https://readtoyourchild.com/themes/universal/Recent content in Universal on Read To Your ChildHugoen-usSat, 04 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://readtoyourchild.com/stories/the-caterpillar-with-too-many-shoes/Sat, 04 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://readtoyourchild.com/stories/the-caterpillar-with-too-many-shoes/A tidy caterpillar forgets how to walk once he starts overthinking which of his hundred feet goes first.https://readtoyourchild.com/stories/the-stag-at-the-mirror-pool/Fri, 27 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://readtoyourchild.com/stories/the-stag-at-the-mirror-pool/A stag admires his magnificent antlers in a still pool and is ashamed of his thin spindly legs, until a panther comes through the bushes.https://readtoyourchild.com/stories/the-boy-who-cried-ankylosaurus/Sat, 28 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://readtoyourchild.com/stories/the-boy-who-cried-ankylosaurus/A dinosaur-mad boy plays the same prank on his village once too often, and finds that nobody believes him on the day it turns out to be true.https://readtoyourchild.com/stories/the-jealous-sole/Tue, 24 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://readtoyourchild.com/stories/the-jealous-sole/A humble herring surprises everyone by winning a swimming race, and a boastful sole is left with a permanently twisted mouth.https://readtoyourchild.com/stories/the-fox-who-lost-his-tail/Sun, 15 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://readtoyourchild.com/stories/the-fox-who-lost-his-tail/Having lost his own splendid tail in a trap, a proud fox calls a grand meeting to persuade every other fox in the forest to cut theirs off too.https://readtoyourchild.com/stories/the-bull-the-goat-and-the-lion/Sun, 25 Jan 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://readtoyourchild.com/stories/the-bull-the-goat-and-the-lion/A bull escapes a lion by squeezing into a goatherd's cave, where a small goat decides that a trapped bull is a fine chance to try being the boss.https://readtoyourchild.com/stories/the-bear-the-bees-and-the-big-splash/Sat, 24 Jan 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://readtoyourchild.com/stories/the-bear-the-bees-and-the-big-splash/A hungry bear finds a hollow log full of honey, gets one small sting on the nose, and loses his temper very badly indeed.https://readtoyourchild.com/stories/the-little-crab-and-the-big-lesson/Tue, 09 Dec 2025 00:00:00 +0000https://readtoyourchild.com/stories/the-little-crab-and-the-big-lesson/A proud mother crab tells her son to stop walking sideways and to march straight ahead like a dignified crab, then tries to show him how it is done.https://readtoyourchild.com/stories/the-wolf-the-shadow-and-the-giant-mistake/Sat, 06 Dec 2025 00:00:00 +0000https://readtoyourchild.com/stories/the-wolf-the-shadow-and-the-giant-mistake/A wolf sees his own shadow stretched enormous by the setting sun, decides he must be the biggest beast in the forest, and goes looking for the lion.https://readtoyourchild.com/stories/the-camel-and-the-jackal/Tue, 11 Nov 2025 00:00:00 +0000https://readtoyourchild.com/stories/the-camel-and-the-jackal/A cunning jackal tricks a kind camel into danger for a free meal, and gets a soggy lesson in return.https://readtoyourchild.com/stories/the-three-stag-beetles-and-the-big-bad-rhino-beetle/Wed, 15 Oct 2025 00:00:00 +0000https://readtoyourchild.com/stories/the-three-stag-beetles-and-the-big-bad-rhino-beetle/A retelling of the Three Little Pigs in miniature, as three stag beetle brothers build homes of leaves, twigs and bark, and a big bad rhino beetle comes to knock them down.https://readtoyourchild.com/stories/the-crows-challenge/Sat, 20 Sep 2025 