Leah’s bedtime stories
Leah’s bedtime stories
Allegra
These are stories shared by a mother from Singapore with her 6 year old girl Leah.
The solar system
A child’s narrative on the planets in the solar system.
May 13, 2021
6 min
Little mermaid
Classic story about a little mermaid.
May 13, 2021
5 min
司马光砸缸 - How Si Ma Guang save his friend
A classic Chinese story about how a young boy used his wit to save his friend.
May 13, 2021
2 min
咕咚来了 Here comes Gu Dong!
A Chinese folk tale about a group of animals, upon hearing the sound ‘gudong’, of a papaya falling into the waters, started to run thinking that a monster approaching is approaching.
May 31, 2020
3 min
Jack and the Beanstalk
May 17, 2020
4 min
The ugly duckling
Narrated by 6 year old Leah!
May 10, 2020
2 min
Rumpelstiltskin
A classic folktale from the Grimm Brothers.
May 3, 2020
4 min
The story of Bukit Merah -a Southeast Asian folktale
There is a place in Singapore known as Bukit Merah, or Redhill. Listen to find out how the place got its name.   Transcript: Once upon a time, there was a king, who ruled the island of Singapura.  The king was very proud and evil-hearted, and could not stand anyone who is  cleverer than him.  One day, many swordfish came to the shores of Singapura and began leaping out from the sea attacking the villagers living near the shores.  The swordfish were strong and they had long hard mouths and razor sharp teeth, and they killed many villagers.  The king and his advisers were up to their wits end and does not know what to do.  Then one day, a boy came to see the king.    "Your majesty, why dont you line the shores with banana stems, so that the swordfish will be stuck and you can kill them?"  Upon hearing the boy's suggestion, the king said to his men: "Do as the boy has said."  And they lined the shores with banana stems.  When the swordfish jumped up, the men began to kill each and every swordfish.  Everybody soon heard about the boy and began to praise him for his cleverness.  The king began to feel angry and jealous.  That night, he ordered his man: "Look for the boy and kill him!"  The men went up to the hill where the boy lived and pulled out their daggers to stab the boy.  As the boy died, his blood began to flow down the hill and covered the hill in red.  As time passed, people began to call the hill "Bukit Merah", or Redhill, in memory of the boy.
Apr 26, 2020
2 min
The princess and the pea
Classic fairytale
Apr 19, 2020
2 min
Little red riding hood
Classics retold.
Mar 28, 2020
2 min
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