Join Granny MacDuff as she reads classic children’s fairy tales in this award winning podcast.
The Fairy Tales with Granny MacDuff Podcast is an absolute gem for children and even teenagers like myself. Despite being a senior in high school, I find myself listening to these enchanting stories every night before bed because they are incredibly calming and enjoyable. Granny McDuff's soothing voice and sweet stories provide the perfect way to wind down and fall asleep peacefully. I only wish there were more episodes released each week because I can't get enough of them.
One of the best aspects of The Fairy Tales with Granny MacDuff Podcast is Granny McDuff herself. Her storytelling skills are unparalleled, and her gentle tone creates a peaceful atmosphere that helps lull listeners into a state of relaxation. The stories she tells are classic fairy tales that we all know and love, but she adds her own unique touch to make them even more captivating. Each episode feels like a warm hug from Granny McDuff, providing comfort and tranquility to its listeners.
Another great aspect of this podcast is its ability to help children fall asleep faster. Many young listeners, like Sydney Redmile who is just 9 years old, have attested to the fact that longer episodes enable them to drift off into dreamland quicker. This feedback shows how effective these stories are at soothing young minds and preparing them for a restful night's sleep.
However, one downside of The Fairy Tales with Granny MacDuff Podcast is that some children may miss out on hearing the endings of the stories because they fall asleep as soon as the story starts. While this speaks volumes about how relaxing the podcast is, it may leave some children longing to know what happens next in their favorite fairy tales. Perhaps adding brief recaps or reminders at the beginning of each episode could help those who doze off revisit the storylines they missed.
In conclusion, The Fairy Tales with Granny MacDuff Podcast is an outstanding bedtime podcast for children (and even teenagers) seeking calmness and relaxation before sleep. Granny McDuff's storytelling abilities and soothing voice create a serene atmosphere that helps listeners unwind and drift off to dreamland. Although there could be improvements in ensuring children hear the endings of the stories, overall, this podcast is a must-listen for anyone seeking a peaceful and enchanting bedtime experience.
Every night, a woman is home with her loving husband. But when the sun rises, she magically turns into a beautiful flower—one of three growing in the meadow. One day, she asks her husband to find her among the flowers. But how will he know which one she is?
When the miller offers his mill to the apprentice who brings the most beautiful horse, young Alexander sets off to find one. But instead of a horse, he finds a talking cat with a magical castle — and a few clever challenges. Can Alexander earn the most magnificent horse the world has ever seen?
Edwin the Teddy Bear decides to leave the comfort of home to find adventure and adventure he does find!
A princess and her brothers try to find their way home.
A young bull named Antonio helps save the day after the cows on the neighboring farm steal all of their grass. Now there's nothing to eat! With the help of Ronaldo the Great, a famous bull who has returned home to retire, they have one goal: get the grass back.
An orphaned Fundevogel is taken in by a kind forester and his daughter. As the children grow, the two become best friends. But one day, when they learn the wicked cook plans to do away with him, the children must find a way to outsmart her.
A brave princess must remain silent for years to save her six brothers, who were turned into swans by a wicked witch.
When a peasant meets a doctor and decides to be one himself, he becomes Dr. Knowall. But does he know all?
What happens when a hare meets a rabbit? Find out as Granny MacDuff reads this enchanting tale!
Greta is a very good skier. She ski's to school every morning. And this morning seems no different. But on her way to school, Greta meets a little goat who needs her help. What she doesn't expect is the adventure that follows ...
The Court Cards on the wall of a little boy's castle come to life to tell their stories.
When a Prince who feared nothing sets out to see the world, he meets a giant and soon finds the world isn't always what he thought it would be.
A prince learns his lesson when he sets out to conquer the entire world.
A sorceress places a spell on Princess Adeline, she must perform the same three tasks every day or be banished to the Icy Caves of Ladonis. Princess Adeline never misses a task, but one day, in order to save a friend, she does miss one. Will she escape the Icy Caves?
A little flower called a Snowdrop goes on an unexpected journey.
