Stories for 5+ years old

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In a faraway land, there once ruled an evil queen who stole from her people whatever and whenever she could. While her people lived in poverty, she enjoyed incredible riches, and it still wasn’t enough for her. But as it is often the case in fairy lands, there also lived a witch. Despite many warnings, the queen refused to part with the hoard of stolen things, but the witch taught her a lesson in the end.

Stories for 5+ years old

Lucia Koudelkova Jesenska

Too Many Things!

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Polly seems to have all the toys in the world. Her room is packed to the brim with them. But is that actually a good thing? Polly gradually learns that having a huge amount of stuff is not too healthy.

Wellbeing

Dominika Sakmarova

The Nicest Gift

Emma is unhappy because the other children in her class make fun of her wild hair. But one day, her teacher’s wise words change her perspective. Come and join Emma’s classmates as they discover why her hair (and not only that) is actually a very valuable gift.

Short stories

Lucia Koudelkova Jesenska

Microbe Patrick’s Letter to Kids Everywhere

Patrick knows humans very well — but he is neither human nor animal. He’s a tiny microbe that lives inside a human body. But don't worry, he doesn’t harm the person, quite the opposite. He helps them to keep their body healthy. What worries him most, though, is that many children don’t know how to take care of their tummies, and they therefore feel unwell a lot of the time. So in order to enlighten children about this delicate matter, he wrote a letter in the form of a story. Read it together!

Human Body

German Tale

The Pied Piper of Hamelin

In this German folktale, you meet a mysterious piper who comes to rid the town of Hamelin from the rats that are plaguing it. But what happens when the mayor doesn’t pay him for this service as he had agreed to do? Well, it isn’t pretty. Though, in a very unexpected way, all comes good in the end.

Hana Do

Maya Goes Into a Rage

Maya’s day has not got off to a good start. A series of unfortunate events has made her cross, and she doesn’t know what to do with all the anger she can feel bubbling up inside her. Luckily, her daddy is with her, and he knows exactly how to sort it out. Come along with Maya and find out about it for yourselves!

Emotions and empathy

Jana Kasparova

Abi and the Pudding

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Abi loves food – so much that some of the boys at her school make fun of her for it. Luckily, Abi’s mum gives her some good advice and as she finds out more about healthy eating, Abi also develops a totally new and rather useful hobby. Find out how successful Abi is at turning the boys’ mockery to her advantage in this story.

Human Body

Ukrainian Tale

The Gossiper

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This Ukrainian folk tale will not only reveal how much trouble a gossipy person can cause, but it will also show you how gossip can be effectively undone.

Vietnamese Tale

The Rice Cake

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The Emperor of Vietnam has to choose an heir from among his sons. But how can he choose when all of the men are smart and capable? In order to decide, he invents a special task for each of them to perform. The next emperor would be the one who best achieves it. Luckily for the old emperor, the outcome made his choice crystal clear.

Eva Huckova

Dino Maximiliano the Dinosaur – Part 2

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In this second part of the Dino Maximiliano story, Max’s dream of a new bike starts to become reality. Together with the little dinosaur and his inventor-friend Micah, you will learn what it takes to construct a bicycle, while also finding out that cycling isn’t actually that simple.

Stories for 5+ years old

Dominika Sakmarova

Sandra Makes a Pact with the Sun

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The arrival of the new school year does not please Sandra at all. She doesn’t like getting up early in the morning, and would prefer to avoid it completely. But one day, the Sun overhears her objections, and that sparks a notion: What if I stopped getting up early in the morning too? Well, this seems fair. But what happens when the Sun doesn’t wake up on time?

Stories for 5+ years old

Katarina Gondova

The Unusual Racer

Only the best kid-racers can take part in this race, and Lucy is among them. From the start, we can tell that Lucy is not an ordinary racer, but we don’t know what makes her exceptional until later in the story. The message here is that regardless of who we are, we can achieve our dreams.

Short stories

Dominika Sakmarova

A Pet that No One Else Has

Micky is unhappy that he cannot have any animal pets at home like some of his friends. That's why his elder sister gives him something special that's green and bushy. Micky gets a pet that no one else has. At the same time, thanks to it, he gets closer to his elder sister and he learns to love plants.

Nature stories

Hana Do

The Apple Pie

Tommy is sad about something the other children said to him at school – they laughed at him because he looked different. Then his mum teaches him an important lesson while they make an apple pie together. Find out what that lesson was in this short story.

Emotions and empathy

Central European tale

Salt over Gold

This folk tale reminds us of the value of salt and other ordinary things that we often fail to realise are precious to us. Discover just how valuable they can be in this story about the wise, frugal princess Maria and the king who valued gold and precious gemstones more than his own daughter’s love.

Hana Tokosova

Bunty Buckwheat and the Decorations

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In this fun and informative story about the ancient grain called buckwheat, Bunty Buckwheat teaches children about the many different forms it can take and the various types of dishes it can be used in.

Human Body

Vietnamese Tale

The Golden Axe

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This Vietnamese fairy tale tells of a poor lumberjack who loses his axe in the river. He wants nothing more than to get it back. A mysterious old man offers to return his axe - but it's actually a test. And the old man isn't even an ordinary old man...

Biblical story

A Christmas Story About Baby Jesus