The Spider Weaver

Super Great Kids' Stories

Kids & Family, Education For Kids, Stories For Kids

4.5 • 2.1K Ratings

🗓️ 20 February 2026

⏱️ 24 minutes

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Summary

A farmer in ancient Japan saves a spider from the jaws of a huge black snake. The spider in turn helps the farmer. But who will protect the spider when the farmer isn’t there? Listen to Alton Takiyama-Chung tell this beautiful tale which explains the origin of the Japanese word for ‘cloud’. 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.
0:18.3	Wise tales from storytellers around the world,
0:23.0	which will make you laugh and sometimes cry.
0:27.3	Recommended for ages 5 to 105.
0:32.4	I'm Kim and I love stories.
0:35.6	Today we have a beautiful story from Japan
0:39.2	told by Alton Takayama Chong.
0:42.6	It's called The Spider Weaver.
0:46.4	How are you, super great kids?
0:49.0	I hope you're having a happy week.
0:51.4	I'm very pleased because my little granddaughter, Dorothy, and I've enjoyed remembering all the nursery rhymes and lullabies which I used to sing to my children.
1:02.0	I chose a special lullaby for each one of them and they still remember them and they're quite grown up now.
1:08.0	It didn't always get them to sleep, but it did make me feel a bit
1:13.1	less worried when they were crying. I wonder if you have any little songs or lullabies which you could
1:19.2	sing to your younger brothers or sisters. I'm sure they would love it if you could sing a song
1:24.9	that you know to them. Now, another reason to be cheerful this
1:29.7	week is that lots of you have been writing to say you're enjoying the super great kids storybook,
1:35.9	which really puts a big smile on my face. My local independent bookshop in Cobham in Surrey
1:42.8	has invited me to tell stories for free on Saturday, March
1:47.4	21st at 1130. So if any of you happen to live near Cobham in Surrey and fancy coming to listen
1:55.0	to some stories and maybe get your book signed, then I'd be very happy to see you.
2:03.7	The story this week is from Japan.
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