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Longer stories about daily life, past and future.
- Die rote Laterne Polly lands on a red lighthouse in Nazaré, and an old albatross says giant waves are coming. ? Quiz included Audio
- Das Meer wird still The sea grows calm, and Polly says goodbye to Nazaré. ? Quiz included Audio
- Die Reiter kommen an The riders arrive with jet skis and long boards, ready for the giant waves. ? Quiz included Audio
- Der Riese The giant waves arrive, and a tiny rider flies down a wave as tall as a building. ? Quiz included Audio
- Das schiefe Haus A stone marten shows Polly a famous crooked house. ? Quiz included Audio
- Die Pferde der Schlucht Polly hears thunder, but the sky is blue. It is horses running on the sand. ? Quiz included Audio
- Der rosarote Morgen On the last morning, Polly watched the sun climb over the canyon. ? Quiz included Audio
- Die letzte Biegung Polly woke early. ? Quiz included Audio
- Die Farben des Felsens At midday, the sun reached down into the canyon. ? Quiz included Audio
- Die Stadt aus goldenem Stein Polly flew down into the old town. ? Quiz included Audio
- Die gemeißelte Höhle Polly flew down to the sea. ? Quiz included Audio
- Neues Land Polly watches hot rock build new land and learns why the soft moss must never be stepped on. ? Quiz included Audio
- Ein Spaziergang in der Stadt Polly and Fatima, guided by a mysterious map, uncover a hidden courtyard in Marrakech. As they continue... ? Quiz included Audio
- Krokodile im Salzwasser There are hundreds of crocodiles in the salty lake, and the lake once grew and covered farms and roads. Audio
- Der See unter dem Meer Polly finds a big salty lake in a dry valley, with old coral in the rocks around it. Audio
- Ein Hügel voller Löcher Men dig the blue stone out of the hill by hand, because machines would break it. Audio
- Wasser, das hart wurde Inside the grey rock there is blue stone, and it comes from only one place in the world. Audio
- Der Stein kam den Fluss herunter Polly learns that the blue stone came down from the mountains, and that it has a name. Audio
- Der blaue Stein am Strand Polly flies along a coast between mountains and the sea, and finds a strange blue stone. Audio
- Ein leerer Strand Polly finds a long empty beach in a national park, and then she flies home. Audio
- Der Ritter und der Hirsch Polly hears the old story of a rider and a deer at the cliff edge. Audio
- Der Canyon unter dem Meer Polly finds a giant canyon hidden under the sea near the beach. Audio
- Sieben Röcke und Silberfische Polly goes down to town and sees gull ladies in seven skirts drying fish in the sun. Audio
- Die offene Hand des Hafens Polly flies into New York Harbor and looks at the Statue of Liberty, a gift from France with metal skin no... Audio
- Das Tier, das Würfel macht Wombats make cube shaped poop, and now we know why. Audio
- Dieser Vogel schläft im Flug Frigatebirds fly for many days and sleep only a little. Audio
- Das Mittagessen, das ein ganzes Land isst In the Dominican Republic, everyone eats the same lunch at the same time. Audio
- Abendessen, gekocht von einem Vulkan In the Azores, people cook food inside a hot volcano. Audio
- Der letzte Zug Tomas misses the last train in Tokyo and sleeps in a tiny room. Audio
- Die leere Tasse On his first day, Pedro drinks from a cup that is not his. Audio
- Nummer Siebenundvierzig Carla waits a long time at the clinic for a small cut. Audio
- Verloren in Lissabon Sofía gets lost in Lisbon and a woman helps her with a map. Audio
- Das Zimmer mit Balkon Marcos gets a hotel room with a nice balcony. Audio
- Ein Tisch für eine Person Mia eats alone in a small restaurant, and the waiter helps her choose. Audio
- Das Gewürz, das einmal so viel wie Gold kostete Saffron comes from tiny flower threads picked by hand, and for most of history a pound of it cost about the... Audio
- Der See, der jeden Sommer verschwindet In Slovenia, a huge lake fills a valley in winter and then vanishes underground every summer, leaving... Audio
- Der Park neben meinem Haus A squirrel describes the small park next to its tree: the pigeons by the benches, Mr. Badger and his bread,... Audio
