and are enthousiastic to celebrate.
This story is suitable for 4+ year olds.
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The children's story Santa Claus is written by Maud Lindsay.
It's a short story about who Santa is and what he does.
Suitable for all ages.
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Sparrow's search for rain is written by Cyrus MacMillan. It's an Indian story from Canada about how Whirlwind and Rain get banished from their town. But of course, without rain and wind everything withers. The people decide they want to bring the pair back, but where are they? Fox and bear go looking for them, but can't find them. Then a little sparrow offers to help.
Suitable for 6 years old and up.
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The children's story Uncle Wiggily makes a cherry pie is written by Howard R. Garis. It's a funny, 5 minute story, great before bedtime. Uncle Wiggily meets his friend Hedgehog. He doesn't look very well. Mr. Hedgehog is trying to make a cherry pie, put they all turn out wrong. The rabbit helps out.
Suitable for all ages.
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Snow-white and Rose-red is a fairy tale written by the brothers Grimm.
Snow-white and Rose-red are two sisters. They love nature and are very friendly to people and animals. One evening a bear knocks on their door, he wants to warm up by the fire. The girls let him in and they become friends. Then it's time for the bear to go back to the forest. The girls spend a lot of time in the woods. One day they meet a dwarf, who is stuck with his beard. The girls help him out, but the dwarf is mean and ungrateful! It turns out that the bear and the dwarf know each other..
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Theseus and the Minotaur was written by Nathaniel Hawthorne. It's the well known Greek mythology story about the hero Theseus who slays the part human, part bull creature the Minotaur in his labyrinth.
Story suitable for older children, 10 +
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The children's story Uncle Wiggily and Puss in Boots is written by Howard R. Garis.
The gentleman rabbit Uncle Wiggily heads to the shoemaker's and the market. On his way he hears a cat crying. "Without my boots they will take me out of all the story books!". The rabbit decides to take a look. He finds Puss in Boots, but without his boots! Uncle Wiggily helps out.
Suitable for all ages.
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A collection of 13 bedtime stories for 3 year old children:
(00:00) Bart The Bear Hibernates
(04:56) The Gingerbread Man
(08:25) The Tale of Peter Rabbit
(15:29) The Squirrel Family
(20:47) Mr. Fox Cuts The Cottontails
(24:12) The Tale of Timmy Tiptoes
(33:19) The Three Little Bears
(37:32) The Leaf Dresses
(40:07) The Tale of the Flopsy Bunnies
(47:30) The Elves and the Shoemaker
(50:42) Sandman
(56:10) Little Ida’s Flowers
(1:00:33) The Tale of Benjamin BunnyStories For 3 Year Olds
The children's stories The Tale of the Flopsy Bunnies is written by Beatrix Potter. Benjamin Bunny and his little rabbit children go to the rubbish heap of Mr. McGregor to eat. But they all fall asleep and Mr. McGregor finds the little rabbits. He decided to put them in a sack and take them home. But luckily Benjamin Bunny wakes up and saves his children.
This story is suitable for all ages.
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The children's story The good sea monster is written by Abbie Phillips Walker.
Ko-ko is shipwrecked, but is saved by a huge sea monster. The monster has a bad reputation amongst seamen, but he actually turns out to be very kind. The monster saves Ko-ko and together they have fun living on an island. But the sea monster is actually a bewitched sea-god and Ko-ko is able to save him in return.
This story is suitable for kids from the age of 5 and up.
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The children's story Where the sparks go is written by Abbie Phillips Walker.
A cat and a dog are sitting by the fire, looking at the crackling flames. They enjoy the sparks going up and flying around. Then one of the sparks jumps out and starts a conversation with them. The spark tells them that all the stars in the sky are sparks that flew up through the chimney and made their way to the sky.
The cat is cynical, so the cat and the dog go check it out.
This story is suitable for all ages.
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The children's story Uncle Wiggily's Halloween Fun is written by Howard R. Garis.
The gentleman rabbit Wiggily is going to celebrate Halloween with the animal children. They are all dressed up, Uncle Wiggily is an elephant. They go out with his car and drive around town. Then a real looking bear comes up to their car and says he's going to eat Uncle Wiggily! They all laugh, because they think it's someone in costume. But it is a real bear...
