| Bertie in the Land that Time Forgot | iPads and Mobile phones - they are necessary for life - how can anybody survive without being connected to the internet 24 hours a day. And yet Bertie and Beatrice visit a land where technology is banned. How do they get on. | https://www.storynory.com/bertie-land-time-forgot/ |
| 11 Gladys Alone: Snap Me! | Gladys has reached California and the final chapter in this series about the girl who wants to make it big as a pop star. | https://www.storynory.com/11-gladys-alone-snap/ |
| Moley’s Wild Ride | We've recorded the first episode of a New Podcast series for Moley and Friends - you can hear Jana read it!
Roll up for all the fun of the MoleTown Fair! | https://www.storynory.com/moleys-wild-ride/ |
| Birdy and the Mischevious Gnomes | Jake and his Dad bring some garden gnomes home from the tip. Soon some strange things start to happen around the house, and Jake is getting the blame. | https://www.storynory.com/birdy-and-the-mischevious-gnomes/ |
| Snow White – Shorter Version | Mirror, Mirror on the Wall, who is the fairest of them all? | https://www.storynory.com/snow-white-shorter-version/ |
| Birdy on the Ski Slopes | Jake is going is going on a skiiing holiday. Mum is like a "swan on skiis" and Dad is like a Giraffe on stilts. What could possbily go wrong? And will Jake's best friend Birdy, the black crow, find is way out to the skii resort to help? Check out the Kaboom! Podcast too. | https://www.storynory.com/birdy-on-the-ski-slopes/ |
| Two Fables from India | Two fun fables from India's Panchatantra - The Lion the Cave and the Jackal . The Bedbug and the Flea. And we introduce you to a great adventure podcast, Kaboom! | https://www.storynory.com/two-fables-from-india/ |
| Tam O’Shanter or How Maggie lost her Tail | Burns Night is a celebration held on the 25th of January in honour of Scotland's famous poet, Robert Burns. We celebrate this Scottish evening with the story of Tam O'Shanter (originally told in a poem by Burns) who stays out late and meets a gang of witches on his way home. | https://www.storynory.com/tam-oshanter-or-how-maggie-lost-her-tail/ |
| Jimmy Mouse and the Chinese New Year | Jimmy and Judith are sent on a mission to visit the Chinese Restaurant and bring back a feast to celebrate Chinese New Year. | https://www.storynory.com/jimmy-mouse-chinese-new-year/ |
| The Firebird and the Grey Wolf! | The classic Russian fairy story of a Prince who goes in search of the mystical and wonderful firebird or yar-bird. | https://www.storynory.com/the-firebird-and-the-grey-wolf/ |
| The Tiny Birds and the Mighty Sea | A wise story from India about two tiny birds who take on the full force of the mighty sea. | https://www.storynory.com/the-tiny-birds-and-the-sea/ |
| Jake’s Spell of Bad Luck | Jake's best friend Birdy is away on an important mission. Meanwhile Jake's little sister has some friends over and they are playing with some pretend spells. They try to put a bad luck spell on Jake. He's not sure if the magic is real or not, but all too soon he starts to suffer from a spell of bad luck. | https://www.storynory.com/jakes-spell-of-bad-luck/ |
| Halloween at the Café | The mice who live in the café by the sea overhear that ghost pirates are coming to the café. Should they run away? Our Reluctant hero Jimmy mouse is sent to investigate. | https://www.storynory.com/halloween-at-the-cafe/ |
| Jimmy Mouse and the Magic Card | Jimmy Mouse finds a payment card and the mice decide to pay for cheese in future - just like the humans do - and they are surprised when the humans are angry with them. | https://www.storynory.com/29186-2/ |
| Birdy’s Two and a Half Wishes | Jake wants three wishes - just like in a fairy tale. But although Birdy is no-ordinary bird, he is reluctant to grant Jake his wishes. You seek, real life isn't always so easy... | https://www.storynory.com/birdy-and-the-garage/ |
| Birdy and the Chocolate Tree | Birdy and the Magic Chocolate Tree Hello, this is Jana and I’m dropping by with a delicious Birdy story. Everyday when Mum or Dad picked up Jake from school, they would walk home past the sweet shop. Well it sold real food too, but Jake was only interested in the sweet treats. “Dad, my tummy’s […] | https://www.storynory.com/birdy-and-the-chocolate-tree/ |
| Lizard Wisdom in 3 Fables | Three Mythical Stories about Lizards filled with ancient wisdom. | https://www.storynory.com/lizard-wisdom-in-3-fables/ |
| Envy – Part 2 | The second part of our story, Envy, set on the Greek island of Crete. In the first part best friends Emily and Heidi set out on a school trip to Crete. Heidi is studying ancient Greek at School and her friend Emily - well she’s just along for the trip. But somehow it is Emily, […] | https://www.storynory.com/envy-part-2/ |
| Envy – Part 1 | Emily and Heidi are best friends. We first met them in a story called Fear (about a phobia of dogs). In this story, they are both on a school trip to sunny Greek island of Crete. Heidi studies ancient Greek. Emily is just along for the trip - and yet Emily seems to receive all the teacher's praise for her knowledge of mythology. Heidi starts to feel an unfamiliar emotion. She's not sure what it is, but it threatens their friendship. | https://www.storynory.com/envy/ |
| Pandora | Hello This is Jana, And I am here with a creation myth from Ancient Greece. A creation myth is a story that explains how the world began. For instance, in the Bible we hear that the first humans were called Adam and Eve and they lived in the garden of Eden. Well the Greeks don’t […] | https://www.storynory.com/pandoras-jar/ |
| Katie and the Magic Theatre | The old Theatre in Katie's town is reopening - and the first performance is a musical about a young witch. Katie's friend Isis is very keen to audition for the part - the only problem is that she can't sing or dance! Katie comes to her friend's aid with a little magic - and unexpected results. | https://www.storynory.com/katie-and-the-magic-theatre/ |
| Quad Monkey | The jungle is filled with the sound of chain saws. It turns out that the humans are building tracks through the jungle. What is this all about? The monkey the bear rush to find out. | https://www.storynory.com/quad-monkey/ |
| Rockford Arrives on the Island of Infinity | A special excerpt from Stories, Science and Secrets! Rockford arrives on the beach and is greeted by a very strange bird. | https://www.storynory.com/rockford-arrives-on-the-island-of-infinity/ |
| Birdy and the other bird | Birdy is a rather special crow who can talk. He’s befriended a boy called Jake, who thinks that Birdy is unique - a true one off - until, well listen to the story and find out. And at the end of the story we have a bonus, an excerpt from our friends at the Stories, Science and Secrets podcast.
| https://www.storynory.com/birdy-and-the-other-bird/ |
| Narcissus | Ever heard someone called "narcissistic?" It means they love themselves a LOT. The word comes from an ancient Greek boy named Narcissus who was so into his own reflection, he forgot about everything else! Imagine missing out on life because you're too busy looking in a mirror. A water nymph named Echo tried to say “hi” to him but he was too in love with his own reflection to notice her. | https://www.storynory.com/narcissus/ |
| Introducing Stories, Science & Secrets | Introducing Stories, Science & Secrets, a podcast by our friends Elaine and Matthew Sweetapple along with the comedian Steve Punt. Our fellow Brits! Follow a dog called Rockford and a boy called Moog on a fantastic adventure and learn all sorts of stuff that is too interesting for school! | https://www.storynory.com/introducing-stories-science-secrets/ |
| The Vanity Cat | A cat is in love with a human prince who does not take the slightest notice of her. Then the cat becomes a human princess. Do you think the story has a fairy tale ending? | https://www.storynory.com/the-vanity-cat/ |
| The Monkey and the Flea | Our cheeky monkey is bothered by an itchy flea. The flea claims he's "just like the monkey". What do you think? Read by Jana and written by Bertie for Storynory. | https://www.storynory.com/the-monkey-and-the-flea/ |
| Katie and the Cat Teacher | Katie is learning Latin - the language of the ancient Romans - at school. What's the point of this deadbeat language? Her mother says there is every point to learning Latin, especially if you are a witch who needs to understand magic. And as Katie is not making much progress, her mother finds her a Latin Tutor - a highly unusual one as it turns out. | https://www.storynory.com/katie-and-the-cat-teacher/ |
| The Year of the Dragon 2024 | Happy Chinese Year of Dragon 2024! All over the world, including London’s Chinatown, you can see Chinese processions with banging drums, clashing symbols and a dragon dance performance. This story celebrates the rain-making qualities of Chinese Dragons | https://www.storynory.com/the-year-of-the-dragon-2024/ |
| Stories, Science and Secrets Interview | Jana talks to our friends Matthew and Elaine Sweetapple, the creators of Lost on Infinity by Rockford's Rock Opera, and we play the first episode of their story which now features in their Stories, Science and Secrets Podcast. The musical story of a dog called Rockford who travels to an island of extinct animals has been on our website for many years and is very popular. The new podcast reveals the science secrets behind the story. | https://www.storynory.com/stories-science-and-secrets-interview/ |
| The Dutch Hotel: The Mischievous Ghost | A ghost is playing pranks on the hotel - some of them are funny but the trouble is, they are getting the hotel a bad name. Who is the mischievous ghost? | https://www.storynory.com/the-dutch-hotel-the-mischievous-ghost/ |
| Christmas in the Jungle | Story Written by Bertie for Storynory And read by Jana Elizabeth Ello folks, It’s Monkey here. Now, before Jana starts spinning yarns about what a trickster of a fella I am, I just want to let you know I’m not as bad as she makes out. There are animals in this very jungle, my home, […] | https://www.storynory.com/christmas-in-the-jungle/ |
| Birdy’s Christmas Puzzles | Jake is hoping to go to Lapland for Christmas to see Santa, but it all depends on some precarious family finances. The answer lies in a series of puzzles. Can Jake's best friend Birdy, a smart crow, help him and his family to go on this special treat? | https://www.storynory.com/birdys-christmas-puzzles/ |
| Birdy and the Dinosaurs | Birdy tells Jake that dinosaurs are not necessarily extinct. Birds, for example, are closely related to dinosaurs, and it's just possible that he and his sister might meet one or two.... | https://www.storynory.com/birdy-and-the-dinosaurs/ |
| The Blue Jackal | A story from India's Panchatantra about a hungry Jackal who is dipped in blue dye. The animals in the jungle think that he is a god... and he takes full advantage of the situation. Also look out for our friends' podcast, Kids' Stories, Science and Secrets! | https://www.storynory.com/the-blue-jackal/ |
| The Enchanted Deer | A deer transforms into a beautiful girl and visits the village in search of a husband. A Hausa story from Nigeria. | https://www.storynory.com/the-enchanted-deer/ |
| Halloween Writing Competition Results 2023 | The fantastic results of our Halloween Writing Competition 2023 | https://www.storynory.com/halloween-writing-competition-results-2023/ |
| Double, double toil and trouble; | Some Halloween Shakespeare! The witches chants Macbeth. Double, double toil and trouble; Fire burn and caldron bubble! | https://www.storynory.com/double-double-toil-and-trouble/ |
| The Dutch Hotel: The Ghost Writer | Get in the mood for Halloween with a story from our spooky series, the Dutch Hotel. Every autumn, renowned historical novelist Angus MacPeabody works on his latest creation in Room 13, drawing inspiration from an old typewriter.... and perhaps from the ghosts of the hotel's past. | https://www.storynory.com/the-dutch-hotel-the-ghost-writer/ |
| The Miracles of St Francis of Assisi | Of all the saints, St. Francis of Assisi stands out for his deep love for animals and nature. His day is celebrated on the 4th of October, and it's a time when people around the world remember his teachings of peace and kindness towards all creatures. | https://www.storynory.com/the-miracles-of-st-francis-of-assisi/ |
| Halloween Writing Competition! | Halloween is on the way, so hurry up and get writing! Send us your spooky story by midnight London Time on October 20,2023. And We will read out the winning story here on Storynory! | https://www.storynory.com/halloween-writing-competition/ |
| The Clever Parrot and the Laid-Back Cat | A vigilant parrot and a carefree cat are friends with very different personalities. When their lives change all of a sudden, how will they both fare in their new environment? | https://www.storynory.com/the-clever-parrot-and-the-laid-back-cat/ |
| Damsel the Elephant | Damsel the King's favourite elephant, until one day she starts keeping bad company.
A Jatarka fable from ancient India. | https://www.storynory.com/damsel-the-elephant/ |
| The Enchanted Tea Kettle | The story of a tea kettle that comes alive and performs circus tricks! | https://www.storynory.com/the-enchanted-tea-kettle/ |
| Master Snotty Nose | An old Woodcutter donates his logs to the River Dragon. In return he receives a boy to look after - the boy has a constantly running nose, and is called Master Snotty Nose. Will he be a blessing or a nuisance to the old man? | https://www.storynory.com/master-snotty-nose/ |
| The Kind Old Woman | Another Hausa story from Northern Nigeria. A kind old woman helps a sick bull and shows everyone that compassion is the best medicine of all. But watch out! Gizo the tricky spider is always up to something. | https://www.storynory.com/the-kind-old-woman/ |
| Birdy and the Magical Stardust | Hello, this is Jana, and I'm back with a story about a boy called Jake and his best buddy, Birdy. Birdy and the Magical Stardust. Let me tell you, Birdy is no ordinary back-garden crow; he's old. And I don’t mean old like Dad or GrandDad. I mean ancient, like , "I-was-there-when-they-built-the-pyramids" kind of old. […] | https://www.storynory.com/birdy-and-the-magical-stardust/ |
| Two Stories from Africa | Two charming stories from Nigeria. The first is a funny fable about a Spider, a Hippo and an Elephant. The second is about a wise man who rides on a Hyena on the way back from Mecca. Umar Isa Dandago links up with us from Nigeria to introduce the story and play the part of the tricky spider. He also tells us about the Hajj, or pilgrimage to Mecca, which is taking place now and features in the second story. | https://www.storynory.com/two-stories-from-africa/ |
| Limericks | Limericks old and new, whole stories in five silly lines of poetry! Join us on this journey down Limerick Lane. Sponsoored by Kiwico key word Story | https://www.storynory.com/limericks/ |
| Phaethon, The Boy who flew in the Sun’s Chariot. | A Great Greek myth for you! It's a tale of a Greek boy named Phaethon and his extraordinary adventure that changed the face of the world. .Get ready for a tale of gods, superpowers, and a lesson that will stay with you! Listen on, and you will learn how the Sahara in Africa became a desert - or at least you will hear the story, according to ancient Greeks. Sponsored by https://kiwico.com/story - crates of innovative and educational projects.
| https://www.storynory.com/phaethon-the-boy-who-flew-in-the-suns-chariot/ |
| Cap-O-Rushes | Here are two fairy tales from England along the theme of "She Shall Go To the Ball!' There's a touch of Cinderella and hint of King Lear. These two stories are romantic and fun. Sponsored by Kiwico, promo code "story". | https://www.storynory.com/cap-o-rushes/ |
| The Tears of a Tigress | A little girl is sick and the doctors says the only medicine that can cure her comes from the tears of the tigress. The Monkey promises to trick the Tigress into giving up some tears. Will his tricks succeed? Dedicated to Hallie in New York. | https://www.storynory.com/the-tears-of-a-tigress/ |
| Rowland 4. The Fairy Queen | Rowland agrees to pay a ransom to the fairy queen to rescue the innkeeper's daughter. But is it a trap? Will the Queen steal the sword Excalibur? | https://www.storynory.com/rowland-4-the-fairy-queen/ |
| Rowland 3: Rowland and the Herbal Cure | Rowland's sister is healing the wounds of the Innkeeper - but the older brothers, Benedict and Edmond are convinced that he is a highwayman who tried to rob them. What is the innkeeper's secret? | https://www.storynory.com/rowland-3-rowland-and-the-herbal-cure/ |
| Rowland 2: Rowland at the Inn | We continue the story of Childe Rowland, his two brothers and his sister. We take off from where the traditional story ends, with more adventures of the the four children of King Arthur. In this story, they are extremely hungry as they leave the Land of the Elves - but when they eventually find food and shelter, more adventures lie in wait for them. | https://www.storynory.com/rowland-2-rowland-at-the-inn/ |
| Childe Rowland | Childe Rowland to the Dark Tower Came .... an ancient story from England about the son of King Arthur... and maybe the first of more stories. | https://www.storynory.com/childe-rowland/ |
| Honest Jack | Happy Valentines! A folk tale from England about an honest boy who wants to marry his sweetheart - and receives some magical help. | https://www.storynory.com/honest-jack/ |
| The Bear’s Birthday Party | The Bear is throwing a birthday party. Should he ask the tricky Monkey to play the music for him? | https://www.storynory.com/the-bears-birthday-party/ |
| The Chinese Year of the Rabbit | Wishing you prosperity for the Year of the Rabbit with this traditional Chinese story about the Moon Rabbit. | https://www.storynory.com/the-chinese-year-of-the-rabbit/ |
| Ramayana Part 3 – The Palace Plot | King Daśaratha is about to announce that his Son Rama will be the next King. But Queen Kaikeyi wants her son to be king. A plot unfolds and the king faces a terrible dilemma. | https://www.storynory.com/28496-2/ |
| The Cat Who Wanted to Be a Monkey | Two funny stories about our tricky Monkey. The are both about wanting the impossible! In the first, Baby Bushcat wants to be a monkey - so he can play and have fun all day. In the second story, the Monkey wants to fly - but ends up falling - for a trick - and literally falling too! Thank you to Wondery for supporting the show. Check out Flip & Mozi's Guide to How to be an Earthling for fun and education. | https://www.storynory.com/the-cat-who-wanted-to-be-a-monkey/ |
| The Ramayana 2 – The Bow of Shiva | Rama tries to string the Bow of Shiva and win the hand in marriage of Princess Sita | https://www.storynory.com/the-ramayana-2-the-bow-of-shiva/ |
| Oh Lord of the Whole Universe | A Hindi prayer or Aarti -
Om jai jagdish hare
Oh Lord of the whole universe! | https://www.storynory.com/oh-lord-of-the-whole-universe/ |
| Ramayana Part 1 | The Hindu gods are unhappy because demons are attacking the holy men who bring harmony to the world. The demons are sent by the evil Ravana, who cannot be killed by a god, but only by a man. The gods decide that Vishnu will be born in mortal form to take on Ravana. In the Kingdom of Ayodhya, King Dasharatha longs for a son. Then his wives give birth to four sons, one of whom is Rama, the most powerful human alive. | https://www.storynory.com/ramayana-part-1/ |
| The Halloween Skeleton in the Closet | The Dutch Hotel is getting ready for Halloween. The Jones family, who manage the hotel, have an even more important event - the arrival of Grandma from Cyprus. Her name is Eleni, and she is not short of opinions about everything. She also reveals some of Mum's secrets (Mum's name is Angeleki) and the kids, Nafsi and Yogi, want to learn more. Why was mum afraid of ghosts when she was young? And why is she so against all superstition now?� | https://www.storynory.com/the-halloween-skeleton-in-the-closet/ |
| Katie’s Botanical Birthday | Katie's birthday is on its way. Last year her mum gave her a book on Botany! This time she wants some rollerblades and a computer. But her mum thinks that rollerblades are dangerous and computers cost a lot of money. She goes for a walk in the botanical gardens with her best friend, Isis. They are surprised to see Katie's cat, Solomon, is there too. So Katie turns Isis and herself into cats, and they follow Solomon through the undergrowth. What do they discover? Katie the Witch returns to Storynory! | https://www.storynory.com/katies-botanical-birthday/ |
| Sir Buzz | BZZZZZZZ! A failytale from India about a magical Soldier called Sir Buzz who plays the part of a Genie. | https://www.storynory.com/sir-buzz/ |
| Beatrice and the Un-Golden Fish | The young Princess Beatrice saves an un-golden fish. The fish grants her three wishes. She is torn. Should she make unselfish wishes for the world? Or think of herself? A funny fairytale from our Prince Bertie series. In the real world, we extend our respects to Her Majesty the Queen who lived unselfishly and with enormous dignity. | https://www.storynory.com/beatrice-and-the-un-golden-fish/ |
| The Dutch Hotel – the Duel Part 3 – Conclusion | Nafsi and Yogi live in London's Dutch Hotel, where their father, Alan, is the manager. They have travelled to the past to witness a duel fought by the founders of the hotel, two Dutch brothers. Now they return to the present where the legend of the duel lives on. Zelda, the hotel's owner, wants to make a documentary about the story. But is she interested in the truth? Sponsored by Outschool/storynory. | https://www.storynory.com/the-dutch-hotel-the-duel-part-3-conclusion/ |
| The Greedy Bear | A story from India about a couple that tricks a hungry bear into bringing them half a ton of wood. | https://www.storynory.com/the-greedy-bear/ |
| Monkey’s Gold | The Monkey is back! He's found gold in the river, and he plans to exchange it with the man for bananas. Will the Monkey be rich? Or will the man get the better of him? And what does the Tiger think of these golden plans? | https://www.storynory.com/monkeys-gold/ |
| The Dutch Hotel – The Duel Part 2 | At last - we tell you what happened in the Duel between the two brothers who founded the Dutch Hotel. In Part one, Nafsi and Yogi travel back to Victorian times. They arrived just as the brothers were arguing because they both loved the same girl. The legend is that they both shot each other. Is that what really happened. Listen on to find out. | https://www.storynory.com/the-dutch-hotel-the-duel-part-2/ |
| Romulus and Remus | Romulus and Remus were abandoned as babies. A mother wolf rescued them. One of the twins went on to found Rome - the city that grew into a great empire. This is the story of how it happened. This week's epsoide is sponsored by Outschool. In the second part, we tell you heroic story of Horatius on the Bridge. | https://www.storynory.com/romulus-and-remus/ |
| How Apollo found his Lyre | Two musical Greek myths about the origins of the Lyre and the flute. The characters include the Sun God Apollo, Hermes the Messenger when he was a baby, Pan the woodland flute player, and King Midas of the Golden Touch. Sponsored by Little Passports. | https://www.storynory.com/how-apollo-found-his-lyre/ |
| The Dutch Hotel – The Duel Part 1 | The Dutch Hotel in London is haunted - or is it? There are figures like ghosts who appear, including hotel staff from Victorian times, but they are more like time travellers. In this episode, the kids who live in the modern hotel - Nafsi and Yogi - travel back in time to meet some of the hotel staff of the past. They want to know the true story of the duel between the founders of the hotel, the Dutch twins. | https://www.storynory.com/the-dutch-hotel-the-duel-part-1/ |
| The Wise Girl and the Riddles | Two peasants are arguing about who owns a foal. A rich widow claims that her cart gave birth to it. Her poor neighbour is sure that his mare is the mother and the foal belongs to him. The poor man's wise daughter helps him win the dispute, by solving some subtle riddles. | https://www.storynory.com/the-wise-girl/ |
| The Monkey’s Laughing Place | A man catches a monkey in a trap. All the animals that the monkey has tricked think he has tricked his last. But the monkey keeps on laughing. The Tiger and the Bear want to find out why the monkey thinks everything is funny. As a bonus, we read another story from our recent writing competition. Sponsored by Athletic Greens. | https://www.storynory.com/the-monkeys-laughing-place/ |
| The Dutch Hotel’s Jubilee Elephant | We celebrate her Majesty's Platinum Jubilee with this special story set in the Dutch Hotel in which we hear about a Jubilee from times past. Sponsored by Wondery and their podcast, Little Stories Everywhere. | https://www.storynory.com/the-dutch-hotels-jubilee-elephant/ |
| A Portrait of a Cat | A story about clever Judith and brave Jimmy Mouse. A grand portrait of a cat is hanging on the wall of the cafe. The mice who live there are convinced it comes alive at night. What is the truth of the mystery? Sponsored by Athletic Greens. | https://www.storynory.com/a-portrait-of-a-cat/ |
| A Day in the Life Competition Winners | This week we read YOUR stories. Here's the three winners in our competition, A Day in the Life of a Famous Person. | https://www.storynory.com/a-day-in-the-life-competition-winners/ |
| The Trouble with Mirrors | Here are stories about mirrors. One is from Korea and the other is from Japan. In both stories, the main characters have never seen a mirror before, and are puzzled by their own reflections. The first story is funny and the second one is more touching. | https://www.storynory.com/the-trouble-with-mirrors/ |
| Tyger! Tyger! Song | Listen to our mysterious song with words from the famous poem of William Blake (and just a touch of the Jungle Book thrown in). By the way, it's Blake's old fashioned spelling of "Tyger." | https://www.storynory.com/tyger-tyger-song/ |
| The Troobles | A crazy and fun story about some bad-behaved city kids who cause big trouble in a village and have to face the wrath of the members of the old people's home. It's written by Jana's daughter Sophie, aged 11. At the end we announce a story writing competition. Listen out for details and send us your stories! | https://www.storynory.com/the-troobles/ |
| The Jungle Book, Tiger Tiger, Part 3 | The final part of the Story Tiger, Tiger - in which Mowgli leaves the village. Does he fit in anywhere? | https://www.storynory.com/the-jungle-book-tiger-tiger-part-3/ |
| The Jungle Book, Tiger Tiger, Part 2 | Mowgli has returned to the village. Buldeo, the village hunter, hopes to kill Shere Khan the lame tiger and claim a big reward. Mowgli has other ideas. | https://www.storynory.com/the-jungle-book-tiger-tiger-part-2/ |
| The Jungle Book, Tiger Tiger, Part 1 | We continue the Jungle book. In this chapter, Mowgli returns to the human village. There's a lot of talk about the jungle which he knows is not true. He also picks up a rumour that his old foe, Shere Khan the tiger is still aiming to hunt him down. | https://www.storynory.com/the-jungle-book-tiger-tiger-part-1/ |
| Schippeitaro | Who or what do you think Schippeitaro is? This story features some Demon Cats and cat wailing FX and is a little more spooky than usual. | https://www.storynory.com/schippeitaro/ |
| Roses for Valentines Day | Happy Valentine's Day! Here are two romantic fables about roses. The Rose and the Butterfly and the Rose and the Pigweed. | https://www.storynory.com/roses-for-valentines-day/ |
| Introducing The Adventures of Cairo | Welcome to the exciting world of Cairo Carter! Cairo is seven years old and lives in the big city, and he loves to explore the world around him. Cairo has lots to learn about kindness, safety, and even the value of a dollar, so it’s lucky he can always depend on his family, his friends, and his community to help him learn and have tons of fun along the way. Come join him in the ADVENTURES OF CAIRO! | https://www.storynory.com/introducing-the-adventures-of-cairo/ |
| Chinese Year of the Tiger | 2022 is the year of the Tiger. People born in the year of the Tiger are courageous and adventurous. But the Tiger did not always represent those characteristics - as this story shows. | https://www.storynory.com/chinese-year-of-the-tiger/ |
| The Statue that Sneezed | Two statuesque stories from Korea. One is about a statue that has a surprise in store. The other is about a mole who is ambitious for his daughter to marry into high society. And a shout out to our wonderful supporter, Outschool. https://outschool.com/storynory. | https://www.storynory.com/the-statue-that-sneezed/ |
| The Dutch Hotel, Part Four, New Year | The Dutch Hotel is opening on New Year's Eve. But many of the staff are off sick. Who could help out? The ghosts? And who are the ghosts anyway? Happy New Year from Storynory! | https://www.storynory.com/the-dutch-hotel-part-four-new-year/ |
| The Holiday Spy | Merry Christmas! Here is a holiday spy story featuring a family of mice and staring GrandPa Mouse, Judith Mouse, and Jimmy Mouse. Wishing all Storynory listeners, Peace, Good Health, and Prosperity ! Dedicated with thanks to Cecelia from England! | https://www.storynory.com/the-holiday-spy/ |
| Gold, Frankincense and Myrrh | We've heard of Gold, Frankincense and Myrrh from the Christmas story in the Bible. What has the ancient Greek, Herodotus to tell us about these wondrous gifts? | https://www.storynory.com/gold-frankincense-and-myrrh/ |
| Three Donkey Fables | Donkeys are famous for being stubborn. These three funny fables show you how humans get on with their asinine friends. | https://www.storynory.com/three-donkey-fables/ |
| Cambyses – The Crazy King? | Cambyses, King of Persia, invaded Egypt. The conqueror showed no respect for Egyptian customs. For example, he threw a spear at the Egyptian bull-god, Apis. Herodotus says this proves he was crazy. What do you think? | https://www.storynory.com/cambyses-the-crazy-king/ |
| The Cat that Went Ting-a-Ling | Mice and cats have been enemies since the time of Aesop. In this updated fable, a mouse suggests tying a bell to the cat's tale. Great idea! But who is going to put it into practice? And if you live in the USA, check out our new sponsor, Little Passports Promo Code Story for a great way to learn about the world from home. Sponsored by Little Passports Promo Code "Story" | https://www.storynory.com/cat-that-went-ting-a-ling/ |
| Introducing Flip & Mozi’s Guide to How to Be An Earthling | Introducing Flip & Mozi’s Guide to How to be an Earthling, the intergalactic musical podcast that brings
conservation into the conversation for kids and their grown-ups. | https://www.storynory.com/introducing-flip-mozis-guide-to-how-to-be-an-earthling/ |
| The Tiger Who Became Vegan | A vegan tiger? That's sound pretty unusual. Jana tells this story from India that includes lots about food! | https://www.storynory.com/the-tiger-who-became-vegan/ |
| The Dutch Hotel, Part Three, The Film Shoot | Our spooky series continues. The Dutch Hotel is close to opening, and it's time for some publicity photos and video. Will the ghosts draw in or scare away the guests? | https://www.storynory.com/the-dutch-hotel-part-three-the-film-shoot/ |
| The Dutch Hotel, Part Two: Moving In | So how would you feel about spending your first night in a reputedly haunted hotel? Would you be excited - or just a bit frightened? Listen on to find out! | https://www.storynory.com/the-dutch-hotel-part-two-moving-in/ |
| Introducing Melon’s House Party | Welcome to Melon’s House Party! Did you know that the objects in your house sing and speak all day long? They just do so in a key only dogs can hear. A sponsored preview of a brand new podcast from Wondery. | https://www.storynory.com/introducing-melons-house-party/ |
| The Dutch Hotel, Part One | Welcome to the start of a spooky new series just in time for Halloween. It follows the fortunes of a London family who take over the running of an old hotel. | https://www.storynory.com/the-dutch-hotel-part-one/ |
| How the Jellyfish Lost his Bones | A story from Japan about how the Jellyfish lost his bones and became a lump of jelly. We pause for a moment to consider the beauty of the boneless jellyfish. A dragon king and queen and a tricky monkey also feature. | https://www.storynory.com/how-the-jellyfish-lost/ |
| Who When Wow! | Introducing... Who, When, Wow! A new Tinkercast original podcast from the creators of the #1 kids & family podcast, Wow in the World. Join host Rebecca Sheir on auditory journeys into the lives of history's unsung heroes and amazing humans who make us say "WOW!" This is just a preview of Who, When, Wow! But you can listen to the full episode at https://wondery.com/shows/who-when-wow/ | https://www.storynory.com/who-when-wow/ |
| Pliny’s Ghost Story | A SCARY !! story for Halloween. This ancient Roman ghost story is creepier than our previous stories. If you enjoy a good thrill, you'll love this. Small and sensitive kids might skip. | https://www.storynory.com/plinys-ghost-story/ |
| The Grasshopper | We preview a new Podcast from the makers of Storynory - Relaxivity - and in this sample episode we read an ancient poem about a grasshopper | https://www.storynory.com/the-grasshopper/ |
| Wicked Uncle’s School Days | The kids complain about school rules - and Uncle Jeff tells them they don't know how lucky they are. His school days were far more eventful! And of course, his brother (the kids' Dad) was there too. | https://www.storynory.com/wicked-uncles-school-days/ |
| The Unwilling Mermaid | You might think it would be a lot of fun to be a cute mermaid, but this girl is not happy about what happens to her when she experiences some strange goings-on. Listen to find out why. A longer than usual fairy tale with lots of twists, turns, and submersions! | https://www.storynory.com/the-unwilling-mermaid/ |
| Bertie and the Magic Seal | Once upon a time, when we started Storynory back in 2005, our main character was called Bertie. He’s a royal prince, who was once turned into our frog. That’s why Storynory’s mascot is a little green frog wearing earphones. After a long time away on holiday, Bertie is making a return in this story. He’s in his human form, but he’s still friends with all the pond life, including Colin the Grumpy Carp. | https://www.storynory.com/bertie-and-the-magic-seal/ |
| Fly, Fly, Fly! Little Birdy | Today is Birdy's Birthday, She just hatched from her egg. Where will Birdy fly on her travels? Will she return to the nest? A story in verse by Jacob Monroe | https://www.storynory.com/fly-fly-fly-little-birdie/ |
| Katie and the Liar | This story is about telling fibs, and it’s also about bullying. Sometimes it is hard to say who the real bully is - because of course the smart bullies don’t go around with a badge saying “I am a bully.” | https://www.storynory.com/katie-and-the-liar/ |
| The Lady Beaming Bright | A poor couple adopts a magical being. But who is their beautiful and charming new daughter? Listen on to find out. | https://www.storynory.com/the-lady-beaming-bright/ |
| Katie and the Werewolf | Katie is an ordinary school girl; apart from one thing, she's a witch and can do magic spells. Her mother is a witch too - and her father is a scientist who investigates magic. But experimenting with magic can be dangerous - as her dad finds out in this highly amusing episode in our popular Katie series. | https://www.storynory.com/katie-and-the-werewolf/ |
| Why Bananas Belong to Monkeys | In this episode, we answer a question that has long puzzled some of the world's greatest thinkers. Why is it that monkeys believe that they rightfully own all the bananas? Listen on to find out.
