The Griffin

Super Great Kids' Stories

Wardour Studios

Stories For Kids, Kids & Family, Education For Kids

4.4 • 1.6K Ratings

🗓️ 26 August 2022

⏱️ 27 minutes

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Summary

The mythical Griffin is half eagle, half lion, so it’s a very strong creature. In this story, a brave boy called Jack goes on a quest to find the Griffin and seek help for a young boy who is not well. The Griffin can be very frightening and bad tempered. Will Jack succeed in his quest? Listen to Kate Corkery telling this slightly scary tale and find out. (ps happy ending of course!)

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0:00.0	Hello and welcome to super great kids' stories, wise tales from around the world which
0:20.6	will make you laugh and sometimes cry.
0:24.6	I'm excited for ages 5 to 105, I'm Kim and I love stories.
0:31.6	Hello super great kids and how are you?
0:35.6	I'm happy because Story Al has been helping me to keep putting out the stories while I'm
0:41.6	away travelling in the country of Georgia and we've arranged it so that you and your
0:46.6	grown-up can now post your picture directly onto our Facebook page yourself.
0:51.6	And Story Al can respond directly on Facebook, her RAFA friends.
0:57.6	Today's story comes from Ireland, it's all about a Griffin.
1:02.6	I wonder if you know what a Griffin is.
1:05.6	A Griffin is a sort of mythical or story creature which is part eagle and part lion.
1:12.6	So because it's a combination of one of the strongest birds and one of the toughest animals,
1:18.6	it's super powerful and super clever.
1:21.6	The story comes from Ireland and our story teller is Kate Corkery.
1:27.6	Ireland is a beautiful island nation just west of Great Britain.
1:31.6	It's known for its green green fields and is often known as the Emerald Isle because it's
1:37.6	so green.
1:38.6	Ireland is also known for its story tellers and we have lots of super great kids' story fans
1:44.6	who come from Ireland.
1:46.6	There are no wild snakes in Ireland but there are story griffins who can be a bit scary.
1:53.6	This story is a teeny bit scary but of course it has a happy ending.
1:58.6	I wonder if you can think about how many different scary stories you know
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