Stories for 5+ years old

4.9

The story, adapted from Pavol Dobšinský’s collection, tells us that love is not about beauty but about being kind and human.

Marian Dyno Buric

The Christmas Bell

Christmas stories for kids

4.9

When preparing for the upcoming Christmas, Santa finds out he has lost his magic bell. He therefore sets out on an extraordinary journey in the middle of summer – to look for a man who could make him a new magic bell.

Hana Do

Tracking Love Down

4.89

Violet is bothered by something she doesn’t understand: love. What is it and what does it look like? Do you have to buy someone a bunch of roses if you want there to be love at home? To answer her worries, she and her daddy play a game of detectives, and together they find out whether there’s any love at home or not, and if so, what it actually looks like. Let’s join the three of them and find out!

Emotions and empathy

Finnish Tale

The Four Masters

4.88

United we stand. This folk tale tells us that when we get together for a good cause, we can overcome the most difficult obstacles.

Around the World

Marian Dyno Buric

Clement and the Mousebird

4.88

Little Clement is different from his peers because he is fascinated by birds, butterflies and insects. But most of all, he longs to fly. Unlike others who gradually forget their childhood dreams, Clement works tirelessly on his passion and invents a previously unheard of thing - the world's first flying machine!

Science stories

Dominika Sakmarova

Nory, Who Was Never Bored

4.88

Nory looks like an ordinary boy, but his friends say he has a unique superpower: he never gets bored. Nory reckons he just doesn't know how to be bored, so his friends take on the challenge of teaching him. Find out how that goes in this fun story.

Emotions and empathy

Marian Dyno Buric

The Heart that Wanted to Jump for Joy

4.87

Sincere friendship is important at any age. An old man, who lives alone, finds that he doesn’t enjoy anything anymore. Even playing his favourite guitar. But in the end, someone fatefully appears in his life who cheers his heart up again. Although he resists at the beginning, we learn that no one truly wants to be alone.

Wellbeing

Charles Perrault

Cinderella

4.86

In one of the most famous classic fairy tales of all time, we learn about modest Cinderella, who has to stand the heartless behaviour of her stepmother and half-sisters. However, thanks to the help of a magic fairy, she will finally have a happy ending.

Pavol Dobsinsky

The Enchanted Stag

4.86

A story based on Pavol Dobšinský’s tale. When two siblings manage to escape from an evil stepmother, she casts a curse on them, and the boy turns into a stag. However, as it usually goes in every good fairy tale, good eventually wins over evil.

Animal stories

Zuzana Pellova

Louise’s Furry Sidekick

4.86

Bella works tirelessly every day, helping her friend Louise from dawn to dusk. Bella is not a human, but a dog. How is that possible? Easy: Bella is a guide dog. Find out more about her everyday adventures and what a service dog’s life is like in this story.

Stories for 5+ years old

Folk Tale

The Prince and the Frog

4.85

This old folk tale proves that people’s imagination has no limits. The story is about a king who can’t decide which of his two sons ought to inherit the kingdom. He gives them three tasks. The one who deals best with them, will get the throne.

Korean Tale

The Hare’s Liver

4.84

Never trust anyone whose intentions you don’t know. This Korean folk tale is about a hare whose life is saved thanks to its wits and imagination.

Around the World

Jana Kasparova

How Otto Was Fed up with Glasses

4.84

From his early childhood, Otto was hardworking and patient. This quality comes in handy in his life, because it is important to be persistent and not to give up when working as a chemist. And it pays off: Otto, along with his friend, invents contact lenses, which millions of people around the world still use today.

Science stories

Eva Bubniakova

Paul the Pebble

4.84

Paul isn’t any ordinary hero — he’s a tiny pebble. Actually, he’s not really a hero. Unlike all the other pebbles that live on the banks of the creek, he is extremely afraid of the water, and he generally feels quite useless. But then Paul encounters a beetle called Mr Shiny and discovers how to be useful and how to work through his fear at the same time! At long last, Paul realises how wonderful life can be.

Emotions and empathy

Florence Holbrook

Why the Evergreen Trees Never Lose Their Leaves

Why do some trees lose their leaves in autumn and others do not? Find out in this warm winter fairy tale. Meet the cruel north wind and some helpful trees who take in a little robin with the broken wing. They receive an unexpected reward for their kindness!

Short stories

Pavol Dobsinsky

The Three Coins

A folk tale about wisdom and modesty from Pavol Dobšinský’s collection. The king meets a simple farmer who has been working hard every day for many years, and only gets paid three coins at the end of the day. When he explains how he can manage with so little money, the king is more than surprised.

Lenka Kulichova

The Rat Boy

This is a story about a boy named Timmy, who treats everyone nastily and rudely. However, he eventually crosses the path of an elf who punishes him for his bad behavior with a magical transformation - such that neither Timmy nor his own mother recognise him.

Stories for 5+ years old

Pavol Dobsinsky

The Golden Thread

Hannah's mother's boasting puts a lazy, valiant girl in a difficult situation - she must learn to weave gold. Luckily, a mysterious dwarf offers her a helping hand. But he asks a high price for his help.