| https://www.storynory.com/why-bananas-belong-to-monkeys/ |
| Astropup and the Conspiracy of Lizards Part 2 | Some people say that the President of the World is not really in charge, but in fact, her every move is controlled by alien lizards disguised as humans. Some commentators even think the president herself is a lizard. But of course, that’s a crazy theory - or is it? | https://www.storynory.com/astropup-and-the-conspiracy-of-lizards-part-2/ |
| Coin Trick Review | Coin Trick is an audio fantasy adventure featuring modern characters, Native American gods and mythical creatures. We think you are going to love it. Our review and interview is kindly sponsored by the creators of Coin Trick but it is also a meeting of minds. If you love Storyory, you will love Coin Trick. | https://www.storynory.com/coin-trick-review/ |
| Astropup and the Conspiracy of Lizards Part 1 | Our space-travelling hound, Astropup, along with the Parrot Major and Marlow, visit the President of the World to sell her the idea of interplanetary hot dogs. But some people think the President is a lizard in disguise. Could this strange theory have any truth at the bottom of it? | https://www.storynory.com/astropup-and-the-conspiracy-of-lizards-part-1/ |
| The Monkey Dance | The Musical Monkey is caught in this story. Do you think he will end up on the dinner table? Or will he have yet another trick up his sleeve? Well, he hasn't got a sleeve, but if he did, he might have a trick up it.
| https://www.storynory.com/the-monkey-dance/ |
| The Girl with a Bowl on her Head | It's only natural for parents to worry, and sometimes they worry a little too much. Once, a girl was beautiful - and her parents worried that she was too pretty. They were so concerned that they sent her out into the world with a bowl over her head. Poor girl! How could she find a job? How could she find love? When she had a bowl over her head? | https://www.storynory.com/the-girl-with-a-bowl-on-her-head/ |
| Katie and the Weather | It's the time of year when the weather should be perfect, but the rain and the wind are continuous. Could there be some magical connection between Katie's mother and the weather? | https://www.storynory.com/katie-and-the-weather/ |
| How the Monkey Tricked the Tiger | A cheeky, musical story for our younger listeners - lots of tricky fun! And even if you aren't so young, you might enjoy our bouncy song based on the playground chant, Eenee, Meenee, Mainee, Mo! | https://www.storynory.com/how-the-monkey-tricked-the-tiger/ |
| The Doomed Prince Ending | We asked you to send us the ending to the Egyptian Fairytale, The Doomed Prince. The Prince was fated by the god Hathor to meet his end by a dog, a snake or a crocodile. He escaped the dog and the snake, but the crocodile dragged him off to his island in a lake where his enemy was an evil spirit. The original papyrus is torn off here. So how did the story end? Our listeners from all over the world came up with some amazing answers. | https://www.storynory.com/the-doomed-prince-ending/ |
| How the Monkey became a Trickster | Why are monkeys full of mischief? This tuneful story from Brazil will explain. And you will hear a monkey who played the guitar before The Monkees. | https://www.storynory.com/how-the-monkey-became-a-trickster/ |
| Katie and the Catnappers | This story is a tale of two cats: one handsome and expensive, the other scruffy and not expensive-looking but definitely unique. When the expensive one is stolen, it is up the cheap cat to save him!
| https://www.storynory.com/katie-and-the-catnappers/ |
| Mindi and the Goose No One Else Could See | A special episode of Storynory sponsored by Candlewick Press. It's a review of a gorgeous and sensitive picture book called "Mindi and the Goose No One Else Could See" by Sam McBratney. | https://www.storynory.com/mindi-and-the-goose-no-one-else-could-see/ |
| The Doomed Prince | A fairy story from ancient Egypt without an ending -you tell us how it should end and we shall read out the best answers out on Storynory. Send to comp@storynory by 14 June 2021. | https://www.storynory.com/the-doomed-prince/ |
| Tiddy Mun | A slightly scary story. The chief spirit of the Fens of England was Tiddy Mun, who was no bigger than a child of three. He lived in the water holes, deep down in the still green water, and he only came out in the evening when the mist rose. When King Charles I employed Dutch engineers to drain the bogs, Tiddy Mun became angry. | https://www.storynory.com/tiddy-mun/ |
| The Buried Moon | A SCARY - but lovely story from the boggy East of England. The Fens of England were once full of horrid supernatural creatures who got hold of the moon and put out her lovely light. Our story has a touch of Beethoven's Moonlight Sonata.
| https://www.storynory.com/the-buried-moon/ |
| The Jungle Book – Part 8 | An almighty fight, in which Karr the python, Baloo the bear, and Bagheera the panther attack the monkeys to rescue Mowgli. Will they succeed? | https://www.storynory.com/the-jungle-book-part-8/ |
| The Jungle Book – Part 7 | Rann the Kite brings a message from Mowgli that he has been kidnapped. Baloo, Bagheera, and Kaa the Python rush to the rescue. | https://www.storynory.com/the-jungle-book-part-7/ |
| The King of the Birds | One of Korea's most popular stories. There are two brothers, one is rich and mean, the other is poor and good hearted. The poor brother receives help from the King of the Birds, and the older brother hopes to gain the same reward. | https://www.storynory.com/the-king-of-the-birds/ |
| The Jungle Book – Part 6 | Mowgli has been captured by the Bandar-log and is being tossed through the tree-tops. A kite and a python come to the aid of Baloo and Bagheera. | https://www.storynory.com/the-jungle-book-part-6/ |
| The Jungle Book – Part 5 | Baloo the bear is teaching Mowgli the law of the Jungle. He learns how to be safe among the various creatures - but there is one band of animals that are notorious outlaws - and Mowgli should stay clear of them. | https://www.storynory.com/the-jungle-book-part-5/ |
| The Chinese Year of the Ox | An Ox is a large animal that looks like a bull, but he is generally patient, hard-working, and easy-going. And people who are born in the year of the Ox are said to be like that too! How did humans come to have this useful animal on earth to help them farm? Listen on to find out. | https://www.storynory.com/the-chinese-year-of-the-ox/ |
| Hero and Leander | For Valentine's Day, an ancient romantic story - Hero and Leander - two lovers separated by a stretch of water, the Hellespont. Will Leander swim to meet his love? | https://www.storynory.com/hero-and-leander/ |
| The Jungle Book – Part 4 | Shere Khan, the Tiger has come to the meeting of the wolf pack. He wants to depose the leader of the pack, Akela, and kill the man-cub Mowgli. But Mowgli, who has fetched a pot of the red flower from the human village, has other ideas. | https://www.storynory.com/the-jungle-book-part-4/ |
| The Jungle Book – Part 3 | Akela the leader of the wolves has been a protector of Mowgli, but he is growing old. Mowgli may have to fend for himself against Shere Khan the tiger. | https://www.storynory.com/the-jungle-book-part-3/ |
| The Jungle Book – Part 2 | Father wolf presents Mowgli to the wolf pack asking them to accept him. But Shere Khan the tiger demands that they must hand the man-cub over to him. Who will speak up for Mowgli? | https://www.storynory.com/the-jungle-book-part-2/ |
| The Jungle Book – Part 1 | A family of wolves adopts a human baby boy - but Shere Khan the lame tiger wants the man-child for himself. | https://www.storynory.com/the-jungle-book-part-1/ |
| Herodotus – the Pyramids | The ancient Pyramids of Egypt were built 4,500 years ago. The ancient Greek Herodotus tells us how they were built - and mentions some projects that he thinks are even more amazing. | https://www.storynory.com/herodotus-the-pyramids/ |
| Winter Time | A frosty but cosy winter scene set in a poem by Robert Louis Stevenson | https://www.storynory.com/winter-time/ |
| Away in a Manger Christmas Carol | Merry Christmas! A cute version of the traditional carol - ‘Away in a Manger’ sung by Jana | https://www.storynory.com/away-in-a-manger-christmas-carol/ |
| The Nosy Neighbour | Happy Hanukkah! A little history of the Jewish Celebration of Lights, and a story that features lots of festive food. | https://www.storynory.com/the-nosy-neighbour/ |
| Katie and the Magical Deer | Katie finds a deer with golden antlers in her garden. He seems very friendly. How did he get there? | https://www.storynory.com/katie-and-the-magical-deer/ |
| Song of a Dream | Happy Diwali! Song of a Dream’, a charming poem by the Indian Poetess, Sarojini Naidu, whom Mahatma Gandhi called the "Indian Nightingale" | https://www.storynory.com/song-of-a-dream/ |
| The Strangest Flight | Mum's birthday is on Halloween. The family is flying to New York to celebrate, but the plane they board is not at all what they are expecting - it is luxurious, old fashioned, and rather strange. | https://www.storynory.com/the-strangest-flight/ |
| The Wild Swans at Coole | Have you heard the "bell-beat" of swans wings as they fly over the water? This poem by WB Yeats evokes that sound as well as the autumn months. | https://www.storynory.com/the-wild-swans-at-coole/ |
| Solomon Takes a Walk | Katie the Ordinary Witch is back with a super-funny story about her magical cat Solomon who is both big-headed and thin-skinned. He has gone missing. What can he possibly be up to? | https://www.storynory.com/solomon-takes-a-walk/ |
| Herodotus: The Egyptians and the Greeks | Egyptian Pharaoh Amasis made friends with powerful Greeks of his time. We include a famous story about the Greek ruler, Polycrates of Samos, and his golden ring. | https://www.storynory.com/herodotus-the-egyptians-and-the-greeks/ |
| Astropup and the Seven Mountains of Genius Part 2 | In part two of our space adventure, Astropup puts on the Virtual Reality Goggles and climbs the seventh mountain of Genius which is dedicated to food. | https://www.storynory.com/astropup-and-the-seven-mountains-of-genius-part-2/ |
| Robot Competition Answers | Here they are! The three winners to our How to Spot a Robot Competition and we read out all the replies. | https://www.storynory.com/robot-competition-answers/ |
| Astropup and the Seven Mountains of Genius | Astropup is Back! The Parrot normally disdains video games, but when he hears about one called The Seven Mountains of Genius he tries it and is soon hooked. | https://www.storynory.com/astropup-and-the-seven-mountains-of-genius/ |
| Undercover Robot Competition | Storynory Competition! Win a signed copy of Bertie's new book, Undercover Robot. "If there was a super-intelligent and life-like robot in your class at school, what do you think would be the tell-tale sign that he/she was not human?" Send us your answer in a couple of sentences to @storynory on Twitter/FB or [email protected] by August 7 2020. Get thinking! | https://www.storynory.com/undercover-robot-competition/ |
| Undercover Robot Interview | A new book by Bertie and his friend David Edmonds! If super-high-tech android Dotty can spend a year passing as a twelve-year-old schoolgirl, she could win a multi-million-pound prize. It's available now on amazon.co.uk! David and Bertie explain what it's all about. | https://www.storynory.com/undercover-robot-interview/ |
| Herodotus: The Sacred Animals of Ancient Egypt | Herodotus tells us that ancient Egyptians worshiped cows and bulls. How and why did they do that? Bertie investigates... | https://www.storynory.com/herodotus-the-sacred-animals-of-ancient-egypt/ |
| Hush Little Baby | Fall asleep to a soothing lullaby sung by Jana | https://www.storynory.com/hush-little-baby/ |
| Gilgamesh Part 6 – The Plant of Immortality | Gilgamesh has travelled across the world in search of immortality. Finally he picks a plant from the bottom of the ocean that gives everlasting youth - but a thief is not far away. | https://www.storynory.com/gilgamesh-part-6-the-plant-of-immortaliy/ |
| In Early May | A delightful poem to celebrate the start of May written by the Canadian poet, Bliss Carman, and read by Jana in honour of her Mother whose birthday is on May 1st. | https://www.storynory.com/in-early-may/ |
| The Spy Who Never Was Part 2 | Was Uncle Jeff ever a spy? The kids and Mum have their suspicions. In this second part of our spy story, Uncle Jeff reveals the truth about his trip to Moscow in his youth. | https://www.storynory.com/the-spy-who-never-was-part-2/ |
| The Spy Who Never Was | Suspense and intrigue with Storynory's Wicked Uncle Jeff. The family are convinced that he is secretly a spy. The first of two parts... the second coming very soon ! | https://www.storynory.com/the-spy-who-never-was/ |
| Don’t Worry Little Crab | Don't Worry Little Crab by Chris Haughton. Little Crab and Very Big Crab live in a tiny rock pool near the sea. Today they’re going for a dip in the big ocean. A Storynory Picture Book Recommendation Sponsored by Candlewick Press | https://www.storynory.com/dont-worry-little-crab/ |
| The Monkey Who Loved Chocolate | When Theo the monkey tastes chocolate for the first time, he goes crazy for it. He breaks out of the zoo and goes on smash and grab raids across the town. Will there be any chocolate left for Easter? We've remixed this classic Storynory with new music and Sound FX | https://www.storynory.com/the-monkey-who-loved-chocolate/ |
| Frère Jacques | Jana sings a beguiling and rather different version of the famous french song. You haven't heard it quite like this before! | https://www.storynory.com/frere-jacques/ |
| Herodotus – the Animals of Ancient Egypt | Herodotus tells about Crocodiles, Hippos, flying snakes, the Ibis, and the Phoenix | https://www.storynory.com/herodotus-the-animals-of-ancient-egypt/ |
| Spring the Sweet Spring | A delightful poem about Spring | https://www.storynory.com/spring-the-sweet-spring/ |
| Gilgamesh Part 5 -The Great Flood | Gilgamesh is searching for the secret of Immortality. He visits Utnapishtim the Far Away who tells him how he survived the Great Flood when the gods decided to destroy humankind. | https://www.storynory.com/gilgamesh-part-5-the-flood/ |
| The Commune of Cats | A fiery, catty, fairy tale about a sweet girl who goes to live in a mansion once owned by a princess, and now owned by a commune of cats. The mysterious cat comrade Gatsby is in charge - but who is he really? And how will our heroine, Lizzie fair when she works for the cats? | https://www.storynory.com/the-commune-of-cats/ |
| Astropup and the Teletransporter Part 2 | We solve the mystery of the puzzling appearance of another Astropup in the teletransporter. | https://www.storynory.com/astropup-and-the-teletransporter-part-2/ |
| Astropup and the Teletransporter Part 1 | Professor Perfect invites Astropup to visit the Cosmic Academy and see an incredible invention in action. | https://www.storynory.com/astropup-and-the-teletransporter-part-1/ |
| The Swing | A soaring poem that captures the joy of childhood, by Robert Louis Stevenson. | https://www.storynory.com/the-swing/ |
| Gilgamesh Part 4 – The Journey | King Gilgamesh is stricken with grief by the death of his friend, Enkidu. He sets out on a journey to find the secret of immortality, and has to pass through a passage guarded by a man with the body of a scorpion. | https://www.storynory.com/gilgamesh-part-4-the-journey/ |
| Jana’s Studio: Keep Fit Interview | Jana finds out how young people can live a healthy lifestyle and keep fit safely - with Rodney Kentebe, personal fitness trainer, who gives us lots of sensible advice. | https://www.storynory.com/janas-studio-keep-fit-interview/ |
| Birdy and the Christmas Power Cut | It's going to be a candle-lit Christmas for Jake and his family, because the electricity is not working. How will they cook Christmas Dinner? Jake's, best friend, a magical crow called Birdy has an idea. | https://www.storynory.com/birdy-and-the-christmas-power-cut/ |
| The Moon Song | Jana sings the mysterious Moon Song, based on the poem by Robert Louis Stevenson (read recently by Richard) with original music by Bertie. | https://www.storynory.com/the-moon-song/ |
| The Moon – Poem | An atmospheric night time poem by Robert Louis Stevenson who also wrote Treasure Island. | https://www.storynory.com/the-moon-poem/ |
| Gilgamesh Part 3 – the Bull of Heaven | The epic from Mesopotamia continues. Gilgamesh refuses to marry the goddess Ishtar. She seeks revenge by sending the Bull of Heaven to trample Gilgamesh and his friend Enkidu. | https://www.storynory.com/gilgamesh-part-3-the-bull-of-heaven/ |
| Gilgamesh Part 2 – Humbaba the Dragon | Gilgamesh, king of Uruk, and his adopted brother, the wildman Enkidu, travel to Lebanon to fight the dragon, Humbaba. Adapted from the myth from ancient Mesopotamia. | https://www.storynory.com/gilgamesh-part-2-humbaba-the-dragon/ |
| Gilgamesh – A Myth from Mesopotamia – Part 1 | This is one of the oldest stories in the world. It’s hero is a great king, warrior, and strongman called Gilgamesh who wanted to discover the secret of immortality, or living forever. He formed a strong bond with wildman called Enkidu. | https://www.storynory.com/gilgamesh-a-myth-from-mesopotamia-part-1/ |
| Six Honest Serving Men | Six Honest Serving Men is a short poem by Rudyard Kipling. It's a little puzzling and we wonder what it means. What do you think? | https://www.storynory.com/six-honest-serving-men/ |
| Halloween Ghosts at Hampton Court Palace | History meets Halloween at Hampton Court when Jana goes on a Ghost tour of King Henry VIII's palace and hears some very spooky stories. | https://www.storynory.com/halloween-ghosts-at-hampton-court-palace/ |
| Birdy and the Seagulls | Jake's best friend is a crow called Birdy who can talk - but nobody else in Jake's life has heard Birdy speak. Some seagulls have nested on Jake's roof and are bothering the workmen on the roof. Birdy comes to help | https://www.storynory.com/birdy-and-the-seagulls/ |
| Pet Writing Competition Results Part 2 | More winners from our Pet Writing Competition with stories from all over the world about your very special pets. | https://www.storynory.com/pet-writing-competition-results-part-2/ |
| Pet Writing Competition Results Part 1 | Our latest writing competition results are in ! Thank you to EVERYONE who sent us a story. They were all wonderful, and as ever, it was very hard to pick the winners. We present the first batch of four stories here, with three more winners to follow soon. | https://www.storynory.com/pet-writing-competition-results-part-1/ |
| Herodotus: The Gods of Ancient Egypt | Herodotus often wrote about the Egyptian gods under Greek names. He thought the Egyptian gods were more or less the same as the Greek ones. Was he right? | https://www.storynory.com/herodotus-the-gods-of-ancient-egypt/ |
| Wicked Uncle and Grandma’s Skip | Dad (Nigel) and the Kids go on Holiday to the Red Sea. Back home, cousin Jenny has come to stay with Grandma. Dad's holiday relaxation soon disappears into the African Sky as he starts to receive text messages. | https://www.storynory.com/wicked-uncle-and-grandmas-skip/ |
| The Town Musicians of Bremen | This amusing story by the Brothers Grimm is about four farm animals, a donkey, a dog, a cat and a rooster, who believe they can earn a good living as musicians. But it isn't really by the sweetness of their barking, braying, mewing, and cockle-doodle-doing that gets their supper. | https://www.storynory.com/the-town-musicians-of-breman/ |
| Herodotus – The River Nile | Herodotus visited Egypt and devoted the Second Book of his Histories to its wonders. He called Egypt the "Gift of the Nile" and looked at varios theories about where its true source was, and why it flooded its banks every year. | https://www.storynory.com/herodotus-the-river-nile/ |
| Pet Writing Competition | Send us your 'Real Life' story about your very Special Pet by 22nd September. Winners to be read out here on Storynory | https://www.storynory.com/pet-writing-competition/ |
| The Magician’s Horse | A boy makes friends with a white horse who has a very special talent - she can talk ! | https://www.storynory.com/the-magicians-horse/ |
| The Crow and his Friends | A story from ancient India, in which a crow makes friends with three animals that are very different from him, and together they face dangers. | https://www.storynory.com/the-crow-and-friends/ |
| Jana’s Studio ~ Interview about Show Dogs | Jana and Sophie talk to Anita Mitchell about her two show dogs (and much adored pets), Dolly and Mabel - a pair of gorgeous West Highland White Terriers who show at Crufts, the world's biggest dog show. | https://www.storynory.com/janas-studio-interview-about-show-dogs/ |
| The Tiger Who Had No Manners | A crafty old mountain tiger in Korea is caught in a trap. He is rescued by a buddhist monk. How does he show his gratitude? | https://www.storynory.com/the-tiger-who-had-no-manners/ |
| Astropup’s Space Tourist Part Two | A laser gun fight breaks out on the moon. Astropup and his space-travelling friends have taken Luna, a space-tourist, on a trip to the moon. She has brought along her cat, Mr Muggles, who runs away to join the sinister creatures. | https://www.storynory.com/astropups-space-tourist-part-two/ |
| Astropup’s Space Tourist | A new adventure featuring Astropup who travels in space with a super-brainy Parrot and a human called Marlow. In this story (which comes in two parts) the three friends go into business offering tours in space . The first customer is a girl called Luna who wants to walk on the moon on her 16th birthday. The trouble begins when she brings along her pet cat, Mr Muggles. | https://www.storynory.com/astropups-space-tourist/ |
| Song: Old MacDonald had a Farm | Jana sings a rocky version of this most famous of songs | https://www.storynory.com/song-old-macdonald-had-a-farm/ |
| Astropup in Gone with the Wind | We continue our Love Story in Space. The Parrot and Astropup have plucked a red rose from the Planet of the Cows for the Parrot to give to his beloved, Polly. Unfortunately the bulls who guard the sacred rose have a very blustery response. | https://www.storynory.com/astropup-in-gone-with-the-wind/ |
| Astropup and the Sacred Rose | A love story set in space, told by Astropup. The parrot plucks a sacred rose on a distant planet to give to his beloved Polly, and trouble breaks loose. | https://www.storynory.com/astropup-and-the-sacred-rose/ |
| Wicked Uncle and the Trolley Rage | Mum is shopping for Vegan Haggis when she is confronted by a rival shopper who demands the last one. Only Uncle Jeff can sort out the feud that follows. | https://www.storynory.com/wicked-uncle-and-the-trolley-rage/ |
| Why the Back Door is Front | A traditional Welsh story about an old woman who is falsely accused of being a witch. | https://www.storynory.com/why-the-back-door-is-front/ |
| Bonnie Prince Charlie | History: The true story of Bonnie Prince Charlie, a hero of Scotland, who led a rebellion against the English in 1745. | https://www.storynory.com/bonnie-prince-charlie/ |
| The Sky Boat Song | Jana sings this romantic song about Scotland's Bonnie Prince Charlie who lead a rebellion against the English in 1745. Later he escaped back to France via the Isle of Sky helped by Flora MacDonald who dressed him up as her maid Betty! | https://www.storynory.com/the-sky-boat-song/ |
| Lapis and the Ghost Cats Part 2 | A scarier story than usual - part two of Lapis and the Ghost Cats takes our feline heroes on a journey into the Land of the Dead to meet the ancient Egyptian gods, Osiris and Isis and Anubis. Lots of music and sound fx add to the spooky atmosphere ! | https://www.storynory.com/lapis-and-the-ghost-cats-part-2/ |
| Lapis and the Ghost Cats Part 1. | Lapis, the ancient Egyptian Cat, and her friend Chloe come face to face with spooky ghost cats from the Land of the Dead | https://www.storynory.com/lapis-and-the-ghost-cats-part-1/ |
| The Red Bandits of Montgomery | A story from Wales that is a little like Rumplestiltskin | https://www.storynory.com/the-red-bandits-of-montgomery/ |
| Chinese Year of the Pig | 2019 is the Chinese year of the Pig. We tell you a famous pig story to celebrate ! Dedicated to Penny who supports us on Patreon. | https://www.storynory.com/chinese-year-of-the-pig/ |
| Ancient Babylon | The largest and most splendid city in the ancient world was captured by King Cyrus of Persia in 539 BC. The story is entwined with the history of the Jews in the Bible who were exiled to the rivers of Babylon. | https://www.storynory.com/ancient-babylon/ |
| Solveig’s Song | Jana sings the haunting song from our Peer Gynt series - based on the music of Edvard Grieg - the Norwegian composer. Please support us on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/Storynory
| https://www.storynory.com/solveigs-song/ |
| 5 – Peer Gynt: The Button Maker | Peer returns home after 20 years abroad. Will anyone remember him? He meets some strange beings who do in fact know who he is. | https://www.storynory.com/5-peer-gynt-the-button-maker/ |
| 4 – Peer Gynt: The Sahara Desert | Peer travels to Egypt - meets the mysterious Anitra - and seeks the answer to the riddle of the Sphinx | https://www.storynory.com/4-peer-gynt-the-sahara-desert/ |
| New Year Song: Auld Lang Syne | Happy New Year Everyone! - Jana sings a magical version of the Scottish Anthem - Auld Lang Syne | https://www.storynory.com/new-year-song-auld-lang-syne/ |
| 3 – Peer Gynt. The Bøyg | How can Peer not be himself? The Bøyg speaks to Peer in Riddles. Featuring Solveig's song sung by Jana. | https://www.storynory.com/3-peer-gynt-the-boyg/ |
| 2 – Peer Gynt. In The Hall of the Mountain King | Peer Gynt, a poor boy with big dreams, has run away to the mountains. He meets a green lady who introduces him to the Mountain King of the Trolls. | https://www.storynory.com/2-peer-gynt-in-the-hall-of-the-mountain-king/ |
| 1 – Peer Gynt. The Magic Reindeer Ride | The famous Norwegian fairy tale that includes trolls and flying reindeer ! Peer Gynt is a storyteller - his mother calls him a fibber - but his tales are spellbinding and hilarious. | https://www.storynory.com/1-peer-gynt-the-magic-reindeer-ride/ |
| Christmas Carol ~ Silent Night | Jana and Amarni sing this Christmas Waltz in duo. Our gentle and lovely version of Silent Night. | https://www.storynory.com/christmas-carol-silent-night/ |
| The Two Witch Cats | A welsh story about a magician who catches thieves. | https://www.storynory.com/the-two-witch-cats/ |
| Taffy Morgan’s Harp | An amusing Welsh story about a lad who thinks he is a musical genius - but few agree. | https://www.storynory.com/taffy-morgans-harp/ |
| Song ~ Baa Baa Black Sheep | Not just for little kids! Jana sings this famous rhyme so sweetly we think all ages will feel soothed and un-jangled by it. | https://www.storynory.com/song-ba-ba-black-sheep/ |
| The Cretan Bull | Bertie is on the Greek Island of Crete and relates two famous legends from the time of King Minos - and how they blend into History in the writing of Herodotus. | https://www.storynory.com/the-cretan-bull/ |
| Lapis and the Stolen Statue Part Two | Amon the Egyptian priest has been arrested for stealing a stolen statue. His cats Lapis and Cleo travel up the River Nile to prove his innocence. | https://www.storynory.com/lapis-and-the-stolen-statue-part-two/ |
| Katie’s Grandma at School | In time for Halloween, Katie's Grandma is 100 years old ! She tells Katie the story of how she went to an English boarding school back in the 1930s and made a best friend from the USA, Amy. | https://www.storynory.com/katies-grandma-at-school/ |
| Song: How doth the Crocodile? | Lovely Jana sings a mystical and up tempo song based on the crazy poem by Lewis Carroll - How Doth the Crocodile? - a thank you to Olivia for supporting us on Patreon | https://www.storynory.com/song-how-doth-the-crocodile/ |
| The World’s Oldest Religion | Zoroastrianism is the ancient religion of the Persians and it is still practiced to this day. It has influenced many of our own beliefs, even if we don't realise it ! We continue our retelling of the histories of Herodotus from Ancient Greece. | https://www.storynory.com/26540-2/ |
| Lapis and the Stolen Statue Part 1 | Lapis and Cleo are shocked when their master, Amon the Priest, is arrested on charges of stealing a scared statue. Another story from Ancient Egypt ! | https://www.storynory.com/lapis-and-the-stolen-statue-part-1/ |
| Jana’s Studio ~ Ice Cream Interview | Does your mouth start watering when you think of your most scrumptious tasting ice cream? Then listen on! Jana has a delightful chat with Lewis Alfonso, an Italian gelato maker, and finds out fascinating & delicious facts. One is never too old for ice cream! | https://www.storynory.com/ice-cream-interview/ |
| Young Cyrus | A poor young Persian boy is a natural leader. In a game, his friends choose him to play their king. He gets into trouble when he orders the son of an aristocrat to be punished. | https://www.storynory.com/young-cyrus/ |
| Wicked Uncle and the Scottish Shark | Is it safe to go in the Scottish Loch? Uncle Jeff takes the kids on a kayaking holiday. There are no sharks in Scotland, right? | https://www.storynory.com/wicked-uncle-and-the-scottish-shark/ |
| Jana’s Studio: Interview with Richard Scott | Jana catches up with Richard Scott, our narrator best known for his voice for Astropup, the space travelling hound. Listen to this hilarious chit chat to find out some inside secrets, favourite sonnets and shared tongue twisters! | https://www.storynory.com/janas-studio-interview-with-richard-scott/ |
| Astropup and the Parrot in Love | The Parrot is looking for a wife. He finds a suitable parrot who lives on the planet Lizardia - but unfortunately he is suffering from a bad cold and is unusually short of words. | https://www.storynory.com/astropup-and-the-parrot-in-love/ |
| 7, King Croesus and the Oracle of Delphi | The oracle predicts that if Croesus goes to war against the Persians, he will defeat a great empire. Her advice seems clear enough, is it? | https://www.storynory.com/7-king-croesus-and-the-oracle-of-delphi/ |
| Song ~ Fish Alive | Jana sings this traditional song with an upbeat feel. | https://www.storynory.com/song-fish-alive/ |
| Lapis: Sister Friends | Lapis, the Egyptian cat, has to share her home with another cat. She is not pleased. | https://www.storynory.com/lapis-sister-friends/ |
| Lapis the Egyptian Cat | Introducing a new catty character with magical powers that do not always work as they are supposed to do.
