The Pumpkin Seed & The 3 Old Ogres of Ni'ihau
5/15/202629 min
Storyteller Alton Takiyama Chung tells two Ogre stories. 'The Pumpkin Seed' - from Korea - is about two brothers, one who is kind and one who is greedy. The second story 'The 3 Old Ogres of Ni'ihau' is from Hawai where Alton grew up. It's about 3 terrible ogres who take over an island and eat anyone who comes there to fish. Can the brave village chief outwit three enormous Ogres and stop the people from going hungry? Listen if you're feeling brave.
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[upbeat music] Hello, and welcome to Super Great Kids Stories, wise tales from storytellers around the world which will make you laugh and sometimes cry. Recommended for ages five to 105. I'm Kim, and I love stories. Today we have not one, but two ogre stories called The Pumpkin Seed, which is from Korea, and The Three Old Ogres of Niʻihau from Hawaii. They're told by Alton Takayama Chung. Now, these stories are a tiny bit scary. They have ogres in them who like to eat people for snicky snacks. So if ogres are not for you, then maybe you could listen to an Anansi story, which is much more funny than scary. How are you, Super Great Kids? I do hope that you had a very good week. I'm happy because, well, we've got two ogre stories. Ogres are like a cross between a troll and a giant. They're as big as trees,