- Die Stadt, die Gold aufs Eis legt Kanazawa in Japan makes almost all of the country's gold leaf, and wraps whole sheets of it around soft ice... Audio
- Der Flug, der neunzig Sekunden dauert A tiny plane hops between two Orkney islands in Scotland on the shortest scheduled flight in the world. Audio
- Was das Feuer nie genommen hat Polly looks at Kanazawa one last time, waits out the rain, and flies away over the sea. Audio
- Laternen in einer arbeitenden Straße Polly walks a lantern-lit street of old wooden teahouses that still works today, and finds ice cream... Audio
- Die Küche im ersten Licht Before sunrise, Polly visits Omicho market, three hundred years old, where crabs are sold in winter. Audio
- Geschlagen, bis es fast nicht mehr da ist Polly visits a gold leaf workshop, where a piece of gold the size of a coin becomes a sheet as big as a table. Audio
- Sechs Dinge, die ein Garten sein soll In Kenrokuen garden, Polly sees koi in a big pond and ropes that keep snow off the pine trees. Audio
- Weiße Dächer und lange Mauern At Kanazawa Castle, Polly finds long stone walls and roofs made of lead that look white. Audio
- Die Stadt, die verschont blieb Polly arrives in Kanazawa, an old city between the sea and the mountains that was never bombed in the war. Audio
- Rosa existiert nicht Pink has no wavelength of its own; it is a color the brain invents when the eyes see red and blue light... Audio
- Du leuchtest gerade jetzt The human body constantly emits an extremely faint light, invisible to the eye but detectable with a... Audio
- Laut schlürfen ist höflich In Japan, slurping your noodles loudly is not rude, it is a sign that you are enjoying the meal. Audio
- Der Wasserfall, der nach oben fällt On very windy days, strong gusts can blow a Norwegian waterfall's spray back up into the sky. Audio
- Der Kreis und das Morgenschiff On her last evening, Polly finds an old stone circle and sits quietly at its edge as the sun goes down. Audio
- Das Korn der neunzig Tage Polly visits an old mill and learns how a fast-growing old grain became Orkney's bread and its whisky. Audio
- Die Versammlung auf den Schären Polly visits a chapel built by prisoners of war from two metal huts and hears how it was made from almost... Audio
- Gebaut aus dem, was sie hatten Polly finds a huge group of grey seals gathering on Orkney's rocks just before baby seals are born. Audio
- Das Dorf unter dem Sturm Polly watches a straw-backed Orkney chair get made, a design that comes from having no trees. Audio
- Der Stuhl am Feuer A storm uncovers a stone village older than Stonehenge and the pyramids. Audio
- Das Morgenschiff kommt an Polly flies over windy islands with no trees and learns their fields hide thousands of old, buried sites. Audio
- Der Nebel schließt sich hinter ihr On her last afternoon, Polly flies high over the island before fog rolls in and hides it behind her. Audio
- Ein Dorf, verkabelt mit einem Vulkan Polly learns that the same volcano heat that cooked lunch also warms a big public pool and heats homes in... Audio
- Abendessen, im Morgengrauen vergraben Polly watches a cook bury pots of food in the ground, where the volcano's heat cooks dinner with no fire. Audio
- Ein Krater, zwei Farben Polly finds a huge old crater with two lakes, one blue and one green, joined together under a strip of land. Audio
- Der Vogel, den man zweimal verloren gab Polly looks for the priolo, a tiny grey and pink bird that lives only in one forest and was once thought to... Audio
- Die letzten zwei Gärten Europas Polly finds one of the only two tea farms left in Europe, started after the island's orange trees died. Audio
- Neun Inseln, drei Platten Polly arrives over São Miguel, the biggest of the nine Azores islands, made of black rock, green fields,... Audio
- Ein Wallaby läuft frei in Cornwall A small Australian kangaroo has been hopping around an English market town for days, and nobody knows where... Audio
- Ruf, oder du verpasst deine Haltestelle A shared minibus with no bell and no screen, where the only way off is to say so out loud, early and twice. Audio
- Niemand ist sich einig A fox measures the steps. Nobody knows how many there are. Audio
