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Chap 15, The Beauty and Sir Basil - Waking Beauty
Chap 15, The Beauty and Sir Basil - Waking Beauty
- Author: Waking Beauty
- Genre: Legends & Fairy Tales
We reach the fifteenth chapter of our Waking Beauty series, and some of the mystery surrounding Princess Talia will be revealed. The city of Oxford has fallen asleep under a cloud of fog. Only Basil and one or two others are awake. He meets Princess...
Chap 18, The Beauty’s Champion - Waking Beauty
Chap 18, The Beauty’s Champion - Waking Beauty
- Author: Waking Beauty
- Genre: Legends & Fairy Tales
In the eighteenth chapter of our series, Basil learns to fight with a two handed sword from one of history's masters of the martial art. He takes part in a jousting contest and is feeling rather battered, bruised, and fed up. Just in case you are...
Chap 17, The Beauty’s Time - Waking Beauty
Chap 17, The Beauty’s Time - Waking Beauty
- Author: Waking Beauty
- Genre: Legends & Fairy Tales
We are now in medieval times. In the seventeenth chapter of our Waking Beauty series, Sally meets some famous people and Basil is increasingly anxious that he might have to fight a duel with a knight. Story by Bertie. Read by Elizabeth. Proofread by...
Gladys and the chiX - Gladys
Gladys and the chiX - Gladys
- Author: Gladys
- Genre: Legends & Fairy Tales
Download the audio Click picture to enlarge. Introducing Mandy, Laura and Sam - the three members of the latest chart topping girl band, the chiX. This is the story of how it all began, before they were famous. Oh, but we should not forget the other...
Chap 20, The Beauty at the Last Ball - Waking Beauty
Chap 20, The Beauty at the Last Ball - Waking Beauty
- Author: Waking Beauty
- Genre: Legends & Fairy Tales
We have reached the final episode of our Waking Beauty series about the mysterious Princess Talia, and her friends Basil and Sally. They have travelled back and forth in time and confronted their arch enemy. Now the sleeping city of Oxford is waking...
Chap 19, The Beauty’s Challenge - Waking Beauty
Chap 19, The Beauty’s Challenge - Waking Beauty
- Author: Waking Beauty
- Genre: Legends & Fairy Tales
We reach the climax of our Waking Beauty series in which Basil and Sally return to present day Oxford. Basil must face the champion of Morgan Le Fay in hand to hand combat, and then win a challenge of a very different sort. Story by Bertie. Read by...
Gladys and the Ghost-Girl - Gladys
Gladys and the Ghost-Girl - Gladys
- Author: Gladys
- Genre: Legends & Fairy Tales
Download the audio to your computer Right click, save as. Click picture to enlarge This is the third part of our story about girl called Gladys and her three older sisters who are in a girl-band called the chiX. If you heard Part One and Part Two...
Gladys the Music Maker - Gladys
Gladys the Music Maker - Gladys
- Author: Gladys
- Genre: Legends & Fairy Tales
Download the audio Click picture to enlarge If you heard the first part of our Girl Band story, Gladys and the chix, you'll know that Gladys has three sisters who have formed a band and want to be famous. Gladys isn't in the band because they say...
Gladys and the Solo Sister - Gladys
Gladys and the Solo Sister - Gladys
- Author: Gladys
- Genre: Legends & Fairy Tales
Download the audio to your computer Right Click, Save As If you have been following our stories about Gladys, you'll know that her three sisters are in a girl band - but although Gladys is younger and not a performing member, she is the brains...
The chiX Split - Gladys
The chiX Split - Gladys
- Author: Gladys
- Genre: Legends & Fairy Tales
We continue our story about a girl called Gladys and her three older sisters who are in a girl band called the chiX. You can catch up with the earlier stories here. The chiX have to get up at 6am every morning to practice. They are becoming tired...
Gladys and the Big Gig - Gladys
Gladys and the Big Gig - Gladys
- Author: Gladys
- Genre: Legends & Fairy Tales
Download the audio of this story (right click, save as) Click to enlarge Our girl band, the chiX have a new manager - and he starts to work them hard. They have to get up early and rehearse every day for a week to get ready for their first big...
