The fairy tales of G. Xenopoulos: Mr. Sparrow | 16 Nov. 2024, 17:00

The sparrow has a lot to share – it knows loneliness, fear, but also friendship. It feels jealousy as well as love. It is happy in the home of its friend Anna, yet also troubled. It’s joyful when flying freely, sometimes becomes jealous, but above all, it loves. After the storm, it waits to see the rainbow. A story like the sky of Athens.

(From the book’s back cover presentation)

This Saturday, November 16, 2024, at 17:00 Athens time, the short story Mr. Sparrow from the legendary series of children’s tales “Treasures from the Formation of Children” by Grigorios Xenopoulos will be presented in the show “Narratives – Stories and Fairytales for Small and Big Children” on the frequency of Voice of Greece.

Produced and presented by Maria Karagiannaki-Iona

Broadcast: Saturday, November 16, 2024, 17:00-18:00 Athens time

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