How Theseus killed the Minotaur with the help of Ariadne – an exciting myth from Ancient Greece with some historical background about King Minos and Crete woven in.
The myth of how Daedalus made wings out of feathers and wax and flew away from imprisonment by King Minos on the island of Crete. His son Icarus ignored his warnings and flew too close to the sun.
A SCARY STORY for Halloween. Baba Yaga is one of the most famous and frightening witches in all literature. She lives in a strange hut on hens legs. Vasilissa, a young girl, is sent to visit her.
King Midas entertains a satyr. As a reward he receives a gift – everything he touches turns to gold. He soon learns that the gift is a curse .
A story from Vietnam that tells how the delicious fruit, the watermelon, came to Vietnam. A king adopts a boy who grows up into a wise prince. His bother plots against him and he is banished to an island where he discovers a sumptuous new fruit.
The Year of the Tiger starts of February 14 2010. We mark the Chinese New Year with a legend from Asia about How the Tiger Got His Stripes
The ancient Greek story of Orpheus the musician, who traveled down to The Underworld to try and bring his bride back from the dead. Told in Bertie’s verse. Tragic and sad .
The Fire-Fly princess has many suitors. She tells them all that she will marry the one who can bring her a flame. A glittering story from Japan.
A story from Japan about a poor farmer who rescues a crane and finds that his luck changes for the better until his curiosity gets the better of him.
The tragic tale of Queen Dido’s love for Aeneas from Virgil’s Aeneid.