Valentine the Cupid is very busy with work, especially this time of year, but in his free time he tends to his red roses, seven hundred to be exact. One day, an unexpected rose grows. A golden rose. Valentine tries to cut it, pluck it, and pull it but it will not budge. Could the rose be meant for someone special?
When the Fox meets the Cat, the Fox thinks himself better than all animals. But will the Cat prove him wrong?
Arion travels far and wide playing his music, but when pirates make him walk the plank, he finds himself all alone in the ocean. Until a dolphin who heard his music, comes to save him.
When a piece of a Straw meets a piece of Coal and a Bean, they form an unlikely friendship and decide to see the world. But what happens when they reach a little brook surprises them all!
A white snake with magical powers gives a young man the gift of hearing what animals are saying. When he sets off to travel the world, he soon finds himself in a great kingdom competing for the princess's hand in marriage. Will he win her affection? A retelling of the classic fairy tale, The White Snake.
When Old Hildebrand goes on a journey to find laurel leaves in order to cure his daughter's cold. But when he meets a fortune teller along the way, he learns there is trickery afoot!
Mac is a Resolute, little creatures who are in charge of New Year's Resolutions. But Mac has no interest in resolutions, instead he wants to see the world. So he sets out to do so. On his journey, he meets a little girl who needs his help.
On Christmas Eve, Katrin reads her new book until she can't keep her eyes open, and once asleep, finds herself transported into a magical world.
Santa asks Felonius Pelonius, the Grelf, or grumpy elf, to go to London to help a little boy get off the naughty list.
A little drummer boy brings music back to a town long without hope.
A little boy and his grandmother bake a Gingerbread Man who escapes from the oven and causes mischief wherever he goes.
The Acorns and the Walnuts have been at odds for generations after a run-in with the Great Squirrel. Now, it's up to little Adeline Acorn and William Walnut to bring them all together. Can they do it?
When young Catherine realizes her stepmother, a witch, is trying to do away with her, she goes to her Sweetheart Roland for help. They decide to run away, but not before they take the witch's wand which holds all her power. Will they escape the witch?
When a sorceress gifts the king and queen a pair of shoes for their baby, Princess Edwina. She says if the child wears them to her celebration, she will be protected all her life. But when a nursemaid puts a different pair of shoes on the baby, the sorceress grows angry and casts a spell. No shoes will ever fit the princess, for she will have small feet and big toes, and if she were to ever try to fit into a pair, she would be banished to the farthest rock on the highest hill. Can the spell be broken?
When little William's mother bakes a Johnny-cake, she asks him to keep an eye on it in the oven. But soon, William finds the Johnny-cake has left the oven and is rolling out the door! What adventure will the Johnny-cake find?
Tantalinius, a Vamptula, half tarantula, half vampire, has entered into the big web weaving contest. And he's got one dream - to have the Halloween Howler be a part of his design. But no one would dare try to find the Howler. Seen but not heard, he was the stuff of legend. Unafraid, Tantalinius ventures off to find him ... will the Howler help him?
The old witch who lives in the woods has caused trouble for the people of the kingdom for many years. Some have tried to vanquish her, but she is too powerful. So, when the princess arrives at the castle to celebrate her wedding to the prince, she vows to stop the witch once and for all. And perhaps she can, for the princess is hiding a secret of her own ...
Fia might seems like a normal Irish girl, but what no one knows is ... she can see ghosts! And banshees, and fairies. In fact, she has three banshees who follows her around day and night. But when they go missing, Fia must help a fairy and a ghost get them back from the mischievous leprechaun who's searching for his gold.
When a young man and a princess fall in love, the King will only give permission for them to marry if the young man brings him three golden hairs from the head of the Demon of Eldritch. Will he succeed?