- Der Fels, der ging Polly sees a tall rock in the sea. It was part of the cliff before. Audio
- Der Spinnenfelsen Polly finds a tall tower of red rock at the end of the canyon. She looks at it, but she does not land on it. Audio
- Auf Wiedersehen, rosa Stadt Polly says goodbye and follows the river away. Audio
- Die Schafe am Tor Polly walks with the sheep to the mountain. Audio
- Ein Tag am Fluss Polly rests by the river and sees a fox. Audio
- Die gemalten Tiere Polly sees very old animal paintings on red rocks. Audio
- Die alte Mauer Polly flies to the old watchtower on the mountain. Audio
- Die rosa Stadt Polly finds a small pink town inside a river loop. Audio
- Der einzige Weg nach unten A guide brings visitors into the canyon on horses. Polly learns that people live here. Audio
- Das Mittagessen, das nie endet In Spain, the best part of lunch starts when the food is finished. It even has its own name. Audio
- Bestell in Italien nie einen Latte In Italy, the word latte does not mean coffee. One small word can bring you a big surprise. Audio
- Regen am Rand A big storm makes waterfalls on the canyon walls, and the dry sand fills with water. Audio
- Die Häuser in der Wand Polly finds old stone rooms high in the cliff. A squirrel says people lived here for thousands of years. Audio
- Wo die Wände hoch stehen The canyon walls get very tall. Polly sees dark lines made by water and rides the warm air. Audio
- Die niedrige Mauer Polly lands at a canyon in Arizona. The walls are small, but a raven says the canyon grows. Audio
- Polly fährt mit dem Bus Polly's first bus ride: does this bus go downtown, one ticket, how much, where do I get off, next stop,... Audio
- Polly fragt nach dem Weg 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 bestellt einen Kaffee Polly's first cafe order: good afternoon, a coffee with milk, do you have churros, the check please, how... Audio
- Polly auf dem Markt Berta takes Polly to the market. Polly buys fruit for the first time: what is this, two apples, how much, a... Audio
- Polly trifft jemanden Polly moves to a new street and meets Berta the bear. First greetings: hello, your name, nice to meet you,... Audio
- Polly fliegt den Ballon On her last morning, the field was still dark. Audio
- Der Himmel hat drei Zimmer That morning, Polly counted balloons until she lost count. Audio
- Rosa und Rot On the fifth morning, the balloon drifted over valleys of pink and red stone. Audio
- Die Taubenhäuser The next dawn, the wind carried the balloon into a narrow valley. Audio
- Türme aus altem Feuer That dawn, Polly rode in the basket. Audio
- Feuer im Dunkeln The next morning, Polly woke long before the sun. Audio
- Hundert Ballons im Morgengrauen Before sunrise, the sky over the valley began to fill with giant balloons. Audio
- Wasser in der Wüste Polly rested beside the little water channel. Audio
- Die steinernen Kamele Polly hopped along the wall beside the little channel. Audio
- Der schmale Weg In the morning, Polly hopped into the canyon. Audio
- Der Riss in der Wüste Polly flew over a desert of pink and gold mountains. Audio
- Das erste Licht On her last morning, Polly flew out to the end of the cape, called Cap de Sant Antoni. Audio
- Die alten Windmühlen High on the flat top of the hills, Polly found a row of round stone towers. Audio
- Jäger des Himmels Polly climbed to the edge of the mountain. Audio
- Der Berggarten In the morning the air smelled sweet and dry. Audio
- Der Elefantenberg Polly flew in at dawn over a calm blue sea. Audio
- Der Wald atmet Polly leaves at dawn as the forest makes its own rain for far away places. Audio
- Die Zuhörer Polly meets a scientist who listens to the forest with microphones. Audio
- Wenn die Sonne untergeht At night the forest wakes up and gets loud, and Polly stays awake. Audio
- Der dunkle Boden Polly flies down to the dark forest floor and watches leafcutter ants. Audio
- Der braune Fluss Polly follows the big brown river and sees pink dolphins. Audio
- Das Dach der Welt Polly flies to the canopy, the top of the forest, where most animals live. Audio
- Das grüne Meer Polly flies over the Amazon, a green forest like a sea, with the biggest river in the world. Audio
