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Chinese Year of the Pig - Chinese Stories
Chinese Year of the Pig - Chinese Stories
- Author: Chinese Stories
- Genre: Legends & Fairy Tales
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 - World Fairytales
The Pooka in the Kitchen - World Fairytales
- Author: World Fairytales
- Genre: Legends & Fairy Tales
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...
Chinese Year of the Tiger - All Stories
Chinese Year of the Tiger - All Stories
- Author: All Stories
- Genre: Legends & Fairy Tales
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 Irish Story - World Fairytales
A Spooky Irish Story - World Fairytales
- Author: World Fairytales
- Genre: Legends & Fairy Tales
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...
The Weaver and the Dragon - World Fairytales
The Weaver and the Dragon - World Fairytales
- Author: World Fairytales
- Genre: Legends & Fairy Tales
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 Grateful Crane - Japanese-stories
The Grateful Crane - Japanese-stories
- Author: Japanese-stories
- Genre: Legends & Fairy Tales
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...
The Pot of Broth - Irish Stories
The Pot of Broth - Irish Stories
- Author: Irish Stories
- Genre: Legends & Fairy Tales
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 castle - Irish Stories
Halloween at the castle - Irish Stories
- Author: Irish Stories
- Genre: Legends & Fairy Tales
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...
Urashima - Japanese-stories
Urashima - Japanese-stories
- Author: Japanese-stories
- Genre: Legends & Fairy Tales
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...
When the Sun Hid in Her Cave - Bertie Stories
When the Sun Hid in Her Cave - Bertie Stories
- Author: Bertie Stories
- Genre: Legends & Fairy Tales
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...
The Samurai and the Tea Master - Japanese-stories
The Samurai and the Tea Master - Japanese-stories
- Author: Japanese-stories
- Genre: Legends & Fairy Tales
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 - Japanese-stories
The Goblin Spider - Japanese-stories
- Author: Japanese-stories
- Genre: Legends & Fairy Tales
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...
The Boy Who Loved to Draw Cats - Japanese-stories
The Boy Who Loved to Draw Cats - Japanese-stories
- Author: Japanese-stories
- Genre: Legends & Fairy Tales
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 - All Stories
The Lady Beaming Bright - All Stories
- Author: All Stories
- Genre: Legends & Fairy Tales
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...
The Girl with a Bowl on her Head - Japanese-stories
The Girl with a Bowl on her Head - Japanese-stories
- Author: Japanese-stories
- Genre: Legends & Fairy Tales
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 - Japanese-stories
The Old Woman Who Lost Her Dumpling - Japanese-stories
- Author: Japanese-stories
- Genre: Legends & Fairy Tales
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...
Schippeitaro - Japanese-stories
Schippeitaro - Japanese-stories
- Author: Japanese-stories
- Genre: Legends & Fairy Tales
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...
How the Jellyfish Lost his Bones - Japanese-stories
How the Jellyfish Lost his Bones - Japanese-stories
- Author: Japanese-stories
- Genre: Legends & Fairy Tales
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...
The Witch Who Got into Trouble at School - Katie, The Ordinary Witch
The Witch Who Got into Trouble at School - Katie, The Ordinary Witch
- Author: Katie The Ordinary Witch
- Genre: Legends & Fairy Tales
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,...
The Witch Who Was Frightened Of Halloween - Katie, The Ordinary Witch
The Witch Who Was Frightened Of Halloween - Katie, The Ordinary Witch
- Author: Katie The Ordinary Witch
- Genre: Legends & Fairy Tales
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...
The Valentine Witch - Katie, The Ordinary Witch
The Valentine Witch - Katie, The Ordinary Witch
- Author: Katie The Ordinary Witch
- Genre: Legends & Fairy Tales
One term at school, Katie’s form teacher was especially moody and grumpy. When Valentine’s Day was coming up, Katie and her friend Isis hatched a plan to make her teacher fall in love so that she would be “dancing on air” and in a good mood. But...