| https://www.storynory.com/lapis-the-egyptian-cat/ |
| Why do we have fears? Interview | Are you scared of the dark? Of Spiders? Of Dogs? Jana explores why we have fears, and why sometimes, our fears are too strong for our own good - and become phobias. She speaks to Andrew West, a psychiatrist who works with children and young people. | https://www.storynory.com/why-do-we-have-fears-interview/ |
| The Son of Croesus | Herodotus 7. The anger of the gods is coming for Croesus, after he boasted of being the richest and happiest person in the world. | https://www.storynory.com/the-son-of-croesus/ |
| The Old Woman Who Lost Her Dumpling | A story from Japan that will make you laugh, featuring a funny old woman, a Jizo and some Oni with giant appetites. | https://www.storynory.com/the-old-woman-who-lost-her-dumplings/ |
| Wicked Uncle’s April Fool Mystery | Grandma believes in supernatural goings-on around the house, and it drives Dad CRAZY! Then peculiar things start to happen to him. Magic? Or an April Fool trick? Can you solve the mystery? | https://www.storynory.com/wicked-uncles-april-fool-mystery/ |
| 6, Herodotus, As Rich As Croesus | Croesus ruled Lydia from 560 to 546 BC. He was famed for his wealth, and still is to this day. The wise Athenian, Solon, visited him. The story has a moral - do not boast of your fortune or the gods may take you down. | https://www.storynory.com/6-herodotus-as-rich-as-croesus/ |
| Fear | Emily is 12 years old. She is enjoying her independence, walking to school with her best friend Heidi. But she has one big fear in her life. What is it? | https://www.storynory.com/fear/ |
| Jana’s Studio : I Spy With My Little Eye – A Look into our Eyes | Jana meets Paul Kinnear, an ophthalmologist (a doctor specialising in eyes), to learn about our eyes and how we can keep them healthy. Paul also shares a couple of eye jokes and his favourite eye poem ! | https://www.storynory.com/janas-studio-eye-spy-a-look-into-our-eyes/ |
| Astropup in the Virtual Reality World | Astropup, and the Parrot try on some Virtual Reality glasses that make space travel totally blissful. But danger lurks. Kindly sponsored by RXBAR Kids rxbar.com/storynory | https://www.storynory.com/astropup-virtual-reality-world/ |
| Finette Part Two | Finette and Yvon arrive in Brittany and Kerver Castle. Finette fears that Yvon will forget all about her and their love. Is that possible ? | https://www.storynory.com/finette-part-two/ |
| Finette Part One | Finette loves bright clothes and golden jewellery. In particular she wears a necklace made of golden bullets. She is trapped in the service of a giant. One day a new stable boy, Yvon, starts work for the giant. Soon Yvon has to complete some impossible tasks. Only Finette can help him. A story from Brittany in France. | https://www.storynory.com/finette-part-one/ |
| 5, Herodotus , The Battle of the Eclipse | Ancient people thought that the Sun and the Moon were gods - didn't they? Or were there some people alive two and half thousand years ago who were more scientific? | https://www.storynory.com/5-herodotus-battle-eclipse/ |
| The Goblin Spider | A creepy-crawly story from Japan about a Samurai who must stay the night in a temple haunted by a giant Goblin-Spider | https://www.storynory.com/the-goblin-spider/ |
| The Pot of Broth | A cunning old soldier has a "magical" stone that can make a pot of broth - although it could taste better with the help of Sibby Connelly's Chicken - adapted from a play by WB Yeats | https://www.storynory.com/the-pot-of-broth/ |
| Jana’s Studio – Million Dollar Ideas | Jana's new factual programme interviews Jeremy Howell of BBC TV about Million Dollar Ideas - those everyday objects around your house that somebody invented and which made millions of $$$$$$$$! | https://www.storynory.com/janas-studio-million-dollar-ideas/ |
| Song – Five Little Ducks | It's the classic preschool song - but we've changed it around a little. Ours is a folky version with sweet singing by Jana - a slightly different tune and a different ending. All ages might enjoy it ! | https://www.storynory.com/song-five-little-ducks/ |
| Elfie and the Elf’s Adventure – Competition Winner | A short and sweet story - the final winner in our best or worst ever present writing competition. A little girl wants a puppy, but Santa say No - it's not safe to deliver puppies. | https://www.storynory.com/elfie-elfs-adventure-competition-winner/ |
| Last Christmas Together | Veena's best friend is a boy at the local orphanage. She is sad because her family are moving to another town, and she will never see him again. A winner in our best / worst present ever competition. | https://www.storynory.com/last-christmas-together/ |
| The Prehistoric Christmas Present – Competition Winner | Way back in time, a boy receives a pet as a present - but his mother says he can't keep it because it will grow, and grow and grow - one of the winners in our "best and worst" present competition . | https://www.storynory.com/prehistoric-christmas-present-competition-winner/ |
| Jim’s Tree Hut – A Competition Winner | The first of four winners from our Christmas Writing Competition - Jim is a monkey who lives in New Zealand - he has a very special idea for how to spend Christmas with his friends. | https://www.storynory.com/jims-tree-hut-competition-winner/ |
| 4, Herodotus, the Burnt Temple | King Alyattes of Lydia is at war with the Greek city of Miletus. His soldiers accidentally burn down a temple of Athena. Alyattes falls ill. Coincidence? Or the curse of the Greek Goddess? | https://www.storynory.com/4-herodotus-burnt-temple/ |
| Katie and the Forgetfulness Spell | Katie makes a New Year wish that everybody could simply forget that she's a witch because she longs for everyone to treat her is if she was "ordinary." | https://www.storynory.com/katie-forgetfulness-spell/ |
| 05, Uncle Christmas – The Great Christmas Delivery | Finally Uncle Christmas has his wish - he is delivering the presents this year - what could possibly go wrong? | https://www.storynory.com/05-uncle-christmas-great-christmas-delivery/ |
| 4, Uncle Christmas – The Christmas Kid Invasion | Uncle Christmas is in charge of the presents this year. He decides to change the way things are done and invites 100 kids to try out the toys at the secret hideaway - much to the annoyance of the elves | https://www.storynory.com/4-uncle-christmas-christmas-kid-invasion/ |
| The Night Before Christmas | The classic Christmas poem with festive music | https://www.storynory.com/the-night-before-christmas/ |
| 3, Herodotus, the Kingdom of Lydia | In history, Gyges became king of Lydia by committing a crime - we hear this story and an alternative version in which he used a magic ring to make himself invisible - and we ask an important question. | https://www.storynory.com/3-herodotus-kingdom-lydia/ |
| 3, Uncle Christmas – the Great Christmas Race | Uncle Christmas races his brother, Father Christmas, to see who will deliver the presents this year. | https://www.storynory.com/3-uncle-christmas-great-christmas-race/ |
| 2, Uncle Christmas – The Christmas Hideaway | Father Christmas is on holiday in California. His motor-trike, guitar-loving younger brother, sneaks over to Scandinavia to see how the toy business works. | https://www.storynory.com/2-uncle-christmas-christmas-hideaway/ |
| 2, Herodotus, Arion and the Dolphin | The remarkable story of a dolphin saving a man - but is it true? | https://www.storynory.com/2-herodotus-arion-dolphin/ |
| 1, Uncle Christmas | Uncle Christmas is the younger brother of Father Christmas, otherwise known as Santa. He rides a motor trike, plays the guitar, and lives near Venice Beach. His life seems perfect, but there is one thing missing. He wants to help his older brother deliver the presents. | https://www.storynory.com/01-uncle-christmas/ |
| Jana’s Studio : Interview with Bertie | A special Interview by Storynory's editor, Jana Elizabeth, with Bertie, the writer of our stories. They talk about our new Herodotus series and what else is coming up on Storynory. | https://www.storynory.com/janas-studio-interview-bertie/ |
| 1, The Histories of Herodotus | Herodotus, the father of history, tells us a different version of the famous Trojan War, which he learned on his travels around Egypt and the Middle East. | https://www.storynory.com/1-histories-herodotus/ |
| Katie and the Stray Dog | Katie helps an injured dog and invites him to stay in the house - but her magical and mischievous cat, Solomon, is not happy about her decision - and makes life difficult for the poor mutt ! | https://www.storynory.com/katie-and-the-stray-dog/ |
| The Oak and the Reed | Aesop's fable of the mighty oak and the slender reed is told in verse. | https://www.storynory.com/the-oak-and-the-reed/ |
| Christmas 2017 Writing Competition | Write a story about the best or the worst present ever. We will pick three winning stories and read them on Storynory. The first prize includes a $50 voucher for Wicked Uncle, the home of brilliant presents. | https://www.storynory.com/christmas-2017-writing-competition/ |
| Birdy’s Halloween | Jake goes trick-treating with a real Tudor ghost from Hampton Court Palace where Henry VIII lived. | https://www.storynory.com/birdys-halloween/ |
| Witches Fly Song for Halloween | Tap your feet to this spooky and silly song for Halloween | https://www.storynory.com/witches-fly-song-halloween/ |
| Halloween at the castle | An Irish tale for Halloween sometimes known as Jamie Freel and the Young Lady. This story is both spooky and sweet - but perhaps not for small children as there is a quite sad and heavy passage towards the end - before the happy ending.
| https://www.storynory.com/halloween-at-the-castle/ |
| Birdy’s Lost and Found | Dad probably does not believe that Birdy can talk - after all he is just a crow - and yet he does seem rather clever and useful. | https://www.storynory.com/birdy-lost-found/ |
| Birdy’s History | Jake has befriended a crow that he calls Birdy. Birdy tells Jake about some history which he has seen for himself in his very long life. | https://www.storynory.com/birdys-history/ |
| Birdy and the Boy | A boy makes friends with a talking bird who has many secrets. | https://www.storynory.com/birdy-and-the-boy/ |
| London Bridge – Song | London Bridge is falling down, My Fair Lady. Music for kids. We've taken this traditional song and given it a funky beat. | https://www.storynory.com/london-bridge-song/ |
| Katie and the Mind Reader | Katie's best friend Isis has developed a technique for reading minds - will this ability help her in life? | https://www.storynory.com/katie-and-the-mind-reader/ |
| Princess Golden | A French fairytale in which a king sends a messenger to woo a princess on his behalf. Avenant (the messenger) is helped on the way by a carp, an owl and a crow. | https://www.storynory.com/princess-golden/ |
| Let’s go to the beach – song | A happy song to remember the summer by with lovely singing from Storynory's Jana | https://www.storynory.com/lets-go-beach-song/ |
| The Dog and the Elephant | A story from India that shows how friendship is more important than fine food and living the high-life. | https://www.storynory.com/the-dog-and-the-elephant/ |
| Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star – Song | The traditional tune is sung by Jana Elizabeth for Storynory in this cheerful and upbeat version with a hint of hip-hop. | https://www.storynory.com/twinkle-twinkle-little-star-song/ |
| Wicked Uncle and the Smuggled Cat | Uncle Jeff and the family spend the summer on a Greek Island where they adopt a hungry cat - but what to do with this rare friend when it is time to head home? | https://www.storynory.com/wicked-uncle-smuggled-cat/ |
| My Shadow | A short and sweet poem about a shadow that follows a child around all day - but who likes to stay in bed before the sun is up. By ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON | https://www.storynory.com/my-shadow/ |
| The Evil Mouse | An old French story about an evil mouse who orders a young girl to play with fire. | https://www.storynory.com/the-evil-mouse/ |
| The Boy Who Loved to Draw Cats | A boy is training to be a zen monk in Japan. Life in the monastery is hard. There is one thing he loves to do - and it is not to study or work in the garden. | https://www.storynory.com/boy-loved-draw-cats/ |
| The Ugly Boatman | A story from Vietnam about a fisherman who plays a bamboo flute - if only his face was as beautiful as his music ! | https://www.storynory.com/the-ugly-boatman/ |
| Astropup and the Best Hotdog in the Universe | Food is running low on board the spaceship carrying our heroes. The parrot takes them in search of the best hotdog in the Universe. | https://www.storynory.com/astropup-best-hotdog-universe/ |
| The Three Dogs | A boy sets out with three loyal dogs and they slay a dragon on their way. Watch out for twists and turns in the story! | https://www.storynory.com/the-three-dogs/ |
| The Riddling Knight | An ancient story sung in a ballad that mixes riddles and romance. Richard and Jana sing a duet -with Richard taking the part of a Knight and Jana the part of Nelly. | https://www.storynory.com/the-riddling-knight/ |
| The Wind and the Moon | A gusty poem by the Scottish writer, George MacDonald. The wind is trying to bully the moon - can he succeed? | https://www.storynory.com/the-wind-and-the-moon/ |
| How Love and Peace Came To the Woods | This ancient story by Aesop is brought up to date. The moral remains the same - when somebody tells you of their love and friendship, remember to judge them by their deeds, not their words. | https://www.storynory.com/love-peace-came-woods/ |
| Escape at Bedtime | A starry poem by Robert Louis Stevenson, the author of Treasure Island. | https://www.storynory.com/escape-at-bedtime/ |
| Hiawatha’s Childhood | Hiawatha learns Native American legends from his grandmother Nokomis. | https://www.storynory.com/hiawathas-childood/ |
| Bertie and Beatrice’s Dreams Part 2 | We continue the story of Bertie and Beatrice's dreams. Beatrice has called off the wedding, left the palace, and gone to live in the town and look for a job. How will the ex-princess get on in the "real world"? | https://www.storynory.com/bertie-beatrices-dreams-part-2/ |
| Bertie and Beatrice’s Dreams | Prince Bertie and Princess Beatrice have very different dreams leading to trouble in the palace. | https://www.storynory.com/bertie-beatrices-dreams/ |
| Marlow’s Metamorphosis | Astropup's friend Marlow undergoes a strange transformation in the second part of our dog-master adventure. | https://www.storynory.com/atropup-marlows-metamorphosis/ |
| The Boy Who Spoke to the Birds | A story from Russia about a boy who who could speak to the birds and who proved homself to be an excellent son. | https://www.storynory.com/boy-spoke-birds/ |
| Natasha | Natasha has been telling stories for us right from the very beginning of Storynory. She is the voice of our Katie and our Bertie stories, has read fairytales including the Snow Queen and the Little Mermaid, and narrated whole books such as Alice in Wonderland and The Secret Garden. Natasha also teaches dance in London […] | https://www.storynory.com/natasha/ |
| Astropup and the Dog Master | Who is the strange character who looks a little like a human, but who has the smell of a dog? Astropup reveals all. | https://www.storynory.com/astropup-dog-master/ |
| The Two Frogs and the Well | A tale by Aesop with a story, a poem, and a song. The moral is "Look before you leap!" | https://www.storynory.com/the-two-frogs-and-the-well/ |
| Astropup and the Big Match in the Sky | Astropup and his friends go to a football match in space | https://www.storynory.com/astropup-and-the-big-match-in-the-sky/ |
| Why Cats and Dogs are Enemies | A story from China that explains why cats hate dogs. Told by a mouse. | https://www.storynory.com/cats-dogs-enemies/ |
| Sleeping Beauty Shorter Version | A romantic fairytale in a shorter form than our previous version. | https://www.storynory.com/sleeping-beauty-shorter-version/ |
| In the Bleak Mid-Winter | In the bleak mid-winter Frosty wind made moan. The words have been used for a traditional carol, but they were originally a Christmas poem by Christina Rossetti. Listen to them read aloud by Natasha. | https://www.storynory.com/in-the-bleak-mid-winter/ |
| Katie and the Christmas Chimney | A Katie story set at Christmas. Katie and her best friend Isis plan a Christmas surprise for Samantha - which goes badly wrong. | https://www.storynory.com/katie-and-the-christmas-chimney/ |
| Beauty and the Beast Shorter Version | Do appearances matter? Or is the heart within the most important of all qualities? The classic tale. | https://www.storynory.com/beauty-beast-shorter-version/ |
| Katie and the Perfect Baby Sitter | Katie and her best friend Isis set up a perfect baby sitting business. | https://www.storynory.com/katie-and-the-perfect-baby-sitter/ |
| The Soldier | The Soldier - a short and moving poem for Remembrance Day | https://www.storynory.com/24488/ |
| Halloween Writing Competition | The winners of our Halloween Writing Competition, sponsored by Ocarina, the kids mp3 player. | https://www.storynory.com/halloween-writing-competition-2/ |
| A Spooky Irish Story | For Halloween, a spooky story from Ireland about some witches with horns growing from their heads. | https://www.storynory.com/a-spooky-irish-story/ |
| Kubla Khan | Samuel Taylor Coleridge wrote this strange and powerful poem in 1797 after waking up from a dream. | https://www.storynory.com/24451/ |
| The Kubla Khan | The famous poem by Coleridge describes a wonderful palace built by the Mongolian Kubla Khan in Xanadu. | https://www.storynory.com/the-kubla-khan/ |
| Cinderella – Shorter Version | Once, there lived a sweet tempered girl whose name was Cinderella. Unfortunately, her mother died young, and her father married again. His second wife had a sharp temper and her two daughters were just like her. In a word - horrid. | https://www.storynory.com/cinderella-shorter-version/ |
| Uncle Jeff and the Switching Disaster | A hugely imaginative adventure with trap doors and puzzles wins our Wicked Uncle writing competition! | https://www.storynory.com/uncle-jeff-and-the-switching-disaster/ |
| The Wicked, Wicked Polar Bear | A story that blows hot, cold and scorching, is one of the winners of our Children's writing competition. How would you like to go to the Arctic? asks Uncle Jeff to the Kids - Of course they would ! | https://www.storynory.com/the-wicked-wicked-polar-bear/ |
| The Wicked Uncle’s Surprise | Uncle Jeff leaps into action to save the kids in this latest winning entry in our writing competition. | https://www.storynory.com/24342/ |
| Uncle Jeff Gets into Trouble | A youthful Uncle Jeff buys a pink Porsche which he really can't afford. | https://www.storynory.com/uncle-jeff-gets-into-trouble/ |
| The Grasshopper and the Ants | A grasshopper loves to play music while the ants work, work, work | https://www.storynory.com/the-grasshopper-and-the-ants/ |
| The Fox and the Crow | Did you know that foxes love cheese? If you didn’t, you should hear this short story with a moral by Aesop about a cunning fox who flatters and tricks a vain crow.
| https://www.storynory.com/fox-and-the-crow/ |
| The Rat and the Elephant | A rat meets and Indian elephant and thinks she is far prettier | https://www.storynory.com/the-rat-and-the-elephant/ |
| Father Anansi | The Father Anansi stories come from West Africa and this is a nice introduction to them. Hear about a shape-shifting tricky spider.
| https://www.storynory.com/father-anansi/ |
| Five Little Monkeys | A funny counting song. | https://www.storynory.com/five-little-monkeys/ |
| London Bridge | London Bridge is Broken Down | https://www.storynory.com/london-bridge/ |
| Six a Song of Sixpence | A surprising pie | https://www.storynory.com/six-a-song-of-sixpence/ |
| Jabberwocky | Twas brillig, and the slithy toves Did gyre and gimble in the wabe. Can you make sense of this funny nonsense poem by Lewis Carrol (the author of Alice in Wonderland)? | https://www.storynory.com/jabberwocky/ |
| If | Stirring words of advice for life from the author of the Jungle Book. | https://www.storynory.com/if/ |
| How doth the little busy bee | How doth the little busy bee Improve each shining hour, And gather honey all the day From every opening flower! Bees against idleness and mischief. A moral poem for children read aloud. | https://www.storynory.com/how-doth-the-little-busy-bee/ |
| Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star | The cosmic poem sung unaccompanied in a sweet, twinkling voice by Gabriella for Storynory, with words by Words by Jane Taylor(1783–1824). | https://www.storynory.com/twinkle-twinkle-little-star/ |
| Mary Had A Little Lamb | An American nursery rhyme about Mary who had a little lamb. It followed her to school one day Which was against the rule; It made the children laugh and play To see a lamb at school. | https://www.storynory.com/mary-had-a-little-lamb/ |
| Little Miss Muffet | Are you scared of spiders? Miss Muffet in this traditional Nursery Rhyme gets a fright when she sits down on a tuffet to eat her curds and whey. Listen to the mp3 and don't be frightened !
| https://www.storynory.com/little-miss-muffet/ |
| Three Men in A Tub | Three men sail out to see in a tub, in this silly and amusing nonsense nursery rhyme, read by Natasha, | https://www.storynory.com/three-men-in-a-tub/ |
| Country Mouse and the City Mouse | A classic children's poem based on an ancient story. Two mice are friends. One lives a simple life in the country. The other enjoys the rich food of the city. The city mouse invites his the country mouse to try out the finer things of life. But they get a fright. | https://www.storynory.com/country-mouse-and-the-city-mouse/ |
| The Mouse and the Cake | A poem with a moral. | https://www.storynory.com/the-mouse-and-the-cake/ |
| Lady Bird, Lady Bird | Ladybird, Ladybird Fly away home! Your house is on fire, And your children all roam, Except little Nan, Who sits in her pan, Weaving her laces as fast as she can. Read by Natasha | https://www.storynory.com/lady-bird-lady-bird/ |
| This Little Piggy | This little piggy went to market, This little piggy stayed home, This little piggy had roast beef This little piggy had none, And this little piggy cried wee wee wee all the way home. Read by Natasha Image by Shutterstock | https://www.storynory.com/this-little-piggy/ |
| Hickory Dickory Dock | Hickory dickory dock, The mouse ran up the clock. A sweet reading of this classic nursery rhyme about a mouse who keeps time. | https://www.storynory.com/hickory-dickory-dock/ |
| Hey Diddle Diddle | Hey diddle diddle, The cat and the fiddle, The cow jumped over the moon. Hear the classic nonsense nursery rhyme read aloud very sweetly.
| https://www.storynory.com/hey-diddle-diddle/ |
| The Seventh Voyage of Sinbad | Sinbad's 7th and final voyage takes him to new heights. | https://www.storynory.com/24117/ |
| High Flight | A soaring poem written during World War II by a Spitfire pilot. | https://www.storynory.com/high-flight/ |
| Wicked Uncle’s Lost Dog | Uncle Jeff takes Smoochies and the kids for a walk in Hyde Park. What could possibly go wrong? | https://www.storynory.com/wicked-uncles-lost-dog/ |
| Writing Competition – Wicked Uncle | Writing competition! Write your own Wicked Uncle story for Storynory. | https://www.storynory.com/writing-competition-wicked-uncle/ |
| The Sixth Voyage of Sinbad | Sinbad sails on a raft through a tunnel that leads him to a fabulous kingdom. | https://www.storynory.com/the-sixth-voyage-of-sinbad/ |
| The Fifth Voyage of Sinbad | Sinbad sets sail again, is shipwrecked, and helps the Old Man of the Sea. | https://www.storynory.com/the-fifth-voyage-of-sinbad/ |
| The Weaver and the Dragon | An Irish weaver becomes a knight, serves 'The King of Dublin' and takes on a dragon. | https://www.storynory.com/the-weaver-and-the-dragon/ |
| The Pooka in the Kitchen | The servants in a large Irish House are grateful to a Pooka who comes every night to do their work for them. At Christmas, they decide to reward him. | https://www.storynory.com/the-pooka-in-the-kitchen/ |
| The Charge of the Light Brigade | "Forward, the Light Brigade!
"Charge for the guns!" he said:
Into the valley of Death
Rode the six hundred. | https://www.storynory.com/the-charge-of-the-light-brigade/ |
| Thor’s Wedding | Thor the Thunder is often pictured carrying his hammer called Mjolnir, which he uses as a battle axe. In this Norse Myth, he has to dress up as a girl. | https://www.storynory.com/thors-wedding/ |
| 2: Lady Annabelle’s Diamond Dog Collar | Astropup and the parrot solve a case for a great detective. | https://www.storynory.com/2-lady-annabelles-diamond-dog-collar/ |
| Lady Annabelle’s Diamond Dog Collar | Sherlock Holmes teams up with the Parrot and Astropup to solve the mystery of a missing dog and the diamond dog collar that he was wearing | https://www.storynory.com/lady-annabelles-diamond-dog-collar/ |
| Jack Hannaford | A cunning old soldier plays a trick on a naive couple. A traditional English folk story. | https://www.storynory.com/jack-hannaford/ |
| The Doctor and the Fairy Princess | A doctor is called in the middle of the night to help a fairy princess. Will his reward make him rich or a prisoner of the fairy folk? | https://www.storynory.com/the-doctor-and-the-fairy-princess/ |
| Ambassador 2. Journey into the Past | The parrot has been appointed ambassador to a distant planet. With typical impatience, he tries to travel to the planet via a shortcut - and ends up in a funny sort of place. | https://www.storynory.com/ambassador-2-journey-into-the-past/ |
| The Priest’s Supper | Some Irish Fairy Folk have a question for a hungry priest. | https://www.storynory.com/the-priests-supper/ |
| 1.Astropup and the Feathered Ambassador | The Parrot, formally President of the World, is appointed ambassador to a distant planet in the first of a new Astropup series. | https://www.storynory.com/1-astropup-and-the-feathered-ambassador/ |
| Baskervilles 14, The Hound | The detectives, Holmes, Watson, and Lestrade travel through the fog of Grimpen Mire to Merripit House. Will they solve the mystery of the hound that has been terrifying Dartmore? Our audio story reaches its climax. | https://www.storynory.com/baskervilles-14-the-hound/ |
| The Piper and the Pooka | The Pooka is a wondrous creature that can shift its shape. Sometimes it's friendly, sometimes it isn't, but it is almost always mischievous. | https://www.storynory.com/the-piper-and-the-pooka/ |
| The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle | A Christmas mystery for Sherlock Holmes arrives in the shape of a goose. | https://www.storynory.com/the-adventure-of-the-blue-carbuncle/ |
| The Demon Cat | AN Irish story about a spooky cat who demands fish ( by Lady Wilde ) | https://www.storynory.com/the-demon-cat/ |
| Wicked Spooky | Uncle Jeff takes the kids to the countryside which they find very spooky indeed. | https://www.storynory.com/wicked-spooky/ |
| The Fourth Voyage of Sinbad | The darkest story in the Sinbad Series reveals the sailor and businessman as ingenious as ever, and single-minded in the pursuit of wealth. | https://www.storynory.com/the-fourth-voyage-of-sinbad/ |
| The Wheelie People | An unusual story from Ancient Greece about the meaning of love, originally told in Plato's Symposium. | https://www.storynory.com/the-wheelie-people/ |
| Katie and No More Miss Perfect Part Two | Katie's best friend Isis is doing her best not to be perfect and to be a normal and interesting person. She's agreed to take part in Samantha's Video Blog and to perform silly things for the camera. Is it a good idea? Will people like her more?
| https://www.storynory.com/katie-and-no-more-miss-perfect-part-two/ |
| Katie and No More Miss Perfect | Katie's best friend, Isis, is fed up with being perfect | https://www.storynory.com/katie-and-no-more-miss-perfect/ |
| Baskervilles 13, Fixing the Nets | A portrait may hold the clue to the mystery of the murder on the moor | https://www.storynory.com/baskervilles-13-fixing-the-nets/ |
| How Anansi Brought Wild Animals into the World | Anansi, the anti-hero of West African folklore, refuses to follow instructions. | https://www.storynory.com/how-anansi-brought-wild-animals-into-the-world/ |
| Lily the Flower Fairy | Lilly is a flower fairy who is in search of a friend. Fiona from Vermont sent this winning entry to our Magical Person Writing Competition. | https://www.storynory.com/lily-the-flower-fairy/ |
| Trixie the Magic Rabbit | Trixie the Magic Rabbit is the first of three winning entries in our Magic Person writing competition. Trixie speaks several languages and can run super-fast. | https://www.storynory.com/trixie-the-magic-rabbit/ |
| Katie Cancels The School Rules | At Katie's School, thanks to a little magical influence on the head teacher, they had a chance to see what life would be like without any rules. | https://www.storynory.com/katie-cancels-the-school-rules/ |
| The Third Voyage of Sinbad | Sinbad is attacked by pirate monkeys, held captive by a giant, and threatened by huge serpents. | https://www.storynory.com/the-third-voyage-of-sinbad/ |
| The Second Voyage of Sinbad | Sinbad falls into a valley full of giant serpents and precious diamonds. Only some giant birds can save him. | https://www.storynory.com/the-second-voyage-of-sinbad/ |
| Anansi Meets Father Thunder | Anansi visits an old man under the sea and receives a gift. The gift is more wonderful than anything he expected but his mean spirit gets the better of him. | https://www.storynory.com/anansi-meets-father-thunder/ |
| How Wisdom Got Out | Anansi, our hero from Ghana in West Africa, keeps all the world's wisdom in a pot and he decides to hide it up a tree. | https://www.storynory.com/how-wisdom-got-out/ |
| How Anansi brought stories to the world | The shape-shifting Anansi is sometimes a spider, sometimes a man. He comes from Ghana in West Africa and he is one of the great storytellers of the world. | https://www.storynory.com/how-anansi-brought-stories-to-the-world/ |
| The Good Turn | A boy of Zanzibar goes out hunting and does a good turn to an Ape, a Snake, and a Lion. Is it true that one good turn deserves another? | https://www.storynory.com/the-good-turn/ |
| Katie and the Other Witch Part Two | Do you want to know the truth about the Other Witch, Agrippina Crompton? Do you think she is a fake? Find out in this second part of our exciting Katie story. | https://www.storynory.com/katie-witch-part-2/ |
| Katie and the Other Witch Part One | A new witch has set up a business in town. Katie and her mum suspect that she is a fake, but the rival is popular with the public. | https://www.storynory.com/katie-witch-01/ |
| Magical Person Writing Competition | Write a story about a magical person or magical people. | https://www.storynory.com/magical-person-writing-competition/ |
| How to Out-Jeff Uncle Jeff | Uncle Jeff has a new girlfriend - Jessica - can she be more irresponsible than he is? | https://www.storynory.com/jeff-uncle-jeff/ |
| The Goat and his Master | A goat tries to help his master, but the master does not know how to be polite to a goat! | https://www.storynory.com/goat-master/ |
| Friendships | Three friends at school are bothered by two girls who play mean tricks on them. Should they retaliate or try to make peace? | https://www.storynory.com/friendships/ |
| The Goat and the Gold | Happy Year of the Goat ! One of our writing competition winners is a story about a clever goat and some stolen gold | https://www.storynory.com/goat-gold/ |
| The Donkey and the Lion | A donkey is dim enough to fall for the same trick twice. | https://www.storynory.com/donkey-lion/ |
| Telegraph Review of Storynory | The Telegraph says loads of nice things about Storynory. | https://www.storynory.com/telegraph-review-storynory/ |
| The Monkey and the Shark | A clever monkey has a story that explains a story. | https://www.storynory.com/monkey-shark/ |
| The Amazing Gazelle | A story from Zanzibar about a clever gazelle who helps a beggar. | https://www.storynory.com/amazing-gazelle/ |
| Milo, Daisy and the White Rabbit | Daisy and Milo are staying at an English country hotel with their parents. The kids go on a nature trail and follow a magical white rabbit. | https://www.storynory.com/daisy-milo-white-rabbit/ |
| Baskervilles 12: Death on the Moor | Watson has discovered the answer to one mystery - who is the mysterious man watching the moor? But a terrible howling and a new victim of the Hound show that all is far from solved. | https://www.storynory.com/baskervilles-12-death-moor/ |
| The Lady of Shalott | A poem by Alfred Tennyson set in the time of King Arthur and Camelot. | https://www.storynory.com/lady-shalott/ |
| The Animated Peter Rabbit | Some characters are immortal. Peter Rabbit is one of them. | https://www.storynory.com/animated-peter-rabbit/ |
| Tim the Tadpole’s Birthday | We first recorded Tim the Tadpole's Birthday way back in 2006, but somehow the mp3 file was overwritten and lost. Now, for the first time in some years, we present this sparkly story in its entirety. | https://www.storynory.com/tim-tadpoles-birthday/ |
| Story Competition January 2015 | We are starting a story writing competition for supporters, including those who have signed up with us via Joyride. It's early days, and we plan to make this more sophisticated, but in the meantime we are asking you to write or copy and paste your story into the comments on this page. First theme - […] | https://www.storynory.com/supporters-stories/ |
| The Chinese Year of the Goat | We are just saying goodbye to the year of the horse, and on February the 4th we will start the year of the goat. In some parts of Asia this year is also known as the year of the sheep or ram. | https://www.storynory.com/chinese-year-goat/ |
| Joyride Storywriting Competition | Supporters of Storynory can now enter our monthly writing competition. See our partner Joyride for details of how you can become a supporter. | https://www.storynory.com/joyride-storywriting-competition/ |
| Richard Scott | Richard's love of storytelling was inspired, of course, by the bed-time stories he was read by his parents as a child. | https://www.storynory.com/richard-scott-2/ |
| Gladys’s Christmas Joy | It's Christmas. Gladys feels she is on the brink of success, but once again she finds herself working in the background to help others with little credit for herself. | https://www.storynory.com/gladyss-christmas-joy/ |
| The ‘Cat’ who scared the Christmas Trolls | A Christmas story from Norway about a bear that some trouble-making trolls mistake for a cat. | https://www.storynory.com/cat-scared-christmas-trolls/ |
| Katie and the Big Row | Katie has a row with her mum and goes to live with her dad for a while. Will she find life more peaceful at his flat? | https://www.storynory.com/katie-big-row/ |
| Pocahontas, the Native American Princess | A true fairytale. Pocahontas was a native American who married an English settler. Her story is romantic and adventurous, but it also tells us about troubled relations between the native Americans and the early European settlers of the USA. Acts of kindness alternated with violence - as told in this amazing story. | https://www.storynory.com/pocahontas-native-american-princess/ |
| Astropup and the Bird Fight | The climax to our series about the two parrots. There’s loads of action, lasers, flying feathers, and intellectual combat, as the parrots fight to see who will be the first bird to be World President. Science fiction at its wackiest ! Squark ! | https://www.storynory.com/astropup-bird-fight/ |
| The First Voyage of Sinbad | Long ago, in the city of Baghdad, there lived a man named Sinbad the Hammál. He was a porter who strayed into the garden of another Sinbad - a wealthy merchant. The merchant invites his namesake in and tells him the story of his incredible sea voyages. | https://www.storynory.com/first-voyage-sinbad/ |
| Baskervilles 11: The Man on the Tor | Who is the strange figure who has been seen lurking on the hill? | https://www.storynory.com/baskervilles-11-man-tor/ |
| Baskervilles 10: Extract from the Diary of Dr. Watson | Barrymore, the butler of Baskerville Hall, has a grievance. He thinks it was unfair to hunt his brother-in-law down when he, of his own free will, had told Sherlock and Holmes his secret. The free audio book of the greatest mystery of all continues. | https://www.storynory.com/10-bak/ |
| Three Poems by Christina Rossetti | Short and beautiful poems by Christina Rossetti, the greatest Victorian female poet, read out aloud in a free mp3 download. Is The Moon Tired?, Caterpillar, A Birthday. | https://www.storynory.com/three-poems-christina-rossetti/ |
| Katie’s Halloween Dad | Katie is a witch. Her Dad dad is a Professor of Extra Sensory Perception and Paranormal Phenomena, although he does not have powers himself. One Halloween he tries a dangerous experiment. | https://www.storynory.com/katies-halloween-dad/ |
| Katie and the Unicorn | Do you like mysteries? Do you think unicorns are super-cute? Yes? Well, you are going to love this story in which Katie and Isis turn detectives when a very rare animal is stolen. | https://www.storynory.com/katie-unicorn-2/ |
| 09 Baskervilles : The Light upon the Moor | The butler of Baskerville Hall, Barrymore, is behaving extremely suspiciously. Dr. Watson continues his report to Sherlock Holmes. Listen to the audio story beautifully read by Richard Scott. | https://www.storynory.com/09-baskervilles-light-upon-moor/ |
| Song: Snap Me! | Here's the song that Gladys wrote about her first brush with fame. | https://www.storynory.com/song-snap/ |
| 10 Gladys Alone: First Date | Gladys goes out to dinner with a famous film star, but she is determined that she is going to remain "Miss Sensible". | https://www.storynory.com/10-gladys-alone-first-date/ |
| Solomon’s Holiday | Solomon the cat steps forward to take the lead role in this episode of our Katie series. It's meant to be a secret that he can talk, and so when he goes to stay with Isis's family he is under strict instructions to say no more than meow. | https://www.storynory.com/solomons-holiday/ |
| Song: In Real Life | This song by Gladys is the title track to her new album, which is available in Spotify and iTunes. | https://www.storynory.com/song-real-life/ |
| Gabriella Burnel – Singer-Song-Writer | If you love Gladys's music you are in fact a fan of Gabriella - though perhaps you didn't realise it! Gabby writes the music and sings for our Gladys series, and can be heard in seasonal numbers such as Don't Be Scared of Halloween and our Christmas carols such as The Angel Gabriel. This is […] | https://www.storynory.com/gabriella-burnel/ |
| Chiara Civati – Artist | Chiara's first assignment for Storynory was to illustrate Pinocchio. Since then she has worked on Waking Beauty, Gladys Alone and recent Bertie stories, not to mention our Bertie logo and icons in the masthead of our new design. This is what she says about herself : | https://www.storynory.com/chiara-civati-artist/ |
| New Site Design August 2014 | Wow! Storynory looks completely different. The new design, as ever, has taken a huge amount of effort. We hope you will enjoy the benefits. features Responsive – which means that the layout adapts for mobile and tablet Easy to read – generous font size, maximum line length for stories is about 14 words Cute icons […] | https://www.storynory.com/new-site-design-august-2014/ |
| 09 Gladys Alone: In Real Life | Gladys writes her song "In Real Life" about her meeting with the film star, Darren Wolf. When she plays it live for the first time, someone special comes to hear it. | https://www.storynory.com/09-gladys-alone-real-life/ |
| 08 Baskervilles: First Report of Dr. Watson | Dr Watson writes to Sherlock Holmes with his impressions of the various characters in and around Baskerville Hall. | https://www.storynory.com/08-baskervilles-first-report/ |
| Song: Are We There Yet? | Are you heading the wrong way down the motorway? Can you trust your Sat Nav? Sing along to Are We There Yet - a song with a great beat. | https://www.storynory.com/yet/ |
| 08 Gladys Alone: Are We There Yet? | Gladys is finding her manager, Dud, more and more frustrating. | https://www.storynory.com/08-gladys-alone-yet/ |
| 07 Gladys Alone: The Triumph | Gladys takes part in an audition for a TV talent contest and sings at a gig arranged by Dud, her new manager. | https://www.storynory.com/07-gladys-alone-triumph/ |
| Benefits of audio books for children | Audio books are just as beneficial for students as printed ones - and have many advantages that are often overlooked. | https://www.storynory.com/benefits-audio-books-children/ |
| Where do I start? | A guide for new-comers to our site. Storynory has 100s of free audio stories, so where do you start?
