Tall Tales & Other Stories: Classics for Kids of All Ages‪!‬ Alexandra McTavish

Come read the comical tale of Henrietta Hen! Follow this humble fowl of the farm as she finds the fattest grubs, lays the most beautiful eggs and chatters loudly all her wise counsel. Truly there is not another hen in all the world with more beautiful speckled feathers than she—at least if you ask her!First published in 1921 The Tale of Henrietta Hen is the third instalment in Arthur Scott Bailey’s Slumber-Town series.Don't forget to subscribe to hear more wonderful stories! Or, if you fancy telling me YOUR story, go to our website: https://www.talltalesandotherstories.com to leave a voicemail. You can also sign-up to support the podcast to bring you new classic tales every, single week!

The Velveteen Rabbit (or How Toys Become Real), is a much-loved classic book from 1922, written by Margery Williams and illustrated by William Nicholson. It chronicles the story of a stuffed rabbit's desire to become real through the love of his owner and proves that you don't need to be shiny, new or trendy, for to love and be loved in return makes you real indeed.Don't forget to subscribe to hear more wonderful stories! Or, if you fancy telling me YOUR story, go to our website: https://www.talltalesandotherstories.com to leave a voicemail. You can also sign-up to support the podcast to bring you new classic tales every, single week!

Welcome to Tall Tales & Other Stories: Classics for Kids of All Ages!This is the place you can come to listen to all sorts of tall tales – from wicked giants, to naughty hens, boring badgers or brave knights…there will be some stories you already know and so many others you are soon to discover. If you fancy a bedtime story, we’ll have those, as well stories for looong bo-ring car journeys…or classics re-told and nonsense poems. Something for everyone, I think.Now remember, there are no pictures in podcasts, so you must imagine these stories in your mind…You can imagine them anyway you want to because that’s the beauty of reading! Alright, here we go! Now, we’re just getting started so might I suggest that you like and subscribe to this podcast so you never miss an episode. I’m going to post lots and lots of stories but as JK Rowling says (she’s a super famous author by the way): “there’s no story, unless someone wants to listen” so its up to you to take the lead and hit subscribe and if you like these stories, please share them with your friends and leave a review. Better yet…Why not go to my website at: talltalesandotherstories.com and tell me your story? It doesn’t have to be a long one and I might even read out my favorites each week! There is a world of stories out there, so why not make your own!