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.
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.
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.
The Brave Little Tailor
A tailor kills seven flies with one blow and boasts to the world of his strength. And then, by his cunning, he proves to giants and kings that he is indeed able to take on the mighty.
Friendships
Three friends at school are bothered by two girls who play mean tricks on them. Should they retaliate or try to make peace?
The Nightingale
Hans Christian Andersen's story about how the sweet singing nightingale saves the life of the Emperor of China and succeeds where a artificial bird fails.
The Cat Who Wanted to be a Monkey
Two funny stories about our tricky Monkey. The are both about wanting the impossible! In the first, Baby Bushcat wants to be a monkey - so he can play and have fun all day. In the second story, the Monkey wants to fly - but ends up falling - for…
The Witch Who Lost Her Spells
Katie loses her spell book at school.... or perhaps somebody has stolen it.... ! Katie turns detective.
The Goat and the Gold
Happy Year of the Goat ! One of our writing competition winners is a story about a clever goat and some stolen gold
Zoroastrianism
The World’s Oldest Religeon Hello this is Bertie, and I am here with some more ancient history from Herodotus. Herodotus was always fascinated by the customs of the people he came across, especially when they were very different from Greek ways and beliefs. For instance he tells…
Astropup and the Wreck of the Hesperus
Astropup investigates a wrecked space ship and encounters space sharks.
Katie and the Magical Deer
Hello, this is Natasha, and I’m here with a story about Katie who is a little bit like you. She goes to school with other ordinary people. But there’s one thing that is a bit different about her. She’s a witch and can do magic spells. This story features one…
Journey to the West: the Crown that Hurt
A Chinese Monk - Tripitaka - is travelling through lawless lands on the way to India. He is protected on the way by Sun Wukong - a monkey warrior who is wild at heart. When they meet some bandits in the forest, Sun Wukong deals with them - but Tripitaka…
The Stolen Bicycle
The Monkey steels a bicycle and rides it back to the jungle. He's surprised when the Bear rides off on it - and then loses it. Meanwhile, the little girl whose bike has been stolen is very sad... and cross. And the Bear is angry because she thinks he was…
When Your Trainers go for a Run
Where are your shoes when you can't find them? A small story about a pair of trainers (sneakers) that go for a run on their own.
New Year in the Jungle
It's New Year in the Jungle and the animals are playing party games including Charades. The Bear has to pretend to be a flamingo. Do you think the animals will guess his secret? Support Storynory for a name shout out and for entry into our next writing competition: https://www.storynory.com/support-us/
Tam o’ Shanter or How Maggie Lost her Tail
Burns Night is a celebration held on the 25th of January in honour of Scotland's famous poet, Robert Burns. We celebrate this Scottish evening with the story of Tam O'Shanter (originally told in a poem by Burns) who stays out late and meets a gang of witches on his way…
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 Doomed Prince
A fairy story from ancient Egypt without an ending -you tell us how it should end and we shall read out the best answers out on Storynory. Send to comp@storynory by 14 June 2021.
Wicked Uncle and Grandma's Skip
Dad (Nigel) and the Kids go on Holiday to the Red Sea. Back home, cousin Jenny has come to stay with Grandma. Dad's holiday relaxation soon disappears into the African Sky as he starts to receive annoying text messages. Read by Richard for Storynory and written by Bertie. Support the show.
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…