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.
05, Uncle Christmas - The Great Christmas Delivery
The Great Christmas Delivery The 5th Uncle Christmas story. Read by me, Richard, for Storynory. Story by Bertie. Read by Richard. Proofread and audio edited by Jana Elizabeth. Now I don’t want to give away too many secrets about Father Christmas, because that might destroy some of his…
Pinocchio, Chapter 33: The Circus Donkey
Pinocchio, having become a Donkey, is bought by the owner of a Circus, who wants to teach him to do tricks. The Donkey becomes lame and is sold to a man who wants to use his skin for a drumhead.
The Spy Who Never Was
Suspense and intrigue with Storynory's Wicked Uncle Jeff. The family are convinced that he is secretly a spy. The first of two parts... the second part coming very soon !Support the show.
Pinocchio, Chapter 32: Donkey’s Ears
Pinocchio's ears become like those of a Donkey. In a little while he changes into a real Donkey and begins to bray.
4, Uncle Christmas – The Christmas Kid Invasion
Uncle Christmas is in charge of the presents this year. He decides to change the way things are done and invites 100 kids to try out the toys at the secret hideaway - much to the annoyance of the elves
Pinocchio, Chapter 31: The Land of Toys
Pinocchio travels to the Land of Toys, but on the way some strange events make him feel greatly uneasy
Katie and the Werewolf
Katie is an ordinary school girl; apart from one thing, she's a witch and can do magic spells. Her mother is a witch too - and her father is a scientist who investigates magic. But experimenting with magic can be dangerous - as her dad finds out in this h
Pinocchio, Chapter 30: Lamp-Wick
Pinocchio is set to become a boy again. He sends out invitations for his celebration party. But his best friend, Lamp-Wick, has a new temptation for him.
The Night Before Christmas
The classic Christmas poem with festive music
Prince Chéri
A prince has a good fairy to look over him, but he behaves badly and she punishes him.
The Spy Who Never Was
This story is dedicated to Henry in New York City whose family generously supports us. This is Richard, and I’m here with a brand new story about Jeremy, Jemima, and their Wicked Uncle Jeff. One Friday night, Dad went out to the Cornershop to buy popcorn chocolate-coated-peanuts, and fizzy…
The Town Musicians of Bremen Revamped
A certain man had a donkey, which had carried the corn sacks to the mill loyally for many a long year; but his strength was going, and he was growing more and more unfit for work. His master began to wonder if it was worth his while by keeping this…
The boy who loved to draw cats
The Boy who drew cats Long ago, in Japan, there was a boy who was training to be a monk. He lived in the small temple at the end of the village. Every morning, at quarter to four, he woke up to the sound of a bell rung by…
The Ugly Boatman
A story from Vietnam about a fisherman who plays a bamboo flute - if only his face was as beautiful as his music !
The Night Before Christmas
Natasha's reading of this poem with a musical production by Colin Cunliffe of Cool Studios
The Dutch Hotel - Déjà Vu
Have you ever walked into a place and thought, "I've seen this before" - even when you know you've never been there. This episode of our spooky series The Dutch Hotel explains why you might get that feeling sometimes. This story is dedicated to Adam, Yarden & Neta who asked…
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…
Birdy and the Bird of Paradise
A Bird of Paradise isn't actually a bird. It's a plant that looks like an exotic bird. Or is it?
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.
Katie and the Cat Teacher
Katie is learning Latin - the language of the ancient Romans - at school. What's the point of this deadbeat language? Her mother says there is every point to learning Latin, especially if you are a witch who needs to understand magic. And as Katie is not making much progress,…