Storynory - Audio Stories For Kids
935 episodes - English - Latest episode: 11 days ago - ★★★★ - 2.2K ratingsBeautifully read and written audio stories for kids. The original stories podcast, founded in 2005.
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Sigurd and the Dragon
March 12, 2012 11:05Prince Sigurd comes of age by fighting a dragon. His teacher Regin gives him a sword and sets him the task of killing the fearful reptile, Fafnir.
Chap 17, Wizard of Oz
March 01, 2012 10:59How the balloon was launched. The Scarecrow has a brain and wonderful thoughts in his head; The Tin Woodman hears his heart rattling around in his breast; The Lion would gladly face an army or a dozen of the fierce Kalidahs.
Chap 16, Wizard of Oz
February 20, 2012 18:58Download the audio, Right Click, Save As It's amazing, but people keep on asking the Wonderful Wizard of Oz to do impossible things - and he can't help but oblige them - even if that means fooling them too. Read by Natasha The four travelers walked up to the great gate of Emerald City and […]
Chap 15, Wizard of Oz
February 20, 2012 18:52Just how wonderful is the Wonderful Wizard of Oz? In this chapter we find out....
Odin’s Eye
February 14, 2012 23:51How the chief of the Norse gods gained True Wisdom and the terrible price he paid for it.
Idun and her Golden Apples
February 06, 2012 14:12In this Norse Story, we learn how the gods of Asgard are able to stay forever young.
Sif and her Golden Hair
January 30, 2012 18:18Loki, god of fire and mischief, steals Sif's beautiful golden hair. In doing so he enrages Sif's powerful husband, Thor.
Chap 14, Wonderful Wizard of Oz
January 23, 2012 00:12Download the audio, right click, save as We've now heard how Dorothy defeated the Wicked Witch of the West, and rescued her companions. In this chapter we shall meet the Winged Monkeys again - and hopefully they will be more friendly this time ! Read by Natasha. You will remember there was no road--not even […]
Katie and the Big Cat
January 16, 2012 12:03Katie and her best friend Isis go pony trekking on Bodmin Moor in Cornwall in the west of England
Chapter 13, Wizard of Oz
January 04, 2012 08:36Dorothy has defeated the Wicked Witch of the West but her friends have payed a heavy price. Can the Yellow Winkies help her rescue the Scarecrow, the Tin Woodman, and the Cowardly Lion?
Bertie and the Secret Potato
January 01, 2012 23:27A Bertie adventure that takes us to the jungle of Papua New Guinea in search of the secret of eternal youth.
The Christmouse Mystery
December 19, 2011 10:53A Christmas play set in an English country house and featuring a cast of humans and mice.
Bertie’s Lost Christmas
December 12, 2011 14:41It is Christmas Eve. Bertie the frog is performing his stand-up comedy act abroad. He and Tim are delayed by snow when trying to get back to their pond, and end up with in a bus depot with some unlikely characters.
The Fox and the Wolf
December 04, 2011 10:44From the 1001 nights, a tale of a fox and a wolf who are friends - but do not trust each other.
Three Bright Aesop Tales
November 28, 2011 15:59The Sun looks down on the earth and sees all the human folly. He tells three tales or "fables": The Milkmaid, Juno and the Peacock, and The Sun and the North Wind.
Albert Orangutan
November 22, 2011 11:35Download the Audio (Right Click, Save As) Do you think animals should wear clothes? Let us know when you have listened to this amusing poem. It tells the story of Albert Orangutan, who is a very fashionable ape. Read by Richard Scott. Written by Glenn Lawrence for Storynory. Original Pictures for Storynory by Sophie Green. […]
Astropup and the Key to the Universe
November 14, 2011 12:08Astropup holds the key to the universe in his mouth. Should he share it with the humans? The parrot says that it will bring them great wealth and power if they keep it to themselves.
Portia’s Puzzle
November 07, 2011 22:55A romantic episode from Shakespeare's Merchant of Venice which is a little like a fairytale.
Chapter 12, Wizard of Oz
November 04, 2011 00:16The Wicked Witch of the West sends armies of strange creatures to attack Dorothy and her friends, but they fight back bravely.
