Stories of Music 

Stories of Music 


List of educational resources for parents and teachers to read online, to download in PDF format, or to listen to as audio stories

Our stories are a great tool to improve the education of your children and enhance your family atmosphere. Whether in family or in the classroom, as audio or as reading, using pictures or simple text, parents and teachers will discover with them a new way to successfully teach values to children, while enjoying each and every learning minute.

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List including all our stories about Music . Many creative short stories to teach values. Resources for parents and teachers

Music for the Clouds, a story about Taste in music

A short story about what music can bring
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Taste in music


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Moral of the storySettingCharacters
A story to encourage an appreciation of music in the youngest childrenA rainless countryA group of musicians

Story intro

There was once a tiny country that was suffering from a long drought. It had gone so long without rain that the people there were starting to go hungry because of the bad harvests... -> read more

Seven Captive Princesses, a story about Initiative and the love of reading

A short story about how to learn  and live when bored
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Initiative and the love of reading


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Moral of the storySettingCharacters
Being bored is always your own doing, all you need is a good book to kill boredom and feed your spirit.A mountainous country with 7 palaces7 Princesses and 7 knights

Story intro

When the evil Witch of the Summits imprisoned the seven Princesses in the seven castles of the seven mountains, guarded by seven falcons, seven ogres and seven dragons, no one thought they would ever return alive... -> read more

Music on your plate, a story about Healthy family life

A short story about good nutrition and healthy family life
short audio story in American English
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Average: 9 (1 vote)

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Healthy family life


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Moral of the storySettingCharacters
Not only children should get involved in eating more healthily. It is emphasised that the most elaborate, most processed, foods are usually the least healthyA doctor’s surgeryA girl, her parents, and a doctor

Story intro

Anna Dyatt was driving every doctor in the area mad. Her dad had a belly which he used to open doors with, and her mum was of similar proportions; but Anna was a very slim and svelte girl. Anna had always been very picky about food... -> read more

Drums in Space, a story about Respect and perseverance

A short story about respect and perseverance
short audio story in American English
short audio story in British Englishshort audio story in American Englishshort audio story in Latin American Spanish

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Average: 8.6 (27 votes)

Educational Value

Respect and perseverance


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Moral of the storySettingCharacters
There is always a good solution. If we persist in looking for it, we can end up achieving much more than we had envisioned.A girl’s house and outer spaceA girl who plays the drums

Story intro

Brenda Bongos was a happy, artistic girl, a girl with one big ambition - to play the drums in a band. But one big obstacle lay in her way. To be good enough to play in a band Brenda had to practice a lot, but she lived next-door to ... -> read more

Grandfather’s Coins, a story about Money management

A short story to teach children to manage their money
short audio story in American English
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Average: 8.4 (22 votes)

Educational Value

Money management


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Moral of the storySettingCharacters
A little money well spent can achieve a lot more than we had imagined, especially if it helps us to learn and develop ourselves.A family get-togetherA girl, her family, and a musician

Story intro

Every month, Julia and her cousins would go for the big family meal at their grandparents' house. They would always wait excitedly for the moment their grandfather would give them a few coins, "so you can buy yourself something." Then all the children would run off to ... -> read more

George the Giant, a story about Tenderness and kindness

A short story about tenderness and kindness
short audio story with narrator, sound effects and background music
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Average: 8.6 (26 votes)

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Tenderness and kindness


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Moral of the storySettingCharacters
The best way to deal with anger is to use tenderness, tact, and kindnessA kingdom, long agoA giant, a king and a musician

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... -> read more