Poor orphan girl Cinderella longs to go to the grand royal ball, but her cruel stepmother and stepsisters won't allow it. Can her fairy godmother help make her dreams come true? A magical retelling of the classic tale, read by Tamsin Greig.

A wealthy widowed merchant lives in a mansion with his three daughters. All are equal in beauty, but the youngest, Beauty, is kind and pure of heart; while the two elders, in contrast, are wicked, selfish, vain and secretly taunt and treat Beauty more like a servant than a sister. The merchant eventually loses all of his wealth in a tempest at sea.

When Geppetto makes a wooden puppet of a little boy, he is astonished when the puppet comes to life! But Pinocchio dreams of being a real boy.... A magical retelling of the classic tale, read by Stephen Mangan.

Traditional tales are a well-established part of all cultures. Retold from the originals, these lively stories will captivate listeners.

Traditional tales are a well-established part of all cultures. Retold from the originals, these lively stories will captivate listeners. Well-known stories will give young learners confidence.

Beauty is kind and loving, even though her two sisters tease her and her merchant father is too poor to buy her presents. All she wants is a rose: so when her father sees a beautiful rose bush in the grounds of the Beast s castle, he plucks a flower for her. The Beast is angry, and demands something precious in return.... A magical retelling of the classic fairy tale, read by Tamsin Greig.

Magical retellings of three classic fairy tales, read by Tamsin Greig and Stephen Mangan. In "Aladdin", Aladdin is a tailor's son who dreams of making his fortune and marrying the Sultan's daughter, but is tricked into becoming apprentice to a cunning magician. He needs Aladdin to do a very special job - climb down into a deep, dark cave and fetch an oil lamp...

Of all the toys in Andy's room, Woody the cowboy is his favorite. But when Andy receives a brand-new toy for his birthday—a space ranger named Buzz Lightyear—Woody suddenly loses his number one spot.

The Little Mermaid lives in a beautiful underwater city. But on her first trip to the world above the ocean, she meets a handsome human Prince, and falls in love... A magical retelling of the classic fairy tale, read by Tamsin Greig.

Fearless optimist Anna sets off on an epic journey—teaming up with rugged mountain man Kristoff and his loyal reindeer Sven—to find her sister Elsa, whose icy powers have trapped the kingdom of Arendelle in eternal winter. Encountering Everest-like conditions, mystical trolls, and a hilarious snowman named Olaf, Anna and Kristoff battle the elements in a race to save the kingdom.

金太郎は、とても力の強く、たくましい子供でした。もう七つ八つのころには、石臼やもみぬかの俵ぐらい、へいきで持ち上げました。大抵の大人を相手にすもうを取っても負けませんでした。けれども金太郎は決して威張ったりしません。やさしさと勇気、真の強さをもった山の大将でした。やがて大人になった金太郎は都に上り、坂田金時と名乗って、頼光の家来になるのでした。(C)青空文庫

In simple and straightforward language, Bhante Gunaratana shares the Buddha's teachings on mindfulness and how we can use these principles to improve our daily lives, deepen our mindfulness, and move closer to our spiritual goals. Based on the classic Satipatthana Sutta, one of the most succinct yet rich explanations of meditation, Bhante's presentation is nonetheless thoroughly modern.

Traditional tales are a well-established part of all cultures. Retold from the originals, these lively stories will captivate listeners. Well-known stories will give young learners confidence.

Magical retellings of four classic fairy tales. In "Rapunzel" read by Tamsin Greig, beautiful Rapunzel has been imprisoned by an evil enchantress. Every day, she sits at the window of her high tower, and sings as she lets down her long hair. Then one day, a prince comes riding by.... In "The Tinder Box" read by Stephen Mangan, a wizened old woman promises a soldier riches beyond his wildest dreams. All she wants in return is a small tinderbox - but is there more to the tinderbox than meets the eye?

This classic adaptation of James Barrie's play tells the story of Peter Pan, a mischievous little boy who can fly, and his adventures on the island of Neverland with Wendy Darling and her brothers, the fairy Tinker Bell, the Lost Boys, and the pirate Captain Hook.

