Various Fairy Tales
Fairy tales from the world over including some of the famous English stories such as, Dicking Whittington, Jack and the Beanstalk, and The Three Little Pigs. Also some very sweet stories from Japan.
Gilgamesh A Myth from Mesopotamia Part 1
Hello, This is Richard, and I’m here with one of the oldest stories in the world. It is older than even the Bible. Its hero is a great king, warrior, and strongman called Gilgamesh who wanted to discover the secret of immortality or living forever. It was written down around…
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.
Three Short Fables from the Philippines.
Why Dogs Wag their Tails, why hens peck the ground, and why spiders hate flies
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.
The Pot of Broth
Pot of Broth Adapted by Bertie. Read by Elizabeth. Produced by Jana Elizabeth. ‘The Pot of Broth’ - An Irish tale, adapted from a short play by W.B. Yeats. An old soldier was coming back from the wars. As he passed through a village, he saw a…
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.
Aponibolinayen
A beautiful woman with magical powers marries the Sun in this fable from the Philippines.
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.
Snow White
Mirror Mirror on the wall, who is the fairest of them all?
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?
The Monkey King (Journey to the West)
Sun Wukong (the Monkey King) is a born from a stone egg on Flower Fruit Mountain. He seeks immortality and invincible strength in battle. Soon the Jade Emperor in Heaven hears about all the trouble is creating on Earth and decides to give him a job to keep him an…
The Best Dressed Crocodile
What is more important in life, handbags or cake? One of our Small Stories, aimed at our "smallest" audience members, but we hope the older ones among you will find this funny too! This is about a Crocodile who loves to go shopping. The song at the end is sung…
The Fox Princess
We'd be very happy if you support us! https://www.storynory.com/support-us/ The Fox Princess Hello, this is Jana, and I'm here with one of our Small Stories. It's about a fox who can change shape. And although it's very much set in London, stories of shape-shifting foxes originally come from Korea and…
Birdy's Treasure Hunt Trailer
Jake Explains how Birdy and a prize pig called The Emperor look for treasure! Listen to the full audio episode Birdy's Treasure Hunt!
Birdy and the Dinosaurs
This is a story about an old friend of ours. His name is Birdy. He’s a crow who has lived for hundreds of years and known all sorts of important people, including kings and queens. In this story Birdy tells Jake that dinosaurs are not necessarily extinct. Birds, for example,…
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". And check out our Relaxivity Podcast for older kids and grownups. Sung by Jana With music…
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…
Herodotus - The River Nile
Hello this is Bertie, and I’m here with some history from the Ancient World inspired by the Greek historian, Herodotus. Previously I’ve been telling you about the incredible empire built by the ancient Persians. When their great leader, Cyrus, died 530 years before the birth of Christ, his son Cambyses…
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.
The Secret Garden Chapter 10
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