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
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…
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 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!
Elfie and the Elf’s Adventure
Elfie and the Elf’s Adventure, by Marie Rose Rice - Age 7, from Colorado, USA. Read by Richard, Proofread & audio edited by Jana Elizabeth. Hello, This is Richard, and I’m here with a short and sweet story, which is one of the winners in our Writing…
The Fairy Eye Ointment
A mysterious fairytale from Wales about an old lady who agrees to nurse a baby for a mysterious mother.
Gilgamesh Part 2 – Humbaba the Dragon
Hello, this is Richard, and this is the second part of our epic story from ancient Mesopotamia. Its hero is a king called Gilgamesh, and he has been joined by a wildman called Enkidu who is now his adopted brother. Enkidu stayed at the palace of Gilgamesh as an honoured…
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
Last Chrstmas Together
Title : Last Christmas together Veena was not at all girly. Any gossip, talks about makeup and crushes used to annoy her. She never used to get along with most other girls. There was another thing different about her: her birthday was 25th December. Veena and her parents used…
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 ?
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
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…
The Smuggled Cat
‘Wicked Uncle and the Smuggled Cat’ Story by Bertie. Read by Richard. Proofread & audio edited by Jana Elizabeth. Duration 23 mins & 40 Hello, this is Richard, and I’m here with a Wicked Uncle story. For those of you who are new to Storynory, Uncle Jeff isn’t that wicked,…
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
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 .
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…