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Chip and Korky: Cracklin' Capers

…wonderful tales from around the world, told by Chip from the Oxford Owl and illustrated by the award-winning Korky Paul (Winnie & Wilbur, The Dog That Dug) and friends!

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    Storyteller Janina with an illustration of a grumpy looking female baker in her kitchen wearing a yellow raincoat and purple hat

    It’s My Cake, Not Yours!

    Since 13th September is Roald Dahl Day, we’re celebrating the beloved author with a folktale from his town of Great Missenden! Dahl certainly knew of this deliciously horrid villain; will she inspire your children as she inspired him?

    The Golden Apple

    We continue to mark “Kingdom 1000” with an extra medieval folk tale special to Epic Tales. King Edmund returns from battle with the most precious of treasures: a gold apple that promises good luck—but only if you give it away

    The Eel Catcher’s Daughter

    Here’s an extra special Epic Tale. 2020 is the year of “Kingdom 1000”, celebrating 1,000 years of inclusion and human rights in the UK – and here we share the story that started it all…

    The Three Sillies

    In this classic European folk tale, a handsome young man gets engaged to a beautiful young woman. But it all goes horribly wrong when the handsome man discovers that his fiancée and her parents aren’t very sensible…

    Storyteller Andy Lawrence with an illustration of cave men

    Ug, Bug and Dug

    For the cave people of the Oogadugga Oogadugga Oogadugga clan, Stone Age life is comfortable—while the fire keeps going. The fire going out would be a disaster, as none of them know how to make it. But when it’s Dug’s

    Storyteller Chip in front of an illustration of an Ethiopian boy sat on a snowy mountain watching a fire in the distance

    The Distant Fire

    To pay a doctor to care for his sick mother, 6-year-old Abel accepts a challenge to spend a night atop a mountain with no shirt or fire to keep him warm. Will the distant support of his friend Hakim help

    Storyteller Amber in front of an illustration of a girl in a bonehouse bravely picking up a skull

    Brave Mary

    Your young learners will shiver with delight as they encounter ghosts and skeletons… but they needn’t fear, as Brave Mary will be by their side!

    Storyteller Chip with an illustration of Viking gods spitting into a jug

    The Potion of Poetry

    The Viking gods decide it’s time to invent stories, and mix a potion of poetry to share with the world. But when it’s stolen, the god Odin finds himself up against a troll who now has the power of the

    Storyteller Chip in front of an illustration of a knight at the edge of a forest with a dragon in a satchel

    Sir Fulladred and the Dragon’s Heart

    To become strong, clever, and brave, the only thing Sir Fulladred needs is to eat a dragon’s heart. But since he’s weak, silly, and fearful, he only stands a chance against the cat-sized Yu Dragon – or does he? Let

    Storyteller Chip with an illustration of an Arab

    Merchant Ali and the Forty Brigands

    In the land once called Persia, you wouldn’t want to go through the forest – but Merchant Ali has no choice. Let your children find out what happens to him in our version of this famous Grecian-Arabian tale!

    Storyteller Chip in front of an illustration of a farmer and his wife in a forest

    Fish in the Forest

    What’s the best way to keep an incredible secret? How about turning it into an impossible one?! Let your children find out how in this tummy-tickling Russian folk tale.

    Storyteller Chip in front of an illustration of a boy carrying a horse near a well

    Muddled Jack

    When Jack gets his first job, everything is going perfectly – until he’s given a silver coin. So begins a string of disasters – but how will they end? Find out in this fun adaptation of a traditional tale brought

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