StoryNory Various Fairy Tales

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.
English United Kingdom Arts · Kids & Family
1,734 Episodes
440 – 460

Jana’s Studio : Interview with Bertie

A special Interview by Storynory's editor, Jana Elizabeth, with Bertie, the writer of our stories. They talk about our new Herodotus series and what else is coming up on Storynory.
Season 0 / Episode 9 min

Sleepy Star Leaves the Nest

A lush, sleepy story about a star who leaves the nest and falls to Earth. Read and sung by Jana for Storynory - and written by Bertie.
Season 0 / Episode 5 min

Halloween on the Pond Redux

It's Halloween on the pond, and Tim the Tadpole is feeling scared. A Story from our archive to celebrate 20 years of Storynory! - Read by Natasha and written by Bertie. Cover art by Sophie Green.Look out for our new website coming up soon.
Season 0 / Episode 13 min

Birdy's Two and Half Wishes

Jake wants three wishes - just like in a fairy tale. But although Birdy is no-ordinary bird, he is reluctant to grant Jake his wishes. You seek, realy life isn't always so easy…
Season 0 / Episode 13 min

Two Musical Greek Myths

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.
Season 0 / Episode 21 min

The Monkey Dance

The Musical Monkey is caught by a man in this story. Do you think he will end up on the family 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…
Season 0 / Episode 8 min

Spring the Sweet Spring

Dedicated to Miller David in NY  Richard's Sk8oetry YouTube ChannelSk8oetryhttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCX9AFktmYu9Q5rycs8lEuyg By Thomas NashSpring, the sweet spring, is the year’s pleasant king,Then blooms each thing, then maids dance in a ring,Cold doth not sting, the pretty birds do sing:      Cuckoo, jug-jug, pu-we, to-witta-woo! The palm and may make country…
Season 0 / Episode 3 min

1, The Histories of Herodotus

Herodotus, the father of history, tells us a different version of the famous Trojan War, which he learned on his travels around Egypt and the Middle East.
Season 0 / Episode 11 min

Herodotus 01 The Histories

Herodotus 01 The Histories Hello, This is Bertie, and I’m here to introduce something that we don’t normally do on Storynory - History. So why are we, a story podcast, doing History? Well one reason is that History is chockablock full of great stories. In fact, our word History comes…
Season 0 / Episode 11 min

The Commune of Cats

A fiery, catty, fairy tale about a sweet girl who goes to live in a mansion once owned by a princess, and now owned by a commune of cats. The mysterious cat comrade Gatsby is in charge - but who is he really? And how will our heroine, Lizzie fair…
Season 0 / Episode 28 min

Katie and the Stray Dog

Katie helps an injured dog and invites him to stay in the house - but her magical and mischievous cat, Solomon, is not happy about her decision - and makes life difficult for the poor mutt ! Read the full text of Katie and the Stray Dog and see our…
Season 0 / Episode 22 min

Katie and the Stray Dog

Katie helps an injured dog and invites him to stay in the house - but her magical and mischievous cat, Solomon, is not happy about her decision - and makes life difficult for the poor mutt !
Season 0 / Episode 22 min

The Girl with A Bowl on her Head

It's only natural for parents to worry, and sometimes they worry a little too much. Once, a girl was beautiful - and her parents worried that she was too pretty. They were so concerned that they sent her out into the world with a bowl over her head. Poor girl!…
Season 0 / Episode 19 min

The Commune of Cats

Long ago, when cats could still talk like human beings, a commune of cats lived in a large mansion. Each of the 28 rooms in the house was filled with cats and kittens. Only the 29th room was uncrowded. This room was very large and took up the entire third…
Season 0 / Episode 28 min

Katie and the Stray Dog

Katie and the Stray Dog A Katie the Witch Story dedicated to Cassius Fox. Hello this is Natasha, and I’m here with the latest story about Katie, a girl who lives a pretty ordinary life apart from one thing - she’s a witch. She goes to school like everyone else,…
Season 0 / Episode 22 min

The Oak and the Reed

Aesop's fable of the mighty oak and the slender reed is told in verse. Read the full text of The Oak and the Reed and see our illustration on Storynory.
Season 0 / Episode 3 min

The Space Programme

Subscribe to The Space Programme by searching for it wherever you're listening to this or by tapping here: https://podfollow.com/tsp The Space Programme is a brand new radio drama from the UK's children's radio station, Fun Kids. Listen to it wherever you get your podcasts and hear it first, 4:30pm every…
Season 0 / Episode 9 min

The Oak and the Reed

Aesop's fable of the mighty oak and the slender reed is told in verse.
Season 0 / Episode 3 min

The Oak and the Reed

THE OAK AND THE REED An Aesop fable retold in verse by Jeffreys Taylor. Read by Richard. Proofread and audio edited by Jana Elizabeth. Hello this is Richard, and I’m here with an ancient story about an oak tree and a reed. Just in case you don't know, a reed…
Season 0 / Episode 3 min
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