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Dick Whittington

Who was Dick Whittington? Watch this story, one of our 'British tales' videos about characters and people from British history, to find out!

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Story by LearnEnglish Kids. Animation by Slurpy Studios.

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Discussion

Do you know another story where an animal helps someone? Write a comment and tell us about it!

Average: 3.1 (16 votes)

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British tales
Animals
Traditional stories
UK
Level 2

Submitted by KingBlueT-Rex on Mon, 11/07/2022 - 04:39

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Accomplished 10:39, 11 Jul 2022. Very inspiring story. Don't give up. Work hard and overcome challenges.

Submitted by BrightSquirrel… on Wed, 04/05/2022 - 17:44

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In my opinion, the story is nice and I have enjoyed listening to it.

Submitted by BlueKidGuitar on Sun, 06/02/2022 - 16:49

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In Ukraine we have a story about a bear that befriends a girl in the woods.

Submitted by BrightSeaLily on Tue, 24/08/2021 - 12:14

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Wonderfull story

Submitted by AgentGirl8 on Tue, 04/05/2021 - 11:07

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I couldn't believe anyone was so stupid believed that the streets of London were paved with gold... But the story was good, I like it (>v

Submitted by MissCastleWand on Wed, 21/04/2021 - 07:46

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Well it’s kinda boring... cause he’s poor and just then! HE WAS SUDDENLY THE MAYOR OF LONDON!

Submitted by VioletTurkeySeagull on Mon, 12/04/2021 - 10:44

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I like the story !

Submitted by QueenWaterPrimrose on Thu, 25/03/2021 - 10:38

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I love this story its so beautiful and magic

Submitted by LordKid9999 on Thu, 18/03/2021 - 08:30

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Yes a dog could also protect us.

Submitted by GreyDingoYoyo on Thu, 18/02/2021 - 06:13

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he walked for hours i think and no gold? not worth it

Submitted by RedPop10 on Wed, 17/02/2021 - 07:00

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I want Dick's cat. He can help my gran.

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