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"Fee-fi-fo-fum!" Those four words have echoed through the centuries, but you’ve never heard them quite like this. When Jack trades his family’s only cow for a handful of "magic" beans, it looks like a foolish mistake - until a literal stairway to the heavens sprouts overnight. In this...

"Fee-fi-fo-fum, I smell an exciting story!" When young Jack trades the family cow for a handful of magic beans, his mother is so angry that she tosses them out of the window. The next morning Jack finds they have grown into a vine that reaches all the way up to the sky. Jack climbs the vine up, up, up into a thrilling series of adventures!

The definitive collection of traditional Celtic fairy tales. Joseph Jacobs' 1892 anthology of the most enduring folklore from Ireland, Wales, Scotland, and Cornwall is a delight for both young and old. Leprechauns, giants, witches, princesses, castles, and sea monsters all abound in this compendium of the best mythology Britain and Ireland have to offer.

Enjoy this fantastic edition of The Three Little Pigs, narated by the brilliant comedian, writer and actor Rik Mayall. Adapted by the renowned producer Mike Bennett, this delightful retelling of a classic tale will have you captivated from start to finish. The late, great Richard 'Rik' Mayall was a pioneer of alternative comedy in the '80s, who formed a famous comedy partnership with Ade Edmondson and featured in numerous cult classic sitcoms.

Jack and his mother are very poor and have only their cow, Milky-white, to help them survive. When the cow stops giving milk, Jack is sent to the market to sell her, but he ends up trading the cow for a handful of strange-looking beans. His mother is angry and throws the beans out the window, but by the next morning, a massive beanstalk has grown all the way into the sky! Jack climbs the beanstalk and discovers a giant house where a scary ogre lives.

British folklore wasn’t born on a page - it was forged in the firelight. Forget the watered-down, gentle retellings of your childhood. Joseph Jacobs’ "English Fairy Tales" restores the raw, pulse-pounding energy of the original oral tradition. These are the "low" tales of the countryside...

A charming collection of whimsical children's favorites narrated with wit, warmth, and wonder. Featuring the mischievous story of "Jack and the Beanstalk", the tongue-twisting "Henny Penny", the lethargic "Lazy Jack", and the scrambled "Humpty Dumpty".

In this beautifully reimagined adaptation of the classic tale retold by Joseph Jacobs, young Jack discovers that courage is not about fighting giants, but about helping them. When he reaches a cloud-top castle, Jack finds a gentle giant and his wife facing a crisis: their Great Wind Harp, which keeps peace in the Sky Kingdom, has fallen silent. With small hands and a brave heart, Jack repairs what giant hands cannot — restoring harmony to the skies.

The sky is falling, and Henny Penny and all her friends are running off to tell the king. Can they really trust Foxy Loxy to show them the way?

Turn your bedtime routine into a magical adventure with this collection of calming fairy tales that will have your children and whole family drifting off to the deepest, calming sleep they have ever have! With "Bedtime Fairy Tale Collection for Kids" you are not only just hitting play, you are unleashing 25 classic fairy tales which have been passed down for generations, unleashing adventures that will make dreams come alive.

Jack, while well-meaning, is not particularly ambitious...or hard working. Or smart. Every day he finds a hilarious new way to bring home a day's pay, which eventually leads to a comically happy ending.

In the legendary days of King Arthur, a brave boy named Jack sets out to save the land from terrifying giants. Armed with his quick wits and eventually some powerful magical items, like a coat that makes him invisible, he faces massive monsters with more than one head. From digging clever traps...

Jack sets out to seek his fortune and gathers a team of animal friends along the way. When they find a house full of robbers, they use a dreadful noise to take over! But when a robber returns at night, he is in for a series of funny - and painful - surprises waiting in the dark!...

Jack is so lazy that he spends all his time sitting by the fire or basking in the sun while his mother works. One day, his mother tells him he must finally earn his own keep or be turned out of the house. Jack begins taking small jobs for local farmers and shopkeepers, but he has no idea how to...

The Giants Are Hungry. And You’re on the Menu. In the mist-shrouded cliffs of Cornwall, the giant Cormoran treats humans like cattle and despair like a sport. The villages are broken, the magistrates are desperate, and the monsters are winning. But one man is about to turn the hunters into the...

"Little pig, little pig, let me come in!" Behind these famous words lies a pulse-pounding chase where one wrong move means certain disaster. Dive into the definitive, original version of "The Story of the Three Little Pigs" by Joseph Jacobs - a gripping experience that will have listeners of all...

What if the only thing standing between you and death was a tiny golden box you were never supposed to open? Jack left the safety of the great forest with a warning ringing in his ears: never open the golden snuff-box unless death is at the door. But when a powerful lord demands an impossible...

Step into a world of magic and wonder with this collection of four classic English folk tales featuring the legendary hero, Jack! Whether he is climbing a giant beanstalk to find treasure, outsmarting massive monsters in the time of King Arthur, or making hilarious mistakes while trying to bring...

The collection English Fairy Tales of Joseph Jacob includes the following Fairy tales : Binnorie ; Cap O' Rushes ; Childe Rowland ; Earl Mar 's Daughter ; Henny-Penny ; How Jack Went to Seek His Fortune ; Jack and the Beanstalk ; Jack Hannaford ; Jack the Giant-Killer ; Johnny-Cake ; Lazy Jack ; Molly Whuppie ; Mouse and Mouser ; Mr. Fox ; Mr. Miacca ; Mr. Vinegar ; Nix Nought Nothing ; Teeny-Tiny ; The Golden Arm ; The Master and His Pupil ; The Old Woman and Her Pig ; The Red Ettin ; The Rose-Tree.

The Fables of Aesop brings together some of history’s most enduring moral stories, retold with warmth and clarity by renowned folklorist Joseph Jacobs. From the determined tortoise challenging the boastful hare to the grateful lion repaying a humble mouse, each story offers a gentle reminder of values like kindness, honesty, courage, and the importance of thinking before we act.