| https://www.storynory.com/start/ |
| 06 Gladys Alone: The Eye of the Needle | Gladys considers taking on a manager and is talking into doing something she thought she would never do. | https://www.storynory.com/06-gladys-alone-eye-needle/ |
| Astropup: Which Parrot? | Are two parrots better than one? Or is there only room in the universe for one megalomaniac feather brain? | https://www.storynory.com/astropup-parrot/ |
| 07 Baskervilles: The Stapletons of Merripit House | We meet a butterfly-chasing botanist who lives on the moor. Eerie and haunting noises emerge from the lonliest parts of the treacherous mire. | https://www.storynory.com/07-baskervilles-stapletons-merripit-house/ |
| 05 Gladys Alone: Going Underground | Gladys plays her first solo gig, but is still overshadowed by one of her sisters of chiX fame | https://www.storynory.com/05-gladys-alone-going-underground/ |
| Song: Ghost Girl | Always, when I’m near you, You don’t see me, I’m a ghost girl. See-through. Sometimes, when I hear you, You don’t hear me,I’m a ghost girl. A haunting song that you will love. | https://www.storynory.com/song-ghost-girl/ |
| Astropup and the Two Parrots | What could be more super-intelligent than a bird brain? Two bird brains of course. | https://www.storynory.com/astropup-two-parrots/ |
| 04 Gladys Alone: Ghost Girl Reprise | Gladys records a song she originally wrote for the chiX - it describes her feeling that nobody ever notices her. | https://www.storynory.com/04-gladys-alone-ghost-girl-reprise/ |
| 06 Baskerverilles: Baskerville Hall | Watson, Sir Henry Baskerville and Dr. Mortimer take the train through the scene Dartmoor of Devon and reach Baskerville Hall. | https://www.storynory.com/06-baskerverilles-baskerville-hall/ |
| Bertie and the Frog Princess | What would it be like to be a frog? Have you ever wanted to be one just for a day? | https://www.storynory.com/bertie-frog-princess/ |
| 03: Gladys Alone: Artists and Repertoire. | Gladys meets some tough talking business people at a big record label | https://www.storynory.com/03-gladys-alone-artists-repertoire/ |
| Song: All We Want To Do Is Sing | Gladys's first song of her Solo Career has a 1980s feel to it . | https://www.storynory.com/song-want-sing/ |
| 02 Gladys Alone: All I Want to do is Sing | Gladys goes into the recording studio to record All We Want To Do is Sing | https://www.storynory.com/02-gladys-alone-want-sing/ |
| 05 Baskervilles : Three Broken Threads | Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson are led a merry dance around London by a cunning foe. | https://www.storynory.com/05-baskervilles-three-broken-threads/ |
| O1 Gladys Alone: Against All Advice | Gladys returns in a new musical series. She is now 16 and wants to make it as a singer in her own right. But people still say she is too geeky to be a pop star. | https://www.storynory.com/o1-gladys-alone-advice/ |
| Katie Moves House | A Father's Day visit to a football match, all because of a house move. This is a special story for everyone who has been wondering about Katie's dad. Katie goes to see him, even though her mother does not really want her to.
| https://www.storynory.com/katie-moves-house/ |
| Astropup And The Space Hounds’ Chief | The Parrot is now World President. He has sent Astropup and Marlow on a mission into space to capture a Cat Person. They have been hijacked by a Space Hound with six legs. They are now hurtling towards the Planet of the Baskervilles to meet the Space Hounds' Chief. Astropup, Marlow, and you, are in for a big surprise. | https://www.storynory.com/astropup-space-hounds-chief/ |
| 04 Baskervilles: Sir Henry Baskerville | Sir Henry Baskerville, recently returned from North America, has received a strange letter. Stranger still one of his new boots has gone missing. | https://www.storynory.com/04-baskervilles-sir-henry-baskerville-2/ |
| Astropup’s New Comrade | Astropup blasts off into space on a mission with a new companion - not a parrot, but a human. Their mission is to capture a cat person. | https://www.storynory.com/astropups-new-comrade/ |
| 03 Baskervilles : The Problem | The mystery of the fiendish hound is so strange that Holmes could be dealing with forces outside the laws of Nature. The problem: What was Sir Charles running away from? Why was he so afraid? Why did he run away from help, not towards it? Who was the elderly gentleman waiting for on a damp […] | https://www.storynory.com/03-baskervilles-problem/ |
| 02 Baskervilles: The Curse of the Baskervilles | The Curse of the Baskervilles read by Richard Scott in which an ancient manuscript tells of the gruesome curse of the Baskervilles. | https://www.storynory.com/02-baskervilles-curse-baskervilles/ |
| 01 Baskervilles: Mr. Sherlock Holmes | The Hound of the Baskervilles by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle 1902. Chapter Mr. Sherlock Holmes. Doctor Watson examines a walking stick for clues of its owner. | https://www.storynory.com/01-baskervilles-mr-sherlock-holmes/ |
| Georgia and the Dragon | Georgia and the Dragon by Harry Oulton - read for Storynory by Natasha Lee Lewis. A dragon helps a girl conquer her nighttime fears. | https://www.storynory.com/georgia-dragon/ |
| Aponibolinayen and the Healing Oranges | From the Philippines. Aponibolinayen has a headache and longs for healing oranges of guarded by a fierce giant. Her husband is determined to fetch them for her. | https://www.storynory.com/aponibolinayen-and-the-healing-oranges/ |
| Three Short Fables from the Philippines. | Why Dogs Wag their Tails, why hens peck the ground, and why spiders hate flies | https://www.storynory.com/three-short-fables-from-the-philippines/ |
| Aponibolinayen | A beautiful woman with magical powers marries the Sun in this fable from the Philippines. | https://www.storynory.com/aponibolinayen/ |
| Katie’s Magic Personality Part 2 | Katie the Witch has Katie has created a spell to give her a magic personality that will charm everyone. She has won instant popularity at school with teachers and pupils alike. Is she really a new and improved person? | https://www.storynory.com/katies-magic-personality-part-2/ |
| Katie’s Magic Personality Part 1 | Doesn't everyone want to be popular? If you were a witch, would you just make a magic spell to ensure that everyone adored you? | https://www.storynory.com/katies-magic-personality-part-1/ |
| Bertie’s Magic Pancakes | Shrove Tuesday has a special tradition at the Palace that dates back to the days of Bertie's true mother who is remembered for her magic pancake recipe. | https://www.storynory.com/berties-magic-pancakes/ |
| JK Rowling at Exeter College, Oxford | JK Rowling at Exeter College spoke on Morality and Morality in Harry Potter but skipped the big God Question. | https://www.storynory.com/jk-rowling-at-exeter-college-oxford/ |
| Astropup the Hero | Marlow - the man with a laser gun - tells the world how Astropup is a hero. The newly elected president, the Parrot, is less than amused to be sidelined. | https://www.storynory.com/astropup-the-hero/ |
| The Elfin Knight | A ghostly knight rides across a Scottish moore. Two brave Earls ignore warnings about him, and go hunting on the moore. Only one of them carries the sign of the Trinity. | https://www.storynory.com/the-elfin-knight/ |
| The Sprightly Tailor | A spooky, scary, and at the same time funny story from Scotland, about a taylor who has to sew some trews in the haunted ruins of an old church. | https://www.storynory.com/the-sprightly-tailor/ |
| Katie’s TV Magic | A TV programme offers to redecorate the house of Katie and her mum for free. Shumash - the estate agent whom Katie's mum likes is involved. What could possibly be wrong with that? | https://www.storynory.com/katies-tv-magic/ |
| 2014 – Chinese Year of the Horse – The Horse that Ran Away | 2014 is the Chinese Year of the Horse - starting on January 31. Hope you all have a wonderful year ! This is a chinese tale about a man whose prize possession was his one and only horse. When it ran away, everyone thought he had suffered the most terrible bad luck - but he was wise and saw things differently. | https://www.storynory.com/2014-chinese-year-of-the-horse-the-horse-that-ran-away/ |
| The Wind in the Willows Christmas Chapter | Chapter 5 of the Wind in the Willows by kenneth Grahame in which Ratty and Mole visit Moles underground home for Christmas and are entertained by field mice singing a carol. | https://www.storynory.com/the-wind-in-the-willows-christmas-chapter/ |
| Prince Bertie Returns | Spooky, exciting, dramatic, romantic, funny - the most epic Bertie story ever ! Bertie has spent eight long years as a frog on the pond. Is this the story where he turns back to a prince? The only way to find out, is to listen to Natasha and Richard's special performance recorded for Christmas 2013 | https://www.storynory.com/prince-bertie-returns/ |
| The Angel Gabriel’s Message : Christmas Carol | A Christmas carol sung for Storynory by Gabriella. this lovely tune from the Basque Country will haunt you ! The angel Gabriel from heaven came, With wings as drifted snow, with eyes as flame: "All hail to thee, O lowly maiden Mary, Most highly favored lady." Gloria! | https://www.storynory.com/the-angel-gabriel-christmas-carol/ |
| Books, Children & Men by Paul Hazard | Books, Children & Men, Paul Hazard is a manifesto for children's books and for childhood itself. It is one of the most insightful tracts ever written on children's literature. This is a brief review of the book. | https://www.storynory.com/11901/ |
| The Fairy Eye Ointment | A mysterious fairytale from Wales about an old lady who agrees to nurse a baby for a mysterious mother. | https://www.storynory.com/the-fairy-eye-ointment/ |
| My Favourite Podcasts | A review of my five favourite podcasts - other than Storynory ! | https://www.storynory.com/podcasts-i-listen-to/ |
| The Slant by Peter Newell | A funny poem about a pram, / go-cart that runs away down a hill causing havoc. By Peter Newell the american cartoonist and writer, from 1910 | https://www.storynory.com/the-slant-by-peter-newell/ |
| The Monkey Who Saved The Match | Theo is BACK. A fun footballing story starring our Crime Fighting Ape, Theo the Monkey. Could it be that City FC's matches are being fixed ? | https://www.storynory.com/the-monkey-who-saved-the-match/ |
| Jonah and the Big Fish | Sometimes called Jonah and the Whale, the story of how a prophet ran away from God, took a sea journey, and ended up inside a Big Fish. | https://www.storynory.com/jonah-and-the-big-fish/ |
| The Parrot for President | The Parrot is standing in the first election for World President. He is trailing in second place behind the mysterious Diva who favours appeasement of the Cat People. Hear the Parrot's stirring speech ! | https://www.storynory.com/the-parrot-for-president/ |
| Jack and the Jack-o-Lantern | When Jack starts to cut eyes and a mouth into his pumpkin, he is in for a big Halloween surprise. | https://www.storynory.com/jack-and-the-jack-o-lantern/ |
| Katie and the Cat Swap: Part 2 | Katie is stuck inside the form of her cat, Solomon. She goes to school and is shocked by all the trouble Solomon is causing inside her identity. She also overhears a plot to besmirch her best friend Isis. | https://www.storynory.com/katie-and-the-cat-swap-part-2/ |
| The Real Pinocchio and the Disney Pinocchio | Why Pinocchio by Carlo Collodi is much more than the cute little boy-puppet depicted by Disney | https://www.storynory.com/the-real-pinocchio-and-the-disney-pinocchio/ |
| Katie and the Cat Swap: Part 1 | Katie swaps identities with her cat Solomon - and soon realises that she has done a silly and dangerous thing. | https://www.storynory.com/katie-and-the-cat-swap-part-1/ |
| Pinocchio, Chapter 36: A Boy | The Final Chapter of Pinocchio, in which we meet some old friends, and our story reaches its conclusions. | https://www.storynory.com/pinocchio-chapter-36-a-boy/ |
| Professor Astropup | Astropup has become a university professor. The Parrot is peeved that he cannot get an academic post. But then he meets some students and starts leaking top secret information to the world | https://www.storynory.com/professor-astropup/ |
| Pinocchio, Chapter 35: Reunited | Pinocchio is inside the belly of the shark. He meets somebody there quite unexpectedly. | https://www.storynory.com/pinocchio-chapter-35-reunited/ |
| Pinocchio, Chapter 34: The Shark | Pinocchio seems on the point of death more than once as is thrown into the sea with weights around him, and then chased by a Shark. | https://www.storynory.com/pinocchio-chapter-34-the-shark/ |
| Pinocchio, Chapter 33: The Circus Donkey | Pinocchio, having become a Donkey, is bought by the owner of a Circus, who wants to teach him to do tricks. The Donkey becomes lame and is sold to a man who wants to use his skin for a drumhead.
| https://www.storynory.com/pinocchio-chapter-33/ |
| Pinocchio, Chapter 32: Donkey’s Ears | Pinocchio's ears become like those of a Donkey. In a little while he changes into a real Donkey and begins to bray. | https://www.storynory.com/pinocchio-chapter-32-donkeys-ears/ |
| Pinocchio, Chapter 31: The Land of Toys | Pinocchio travels to the Land of Toys, but on the way some strange events make him feel greatly uneasy | https://www.storynory.com/pinocchio-chapter-31-the-land-of-toys/ |
| Pinocchio, Chapter 30: Lamp-Wick | Pinocchio is set to become a boy again. He sends out invitations for his celebration party. But his best friend, Lamp-Wick, has a new temptation for him. | https://www.storynory.com/pinocchio-chapter-30-lamp-wick/ |
| Prince Chéri | A prince has a good fairy to look over him, but he behaves badly and she punishes him. | https://www.storynory.com/prince-cheri/ |
| Pinocchio, Chapter 29: A Snail’s Pace | Pinocchio returns to the Fairy's house - a snail comes to open the door, but takes a very long time... | https://www.storynory.com/pinocchio-chapter-29snails-pace/ |
| Pinocchio, Chapter 28: The Green Fisherman | Pinocchio swims out to sea and is caught by the Green Fisherman who plans to fry him for dinner. | https://www.storynory.com/pinocchio-chapter-28-the-green-fisherman/ |
| Pinocchio, Chapter 27: The Fight Among Boys | The great battle between Pinocchio and his playmates. | https://www.storynory.com/pinocchio-chapter-27-a-fight-among-boys/ |
| Pinocchio, Chapter 26: School | Pinocchio goes to the seashore with his friends to see the Terrible Shark. | https://www.storynory.com/pinocchio-chapter-26-school/ |
| Pinocchio, Chapter 25 : Advice from the Good Fairy | Pinocchio promises the Fairy to be good and to study, as he is growing tired of being a Marionette, and wishes to become a real boy. | https://www.storynory.com/11390/ |
| Pinocchio, Chapter 24: To Work or to Beg? | Pinocchio reaches the Island of the Busy Bees and finds the Fairy once more. | https://www.storynory.com/pinocchio-chapter-24-to-work-or-beg/ |
| Pinocchio, Chapter 23: Carried by a Pigeon | Pinocchio weeps upon learning that the Lovely Maiden with Azure Hair is dead. He meets a Pigeon, who carries him to the seashore. He throws himself into the sea to go to the aid of his father. | https://www.storynory.com/pinocchio-chapter-23-carried-by-a-pigeon/ |
| Pinocchio, Chapter 22: The Thieves | Pinocchio discovers the thieves and, as a reward for faithfulness, he regains his liberty. | https://www.storynory.com/pinocchio-chapter-22-the-thieves/ |
| Pinocchio, Chapter 21: The Farmer’s Trap | Pinocchio is caught by a Farmer, who uses him as a watchdog for his chicken coop. | https://www.storynory.com/pinocchio-chapter-21-the-farmers-trap/ |
| Pinocchio, Chapter 20: The Serpent on the Road | Freed from prison, Pinocchio sets out to return to the Fairy; but on the way he meets a Serpent and later is caught in a trap. | https://www.storynory.com/pinocchio-chapter-20-the-serpent-on-the-road/ |
| Pinocchio, Chapter 19: The Judge | Pinocchio is robbed of his gold pieces and, in punishment, is sentenced to four months in prison. | https://www.storynory.com/pinocchio-chapter-19/ |
| Pinocchio, Chapter 18: The Field of Wonders | Pinocchio finds the Fox and the Cat again, and goes with them to sow the gold pieces in the Field of Wonders. | https://www.storynory.com/pinocchio-chapter-18-the-field-of-wonders/ |
| Pinocchio, Chapter 17: Nasty Medicine | Pinocchio eats sugar, but refuses to take medicine. When the undertakers come for him, he drinks the medicine and feels better. Afterwards he tells a lie and, in punishment, his nose grows longer and longer. | https://www.storynory.com/pinocchio-chapter-17-nasty-medicine/ |
| Pinocchio, Chapter 16: The Three Doctors | The Lovely Maiden with Azure Hair sends for the poor Marionette, puts him to bed, and calls three Doctors to tell her if Pinocchio is dead or alive. | https://www.storynory.com/pinocchio-chapter-16-the-three-doctors/ |
| Pinocchio, Chapter 15: Captured by the Assassins | A dark and scary chapter - but remember, Pinocchio is a wooden puppet and can survive many things that an ordinary boy could not. The Assassins chase Pinocchio, catch him, and hang him to the branch of a giant oak tree. | https://www.storynory.com/pinocchio-chapter-15/ |
| Pinocchio, Chapter 14: The Assassins | Pinocchio, not having listened to the good advice of the Talking Cricket, falls into the hands of the Assassins. | https://www.storynory.com/pinocchio-chapter-14-the-assassins/ |
| Pinocchio, Chapter 13:The Inn of the Red Lobster | The Fox and the Cat take Pinocchio to an inn - but are they as kind and hospitable as they seem? | https://www.storynory.com/pinocchio-chapter-13the-inn-of-the-red-lobster/ |
| Pinocchio, Chapter 12: The Fox and the Cat | Fire Eater gives Pinocchio five gold pieces for his father, Geppetto; but the Marionette meets a Fox and a Cat and follows them. | https://www.storynory.com/pinocchio-chapter-12-the-fox-and-the-cat/ |
| Pinocchio, Chapter 11: Fire Eater | Fire Eater sneezes and forgives Pinocchio, who saves his friend, Harlequin, from death. | https://www.storynory.com/pinocchio-chapter-11/ |
| Pinocchio, Chapter 10: The Puppet Theatre | The Marionettes recognize their brother Pinocchio, and greet him with loud cheers; but the Director, Fire Eater, happens along and poor Pinocchio almost loses his life. | https://www.storynory.com/pinocchio-chapter-10-the-puppet-theatre/ |
| Pinocchio, Chapter 9: Distracted on the Way to School | Pinocchio sells his A-B-C book to pay his way into the Marionette Theater. | https://www.storynory.com/pinocchio-chapter-9-distracted-on-the-way-to-school/ |
| Pinocchio, Chapter 8: The ABC Book | Geppetto makes Pinocchio a new pair of feet, and sells his coat to buy him an A-B-C book | https://www.storynory.com/pinocchio-chapter-8-the-abc-book/ |
| Pinocchio, Chapter 7: Breakfast | Geppetto returns home and gives his own breakfast to the Marionette | https://www.storynory.com/pinocchio-chapter-7-breakfast/ |
| Pinocchio, Chapter 6: Pinocchio Burns His Feet | Pinocchio falls asleep with his feet on a foot warmer, and awakens the next day with his feet all burned off. | https://www.storynory.com/pinocchio-chapter-6-pinocchio-burns-his-feet/ |
| Pinocchio, Chapter 5: The Omelet Flies Away | Pinocchio is hungry and looks for an egg to cook himself an omelet; but, to his surprise, the omelet flies out of the window.
| https://www.storynory.com/pinocchio-chapter-5-the-omelet-flies-away/ |
| Pinocchio Chapter 4: The Talking Cricket | The story of Pinocchio and the Talking Cricket, in which one sees that bad children do not like to be corrected by those who know more than they do. | https://www.storynory.com/pinocchio-chapter-4-the-talking-cricket/ |
| Pinocchio Chapter 3: The first pranks | As soon as he gets home, Geppetto fashions the Marionette and calls it Pinocchio. The first pranks of the Marionette.
| https://www.storynory.com/pinocchio-chapter-3/ |
| Pinocchio Chapter 2: Geppetto and Master Cherry Fight | Mastro Cherry gives the piece of wood to his friend Geppetto, who takes it to make himself a Marionette that will dance, fence, and turn somersaults | https://www.storynory.com/pinocchio-chapter-2/ |
| Pinocchio Chapter 1: How it Happened | How it happened that Mastro Cherry, carpenter, found a piece of wood that wept and laughed like a child. | https://www.storynory.com/pinocchio-chapter-1-how-it-happened/ |
| The Secret Garden, Chapter 27 | In the Garden concludes the classic novel. | https://www.storynory.com/the-secret-garden-chapter-27/ |
| Katie and the Curse of Macbeth | Katie the Witch takes part in a play on the fringe of the Edinburgh Festival and comes up against actors' superstitions about Shakespeare's Macbeth | https://www.storynory.com/katie-and-the-curse-of-macbeth/ |
| The Secret Garden Chapter 26 | "IT'S MOTHER!" | https://www.storynory.com/the-secret-garden-chapter-26/ |
| Snow White and Rose Red | It's a long time since we have given you a Brothers Grimm story. We had somehow overlooked this charming tale. The "Snow White" of the title is not related to the more famous Snow White who met the seven dwarfs. This Snow White is the sister of Rose Red. The two girls live in the […] | https://www.storynory.com/snow-white-and-rose-red/ |
| The Moscow Cat | A strong and independent cat from Moscow runs away to live in the forrest. A story that is half realistic - in fact based on a real cat - and half traditional Russian fairy tale. | https://www.storynory.com/the-moscow-cat/ |
| Secret Garden Chapter 25 | THE CURTAIN | https://www.storynory.com/secret-garden-chapter-25/ |
| The Secret Garden Chapter 24 | "LET THEM LAUGH"
| https://www.storynory.com/the-secret-garden-chapter-24/ |
| Undine | A watery fairytale from Germany that is not unlike the Little Mermaid | https://www.storynory.com/undine/ |
| Bertie’s Quest | It is soon to be Beatrice's Birthday and she asks him to go on an impossible quest, to find her a living dinosaur as a pet. | https://www.storynory.com/berties-quest/ |
| Song: Is Love a Fairytale? | Is Love a Fairytale? - a very catchy tune from the album by Aoede. | https://www.storynory.com/is-love-a-fairytale/ |
| Andromeda and Perseus | Princess Andromeda tells us how she was rescued from a ghastly sea monster by the Greek hero Perseus. We learn about Perseus's secret weapon, the snaky head of Medusa that can turn men to stone. | https://www.storynory.com/perseus-and-andromeda/ |
| The Secret Garden Chapter 23 | MAGIC | https://www.storynory.com/the-secret-garden-chapter-23/ |
| The King and the Beggar Maid | A king does not seem interested in marrying until he comes across a beggar maid. This is an ancient story that is often referred to in literature. Shakespeare mentions it in several of his plays, including Romeo and Juliet. | https://www.storynory.com/the-king-and-the-beggar-maid/ |
| Red Fortunes | Red Fortunes is Bertie's novel for Grown Ups. It's available on Amazon both in Kindle and in Paperback. And even better, for the first 5 days of May it's FREE on Kindle. Download it now and please leave a review on Amazon. | https://www.storynory.com/red-fortunes/ |
| Katie and the Witch’s Trial | All sorts of horrid rumours are flying round the school about Katie. They say she was responsible for the not-very-nice thing that happened to the new school swimming pool. It is almost like a witch hunt. | https://www.storynory.com/katie-witch-trial/ |
| The Rooster and the Fox | If you like Aesop's fables, you will probably enjoy this. It is the lively story of a fox who tries to trick a farmyard rooster. There are plenty of good morals; "pride comes before the fall," and "do not fall for false flattery," are a couple examples. Geoffrey Chaucer included the story in his "Canterbury […] | https://www.storynory.com/the-rooster-and-the-fox/ |
| Katie and the Bad Bug | A nasty tummy bug is going around the school. When Katie falls ill, she has words with a virus and gives it a piece of her mind. | https://www.storynory.com/katie-and-the-bad-bug/ |
| The Flying Horse Part 2 | Our prince must fight a whole army. Can he survive? What will become of his love the princess? And what of the magician who made the enchanted horse? | https://www.storynory.com/the-flying-horse-part-2/ |
| The Secret Garden Chapter 22 | WHEN THE SUN WENT DOWN | https://www.storynory.com/the-secret-garden-chapter-22/ |
| The Flying Horse Part 1 | Part fairytale, part science fiction, this story from the 1001 Nights is full of wonder. An inventor presents the King of Persia with an enchanted horse. His son flies off to meet a beautiful princess, but there is trouble in store. | https://www.storynory.com/the-flying-horse-part-1/ |
| Rip Van Winkle | The classic American fairytale by Washington Irving read for Storynory by Charlie Loeb. | https://www.storynory.com/rip-van-winkle/ |
| The Secret Garden Chapter 21 | BEN WEATHERSTAFF | https://www.storynory.com/the-secret-garden-chapter-21/ |
| Katie and the Magic Chocolate | Katie is growing up. She feels she is too old for an Easter Egg hunt. She is delighted when, over the holidays, Paul invites her to the cinema. She has some magic chocolate for him - but it does not work quite as expected. | https://www.storynory.com/katie-and-the-magic-chocolate/ |
| Colin’s April Fool | The grumpiest fish on the pond plays and April Fool joke - but is it funny? | https://www.storynory.com/colins-april-fool/ |
| Pygmalion | A sculptor on the island of Cyprus scorns all women until he falls in love with a statue that he has made. | https://www.storynory.com/pygmalion/ |
| Cleopatra | Cleopatra - the last queen of Egypt - clever, enchanting - the lover of Julius Caesar and then Mark Anthony - a biography. | https://www.storynory.com/cleopatra/ |
| Madame White Snake | A story from China to celebrate the Year of the Snake. Two serpent spirits become young women and one of them marries a man. | https://www.storynory.com/madame-white-snake/ |
| The Secret Garden Chapter 20 | "I SHALL LIVE FOREVER--AND EVER--AND EVER!" | https://www.storynory.com/the-secret-garden-chapter-20/ |
| The Labours of Heracles Part 2 | We continue the Labours of the strong-man Heracles, otherwise known as Hercules. | https://www.storynory.com/the-labours-of-heracles-part-2/ |
| The Secret Garden Chapter 19 | "IT HAS COME!" | https://www.storynory.com/the-secret-garden-chapter-19/ |
| The Secret Garden Chapter 18 | "THA' MUNNOT WASTE NO TIME" | https://www.storynory.com/the-secret-garden-chapter-18/ |
| The Labours of Heracles Part 1 | Heracles (Hercules in Latin) was the the strong-man of the ancient world. He performed twelve labours, and we tell you about the first 6 in | https://www.storynory.com/the-labours-of-heracles-part-1/ |
| The Secret Garden Chapter 17 | A TANTRUM | https://www.storynory.com/the-secret-garden-chapter-17/ |
| Dad’s Half Century | It will be Dad's 50th birthday in June. His rich brother is planning a three day beach party at his villa in Ibiza. The family (apart from Dad) are very excited.. what could go wrong? | https://www.storynory.com/dads-half-century/ |
| The Sorcerer’s Apprentice | A chaotic magical story with music which shows why you should never muddle in things that you do not understand | https://www.storynory.com/the-sorcerers-apprentice/ |
| The Cowherd and the Weaving Maid | A romantic Story from China about a cowherd who has a magical ox. The ox helps him to marry a one of the maidens who blow the clouds through the skies. | https://www.storynory.com/the-cowherd-and-the-weaving-maid/ |
| Herod the Great | Herod ruled Judea (which included Jerusalem and Bethlehem), for 37 years until his death in 4BC. He knew the likes of Mark Antony, Queen Cleopatra, and the Emperor Augustus. He features in the Bible, in the story of the birth of Jesus. We look into the life of the real Herod. | https://www.storynory.com/herod-the-great/ |
| O Little Town of Bethlehem | Christmas carols are gorgeous. Gabriella Burnel sings Oh Little Town of Bethlehem specially for Storynory. We hope you will enjoy her lovely voice. | https://www.storynory.com/o-little-town-of-bethlehem/ |
| Katie and the remote for life | Katie puts a magic spell on the TV Remote so that she can pause and rewind real life. When she takes it to school it proves to be a useful but risky devise. | https://www.storynory.com/katie-and-the-remote-for-life/ |
| The Secret Garden Chapter 16 | "I WON'T!" SAID MARY | https://www.storynory.com/the-secret-garden-chapter-16/ |
| Astropup: Prisoner of the Cats | Astropup is a prisoner of the cat-people pirates. They humiliate him and torture him with cat music. Then the cat space ship begins to take off ... can our hero and his friend the parrot escape? | https://www.storynory.com/astropup-prisoner-of-the-cats/ |
| Hansel and Gretel with Music from the Opera | Our extra-special production brings you a delightful introduction to opera. Our production of Hansel and Gretel by Englebert Humperdinck is specially crafted for children but anyone who loves music will delight in it. | https://www.storynory.com/hansel-and-gretel-with-music-from-the-opera/ |
| Astropup and the Man with a Laser Gun | The man with the laser gun could help Astropup and the Good Cat rescue the parrot from the clutches of the cat people, but unfortunately he does not trust cats. | https://www.storynory.com/astropup-and-the-man-with-a-laser-gun/ |
| The Secret Garden Chapter 15 | NEST BUILDING | https://www.storynory.com/the-secret-garden-chapter-15/ |
| Astropup and the Good Cat | The previous episode, Astropup and the planet of the pirates, ended with Astropup's friend the Parrot being kidnapped by cat people. They ordered Astropup to hand over the diamond from HMS Hesperus. The Parrot screeched: "Don't give them the diamond." This has left our hero in something of a quandary. How will he solve the […] | https://www.storynory.com/astropup-and-the-good-cat/ |
| The Secret Garden Chapter 14 | A YOUNG RAJAH | https://www.storynory.com/the-secret-garden-chapter-14/ |
| Astropup and the Planet of the Pirates | Astropup and his friend the Parrot have a huge diamond which they found in the Wreck of the Hesperus. Instead of returning it to Space Central on Earth, they are heading for the Planet of the Pirates where they intend to sell it and make their fortunes. Astropup and the Planet of the Pirates - […] | https://www.storynory.com/astropup-and-the-planet-of-the-pirates/ |
| The Secret Garden Chapter 13 | "I AM COLIN" | https://www.storynory.com/the-secret-garden-chapter-13/ |
| Tick Tock Turkey and the Festival of Honolulu | Tick Tock Turkey fans have been begging us for more tails of the time-travelling bird. In fact, they've been begging us for YEARS ! We are pleased to say that Tick Tock's creator, Michael Brett has penned another story for us (with a little help from Natasha). And here it is... As you may recall, […] | https://www.storynory.com/tick-tock-turkey-and-the-festival-of-honolulu/ |
| The Secret Garden Chapter 12 | "MIGHT I HAVE A BIT OF EARTH?" | https://www.storynory.com/the-secret-garden-chapter-12/ |
| Don’t Be Scared of Halloween NEW VERSION | A new version of Katie's halloween fun and spooky song. Don’t be scared of Halloween, Or the things that go unseen There’s no need to feed the fear, When the ghosts and ghouls are awfully near. | https://www.storynory.com/dont-be-scared-of-halloween-new-version/ |
| Katie and Mr New Part Two | Does Shumash really mind that Katie's mum is a witch ? The second part of this magical romantic story, gives us the answer. | https://www.storynory.com/katie-and-mr-new-part-two/ |
| Astropup and the Wreck of the Hesperus | Astropup investigates a wrecked space ship and encounters space sharks. | https://www.storynory.com/astropup-and-the-wreck-of-the-hesperus/ |
| The Secret Garden Chapter 11 | THE NEST OF THE MISSEL THRUSH | https://www.storynory.com/the-secret-garden-chapter-11/ |
| Astropup and the Revenge of the Parrot | Ever since the Cat People tried to kill the parrot, he has been seeking revenge. His chance comes on a mission to the moon when he and Astropup discover an extraordinary volcanic eruption. | https://www.storynory.com/astropup-and-the-revenge-of-the-parrot/ |
| The Secret Garden Chapter 10 | DICKON
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| The Crab that Played with the Sea | A Just So story by Rudyard Kipling explains how the sea got its tide. | https://www.storynory.com/the-crab-that-played-with-the-sea/ |
| The Secret Garden Chapter 9 | THE STRANGEST HOUSE ANY ONE EVER LIVED IN | https://www.storynory.com/the-secret-garden-chapter-9/ |
| The Punishment of Loki | Loki, the Norse god of fire and tricks, is punished for his crime. | https://www.storynory.com/the-punishment-of-loki/ |
| Baldur | The tragic, tale of how a favourite son of the gods was killed. This one is really sad. | https://www.storynory.com/the-death-of-baldur/ |
| The Secret Garden Chapter 8 | THE ROBIN WHO SHOWED THE WAY | https://www.storynory.com/the-secret-garden-chapter-8/ |
| Fenris the Wolf | Fenris the Wolf was so strong that he could bite through chains. | https://www.storynory.com/fenris-the-wolf/ |
| The Secret Garden Chapter 7 | THE KEY TO THE GARDEN | https://www.storynory.com/the-secret-garden-chapter-7/ |
| The Secret Garden Chapter 6 | "THERE WAS SOME ONE CRYING--THERE WAS!" | https://www.storynory.com/the-secret-garden-chapter-6/ |
| Katie and Mr. New | Katie's mother is being very secretive about something, and when | https://www.storynory.com/katie-and-mr-new/ |
| Bertie and the Queen’s Confession | The Wicked Queen has confessed everything. She had recorded the story of how she turned Bertie into a frog. The cassette tape has gone missing. Bertie MUST get hold of it. | https://www.storynory.com/bertie-and-the-queens-confession/ |
| The Secret Garden Chapter 5 | THE CRY IN THE CORRIDOR. A Robin delights Mary in the grounds of the manor, and later she hears a strange cry. | https://www.storynory.com/the-secret-garden-chapter-5/ |
| The Secret Garden Chapter 4 | Mary Lennox wakes up in Misselthwaite Manor and meets Martha, a serving girl who is not all like any of the servants she has known in India. | https://www.storynory.com/the-secret-garden-chapter-4/ |
| How the Leopard Got His Spots | A just so story by Rudyard Kipling, read by Natasha, tells how the Leopard got his spots | https://www.storynory.com/how-the-leopard-got-his-spots/ |
| The Secret Garden Chapter 3 | ACROSS THE MOOR. Marry travels by train with Mrs. Medlock and has her first view of the Yorkshire Moors and hears a broad Yorkshire accent. | https://www.storynory.com/the-secret-garden-chapter-3/ |
| Thor’s Fishing Trip | Thor, the Norse god of Thunder, goes on a fishing trip with a giant, and rows into the waters of the Midgard Serpent. | https://www.storynory.com/thors-fishing-trip/ |
| The Secret Garden Chapter 2 | MISTRESS MARY QUITE CONTRARY. Mary Lennox travels from India to the grey skies of England. | https://www.storynory.com/the-secret-garden-chapter-2/ |
| The Secret Garden Chapter 1 | THERE IS NO ONE LEFT. Mary Lennox is an only child living in India in the time of the British Empire. Everyone says how disagreeable she is. Her mother ignores her. She is brought up by the servants, and is rude to them. Then cholera comes to the district | https://www.storynory.com/the-secret-garden-chapter-1/ |
| Storynory Extra – Alaska | Natasha reads a poem from Alaska and we meet Tevi from Talkeetna - one of our listeners and a fellow broadcaster. It's a chance to learn a little bit more about us and our audience. | https://www.storynory.com/storynory-extra-alaska/ |
| The Tortoise and the Elephant | Who is stronger : a tortoise or an elephant? This fable from Zaire has | https://www.storynory.com/the-tortoise-and-the-elephant/ |
| Katie and the Magician of Morocco | Katie and her mother visit Marrakech in Morocco to buy a magic carpet. They explore the souk and the medina in search of special shops. When they visit a secret village in the Atlas Mountains they find themselves in trouble. A longer Katie story. | https://www.storynory.com/katie-and-the-magician-of-morocco/ |
| Chap 24, Wonderful Wizard of Oz | A short chapter that brings the Dorothy's incredible journey through the Land of Oz to its conclusion. So nice to be home again! | https://www.storynory.com/chap-24-wonderful-wizard-of-oz/ |
| Chap 23, Wonderful Wizard of Oz | Glinda The Good Witch Grants Dorothy's Wish. Dorothy takes her dog Toto in her arms, says good-bye to the land of Oz, and claps the heels of her shoes together three times . | https://www.storynory.com/chap-23-wonderful-wizard-of-oz/ |
| Chap 22, Wonderful Wizard of Oz | The Country of the Quadlings. The friends must take on an army of armless Hammer-Heads on the hillside.
