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.
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.
Jana"s Gelato Interview
Interview with Lewis - the ice cream maker Dedicated to Lydia Geneva - who we will be hearing from later. Do you hear that sound? (Music from Ice cream van draws nearer & clearer) Hello, and welcome to Jana’s Studio, where I talk to fascinating people about fascinating…
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.
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.
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.
Song of a Dream
Song of a Dream Hello, this is Jana, and I’m here with a poem from India, called ‘Song of a Dream’, in honour of Diwali, the Hindu Festival of lights. Diwali celebrates the victory of light over darkness, and good over evil. For Indians, Diwali is a huge…
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.
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.
The Missing Bunny
A chocolaty mystery story for Easter. The police investigate the kidnapping of a very important missing person.
Young Cyrus
Herodotus - Young Cyrus Written & read by Bertie. Proofed by Jana Elizabeth. Hello this is Bertie, And I’m here with another story from ancient Greek history. This time I’m going to tell you story of young Cyrus, based on the writings of Herodotus, the ancient…
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.
Stella's Magic Mirror
Stella's grandmother gives her an old mirror as a birthday present. There is more to this mirror than meets the eye. The first in a new series. An easy way to support Storynory is to buy Sleepy Star by Bertie Fraser on Amazon
Journey to the West: The Monk Rescues the Monkey
We continue the great Chinese epic about the Monkey Warrior, Sun Wukong, who must escort the Buddhist monk Tripitaka on his long journey to India to fetch the sacred scrolls. But first, Tripitaka must rescue Sun Wukong from his prison beneath a mountain, where the mischievous Monkey has been trapped…
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…
birthday-competition
The results are in! Jana reads the winning entries from our Writing Competition. We asked you to write about Birthdays, good birthdays, disastrous birthdays, any type of birthday. And here are the amazing winning entries. Of course kids who grow up listening to Storynory are wizards with words! Support Storynory…
Two Animal 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!
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. Sponsored by Outschool https://outschool.com/storynory
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.
Wicked Uncle and Grandma's Skip
Grandma was 85 years old. She still lived on her own quite independently, although she had stopped driving the car when she’d reached 80. In a moment of weakness, she had confessed to the doctor that she occasionally had dizzy spells when she could not remember what her name was…
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.