The Nose That Ran Away - Katie, The Ordinary Witch
The Nose That Ran Away - Katie, The Ordinary Witch
- Author: Katie The Ordinary Witch
- Genre: Legends & Fairy Tales
Something very peculiar happened to a girl called Isis. Her nose ran away. And then all sorts of things started to happen at her school when the other children caught sight of it. It’s all very strange indeed. But perhaps it’s not quite so...
The Witch Who Lost Her Spells - Katie, The Ordinary Witch
The Witch Who Lost Her Spells - Katie, The Ordinary Witch
- Author: Katie The Ordinary Witch
- Genre: Legends & Fairy Tales
Katie the ordinary witch, loses her spell book at school. This is bad enough, but then somebody starts using her spells to play tricks. Of course when magic happens at school, it’s only natural that people blame Katie. She must become a detective...
Katie and the Cat who Talked - Katie, The Ordinary Witch
Katie and the Cat who Talked - Katie, The Ordinary Witch
- Author: Katie The Ordinary Witch
- Genre: Legends & Fairy Tales
Katie returns for a story in which her mother buys her a black kitten to help her with her magic. Katie puts a spell on the cat so that he can talk. Soon he is not only talking, he’s gossiping about all her friends. Story by Bertie. Read by Natasha....
The Wizard Who Stole Katie’s Spells - Katie, The Ordinary Witch
The Wizard Who Stole Katie’s Spells - Katie, The Ordinary Witch
- Author: Katie The Ordinary Witch
- Genre: Legends & Fairy Tales
In the previous Katie story, somebody stole her spell book and started doing bad spells all over school. Naturally most people assumed that it was Katie who was to blame. The head teacher has discovered who the real culprit is – and it’s not Katie....
Katie’s Black Friday - Katie, The Ordinary Witch
Katie’s Black Friday - Katie, The Ordinary Witch
- Author: Katie The Ordinary Witch
- Genre: Legends & Fairy Tales
Cover Image by Genesis Takahashi for Storynory. Find her work: @gen.taco on Instagram A fortune telling craze is spreading through school. Katie warns her friends that predicting the future can be dangerous, and is proved right in this story that is...
Katie and the Invisible Umbrella - Katie, The Ordinary Witch
Katie and the Invisible Umbrella - Katie, The Ordinary Witch
- Author: Katie The Ordinary Witch
- Genre: Legends & Fairy Tales
Katie is an ordinary girl, but there is one thing that is rather unusual about her. She’s a witch and can do magic spells. Her grandmother is a witch too, and she has a beautiful and very unusual umbrella. When Katie takes it to school, it is...
Katie and the Magic Shop - Katie, The Ordinary Witch
Katie and the Magic Shop - Katie, The Ordinary Witch
- Author: Katie The Ordinary Witch
- Genre: Legends & Fairy Tales
This Katie story is just a bit different – because most of it is not even about Katie – but about her mum. Of course Katie’s mum is a witch, and she always wanted to set up a magic shop. When she finally achieved her ambition, the other shopkeepers...
Katie’s Revenge - Katie, The Ordinary Witch
Katie’s Revenge - Katie, The Ordinary Witch
- Author: Katie The Ordinary Witch
- Genre: Legends & Fairy Tales
A girl at school called Samantha plays a series of mean tricks on Katie’s best friend Isis. Isis begs Katie to use her magic powers to help her get revenge, but Katie insists that she can only use her powers for good, and in any case, “two wrongs...
Katie’s Halloween Aunt - Katie, The Ordinary Witch
Katie’s Halloween Aunt - Katie, The Ordinary Witch
- Author: Katie The Ordinary Witch
- Genre: Legends & Fairy Tales
Download the audio (Right Click, Save As) Katie’s Great Aunt Chloe is coming to stay for Halloween. Unfortunately her Great Aunt always makes Katie embarrassed by being just too “witchy.” She can’t resist flying on her broomstick and doing other...
Don’t Be Scared of Halloween - Katie, The Ordinary Witch
Don’t Be Scared of Halloween - Katie, The Ordinary Witch
- Author: Katie The Ordinary Witch
- Genre: Legends & Fairy Tales
Download the Audio This story is a song. Our spooky Halloween number is dedicated to Katie, the Ordinary Witch Poor Katie is scared of Halloween because it’s the time when the other kids tease her for being a witch. But you really shouldn’t be...