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| Chap 21, Wonderful Wizard of Oz | The Lion takes on the great spider and becomes King of Beasts | https://www.storynory.com/chap-21-wonderful-wizard-of-oz/ |
| Storynory Audio Workshop Icarus | The Storynory Audio Workshop, Icarus was held on Wednesday the 5th, 2012 at the Cockpit Theatre, Marlyebone, London for children in the local area. Children learnt drama and storytelling skills for a rehearsed reading of the play Icarus based on the audio Story of The Boy Who Flew Too High on Storynory. In the final […] | https://www.storynory.com/storynory-audio-workshop-icarus/ |
| Chap 20, Wonderful Wizard of Oz | Dorothy and her friends come across some very pretty but fragile people. | https://www.storynory.com/chap-20-wonderful-wizard-of-oz/ |
| How the Rhinoceros Got His Skin | A Just So Story by Kipling. Why is the Rhinoceros so wrinkly and so grumpy? | https://www.storynory.com/how-the-rhinoceros-got-his-skin/ |
| Astropup and the Day of the Cat | The Cat People have a secret agent working inside the space centre. He is planning to guide in a team of ninja cat commandos to assassinate the Parrot Major. The Parrot learns of the plot and flies into a panic. Only Astropup can save him. | https://www.storynory.com/astropup-and-the-day-of-the-cat/ |
| Poetry Activity: The Tyger | Tyger Tyger by Zaff In this activity you will form your own impression of the Tyger based on the poem by William Blake. You will then create an original piece of art work based on The Tyger. William Blake was not just a poet but an artist too. He used a technique known as engraving […] | https://www.storynory.com/poetry-activity-the-tyger/ |
| Questions for The Fairies of Merlin’s Craig | This is an extract from our fairytale, the Fairies of Merlin's Craig. It's set in Scotland. Listen to the extract and answer the questions. Extract There are certain places where the very earth itself is charged with that fiery, unpredictable energy, known as magic. One of those centres of enchantment, is in Lanarkshire, in Scotland. […] | https://www.storynory.com/questions-for-the-fairies-of-merlins-craig/ |
| Questions for Portia’s Puzzle | This is an extract from our story, Portia's Puzzle which is based on a scene from Shakespeare's play, The Merchant of Venice. Listen to the extract and answer the questions. Extract Word of Portia’s beauty had spread to every corner of the world, and men, young and old, tall and short, fat, thin, pale, tanned, […] | https://www.storynory.com/questions-for-portias-puzzle/ |
| Questions for Tick Tock Turkey and the Endless Pudding | This is an extract from our story, Tick Tock Turkey and the Endless Pudding. Tick Tock Turkey is a time-travelling bird who lives on a desert island with his friend, Future Dog. Listen to the extract and then answer the questions. Extract This story is named after a very special recipe created by an ingenious […] | https://www.storynory.com/questions-for-tick-tock-turkey-and-the-endless-pudding/ |
| Questions for The Princess Who Had a Heart | This is an extract from our story, The Princess Who Had a Heart. It is one of a series of stories about the mysterious Princess Talia who is at Oxford University. Her best friend Sally in the room next to hers. Listen to the extract and answer the questions. Extract It was Saturday night. Sally […] | https://www.storynory.com/questions-for-the-princess-who-had-a-heart/ |
| Questions for Astropup and the Keys to the Universe | I found it hard to contain a growl when we came face to face with the hideous cat people. Quite frankly I was most furious with myself, for if I had stayed true to my instincts, and loyal to the humans, I would not now be dealing with the most treacherous species in the universe […] | https://www.storynory.com/questions-for-astropup-and-the-keys-to-the-universe/ |
| Questions for The Golden Arrow | Robin Hood's greatest enemy, the Sheriff of Nottingham, comes up with a plan to capture him. Listen to the audio and then answer the questions. | https://www.storynory.com/questions-for-the-golden-arrow/ |
| Marvin the Mole and the Queen’s Jubilee | We mark the Queen's Jubilee with a charming poem about a mole who pops up at her garden party. | https://www.storynory.com/marvin-the-mole-and-the-queens-jubilee/ |
| Katie and the Giants | Katie's mum, who knows lots of wonderful stories, tells her about the Giants and the Gods to explain something important about life. | https://www.storynory.com/katie-and-the-giants/ |
| Chap 19, Wonderful Wizard of Oz | Dorothy and her friends are attacked by the Fighting Trees | https://www.storynory.com/chap-19-wonderful-wizard-of-oz/ |
| Chap 18, Wonderful Wizard of Oz | Away to the South. Dorothy asks the Winged Monkeys if they can help her get back to Kansas. | https://www.storynory.com/chap-18-wonderful-wizard-of-oz/ |
| Audio Workshop: A Little Red Riding Hood Group 2 | Listen to the audio of the children from group 2 performing the Little Red Riding Hood play, as they rehearsed it in the Theatre studio. Thanks again to the children for a great performance! | https://www.storynory.com/audio-workshop-a-little-red-riding-hood-group-2/ |
| Storynory Audio Workshop: A Little Red Riding Hood | Natasha from Storynory held another Audio Dramatic Workshop on the 16th of February at The Cockpit Theatre, Marlyebone for children in the local area. She taught drama and storytelling skills based on 'A Little Red Riding Hood' to the children. Children rehearsed the scripts to practice reading their characters parts out loud, before recording their […] | https://www.storynory.com/storynory-audio-workshop-a-little-red-riding-hood/ |
| Katie and the Witch’s Swap (Free) | Katie and her best friend Isis decide to swap their lives for the day. | https://www.storynory.com/katie-and-the-witchs-swap-free/ |
| Song: Wine Dark Sea | A haunting and romantic song about Jason and Medea, to go with the story of the Golden Fleece. | https://www.storynory.com/song-wine-dark-sea/ |
| Jason and Medea Part Four: the Escape | The final part of Jason and Medea., the story of the golden fleece. Jason must sow the field of Ares with dragons teeth which will jump up into an army of skeleton men. Then Jason and Medea must escape. And there is a twist in the end of the tale. | https://www.storynory.com/jason-and-medea-part-four-the-escape/ |
| Song: Upstart Greek | An uptempo, amusing song about Jason and the Golden Fleece. We hope you will find this fun ! The words are a bit of a tongue-twister. | https://www.storynory.com/upstart-greek/ |
| Jason and Medea Part Three: Princess Medea | Princess Medea takes up the story. Jason has come with the Argonauts to Colchis to seek the Golden Fleece for Greece. Medea falls in love with Jason and decides to help him. | https://www.storynory.com/jason-and-medea-part-three-princess-medea/ |
| Song: Row On Boys | Row On - A bluesy rowing song for Jason and Medea sung by Gabriella Burnel | https://www.storynory.com/row-on/ |
| Jason and Medea Part Two : The Voyage to Colchis | Jason and the Argonauts contend with a boxing king and a blind prophet on their way to Colchis to fetch the Golden Fleece. | https://www.storynory.com/jason-and-medea-part-two-the-voyage-to-colchis/ |
| Jason and Medea Part One: The Voyage Begins | Pictures by Nick Hayes for Storynory. Click to Enlarge. We begin our four part "epic" poem written in verse by Bertie for Storynory. You may know this famous story by other titles including Jason and the Golden Fleece and Jason and the Argonauts. We have chosen to call it "Jason and Medea" to emphasis the […] | https://www.storynory.com/jason-and-medea-part-one-the-voyage-begins/ |
| Brynhilde | Download the audio, Right Click Save As We have already met the Norse hero, Sigurd . After killing a dragon, he rode his horse through a ring of fire to discover a sleeping princess - a Valkyrie or War Maiden. Her name was Brynhilde. He woke her with a kiss - but was it happily […] | https://www.storynory.com/brynhilde/ |
| Sigurd and the Dragon | Prince Sigurd comes of age by fighting a dragon. His teacher Regin gives him a sword and sets him the task of killing the fearful reptile, Fafnir. | https://www.storynory.com/sigurd-and-the-dragon/ |
| Words for Life | We are really pleased to be part of the Words for Life Campaign, just launched by the National Literacy Trust. The campaign has commissioned research showing that a third of parents do not realise that they are the most important factor in their own children's development of speech. Of course we believe that listening to […] | https://www.storynory.com/words-for-life/ |
| Chap 17, Wizard of Oz | How the balloon was launched. The Scarecrow has a brain and wonderful thoughts in his head; The Tin Woodman hears his heart rattling around in his breast; The Lion would gladly face an army or a dozen of the fierce Kalidahs. | https://www.storynory.com/chap-17-wizard-of-oz/ |
| Questions for Sif’s Golden Hair | Download the audio Listen to the extract from our story Sif's Golden Hair It is around five minutes long. You can also read along with the text, and answer the questions at the end. The passage is about the ancient gods of Scandinavia in Northern Europe otherwise known as the "Norse" gods Extract What do […] | https://www.storynory.com/questions-for-sifs-golden-hair/ |
| Questions for Awaking Beauty 1 | Download the audio Listen to the extract from our story Awaking Beauty. It is around four minutes long. You can also read along with the text, and answer the questions at the end. The passage is about a student who is starting her first day at a college in Oxford University. The student (Sally) speaks […] | https://www.storynory.com/questions-for-awaking-beauty-1/ |
| Questions for Katie’s Invisible Umbrella | Download the audio Listen to the extract from our story Katie's Invisible Umbrella. You can also read along with the text, and answer the questions at the end. Katie is a schoolgirl who comes from a family of witches who have magical powers. Extract Katie’s grandmother had all sorts of beautiful, but rather old-fashioned, magical […] | https://www.storynory.com/questions-for-katies-invisible-umbrella/ |
| Chap 16, Wizard of Oz | Download the audio, Right Click, Save As It's amazing, but people keep on asking the Wonderful Wizard of Oz to do impossible things - and he can't help but oblige them - even if that means fooling them too. Read by Natasha | https://www.storynory.com/chap-16-wizard-of-oz/ |
| Chap 15, Wizard of Oz | Just how wonderful is the Wonderful Wizard of Oz? In this chapter we find out.... | https://www.storynory.com/chap-15-wonderful-wizard-of-oz/ |
| Odin’s Eye | How the chief of the Norse gods gained True Wisdom and the terrible price he paid for it. | https://www.storynory.com/odins-eye/ |
| Questions for the Samurai and the Tea Master | Read the following extract from the beginning of our story, The Samurai and the Tea Master. Answer the following Questions. Comprehension 1) What kind of person is a Samurai? 2) What do you understand by the phrase "distilled essence of violence" ? 3) What are the ways in which a tea master is similar and […] | https://www.storynory.com/questions-for-the-samurai-and-the-tea-master/ |
| Questions for the Boy Who Cried Wolf | Listen to the Aesop story, The Boy Who Cried Wolf. It's about six minutes long, and you can read along with the text. Then answer the following questions: Comprehension Questions 1) This story is told in the "first person" - what does that mean? 2) Why are the villagers angry with the boy? 3) How […] | https://www.storynory.com/questions-for-the-boy-who-cried-wolf/ |
| Idun and her Golden Apples | In this Norse Story, we learn how the gods of Asgard are able to stay forever young. | https://www.storynory.com/idun-and-her-golden-apples/ |
| Sif and her Golden Hair | Loki, god of fire and mischief, steals Sif's beautiful golden hair. In doing so he enrages Sif's powerful husband, Thor. | https://www.storynory.com/sif-and-her-golden-hair/ |
| Chap 14, Wonderful Wizard of Oz | Download the audio, right click, save as We've now heard how Dorothy defeated the Wicked Witch of the West, and rescued her companions. In this chapter we shall meet the Winged Monkeys again - and hopefully they will be more friendly this time ! Read by Natasha. | https://www.storynory.com/chap-14-wonderful-wizard-of-oz/ |
| Questions for Swan Lake | An extract from our story Swan Lake with questions for language learners. | https://www.storynory.com/questions-for-swan-lake/ |
| Questions for The First Strawberries | Questions for English language learners based on our story, The First Strawberries | https://www.storynory.com/questions-for-the-first-strawberries/ |
| Questions for the Old Man and the Figs | Questions for the old man and the figs | https://www.storynory.com/questions-for-the-old-man-and-the-figs/ |
| Katie and the Big Cat | Katie and her best friend Isis go pony trekking on Bodmin Moor in Cornwall in the west of England | https://www.storynory.com/katie-and-the-big-cat/ |
| Chapter 13, Wizard of Oz | Dorothy has defeated the Wicked Witch of the West but her friends have payed a heavy price. Can the Yellow Winkies help her rescue the Scarecrow, the Tin Woodman, and the Cowardly Lion? | https://www.storynory.com/chapter-13-wizard-of-oz/ |
| Bertie and the Secret Potato | A Bertie adventure that takes us to the jungle of Papua New Guinea in search of the secret of eternal youth. | https://www.storynory.com/bertie-and-the-secret-potato/ |
| The Christmouse Mystery | A Christmas play set in an English country house and featuring a cast of humans and mice. | https://www.storynory.com/the-christmouse-mystery/ |
| Bertie’s Lost Christmas | It is Christmas Eve. Bertie the frog is performing his stand-up comedy act abroad. He and Tim are delayed by snow when trying to get back to their pond, and end up with in a bus depot with some unlikely characters. | https://www.storynory.com/berties-lost-christmas/ |
| The Fox and the Wolf | From the 1001 nights, a tale of a fox and a wolf who are friends - but do not trust each other.
| https://www.storynory.com/the-fox-and-the-wolf-2/ |
| Three Bright Aesop Tales | The Sun looks down on the earth and sees all the human folly. He tells three tales or "fables": The Milkmaid, Juno and the Peacock, and The Sun and the North Wind. | https://www.storynory.com/three-bright-aesop-tales/ |
| Albert Orangutan | Download the Audio (Right Click, Save As) Do you think animals should wear clothes? Let us know when you have listened to this amusing poem. It tells the story of Albert Orangutan, who is a very fashionable ape. Read by Richard Scott. Written by Glenn Lawrence for Storynory. Original Pictures for Storynory by Sophie Green. […] | https://www.storynory.com/albert-orangutan/ |
| Astropup and the Key to the Universe | Astropup holds the key to the universe in his mouth. Should he share it with the humans? The parrot says that it will bring them great wealth and power if they keep it to themselves. | https://www.storynory.com/astropup-and-the-key-to-the-universe/ |
| Portia’s Puzzle | A romantic episode from Shakespeare's Merchant of Venice which is a little like a fairytale. | https://www.storynory.com/portias-puzzle/ |
| Chapter 12, Wizard of Oz | The Wicked Witch of the West sends armies of strange creatures to attack Dorothy and her friends, but they fight back bravely. | https://www.storynory.com/chapter-12-wizard-of-oz/ |
| Katie’s Halloween Aunt | A witchy Halloween story about Katie, whose Great Aunt Chloe comes to stay for Halloween. Chloe loves to do traditional magical things like flying around on a broom stick. Katie finds it just too embarrassing . | https://www.storynory.com/katies-halloween-aunt/ |
| Chapter 11, Wizard of Oz | At last we meet the Wonderful Wizard of Oz in the Green Emerald City. He appears in three different guises. | https://www.storynory.com/chapter-11-wizard-of-oz/ |
| Don’t Be Scared of Halloween | A Halloween Song about Katie the Witch who is scared of Halloween. | https://www.storynory.com/dont-be-scared-of-halloween/ |
| Chap 10, Wizard of Oz | Dorothy and her friends arrive at the Emerald City - so brilliant that they have to put on green spectacles before they enter. | https://www.storynory.com/chap-10-wizard-of-oz/ |
| Wiz Oz Activity 13: Golden Possessions | In this Wiz Oz Activity you will find your own magical possession just like Dorothy and her friends do in the thirteen chapter of the Wizard of Oz. Firstly, let's to re-cap the story so far: Dorothy has melted the Wicked Witch of the West by throwing a bucket of water over her. The Yellow […] | https://www.storynory.com/wiz-oz-activity-chpt-13-golden-possessions/ |
| Wiz Oz Activities | Wiz Oz Activities The Wiz Oz Activities are educational and can be used for home or school learning. The activities are linked to characters and themes from The Wonderful Wizard of Oz book by L Frank Baulm and the audio chapters on Storynory.com. The Wiz Oz activities involve children learning the following Reading & writing skills […] | https://www.storynory.com/wiz-oz-activities/ |
| The Red-Headed League | Sherlock Holmes investigates the mysterious league that pays good money to men with red hair to copy out the encyclopaedia. What are they up to? Could there be a criminal plot behind its apparently charitable aims? | https://www.storynory.com/the-red-headed-league/ |
| Wiz Oz Activity 9: Saving Friend | A writing activity to go with Chapter 9 of the Wizard of Oz | https://www.storynory.com/wiz-oz-activity-saving-friend-chapter-9/ |
| Wriggly Well Riddle | A Wriggly Well Animal - who could it be? Try the Jigsaw and listen to the Riddle. | https://www.storynory.com/wriggly-well-riddle/ |
| Teeth in Stomach | My teeth are in my stomach
my goodness fancy that
so do be careful, won’t you?
or my tum will eat your hat. | https://www.storynory.com/teeth-in-stomach/ |
| Chapter 9, Wizard of Oz | In which we meet a small but very important person. | https://www.storynory.com/chapter-9-wizard-of-oz/ |
| Chapter 8, Wizard of Oz | The scarecrow finds himself stuck up a pole once again and Dorothy and her friends find a new danger in the form of a flower. | https://www.storynory.com/chapter-8-wizard-of-oz/ |
| A Clever African Jigsaw | An online African jigsaw and Riddle. Can you guess which animal has a super long memory? | https://www.storynory.com/a-clever-african-riddle/ |
| Learning with Nursery Rhymes | By Eleanor Johnson, Early Years Teacher, Creator of StoryPhones www.storyphones.co.uk Not Just a Nursery Rhyme! We all have memories of singing nursery rhymes. Our first experiences will probably have been with our family and then with our teacher at school or nursery. I grew up in the North East of England and was lucky enough […] | https://www.storynory.com/learning-with-nursery-rhymes/ |
| Emelye’s Tale, Part 3 | The final part of Emelye's tale. Is there any room for true love - or for chivalry - in the knight's bitter rivalry over the princess Emelye. And will she have any say in the matter of who marries her? | https://www.storynory.com/emelyes-tale-part-3/ |
| Emelye’s Tale, Part 2 | Princess Emelye does not yet realise that she is the cause of a hugh falling out between two imprisoned knights. She has never met either of them, and both have fallen madly in love with her. | https://www.storynory.com/emelyes-tale-part-2/ |
| Chapter 7, The Wizard of Oz | Dorothy and her friends confront some terrible beasts called the Kalidahs. | https://www.storynory.com/chapter-7-the-wizard-of-oz/ |
| Emelye’s Tale, Part 1 | The Knight's Tale by Chaucer is retold from the point of view of Princess Emelye - so we have called this story Emelye's tale. Chivalry, Romance, Adventure and perhaps a tiny touch of feminism. | https://www.storynory.com/emelyes-tale-part-one/ |
| Wiz Oz Activity 11: How Does Oz Appear to you? | Writing and Making Activities for Chapter 10 of the Wizard of Oz. Make up your own version of the chapter and create a Wizard of Oz orange head. | https://www.storynory.com/wizard-of-oz-activities-for-chapter-11/ |
| Nursery Rhymes 2 | Rub a Dub Dub, Hickory Dickory Dock, This Little Piggy Went to Market, Little Jack Horner, Here we go round the Mulberry Bush, Ring a Ring a Roses, Oranges and Lemons say the bells of St. Clement's | https://www.storynory.com/02-nursery-rhymes/ |
| Chicken Little | A fast paced and amusing story - but do be warned - some animals with cute names do get eaten by Foxy-Woxy. Look out for Cocky-locky, Ducky-daddles, Goosey- Loosey and Turkey-lurkey | https://www.storynory.com/chicken-little/ |
| The Adventure of the Six Napoleons | A Sherlock Holmes mystery in which the great detective investigates why an apparent lunatic is going around breaking up statues of Napoleon. | https://www.storynory.com/the-adventure-of-the-six-napoleons/ |
| Nursery Rhymes 1 | Some traditional nursery rhymes packed with irresistible fun and charm. | https://www.storynory.com/nursery-rhymes-1/ |
| Chap 20, The Beauty at the Last Ball | The final episode in our story about Princess Talia. Talia, Sally and Basil have travelled through time - but after so many adventures, how will they return to the "real" world ? | https://www.storynory.com/the-beauty-at-the-last-ball/ |
| Katie and the Magic Shop | Katie's mum always wanted to open a magic shop. When she achieved her ambition, other shop keepers started to spread nasty rumours about her being a bad witch..... | https://www.storynory.com/katie-and-the-magic-shop/ |
| Twisters | These twisters are linked to the stories on Storynory podcast. The following twisters practice the following: 1. Combined letter sounds in the words for clear speech i.e. W0 in the word won. 2. Syllable stress placement in the for variation in speech i.e emphasising different words. The combined letter sounds involve correct constant placement with […] | https://www.storynory.com/twisters/ |
| Animal Riddle Rhymes | Download the Audio Here are three charming poems that take the form of riddles. In each one you have to guess which animal we are describing. We hope that you will enjoy them, and perhaps learn a few unusual facts about animals along the way. These Animal Riddle Rhymes have been written especially for Storynory […] | https://www.storynory.com/animal-riddle-rhymes/ |
| Chapter 6, the Wizard of Oz | Dorothy, the Tin Woodman, and the Scarecrow are on their way to meet the Wizard of Oz. A lion leaps out and chases the little dog Toto. He is ashamed to admit that he is a cowardly lion. | https://www.storynory.com/chapter-6-the-wizard-of-oz/ |
| Chap 19, The Beauty’s Challenge | The climax of our Awaking Beauty series in which Basil fights a duel with the champion of Morgan Le Fay in the quad of an Oxford college | https://www.storynory.com/the-beautys-challenge/ |
| Chap 18, The Beauty’s Champion | Basil learns to fight with a two handed sword from one of the best in the business. | https://www.storynory.com/the-beautys-champion/ |
| Wiz Oz Activity 2: Ruby Shoes | Chapter 3: The Munchkins In this activity you will spot the differences between the 1930's Holywood film and the book of the Wizard of Oz by L Frank Baulm. But Firstly some film and book though If you have ever watched the film of a book that you have read, you will know that […] | https://www.storynory.com/ruby-shoes-and-dorothy-voice-2/ |
| Chap 17, The Beauty’s Time | Sally is thrilled to meet some famous people and Basil is increasingly alarmed about having to fight a duel. | https://www.storynory.com/the-beautys-time/ |
| Wiz Oz Activity 3: Dorothy & Story Sharing | Story Sharing and Storytelling is an important part of life. Maybe you have shared a story with a special friend in special place? This Wiz Oz Activity may help you with your own storytelling. Background The stories that the Tin Woodman, the Scarecrow and The Cowardly Lion share with Little Dorothy pass the time […] | https://www.storynory.com/wiz-oz-dorothy-story-sharing/ |
| Wiz Oz Activity 10: Green Spectacles | Chapter 10: The Guardian of The Gates In this Wiz Oz Activity you will make some Green Spectacles like the ones Dorothy and her companions are given by The Guardian of the Gates in chapter 10. You will also imagine and draw your own shinning Emerald city that the travellers see with there green spectacles […] | https://www.storynory.com/the-emerald-city-green-spectacles-chapters-10-11-wizard-of-0z-activities/ |
| Wiz Oz Activity Yellow Brick Road & Journey Map | In this Wizard of Oz activity, you can make a Yellow Brick Road Journey Map. Dorothy must follow the road of Yellow Brick, if she is to meet to the Great Oz in the Emerald city. Your map can help her find the way. Points Along Yellow Brick Road Here are some reminders to help […] | https://www.storynory.com/following-the-yellow-brick-road-wizard-of-oz-activities-chptrs-1-7/ |
| Chap 16, The Beauty’s Homeland | Basil and Sally wake up in far away place where a miller takes them to a medieval tournament. | https://www.storynory.com/the-beautys-homeland/ |
| Katie and Verse | PCR Katie & Verse Dear Listeners, The 6th chapter in the Katie series the 'Witch Who Lost her spells' is one that shows how important it is for Katie not to loose her spell book, from which she learns the magic art of how to become a witch at school and home. The spell book […] | https://www.storynory.com/5007/ |
| The Rime of the Ancient Mariner | By Samuel Taylor Coleridge An old Sailor tells the tale of a terrible journey at sea - how he shot a sacred bird the Albatross, and found himself in charge of a ghastly ghost crew. | https://www.storynory.com/the-rime-of-the-ancient-mariner/ |
| Chap 15, The Beauty and Sir Basil | Episode 15 in our Waking Beauty series. The city of Oxford has fallen asleep apart from a handful of people. Amid the fog Basil meets Talia's fairy godmother who explains a great deal to him. | https://www.storynory.com/the-beauty-and-sir-basil/ |
| Bertie in Siberia | Prince Bertie goes to Siberia in search of a family heirloom, a Faberge egg. On the Trains Siberian Train he meets a mysterious Mongolian Princess. | https://www.storynory.com/bertie-in-siberia/ |
| The Dulcimer and Musicality, Kublah Kahn | The Kublah Kahn PCR Musicality, Verse rhythm and The Dulcimer Dear Listeners, The Dulcimer is a fascinating musical instrument, with three strings to its body and forms part of the image the poet uses in the last Stanza of the Abyssinian maid, playing on her Dulcimer. The image forms part of the poets dream, to […] | https://www.storynory.com/4871/ |
| Wiz Oz Activity: Character Models | Wiz OZ Activity Character Models Dear Wiz OZ Listeners, This is a Wiz Oz making activity that involves you making the main characters in the story of The Wizard of Oz. You can also use the models for the future Wizard of Oz Activities on Storynory.com that are based on the chapters. You can can […] | https://www.storynory.com/wizard-easter-easter-activities/ |
| Wiz Oz Activity 1: Cyclone Flick Book | Wiz Oz Activity: Cyclone Flick Book In this first Wiz Oz Activity you will imagine and draw a Cyclone like the one that sweeps Dorothy and her house away from the Kansas prairies in the chapter. Your pictures will appear like a flick book, which is when you put the pictures all together and move […] | https://www.storynory.com/4852/ |
| Chap 14, The Beauty and the Big Sleep | Princess Talia's friend Basil finds that some strange and eery things are going on in the City of Oxford | https://www.storynory.com/the-beauty-the-big-sleep/ |
| How the Camel got his Hump | Kipling's Tale from when the world was very new tells how the Camel turned his "humph" into a "hump". | https://www.storynory.com/how-the-camel-got-his-hump/ |
| Romanticism and The Daffodils | PCR- Romanticism and The Daffodills Dear Listeners, 'The Daffodils' by William Wordsworth, from our audio recording of the poem on Storynory.com, is a distinctively Romantic poem. But what makes it a romantic ? Wordsworth was a central writer of the Romantic movement in the Victorian era known as English Romanticism. It is full of key Romantic features in […] | https://www.storynory.com/romanticism-and-the-daffodils/ |
| Chap 13, The Beauty Departs | Will our Awaking Beauty princess Talia leave Westerly College for good? Episode 13 in our series. | https://www.storynory.com/the-beauty-departs/ |
