Multilingual stories for young people aged 6-10
Audio Stories
English
It’s the first Covid lockdown, and there’s not much for June to do other than bite her nails, and look at the stars. The neighbourhood WhatsApp’s biggest topics are the Amazon boxes on her doorstop and who’s playing in the street. But can June inspire them to look up instead?
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English/Polish
When Krys Maguire’s family move from Poland, she says goodbye to best friend Aggy and any chance of going to the Euros. “Co może być ważniejsze niż Mistrzostwa Europy?” But a trip to Dalymount means the soccer-mad schoolgirl might get the result she wants after all.
We are proud to have produced Super Paua Stories, four seasons of multilingual audio stories written, designed and performed by artists living in Ireland. Have a listen to a curated selection below or choose from all the stories wherever you get your podcasts. Languages include Irish, Polish, Arabic, Romanian, Romani and Portuguese. Where English is listed, the story can be understood by English speakers.
English/Irish
"The next few weeks would be a crucial time in Nan and Fiachra’s preparations. It was Nan’s dream to take home the gold prize and only one thing stood in her way – Petronella Hastings; bean ard a bhí i gcónaí ag cruthú rí rá agus ruaille buaille. Bhuaigh sí an comórtas anuraidh agus an bhliain roimhe sin. Agus deirtear go slíbhín ceart í..."
English/Arabic
يلا The best pairings are often the most unlikely. Chips and milkshakes. Sandals and fluffy socks. Blathering seashells and a crescent moon. In this story, Arwa, a quiet and curious young girl بنت صغيره, and Gary, a moany grandiose limpet, venture together under the sea بحر to retrieve a precious jewel in time for Ramadan.
ARTIST CREDITS
Directors: Mark Ball, Ursula McGinn, Kamila Dydyna
Sound Designers and Composers: Lara Gallagher, Tom Lane (inc theme tune composition), Anna Mullarkey, Fiona Sheil, Dariusz Weclawek
Writers: Hilary Bowen-Walsh, Sara Buckley, Ross Coleman, Diane Crotty, Wren Dennehy, Edyta Dolan, Fionn Foley, Alexandra Gogan, Gráinne Keenan, Lewis Kenny, Alison Martin, Cathal McCabe, Peter McCluskey, Aoife Meagher, Miriam Needham, Niamh O'Beirne, Brigid O'Dea, Ignacy Rybarczyk, Izabela Sawicka and Urszula Sawicka Gamarra, Berni Stack, Anna Weglarczyk
Performers: Ala Buisir, Sophie Campbell, Justyna Cwojdzińska, Morgan Cooke, Graeme Coughlan, Ailbhe Cowley, Selma Daniel, Martha Dunlea, Kamila Dydyna, Alexandra Gogan, Lauren Kelly, Matt Kennedy, Lena Kwiatkowska, Seán Loughrety, Zita Monahan-McGowan, Tica Muntean, Alex Nucu, Aoife Spratt, Mateusz Szczerek, Max Woods
Sound Engineers: Stephen Crawley, Ger Kellett, Clodagh Mooney Duggan
Language Consultants: Ala Buisir, Selma Daniel, Alexandra Gogan, Aleksandra Rosiak
Producer: Heather Rose
Special Thanks To: Arts Council Ireland, Axis Ballymun, Riverbank Arts Centre, Sian Ní Mhuirí