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Більшість творів, написаних Франком для дітей, становлять казки. Письменник часто використовував у них сюжети, взяті з народної творчості різних країн світу. Франка особливо цікавила в казках їх моральна спрямованість, ідейний зміст, співзвучність з тими проблемами й справами, якими жило тоді суспільство. Використані Франком сюжети набирали глибоко актуального значення, відзначалися яскравим національним колоритом, набували виразної виховної спрямованості. Франко надавав казковому жанру особливого значення у вихованні дитини.

У казках Івана Яковича Франка під образами тварин висміюються люди з їх недоліками: жадібністю, невдячністю, жорстокістю і нечемністю, хитрощами і лінощами. У казках тварини з цими рисами характеру завжди покарані. Працьовитий Осел, мудрий Їжак, слабкий Заєць завжди перемагають сильних і хитрих Лева, Вовка, Ведмедя. Їжак - неборак покарав хитру Лисичку за її підступність, а Добрий та розумний Дрозд знайшов вихід із загрозливого становища та провчив Лисицю. У казках висміюється зло, заздрість, грубощі, невихованість і тупість.

Step into a world of wonder and adventure with "The Magic Treehouse Kids Stories Book"! Join Emma and Max as they uncover the secrets of a mysterious, enchanted treehouse hidden in the attic of their grandparents' countryside home. Each chapter is a magical journey, filled with whimsical adventures, colorful characters, and extraordinary worlds waiting to be explored.

The fourth installment of Russian Collection for Kids features stories that begin in everyday life and end in magic. Their main characters are children - boys and girls thrown into tough circumstances and having to test the limits of their courage and ingenuity to solve problems without grown-up help.

When Dr. Blair finds dinosaur poop, she invites you to join in a magical dinosaur adventure to detect DNA. Do you think we can bring to life a dinosaur? Join our fossil-finding team in this fun adventure when we go back to Triassic, Jurassic, and Cretaceous times.

Grégoire et Diane adorent jouer aux sorciers. À la veille de la rentrée, ils préparent un "élixir sorcifère", et s'empressent de le goûter. Le lendemain, dans le bus de ramassage scolaire, les deux amis ne reconnaissent aucun enfant. Et en plus, leurs nouveaux camarades portent un uniforme violet et un chapeau pointu...

Enjoy original stories like "The Crow and the Scarecrow", an adorable story of Grumpy Crow and his uncertainty of the new scarecrow placed in his favorite cornfield. Learn with kittens Boots and Louis as Momma kitty teaches them a valuable life lesson. Learn about unconventional friendships with "The Mermaid and the Fisherman".

This audiobook provides 10 simple stories for children. Each can be listened by the child within five minutes, allowing a moment to connect with the child and discuss with the messages within the story. Aimed at inspiring and cultivating young minds, through simple stories, simple values and morals of love, friendship, strength in adversity. These stories have been set classically, away from the modern world of technology, and aims to appeal to people with children all across the globe.

A suddenly appearing curiosity shop owned by a small man who might, or might not, be the Man in the Moon; a pair of strange spectacles buried in a fishbowl full of marbles; an old window glazed with sea-green glass found beneath a suburban house; and two adventurous boys who but the spectacles and climb through the window into a land of goblins, ghosts and rope ladders that reach to the moon.

Welcome to the preview of Funny Stories and Knock Knock Jokes Bundle. This bundle consists of two audiobooks.

Master storyteller Jim Weiss brings you suspense, laughter, and plenty of plot twists. Spooky, not scary! An ancient ghost tries to frighten a new family away from his castle. A scientist's potion reveals old secrets. And a street magician has one last trick up his sleeve. Beloved storyteller Jim Weiss retells these spooky tales from Nathaniel Hawthorne, Rudyard Kipling, and Oscar Wilde.

Cine a mâncat varza?—rațele bunicilor se împrietenesc cu doi iepuri de câmp flămânzi care vin zilnic să le mănânce varza dată de bunica.

Are you always being told by your family that you need to settle down and get some sleep? Then you are very much like Mr. Linguini! His big sister Lady Hershey has a way to help her brother drift off to dream land—a cozy story to listen to together. Join Lady Hershey and her little brother Mr. Linguini, two delightful pups, as they share their charming stories.

Un message dans une bouteille qui parle d'un trésor ! Voilà de quoi tourner la tête à Ramate le pirate. Mais son fils Nils, lui, se méfie. Et si c'était un piège ? Des aventures salées.

Aesop's Fables are stories based on analogies and caricatures featuring mostly animals. These stories got the collective name Aesop’s Fables from the person who collected the stories. Aesop, popularly believed to have been a Phrygian slave, collected his fables sometime around the sixth century BC. Whatever his real story may be, the fables he collected feature valuable lessons.

Good Vibes Avenue is a heartwarming urban comedy created by Maria Solis and co-authored by Stephan Walker Jr., celebrating the beauty of laughter, friendship, and togetherness. Set on a living neighborhood block where joy never takes a day off, every second bursts with humor, music, celebration. From surprise parties to street parades, these lovable characters remind us that happiness isn't something you wait for—it's something you create, one laugh at a time.

At Wildwood Magical Academy, mysterious shadows have begun to creep into the enchanted greenhouse, strange glowing mushrooms pulse with dark energy, and whispers of fear echo through the halls. When Willow, a clever black cat with a knack for sneaky plans, and Thistle, a bumbling but brave white bunny, discover the danger lurking beneath the surface, they leap into action to protect the academy they call home.

In their most daring adventure yet, Ivy, Willow, and Thistle find themselves at the heart of Wildwood Academy's darkest mystery. When a legendary magical artifact known as the Amulet of Echoes resurfaces, its dangerous power threatens to unravel the threads of magic that hold their world together. Guided by the enigmatic Whisperwings and the cryptic clues they leave behind, the trio ventures into the depths of the Shadowed Hall—a nexus of unstable magic—and faces off against a shadowy figure with sinister intentions.

Dive into an enchanting world of mystery and adventure with "The Mysterious Message in a Bottle." In this captivating bedtime storybook, listeners are whisked away on a thrilling journey alongside Mia and Benji, two young adventurers with hearts full of courage and minds brimming with curiosity. When Mia and Benji stumble upon a weathered bottle washed ashore, they discover a cryptic message hidden within—a message that sets them on a quest to uncover the secrets of the sea.

A book of naughty stories for good boys and girls! Have you ever refused to get out of bed, or lied about cheating on a test, or tricked someone into thinking you were a ghost? Of course you haven't, because you're a GOOD kid. Unlike the awful children in these POOEY stories!