| The Samurai and the Tea Master | This traditional story from Japan is about the time a Samurai warrior challenged a tea master to a duel. It shows how if you are the master of yourself, you can be the master of anything. | https://www.storynory.com/the-samurai-and-the-tea-master/ |
| The Art of Reading Poetry Aloud | Dear Listeners, The latest Victorian poems we have recorded include William Wordsworth's 'The Daffodil's and Tennyson,s The revenge. These are companions to the Victorian classics; William Blake's 'Tyger,Tyger' and Browing Browning's 'Pied Piper of Hamelin', already on Storynory.com. They have spurred some thoughts about the benefits of reading poetry out loud. Reading poetry aloud can […] | https://www.storynory.com/the-art-of-reading-poetry-aloud/ |
| Chap 12, The Beauty on Trial | Our Awaking Beauty series has reached episode 12 and Princess Talia is brought before the College Authorities. | https://www.storynory.com/the-beauty-on-trial/ |
| Chapter 5, The Wizard of Oz | Is it better to have brains or a heart? The Scarecrow and the Tin Woodman have different views. | https://www.storynory.com/chapter-5-the-wizard-of-oz/ |
| Talk To Your Baby | We are really pleased to be part of the Talk to Your Baby campaign here in the UK | https://www.storynory.com/talk-to-your-baby/ |
| The Revenge | A classic poem about a sea battle with historical notes | https://www.storynory.com/the-revenge/ |
| Chap 11, The Beauty and the Witch | Our Awaking Beauty series reaches is becoming tense, and perhaps just a bit creepy... Princess Talia is in trouble at her college for calling the Rector's wife a witch. | https://www.storynory.com/the-beauty-and-the-witch/ |
| Open Secret – Catch Phrase | You probably know what a secret is: it’s a piece of information that you keep hidden and don’t tell certain people. But do you know what an open secret is? We explain this English phrase by example. | https://www.storynory.com/open-secret-catch-phrase/ |
| Short Straw – Catch Phrase | What does it mean to Draw the Short Straw? Listen to a story the story and hear the English phrase in context. | https://www.storynory.com/short-straw-catch-phrase/ |
| The Daffodils – I Wandered Lonely As a Cloud | William Wordsworth's famous delightful spring poem read by Natasha | https://www.storynory.com/the-daffodils-i-wandered-lonely-as-a-cloud/ |
| The Daffodils (I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud), Post Recording Review | Natasha's post recording thoughts on I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud | https://www.storynory.com/the-daffodils-i-wandered-lonely-as-a-cloud-post-recording-review/ |
| Chap 10, The Beauty and the Tower | Princess Talia upsets the Rector of the Westerly College Oxford. | https://www.storynory.com/the-beauty-and-the-tower/ |
| Chap 9, The Beauty Under Arrest | Princess Talia is in her deepest trouble yet... | https://www.storynory.com/the-beauty-under-arrest/ |
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| At Any Rate – Catch Phrase | Alice’s Adventure in Wonderland has some fantastic phrases in English, and today we’re going to be looking at a phrase you hear a lot in English conversation – ‘at any rate’. | https://www.storynory.com/at-any-rate-catch-phrase/ |
| Wit’s End – Catch Phrase | In Rudyard Kipling’s story The Cat that Walked by Himself, a mother complains that she’s at her wits' end, because the baby will not stop crying. Do you know the meaning of this English phrase to be at your wits end? | https://www.storynory.com/wits-end/ |
| Early experience of trying to sell something | This selling thing: It's depressing | https://www.storynory.com/early-experience-of-trying-to-sell-something/ |
| Katie’s Revenge | Samantha plays some mean tricks on Isis who is Katie's best friend. Isis wants Katie to use magic to help her get revenge but Katie can only use her powers for good. | https://www.storynory.com/katies-revenge/ |
| Reasons to support Storynory | Reasons to support Storynory | https://www.storynory.com/reasons-to-support-storynory/ |
| How do you use stories in lessons? | We want to do more to help you use Storynory as an educational resource as well as a fun and entertaining site. | https://www.storynory.com/how-do-you-use-stories-in-lessons/ |
| Chapter 4, Wizard of Oz | The Scarecrow tells Dorothy how it felt to hear and see for the first time. | https://www.storynory.com/chap-4-wizard-of-oz/ |
| Sadko | A musical story from Russia. Sadko famed for his beautiful singing voice and his skill on the gusli, a wooden instrument shaped like a wing. His music won the favour of Tsar Morskoi, the Lord of the Sea, who brought him great fortune... and trouble followed. | https://www.storynory.com/sadko/ |
| Chapter 3, Wizard of Oz, How Dorothy Saved the Scarecrow | Dorothy continued along the road of yellow brick road. There was a great cornfield beyond the fence, a Scarecrow, was high on a pole to keep the birds from the ripe corn. His head was full of straw. Another character who needs the help of the Wizard of Oz? | https://www.storynory.com/chapter-3-wizard-of-oz/ |
| Chapter 2, Wizard of Oz, The Council with the Munchkins | Dorothy 's farmhouse lands in a strange country where she meets a a witch and some kindly but peculiar people called the munchkins. | https://www.storynory.com/chapter-2-wizard-of-oz/ |
| Wenceslas Christmas Carol | The traditional Christmas carol that goes with our story of Good King Wenceslas, sung by Gabriella Burnel | https://www.storynory.com/wenceslas-christmas-carol/ |
| Swan Song | The Song from our Swan Lake Story sung by Gabriella Brunel with words by Bertie for Storynory. | https://www.storynory.com/swan-song/ |
| Chapter 1, Wizard of Oz, The Cyclone | Dorothy lives in the midst of the great Kansas prairies. One day the farm house in which she lives is whisked away by a cyclone. | https://www.storynory.com/chapter-1-wizard-of-oz/ |
| Good King Wenceslas | The story and the music of the Christmas Carol. King Wenceslas was the Duke of Bohemia 921-935. He is patron Saint of the Czech Republic and his statue stands in Wenceslaus Square in Prague. His feast day is September 28. | https://www.storynory.com/king-wenceslas/ |
| Digital Storytelling Stories | Katie Swap Fly -3Katie Swap Fly - Dear Listeners, See attached Katie And The Witches Swap flyer A live digital performance of the story from the The Ordinary Witch series on Storynory.com. Read by myself in the audio style with picture slide moments using the onsite story illustrations from Tia Tia. The digital storytelling performance […] | https://www.storynory.com/katie-digital-storytelling/ |
| Swan Lake | A magical and Musical story includes a specially recorded song | https://www.storynory.com/swan-lake/ |
| The Bull and the Donkey | Download the audio Click to Play, Right Click to Save As Scheherazade is married to the Sultan. All his many previous brides have been beheaded the morning after their wedding. Her plan to stay alive is to keep the terrible tyrant amused with stories, always leaving him wanting more. Her first story is an amusing […] | https://www.storynory.com/the-bull-and-the-donkey/ |
| The Table and the Chair | A funny poem by Edward Lear about a Table and a Chair who go out for a walk. | https://www.storynory.com/the-table-and-the-chair/ |
| Garden of Flowers Review | Dear Kids This a special edition Post Literary Review of The Garden Of Live flowers with a special comment from flower & garden expert Susan Lynn, of Notting Hill. This is about Alice’s journey when she finds herself in the garden of live flowers and meets the flowers who try and cross her path […] | https://www.storynory.com/garden-of-flowers-review/ |
| The Old Man and the Figs | A jewish tale, very old, wise and witty. | https://www.storynory.com/the-old-man-and-the-figs/ |
| Chap 8, The Philosophical Beauty | Princess Talia amazes Basil by letting him listen to a conversation with one of the greatest geniuses who ever lived. | https://www.storynory.com/the-philosophical-beauty/ |
| Dorothy the Friendly Witch- Chapter 3 | It’s this chapter of Dorothy and The Wizard of OZ preceding The council With the Munchkins, where Dorothy is swept away by the Cyclone from her beautiful land in the region of the Kansas prairies, and finds herself in the land of The Munchkins. It is here she meets and saves the scarecrow with the […] | https://www.storynory.com/dorothy-the-friendly-witch/ |
| The Wicked Witch of The West, from The Wizard of Oz on Halloween | The Wizard of Oz- Halloween Post Recording Comment The Wicked Witch of The West Ch.12 - The Search for the Wicked Witch of the West starting with ' The Solider with the Green Whiskers led them through…' This dark and atmospheric chapter is the perfect treat for a Halloween listen where the Guardian of the […] | https://www.storynory.com/the-wicked-witch-of-the-west-from-the-wizard-of-oz-on-halloween/ |
| Katie’s Black Friday | A fortune telling craze is spreading through school. Katie warns her friends that predicting the future can be dangerous, and is proved right in this story that is just a little more SPOOKY than usual. | https://www.storynory.com/katies-black-friday/ |
| The Golem of Prague | A Jewish Story for Halloween - not unrelated to Mary Shelly's Frankenstein. The Rabbi of Prague made a bogey-man or "golem" which rebelled against him. | https://www.storynory.com/the-golem-of-prague/ |
| The White Seal Part Two | The second and final part of Kipling's story from the Jungle Book. The White Seal has gone in search of the Sea Cow who can tell him of a land never visited by humans. | https://www.storynory.com/the-white-seal-part-two/ |
| The White Seal Part One | A white seal his horrified to learn that seals are hunted and killed by humans for their skins. He is determined to find a place where seals can live without fear of being hunted. | https://www.storynory.com/the-white-seal-part-one/ |
| Eat You With by SunCrush | A song by SunCrush that features a clip of Natasha's voice from Little Red Riding Hood. SunCrush are a super band based in Seattle. This song comes from their album, seven. www.suncrush.com | https://www.storynory.com/eatyou-by-suncrush/ |
| Chap 7, The Singing Beauty | The mysterious Princess Talia is at a party where she must perform "forfeits" including singing a karaoke song. She does not realise that it is all a plot by her friends to "lighten her up" | https://www.storynory.com/the-singing-beauty/ |
| The Tortoise and the Geese | A fable from India which shows why it's wise to think before you open your mouth and speak. | https://www.storynory.com/the-tortoise-and-the-geese/ |
| The First Strawberries | If you like sweet love stories, you will love this tale of the Cherokee people of the Southeastern Woodlands of the United States. The first man and the first woman quarrel, and the sun reunites them with a very special gift. | https://www.storynory.com/the-first-strawberries/ |
| Astropup and the Invasion of the Bird Brains | A fleet of alien birds launches a brainwave attack against the world. Only a parrot drummed out of the space force can save us all from disaster. | https://www.storynory.com/astropup-and-the-invasion-of-the-bird-brains/ |
| Astropup and the Parrot Who Betrayed The World | A parrot is put on trial for disobeying orders and jeopardising a critical space-mission. | https://www.storynory.com/astropup-and-the-parrot-who-betrayed-the-world/ |
| The Wild Man | A wild man of the woods is kept prisoner in a cage in the courtyard of the castle. A boy takes pity on the curious captive, and sets him free - only to meet him again later. | https://www.storynory.com/the-wild-man/ |
| Chap 6, The Christmas Beauty | Princess Talia has no home to go to at Christmas. Her college friend Sally invites her to her house in Liverpool, where Talia's strange behaviour does not entirely win favour with her family. | https://www.storynory.com/the-christmas-beauty/ |
| 1001 Nights | How to enchant a terrible Sultan through the art of Story-telling. | https://www.storynory.com/the-1001-nights/ |
| Tom Thumb | An adventurous and amusing fairy tale from England. | https://www.storynory.com/tom-thumb/ |
| Storynory in iTunes | Storynory doing well in iTunes | https://www.storynory.com/storynory-in-itunes/ |
| Urashima | A Japanese fairy tale about a kind-hearted fisher boy who catches a turtle and lets it go free. | https://www.storynory.com/urashima/ |
| The Leap Frog | Hans Christian Andersen's short but perfect tale about three animals that have pretentions to marry a princess and 'leap" above their stations in life. | https://www.storynory.com/the-leap-frog/ |
| Chap 5, The Timeless Beauty | Our Awaking Beauty, Princess Talia, goes out for the first time with her fellow students, and and at least one of them discovers what it must feel like to slip through time. | https://www.storynory.com/the-timeless-beauty/ |
| The Cat that Walked by Himself | Kipling's Just So story, set when people still lived in caves: a clever woman makes a bargain with a clever cat - who will win out? Why cats are so independent and drink bowls of milk, while other animals earn their place by the fire. | https://www.storynory.com/the-cat-that-walked-by-himself/ |
| When the Sun Hid in Her Cave | A legend from Japan about how the world was plunged into darkness when the Sun goddess sulked. The other gods gathered to remedy the situation and invented fun and music. | https://www.storynory.com/when-the-sun-hid-in-her-cave/ |
| Bertie and the General | Prince Bertie learns some history from an old war veteran, and he proves that even if he sometimes can be a bit spoilt and rude, deep down he has a very good heart. | https://www.storynory.com/bertie-and-the-general/ |
| Chap 4, The Princess Who Had a Heart | Awaking Beauty Part 4 sees Princess Talia in a new light when her fellow student Sally receives some bad news. | https://www.storynory.com/the-princess-who-had-a-heart/ |
| The Desolate Island | A slave asks for his freedom and then sets out on an adventure. This parable from the Middle East has a mysterious and spiritual tone, and is also rather intriguing. | https://www.storynory.com/the-desolate-island/ |
| Site Revamp June 2010 | Regular visitors will have noticed that we've revamped the site. | https://www.storynory.com/site-revamp-june-2010/ |
| Dido and Aeneas | The tragic tale of Queen Dido's love for Aeneas from Virgil's Aeneid. | https://www.storynory.com/dido-and-aeneas/ |
| Chap 3, The Polite Princess | Princess Talia is a college student who does not seem to fit in. Her friend Sally encourages her to watch a football match, and Talia decides that her fellow students could be more polite. | https://www.storynory.com/the-polite-princess/ |
| Bertie and the Boot Camp | Natasha tells us how Bertie was sent to a outdoor training "Boot Camp" and survived to tell the tale. | https://www.storynory.com/bertie-and-the-boot-camp/ |
| The Emperor’s Dream | A dreamy, eastern love story. | https://www.storynory.com/the-emperors-dream/ |
| Katie and the Invisible Umbrella | Katie - the ordinary witch - takes her grandmother's very far from ordinary umbrella to school, and it is confiscated by a teacher - with unfortunate results. | https://www.storynory.com/katie-and-the-invisible-umbrella/ |
| The Grateful Crane | A story from Japan about a poor farmer who rescues a crane and finds that his luck changes for the better until his curiosity gets the better of him. | https://www.storynory.com/the-grateful-crane/ |
| Chap 2, The Unpopular Beauty | Princess Talia has woken up somewhat confused. She is a student at an ancient college - but she’s not quite sure how she got there. In this episode we will find out how she fits in to her new surroundings. | https://www.storynory.com/the-unpopular-beauty/ |
| Chap 1, Waking Beauty | An update to a very old fairy tale begins a new series about a princess who wakes up as an Oxford student. | https://www.storynory.com/awaking-beauty-1/ |
| Easter 2010 Writing Competition | Winners of our writing competition, along with as many stories and extracts from contestants as we could manage to squeeze in. | https://www.storynory.com/easter-2010-writing-competition/ |
| Bertie and the Merchant of Palmyra | Natasha returns with a Bertie Story ! The King and Queen visit the desert oasis of Palmyra. The Wicked Queen brings back a souvenir that starts to haunt her | https://www.storynory.com/bertie-and-the-merchant-of-palmyra/ |
| The Easter Fair | What could go wrong at the Easter Fun Fair? Well anything could when Uncle Jeff is around. | https://www.storynory.com/the-easter-fair/ |
| Through the Looking Glass 3 | Alice meets some very unusual insects and suddenly finds herself on a strange train journey without a ticket. If you have wondered about what a bread and butter fly looks like, or what a horse fly sounds like, listen on. By the way, this chapter ends rather suddenly. | https://www.storynory.com/through-the-looking-glass-3/ |
| The Firefly Princess | The Fire-Fly princess has many suitors. She tells them all that she will marry the one who can bring her a flame. A glittering story from Japan. | https://www.storynory.com/the-fire-fly-princess/ |
| Elizabeth Donnelly – Narrator | Elizabeth has read and performed in many of our stories, and written some of them too. | https://www.storynory.com/elizabeth-donnelly/ |
| Through the Looking-Glass 2 | Alice talks to some flowers who think she is stupid, meets the Red Queen, and finds herself as a pawn in a game of chess. | https://www.storynory.com/through-the-looking-glass-2/ |
| Storynory Downloads for February 2010 | A round up of our downloads and stats for February 2010 | https://www.storynory.com/storynory-downloads-for-february-2010/ |
| Astropup and the Ship of Birds | Astropup and the Parrot Major have flown into a giant spaceship shaped like a bird (see Astropup for Freedom). Now they explore the wonderful flying Ship of Birds. Astropup longs for home, but the Parrot wants to stay. | https://www.storynory.com/astropup-and-the-ship-of-birds/ |
| Orpheus | The ancient Greek story of Orpheus the musician, who traveled down to The Underworld to try and bring his bride back from the dead. Told in Bertie's verse. Tragic and sad . | https://www.storynory.com/orpheus/ |
| Storynory iPhone App | We've started adding bonus content to the Storynory iPhone app. | https://www.storynory.com/storynory-iphone-app/ |
| Astropup for Freedom | Astropup is back on the launchpad, but when the parrot takes matters into his own beak, the mission goes horribly wrong. | https://www.storynory.com/astropup-for-freedom/ |
| Storynory Writing Competition | Fancy yourself as an author? Here's your chance to win a Sweetpea3 player and hear your story right here on Storynory. And even if you don't win, we plan to publish the texts of all entries that we deem fit to publish. | https://www.storynory.com/storynory-writing-competition/ |
| How The Whale Got His Throat | Rudyard Kipling's Just So Story explains why whales can only eat the very smallest of things. | https://www.storynory.com/how-the-whale-got-his-throat/ |
| Astropup Returns | Natasha is taking a break for a few weeks, so say hello to Richard Scott who will is reading this adventure about a dog who travels to outer space. | https://www.storynory.com/astropup-returns/ |
| Downloads for January 2010 | Our listeners downloaded just over 391,000 mp3 files from our server in the first month of 2010. It's a small increase on December, which is good, because Christmas is always a big time for a children's site. Almost half our downloads are in the United States. You might be surprised to know that South Korea, […] | https://www.storynory.com/downloads-for-january-2010/ |
| The Vigilante Monkey | Theo the Monkey is outraged by the criminal behaviour of his zoo keeper, Mr. Grabber, and decides to fight for what is right | https://www.storynory.com/the-vigilante-monkey/ |
| How the Tiger Got his Stripes | The Year of the Tiger starts of February 14 2010. We mark the Chinese New Year with a legend from Asia about How the Tiger Got His Stripes | https://www.storynory.com/how-the-tiger-got-his-stripes/ |
| Katie and the Cat who Talked | Katie, the ordinary witch, has a cat who can talk. The cat not only talks, he gossips, and soon Katie finds that she is in trouble with her friends. | https://www.storynory.com/katie-and-the-cat-who-talked/ |
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| King Thrushbeard | By the Brothers Grimm. The tale of a proud and haughty princess who refuses to marry because no man is good enough for her. | https://www.storynory.com/king-thrushbeard/ |
| Gladys and the Big Deal | Our series about a girl band comes to an end. The chiX dream starts to come true, but they find that fame brings responsibilities and yet more hard work. | https://www.storynory.com/gladys-and-the-big-deal/ |
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| Sir Gawain and the Green Knight Part Two | Sir Gawain faces must meet his destiny at the hands of the Green Knight on New Year's Day. In the meantime he must overcome a more delicate challenge to his honour. | https://www.storynory.com/sir-gawain-and-the-green-knight-part-two/ |
| Sir Gawain and the Green Knight Part One | An audio drama. King Arthur's noblest knight, Sir Gawain, goes on a quest which tests is honour as much as his valour. A Storynory Special, adapted for the Medieval text. | https://www.storynory.com/sir-gawain-and-the-green-knight-part-one/ |
| iTunes Feedback | The feedback and the emails we receive keep us going on Storynory. Here are a couple of recent comments from our US iTunes page. Thank you everyone who takes the trouble to write. We have been subscribers for two years now to Storynory. My children (now 8 and 6) could not imagine life without it... […] | https://www.storynory.com/itunes-feedback/ |
| The Christmas Cherry Tree | A medieval story for Christmas about a medieval knight who was so generous at Christmas that he gave away almost everything he had. A miracle of a cherries out of season restored his wealth. | https://www.storynory.com/the-christmas-cherry-tree/ |
| Christmas in Space | Are you thinking of going away this Christmas? How about going on the holiday that is truly out of this world. Blast into Orbit with Wicked Uncle Jeff and the kids, and see the Blue Planet Earth like you have never seen it before. | https://www.storynory.com/christmas-in-space/ |
| About Hugh Fraser | Brief biography of Storynory's producer, Hugh Fraser | https://www.storynory.com/about-hugh-fraser/ |
| Only Hear our Audible Ads in N. America | With any luck, and a bit of magic, you should only be able to hear our latest Audible Ads if you are downloading our MP3 files in the USA or Canada (starting with Tyger Tyger Burning Bright). And even if you live in North America, the ads should automatically be removed after about six weeks or so. | https://www.storynory.com/only-hear-our-audible-ads-in-n-america/ |
| Tyger Tyger Burning Bright | Poems by William Blake (1757-1827) from his Songs of Innocence and Experience, that capture the magic and mystery of the tiger, the innocence of the lamb, the happiness of the fly, all god's creations, with spoken audio on a free mp3. | https://www.storynory.com/tyger-tyger-burning-bright/ |
| Story Museum Planned for Oxford | Some of the most famous authors are backing plans for a Story Museum in Oxford. The museum would celebrate the city's links with Children's literature, including Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (which you can listen to on Storynory.) Philip Pullman, whose own Dark Materials books are based in Oxford, is among the patrons, along with Jacqueline […] | https://www.storynory.com/story-museum-planned-for-oxford/ |
| The Tale of the Shipwrecked Sailor | An Ancient Egyptian tale about a shipwrecked sailor who is washed up on a desert island and meets a giant serpent. One of the oldest stories ever written down, it is really several stories within a story. | https://www.storynory.com/the-tale-of-the-shipwrecked-sailor/ |
| The Luck of the Wicked Uncle | Do you believe in luck? - the mum in this story does - and her stars say she's going to have a terrible weekend. Uncle Jeff (who is not really wicked) believes we make our own luck, and comes to the rescue. | https://www.storynory.com/the-luck-of-the-wicked-uncle/ |
| Gladys Pics | Our story about a girl band is reaching its conclusion and we are really pleased that we've found an artist to illustrate the Gladys and the chiX series. Tania Fernandes is a very talented designer and artist (check out some of her cushions and tiles !) and her style is really original. If you are […] | https://www.storynory.com/gladys-pics/ |
| Audio for the deaf | We've been aware for some time of various groups of people who find our audio useful. For instance, schools that work with the blind are naturally drawn to Storynory. But only recently, I was contacted by a deaf user via our Facebook group. She tells me : "I found out about your site from other […] | https://www.storynory.com/audio-for-the-deaf/ |
| Samson and Delilah | The epic and tragic story of the man who combines the strength of a lion with the sweetness of honey. And of course of Delilah who is his downfall. | https://www.storynory.com/samson-and-delilah/ |
| Persian (Farsi) and Turkish Translation | After some considerable time, we are restarting the news / blog section here on Storynory. Our first update is about our inline translation tool. We've just added two more languages that are much in demand, Turkish and Persian (Farsi). Just double click the page and you will be presented with a long list of languages. […] | https://www.storynory.com/persian-farsi-and-turkish-translation/ |
| The Watermelon Prince | A story from Vietnam that tells how the delicious fruit, the watermelon, came to Vietnam. A king adopts a boy who grows up into a wise prince. His bother plots against him and he is banished to an island where he discovers a sumptuous new fruit. | https://www.storynory.com/the-watermelon-prince/ |
| Life is a Circus | A single song by the chiX our fictional girl band. This is the chiX first "Single" and their entry for the Eurovision Song Contest - Save it on your iPod - send it to all your friends ! | https://www.storynory.com/life-is-a-circus/ |
| Gladys and the Eurovision Song Contest | the chiX reach the Eurovision song contest : includes their song "Life is A Circus" - the climax of our story about a fictional girl band and their brainy younger sister, Gladys. | https://www.storynory.com/gladys-and-the-eurovision-song-contest/ |
| The Wicked Witch of the West | We bring you a single chapter from The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by y L. Frank Baum. We chose this chapter in the spirit of Halloween - so expect a few scary moments when with wolves, bees, crows, and winged monkeys. | https://www.storynory.com/the-wicked-witch-of-the-west/ |
| Rockford Chapter 6: Back in Battersea Park | Far away in Battersea Park, Moog is looking for Rockford. Before long the boy is also taking a trip across a strange, tranquil sea. | https://www.storynory.com/back-in-battersea-park/ |
| Rockford Chapter 5: The Arches and the Mantis | Rockford is ‘checked in’ to the Island of Infinity by a guitar-riffing insect called 'The Registrar'. And once he's checked in, apparently, that’s it! | https://www.storynory.com/the-arches-and-the-mantis/ |
| Rockford Chapter 4: Welcome to Infinity | Rockford and Ick arrive on a colourful Island where they are welcomed by a large flightless Moa bird called Patrick. | https://www.storynory.com/welcome-to-infinity/ |
| Rockford Chapter 3: The Sea of Tranquillity | Rockford and the Cocklebur Ick travel to a psychedelic sea where they meet an odd creature with too many legs. | https://www.storynory.com/the-sea-of-tranquillity/ |
| Rockford Chapter 2: The Tale of the Cocklebur Ick | Telling the sad story of creatures called Cocklebur Icks, and how they never really got on with humans. | https://www.storynory.com/the-tale-of-the-cocklebur-ick/ |
| Rockford Chapter 1: Something Sticky in the Park | Rockford's Rock Opera begins. Introducing a dog called Rockford, a boy called Moog, and a mysterious sticky creature in London's Battersea Park. | https://www.storynory.com/something-sticky-in-the-park/ |
| The Raven | Take thy beak from out my heart, and take thy form from off my door!'
