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Longer stories about daily life, past and future.
- Jezero ispod mora Polly finds a big salty lake in a dry valley, with old coral in the rocks around it. Audio
- Brdo puno rupa Men dig the blue stone out of the hill by hand, because machines would break it. Audio
- Plaža bez ničega Polly finds a long empty beach in a national park, and then she flies home. Audio
- Izgubljena u Lisabonu Sofía gets lost in Lisbon and a woman helps her with a map. Audio
- Soba s balkonom Marcos gets a hotel room with a nice balcony. Audio
- Stol za jednu osobu Mia eats alone in a small restaurant, and the waiter helps her choose. Audio
- Začin koji je nekad vrijedio kao zlato Saffron comes from tiny flower threads picked by hand, and for most of history a pound of it cost about the... Audio
- Jezero koje nestaje svakog ljeta In Slovenia, a huge lake fills a valley in winter and then vanishes underground every summer, leaving... Audio
- Park pored moje kuće A squirrel describes the small park next to its tree: the pigeons by the benches, Mr. Badger and his bread,... Audio
- Grad koji stavlja zlato na sladoled Kanazawa in Japan makes almost all of the country's gold leaf, and wraps whole sheets of it around soft ice... Audio
- Let koji traje devedeset sekundi A tiny plane hops between two Orkney islands in Scotland on the shortest scheduled flight in the world. Audio
- Vikni ili ćeš propustiti stanicu A shared minibus with no bell and no screen, where the only way off is to say so out loud, early and twice. Audio
- Ručak koji nikad ne završava In Spain, the best part of lunch starts when the food is finished. It even has its own name. Audio
- Životinja koja pravi kocke Wombats make cube shaped poop, and now we know why. Audio
- Ova ptica spava dok leti Frigatebirds fly for many days and sleep only a little. Audio
- Ručak koji jede cijela zemlja In the Dominican Republic, everyone eats the same lunch at the same time. Audio
- Večera koju kuha vulkan In the Azores, people cook food inside a hot volcano. Audio
- Posljednji vlak Tomas misses the last train in Tokyo and sleeps in a tiny room. Audio
- Prazna šalica On his first day, Pedro drinks from a cup that is not his. Audio
- Broj četrdeset sedam Carla waits a long time at the clinic for a small cut. Audio
- Nikad ne naruči latte u Italiji In Italy, the word latte does not mean coffee. One small word can bring you a big surprise. Audio
- Odakle dolazi kava Coffee begins as a red fruit on a green plant and travels far before it fills a cup. Audio
- Spavanje u noćnom vlaku Night trains in Europe carry travelers between cities while they sleep in cozy beds. Audio
- Kako pčele prave med Honeybees turn sweet flower nectar into golden honey through hard teamwork in the hive. Audio
- Dugi svileni put The Silk Road was a famous trade route that linked China with Europe for many centuries. Audio
- Amazona, najveća rijeka The Amazon is the river that carries the most water in the world. Audio
- Hobotnica i njezina tri srca The octopus is a clever sea animal with three hearts and blue blood. Audio
- Kabeli ispod mora Long cables under the ocean carry almost all of the information that travels between countries. Audio
- Dugačka utrka zvana maraton The marathon is a very long running race with a curious and surprising history. Audio
- Prvo svjetlo u selu While the whole village sleeps, one window glows: the baker lights the oven so fresh bread will be ready by... Audio
- Mala ptica u satu In Germany's Black Forest, carved wooden cuckoo clocks call out every hour while children wait and laugh. Audio
- Grad u kojem je bilo zabranjeno umrijeti When a small Italian town ran out of space in its cemetery, the mayor signed an order telling people not to... Audio
- Mačka koja ide autobusom Every morning a cat climbs onto the same city bus, watches the streets go by, and gets off at his own stop. Audio
- Riba koja se penje uz vodopade In Hawaii, a fish smaller than your finger climbs up waterfalls taller than buildings, using its mouth as a... Audio
- Para i mali tanjuri A first night at a Taipei night market, where pointing, smiling, and one brave question buy a very good... Audio
- Lampioni na radnoj ulici Polly walks a lantern-lit street of old wooden teahouses that still works today, and finds ice cream... Audio
- Srči glasno, to je pristojno In Japan, slurping your noodles loudly is not rude, it is a sign that you are enjoying the meal. Audio
- Slap koji pada prema gore On very windy days, strong gusts can blow a Norwegian waterfall's spray back up into the sky. Audio
- Krug i jutarnji brod The Ring of Brodgar at dusk, then the small practical business of leaving an island, done in four sentences... Audio
- Devedesetodnevno zrno In a bar in Kirkwall, a flat dark bannock turns out to be the reason the islands were farmable at all. Audio
- Skup na hridima Grey seals are hauling out on the low rocks before the pupping season, and the questions Polly has been... Audio
- Sagrađeno od onoga što su imali On Lamb Holm, two army huts hold a chapel that prisoners of war made out of scrap, and the only honest... Audio
- Selo pod olujom At the Bay of Skaill, a guide with a carrying voice explains a village that a storm returned to the light... Audio
- Stolica kraj vatre A guesthouse above the harbour, an argument about what counts as a quiet room, and a chair whose whole... Audio
- Brod pristaje Polly lands at Stromness off the morning boat and works out, one question at a time, how a place with no... Audio
