Thokozani the Eland

Super Great Kids' Stories

Kids & Family, Education For Kids, Stories For Kids

4.5 • 2.1K Ratings

🗓️ 6 March 2026

⏱️ 28 minutes

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In this story from South Africa, we meet Thokozani the Eland, a type of antelope who has magic powers to shape-shift into a human. When a series of fires sweeps through his area putting the animals at risk, Thokozani is chosen to talk to the villagers. Will they listen to him? Listen to Nokugcina Mhlophe tell this moving story and 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.
0:18.1	Wise tales from storytellers around the world, which will make you laugh
0:23.6	and sometimes cry. Recommended for ages 5 to 105. I'm Kim and I love stories. Today we have a new theme of animal stories and we're starting with an
0:42.5	uplifting tale from South Africa about a type of antelope. The story is called Tokozani
0:50.4	the Eland told by Nguina and Floppe.
0:57.1	How are you, super great kids?
0:58.9	Did you have a happy week?
1:03.6	I'm feeling chipper because the sun is shining.
1:08.4	The birds are singing and there's pink and white blossom on the trees.
1:12.6	There's a fun song about the spring which my children sang in school. The sun is shining and the sky's so blue
1:16.6	and I feel happy, happy all through.
1:20.6	I wonder if you know that song.
1:22.6	It's a good one to sing to raise your spirits.
1:25.6	I'm also pleased because we're in a new month of March and we have a new
1:30.9	theme, animal stories. I think a lot of you super great story fans are animal lovers. I notice when I meet
1:39.0	some of you at the online shows that you often have a cat sitting on your head or a dog which is taking up most of your sofa.
1:47.0	Another thing I'm looking forward to this month of March is two online shows.
1:53.0	A scary stories show for ages 8 and above, which is on Saturday, March the 28th.
2:00.0	And next weekend, Saturday March the 14th,
2:03.9	there's another online show with guest storyteller Despinna Ario from Greece, who will be joining
2:11.3	Amy Douglas and Jason Buck and telling stories about birds. More details about that on our website,
2:20.1	supergreatkidstories.com and on our Facebook page.
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