Echo and Syrinx-Storytelling Podcast for Kids
Journey with Story - A Storytelling Podcast for Kids

Echo and Syrinx-Storytelling Podcast for Kids

B2Upper-intermediateOctober 1, 202612 min
  • Documentary
  • Fiction & stories

Two short tales from the Greek myths that explain the origin of our word echo and introduces us to the Greek nymph, Syrinx. From the D'Aulaires book of Greek Myths for children. An episode from Journey with Story, a storytelling podcast for kids ages 4-10. (duration 13 minutes) We have suspended our Patreon platform for now. But, you can receive all of this month's coloring sheets by signing up for my newsletter and you will also receive some terrific resources for raising kids who LOVE to read. Sing up for free now at www.journeywithstory.com If y...

Play episode

Opens the player: the full transcript, every word clickable, with translation and flashcards.

Try it: tap any word

Real sentences from the start of this episode. Every word is marked with its level.

Sentence 9 of 12 · 1:02

origin of our word echo and the other introduces us to a Greek nymph called

. , ,

and these versions of the Greek myths come from the Dolores Book of Greek myths.

Hear this sentence

Tap a word to see its meaning in your language.

Do you know these words?

8 harder words from this episode. Tap one to see what it means, then mark it.

  • B21:02
  • C12:48
  • B23:42
  • B25:18
  • B27:14
  • B28:55
  • C110:11
  • B211:25

Mark a few words and we'll tell you how this episode fits your level.

Is this episode right for you?

B2

B2 · Upper-intermediate

Comfortable if you already follow TV news

A1 37%A2 31%B1 23%B2 7%C1 1%
  • 92% of the words are B1 or easier.
  • 106 words a minute: slow, clear speech.
  • 35 harder words (B2 and up) in the whole episode.

Transcript

The opening of the episode. The whole transcript is in the player.

0:00

Have you ever tried speaking out loudly inside a cave or a tunnel? What happened to your voice? Do you know what we call that? Hello everyone, I'm Kathleen Pelly. Welcome to Journey with Story.

0:34

Of course, I'm sure most of you know that when we hear our voice repeating our words back to us inside a cave or a tunnel, we call that an echo. Today's episode includes two short tales from the Greek myths, and one explains the origin of our word echo and the other introduces us to a Greek nymph called

1:02

syrinx. Greek nymphs were sort of mini gods usually found in trees, mountains, rivers or caves and these versions of the Greek myths come from the Dolores Book of Greek myths. And our shout out this month is a huge thanks to a wonderful mama in Florida who recently wrote to tell me. We just came across your book in Venter McGregor at the library and fell in love with the pictures at first sight.

That was the opening. The rest of the episode (11 min) is in the player: every word clickable, with translation, saved words and flashcards.

Continue in the player

Automatically generated from the audio. May contain errors. Audio belongs to its publisher and is played from their feed. Rights holders can request removal — copyright & takedown policy