Gladys: First Round - Gladys
Gladys: First Round - Gladys
- Author: Gladys
- Genre: Legends & Fairy Tales
Download the audio to your computer, (Right Click, Save As). Click picture to enlarge Our girl band, the chix, perform live on TV in the first round of the Eurovision song contest. At the end, they find out if they are going to be representing Great...
Gladys and the chiX Reunited - Gladys
Gladys and the chiX Reunited - Gladys
- Author: Gladys
- Genre: Legends & Fairy Tales
Download the audio to your computer (right click, save as) Click picture to enlarge. Gladys has been the brains and the driving force behind the girl band, the chiX which features her three older sisters. Laura, the lead singer, has walked out, but...
Gladys and the Big Deal - Gladys
Gladys and the Big Deal - Gladys
- Author: Gladys
- Genre: Legends & Fairy Tales
Download the audio to your computer (right click, save as) Our series about a girl band, called the chiX, and their brainy little sister Gladys arrives at its final episode. The chiX have come second in the Eurovision Song Contest. They think that...
Life is a Circus - Gladys
Life is a Circus - Gladys
- Author: Gladys
- Genre: Legends & Fairy Tales
Download the audio (right click, save as) Here we have a double first. It's the first "Single" by our fictional girl band the chiX... and it's the first song by us at Storynory. In the story (Gladys and the Eurovision Song Contest) this song is...
Gladys and the Eurovision Song Contest - Gladys
Gladys and the Eurovision Song Contest - Gladys
- Author: Gladys
- Genre: Legends & Fairy Tales
Download the audio (right click, save as) Click picture to enlarge The chiX reach the final of the Eurovision Song Contest in Istanbul, and we approach the climax of our story about a girl band and their young sister, Gladys, who isn't in the band,...
02 Gladys Alone: All I Want to do is Sing - Gladys
02 Gladys Alone: All I Want to do is Sing - Gladys
- Author: Gladys
- Genre: Legends & Fairy Tales
We continue our new series about Gladys, the smart girl who wants to make it big in pop music. In this episode Gladys goes into the the studio to record her first song, All We Want to do is Sing. Chapter 1 is here. Gladys has a fantastic new album...
O1 Gladys Alone: Against All Advice - Gladys
O1 Gladys Alone: Against All Advice - Gladys
- Author: Gladys
- Genre: Legends & Fairy Tales
Years ago we had a series about Gladys, a girl who was too young to be in her sisters' girl-band called the chiX. It was really, really popular. Well here's the BIG NEWS. Gladys is back ! Now she's 16 and she's super ambitious to make it as a singer...
Jack and the Pirate School Part 4 - Jack And The Pirate School
Jack and the Pirate School Part 4 - Jack And The Pirate School
- Author: Jack And The Pirate School
- Genre: Legends & Fairy Tales
Download the audio mp3 Jack and the Pirates 4 (right click, save as) Captain Blackheart sends a ransom note to Jack's Dad, demanding money in return for Jack's safe delivery home. The note is carried by a parrot who likes to stop off for snacks...
Jack and the Pirate School Part 3 - Jack And The Pirate School
Jack and the Pirate School Part 3 - Jack And The Pirate School
- Author: Jack And The Pirate School
- Genre: Legends & Fairy Tales
Download the mp3 audio of Jack and the Pirate School 3 (right click, save as) Jack is being held prisoner by Captain Blackheart and he can't even tell his parents where he is. In this episode, Jack is introduced to Pirate Cuisine on the High Seas,...
Jack and The Pirate School Part 2 - Jack And The Pirate School
Jack and The Pirate School Part 2 - Jack And The Pirate School
- Author: Jack And The Pirate School
- Genre: Legends & Fairy Tales
In first part of our exciting pirate serial, Jack was meant to go to sailing school, but there was a mix-up at the station and Jack ended up at Captain Blackheart's Pirate School on board a Pirate Ship. Although Jack is quite a small boy, he likes...
Big Sister’s Clothes - One-Offs
Big Sister’s Clothes - One-Offs
- Author: One-Offs
- Genre: Legends & Fairy Tales
Download the Audio of Big Sister’s Clothes This is a story about two sisters: The big sister was called Debbie. And the little sister was called Daisy. Debbie was seven. And Daisy was four. And most of the time, they were great friends. Even when...