Quoth the raven, `Nevermore.' | https://www.storynory.com/the-raven/ |
| The Wicked Prince | A dramatic story by Hans Christian Andersen about the overbearing arrogance of a prince who wages war on God. A tale of hubris and nemesis. | https://www.storynory.com/the-wicked-prince/ |
| Tim The Tadpole’s Exams | Tim the Tadpole is very upset because Colin has called him stupid for not doing well at school. Bertie decides to help Tim with some advice on how to pass exams. | https://www.storynory.com/tims-exams/ |
| The Lioness and Small Respect | Two Aesop fables in one about a lioness - first her encounter with a mosquito, and then with a mouse. Plenty of wisdom to be had from these tales all round. | https://www.storynory.com/the-lioness-and-small-respect/ |
| Gladys: First Round | The chiX perform in the first round of the Eurovision Song Contest and find out if they will represent Britain in the final in Istanbul | https://www.storynory.com/the-chix-first-round/ |
| The Wizard Who Stole Katie’s Spells | We find out the identity of the thief who stole Katie's spell book and did all sorts of bad spells around school. The follow-up to The Witch Who Lost Her Spells. | https://www.storynory.com/the-wizard-who-stole-katies-spells/ |
| The Brave Little Tailor | A tailor kills seven flies with one blow and boasts to the world of his strength. And then, by his cunning, he proves to giants and kings that he is indeed able to take on the mighty. | https://www.storynory.com/the-brave-little-tailor/ |
| The Nightingale | Hans Christian Andersen's story about how the sweet singing nightingale saves the life of the Emperor of China and succeeds where a artificial bird fails. | https://www.storynory.com/the-nightingale/ |
| The Witch Who Lost Her Spells | Katie loses her spell book at school.... or perhaps somebody has stolen it.... ! Katie turns detective. | https://www.storynory.com/the-witch-who-lost-her-spells/ |
| The Midas Touch | King Midas entertains a satyr. As a reward he receives a gift - everything he touches turns to gold. He soon learns that the gift is a curse . | https://www.storynory.com/the-midas-touch/ |
| The Selfish Giant | Download the audio to your computer, Right Click, Save As. This classic story by Oscar Wilde is set in a garden that is not unlike paradise. Children play freely among the trees and flowers. And then the owner, The Selfish Giant, returns from a long holiday and drives out the children. But all is not […] | https://www.storynory.com/the-selfish-giant/ |
| Gladys and the chiX Reunited | Laura, the lead singer, has walked out, but she's finding that her solo career is not going well. The chiX have entered for the first round of the Eurovision Song Contest, to see if they can be chosen to represent Britain. But can Gladys persuade Laura to rejoin the band? | https://www.storynory.com/gladys-and-the-chix-reunited/ |
| Bertie’s Car | Prince Bertie was the kingdom's most courteous driver. The Wicked Queen hoped that his ordinary car and slow driving would not impress Princess Beatrice. | https://www.storynory.com/berties-car/ |
| A Sleeping Beauty Chap 1 | Storynory's version of Sleeping Beauty introduces a wizard who has a wish for every desire. Chapter will take a radical departure from the original. | https://www.storynory.com/a-sleeping-beauty-chap-1/ |
| The Wicked Uncle By the Sea | Uncle Jeff is supposed to be looking after Jeremy and Jemima on the beach. When he falls asleep they find themselves getting entangled in an adventure that gets their uncle into deepest trouble. | https://www.storynory.com/the-wicked-uncle-by-the-sea/ |
| Gladys and the Solo Sister | Gladys is quite enjoying life after the chiX have split up, but has one more try to persuade Laura to come back to the band so that they can continue their hard work to get to the top. | https://www.storynory.com/gladys-and-the-solo-sister/ |
| The Journey of Eric and Enide | Eric and Enide set out on their quest across the moors ... but a quest for what? They meet bandits and rivals for the hand of Enide - and only at the end of their journey do they find out what it is they are both seeking. | https://www.storynory.com/the-journey-of-eric-and-enide/ |
| The Quest of Eric and Enide | Enide has married Eric, a knight of the Round Table. Now she begins her dream of living with her ideal knight happily ever after - but will it turn out that way in real life? | https://www.storynory.com/the-quest-of-eric-and-enide/ |
| The Marriage of Eric and Enide | Eric - a knight of King Arthur's Round Table - jousts to prove the beauty of a poor maiden in a simple white dress. | https://www.storynory.com/the-marriage-of-eric-and-enide/ |
| Sadie’s Broken Heart | Princess poppy falls into the pond and leaves her crown in the water. Sadie the swan picks it up on her head, and is seen by Prince Boris who is convinced that she is a princess who has been turned into a swan. | https://www.storynory.com/sadies-broken-heart/ |
| The chiX Split | The Girl Band has to get up at 6am every morning to practice. They are becoming tiered and grumpy, and Laura has a new influence in her life. It's becoming hard to hold the band together . | https://www.storynory.com/the-chix-split/ |
| The Wicked Uncle | Mum and Dad are going away for a romantic weekend, and "Wicked" Uncle Jeff is left in charge of the children. A misadventure follows. | https://www.storynory.com/the-wicked-uncle/ |
| The Monkey and the Boar | A story from Japan about a Monkey who has served his master by dancing all his life. Now he is old, his master wants to get rid of him. The monkey consults a wise wild boar about what to do. | https://www.storynory.com/the-monkey-and-the-boar/ |
| Gladys and the Big Gig | Girl Band, the chiX have a new manager who fixes up a big concert for them. The chiX start to find out that it's a tough road to the top. | https://www.storynory.com/gladys-and-the-big-gig/ |
| Manila Bulletin | Listening to Storynory in the Philippines | https://www.storynory.com/manila-bulletin/ |
| Thumbelina | The journey of a tiny, tiny little girl, and how she lives among the birds and animals until finally she finds her heart's true match. | https://www.storynory.com/thumbelina/ |
| Natasha is a big fan of Gladys and the Chix! | Ive just finnished Gladys and the Chix part three! I love reading the voices for the four sisters. It's really funny seeing them on the road to stardom that they're after.. if it really is what they truly want! Gladys is a great character too and I love the fact she's the talent..I just hope […] | https://www.storynory.com/natasha-is-a-big-fan-of-gladys-and-the-chix/ |
| My Lord Bag of Rice | A Japanese warrior is enlisted by the Dragon King of the Lake to save his family from a giant centipede. The story tells how the warrior got his strange name, My Lord Bag of Rice. | https://www.storynory.com/my-lord-bag-of-rice/ |
| Languages: Learn English with Stories | People from all over the world use Storynory to learn English. To help them, we offer an easy translation tool. Double-click a word on the page. A menu of languages will pop-up. Select your language . Now any word you double-click will give you a pop-up translation. The menu is quite long, and you may […] | https://www.storynory.com/languages-learn-english-with-stories/ |
| FAQ and Help Downloading Stories | Intro All our stories come with an HTML5 audio player that should work on mobiles, tablets and most desktop browsers in use today (see example above). Downloading on Android Press and hold the "Download" link on an Android phone or Tablet to get a variety of options. If you download our story it should appear […] | https://www.storynory.com/faq/ |
| The Fox and the Wolf – a Basque Folktale | A wolf is so hungry that he decides to eat a fox. But the wily and very feminine fox has other ideas. A story from Spain. | https://www.storynory.com/the-fox-and-the-wolf/ |
| Gladys and the Ghost-Girl | Gladys works hard behind the scenes to help the chiX - and she is always ready with good advice - but quite often people hardly seem to notice her. She starts to feel like a ghost girl. | https://www.storynory.com/gladys-and-the-ghost-girl/ |
| The Missing Bunny | A chocolaty mystery story for Easter. The police investigate the kidnapping of a very important missing person. | https://www.storynory.com/the-missing-bunny/ |
| The Merman and the Mermaid | Two poems by Alfred Lord Tennyson that are full of wonderful sounds that will remind you of the ocean. | https://www.storynory.com/the-merman-and-the-mermaid/ |
| The Blind Beggar of Baghdad | This story from the 1001 nights tells of hidden treasure and magical powers. It will remind you a little of Aladdin, but it's more serious. The Blind Beggar of Baghdad is a warning about how greed can drive you mad. | https://www.storynory.com/the-blind-beggar-for-baghdad/ |
| Dede Korkut and the Angel of Death | Dede Korkut was a great warrior who boasted that he could conquer all creation. The Angel of Death visited him to teach him a lesson about the sin of pride, but Dede Korkut won a second chance. A powerful story from Turkey | https://www.storynory.com/dede-korkut-and-the-angel-of-death/ |
| The Dragon and His Grandmother | A fairy tale with some tricky riddles | https://www.storynory.com/the-dragon-and-his-grandmother/ |
| The White Snake | A servant gains the power to understand the speech of fish, birds, animals and insects. He is kind and does favours to various creatures, and they help him in return. | https://www.storynory.com/the-white-snake/ |
| St. David of Wales | The story of St. David, the patron saint of Wales, whose day falls on March 1st. | https://www.storynory.com/st-david-patron-saint-of-wales/ |
| The Valentine Witch | Katie's teacher is in a grumpy mood quite often these days. Katie and her friend decide to use a little magic to cheer her up. | https://www.storynory.com/the-valentine-witch/ |
| The Boy Who Cried Wolf | Aesop's famous warning about a prank that went too far | https://www.storynory.com/the-boy-who-cried-wolf/ |
| The Little Mermaid Part Three | The Little Mermaid becomes human and can be near her prince, but she has lost her beautiful voice. | https://www.storynory.com/the-little-mermaid-part-three/ |
| The Little Mermaid Part Two | Download the audio to your computer (right click, save as) In the second part of this classic tale by Hans Christian Andersen, The Little Mermaid saves a young prince from drowning - but he never has a chance to see that he owes his life to her. The Little Mermaid speaks to her grandmother, who […] | https://www.storynory.com/the-little-mermaid-part-two/ |
| The Little Mermaid Part One | The original masterpiece by Hans Christian Andersen. The first of three parts. The story of a mermaid who gave all up for love. | https://www.storynory.com/the-little-mermaid/ |
| In Seo From Korea | Download the audio In Seo from Korea has sent us both Birthday and New Year Greets. And Happy New Year to you In Seo ! And thanks for recommending Baba Yaga | https://www.storynory.com/in-seo-from-korea/ |
| Miguel From Spain | Download the audio Miguel from Spain recommends the Snow Queen. Thank you Miguel for sending us your MP3 - and in really great sound quality. | https://www.storynory.com/miguel-from-spain/ |
| Happy Birthday Storynory | YOU tell us what your favourite stories have been over the first three years of Storynory - and We thank you for listening | https://www.storynory.com/happy-birthday-storynory/ |
| Bertie and the Mermaid | The story of why Bertie thinks that Mermaids are no better than sirens. | https://www.storynory.com/bertie-and-the-mermaid/ |
| A Christmas Nutcracker | A magical Christmas story with music by Tchaikovsky about the girl's love of a toy that was both ugly and broken - but who turned out to be a true hero. | https://www.storynory.com/a-christmas-nutcracker/ |
| The Wedding of Robin Redbreast and Jenny Wren | The ancient verse-story of gallant bird who woos Jenny wren, but whose wedding ends in tragedy. | https://www.storynory.com/the-wedding-of-robin-readbreast-and-jenny-wren/ |
| Christmas in Iceland | How a boy called Jason spent Christmas in a very special land where Santa doesn't visit - but where they do have 13 Christmas imps who bring presents. | https://www.storynory.com/christmas-in-iceland/ |
| The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse | Aesop's tale that shows that although it's tempting to envy another person's life, their life is rarely as great as it seems from a distance. | https://www.storynory.com/the-town-mouse-and-the-country-mouse/ |
| The Blind Man’s Daughter | A delightful story from Korea about a girl who was willing to sacrifice everything to help her blind father regain his sight. | https://www.storynory.com/the-blind-mans-daughter/ |
| The Three Sillies | A man goes in search of three people who are bigger sillies than his fiance and her parents. | https://www.storynory.com/the-three-sillies/ |
| The Fairies of Merlin’s Craig | Fairies appear to a man digging peat on a Scottish moor. Soon he is dancing to strange music with them. | https://www.storynory.com/the-fairies-of-merlins-craig/ |
| Fidgety Philip | Fidgety Philip won't sit still and he drives his poor parents crazy - a poem by Dr Heinrich Hoffmann | https://www.storynory.com/fidgety-philip/ |
| Bertie and the Ghost | When Bertie was still a small prince, his annoying little brother bet him that he would not dare to sleep one Halloween night in the haunted North Tower. Bertie did - and he met a ghost with a strange sense of humour. | https://www.storynory.com/bertie-and-the-ghost/ |
| Baba Yaga – A Scary Story for Halloween | A SCARY STORY for Halloween. Baba Yaga is one of the most famous and frightening witches in all literature. She lives in a strange hut on hens legs. Vasilissa, a young girl, is sent to visit her. | https://www.storynory.com/baba-yaga-a-scary-story-for-halloween/ |
| Joseph and his Coat of Many Colours | Joseph is sold into slavery by his brothers who are envious of his beautiful coat, a gift from their father. He finds himself in Egypt where his fortunes are soon on the rise. | https://www.storynory.com/joseph-and-his-coat-of-many-colours/ |
| How King Richard Met Robin Hood | King Richard is coming to the aid of the Sheriff of Nottingham and intends to capture Robin Hood and the errant knight who has been helping Robin. | https://www.storynory.com/how-king-richard-met-robin-hood/ |
| The Seal Catcher | A Scottish story about a seal catcher who has a chance to speak with one of the animals that he hunts for a living and discovers that seals have feelings just as much as we do. | https://www.storynory.com/the-seal-catcher/ |
| The Golden Arrow | Robin Hood takes part in an archery contest organised by the Sheriff of Nottingham. He should know that it is a trap, but he cannot resist the idea of accepting a golden arrow from the hands of his enemy, | https://www.storynory.com/the-golden-arrow/ |
| Old Sultan | Old Sultan is a faithful dog who has served his master for many years. Now he is old the master thinks there is no need to keep him any more. Fortunately his friend the wolf has a plan to save him. | https://www.storynory.com/old-sultan/ |
| The Shepherdess and the Sweep | A charming story about two ornaments who fall in love and run away together to the big wide world. | https://www.storynory.com/the-shepherdess-and-the-sweep/ |
| The Boy Who Flew Too High | The myth of how Daedalus made wings out of feathers and wax and flew away from imprisonment by King Minos on the island of Crete. His son Icarus ignored his warnings and flew too close to the sun. | https://www.storynory.com/the-boy-who-flew-too-high/ |
| Bertie and the Lion | The story of how Prince Bertie kept a lion as a pet when he was a small boy living in the palace, and what happened when the lion grew too big to keep. | https://www.storynory.com/bertie-and-the-lion/ |
| Many Mincing Maidens | Many Mincing Maidens Meandered Moodily Moorwards. | https://www.storynory.com/many-mincing-maidens/ |
| Tim Learns About the Olympics | A short history of the Olympics for Tim the Tadpole explaining how they began in Ancient Greece, and have always held the ideal of peace between nations, though it has been hard to live up to. | https://www.storynory.com/tim-learns-about-the-olympics/ |
| A Bit of Butter | Betty bought a bit of butter but the bit of butter Betty bought was bitter so Betty bought a better bit of butter and the batter was better | https://www.storynory.com/betty-butter/ |
| Gladys the Music Maker | The second part of the Gladys and the chiX - the girl band has some words for their first song, but no music. Laura says she has a friend in the music business who can help - but will he do all the work for the girls? | https://www.storynory.com/gladys-the-music-maker/ |
| Robin Hood and Maid Marian | Maid Marian is traveling through Sherwood Forest with her family. They are robbed on the way. Later, Marian runs away from home to the woods where she meets - and fights - Robin Hood. | https://www.storynory.com/robin-hood-and-maid-marian/ |
| Introducing Twister | The Twister Podcast - Tongue Twisters with Natasha | https://www.storynory.com/introducing-twister/ |
| Betty Blue | Betty Blue blows Big Black Bubbles | https://www.storynory.com/betty-blue/ |
| Jack and the Beanstalk | Jack exchanges the family cow for five beans. His mother is furious and throws them out of the window. The beans sprout into a stalk and jack climbs up to the sky and the land of giants. | https://www.storynory.com/jack-and-the-beanstalk/ |
| The Sheriff Who Came to Dinner with Robin Hood | Little John is Robin Hood's most trusted outlaw. He wins an archery contest and the Sheriff of Nottingham employs him in his service. Little John swears to be the worst servant he ever did have. | https://www.storynory.com/the-sheriff-who-came-to-dinner/ |
| A Pale Pink Proud Peacock | A pale pink proud peacock pompously preened its pretty plumage - listen to the audio and repeat this tongue twister to exercise the lips | https://www.storynory.com/a-pale-pink-proud-peacock/ |
| Gladys and the chiX | Three sisters, Mandy, Laura and Sam set up a girl band. Their younger sister, Gladys, is not allowed in the band because she is to geeky - even though she is the one with the best the ideas. | https://www.storynory.com/gladys-and-the-chix/ |
| The Emperor’s New Clothes | Two rogues come to the court of the Emperor and persuade everyone that they can make clothes that are invisible to anyone who is simple in the head or unfit for their jobs. The whole court praises the beautiful clothes. | https://www.storynory.com/the-emperors-new-clothes/ |
| The Guest of Robin Hood | Robin Hood was the politest robber in all history. He liked to entertain his victims at his table in Green Wood. In the first of our series, his guest is a sad knight who has fallen on hard times. | https://www.storynory.com/the-guest-of-robin-hood/ |
| The Minotaur | How Theseus killed the Minotaur with the help of Ariadne - an exciting myth from Ancient Greece with some historical background about King Minos and Crete woven in. | https://www.storynory.com/the-minotaur/ |
| The Zoo That Bit Back | The animals at the zoo live a life of luxury until a new head-keeper is appointed. The monkeys must give up their TV, and the Lion has to stay awake in visiting hours. They plot revenge. | https://www.storynory.com/the-zoo-that-bit-back/ |
| Bertie’s Double | The Wicked Queen is determined that Princess Beatrice should marry a rich prince - but Beatrice stays true to her long lost Prince Bertie - then the Queen finds someone who looks just like Bertie. | https://www.storynory.com/berties-double/ |
| Isabelle’s Podcast | Isabelle aged four does a wonderful job of telling stories | https://www.storynory.com/isabelles-podcast/ |
| The Hare and the Tortoise | The hare from the famous tale by Aesop tells his version of the race with the tortoise - just in case you thought that he really was slower than his rival. The real winner is the cunning fox. | https://www.storynory.com/the-hare-and-the-tortoise/ |
| The Golden Goose | An amusing tale about a boy whose parents called him "Dummy" - but he can't have been that much of a dummy because he found a golden goose and made the grandest people of the town look like fools. | https://www.storynory.com/the-golden-goose/ |
| Beauty and the Beast | Beauty and Beast by Charles Perrault is one of the great romantic tales of all time. With exotic music and sound effects. | https://www.storynory.com/beauty-and-the-beast-2/ |
| Redesign Spring 2008 | Storynory has shed its skin once again and gone into its third design. Actually, it's much more than a redesign - it's a major content reorganisation too. Our most visited page has always been the archive pages of stories - so we know that you love to browse. Our archive has grown and grown, making […] | https://www.storynory.com/redesign-spring-2008/ |
| Help Using iTunes | Some help on using iTunes to subscribe to podcasts and to keep up with latest episodes of your favourite shows including Storynory | https://www.storynory.com/help-using-itunes/ |
| Lazy Jack | Lazy Jack goes out to work, but he's not used to earning a living, and he gets into all sorts of muddles. An amusing fireside tale from the North of England. | https://www.storynory.com/lazy-jack/ |
| St. George And The Dragon | The story of how George saved a town and a princess from a fearful dragon. He is associated with courage and chivalry and several countries have chosen him as their patron saint. | https://www.storynory.com/st-george-and-the-dragon/ |
| The bump in the rug | This is a poem sent to us by Aline and written by her mother, Anne-Marie. Bertie really liked it, and wants to share it with you. I walked into the living room And much to my surprise There’s a bump in the rug Oh my, Oh my! It is rolling and wriggling and moves from […] | https://www.storynory.com/the-bump-in-the-rug/ |
| The Homecoming of Odysseus | Odysseus returns home 20 years after leaving for Troy. He arrives on his rocky island kingdom of Ithaca disguised as a beggar and finds that his palace is full of suitors wooing his wife, the faithful Queen Penelope. | https://www.storynory.com/the-homecoming-of-odysseus/ |
| The Brahman, the Tiger and the Jackal | This tale from India is about a good-hearted Brahman - or holy man - who is helps a tiger out of a trap. | https://www.storynory.com/the-brahman-the-tiger-and-the-jackal/ |
| The Ugly Duckling | This is the classic story of somebody who is a bit different - by Hans Christian-Andersen. | https://www.storynory.com/the-ugly-duckling/ |
| The Nose That Ran Away | The strange story of a nose that ran away from its owner, a little girl called Isis. Soon the nose was making havoc all over her school. Only Katie the witch knew the full truth... | https://www.storynory.com/the-nose-that-ran-away/ |
| St. Patrick | St. Patrick is famous for banishing the snakes from Ireland. But there are loads more legends about Ireland's patron saint who is celebrated with parties and parades on March 17th. | https://www.storynory.com/st-patrick/ |
| World Book Day | Would you like to meet Natasha in person ? If you are in central London next Thursday, then you can ! Next Thursday (6th March 2008) is Word Book Day. To Celebrate, Puffin Books will be giving away The PuffinCyclopedia of Children’s Classics for free at Waterstone Books in Piccadilly. Natasha will be there from […] | https://www.storynory.com/world-book-day/ |
| The Three Little Pigs | One of those stories that you can hear again and again. The wolf huffs and puffs and the three little pigs exclaim by the hairs of their chiny chin chins and only the best build house won't fall down. | https://www.storynory.com/the-three-little-pigs-2/ |
| Help Video on iTunes | iTunes is probably the easiest way to download Storynory's audio - and it's certainly the easiest way to transfer the files onto your iPod. There are versions for both PC and Mac. You can download iTunes from the link in our sidebar, but if you are not familiar with podcasts in iTunes, you might try […] | https://www.storynory.com/help-video-on-itunes/ |
| The Jumblies | They went to sea in a Sieve, they did, In a Sieve they went to sea... And when the Sieve turned round and round, And every one cried, 'You'll all be drowned!' They called aloud, 'Our Sieve ain't big, But we don't care a button! we don't care a fig! By Edward Lear. | https://www.storynory.com/the-jumblies/ |
| The Swineherd | A princess is spoiled and unable to appreciate the gifts of natural beauty that her prince sends her. And then she sees a clever little toy that she really, really wants. It belongs to the keeper of the Emperor's pigs - the Imperial Swineherd. | https://www.storynory.com/the-swineherd/ |
| Root of the Tree | Root of the Tree is a lovely idea. It's a toolbar for parents and kids, packed with bookmarks for safe, useful and entertaining sites. It's easy to install with a couple of clicks, and it sits along the top of your web browser. The default view is for parents, but don't miss the in-depth stuff […] | https://www.storynory.com/root-of-the-tree/ |
| Room 108 | If you looking for some online educational entertainment, try your hand at some of the games at Room 108. John Ricky, a Canadian primary school teacher, has grown the site to over 400 pages with activities that range from counting to coloring, and he has stories and music too. | https://www.storynory.com/room-108/ |
| St. Valentine | St. Valentine was the first person to write a love letter signed "From your Valentine". He did this in prison on the eve of February 14th, in the year 270 AD and this is his story. | https://www.storynory.com/st-valentine/ |
| Bertie’s Year of the Rat | In the year of the Rat, Bertie gives sanctuary to a special visitor to the pond. | https://www.storynory.com/berties-year-of-the-rat/ |
| Media Pack Jan 08 | Storynory's downloads are currently running at around 200,000 per month. December was even more bumper, with 270,000. We often notice that people stock up on stories before a big holiday. If you would like to know a little bit more, we've put a few facts and figures together in our Media Pack for January 08. […] | https://www.storynory.com/media-pack-jan-08/ |
| The Chinese Years of the Animals | How the Chinese years came to be named after the animals. It was all decided by a swimming contest. | https://www.storynory.com/the-chinese-years-of-the-animals/ |
| Floortime Repository | We love worthy causes to use our stories, and there's none more worthwhile than the Floortime Repository for is full of resources for autistic children. Scroll down their site, and you will see that they've installed a lovely player with our stories on it. Find more music like this on Floortime Repository Although our audio […] | https://www.storynory.com/floortime-repository/ |
| The Witch Who Got into Trouble at School | The story about the time that Katie got into BIG TROUBLE at school, just because she's a witch. It was all terribly unfair. Then the chance came to prove how useful her magic could be. | https://www.storynory.com/the-witch-who-got-into-trouble-at-school/ |
| The Snow Queen Part 3 | The final part is the most magical yet, taking us across the frozen landscapes of Finland and Lapland under the dazzling Northern Lights - to the palace of the Snow Queen. | https://www.storynory.com/the-snow-queen-part-3/ |
| Through the Looking-Glass 1 | Looking Glass House. Alice is playing with her cats and a ball of wool. Curiosity leads her through the mirror into a world of upside down logic where she meets the Red Chess Queen. | https://www.storynory.com/through-the-looking-glass-1/ |
| The Snow Queen Part 2 | Gerda searches for Kay who has been kidnapped by the beautiful Snow Queen. Her journey brings her to a witch with a lovely garden where it is always warm summer. Gerda forgets about Kay until she notices that just one flower is missing from the garden. | https://www.storynory.com/the-snow-queen-part-2/ |
| The Snow Queen Part 1 | A masterpiece by Hans Christian Andersen, full of the strange beauty of ice-cold winter, and the warmth of true love. Kay is kidnapped by the Snow Queen. His childhood sweetheart, Gerda, goes in search of him, and travels across a magical landscape to the frozen North. | https://www.storynory.com/the-snow-queen-part-1/ |
| The Elves and the Shoemaker | A poor shoemaker receives some unexpected help just when he needs it most. When it is close to Christmas he and his wife decided to give a gift in return.
| https://www.storynory.com/the-elves-and-the-shoemaker/ |
| Colin’s Grumpy Christmas | A fish wishes to be alone. Santa grants him his desire for Christmas, and then he wonders if peace and quiet is such a wonderful thing after all. | https://www.storynory.com/colins-grumpy-christmas/ |
| The Girl Who Missed Christmas | Christmas is the happiest time of year, but sometimes something terrible happens - like a kid misses it all together. That's what happened one year to a girl called Natalie.
| https://www.storynory.com/the-girl-who-missed-christmas/ |
| Alice In Wonderland Chapter 12 | Alice's Evidence. We reach the final Chapter of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland when Alice finally declares that her tormentors are "Nothing But a Pack of Cards". | https://www.storynory.com/alice-in-wonderland-chapter-12/ |
| The Duck and the Kangaroo | "Please give me a ride on your back," Said the Duck to the Kangaroo: "I would sit quite still, and say nothing but 'Quack'. From Edward Lear's Book of Nonsense. | https://www.storynory.com/the-duck-and-the-kangaroo/ |
| Three Short Bertie Stories | Three short and slapstick pond-life stories compiled from the early days of Storynory. Notable for the voice of Rob playing Colin the Carp and Barker the Dog. | https://www.storynory.com/three-short-bertie-stories/ |
| Alice in Wonderland Message | Alice in Wonderland by Storynory now has its own Podcast and iTunes page where you can easily download all the chapter. If you are in iTunes, just search for Alice. Or visit Storynory to subscribe. | https://www.storynory.com/alice-in-wonderland-message/ |
| Text of A Christmas Carol by Dickens | A Ghost Story of Christmas by Charles Dickens First published on December 19, 1843 with illustrations by John Leech. | https://www.storynory.com/text-of-a-christmas-carol-by-dickens/ |
| The Six Swans | A princess comes to the rescue of her brothers who have been turned into six swans. She has to contend with not only a wicked step-mother, but a wicked mother-in-law too. | https://www.storynory.com/the-six-swans/ |
| Stories for which age group? | Hina M left a great suggestion in our feedback section, requesting that we give more guidance in our index about which stories suit certain age groups. First of all, I would like to give one tip - if you are looking for stories in clear and simple language, start first with our modern stories. They […] | https://www.storynory.com/stories-for-which-age-group/ |
| Alice in Wonderland Chapter 11 | Restored ! The trial begins of the Knave of Hearts on the charge of stealing the tarts. Many familiar faces are present in the court room. | https://www.storynory.com/alice-in-wonderland-chapter-11/ |
| iTunes: Set Podcast Preferences | How to make iTunes download all episodes from a podcast, and keep all, most recent, or just the ones you've not listened to. | https://www.storynory.com/itunes-set-podcast-preferences/ |
| Astropup Part Two | The planet of the cats. Our space series takes an eerie turn as the three animals explore the far away place that the space-ship has brought them to. Who will rule this unknown world? | https://www.storynory.com/astropup-part-two/ |
| Ricki Ticki Tavi Audio CD | Amazon.com Widgets Ricki Ricki Tavi by Rudyard Kipling is a long standing favourite with visitors to storynory. It's an exciting tale and there's something very touching about the tale of the Mongose who defends a little boy. Of course not all our listeners have mp3 players, or are experts at burning audio to CDs. We've […] | https://www.storynory.com/ricki-ticki-tavi-audio-cd/ |
| Astropup Part One | Bonzo the dog - otherwise known as Astropup - is taken away from his family and sent into space along with a cat and a parrot. Bonzo tells the exciting and scary story in his own words. | https://www.storynory.com/astropup-part-1/ |
| Rapunzel | Quite a few of the classic fairy tale themes: the maiden in the tower, the baby taken at birth by a wicked witch, an enchanted but forbidden garden - and the iconic image of a maiden lowering her long tresses of golden hair down to her prince. | https://www.storynory.com/rapunzel/ |
| The Witch Who Was Frightened Of Halloween | Katie is an ordinary girl who goes to school, does her lessons, and plays just like anybody else. But her mother is a witch. So is all her family. She is afraid of Halloween in case her class-mates tease her. | https://www.storynory.com/the-witch-who-was-frightened-of-halloween/ |
| Alice in Wonderland Chapter 10 | The Lobster Quadrille. The Mock Turtle and The Gryphon dance. And then they sing "Will you walk a little faster?" said a whiting to a snail. There's a porpoise close behind us, and he's treading on my tail." | https://www.storynory.com/alice-in-wonderland-chapter-10/ |
| Sansa-Shaker MP3 Player for Kids | If you are looking for an MP3 player for kids - one with a built in speaker so they don't have to listen through headphones - you might try the Sansa-Shaker. There's an extensive review on Z-Recommends. | https://www.storynory.com/sansa-shaker-mp3-player-for-kids/ |
| Tick Tock Turkey and the Endless Pudding | Like many blobs, Blobert is quite hard to see because he is often just to the left of himself. His is a fabulous cook. His latest creation is a Very Filling Pudding, but it's not quite filling enough to satisfy a gobbling Turkey. | https://www.storynory.com/tick-tock-turkey-and-the-endless-pudding/ |
| The Tinderbox | A solider finds a magic tinderbox. When he rubs it, three enormous dogs appear and do any task he requests. Soon he is rich and in love with a princess. This is the first story published by Hans Christian Andersen, and it has much in common with Aladdin. | https://www.storynory.com/the-tinderbox/ |
| Agent Bertie | You will only hear this on Storynory because it's Top Secret. Natasha exclusively reveals that before Bertie was turned into a frog, he worked as a Secret Agent. | https://www.storynory.com/agent-bertie/ |
| Roald Dahl’s Birthday | Interesting to see that Google is celebrating the birthday of the great children's author, Roald Dahl. A recent survey found that he is still the most loved children's author in Britain. Which perhaps goes to show that some of the over-protective writing of today (Dahl could never be accused of that) doesn't quite hit the […] | https://www.storynory.com/roald-dahls-birthday/ |
| BOOK IT! Cheltenham Festival for Young People | How do you fancy discovering a few Mysteries of the Universe? Strangely enough, you may be able to discover a few of them in the English town of Cheltenham which is going to be playing host to a Children's book festival called BOOK IT ! this October. The person to unravel the mysteries is George. […] | https://www.storynory.com/book-it-cheltenham-festival-for-young-people/ |
| Puss in Boots | One of the most cunning cats in all fairytale literature. Like all cats though, he is more than just a fluffy bundle of cuddles. He has claws and he uses them - all in aid of enriching his master. | https://www.storynory.com/puss-in-boots/ |
| Storynory Widget For Max OS | If you have a Mac, you'll know all about widgets which you can keep in your dashboard - handy things like clocks and calenders. Well now you can have keep Storynory there too. Download our Storynory Widget for Mac, unzip it, and click to install. It's in the form of a player for our latest […] | https://www.storynory.com/storynory-widget-for-max-os/ |
| Storynory SpringWidget | Get this widget! Unlike many sites, we possitively encourage you to publish our content on your own blog or website using one of several widgets that we provide. Here's our latest from SpringWidgets. You can customise the colours and size and you can get it here. | https://www.storynory.com/storynory-springwidget/ |
| Back to School | School books weigh extra heavily in the satchel on the first day back after the Summer break. But not everyone has far to carry them. It's back to school for home-schools too, you know ! This is from a delightful description of how one home school spends every day - not just term-time days. The […] | https://www.storynory.com/back-to-school/ |
| Podcasting in the Classroom | It's always a pleasure to meet listeners, and also to find out how our stories are heard. At a get-to-gether of podcasters (those of us who post audio and video on the internet), I ran into Mr. Harrington, a teacher from Wales who uses Storynory in his classroom. Apparently, the children are allowed to listen […] | https://www.storynory.com/podcasting-in-the-classroom/ |
| Four Aesop Fables | Aesop's fables are loved pretty much everywhere. In these four adaptations by Storynory a rat, grasshopper, a fox and a mouse tell their tales in their own words. | https://www.storynory.com/four-aesop-fables/ |
| Game Goo Learning to Read | Game Goo has some wonderful flash games to encourage learning to read. Help a monkey to cross over a bridge by putting his words in the right order. Help the tooth fairy collect teetch by matching pairs of words with opposite meanings - you get the idea. It seems to be the online showcase for […] | https://www.storynory.com/game-goo-learing-to-read/ |
| iTeddy | iTeddy is a cuddly toy with a media player in its tummy. You can listen to mp3s or watch videos on this bear. | https://www.storynory.com/iteddy/ |
| Storynory Animations | As the entire world knows, Storynory is all about listening to audio stories. Even so, we've long thought it would be lovely to bring our characters and stories to visual life with some short films. We've been experimenting with slide shows but now at last Tim the Tadpole, Colin the Carp, Bertie the Frog and […] | https://www.storynory.com/storynory-animations/ |
| Jack and the Pirate School Part 5 | Will Jack walk the plank? Will his toes be nibbled by sharks? Will he live to tell the tale to his dad and his sisters? This is where you find out. | https://www.storynory.com/jack-and-the-pirate-school-part-5/ |
| Podfinder – Found Storynory | Our thanks to Josephine for saying some very nice things about Bertie and Natasha in Episode 21 of Podfinder UK, which showcases the Best of British podcasts. There are some super 3D graphics to illustrate a clip from Storynory, and Jo tells you about some other super story-telling podcasts too. | https://www.storynory.com/podfinder-found-storynory/ |
| Tick Tock Turkey and the Chocolate Tree | Egg Island is fortunate enough to have the world’s only Chocolate Tree. It’s made out of solid chocolate, with hot chocolate sauce in its centre - and there's a scruffy bird who has his greedy eyes on it. | https://www.storynory.com/tick-tock-turkey-and-the-chocolate-tree/ |
| Jack and the Pirate School Part 4 | The Evil Captain Blackheart demands big money from Jack's dad to let him back home. But the big question is, will Jack's dad pay up? Listen to find out. | https://www.storynory.com/jack-and-the-pirates-part-4/ |
| Alice in English and Russian | We are seeing more an more Russian visitors to Storynory (hope you enjoy our skazki). For those who are following Natasha reading Alice in Wonderland, we thought you might like this English and Russian side by side translation. | https://www.storynory.com/alice-in-english-and-russian/ |
| Circe the Beautiful Witch | Odysseus sends his men to explore the interior of a mysterious island. They are enchanted by the singing voice of the beautiful Circe who then turns them into pigs. Odysseus comes in search of his missing men. | https://www.storynory.com/circe-the-beautiful-witch/ |
| Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix | I succumbed to Potter fever and hopped along to the cinema to spend a rainy Saturday afternoon watching the latest Harry Flick, The Order of the Phoenix. What I like about HP's magic is that it is so psychological. In order to scare off demons, you have to conjure up your happiest moment in […] | https://www.storynory.com/harry-potter-and-the-order-of-the-phoenix/ |
| Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Picture | "The two men appeared out of nowhere, a few yards apart in the narrow, moonlit lane..." So begins the most eagerly awaited novel of 2007. The internet is a kind of witchcraft, and it's amazing what you can conjure up if you look hard enough. This is a picture of the not yet released Harry […] | https://www.storynory.com/harry-potter-and-the-deathly-hallows-picture/ |
| Alice in Wonderland Chapter 9 | The Mock Turtle's Story. We meet a Gryphon and a Mock Turtle. A Gryphon is a mythological creature and a mock turtle was a type of Victorian Soup. They make strange company. | https://www.storynory.com/alice-in-wonderland-chapter-9/ |
| Jack and the Pirate School Part 3 | Jack is being held prisoner by Captain Blackheart and he can't even tell his parents where he is. He is introduced to Pirate Cuisine on the High Seas, and things go from bad to worse. | https://www.storynory.com/jack-and-the-pirate-school-part-3/ |
| Pied Piper in Schools | One thing we love to read about on the blogosphere, is that Storynory is being used in Schools (and home schools too).We we are really pleased that Primary School UK has included Natasha's reading of the Pied Piper by Robert Browning in their Pied Piper planning resource. | https://www.storynory.com/pied-piper-in-schools/ |
| Ratatouille 101 | Rats are strong contenders to make it into my Room 101 (along with the boring meetings that also inspired author George Orwell to come up with this symbol for ratty nightmares in his novel 1984). So I find it strange indeed that the latest hit animation, Ratatouille, features a rat who stars in the Kitchen […] | https://www.storynory.com/ratatouille-101/ |
| Video: The Pied Piper of Hamelin | Ipod Video: A slide show that syncs the beautiful illustrations of Kate Greenaway with Robert Browning's Poem read by Natasha of Storynory. This version will play on a Video iPod and in iTunes and Quicktime. | https://www.storynory.com/video-the-pied-piper-of-hamelin/ |
| The Pied Piper of Hamelin | The famous story of the greatest rat-charmer of all time. Verse by Robert Browning. The reading is synced to the beautiful illustrations of Kate Greenaway (1846 - 1901). | https://www.storynory.com/the-pied-piper-of-hamelin/ |
| Natasha / Alice – | Talking of social networks, SKel's myspace page has an interesting project to mix Natasha reading Alice in Wonderland with Technomusic. SKel's also done some out-of-the-way things to Natasha's voice - curiouser and curiouser ! href="http://storynory.files.wordpress.com/2010/08/01-alicetrip.mp3"> | https://www.storynory.com/natasha-alice-not-quite-as-you-know-her/ |
| Storynory on Facebook | Just for fun, I thought I would put "Storynory" into the search box of Facebook. In case you don't know, Facebook is a social network that is all the rage. To my great delight, I found that there are already groups set up by Storynory fans for Storynory fans. Storynory isn't just for little kids […] | https://www.storynory.com/storynory-on-facebook/ |
| A Journey To Lapland | This is one of several lively stories by Ella-Rose, aged 7. By coincidence the heroine is also called Ella-Rose and is 7 years old. | https://www.storynory.com/a-journey-to-lapland/ |
| Jack and The Pirate School Part 2 | Although Jack is quite a small boy, he likes to be brave, but Captain Blackheart is so very scary that it's difficult for him not to be just a little bit afraid. | https://www.storynory.com/jack-and-the-pirate-school-part-2/ |
| You | Our listener Barbara Imbrie wrote a lovely story for her 8--year-old grandson about a cat who was a afraid of mice. We are pleased to publish the enjoyable text under our "Your Stories" section. | https://www.storynory.com/you/ |
| The Cat Who Was Afraid of Mice | By Barbara Imbrie (who wrote this for her 8 year old grandson) Afraid of mice? You really wouldn’t have expected it. His father, Tom Cat, was a famous mouse catcher. He had even won a blue ribbon at the county fair for catching the most mice in the shortest time—ten in ten minutes. And his […] | https://www.storynory.com/the-cat-who-was-afraid-of-mice/ |
| The Frog Prince | A beautiful princess loses her ball down the well. A frog offers to fetch it for her, if only she promise that he can be her friend. The princess tries to break her promise, but the frog persists. | https://www.storynory.com/the-frog-prince/ |
| Storynory in Wall St. Journal | There's a really nice mention of Storynory in the Wall Street Journal today. For bedtime stories, just press play By YING WU June 16, 2007; Page P2 For families on long car trips, there's a new boredom killer: free podcasts of children's stories. The tales come from London-based Storynory, which offers them on its Web […] | https://www.storynory.com/storynory-in-wall-st-journal/ |
| Buffalo Crossing – Time for a Story | I'd like to thank all the blogs who link to us - sorry we can't link back to you all. It's very helpful for us to gather some insight into how you listen to Storynory - and we do read and follow what you say. It makes us feel we know you. This is one […] | https://www.storynory.com/buffalo-crossing-time-for-a-story/ |
| Jack and the Pirate School Part 1 | Have you got your cutlasses ready? And fed the parrot? Jack is supposed to go to sailing school but there's a mix up and he turns up at the pirate school of Captain Blackheart. | https://www.storynory.com/jack-and-the-pirate-school-1/ |
| Alice Day 7th July | One "golden afternoon" - 7th July 1862 - a mathematics tutor at Oxford University took three little girls on a boating picnic along the River Isis (Thames). On the way he told them a surreal nonsense tale. One of the little girls was called Alice Liddell and she became the main character in the story. […] | https://www.storynory.com/alice-day-7th-july/ |
| Little Red Riding Hood (Podcast Version) | New With Pictures ! Little Red Riding Hood in a new recording by Natasha with Pictures that will sync on your iPod. This famous tale is short but very SNAPPY ! This version should play on your Ipod or in iTunes or QuickTime. If you need the MP3 File, please visit Storynory at: //storynory.com/2007/06/03/little-red-riding-hood-2/ | https://www.storynory.com/little-red-riding-hood-podcast-version/ |
| Little Red Riding Hood | A short and very SNAPPY telling of Little Red Riding Hood that ends very happily FOR THE WOLF ! (you have been warned). It's fun though - and it's the original version. | https://www.storynory.com/little-red-riding-hood-2/ |
| Vista Problems Dowloading MP3s | I've mentioned before that Windows Vista sometimes has a problem downloading mp3 audio files such as those on Storynory. In some cases (mine) it has been issuing nasty and unwarrented warnings not to download. After a lot of casting around the internet, I've found the solution on a forum. 1.) Go to Conrol Panel in […] | https://www.storynory.com/vista-problems-dowloading-mp3s/ |
| A Fairy Use Tale | In this short film, found on YouTube (where you can find just about anything), famous Disney characters tell you not to infringe their copyright. At first we thought it was made by Disney itself as a warning. Further digging revealed that it was made by a law professor, and he calls it a "Fair(y) Use […] | https://www.storynory.com/a-fairy-use-tale/ |
| Betty Boop – Poor Cinderella | [youtube]VfVuiFIdWvY[/youtube] We thought you might enjoy this watching this 1934 color animated cartoon of Cinderella starting the immortal flapper Betty Boop. A little different from our own audio version. | https://www.storynory.com/betty-boop-poor-cinderella/ |
| Tick Tock Turkey and the Mysterious Egg | We return to Egg Island to answer the age-old question: which came first, the turkey or the egg? Future Dog and Jen Penguin solve the case of the mysterious egg, while Tick Tock Turkey goes in search of sea worms for his Lunchfast. | https://www.storynory.com/tick-tock-turkey-and-the-mysterious-egg/ |
| Alice in Wonderland Chapter 8 | The Queen's Croquet-Ground. It is a wonder that anybody is left alive, the Queen is so busy calling for the executioners. The Queen meets her match though in the disappearing form of the Cheshire cat. | https://www.storynory.com/alice-in-wonderland-chapter-8/ |
| The Rea | By Aline Dufflocq Williams Aline, who often leaves comments on Storynory, has sent us a story that she wrote herself. Thanks Aline! We really like your story about a magical animal called a rea. If you have a story, send it to us for consideration, and if we like it, we will publish the text […] | https://www.storynory.com/the-rea/ |
| Colin: The Grumpy King | How an exceptionally grumpy fish who lives on the pond with Prince Bertie the Frog was turned into the King for a day and tried to ban football. There's a moral in it somewhere. | https://www.storynory.com/colin-the-grumpy-king/ |
| Big Sister’s Clothes | The big sister was called Debbie. And the little sister was called Daisy. Debbie was seven. And Daisy was four. And one day Daisy wished that she could be the big sister.... | https://www.storynory.com/big-sisters-clothes/ |
| Cinderella Most Popular Fairy Tale on Net | Cinderella is by far the most popular story on the net, according to our research on Google Trends. (Click chart to enlarge). Google Trends lets you see compare how many searches there are on Google for various words over time. Cinderella wins hands down in popularity over other classic fairy tales including Snow White, Sleeping […] | https://www.storynory.com/cinderella-most-popular-fairy-tale-on-net/ |
| Late Story Apologies | If you are dropping by for our latest story today (Sunday May 6th 2007), please accept Bertie's apologies. We are going to be late this week - but the story should be up on the site and iTunes Directory by Tuesday. Bertie ate too much chocolate cake and wasn't feeling well this weekend. Very sorry […] | https://www.storynory.com/late-story-apologies/ |
| iGoogle Theme | iGoogle's personal home page now comes with some lovely imaginative themes. As if by magic, it changes according to the time of day where you live - and don't forget that you can add Bertie to your own page. For more see our earlier post about iGoogle. | https://www.storynory.com/505/ |
| Next Young Bond Book: Hurricane Gold | Every book in the Young Bond series has an exciting title. The next one will be called Hurricane Gold and it will be published on September 6th. It will be in hardback with a gold cover and luxury debossed lettering and gilt-edged pages. At the start of this year Natasha met Young Bond author Charlie […] | https://www.storynory.com/next-young-bond-book-hurricane-gold/ |
| Add our Gadget to iGoogle | Google has just rebranded its Personal Home Page as iGoogle. If you open a free Google account, you can have your own search page which will deliver results according to your personal search history. If you have registered your location on a Google Map it will give you local results depending on where you live. […] | https://www.storynory.com/add-our-gadget-to-igoogle/ |
| Poppy Jazz | I've been following a blog set up for an extremely brave little girl in Australia who is very seriously ill. Her name is Poppy and the site is called Poppy Jazz. If you have got a moment, please drop by and leave your best wishes in the comments, or even better, send her a picture. […] | https://www.storynory.com/poppy-jazz/ |
| Androcles and the Lion | Aesop's fable of the runaway slave and the lion with a thorn in its paw. A story of gratitude. | https://www.storynory.com/androcles-and-the-lion/ |
| Oh Bother! It’s Darby! | Newsweek called Storynory recently about our Save Christopher Robin Campagin. They quoted Bertie's friend Hugh and you can read the article here (The reference to "his blog" in the article really means Storynory). In the TV series of "My Friends Tigger and Pooh", Christopher Robin will be largely replaced by a Tomboy called Darby. When […] | https://www.storynory.com/oh-brother-its-darby/ |
| Poison Rouge – Stylish Site for Children | A stylish and entertaining site for children that combines tradition with computer games. | https://www.storynory.com/poison-rouge-stylish-site-for-children/ |
| Bologna Children’s Book Fair | Storyory is going to be wondering around the Bologna Children's Book Fair which starts on 24th April 2007. If you would like to chat to Storynory's founders, Matthew and Hugh, drop us a text message on +44 7941 190 740. See you there! | https://www.storynory.com/belogna-childrens-book-fair/ |
| Redesign | Farewell to our repeating frog banner! Storynory has a new design. We were fond of our original layout, and especially of our repeating frog banner, but we decided the time had come to smarten ourselves up a bit. We hope you like the new design just as much. The biggest change is that we now […] | https://www.storynory.com/redesign/ |
| The Billy Goats Gruff | Three billy goats, each with the same name (Gruff), are on the way up the hillside to eat grass and get fat. On the way they have to cross a bridge where a hungry troll lies in wait in the ravine. | https://www.storynory.com/the-billy-goats-gruff/ |
| Bertie Writes A Book | Bertie has become an author - and here you can listen to the the story of how he came to write his first block-buster.