Sybille is forced to cook and clean and spin wool every day by her mother and sister. But one day, she finds herself in a magical world where she meets Mother Holle, the mother of winter. She stays happily and takes good care of Mother Holle, but soon starts to feel homesick. So, Mother Holle sends her home with a great gift. A gift that makes her sister mightily jealous. And so, she decides to visit Mother Holle. Will Sybille's sister receive the same kindness as Mother Holle showed her? #cinderella #fairytales #bedtimestories #grannymacduff #storiesforkids
When sevens brothers are turned into ravens, their mother and father do everything they can to try to change them back into their human forms. But with no luck, the ravens fly far away. When their sister, Isabel, learns what happened, she sets out to bring them home ... will she be able to break the spell?
Pumpernickel Squash runs the most popular tavern in town. He works alone and has everything figured out ... or so he thinks. When an unexpected visitor arrives, Pumpernickel finally sees perhaps a little help never hurts ...
Gilda, a Viking Princess, is called upon by the Leaf of Time, to help save the Prince of the Realm who has been placed under a spell by a sorceress. Together, they travel through time to find him ... will Gilda be able to save the prince?
Gertie is quite a good cook! But, sometimes she likes to taste the food before it's served, and sometimes by the time it's ready to serve, Gertie has gobbled it all up! So when a guest is late to dinner, Gertie decides to taste the chickens she's cooked ... and soon, there is not chicken left! What will Gertie do?
When a little hen in a henhouse makes a little joke about her feathers, her eavesdropping neighbor thinks she was quite serious and tells the other hens. Then the story spreads all around the neighborhood until it becomes so outrageous that the little hen herself doesn't even recognize it!
A donkey sets out to become the Bremen Town Musician and meets unexpected friends along the way.
When a father promises to bring home a singing, springing lark for his youngest daughter, Caroline, he reluctantly makes a bargain with a lion in order to take the bird home to her. Now, Caroline must go to the lion, but when she does, she gets an unexpected surprise. The lion is in fact a handsome prince. A spell was put on him long ago, by day he is lion, by night he takes his true human form. But when the spell turns him from lion to dove, Caroline follows him across the ocean. With the help of the Night Wind, she breaks the spell. But finds him in the grasps of an enchanted princess who takes him away to her castle. Will she be able to find her true love and set him free once and for all?
When a fisherman reels in a fish made of gold, it makes him an offer. Throw him back in the water and he will change the fisherman's cottage into a marvelous castle. But there is one catch, he can never reveal how it came to be. Will the fisherman be able to keep the secret?
A father bestows a gift upon each of his three sons. The first, a rooster. The second, a scythe. The third, a cat. He tells them to use them wisely to make their fortune. Will they manage to be as clever as their father hopes?
When a peasant and his daughter, called Claire, are gifted land from the king, the begin to plant crops. When the dig up a solid gold mortar, the peasant wants to bring it as gift to the king. Despite Claire's advice to tell no one as the king will only ask for the pestle, the peasant takes it to the palace. But it turns out, Claire was right and the peasant finds himself in trouble, until the King meets his clever daughter ...
Egor and his father search the old library for the potion and the spell, the only way to defeat the Feldrimel. Will they find it?
Tiny people, only a fraction of the size of a blade of grass live in a beautiful place deep in the woods. They had fled their previous home years before when ferocious spiders, call the Feldrimel, moved in. Now, they have been spotted scouting the Grassini's new home. Without a way to defeat them, the people of the grass think it is time to leave. But young Egor knows better. He found a way to defeat them but it lies in the treacherous land of the Feldrimel. Along with his father and the great warriors of the Grassini, Egor must venture into spider territory in order to vanquish them once and for all. Will he succeed?
When a Prince is born with the gift that every wish he makes must come true, it leads him on an adventure no one ever expected. A retelling of the class fairy tale, The Pink.
When a sheepdog decides to leave home and go his own way, he meets an unlikely friend.
Two princes set off seeking adventure. When their father the King decides it's time for them to return home, he sends his youngest son to find them. Reunited, the princes turn toward home. On their way, they pass an enchanted castle where the two elder brothers are turned to stone. It is up to the youngest prince to save them all ... will he succeed? Perhaps with a little help from the Queen Bee ...