Christmas Writing Competition Winners - One-Offs
Christmas Writing Competition Winners - One-Offs
- Author: One-Offs
- Genre: Legends & Fairy Tales
Download Christmas Writing Competiton Winners. Here are two very special stories were written by the young winners of Bertie's Christmas Storynory Writing Competition. As it happens, both stories are about dolls - but the tales are very different....
Harry and Rosie Trick Santa - All Stories
Harry and Rosie Trick Santa - All Stories
- Author: All Stories
- Genre: Legends & Fairy Tales
by Angharad Lynn Download the audio Christmas story. Or use the play button to listen now It was a few days before Christmas. Mum was in the kitchen preparing dinner. Harry and Rosie lay on the living room floor watching TV. I want that for...
Jack and the Pirate School Part 5 - Jack And The Pirate School
Jack and the Pirate School Part 5 - Jack And The Pirate School
- Author: Jack And The Pirate School
- Genre: Legends & Fairy Tales
Download Jack the Pirate School Part 5 (right click, save as) At last ! The final part of Jack and the Pirate School is here ! Will Jack walk the plank? Will his toes be nibbled by sharks? Will he live to tell the tale to his dad and his sisters?...
Christmas in Iceland - Wicked Uncle
Christmas in Iceland - Wicked Uncle
- Author: Wicked Uncle
- Genre: Legends & Fairy Tales
Download the audio of Christmas in Iceland (right click link, save as) Jason and his parents spend Christmas in Iceland – a wonderful country where ice and snow are guaranteed, and there are volcanoes too. But Jason is not happy. He’s heard that...
The Girl Who Missed Christmas - Christmas Stories
The Girl Who Missed Christmas - Christmas Stories
- Author: Christmas Stories
- Genre: Legends & Fairy Tales
Christmas is the happiest time of year, but sometimes something terrible happens – like a kid misses it all together. That’s what happened one year to a girl called Natalie. Natalie’s life was almost perfect – apart from her annoying little brother...
Rockford Chapter 2: The Tale of the Cocklebur Ick - Rockford's Rock Opera
Rockford Chapter 2: The Tale of the Cocklebur Ick - Rockford's Rock Opera
- Author: Rockford's Rock Opera
- Genre: Legends & Fairy Tales
Download the audio (right click, save as) This second story from Rockford’s Rock Opera is told in song. It’s a sad chapter in an upbeat story… listen to the other chapters for a happy ending! Created by Sweetapple. Written by Steve Punt. Listen to...
Rockford Chapter 1: Something Sticky in the Park - Rockford's Rock Opera
Rockford Chapter 1: Something Sticky in the Park - Rockford's Rock Opera
- Author: Rockford's Rock Opera
- Genre: Legends & Fairy Tales
Download the audio (right click, save as) Introducing a dog called Rockford, a boy called Moog, and a mysterious sticky creature in London’s Battersea Park. Rockford’s Rock Opera is an ecological adventure in sound. We are bringing you the first six...
Jack and the Jack-o-Lantern - One-Offs
Jack and the Jack-o-Lantern - One-Offs
- Author: One-Offs
- Genre: Legends & Fairy Tales
The thrill and excitement of Halloween run through this story of a boy whose mother takes him to a magical pumpkin patch. When Jack starts to cut eyes and a mouth into his pumpkin, he is in for a big surprise. Written for Storynory by Marlon Heimerl...
Rockford Chapter 5: The Arches and the Mantis - Rockford's Rock Opera
Rockford Chapter 5: The Arches and the Mantis - Rockford's Rock Opera
- Author: Rockford's Rock Opera
- Genre: Legends & Fairy Tales
Download the audio Rockford is ‘checked in’ to the Island of Infinity by a guitar-riffing insect called ‘The Registrar’. And once he’s checked in, apparently, that’s it! Created by Sweetapple. Written by Steve Punt. Listen to other chapters. Visit...
