Instructional Video4:12
TED-Ed

The Aztec Myth of the Unlikeliest Sun God

6th - 12th Standards
How did the sun arrive in the sky? Learners watch a short film that describes the myth of Nanahuatl, a weak Aztec god who sacrificed himself to become the fifth sun for his people.
Audio12:55
Storynory

How the Whale Got His Throat

8th - 12th Standards
What happens when a whale bites off more than he can chew? Rudyard Kipling's classic story "How the Whale Got His Throat" was originally part of his 1903 Just So Stories, and is featured as an audio story to accompany a transcript of the...
Audio20:22
Storynory

The Elephant’s Child

8th - 12th Standards
Curiosity may have killed the cat, but it gave the elephant a very useful nose! Listen to a retelling of Rudyard Kipling's "The Elephant's Child" that explains how the elephant's long nose came to be—and what a hungry crocodile had to do...
Audio26:52
Storynory

The Crab That Played with the Sea

8th - 12th Standards
Crabs are simultaneously well protected and exceedingly vulnerable. But how did they get that way? Listen to Rudyard Kipling's "The Crab That Played with the Sea" to find out more about Pau Amma, Pusat Tasek, and the story of crabs'...
Audio8:55
Storynory

How the Camel Got His Hump

8th - 12th Standards
What happens when an animal doesn't have enough to do? Don't ask the camel! An audio retelling of Rudyard Kipling's "How the Camel Got His Hump" takes learners though the classic tale of how a grumpy camel earned his hump.
Instructional Video7:33
Curated Video

Anansi and the Pot of Beans

K - 4th
Why don't spiders have hair? Anansi and the Pot of Beans tells the story of Anansi visiting his grandmother and her irresistible pot of beans that Anansi can't help but taste. FInd out what happens next!