Enjoy a traditional Norwegian story, read from The Blue Fairy Book, published in 1914 (although the story itself is much older).

Milly Molly Mandy is getting ready for a party!

Milly Molly Mandy goes berrying, but things don't go exactly how she hopes.

There is lots of preparation when Milly Molly Mandy finds out that her great aunt is coming to visit. Since she is so great, surely she will need a very large chair and a room larger than the guest room?

Today's story is very old, first written down in the mid 1800s, but originated much earlier in Scandinavian oral tradition. It was written by Peter Christen Asbjørnsen and Jørgen Moe, who are the Scandinavian counterpart to the Brothers Grimm in Germany.

If anyone would like to take part in the pourquoi story writing challenge, send me your story at thereadaloudlady@outlook.com by June 15th 2025 and it could be featured in a bonus episode!

Chapter two of "Milly Molly Mandy Stories"

This is a chapter book, for the younger folks. Each story makes sense on its own, although I am sure they will wait excitedly to find out what Milly Molly Mandy does next.