Stories for 5+ years old

Edith is the school cleaner, but the pupils don’t pay much attention to her. However, everything changes when she suddenly has to take some time off. The children come to realise what a huge difference a clean school makes and how crucial the job of a cleaner is. In addition to everything they are taught in class, the pupils learn that every occupation should be valued.

Katarina Gondova

The Cuckoo Clock

Max is very much looking forward to a trip to visit his grandparents, who live abroad. His grandfather is a famous watchmaker and he's about to show his grandson his collection of clocks, including cuckoo clocks. But Max doesn't understand why anyone would lock up a cuckoo bird for hours. What will he discover in his grandfather's workshop?

Science stories

Vietnamese Tale

The Rice Cake

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.

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Vietnamese Tale

The Golden Axe

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...

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Katarina Gondova

A Mulish Match

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Little Wendy could do with learning some manners. She’s not very helpful at home, and when someone asks her to do something, it goes one ear in and out the other. Then, one day, she gets excited by the opportunity to ride a horse. What will happen when she finds out that the horse is just as stubborn as she is?

Stories for 3+ years old

Hana Do

The Apple Pie

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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.

Marian Dyno Buric

The Magpie Queen

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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

Hana Do

Maya Goes Into a Rage

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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!

Polish tale

Why Bread Turned Into Stone

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This Polish fairy tale recounts the story of a poor person and a miser who learned the error of his ways. It shows how greed can be repaid with kindness, and that by sharing what we have, we stand to gain even more.

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Biblical story

Noah’s Ark

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In this version of a well-known Bible story, you and your children can find out about how Noah came to build his legendary ark and how he managed to save his own family and all the animals on the planet from a huge disaster.

Stories for 5+ years old

Readmio

Salt & Pepper — Part 5

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It was time for Pepper and Salt to return home from another distant world — but this time it was by plane rather than ship. However, a plane journey is also an adventure, especially when our heroes experience strong turbulence for the first time in their lives. How do they handle it? And will they finally return safely to the Horák’s apartment?

Stories for 3+ years old

Marian Dyno Buric

Discovering the Emotions: Fear

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Martin continues his search for these things called feelings. Where do emotions actually live and what do they look like? While last time he came across Anger, he is now going to visit another of his neighbours, and in the process he encounters Fear.

Anna Pejchal

Dotty the Hamster’s Big Adventure

Embark on an adventurous journey with Aunt Jill and little Dotty the hamster! Along the way, you’ll learn how important it is to be patient and trust that your dreams can really come true.

Stories for 3+ years old

Jana Kasparova

Modesty as Big as the Moon

Based on real events, this story begins with Neil Armstrong as a child. Young Neil is fascinated by flying. With great determination, he continually pursues this interest, until he eventually becomes the first man on the moon. When he steps onto the moon’s surface and speaks those famous words, the app plays the actual recording from the NASA Apollo 11 mission in 1969. [NASA archives: One Small Step]

Science stories

Dominika Sakmarova

The Proud Cherry Tree

The cherry tree boasts a lot about her fine flowers, which are also admired by the other inhabitants of the garden. She wouldn’t trade-in her pretty blossoms for anything in the world — they are as white and delicate as snow! But then she has a chat with a Chrysoperla insect and suddenly realises that there are more important things in life than pride.

Short stories

Tereza Sebesta

Christmas Delight

Christmas stories for kids

While decorating the Christmas tree, George comes across an ornament he doesn’t recognise. Compared to the other baubles in the box, it looks odd. It’s old and shabby and rather ugly. So why does his mum find it so special and take such good care of it? Find out why this rocking horse, which is much-much older than George’s mum, is so very precious.

Lucia Koudelkova Jesenska

Evelyn’s Fondness for Fishing

In this tale, you will get to know a bit about the life of fishing lines, including little Evelyn. But she is different from the other lines and doesn’t quite know why. She has yet to find her place in the world. So one day she decides to leave home, setting out to discover where she belongs and who she is. What happens to her as a result of this adventure is a wonderful surprise!

Stories for 5+ years old

Katarina Gondova

The Airport at Christmas