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Animal stories

Cute kittens, brave puppies, little birds, mighty lions, smart mice, or wise owls. Aren’t they the favourite kinds of heroes? This category is for all the little animal lovers out there.

The Life of a Caterpillar

Marian Dyno Buric

The Life of a Caterpillar

8
 min
3
+
4.43

A caterpillar hatches and instantly begins to discover the beauty of the surrounding world. However, it’s disappointed at its own appearance when compared with all that it sees. Eventually that sadness disappears when it learns that it’s still developing and will one day turn into a beautiful butterfly.

Animal stories
The Bear that loved Honey

Marian Dyno Buric

The Bear that loved Honey

9
 min
3
+
4.67

A colony of forest honey-bees runs into some difficulty with a bear that has a sweet tooth. He cannot control his love of honey and regularly steals it from their nest. So the forest elf decides to teach the bear a lesson in good behaviour. In the end, the bear and the bees make peace, and actually prove to be helpful to each other!

Animal stories
The Fox, the Rabbit, and the Owl

Jana Kacmarova

The Fox, the Rabbit, and the Owl

7
 min
3
+
4.5

Fiona the fox is annoyed that she can’t draw as nicely as her other forest friends, even though she tries very hard. But when Olive the owl has an accident, Fiona doesn’t hesitate to assist, dashing to Olive’s aid and helping her friend. As a result, Fiona realises that her particular skills lie elsewhere…

Animal stories
The Tortoise and The Hare

Aesop

The Tortoise and The Hare

5
 min
5
+
4.73

The hare was always showing-off, mocking the tortoise for being so slow and boasting about his running speed. Fed up with all the ridicule, the tortoise suggests holding a race. The hare finds this a completely comical idea and laughs his head off. But of course he cannot resist the opportunity to humiliate her, so a race is promptly organised. Let’s find out how they get on.

Animal stories
The Ugly Duckling

Hans Christian Andersen

The Ugly Duckling

9
 min
3
+
4.82

A famous story by Hans Christian Andersen about a duckling which thought it was ugly. The duck hatches a nest full of beautiful yellow ducklings, but one of them (which hatched last) is somewhat grey. Every animal mocks him, so the duckling decides to leave so as not to suffer their laughter.

Animal stories
The Three Little Pigs

Joseph Jacobs

The Three Little Pigs

16
 min
3
+
4.84

This is a slight enhancement of the well-known fairy tale. Three playful pigs each build a house in the meadow. Two of them don’t feel like putting much effort into it, simply wanting the task to be achieved as soon as possible, while the other brother works hard and long to construct a sturdy house. Naturally, the hungry wolf exploits the laziness of the two careless pigs…

Animal stories
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