- Der Oktopus und seine drei Herzen The octopus is a clever sea animal with three hearts and blue blood. Audio
- Die Kabel unter dem Meer Long cables under the ocean carry almost all of the information that travels between countries. Audio
- Das lange Rennen namens Marathon The marathon is a very long running race with a curious and surprising history. Audio
- Woher kommt Kaffee? Coffee begins as a red fruit on a green plant and travels far before it fills a cup. Audio
- Schlafen im Nachtzug Night trains in Europe carry travelers between cities while they sleep in cozy beds. Audio
- Der Amazonas, der größte Fluss The Amazon is the river that carries the most water in the world. Audio
- Wie Bienen Honig machen Honeybees turn sweet flower nectar into golden honey through hard teamwork in the hive. Audio
- Die lange Straße der Seide The Silk Road was a famous trade route that linked China with Europe for many centuries. Audio
- Ein winziges Kältelabor im Weltall NASA improved a small science lab on the space station that makes some of the coldest matter in the universe. Audio
- Kanada gewinnt sein erstes WM-Spiel Canada celebrates its first ever men's World Cup victory with a big win at home in Vancouver. Audio
- Der kleine Vogel in der Uhr In Germany's Black Forest, carved wooden cuckoo clocks call out every hour while children wait and laugh. Audio
- Die Stadt, in der das Sterben verboten war When a small Italian town ran out of space in its cemetery, the mayor signed an order telling people not to... Audio
- Die Katze, die Bus fährt Every morning a cat climbs onto the same city bus, watches the streets go by, and gets off at his own stop. Audio
- Das erste Licht im Dorf While the whole village sleeps, one window glows: the baker lights the oven so fresh bread will be ready by... Audio
- Die Sonne, die nicht untergeht On her last night the sun never sets, and Polly sees her whole week before she says goodbye to Iceland. Audio
- Die Wächter Polly visits a scientist who reads earthquakes on a screen and hears how people once stopped lava with... Audio
- Die Klippen der Vögel Polly joins a city of seabirds, watches puffins catch fish underwater, and meets the bird that always... Audio
- Das Eis, das Feuer versteckt Polly lands on a huge glacier, sees a blue ice cave, and learns that volcanoes hide under the ice. Audio
- Die Erde atmet Polly watches hot water shoot from the ground and finds a country that heats its homes from the earth. Audio
- Die Naht der Welt Polly flies to Iceland, a land of black rock and steam, where two continents slowly pull apart. Audio
- Ballons im Morgengrauen Polly flies with big balloons at sunrise and says goodbye to the animals. Audio
- Das Heft des Rangers Polly visits a ranger who watches lions on a screen and keeps the animals safe. Audio
- Das Aufräumteam Polly flies with big birds and meets a small beetle that follows the stars. Audio
- Drei Herzschläge Polly watches the fastest animal on land and learns that it chirps like a bird. Audio
- Die Überquerung The animals cross a river with crocodiles in it, and Polly flies just above them. Audio
- Ein Fluss aus Tieren Polly rides on the back of a wildebeest and watches the animals eat together without fighting. Audio
- Die endlose Ebene Polly flies to the Serengeti, a land of grass with no end, where a million animals walk in a big circle. Audio
- Der Fisch, der Wasserfälle erklimmt In Hawaii, a fish smaller than your finger climbs up waterfalls taller than buildings, using its mouth as a... Audio
- Dampf und kleine Teller A first night at a Taipei night market, where pointing, smiling, and one brave question buy a very good... Audio
- Sonnenaufgang auf dem Cerro Paranal Polly verabschiedet sich von der Astronomin Camila bei Sonnenaufgang und fliegt nach Osten. Audio
- Eine Galaxie sehen Polly beobachtet, wie eine Astronomin eine Galaxie 47 Millionen Lichtjahre entfernt betrachtet, und denkt... Audio
- Die Vögel, die hier leben Polly trifft die kleinen Tiere, die in der Atacama leben, und denkt darüber nach, wie schwer es ist, in... Audio
- Tagsüber am Trockensten Ort Polly fährt mit einem Ingenieur in die Atacama und lernt über Sturzfluten, Meteoriten und Salzflächen. Audio
