Legends & Fairy Tales - a genre of audiobooks on the website knigi-audio.com/en/. Page - 42

The Chinese New Year of the Pig Dedicated to Penny What's your year in the Chinese calendar ? 2008 Rat 2009 Ox 2010 Tiger 2011 Rabbit 2012 Dragon 2013 Snake 2014 Horse 2015 Goat 2016 Monkey 2017 Rooster 2018 Dog 2019 Pig This is a story to celebrate...

The Pooka in the Kitchen - The servants in a large Irish House are grateful to a Pooka who comes every night to do their work for them. At Christmas, they decide to give him a present - which perhaps they regret. Adapted by Bertie. Read by...

The Chinese Year of the Tiger Dedicated to Shan Mahtani Cheung who supports storynory on Patreon Read by Jana Adapted by Bertie Art by Depositphotos. Hello, This is Jana And I'm here with a story for the Chinese New Year, otherwise known as the...

A spooky story, especially good for around Halloween time. And if you like this tale, try listening to The Sprightly Taylor from Scotland. The Horned Woman - Read by Elizabeth Donnelly Proofread & audio edited by Jana Elizabeth. A rich woman sat...

Adapted by Bertie. Read by Elizabeth. Proofread & audio edited by Jana Elizabeth. There was once upon a time a weaver, who lived in Duleek. Well one morning, he was sitting at his loom, when his housekeeper called out: “Your breakfast is ready!”...

The crane, an elegant and beautiful bird, is considered to be auspicious in Japan. In this story, a poor farmer receives good fortune after he rescues a wounded crane. But unfortunately his curiosity gets the better of him, and his luck does not...

Pot of Broth Adapted by Bertie from a play by WB Yeats Read by Elizabeth. Produced by Jana Elizabeth. ‘The Pot of Broth’ - An Irish tale, adapted from a short play by W.B. Yeats. An old soldier was coming back from the wars. As he passed through a...

Halloween at the Fairy Castle is a Irish Story that is both sweet and spooky. It's probably not suitable for very small children, due to both the slightly complex language and the emotional content. At one point towards the end it gets quite heavy...

This picturesque Japanese tale has loads of charm, but is a little bit sad. It will take you to a beautiful underwater world, and back to the reality of mortality on dry land. These days we adapt many of the traditional tales ourselves, but this one...

One of Japan's oldest legends tells us how the gods invented fun and music. It all began when the Sun Goddess went into an epic sulk and hid in her cave. The gods had to find a way to cheer her up and coax her out. The story of how they did so is...

This traditional story from Japan is about the time a Samurai warrior challenged a tea master to a duel. It shows how if you are the master of yourself, you can be the master of anything. The steadfastness of the Japanese character has been much on...

The Goblin Spider Dedicated to Teddy from San Antonio in Texas. Adapted (slightly) by Bertie. Read by Richard. Proofed and audio edited by Jana Elizabeth. A Spooky Story From Japan Hello, this is Richard. And I'm here with a creepy crawly tale from...

Adapted from a traditional Japanese Story by Bertie Read by Natasha Produced by Bertie Ninja cat drawing by Shutterstock 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...

The Lady Beaming Bright Dedicated to Charlotte Chew who supports Storynory on Patreon Hello, this is Jana, and I’m here with a fairy tale from Japan. It’s about a poor couple who adopt a magical being. But who is their beautiful and charming new...

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....

The Old Woman Who Lost Her Dumpling A story from Japan Dedicated to Poppy and Felix. Read by Richard Scott. Proofed & audio edited by Jana Elizabeth. Sound fx by Bertie. LONG, LONG ago there was a funny old woman, who liked to laugh and to make...

Who or what do you think Schippeitaro is? This story features some Demon Cats and cat wailing FX and is a little more spooky than usual. And don't forget to try out our wonderful sponsor, Outschool https://outschool.com/storynory for fantastic...

Hello, Dedicated to Thomas in Australia whose family support us on Patreon This is Jana, I don’t know about you, but I’m not very keen on jellyfish. When I am splashing about in the sea, I wouldn’t like to bump into one of them, in case it stings me...

Katie returns in a new tale in which she gets into trouble, big trouble, at school. Katie has twice as much school work to do as all the other kids. She has to learn loads and loads of magic spells, as well as her written spelling, arithmetic,...

As every kid knows, Halloween is both spooky and sweet. It’s spooky because there are witches and wizards about, and it’s sweet because children go in search of treats. This story is about a little girl who is a witch, and it’s fair to say that it’s...