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Slyness is being able to get what you want without people knowing what you're up to. It's about being smart and cunning, and using your wit to get ahead. Sometimes people use slyness to trick others, and that's not always a good thing. But if you use your slyness for good, it can be a very powerful tool.
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Sharing is important for kids because it helps them learn to communicate and cooperate with others. It also helps them develop a sense of empathy and compassion. When kids share, they learn to consider the needs of others and to be more generous.
Twelfth Night is a play written by Shakespeare. This is a short and slightly easier version of the play.
Viola and Sebastian are twins. They get shipwrecked and Viola thinks her brother drowned. She meanwhile disguises as a boy and starts working for the Duke of Yllyria, Orsino. The Duke is madly in love with Countess Olivia. The Duke sends Viola (now named Cesario) to proclaim his love for her. But Olivia doesn't love the duke and falls in love with Viola dressed as a man!
Fun fact: did you know the popular teen movie She's The Man with Amanda Bynes is based on this Shakespeare play?
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The children's story Mr. Fox cuts the Cottontails is written by Abbie Phillips Walker.
Mr. Fox has a bad reputation among the wood animals and decided to throw a dinner party. All the animals sneak to his house by nightfall so not to disturb Mr. Dog. But Mr. Dog picks up on the scent of the rabbit family, the Cottontails and follows them into Mr. Fox's house! The party is ruined and Mr. Fox decided to never invite the Cottontails again!
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The children's story the Tale of Timmy Tiptoes is written by Beatrix Potter.
Timmy Tiptoes and his wife Goody are grey squirrels. They go out looking for nuts and store them away for winter time. But as they are working, a group of angry squirrels grab Timmy and throw him into a hole! They think he stole their nuts. Timmy is too fat to climb out of the hole and is stuck. But he has a little chipmunk friend and they have a great time. In the meantime Goody is searching for her husband and can't find him anywhere!
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The children's story Eeyore loses a tail and Pooh finds one is written by A.A. Milne. Eeyore is walking around the forest gloomily and bumps into Winnie the Pooh. They chat and they realize that the donkey has lost its tail! Pooh bear decided to help and goes out to find the tail. Pooh goes to Owl's house for help, since Owl is the smartest animal in the Hundred Acre Wood. There Pooh sees a really nice looking bell-pull and thinks he's seen it before, but he can't think of where.
Suitable for children of all ages.
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(00:00) The Happy Prince
(05:44) The Yellow Dragon
(11:44) The Snow Queen
(18:07) The Queen Bee
(22:51) Father Frost
(28:20) Sandman
(33:47) The Golden Goose
(39:37) The Old Man Who Made Withered Trees Blossom
(46:01) Toinette and the Elves
(57:11) The Travelling Companion
Winnie the Pooh is out for a walk and decides to visit his friend Rabbit. Rabbit lives in a hole in a sandbank, so Pooh climbs in. They have lunch together and then Pooh wants to leave...but he ate so much that he can't fit through the hole and he is stuck! Rabbit gets Christopher Robin and they make a plan to get Pooh out... Written by A.A. Milne.
Winnie the Pooh and the Honey Tree is written by A.A. Milne.
Pooh bear hears buzzing in a tree and decides to climb up to find the honey. But he needs help so he asks Christopher Robin for help. With a balloon and some mud Pooh pretends to be a cloud and floats up...
A nice bedtime story for young kids.
The children's story, The Story of Benjamin Bunny, is written by Beatrix Potter.
Little Benjamin, Peter's cousin, sees Mr. McGregor leaving his house and decides to go on an adventure in his garden. Together with Peter they get into mischief and Little Benjamin's father, Benjamin Bunny ends up saving the two little rabbits.
The children's story The Tale of Peter Rabbit is written by Beatrix Potter.
The naughty bunny Peter goes into the garden of Mr. McGregor even though his mother told him not to. He gets lost and he almost gets caught by Mr. McGregor!
A short, funny story for small kids. Great story to listen to before going to bed.