Rockford Chapter 4: Welcome to Infinity - Rockford's Rock Opera
Rockford Chapter 4: Welcome to Infinity - Rockford's Rock Opera
- Author: Rockford's Rock Opera
- Genre: Legends & Fairy Tales
Download the audio Rockford and Ick arrive on a colourful Island where they are welcomed by a large flightless Moa bird called Patrick. Created by Sweetapple. Written by Steve Punt. Listen to other chapters. Visit Rockford's home. Words and Music ©...
Rockford Chapter 3: The Sea of Tranquillity - Rockford's Rock Opera
Rockford Chapter 3: The Sea of Tranquillity - Rockford's Rock Opera
- Author: Rockford's Rock Opera
- Genre: Legends & Fairy Tales
Download the audio (right click, save as) In the third chapter of Rockford’s Rock Opera Rockford and the Cocklebur Ick travel to a psychedelic sea where they meet an odd creature with too many legs. Created by Sweetapple. Written by Steve Punt....
Tick Tock Turkey and the Disappearing Sandwich - Tick Tock Turkey
Tick Tock Turkey and the Disappearing Sandwich - Tick Tock Turkey
- Author: Tick Tock Turkey
- Genre: Legends & Fairy Tales
Download Tick Tock Turkey and the Disappearing Sandwich By Michael Brett This is a story about a very odd bird called Tick Tock Turkey, his friend Future Dog, and a sandwich that disappeared, mysteriously, into thin air…. Tick Tock Turkey and his...
Rockford Chapter 6: Back in Battersea Park - Rockford's Rock Opera
Rockford Chapter 6: Back in Battersea Park - Rockford's Rock Opera
- Author: Rockford's Rock Opera
- Genre: Legends & Fairy Tales
Download the audio (right clicks, save as) Far away in Battersea Park, Moog is looking for Rockford. Before long the boy is also taking a trip across a strange, tranquil sea. Created by Sweetapple. Written by Steve Punt. Listen to other chapters....
Tick Tock Turkey and the Endless Pudding - Tick Tock Turkey
Tick Tock Turkey and the Endless Pudding - Tick Tock Turkey
- Author: Tick Tock Turkey
- Genre: Legends & Fairy Tales
Download the audio of The Endless Pudding (right click, save as) By Michael Brett The latest update from Egg Island, home to that greedy, time-traveling bird, Tick Tock Turkey, features Blobert, who on the face of it, is quite ordinary as blobs go....
Tick Tock Turkey and the Chocolate Tree - Tick Tock Turkey
Tick Tock Turkey and the Chocolate Tree - Tick Tock Turkey
- Author: Tick Tock Turkey
- Genre: Legends & Fairy Tales
Download Tick Tock Turkey and the Chocolate Tree (right click, save as) Of all the animals on Egg Island, none of them thought about food more than Tick Tock Turkey. He once made the Best Sandwich Ever, but you have to take Tick Tock Turkey’s word...
Tick Tock Turkey and the Mysterious Egg - Tick Tock Turkey
Tick Tock Turkey and the Mysterious Egg - Tick Tock Turkey
- Author: Tick Tock Turkey
- Genre: Legends & Fairy Tales
Download the Audio By Michael Brett. Continuing the adventures of the scruffy time-traveling turkey (see The Disappearing Sandwich). We return to Egg Island to answer the age-old question: which came first, the turkey or the egg? Future Dog and Jen...
2, Uncle Christmas – The Christmas Hideaway - All Stories
2, Uncle Christmas – The Christmas Hideaway - All Stories
- Author: All Stories
- Genre: Legends & Fairy Tales
Written By Bertie Read by Richard Audio Edited and Proofread by Jana Elizabeth "Jingle Bells" guitar played by Bertie Other music loops from Garageband Ice palace backdrop / image by Shutterstock Uncle Christmas is based on a character created by...
1, Uncle Christmas - All Stories
1, Uncle Christmas - All Stories
- Author: All Stories
- Genre: Legends & Fairy Tales
Uncle Christmas Part 1 By Storynory with wickeduncle.com, the home of brilliant presents. Introducing Santa's cool younger brother, Uncle Christmas. Story by Bertie. Read by Richard. Proofread and audio edited by Jana Elizabeth. Hello, this is...
