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.
Gilgamesh Part 4 – The Journey
Hello, This is Richard, and this is the fourth part of the Story of Gilgamesh, an epic story from ancient Mesopotamia. If you heard the earlier stories, you will know that King Gilgamesh and his friend, the strongman Enkidu, defeated Humbaba the dragon. When they then killed the Bull of…
Finette Part One
Finette loves bright clothes and golden jewellery. In particular she wears a necklace made of golden bullets. She is trapped in the service of a giant. One day a new stable boy, Yvon, starts work for the giant. Soon Yvon has to complete some impossible tasks. Only Finette can help…
The Greedy Bear
Happy 75th Annivesary to India! A story from India to celebrate about a poor couple who trick a greedy bear.
5, Herodotus , The Battle of the Eclipse
Ancient people thought that the Sun and the Moon were gods - didn't they? Or were there some people alive two and half thousand years ago who were more scientific?
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 Goblin Spider
A creepy-crawly story from Japan about a Samurai who must stay the night in a temple haunted by a giant Goblin-Spider
Bertie and the Magic Seal
Once upon a time, when we started Storynory back in 2005, our main character was called Bertie. He’s a royal prince, who was one turned into our frog. That’s why Storynory’s mascot is a little green frog wearing earphones. After a long time away on
The Pot of Broth
A cunning old soldier has a "magical" stone that can make a pot of broth - although it could taste better with the help of Sibby Connelly's Chicken - adapted from a play by WB Yeats
Herodotus: The Sacred Animals of Ancient Egypt
Herodotus tells us that ancient Egyptians worshiped cows and bulls. How and why did they do that? Bertie investigates…
Jana’s Studio – Million Dollar Ideas
Jana's new factual programme interviews Jeremy Howell of BBC TV about Million Dollar Ideas - those everyday objects around your house that somebody invented and which made millions of $$$$$$$$!
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!
Spring the Sweet Spring
A delightful poem about Spring
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…
Spring the Sweet Spring
By Thomas Nash Spring, 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 houses gay, Lambs frisk and play, the shepherds pipe…
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…
The Fox Princess
We'd be very happy if you support us! https://www.storynory.com/support-us/ The Fox Princess Hello, this is Jana, and I'm here with one of our Small Stories. It's about a fox who can change shape. And although it's very much set in London, stories of shape-shifting foxes originally come from Korea and…
Puss in Boots
This is Jana and I’m here with one of fairy tale land’s most famous characters: Puss in Boots. He’s the hero of many a holiday pantomime here in Britain. He’s appeared as a character in the film Shrek and he’s even starred in his own movie. But this version is…
Quad Monkey
The jungle is filled with the sound of chain saws. It turns out that the humans are building tracks through the jungle. What is this all about? The monkey the bear rush to find out. Sponsored by CrunchLabs. https://crunchlabs.com/story
The Dutch Hotel - The Duel Part 1
The Dutch Hotel in London is haunted - or is it? There are figures like ghosts who appear, including hotel staff from Victorian times, but they are more like time travellers. In this episode, the kids who live in the modern hotel - Nafsi and Yogi - travel back in…
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!…