- Fünfhundert Lichtjahre Polly beobachtet, wie eine Astronomin einen Planeten 63 Lichtjahre entfernt misst, als er vor seinem Stern... Audio
- Die Kuppel Öffnet Sich Polly beobachtet, wie sich eine riesige Teleskopkuppel bei Sonnenuntergang öffnet und die Milchstraße über... Audio
- Den Trockensten Ort Erklimmen Polly kommt in einem großen Observatorium in der Atacama an, der trockensten Wüste der Welt. Audio
- Wladiwostok Polly arrives in Vladivostok and flies off over the Pacific Ocean. Audio
- Der Amur Polly reaches the Amur River and meets a rare crane on the sixth day of the Trans-Siberian. Audio
- Der Baikalsee Polly spends a day on the train along Lake Baikal, the deepest and oldest lake on Earth. Audio
- Zeitzonen Polly explores the dining car and learns that the train uses one time zone across all of Russia. Audio
- Überquerung des Urals Polly crosses the Ural Mountains, the line between Europe and Asia, on the Trans-Siberian train. Audio
- Die Birkenwälder Polly watches Russian birch forests from the Trans-Siberian train and learns that forty percent of Russia... Audio
- Bahnhof Jaroslawl Polly boards the Trans-Siberian train at Moscow and begins her seven-day journey to Vladivostok. Audio
- Abschied von Pasta Polly says goodbye to Pasta the octopus and flies out of Naples. Audio
- Der Editor seiner selbst Polly learns that octopuses can change their own nervous systems by editing RNA in real time. Audio
- Pizza und die lange Mittagspause Polly has lunch with Chiara at a Neapolitan pizzeria and learns about traditional Neapolitan pizza. Audio
- Die Haut, die sieht Polly learns that octopus skin can sense colours even though octopus eyes cannot. Audio
- Der Körper, der denkt Polly watches an octopus solve a maze with two arms working independently. Audio
- Das Glas Polly watches an octopus open a jar to catch a crab and learns how short an octopus's life is. Audio
- Die Bucht von Neapel Polly arrives in Naples and meets a giant Pacific octopus at the world's oldest marine biology institute. Audio
- Das Tal Verlassen Polly says goodbye to Ranger Tomas and flies west out of Yosemite. Audio
- Die Milchstraße über Glacier Point Polly watches the Milky Way at Glacier Point and looks through a telescope at the centre of our galaxy. Audio
- Half Dome Polly flies up Half Dome on warm air with a flock of swifts, sees the summit, then glides back down. Audio
- Der Sturzflug des Falken Polly tries to copy a peregrine falcon's dive, learning what makes the falcon the fastest animal in the world. Audio
- Die Mammutbäume Polly visits a giant sequoia nearly 3,000 years old and learns about its fireproof bark. Audio
- Mit Ranger Tomas unterwegs Polly spends the morning in Ranger Tomas's truck, learning about bear feeding and peregrine falcon nests. Audio
- Über dem Tal Polly flies into Yosemite Valley, watches climbers on El Capitan, and rides the shuttle bus at dusk. Audio
- Der Duft von Zimt A new neighbor leaves a small surprise outside her door. Audio
- Zwei Kilo Geduld A first trip to the local market with a vendor who refuses to let her leave with the wrong tomatoes. Audio
- Die kaputte Uhr Polly arrives in Prague and discovers the famous astronomical clock has mysteriously stopped working,... Audio
- Polly bekommt Informationen Polly arrives at Bolivia's salt flats where she discovers lithium mining is contaminating ancient salt... Audio
- Böse Menschen Polly's investigation reveals that Valentina is an undercover agent pursuing counterfeiters who've been... Audio
- Geheimnisse auf dem Markt Polly's investigation of the missing Manchego cheese takes a dramatic turn when Valentina reveals herself... Audio
- Polly verlässt Buenos Aires Polly, a curious parrot, visits Buenos Aires and helps transform a rivalry at a tango festival into a... Audio
- Polly und der Tanz Polly and her companions face an unexpected challenge when a rival group claims to host the true tango... Audio
- Das Neue Tanzproblem Polly, Diego, and Isabel face an unexpected challenge when a rival group claims to host the true tango... Audio
- Pollys Plan Polly the parrot helps Diego and Isabel counteract misinformation threatening a tango festival in Buenos... Audio
- Das Tango-Problem Polly the parrot joins Diego and Isabel in Buenos Aires, where they learn of a potential plot to disrupt a... Audio
- Ein Treffen in La Boca Polly the parrot, exploring Buenos Aires, meets Isabel, a talented artist in La Boca, who is capturing the... Audio
- Polly und Tango in Buenos Aires Polly the parrot arrives in Buenos Aires and meets Diego, a tango musician preparing for a local festival.... Audio
- Abschied in Paris In Paris, Polly helps Isabelle solve the mystery of a missing painting and returns it to the artist. They... Audio
- Der Tanz in Paris In Paris, Polly helps Isabelle solve the mystery of a missing painting and returns it to the artist. They... Audio
- Die Überraschung in Montmartre In Paris, Polly the parrot and Isabelle solve the mystery of a missing painting. Returning it to the... Audio
- Die Jagd auf der Brücke In Paris, Polly the parrot and Isabelle solve the mystery of a missing painting by confronting a mysterious... Audio
- Das Geheimnis des verlorenen Gemäldes In Paris, Polly the parrot and Isabelle, a writer, meet Monsieur Dupont, an elderly artist, whose painting... Audio
- Das Geheimnis der Seine Polly and Isabelle embark on a walk along the Seine, where they meet Monsieur Dupont, an elderly artist.... Audio
- Polly in Paris Polly the parrot arrives in Paris, the City of Light, and lands in a charming café in Le Marais. There, she... Audio
- Geheimnisse von Marrakesch Polly the parrot and Fatima, guided by a mysterious map, explore the hidden depths of Marrakech, uncovering... Audio
- Der Geheime Markt Polly and Fatima, guided by a mysterious map, uncover a hidden courtyard and a secret market in Marrakech.... Audio
- Das Geheimnis des Brunnens Polly and Fatima, guided by a mysterious map, uncover a hidden courtyard in Marrakech. They decipher an... Audio
- Die Karte und die Tür Polly and Fatima, following a mysterious map, discover a hidden courtyard in Marrakech. They uncover an... Audio
- Ein Glückliches Treffen Polly the parrot, alongside Fatima, continues to explore Marrakech, where they encounter an elderly... Audio
- Polly in Marrakesch Polly the parrot arrives in Marrakech, where she meets Fatima, a traveler trying to navigate the city's... Audio
- Sterne und Freunde Polly and Amir reflect on their adventure under the stars, cherishing the lessons learned and the deepened... Audio
- Geheimnisse des Grabes Inside the lost tomb, Polly and Amir discover a chamber filled with ancient treasures. However, the tomb is... Audio
- Der Wüstentrick Despite initial frustration, Polly and Amir manage to find the hidden entrance to the lost tomb as night... Audio
- In die Wüste Polly and Amir journey into the desert, guided by the clues from the box, to find the entrance to a lost... Audio
- Die Magische Maske In Venice, Polly the parrot and historian Isabella continue their quest to uncover a legendary document.... Audio
- Eine Seltsame Karte Polly, a curious parrot, arrives in Venice and notices a young woman named Isabella, who holds a mysterious... Audio
- Pollys Reise nach Venedig Polly, the curious parrot, arrives in Venice, a city of canals and rich history. As she takes in the sights... Audio
- Abschied von Marrakesch Polly says goodbye to Marrakech, having helped uncover a treasure that preserves the city's history, and... Audio
- Das Geheimnis Gefunden Polly and her friends solve a riddle that leads them to a hidden key, unlocking the treasure chamber and... Audio
- Ein Rennen um den Schatz Polly, Leila, and Omar team up to find the treasure, racing through Marrakech as obstacles arise, including... Audio
- Polly und die alte Sprache Polly, the curious parrot, delves into the mystery of Echoing Canyon's cryptic echoes. Guided by local... Audio
- Polly trifft einen Maler Polly the parrot visits Paris. Polly sees the Eiffel Tower and tries a croissant. Polly meets a painter in... Audio
- Polly und der Echo-Canyon Polly the parrot, exploring the American Southwest, discovers a mysterious echo in Echoing Canyon that... Audio
- Polly besucht Paris Polly the parrot visits Paris. Polly sees the Eiffel Tower and tries a croissant. Audio