Episodes

  • Just So Stories Tale 8 - How The First Letter Was Written

    Just So Stories Tale 8 - How The First Letter Was Written
    Mar 25 2026
    In which a resourceful little girl named Taffy, faced with her father’s broken spear and no means to send a message, invents a novel way of drawing pictures upon birch-bark to communicate across languages and distances. This quaint adventure, witnessed by a wary tribe and a foreign stranger, softly unveils the dawn of writing in the days when men lived simply yet dreamed grandly.
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    24 mins
  • Just So Stories Tale 7 - The Beginning Of The Armadillos

    Just So Stories Tale 7 - The Beginning Of The Armadillos
    Mar 25 2026
    In which a stickly-prickly Hedgehog and a slow-solid Tortoise dwell peacefully by the turbid Amazon until a puzzled Painted Jaguar, unsure how to distinguish one from the other, seeks to capture them by the instructions of his cautious mother. Through cleverness and unexpected transformations, the two friends discover new ways of swimming and curling, much to the astonishment of Jaguar and his mother, leading to the birth of a curious new creature for all to admire.
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    20 mins
  • Just So Stories Tale 5 - The Elephant's Child

    Just So Stories Tale 5 - The Elephant's Child
    Mar 24 2026
    In which a young Elephant, driven by an insatiable curiosity quite unlike the others in his family, embarks on a daring journey to the great grey-green, greasy Limpopo River to discover what the Crocodile has for dinner. Along the way, he encounters various creatures and, through a most peculiar adventure, gains a remarkable new feature that changes his life and the life of all elephants forever.
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    19 mins
  • Just So Stories Tale 6 - The Sing-Song Of Old Man Kangaroo

    Just So Stories Tale 6 - The Sing-Song Of Old Man Kangaroo
    Mar 24 2026
    In which a proud and woolly creature, eager to be unlike any other, seeks the help of mighty gods and finds himself pursued across the vast, sunbaked continent by a tireless and hungry adversary. Through relentless running and hopping, the creature’s form and fortunes change in a way that marks him forever, as the landscape bears witness to their extraordinary race.
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    9 mins
  • Just So Stories Tale 3 - How The Rhinoceros Got His Skin

    Just So Stories Tale 3 - How The Rhinoceros Got His Skin
    Mar 23 2026
    In which a Parsee man bakes a grand cake on a remote island by the Red Sea and encounters a rather ill-mannered rhinoceros whose skin fits quite snugly. Upon a heatwave, the creature removes his skin like a coat, leading to a most troublesome and ticklish predicament that shapes the rhinoceros’s appearance and temper thereafter.
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    7 mins
  • Just So Stories Tale 4 - How The Leopard Got His Spots

    Just So Stories Tale 4 - How The Leopard Got His Spots
    Mar 23 2026
    In which the Leopard and the Ethiopian discover that blending with their surroundings is the new cunning way to survive the shifting habits of the animals and the forests of South Africa. They undergo remarkable transformations that teach them how colour and pattern serve as nature's clever disguise to outwit both prey and predator alike.
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    15 mins
  • Just So Stories Tale 2 - How The Camel Got His Hump

    Just So Stories Tale 2 - How The Camel Got His Hump
    Mar 22 2026
    In which a certain obstinate Camel, living aloof in the desert and quite unwilling to lend his strength to Man’s labour, acquires a most peculiar and useful characteristic by the hand of a Djinn. This tale thus unfolds with a gentle lesson about idleness and the curious consequences it breeds in a world freshly made.
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    8 mins
  • Just So Stories Tale 1 - How The Whale Got His Throat

    Just So Stories Tale 1 - How The Whale Got His Throat
    Mar 22 2026
    In which a very hungry Whale, having devoured all the fish in the sea, encounters a small, clever fish who introduces him to the curious taste of man, thus beginning an extraordinary adventure beneath the waves. Through a remarkable series of events involving a resourceful mariner and a trusty jack-knife, the Whale’s throat is forever changed, revealing why he must henceforth be content with the smallest of prey.
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    8 mins