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.
Song – Five Little Ducks
Jana sings the classic song with a folky style - we think it is a very sweet version that all ages might enjoy.Read the full text of Song – Five Little Ducks and see our illustration on Storynory.
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.
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…
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.
Gilgamesh Part 4 – The Journey
Hello, This is Richard, and this is the fourth part of the Story of Gilgamesh, an epic story from ancient Mesopotamia. If you heard the earlier stories, you will know that King Gilgamesh and his friend, the strongman Enkidu, defeated Humbaba the dragon. When they then killed the Bull of…
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.
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.
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.
Song - Five Little Ducks
FIVE LITTLE DUCKS Five little ducks went swimming one day Over the hills, far, far away Mother duck said “quack quack quack” Only four little ducks came back .. Four little ducks went swimming one day Over the hills, far, far away Mother duck said “quack quack quack” Only three…
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…
Stella's Halloween Mixup
Stella's gran tells her that there are probably more people with special powers than she realises. And she tells her that "It's always the quiet ones." Stella has her suspicions about who might have powers - but are her instincts right?
Stella and the Surprise Delivery
Mr Fry's art class receives a surprise fast food delivery. The school suspends a boy called Freddie accusing him of using Mr Fry's phone to order the food. Stella's magic mirror tells her somebody else is guilty - but how can she let the world know that Freddie is innocent?
Journey to the West: the Crown that Hurt
A Chinese Monk - Tripitaka - is travelling through lawless lands on the way to India. He is protected on the way by Sun Wukong - a monkey warrior who is wild at heart. When they meet some bandits in the forest, Sun Wukong deals with them - but Tripitaka…
The Monkey Who Tricked Himself
The Monkey boasts that there is no animal in the Jungle that he can't trick. The Bear challenges him - he knows one animal the monkey can't trick. The monkey takes up the challenge. The prize is a whole hive of honey.
The Man Who Would Be King of the Apes
Two fairy tales from Southern China. In the first, a man is lost in the jungle, and is crowned King of the Apes. The second is a little like a romantic fairy tale that is well known in the west. Sponsored by Kaboom! Kaboom: An Audio Adventure Podcast An…
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 travelled back to victorian times. They arrived just as the brothers were arguing because they both loved the same girl. The legend is that…
The Moon Song
Jana sings The Moon Song based on the poem by Robert Louis Stevenson
Pet Writing Competition Results Part 1
Thank you to EVERYONE who sent us a story. They were all wonderful, and as ever, it was very hard to pick the winners. Jana presents Four winning stories in our Pet Writing Competition. But that's not all! Three more winning entries will follow shortly. In this first batch, we have…
My Shadow
I have a little shadow that goes in and out with me, And what can be the use of him is more than I can see. He is very, very like me from the heels up to the head; And I see him jump before me, when I jump into…
The Secret Garden Chapter 12
"MIGHT I HAVE A BIT OF EARTH?"