| https://www.storynory.com/bertie-writes-a-book/ |
| The Happy Prince | Oscar Wilde's fairytale of a statue and a swallow is both beautiful and sad. The statue was once a happy prince with no idea that others could be sad. Now that he is a statue, high above the city, he can see that his happiness is not shared by all. A longer story with a moral message. | https://www.storynory.com/easter-happy-prince-oscar-wilde/ |
| Alice In Wonderland Chapter 7 | The Mad Hatter's Tea Party - one of the most famous of all chapters in children's literature - is here presented in all its wonderful lunacy. A mad March Hare, an even madder Hatter, and a dozy dormouse provide company for Alice at tea table where the party never ceases because time is stuck perpetually at 6pm. | https://www.storynory.com/alice-in-wonderland-chapter-7/ |
| The 12 Dancing Princesses | Mystery and romance as a poor cowherd solves the mystery of where 12 princesses disappear to at night. | https://www.storynory.com/12-dancing-princesses-fairy-tale-podcast/ |
| Rumpelstiltskin | Rumpelstiltskin, magical, wild, and full of rage, comes to the aid of a young girl who is given the impossible task of weaving straw into gold. She makes him a rash promise, which she finds hard to keep. | https://www.storynory.com/rumpelstiltskin/ |
| Alice in Wonderland Chapter 6 | Pig and Pepper. We meet the Duchess, roughly handling a baby who looks like a pig, and the Cheshire cat who likes to vanish leaving only his grin behind. All this and two footmen who look like fish. | https://www.storynory.com/alice-in-wonderland-chapter-6/ |
| Tick Tock Turkey and the Disappearing Sandwich | This is a story about a very odd bird called Tick Tock Turkey, his friend Future Dog, and a sandwich that disappeared, mysteriously, into thin air.... | https://www.storynory.com/tick-tock-turkey-and-the-disappearing-sandwich/ |
| Dick Whittington and His Cat | The rags to riches story of Dick Whittington and his cat is not just a fairy tale: it is part of the folklore of London. Today there is a monument to his cat near the Whittington Stone pub at the foot of Highgate Hill where Dick sat down and heard the famous Bow Bells of East London ring out: Turn Again Whittington! Thrice Lord Mayor of London!
| https://www.storynory.com/dick-whittington-cat-london/ |
| Google AdSense Going Wonky | I'd like to apologise for some of the less than appropriate advetisements that have started cropping up in our Google Adsense sidebar on the right. Thank you to those visitors who have pointed them out to us. Google is supposed to send us 'contextual' ads, based on the content of our pages - but although […] | https://www.storynory.com/google-adsense-going-wonky/ |
| Jeremy Strong Interview | The author of the 100 Mile an Hour Dog speaks to Natasha about what makes him laugh. Storynory Extra visits Reigate Priory Junior School and hears from the best selling children's author, Jeremy Strong. With readings by Natasha from some of his funniest books. | https://www.storynory.com/jeremy-strong-interview/ |
| Bertie Valentine | All the pond life are excited by Valentine's day. But nobody is more excited than Bertie the frog. All he has to do, is to lure the Lovely Princess Beatrice Down to the Pond, receive her kiss from her, and he will turn back into his true self - a handsome prince. | https://www.storynory.com/bertie-valentine/ |
| Alice In Wonderland Chapter 5 | Advice from a Caterpillar. Our shrunken heroine meets a caterpillar who infuriates her with his curt contradictions. Next she is accused by a pigeon of being a serpent, and Alice is forced to admit that she does eat eggs sometimes. | https://www.storynory.com/alices-adventures-in-wonderland-chapter-5/ |
| Harry Potter And the Deathly Hallows | The seventh and final Harry Potter book is out in July and you can pre-order it from Amazon now by clicking the badge at the foot of this piece. The two overwhelming questions - who is going to die before the end? AND Who is going declare undying love for whom? Will they marry and […] | https://www.storynory.com/harry-potter-and-the-deathly-hallows/ |
| Wallace and Gromit Leave Studio | The wonderful Wallace and Gromit have parted company with their Hollywood Studio, Dreamworks. The Plasticine duo are said to have "different business interests" from their American partners who are keen to focus on computer generated animation. It might also be that the latest film from the pair's makers (Aardman Animations), Flushed Away, about a rat […] | https://www.storynory.com/wallace-and-gromit-leave-studio/ |
| Rikki-tikki-tavi Part Two | The plucky Indian Mongoose defends an English family from the evil cobras, Nag and Nagaina. The climax on the veranda where Nagaina confronts the family at breakfast is one of the most thrilling in children's literature. | https://www.storynory.com/rikki-tikki-tavi-part-two/ |
| Rikki-tikki-tavi Part One | This fabulous story from the Jungle Book is about a mongoose who is adopted by an English family in India. He resolutely defends the boy Teddy from the deadly cobra, Nag, and his wicked wife Nagaina. | https://www.storynory.com/rikki-tikki-tavi-part-one/ |
| In the Cyclops Cave | How Odysseus and his men found themselves trapped in the cave of the terrifying Cyclops, the one-eyed giant. Only one of the famous tricks of Odysseus can save them. | https://www.storynory.com/in-the-cyclops-cave/ |
| Young Bond Charlie Higson Interview | Natasha speaks to Charlie Higson about his third Young Bond book, Double or Die. Young Bond traces the top secret agent, James Bond, back to his boyhood when he was at the top British public school, Eton. | https://www.storynory.com/young-bond-charlie-higson-interview/ |
| Alice in Wonderland Chapter 4 | The Rabbit Sends in a Little Bill. Alice tries to help out the white rabbit, but grows so large that she is bursting out of his house. She is besieged by small animals and has a confrontation with a enormous puppy. | https://www.storynory.com/alice-in-wonderland-chapter-4/ |
| Christmas Writing Competition Winners | Natasha reads two very special stories were written by the young winners of Bertie's Christmas Storynory Writing Competition. As it happens, both stories are about dolls - but the tales are very different. So well done Alisa Pullum and Michelle Dufflocq! | https://www.storynory.com/christmas-writing-competition-winners/ |
| A Visit From St. Nicholas | Twas the Night Before Christmas by Clement Clarke Moore. No Rudolf but Santa's Reindeer Dasha, Dancer, Prancer and Vixen feature.
| https://www.storynory.com/a-visit-from-st-nicholas/ |
| Santa Claus Conquers the Marshians | Santa Claus Conquers the Marshians (1964), considered to be one of the worst movies of all time, is now in the public domain and can be viewed in all its awfullness at Google Video. Enjoy. | https://www.storynory.com/santa-claus-conquers-the-marshians/ |
| Bertie Meets Father Christmas | The absolutely true story of how Prince Bertie the Frog met Santa Claus and his reindeer. The Lovely Princess Beatrice was most terribly upset after the wicked stepmother called off Christmas, and Bertie just had to cheer her up. | https://www.storynory.com/bertie-meets-father-christmas/ |
| Alice is coming… | We are sorry to keep Alice in Wonderland fans waiting for the fourth chapter. We plan to publish it later this week (the first in December 06) as an extra story. In the meantime, you may be interested to know that there's a neurological condition known as Alice in Wonderland Syndrome. If you suffer from […] | https://www.storynory.com/alice-is-coming/ |
| The First Christmas | John Le Mesurier tells how Mary gave birth to the baby Jesus in a stable in the time of King Herod. The nativity is undoubtedly THE Christmas story. The Shepherds and the Three Wise Men put in appearences. | https://www.storynory.com/the-first-christmas/ |
| Background to Helen of Troy | Background to the story of Helen of Troy and the Trojan War | https://www.storynory.com/background-to-helen-of-troy/ |
| Aladdin’s Lamp | Aladdin’s Lamp is packed with oriental mystique - not one, but two genies, wicked magicians, gold and jewels galore, a palace that is transported through thin air, a beautiful princes, and a poor boy who gets very lucky indeed. | https://www.storynory.com/aladdins-lamp/ |
| Christmas Past and Present | We announced Storynory to the world around this time last year (after quietly posting a few stories to stock up the archive). Since then, we've kept our promise and published a new story every week, no matter what. Several of our first stories were Chrismtasy ones, and we expect that they will be new to […] | https://www.storynory.com/christmas-past-and-present/ |
| Shock-Headed Peter | Wonderfully nasty poems by Dr. Heinrich Hoffmann about naughty children who DON'T deserve any presents at Christmas. Four from the collection of little horrors - Shock-Headed Peter, Cruel Frederick, Dreadful Harriet, and Flying Robert. | https://www.storynory.com/shock-headed-peter/ |
| Alice in Wonderland Chapter 3 | A Caucus-Race and a Long Tale. The Dodo bird is far from dead. The mouse tells a very "dry" history to try and dry out Alice and the other creatures who are still wet from swimming in the pool of tears. They run a race (a caucus race is actually an election). | https://www.storynory.com/alice-in-wonderland-chapter-3/ |
| The Wooden Horse | One of the most famous tricks of all time. The war between the Greeks and the Trojans is in its tenth year. The Trojans rejoice when they wake up one day to find that the Greek army has finally departed. They have left behind them a strange gift - a giant wooden horse. | https://www.storynory.com/the-wooden-horse/ |
| Halloween on the Pond | This a rather scary story, particularly if you are a very small tadpole. Halloween is the most frightening night the year, or it is the most scrummy night of the year, depending on whether you are on the right or wrong end of a trick or a treat. | https://www.storynory.com/halloween-on-the-pond/ |
| Alice, Chapter 2: The Pool of Tears | The Pool of Tears. Alice continues her out-of-the way experience as she stretches like a telescope, and then almost shrinks away alltogether. She has a wonderful conversation with her feet, and she dreadfully offends a mouse. It all ends in tears - so many tears that Alice and the mouse are swimming in them. | https://www.storynory.com/alice-in-wonderland-chapter-2/ |
| Storynory Christmas Writing Competition | Think up a story that's got something to do with Christmas. Ask mum or dad to help you write it down on the computer. Bertie will pick the best three, and Natasha will read the winning stories here on Storynory. | https://www.storynory.com/storynory-christmas-writing-competition/ |
| How Colin the Carp Became Grumpy | After a huge argument on the pond Colin the Grumpy Carp was forced to reveal the secret of how he got his grouch. We now tell the story. Get your hankies ready, because this one is a real tear jerker. | https://www.storynory.com/how-colin-the-carp-became-grumpy/ |
| Just So Stories | Answers.com has some interesting background on Kipling's Just So Stories: "Many of the stories are addressed to "Best Beloved" (they were first written for Kipling's eldest daughter, Josephine, who had died during an outbreak of influenza in 1899), and throughout they use a comically elevated style inspired by the formal speech of India, full of […] | https://www.storynory.com/just-so-stories/ |
| Welcome Korean Visitors | Storynory is a truly international site. The map provided by Google Analytics shows our visitors from all over the world over the past week. A couple of weeks ago, an ISP in New Zealand recommended us to their customers, and we welcomed a flood of Kiwis. In the last few days, we have been glad […] | https://www.storynory.com/welcome-korean-visitors/ |
| The Maiden and the Frog | The classic story of a young girl and a frog who was really a prince under a magic spell. An English version of the the tale - with singing as well as story-telling by Natasha. | https://www.storynory.com/the-maiden-and-the-frog/ |
| Alice, Chapter 1: Down the Rabbit-Hole | Down the Rabbit Hole. Alice follows a White Rabbit into a hole, and falls down, down, until she lands softly. She finds a bottle with a label Drink Me - and she does. Soon she shrinks. | https://www.storynory.com/alices-adventures-in-wonderland-by-lewis-carroll/ |
| Troy | Although on an epic scale, the Battle for Troy involves some very personal grudges between the warriors. The climax of our story is the showdown between the Greek Achilles and the Trojan Hector. | https://www.storynory.com/troy/ |
| Harry and Rosie Take A Train | Harry and Rosie are travelling by rail to the English seaside. On board the train, their parents fall asleep. Harry and Rosie go in search of a snack and find an adventure. On the way they confront grumpy buffet attendants and railway officials. | https://www.storynory.com/harry-and-rosie-take-a-train/ |
| Bertie on Holiday | The lovely princess Beatrice is on holiday - but she can get no rest because she is constantly being photographed. The newspapers back home are saying some really rude things about her. Bertie is shocked and comes to the rescue. | https://www.storynory.com/bertie-on-holiday/ |
| The Golden Fish | A poor fisherman pulls a golden fish out of the sea. When it speaks, he throws it back. His wife is furious, and demands that the magic fish grant them a wish, and then another wish, and then another wish. A story of greed and over-reaching ambition. | https://www.storynory.com/the-golden-fish/ |
| Helen of Troy | In Greek mythology, Helen was the most beautiful woman from the age of the heroes. She was the wife of Menelaus, king of Sparta . After Helen ran away with Paris, prince of Troy, the Greek armies fought a ten year long war against Troy to win her back, as told by Homer. Christopher Marlowe, called her, the Face that Launched a Thousand Ships. | https://www.storynory.com/helen-of-troy/ |
| The Ten Commandments | At the top of the mountain, God told Moses ten things to remember. They were the ten things that make a good or bad person. They were called The Ten Commandments. This bible story is read in the beautiful tones of the late John Le Mesurier. | https://www.storynory.com/the-ten-commandments/ |
| Snow White | The tale of Snow White features one of the most fabulous baddies of all time in the form of the Wicked Queen, vainly peering into her mirror and asking - Who is the fairest of us all? Her motivations of vanity and envy are so very human, and that is what gives the tale its power. | https://www.storynory.com/snow-white/ |
| The Sweetest Princess Competition | When Beatrice was just a teenage princess in training, she entered The Sweetest Princess Competition. Up until now, the inside story has been kept secret, but Sadie the Swan has persuaded Bertie to reveal all. | https://www.storynory.com/sweetest-princess-competition/ |
| Water? No it’s Wine! A Miracle | Podcast. Jesus proves himself to be the perfect guest when the wine runs out at a wedding in Cana, and produces his first miracle. Read by John Le Mesurier. | https://www.storynory.com/jesus-bible-water-wine-podcast/ |
| Tim’s Swimming Lesson | The pond-life were amazed when Tim suggested that all the fishes, frogs, and tadpoles should have swimming lessons. In fact, Colin the Carp said that was the silliest thing he had ever heard. | https://www.storynory.com/tims-swimming-lesson/ |
| The Spider and the Fly | The Spider and the Fly by Marry Howitt is a poem with a moral and a warning for children. Listen to this dramatic reading by Natasha Lee Lewis. | https://www.storynory.com/the-spider-and-the-fly/ |
| Queen’s Birthday Party | It was the greatest tea-party since the Mad Hatter's in Alice's Adventures Wonderland. The Queen invited 2000 children into her garden to celebrate her 80th birthday. Red Coated guards in busbies welcomed the guests playing "They are changing the guards at Buckingham Palace." Chimney Sweeps danced on the palace roof top. The heroes and baddies […] | https://www.storynory.com/queens-birthday-party/ |
| How Prince Bertie Ran Away | About the time when Bertie was a just a small prince-ling and he decided to run away from the palace. He finds that the world outside can be quite rough when nobody knows that you are really a royal in disguise. | https://www.storynory.com/children-stories-bertie-runs-away-home/ |
| Noah’s Ark | Noah's Ark - the animals saved from the flood two by two. | https://www.storynory.com/noahs-ark-audio-bible-story-children/ |
| Tim Learns The History of Soccer | A short audio history of football otherwise known as soccer. Footie was banned in the midde ages. It really was a game of two haves, with different rules for each half. More interesting facts for curious tadpoles and kids. | https://www.storynory.com/history-of-soccer-for-world-cup-football/ |
| The Creation and Adam and Eve | John Le Mesurier reads The Creation and Adam and Eve from the Book of Genesis in the Old Testamant - an charming audio Bible story for Children. | https://www.storynory.com/creation-and-adam-and-eve/ |
| Once Upon a World | Storynory is publishing Bible Stories for Kids read by the late John Le Mesurier. In keeping with his personality they are gentle and witty, as well as profound. | https://www.storynory.com/once-upon-a-world/ |
| The Steadfast Tin Soldier | This touching story by Hans Christian Andersen relates how a brave tin soldier keeps a stiff upper lip and remains steadfast throughout all his troubles. He is treated unfairly but never complains, and always remains true to the toy ballerina with whom he has fallen in love.
| https://www.storynory.com/the-steadfast-tin-soldier/ |
| Alex and the Sleep Monster | Here's a lovely project by a father and son, who just happen to be listeners of Storynory. Alex and the Sleep Monster explains why children need sleep, and why teeth sometimes go missing in the night. Adrian Marsden has used photographs and artwork by his four year old son, Alex, and superimposed his verse fairy […] | https://www.storynory.com/the-sleep-monster/ |
| Two Poems about Mice | The Country Mouse and the Town Mouse by Richard Scrafton Sharp (based on Horace). The Mouse and the Cake by Eliza Cook. Two charming Victorian poems about mice. | https://www.storynory.com/two-poems-about-mice/ |
| Joseph Jacobs English Fairy Tales | Joseph Jacobs, the author of English Fairy Tales of 1890, (including Jack and the Beanstalk and The Three Little Pigs) revived interest in English folklore. | https://www.storynory.com/joseph-jacobs-english-fairy-tales/ |
| The Gingerbread Man | Read the Gingerbread Man and listen to the FREE audio story. It's a fast-paced folktale about a cake who runs away down and is chased by people and animals. | https://www.storynory.com/the-gingerbread-man/ |
| Text of the Gingerbread Man | The Gingerbread Man Once upon a time there was an old man, an old woman, and a little boy. One morning the old woman made some gingerbread in the shape of a man. She added icing for his hair and clothes, and little blobs of dough for his nose and eyes. When she put him […] | https://www.storynory.com/text-of-the-gingerbread-man/ |
| Harry and Rosie’s New Pet | An audio story about two children awaiting the day when one of six new puppies will be old enough to leave their mum and come and live with them: but Dad doesn't want a dog. | https://www.storynory.com/harry-and-rosies-new-pet/ |
| Storynory LIFE | Storynory - the kid's story podcast - is site of the week in LIFE magazine in the US | https://www.storynory.com/storynory-life/ |
| Prince Bertie and the Dragon | How Prince Bertie slew a Welsh dragon and won the hand of the Lovely Princess Beatrice. An adventure from the time before Bertie was turned into a frog. | https://www.storynory.com/prince-bertie-and-the-dragon/ |
| Cinderella | The story of Cinderella has the perfect recipe for a fairy tale romance - poor little girl, ugly sisters, fairy godmother,handsome prince, and of course, a lost slipper. | https://www.storynory.com/cinderella/ |
| Bertie’s Easter Egg Hunt | The annual Easter Egg hunt in the Palace Garden is heading for disaster, and Prince Bertie the Frog is about to take the blame for eating the eggs belonging to the children. | https://www.storynory.com/easter-egg-hunt/ |
| Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves | Open Sesame! The famous story from Persia of how Ali Baba outwitted a band of robbers with a little help from the clever slave-girl, Morgiana. | https://www.storynory.com/free-audio-story-ali-baba-forty-thieves/ |
| The Flying Trunk | This wonderful fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen has an oriental setting and overtones of the Arabian Nights. A Free Audio Story from Storynory | https://www.storynory.com/flying-trunk-hans-christian-andersen-fairy-tale/ |
| Tim learns where Easter Eggs come from | Tim the Tadpole learns the history of Easter Eggs. Educational audio for children - free from Storynory. | https://www.storynory.com/tim-learns-where-easter-eggs-come-from/ |
| Tim the Tadpole Learns About Easter Eggs | Tim learns about the history of Easter Eggs | https://www.storynory.com/tim-the-tadpole-learns-about-easter-eggs/ |
| Elephant Ness | The Loch Ness Monster might really be an elephant sticking his trunk out of the water, according to a new theory. The monster, known as "Nessy" has been spotted down the ages in the Scottish lake known as "Loch Ness." Nobody has been able to prove that Nessy really exists, and that people haven't been […] | https://www.storynory.com/elephant-ness/ |
| The Princess and the Pea | This little gem of a story by Hans Christian Andersen reveals the ultimate test to find out whether or not a girl is a true princess. Free audio. | https://www.storynory.com/the-princess-and-the-pea/ |
| Kissa the Cat | This charming story about a princess who is rescued by a magical cat comes from Denmark. A free audio download for children. | https://www.storynory.com/kissa-the-cat/ |
| The Owl and the Pussycat | This romantic nonsense by Edward Lear is a classic of children's literature. Its lilting rhythm has a wonderfully calming effect on the senses. | https://www.storynory.com/the-owl-and-the-pussycat/ |
| How Prince Bertie became Bertie the Frog | The story that sets up the Bertie series. How and why Prince Bertie was turned into a frog by the wicked step-mother of Princess Beatrice. | https://www.storynory.com/how-prince-bertie-became-bertie-the-frog/ |
| Read about Storynory | It's nice to see that Storynory has been mentioned in print a couple of times recently. You can read about Storynory in Publisher's Weekly here. And Storynory is site of the week in School Library Journal. | https://www.storynory.com/read-about-storynory/ |
| The Elephant’s Child | The Elephant's Child from the Just So Stories of Rudyard Kipling tells the story of how the elephant got its trunk. Set on he banks of the great grey-green, greasy Limpopo River in Africa. | https://www.storynory.com/the-elephants-child/ |
| Goldilocks and the Three Bears | A certain winner for children - how Goldilocks ate the Three Bears' porridge. | https://www.storynory.com/goldilocks-and-the-three-bears/ |
| Hansel and Gretel | A scary story that plays on a child's fear of being abandoned by parents, and getting lost in the woods. But children love the way that the young heroes outwit the wicked witch and triumph over evil. | https://www.storynory.com/hansel-and-gretel-2/ |
| The Sleeping Beauty Part Two | This little known sequel to The Sleeping Beauty is a Rather Scary Story, but it's a fairy tale, so good wins. Mp3 for children. | https://www.storynory.com/the-sleeping-beauty-part-two/ |
| The Cat’s Elopement | This charming tale comes from Japan. Two cats - Gon and Koma - fall in love and run away together. They are separated when they meet a fierce dog. Gon becomes the pet and defender of a princess - but will he ever see his true love again? | https://www.storynory.com/the-cats-elopement/ |
| Bertie’s Christmas Storynory | Written by Bertie Read by Natasha This is the very first Bertie story - from Christmas 2005. . Now, this morning it is a bit cold in this part of the world. Mr Frosty has been to visit, and the vegetable patch is white and glistening. There is ice on the pond. “Brrrr,” said Colin the […] | https://www.storynory.com/berties-christmas-storynory/ |
| Harry and Rosie Trick Santa | A modern Christmas story about how two children, Harry and Rosie tricked Santa - a free mp3 for kids. | https://www.storynory.com/harry-and-rosie-trick-santa/ |
| The Sleeping Beauty | A handsome prince rescues The Sleeping Beauty. Download this wonderful audio story for children for free. | https://www.storynory.com/the-sleeping-beauty/ |
| A Christmas Carol Part Three | It was always said of Scrooge that he knew how to keep Christmas well, if any man alive possessed the knowledge. May that be truly said of all of us! And so, as Tiny Tim observed, God Bless us Every One! | https://www.storynory.com/a-christmas-carol-part-three/ |
| News Flash – Save Christopher Robin | Click here to support Storynory's Save Christopher Robin Campaign | https://www.storynory.com/news-flash-save-christopher-robin/ |
| Save Christopher Robin | Shocking news. Disney is banishing Christopher Robin from its new series of Pooh. Even the Bear of Little Brain will take second billing in the new series, to be called, "My Friends Tigger and Pooh." Christopher Robin will be replaced by a Tom-Boy girl. “We got raised eyebrows, even in-house, but the feeling was that […] | https://www.storynory.com/disneys-pc-pooh/ |
| A Christmas Carol Part Two | The Curtains of his bed were drawn aside, I tell you, by a hand. It was a strange figure - like a child: yet not so like a child as like an old man. The voice was soft and gentle. I am the ghost of Christmas Past. | https://www.storynory.com/a-christmas-carol-part-two/ |
| Bertie’s Picks of the Year – DVD | Everyone else is publishing their picks of the year, so we felt Bertie should have his say as well. Even better, tell us what you thought were the best DVD's. books, games, or toys for children this year. Of the films this year, plenty were over-rated. Wallace & Gromit did not quite live up to […] | https://www.storynory.com/berties-picks-of-the-year-dvd/ |
| A Christmas Carol Part One | Humbug ! Dickens' s Christmas tale is retold as a mini-play, with Natasha and Rob playing all the parts between them including Scrooge! A squeezing, wrenching, grasping, scraping, clutching covetous old sinner!
| https://www.storynory.com/a-christmas-carol-part-one/ |
| The Frog | A frog who helps a young man in the search for his wife. From the Violet Fairy Book of Andrew Lang. | https://www.storynory.com/the-frog/ |