The Elder Tree Witch

Debbie Guneratne who comes from four generations of storytellers in Sri Lanka, shares a story about how the first mango tree became. It includes a little girl, lost in a forest, some missing goats and a tree which longs to dance! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This is a: 'Best of Super Great Kids' Stories' selected from our Archive. Anansi the Spider man is up to his tricks again. The rains haven't come, and there's not enough to eat, but Anansi finds a magic food pot. Do you think he shares what he's found? Listen to Tuup's funny retelling of this trickster tale from West Africa and the Caribbean and see if Anansi has learned how to share. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This delightfully silly story is told by Aideen McBride a talented Irish storyteller new to the podcast. Jack is quite good at following instructions, but he takes them all a bit too literally which gets him into all sorts of trouble. His poor Mum is beginning to despair, when Jack unwittingly stumbles into a happy ending for them both. A story which celebrates laughter and encourages independent thinking. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Take one ghost with a black eye, a scary basement, and a brave baby and you have the ingredients for a perfect Halloween story told by Simone Schümmelfeder. This story is scary but not very scary. We rate it at one scream out of three. It’s a good one for you to tell. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A boy is magically created from an oak tree fulfilling the wish of a woman who longs for a child. But can Ivan escape the clutches of Baba Yaga who also has her eyes on him? And will he make it home safely to his mum? Listen to Xanthe Gresham tell this lovely story with a song in it! We rate this story at two out of three screams. Medium scary. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A farmer notices that his cows have stopped giving milk, and that a creepy looking Elder Tree has suddenly appeared in the middle of his feld. Are the two things connected? Find out by listening to Tiernan tell this old English Witchy Tale. We rate this story at two screams medium scary. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jason Buck tells the scary fairytale of Molly Whuppie - a traditional Scottish tale about a clever youngest sister who outsmarts a thuggish giant and tricks him out of all his riches. Jason conjures up a magnificently scary giant complete with terrifying sound effects. We rate this stroy at 3 screams out of 3. Pretty darn scary. But of course it has a fairytale happy ending for Molly and her sisters. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This is a: 'Best of Super Great Kids' Stories' selected from our Archive. Mary didn’t like bedtime and found all sorts of excuses to avoid going to bed. So, when she saw a face at her bedroom window with ruby, red lips, her mum didn’t believe her. Argh! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A young boy captures a magical glowing bird whose feathers shine and burn like flames. The bird uses its powers to help the boy defeat Bonio - a scary talking skeleton. A Russian fairytale, brilliantly told by Nell Phoenix. We rate this scarytale at two screams out of three. Fairly scary but of course, good wins out in the end. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jack is a boy who is very good at concentrating on what he wants. So when he sets off to catch rabbits, he's not much troubled by news of a seven-headed giant who's rampaging through the forest. So how will he react when the giant finally crosses his path? Listen to Tiernan who told us The 'Ghost of the Bloody Finger' and find out. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices