A Big Book of Little Stories Book 6: Chapter 1 - There’s a Monster in my Cupboard

Listen Up: A Reading Adventure with John Maytham · 4 November 2025 · 3m

Speaker 1: A big book of Little Stories, Book six, chapter one. There's a monster in my Speaker 1: cupboard, John and Robert called John's mother. Put that Nintendo away and get into bed Speaker 1: now, okay, but I just want to finish this game. John called back. Switch the Speaker 1: game off now, said his mother. You can carry on playing to morrow. Ok ma'am, Speaker 1: said John as he switched off his light and carried on playing is Nintendo game Speaker 1: in the dark. Robert fell asleep. Eventually John stopped playing and also fell asleep. The Speaker 1: moonlight shone through the window on to the cupboard. Suddenly John woke up. What was Speaker 1: that noise? Scratch, bump, scratch, scratch. John sat up in bed. His eyes searched the Speaker 1: dark room as he tried to see what was made making the scary sounds. They Speaker 1: were coming from his cupboard. The cupboard was glowing in the moonlight, and the door Speaker 1: shook swink. Something was bumping against the door. A monster. John whispered, who's there? He Speaker 1: asked in a shaky voice. The cupboard door began to open. John jumped up in Speaker 1: fear and slammed the door shut with a pounding Hearty pushed the chair against the Speaker 1: cupboard door. I hope I can go back to sleep now, he thought. Just as Speaker 1: he climbed back into bed, there was another bump against the door. This time it Speaker 1: was an even louder bump. Oh no, he thought, What am I going to do Speaker 1: now? Gripped my fear, he woke his friend Robert. Robert, there's something in my cupboard. Speaker 1: It's a monster of some guide. It could be…

Listen in Visual Radio →

← All episodes of Listen Up: A Reading Adventure with John Maytham