00:00:00 +0000https://readtoyourchild.com/stories/the-crows-challenge/Two crows race to fly the highest with sacks of cotton and salt, and the rain decides who was truly the cleverer flier.https://readtoyourchild.com/stories/buttered-lamb-and-the-nasty-witch/Sat, 13 Sep 2025 00:00:00 +0000https://readtoyourchild.com/stories/buttered-lamb-and-the-nasty-witch/A timid boy nicknamed Buttered Lamb outsmarts a witch not once but twice, and earns himself a braver name.https://readtoyourchild.com/stories/the-boy-the-river-and-the-unhelpful-passerby/Wed, 10 Sep 2025 00:00:00 +0000https://readtoyourchild.com/stories/the-boy-the-river-and-the-unhelpful-passerby/A boy swims out of his depth and calls for help, and the important-looking man on the bank decides that what he needs most is a good telling-off.https://readtoyourchild.com/stories/the-young-man-and-the-golden-mountain/Thu, 28 Aug 2025 00:00:00 +0000https://readtoyourchild.com/stories/the-young-man-and-the-golden-mountain/A treacherous master strands his servant on a mountain of gold, in an old warning tale about greed and betrayal.https://readtoyourchild.com/stories/the-fox-the-goat-and-the-deep-wet-hole/Sat, 21 Jun 2025 00:00:00 +0000https://readtoyourchild.com/stories/the-fox-the-goat-and-the-deep-wet-hole/A careless fox falls into a well and cannot climb out, until a very thirsty goat comes along and offers him exactly the ladder he needs.https://readtoyourchild.com/stories/the-wolf-the-horse-and-the-field-of-gold/Sun, 08 Jun 2025 00:00:00 +0000https://readtoyourchild.com/stories/the-wolf-the-horse-and-the-field-of-gold/A hungry wolf finds a field of oats he cannot eat, and generously offers the whole thing to a passing horse, purely out of friendship.https://readtoyourchild.com/stories/the-wooden-calf/Tue, 15 Apr 2025 00:00:00 +0000https://readtoyourchild.com/stories/the-wooden-calf/A poor man carves himself a wooden calf, and a wise judge's ruling turns a rich man's own excuse against him.https://readtoyourchild.com/stories/the-eagle-and-the-arrow/Sun, 06 Apr 2025 00:00:00 +0000https://readtoyourchild.com/stories/the-eagle-and-the-arrow/The proud king of the sky believes nothing can reach him on his cliff, until an arrow finds him and he sees what its flights are made of.https://readtoyourchild.com/stories/the-tortoise-and-the-ducks/Fri, 04 Apr 2025 00:00:00 +0000https://readtoyourchild.com/stories/the-tortoise-and-the-ducks/A restless tortoise finally gets to see the world when two ducks fly him across the sky, on one condition: he mustn't open his mouth.https://readtoyourchild.com/stories/the-dog-in-the-manger/Tue, 11 Feb 2025 00:00:00 +0000https://readtoyourchild.com/stories/the-dog-in-the-manger/A small dog makes his bed in the cattle's manger and will not let the hungry, hard-working cows eat the hay, even though he cannot eat a mouthful of it himself.https://readtoyourchild.com/stories/the-flies-and-the-golden-trap/Fri, 03 Jan 2025 00:00:00 +0000https://readtoyourchild.com/stories/the-flies-and-the-golden-trap/A jar of honey tips over on a kitchen table, and a swarm of flies dives in without a single thought for how they will get out again.https://readtoyourchild.com/stories/the-horse-and-the-revengeful-wish/Mon, 04 Nov 2024 00:00:00 +0000https://readtoyourchild.com/stories/the-horse-and-the-revengeful-wish/A horse is so angry at the stag who ruined his meadow that he asks a hunter for help, and agrees to wear a bridle and saddle to get his revenge.https://readtoyourchild.com/stories/the-crab-that-played-with-the-sea/Fri, 09 Aug 2024 00:00:00 +0000https://readtoyourchild.com/stories/the-crab-that-played-with-the-sea/A giant, rule-breaking crab makes the tides run wild, until a magician teaches him a lesson about staying humble.