How The Bellbird Lost Her Song

Super Great Kids' Stories

Wardour Studios

Stories For Kids, Kids & Family, Education For Kids

4.4 • 1.6K Ratings

🗓️ 31 May 2024

⏱️ 19 minutes

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Summary

In this story from Aotearoa, New Zealand, a small bird who mysteriously loses her song, she wanders through the forest asking for help from her feathery friends. Will she get her song back? Listen to this beautifully told rhyming tale from Maori storyteller Eliza Bidois to find out. 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,
0:18.0	Wise Tales from Storys around the World,
0:22.0	which will make you laugh and sometimes cry.
0:26.0	Recommended for ages 5 to 105.
0:31.0	I'm Kim and I love stories.
0:35.0	Hello super great kids and how are you?
0:38.0	I'm very happy because today we have a new theme and a new storyteller.
0:46.0	The theme as summer approaches here in the northern hemisphere
0:50.1	is birds and nature. And the storyteller is. is about Maui slowing the sun. Mother and daughter are both storytellers living in New Zealand or
1:08.1	Auteiroa as they call it. Eliza's story is about Comaco, the beautiful New Zealand bellbird, which has a magical song.
1:19.0	Now, just before we hear from Eliza, I wonder if you can have a little think.
1:27.0	The Bell Bird has a song a bit like Bell's chiming.
1:31.3	If you were telling a story about a bird who lost its song, which bird would you use?
1:37.0	Do you know any birds which have a pretty song?
1:40.0	Have a think about it, while we have a quick word with the grown-ups.
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