Katie and the Giants - Katie, The Ordinary Witch
Katie and the Giants - Katie, The Ordinary Witch
- Author: Katie The Ordinary Witch
- Genre: Legends & Fairy Tales
The giants in this story don’t actually come romping into the playground and squash anybody. It isn’t that sort of story. Katie’s mum, who knows lots of wonderful stories, tells her about The Giants and the Gods to explain something important about...
Katie and the Witch’s Swap (Free) - Katie, The Ordinary Witch
Katie and the Witch’s Swap (Free) - Katie, The Ordinary Witch
- Author: Katie The Ordinary Witch
- Genre: Legends & Fairy Tales
Click Pictures to Enlarge By popular demand, the single paid-for story on Storynory is now free. Thank you to everyone who supported us by buying it. If you would like all 17 of the lovely pictures by CaiJia, and you have an iPad or iPhone, you can...
Katie and the Big Cat - Katie, The Ordinary Witch
Katie and the Big Cat - Katie, The Ordinary Witch
- Author: Katie The Ordinary Witch
- Genre: Legends & Fairy Tales
Download the audio (right click, save as) In this story, Katie and her best friend Isis go on a Pony Trek. If you like horses, you’ll definitely love this story, and even if you aren’t quite such a horsey person, you will learn about a scary modern...
Katie and Mr New Part Two - Katie, The Ordinary Witch
Katie and Mr New Part Two - Katie, The Ordinary Witch
- Author: Katie The Ordinary Witch
- Genre: Legends & Fairy Tales
Part one of this story is here. Katie’s mum (who is a single parent) has fallen in love with Shumash, an estate agent (or “real estate agent” as we believe people say in American English). She didn’t tell him that she’s a witch. His grandmother –...
Katie and Mr. New - Katie, The Ordinary Witch
Katie and Mr. New - Katie, The Ordinary Witch
- Author: Katie The Ordinary Witch
- Genre: Legends & Fairy Tales
All witches have to keep secrets, but Katie’s mother is perhaps too secretive for her own good. The story ends on a cliff-hanger (it’s a bit of a soap). Story by Bertie. Read by Natasha. Proofread by Jana Elizabeth. Katie and Mr. New Hello, This is...
Katie and the Magician of Morocco - Katie, The Ordinary Witch
Katie and the Magician of Morocco - Katie, The Ordinary Witch
- Author: Katie The Ordinary Witch
- Genre: Legends & Fairy Tales
We learn a new side to Katie’s mother in this magical adventure which takes us to Morocco, and Marrakesh, the magical capital of the world. One astute listener recently said she liked our Katie stories because Katie’s mum is such a good role model....
Katie and the Magic Chocolate - Katie, The Ordinary Witch
Katie and the Magic Chocolate - Katie, The Ordinary Witch
- Author: Katie The Ordinary Witch
- Genre: Legends & Fairy Tales
Katie is growing up. She thinks she is a little bit old for a magic Easter Egg hunt. When the holidays start, she is delighted that Paul asks her out to the cinema. She is all set for a special evening, and even takes some of her mother’s magic...
Katie and the remote for life - Katie, The Ordinary Witch
Katie and the remote for life - Katie, The Ordinary Witch
- Author: Katie The Ordinary Witch
- Genre: Legends & Fairy Tales
Do you ever wish that you could rewind life? Wouldn’t it be wonderful if, when something goes wrong, you could take out your remote and wind time back just like a DVD? You would always be in with a second chance. Most of us would never be able to...
Don’t Be Scared of Halloween NEW VERSION - Katie, The Ordinary Witch
Don’t Be Scared of Halloween NEW VERSION - Katie, The Ordinary Witch
- Author: Katie The Ordinary Witch
- Genre: Legends & Fairy Tales
Here’s a special Trick-or-Treat. It is so much more than a re-mix, it’s a completely new version of Katie’s Halloween Song: ‘Don’t be Scared of Halloween.’ We hope you will love Gabriella’s singing and the creepy sound effects as much as we do!...