- Ružičasta ne postoji Pink has no wavelength of its own; it is a color the brain invents when the eyes see red and blue light... Audio
- Upravo sada svijetliš The human body constantly emits an extremely faint light, invisible to the eye but detectable with a... Audio
- Magla se zatvara za njom On her last afternoon, Polly flies high over the island before fog rolls in and hides it behind her. Audio
- Selo spojeno na vulkan Polly learns that the same volcano heat that cooked lunch also warms a big public pool and heats homes in... Audio
- Večera zakopana u zoru Polly watches a cook bury pots of food in the ground, where the volcano's heat cooks dinner with no fire. Audio
- Jedan krater, dvije boje Polly finds a huge old crater with two lakes, one blue and one green, joined together under a strip of land. Audio
- Ptica koju su dvaput otpisali Polly looks for the priolo, a tiny grey and pink bird that lives only in one forest and was once thought to... Audio
- Posljednja dva vrta u Europi Polly finds one of the only two tea farms left in Europe, started after the island's orange trees died. Audio
- Devet otoka, tri ploče Polly arrives over São Miguel, the biggest of the nine Azores islands, made of black rock, green fields,... Audio
- Stara priča Polly starts down the steps and hears a story about them. Audio
- Doviđenja, ružičasti grade Polly says goodbye and follows the river away. Audio
- Ovce na vratima Polly walks with the sheep to the mountain. Audio
- Dan na rijeci Polly rests by the river and sees a fox. Audio
- Naslikane životinje Polly sees very old animal paintings on red rocks. Audio
- Stari zid Polly flies to the old watchtower on the mountain. Audio
- Nakrivljena kuća A stone marten shows Polly a famous crooked house. Audio
- Ružičasti grad Polly finds a small pink town inside a river loop. Audio
- Gdje zidovi stoje uspravno The canyon walls get very tall. Polly sees dark lines made by water and rides the warm air. Audio
- Polly ide autobusom Polly's first bus ride: does this bus go downtown, one ticket, how much, where do I get off, next stop,... Audio
- Polly pita za put Polly is lost on the way to the library and asks an owl for directions: excuse me, where is it, is it far,... Audio
- Polly naručuje kavu Polly's first cafe order: good afternoon, a coffee with milk, do you have churros, the check please, how... Audio
- Polly na tržnici Berta takes Polly to the market. Polly buys fruit for the first time: what is this, two apples, how much, a... Audio
- Polly upoznaje nekoga Polly moves to a new street and meets Berta the bear. First greetings: hello, your name, nice to meet you,... Audio
- Vladivostok Polly arrives in Vladivostok and flies off over the Pacific Ocean. Audio
- Amur Polly reaches the Amur River and meets a rare crane on the sixth day of the Trans-Siberian. Audio
- Jezero Bajkal Polly spends a day on the train along Lake Baikal, the deepest and oldest lake on Earth. Audio
- Vremenske Zone Polly explores the dining car and learns that the train uses one time zone across all of Russia. Audio
- Prelazak Urala Polly crosses the Ural Mountains, the line between Europe and Asia, on the Trans-Siberian train. Audio
- Brezove šume Polly watches Russian birch forests from the Trans-Siberian train and learns that forty percent of Russia... Audio
- Kolodvor Jaroslavski Polly boards the Trans-Siberian train at Moscow and begins her seven-day journey to Vladivostok. Audio
- Zbogom tjestenini Polly says goodbye to Pasta the octopus and flies out of Naples. Audio
- Urednik Samog Sebe Polly learns that octopuses can change their own nervous systems by editing RNA in real time. Audio
- Pizza i dugi ručak Polly has lunch with Chiara at a Neapolitan pizzeria and learns about traditional Neapolitan pizza. Audio
- Koža koja vidi Polly learns that octopus skin can sense colours even though octopus eyes cannot. Audio
- Tijelo koje misli Polly watches an octopus solve a maze with two arms working independently. Audio
- Staklenka Polly watches an octopus open a jar to catch a crab and learns how short an octopus's life is. Audio
- Napuljski zaljev Polly arrives in Naples and meets a giant Pacific octopus at the world's oldest marine biology institute. Audio
- Odlazak iz Doline Polly says goodbye to Ranger Tomas and flies west out of Yosemite. Audio
- Mliječni put iznad Glacier Pointa Polly watches the Milky Way at Glacier Point and looks through a telescope at the centre of our galaxy. Audio
- Polukupola Polly flies up Half Dome on warm air with a flock of swifts, sees the summit, then glides back down. Audio
- Jastreb u Ronjenju Polly tries to copy a peregrine falcon's dive, learning what makes the falcon the fastest animal in the world. Audio
- Sekvoja Polly visits a giant sequoia nearly 3,000 years old and learns about its fireproof bark. Audio
- Vožnja s rendžerom Tomasom Polly spends the morning in Ranger Tomas's truck, learning about bear feeding and peregrine falcon nests. Audio
- Iznad Doline Polly flies into Yosemite Valley, watches climbers on El Capitan, and rides the shuttle bus at dusk. Audio
- Miris cimeta A new neighbor leaves a small surprise outside her door. Audio
- Dva kila strpljenja A first trip to the local market with a vendor who refuses to let her leave with the wrong tomatoes. Audio
- Loši ljudi Polly's investigation reveals that Valentina is an undercover agent pursuing counterfeiters who've been... Audio