Fox and Dog

Super Great Kids' Stories

Kids & Family, Education For Kids, Stories For Kids

4.5 • 2.1K Ratings

🗓️ 26 September 2025

⏱️ 21 minutes

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Summary

Are you more like a fox, or more like a dog? Storyteller new to Super Great Kids’ Stories - Cara Silversmith, tells this moving tale from Scottish traveller the late Duncan Williamson. The story compares the freedom and danger of the wild outdoors, to the comfort, warmth and safety of the home. Listen to Cara tell this moving tale and decide which would you would rather be - a fox or a dog. Warning: This story could be a little unsettling. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hello and welcome to super great kids' stories.
0:17.6	Wise tales from storytellers around the world, which will make you laugh and sometimes
0:24.0	cry. Recommended for ages 5 to 105. I'm Kim and I love stories. Hello, super great kids. Today's story is called Fox and Dog. It's from Scotland and told by Scottish
0:43.7	storyteller new to Super Great Kids, Kara Silversmith. Hello, super great kids and how are you? I'm just
0:52.8	tickety boo. My reasons to be cheerful this week are that I've
0:57.0	been meeting lots of you at our shows and it's always really good to see you in person. And I went for a
1:06.0	walk in our woods after our show last week and there was a beautiful owl sitting on a birch tree stump
1:12.2	and looking at me.
1:14.0	I felt very lucky to have seen it.
1:17.2	Woo-hoo-hoo-hoo.
1:19.0	I thought maybe it was there to say
1:21.0	happy birthday.
1:22.4	What do you think?
1:23.9	And my third reason to be cheerful
1:25.9	is that by the time you hear this story, I'll be cycling in the south of Spain and swimming in the sea to cool off. Arrah!
1:35.3	Today, we're sharing a traveller story told by Kara Silversmith, who lives in Scotland. I think this is the first Scottish storyteller we've had on
1:46.1	Super Great Kids' stories. So I'm very pleased we met Kara at the Stealing Thunder
1:51.4	Storytelling Festival. It's a tale originally told by the Scottish traveller Duncan Williamson.
1:59.4	A traveller is someone who doesn't always have their home in one place.
2:03.6	They move around and traditionally they often used to sleep outdoors. This is a moving story
2:10.1	about a wild fox who meets a pet dog. The story is a little bit worrying at first, but it all works out okay in the end.
2:20.9	You might want to listen to it with a grown-up.
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