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.
How to Out-Jeff Uncle Jeff
Uncle Jeff has a new girlfriend - Jessica - can she be more irresponsible than he is?
Lapis and the Stolen Statue Part 1
Lapis and Cleo are shocked when their master, Amon the Priest, is arrested on charges of stealing a scared statue. Another story from Ancient Egypt !
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
Ice Cream Interview
You know that ice cream is cold and delicious, but do you know how it's made and what goes into it? Jana talks to Lewis Alfonso, an Italian gelato maker, to find out fascinating facts about ice cream. Read the full text of Ice Cream Interview and see our illustration…
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
Solomon Takes a Walk
Katie the Ordinary Witch is back with a super-funny story about her magical cat Solomon who is both big-headed and thin-skinned. He has gone missing. What can he possibly be up to?
My Shadow
I have a little shadow that goes in and out with me, And what can be the use of him is more than I can see. He is very, very like me from the heels up to the head; And I see him jump before me, when I jump into…
Jana"s Gelato Interview
Interview with Lewis - the ice cream maker Dedicated to Lydia Geneva - who we will be hearing from later. Do you hear that sound? (Music from Ice cream van draws nearer & clearer) Hello, and welcome to Jana’s Studio, where I talk to fascinating people about fascinating…
Herodotus – The River Nile
Herodotus visited Egypt and devoted the Second Book of his Histories to its wonders. He called Egypt the "Gift of the Nile" and looked at varios theories about where its true source was, and why it flooded its banks every year.
The Evil Mouse
An old French story about an evil mouse who orders a young girl to play with fire.
Pliny's Ghost Story
A SCARY !! story for Halloween. This ancient Roman ghost story is more creepy than our usual stories. If you like being scared by a story, you'll love this. Small and sensitive kids might skip.
The Evil Mouse
An old French story about an evil mouse who orders a young girl to play with fire.
Ramayana 2 - The Bow of Shiva
Rama tries to string the Bow of Shiva and win the hand in marriage of Princess Sita
Valentine Roses
Happy Valentine's Day! Here are two romantic fables about roses. The Rose and the Butterfly and the Rose and the Pigweed. And Listen to Adventures of Cairo now! Wondery
The Buried Moon
A SCARY - but lovely story from the boggy East of England. The Fens of England were once full of horrid supernatural creatures who got hold of the moon and put out her lovely light. Our story has a touch of Beethoven's Moonlight Sonata.Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/StorynorySee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy…
Herodotus - The River Nile
Hello this is Bertie, and I’m here with some history from the Ancient World inspired by the Greek historian, Herodotus. Previously I’ve been telling you about the incredible empire built by the ancient Persians. When their great leader, Cyrus, died 530 years before the birth of Christ, his son Cambyses…
The Evil Mouse
The Evil Mouse Hello, This is an old French fairy tale about an evil mouse. Listen on, if you dare. One night, a prince and his hunting party rode through a forest by torchlight. The dogs were on the trail of a fawn. The little creature darted across a…
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.
Herodotus - The River Nile
Herodotus visited Egypt and devoted the Second Book of his Histories to its wonders. He called Egypt the "Gift of the Nile" and looked at varios theories about where its true source was, and why it flooded its banks every year. Support the show.
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.