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The Red Ettin

The Red Ettin is a Scottish fairy tale where two brothers set out to seek their fortune, but only one has the wisdom to face what lies ahead. When the elder brother fails to answer the riddles of the fearsome three-headed Red Ettin — a monstrous giant who has stolen a king's daughter — he is turned to stone. Armed with a magical wand and the guidance of a fairy, the younger brother must brave terrible beasts, outwit the monster's deadly questions, and break the curse that imprisons his brother and the captive ladies of the castle. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/ririro-com-kids-stories-6-10-years--6564597/support [https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/ririro-com-kids-stories-6-10-years--6564597/support?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss].

The History Of Tom Thumb

The History of Tom Thumb is a classic English fairy tale in which a ploughman's wife wishes for a son no bigger than a thumb — and Merlin grants it. Tom, dressed by fairies in oak-leaf and spider-silk, spends his small life stumbling into batter puddings, swallowed by cows and fish, riding a mouse through King Arthur's court, and dodging the fury of a jealous queen. Equal parts comic and perilous, the story follows Tom's improbable rise from peasant cottage to royal favourite — and his equally improbable end. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/ririro-com-kids-stories-6-10-years--6564597/support [https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/ririro-com-kids-stories-6-10-years--6564597/support?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss].

The Laidly Worm Of Spindleston Heugh

"The Laidly Worm of Spindleston Heugh" is an English legend retold by Joseph Jacobs in which Princess Margaret is cursed by her jealous witch stepmother and transformed into a monstrous dragon terrorising the Northumberland coast. Only her brother, Childe Wynd, can break the spell — but to reach her he must outwit the queen's dark magic and overcome his own instinct to fight. The story builds tension between sibling loyalty and supernatural menace, as a kiss becomes the only weapon that matters. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/ririro-com-kids-stories-6-10-years--6564597/support [https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/ririro-com-kids-stories-6-10-years--6564597/support?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss].

Cap O’ Rushes

Cap O' Rushes is a free short story that follows a wealthy man's youngest daughter, cast out after she says she loves her father "as fresh meat loves salt." Disguised beneath a cloak of rushes, she takes work as a kitchen maid in a grand house — until a series of dances, a lovestruck young master, and a ring slipped into a bowl of gruel set a remarkable reunion in motion. Sharp, tender, and quietly subversive, the story builds toward a wedding feast where unsalted food brings a father to tears. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/ririro-com-kids-stories-6-10-years--6564597/support [https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/ririro-com-kids-stories-6-10-years--6564597/support?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss].

Earl Mar’s Daughter

Earl Mar's Daughter is a fairy tale by Joseph Jacobs in which a young noblewoman coaxes a dove from an oak tree, only to discover it is Florentine, a prince cursed by his own mother's magic to spend every day trapped in bird form. The two marry in secret and share seven hidden years together — until Earl Mar threatens to force his daughter into another marriage, sending Florentine fleeing across the sea. With his sons transformed into swans and loyal dancers into herons, he races back to interrupt the wedding in spectacular fashion. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/ririro-com-kids-stories-6-10-years--6564597/support [https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/ririro-com-kids-stories-6-10-years--6564597/support?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss].