Audiocuentos
Educational Value
- Love peace; hate war
Basic elements
| Moral of the story |
Setting |
Characters |
| Two ideas. That wars and battles are not romantic, and that we can all do something to bring about peace. |
A battle between two ancient kingdoms |
A sword and the Kings of two neighbouring countries |
Story intro
Once upon a time there was a precious sword. Now, this sword belonged to a great King, and for as long as anyone could remember, the King spent all his time in his palace, enjoying his shows and parties. One day a great dispute...
Educational Value
- Being calm
Basic elements
| Moral of the story |
Setting |
Characters |
| Acting when we are furious or annoyed results in less clever and inteligent actions |
A class in a modern school |
A teacher, some students and their parents |
Story intro
The science teacher, Mr Litmus, had asked his students to study some particular animal. They would write a short report, and tell the rest of the class their conclusions. Some talked about dogs, others about horses, some chose fish. But the most interesting discovery of all was made by little Sophie...
Educational Value
- Tenderness and kindness
Basic elements
| Moral of the story |
Setting |
Characters |
| The best way to deal with anger is to use tenderness, tact, and kindness |
A kingdom, long ago |
Un gigante, un rey y un músico |
Story intro
George the Giant had lived for centuries in The Cave of Anger. The giants were peaceful, solitary beings up until the time when King Terry the Terrible accused them of ruining the harvest. King Terry then ordered that the giants be hunted down. Only George survived this, and since then...
Educational Value
- Loyalty and commitment
Basic elements
| Moral of the story |
Setting |
Characters |
| Tthe fundamental basis of friendship and love is to remain loyal and committed during times of adversity. |
long ago, in the time of fairies and magic. |
a fairy and one of her followers. |
Story intro
A long, long time ago, before people and their cities filled the Earth, even before many things even had a name, there was a mysterious place that was guarded by the Fairy of the Lake. Fair and generous, each of her followers were ever willing to serve her. There was a time in which some evil beings ...
Educational Value
- Self acceptance
Basic elements
| Moral of the story |
Setting |
Characters |
| We can all achieve great things, and we have within ourselves all that is needed to do so. We should not give such great importance to physical beauty, nor should we want to change only according to how others see us. |
Land of the Fairies |
Fairies and witches |
Story intro
There was once a fairy who was learning how to be a fairy godmother. Most magic and wonderful, she was the kindest and cleverest of all fairies. However, she was also a very ugly fairy. And no matter how much she showed her wonderful qualities, it seemed that everyone...
Educational Value
- Communication. Do not judge others's intentions.
Basic elements
| Moral of the story |
Setting |
Characters |
| We should not guess or imagine the intentions of others. Talking is how we come to understand others, and clear up a great many problems |
Two neighbours’ houses |
Two neighbours |
Story intro
There was once a man who went out to look for a job. As he was passing his neighbour's house, an important piece of paper fell out of the man's pocket.
His neighbour happened to be looking out the window. He saw the piece of paper fall, and
Educational Value
- Good manners
Basic elements
| Moral of the story |
Setting |
Characters |
| The origin of good manners |
A park with a big tree |
A boy and a tree |
Story intro
A long, long time ago a little boy was walking through a park. In the middle of the park there was a tree with a sign on it. The sign said...
Educational Value
- Forgiveness, self control and joy
Basic elements
| Moral of the story |
Setting |
Characters |
| A non-scary story about monsters, to tell to little ones on Halloween |
Monster world |
A girl, several monsters, and letters |
Story intro
A long time ago, most monsters were charming, sweet-toothed individuals. Silly, hairy guys who lived happily in their monster world. They talked and played with kids, and would tell them bedtime stories.
But one day, some monsters had a great big argument...
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