| Snow White – Shorter Version | Mirror, Mirror on the Wall, who is the fairest of them all? | https://www.storynory.com/snow-white-shorter-version/ |
| 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/ |
| 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/ |
| 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/ |
| 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/ |
| 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 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/ |
| 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/ |
| 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/ |
| 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/ |
| 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 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/ |
| 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/ |
| 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/ |
| 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/ |
| 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/ |
| 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/ |
| 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/ |
| 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/ |
| 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 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/ |
| Hush Little Baby | Fall asleep to a soothing lullaby sung by Jana | https://www.storynory.com/hush-little-baby/ |
| 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/ |
| The Swing | A soaring poem that captures the joy of childhood, by Robert Louis Stevenson. | https://www.storynory.com/the-swing/ |
| 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/ |
| 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/ |
| 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/ |
| 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/ |
| Song ~ Fish Alive | Jana sings this traditional song with an upbeat feel. | https://www.storynory.com/song-fish-alive/ |
| 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/ |
| The Night Before Christmas | The classic Christmas poem with festive music | https://www.storynory.com/the-night-before-christmas/ |
| 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/ |
| 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/ |
| 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/ |
| 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/ |
| 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/ |
| 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 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 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/ |
| 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/ |
| Sleeping Beauty Shorter Version | A romantic fairytale in a shorter form than our previous version. | https://www.storynory.com/sleeping-beauty-shorter-version/ |
| 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/ |
| 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/ |
| 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/ |
| 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/ |
| 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 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/ |
| 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/ |
| 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 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/ |
| 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/ |
| The Donkey and the Lion | A donkey is dim enough to fall for the same trick twice. | https://www.storynory.com/donkey-lion/ |
| The Amazing Gazelle | A story from Zanzibar about a clever gazelle who helps a beggar. | https://www.storynory.com/amazing-gazelle/ |
| 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/ |
| 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/ |
| 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/ |
| 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/ |
| 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/ |
| 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/ |
| 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/ |
| 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/ |
| 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/ |
| 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 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/ |
| 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/ |
| 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 Dragon and His Grandmother | A fairy tale with some tricky riddles | https://www.storynory.com/the-dragon-and-his-grandmother/ |
| 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/ |
| 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 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/ |
| 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/ |
| 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/ |
| 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/ |
| 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/ |
| 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/ |
| 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/ |
| 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/ |
| 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/ |
| 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/ |
| 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/ |
| 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/ |
| 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/ |
| 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/ |
| 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/ |
| 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/ |
| 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/ |
| 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/ |
| 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/ |
| 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/ |
| 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/ |
A selection of stories that are short and sweet and should appeal to younger children. You’ll find some of the classic fairy tales and fables here.