大人も子供も楽しめるのが昔話の良さではないでしょうか。いつの時代になっても語り継がれる物語には多くの思いが込められています。今作は「一寸法師」!小指の先ほどの少年は、その風貌からいじめられたりもするがものともせず立派に成長して行く。お椀に乗って京へと旅立つ少年の先には…!シナリオはwebページにて公開予定となっておりますので、本作と併せてお楽しみください。オリジナルの効果音などで演出し、絵本とは違う臨場感たっぷりの物語をお楽しみ頂くことができます。一度は聞いたことがあるはずなのに、なかなか思い出せないという方も多いのでは?是非この機会に昔話の面白さを再認識しながら、子供たちに読み聞かせてあげてください。絵のないお話は想像力を養い、情操教育にも役立ちます。物語の内容は原文(御伽草子)をもとに明治時代初等教育に導入された時点での意訳書をもとにしています。

This enticing ensemble of children’s classic stories with sound effects and original songs features a full cast of voice actors, including multi-award-winning voice talent Barbara Rosenblat and ATC Seneca Award-nominee Georgia Lee Schultz. Included in the collection are Alice in Wonderland, Snow White, Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty, Little Red Riding Hood, and International Radio Festival-winner Scourge of the Desert.

yellow bird project制作、世界の童話シリーズ第71話。大人も子供も楽しめる童話オーディオブックを、多彩なキャストとBGMでお届けします。『大きなお父さんグマと、中くらいの大きさのお母さんグマと、小さな子グマ。とても仲のいい三匹のクマの家に、ある日人間の女の子が迷い込んできました。さて、いったいなにが起こるのでしょうか?』

Freddy Thresher has a problem: a really, really, big problem. He's the only one in his class who hasn't lost a tooth! All of the other students in Mrs. Wushy's first grade have signed their names on the Big Tooth, and Freddy's determined to get his name on it, too. So when Max "The Meanie" Sellars calls Freddy a baby, Freddy decides he's going to lose that tooth one way or another, even if it means getting punched in the face at recess, and even bigger trouble, with Mom!

yellow bird project制作、世界の童話シリーズ第10話。大人も子供も楽しめる童話オーディオブックを、多彩なキャストとBGMでお届けします。『貧乏な古道具屋が、気まぐれに助けたタヌキ。実はこのタヌキ、いろいろな物に化ける能力を持っていました・・・』

Blackstone Audiobooks presents, from the unabridged collection A.A. Milne's Pooh Classics, the 44 poems and verses from When We Were Very Young performed by Peter Dennis. This is the only reading of these delightful verses authorized by A.A. Milne's son, Christopher Robin.

子どものころに聞いたあのお話しを、オーディオブックでお楽しみください。

原作：新美南吉「はじめて雪を見た子ぎつねは、うれしさのあまり降り積もった雪の上をかけまわりました。しかし、冷たい雪にふれた子ぎつねの手は、赤くはれてしまいました。お母さんぎつねは子ぎつねに、手袋を買ってやることにしました」
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※BGMなし版もセットで収録されています。
※当コンテンツに含まれている言語は『英語』のみです。他言語版をお求めの方は、別途お買い求めください。

The fantasy worlds of Alice in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass come to life in these audio theatre presentations with music and sound effects.

年をとって、だんだんカラダがいうことをきかなくなったために、主人から捨てられそうになったり、殺されそうになったり、食べられそうになったり、スープにされそうになった、ろば、いぬ、ねこ、おんどりは、長年、仕えてきた主人から逃げ出し、町の楽隊に雇ってもらうためにブレーメンの町を目指します。旅の途中、この四人組の楽隊仲間は、森の中で泥棒の家を見つけます。家の中にはごちそうがありました。四人組はどろぼうを追っ払って中に入り込み、ごちそうをたらふくお腹につめこみます。果たしてこの四人組の動物たちはブレーメンの町に辿り着けるのか…?グリム兄弟の名作をオーディオブックでお楽しみください!(C)青空文庫

VOA発信のニュースで2019年の重要な出来事を振り返り、リスニング力を徹底強化！話題の単語が繰り返し自然に耳に入るから、語彙学習にも最適。