Stories for 5+ years old

This English fairy tale is about a boy named Jack who sets out to roam the world. He gets many magical gifts for his hard work, but the greedy innkeeper always robs him of everything. Will Jack manage to punish the greedy man in the end?

Animal stories

Aesop

The Mouse Council

Even the best idea can be worthless when there is no one to carry it out. The mice have found their shelter on a big animal farm. They have been doing really well there. The farmer doesn’t like this, so he brings in a cat to help solve the problem. The mice have to come up with a plan to save themselves. How do they manage it?

Short stories

Chilean Legend

The Origin of Fire

Based on a legend from South America, this story shows the lives of people back in the days when they didn’t know fire and tells of how it was eventually discovered.

Emotions and empathy

Tereza Sebesta

High Water

A big disaster unexpectedly strikes in the forest: a heavy rain washes away a rabbit burrow - and a family of rabbits finds itself homeless. The other animals are in shock and don't know what to do. But the quick-witted fox explains that everyone can do their bit to help the unfortunate rabbits.

Readmio

Cristiano's Life Decision

Young Cristiano’s life revolves around football. He works really hard so he can become the best player of all time. But what happens when he has to face a decision that may stop his career for good? He also finds out that life sometimes brings us surprises that we can’t change in any way. This story was written by Mel Candea. It contains true facts from the life of Cristiano Ronaldo.

Nature stories

Katarina Gondova

CRace and the CRicket

You read it right, this fairy tale is really about a little girl named Crace. She is unhappy about her strange name, which everyone always gets mixed up. That's why little Crace starts to choose only the things that start with CR: crayons, crepes or crocheting. Until one day she gets a little cricket...

Marian Dyno Buric

The Little Birdie

Christmas stories for kids

Envy can separate even the best of friends. The story is about two neighbors who always help each other, until envy separates them. When a beautifully singing bird nestles on an apple tree that has grown in one of their gardens, the other neighbor begins to envy him, and they start quarreling

Lenka Kulichova

The Conceited Christmas Tree

When a Christmas tree is brought to an apartment and the whole family admires it, it becomes too proud. However, the other pieces of furniture remind it that this admiration means nothing, because while the furniture stays in the apartment all year round, the tree will go into the garbage as soon as Christmas is over.

Readmio

Cristiano’s First Tears of Joy

Cristiano is a little boy who has just joined his first football club. But his teammates aren’t very welcoming and he becomes upset. He only has one friend he can talk to about his feelings and he discovers it’s okay to cry sometimes. The encouragement pushes him to become a better player. The story contains true facts from the life of Cristiano Ronaldo.

Wellbeing

Tereza Sebesta

Johnny and the Talking Musical Notes

Johnny is a talented pianist and likes to play, but when he has to play at a concert in front of a lot of people for the first time, he suddenly learns a completely new feeling: anxiety. In order for Johnny to deal with it, someone quite unexpected comes to his aid...

Nature stories

Katarina Gondova

The Best Farmer on the Market

At the bustling farmers' market, farmers offer so many goodies that you can hardly see the little bee's stall. But when the competition for the best farmer takes place, everyone suddenly realises that without the hard-working bees, they would hardly grow anything.

Animal stories

Hana Do

A Zebra Named Apolla

All zebras, together with little Apolla, must leave their native region. In her new environment, Apolla is insecure and cannot fit in among the animals, which look quite different. However, the mother zebra makes sure that the newcomers - the zebras - show their warmth and hospitality. Eventually, they find out that they have a lot in common.

Katarina Gondova

A Mystery in Ronnie’s Room

Christmas stories for kids

Ronnie is very forgetful. So it’s no surprise that when she is given some pot plants, it totally slips her mind that she needs to water them. Until, that is, strange things start happening in her bedroom…

Marian Dyno Buric

Snowflakes

This winter fairy tale is about snowflakes that fly from the sky, get to know the world stretching beneath them, and finally land directly on a Christmas tree.

Tereza Sebesta

A Treasured Saxophone

Maya loves music and plays the sax in the school band. On a weekend visit to her grandma’s, she receives the most wonderful legacy, her great-grandfather’s tenor saxophone. Although she never knew her great-grandfather, thanks to this gift, she is united with him in a completely meaningful way. It is an incredible treasure that Maya will always cherish.

Hana Do

A Little Night Meeting with Mozart

Matthew is learning to play the piano, but he’s annoyed that his playing is not going as well as he had hoped. However, everything changes when one night he meets the piano genius himself — Mozart. He learns more about Mozart’s life and discovers that even this famous composer and musician was just a person of flesh and blood who experienced ups and downs, just like himself.

Zuzana Schwarzova

Ted and the Talking Pumpkin

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Ted can't wait for Halloween – dressing up, carving pumpkins and all. But in his enthusiasm he gets a bit too eager and decides to light the pumpkin early, at night, on his own. What happens then? You might get a little bit scared during this spooky story, but don't worry, all will end well!

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Polish Legend

The Serpent of Warsaw