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Adventure/Survival Episodes

Take a step on the adventurous side and use your imagination to bring these stories alive!
July 31, 2022

THE TWO CARTRIDGES by STEWART EDWARD WHITE

1001 Classic Short Stories Stories by Stewart Edward White

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July 3, 2022

WILL STUTELY RESCUED BY HIS COMPANIONS THE MERRY ADVENTURES OF ROBI…

1001 Classic Short Stories & Tales Stories by Howard Pyle

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Aug. 15, 2021

HIGH WATER MARK by BRET HARTE

1001 Classic Short Stories & Tales Stories by Bret Harte

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April 13, 2020

THE MAN FROM SNOWY RIVER and 3 ELEPHANT POWER by BANJO PATERSON

1001 Classic Short Stories & Tales Stories by Banjo Paterson

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March 9, 2020

AN UNQUALIFIED PILOT by RUDYARD KIPLING

1001 Classic Short Stories & Tales Stories by Rudyard Kipling

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Jan. 9, 2020

THE LITTLE MERMAID (PT 2) by HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSON

1001 Classic Short Stories & Tales Stories by Hans Christian Anderson

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Jan. 6, 2020

THE LITTLE MERMAID by HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSON (PT 1)

1001 Classic Short Stories & Tales Stories by Hans Christian Anderson

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Oct. 1, 2018

THE LITTLE MERMAID by HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSON

1001 Classic Short Stories & Tales

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Feb. 19, 2018

THE 300 SPARTANS: THE PASS AT THERMOPYLAE by CHARLOTTE YONGE

The Battle of Thermopylae (The 300 Spartans Story): An ancient Greek tale of the brave 300 standing againt 10,000 is told here by classic writer Charlotte Yonge. Music Credits: "Drive" and "Reverie" by Ross Bugden no copyright His link:...

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Jan. 1, 2018

AN ADVENTURE IN THE UPPER SEA by JACK LONDON

In "Adventure In the Upper Sea" by Jack london, a balloon pilot recounts a harrowing incident involving a young boy during a public show in Oakland CA in this riveting jack London tale. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit

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Jan. 30, 2017

THE SHIPWRECK by CHARLES DICKENS

This story by Charles Dickens is a part of a larger story about the 1859 wreck of The Royal Charter, a steam powered clipper on its way from Australia to Liverpool, and carrying 370 passengers and a crew of 112. Many of the passengers were gold miners...

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