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.
Madame White Snake
A story from China to celebrate the Year of the Snake. Two serpent spirits become young women and one of them marries a man.
Katie and the Mind Reader
Hello, this is Natasha, and I’m here with a story about one of the most popular characters on Storynory, Katie the Witch. If you go to Storynory on the web and look back through our Katie stories, you will see that she has grown up over the years. In the…
Birdy and the Seagulls
Hello, this is Richard, and I’m here with a story about a black crow called Birdy. Birdy is the best friend of a boy called Jake - and one of the many special things about Birdy is that he can talk. The thing is - nobody else in Jake’s life…
The Labours of Heracles Part 2
We continue the Labours of the strong-man Heracles, otherwise known as Hercules.
Princess Golden
A French fairytale in which a king sends a messenger to woo a princess on his behalf. Avenant (the messenger) is helped on the way by a carp, an owl and a crow.
The Secret Garden Chapter 19
"IT HAS COME!"
The Monkey's Laughing Place
A man catches a monkey in a trap. All the animals that the monkey has tricked think he has tricked his last. But the monkey keeps on laughing. The Tiger and the Bear want to find out why the monkey thinks everything is funny. As a bonus, we read another…
The Secret Garden Chapter 18
"THA' MUNNOT WASTE NO TIME"
Let’s go to the beach – song
A happy song to remember the summer by with lovely singing from Storynory's Jana
The Labours of Heracles Part 1
Heracles (Hercules in Latin) was the the strong-man of the ancient world. He performed twelve labours, and we tell you about the first 6 in
Pet Writing Competition Results Part 2
More winners from our Pet Writing competition with stories from all over the world about your very special pets. Support the show.
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 !
Let's go to the beach
Let's go to the beach When I went to the beach I said, “Hello there sea! Why you sat there staring at me? You know I love you too. Come on friends, join me won’t you, by the shore.. We’re gonna have so much fun baby, Deep down in…
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,…