Katie’s Halloween Aunt
October 21, 2011 17:44A witchy Halloween story about Katie, whose Great Aunt Chloe comes to stay for Halloween. Chloe loves to do traditional magical things like flying around on a broom stick. Katie finds it just too embarrassing .
Chapter 11, Wizard of Oz
October 20, 2011 22:44At last we meet the Wonderful Wizard of Oz in the Green Emerald City. He appears in three different guises.
Don’t Be Scared of Halloween
October 10, 2011 23:42A Halloween Song about Katie the Witch who is scared of Halloween.
Chap 10, Wizard of Oz
October 05, 2011 12:23Dorothy and her friends arrive at the Emerald City - so brilliant that they have to put on green spectacles before they enter.
Wiz Oz Activity 13: Golden Possessions
September 27, 2011 20:37In this Wiz Oz Activity you will find your own magical possession just like Dorothy and her friends do in the thirteen chapter of the Wizard of Oz. Firstly, let's to re-cap the story so far: Dorothy has melted the Wicked Witch of the West by throwing a bucket of water over her. The Yellow […]
Wiz Oz Activities
September 26, 2011 17:57Wiz Oz Activities The Wiz Oz Activities are educational and can be used for home or school learning. The activities are linked to characters and themes from The Wonderful Wizard of Oz book by L Frank Baulm and the audio chapters on Storynory.com. The Wiz Oz activities involve children learning the following Reading & writing skills […]
The Red-Headed League
September 26, 2011 15:22Sherlock Holmes investigates the mysterious league that pays good money to men with red hair to copy out the encyclopaedia. What are they up to? Could there be a criminal plot behind its apparently charitable aims?
Chapter 9, Wizard of Oz
September 19, 2011 11:35In which we meet a small but very important person.
Chapter 8, Wizard of Oz
September 18, 2011 21:15The scarecrow finds himself stuck up a pole once again and Dorothy and her friends find a new danger in the form of a flower.
Emelye’s Tale, Part 3
September 12, 2011 20:51The final part of Emelye's tale. Is there any room for true love - or for chivalry - in the knight's bitter rivalry over the princess Emelye. And will she have any say in the matter of who marries her?
Emelye’s Tale, Part 2
September 05, 2011 14:35Princess Emelye does not yet realise that she is the cause of a hugh falling out between two imprisoned knights. She has never met either of them, and both have fallen madly in love with her.
Chapter 7, The Wizard of Oz
September 05, 2011 14:14Dorothy and her friends confront some terrible beasts called the Kalidahs.
Emelye’s Tale, Part 1
August 30, 2011 16:45The Knight's Tale by Chaucer is retold from the point of view of Princess Emelye - so we have called this story Emelye's tale. Chivalry, Romance, Adventure and perhaps a tiny touch of feminism.
Nursery Rhymes 2
August 22, 2011 10:25Rub a Dub Dub, Hickory Dickory Dock, This Little Piggy Went to Market, Little Jack Horner, Here we go round the Mulberry Bush, Ring a Ring a Roses, Oranges and Lemons say the bells of St. Clement's
Chicken Little
August 15, 2011 09:00A fast paced and amusing story - but do be warned - some animals with cute names do get eaten by Foxy-Woxy. Look out for Cocky-locky, Ducky-daddles, Goosey- Loosey and Turkey-lurkey
The Adventure of the Six Napoleons
August 09, 2011 21:26A Sherlock Holmes mystery in which the great detective investigates why an apparent lunatic is going around breaking up statues of Napoleon.
Nursery Rhymes 1
August 03, 2011 10:28Some traditional nursery rhymes packed with irresistible fun and charm.
Chap 20, The Beauty at the Last Ball
July 26, 2011 10:47The final episode in our story about Princess Talia. Talia, Sally and Basil have travelled through time - but after so many adventures, how will they return to the "real" world ?
Katie and the Magic Shop
July 18, 2011 19:52Katie's mum always wanted to open a magic shop. When she achieved her ambition, other shop keepers started to spread nasty rumours about her being a bad witch.....
Animal Riddle Rhymes
July 10, 2011 21:52 - 178 BytesDownload the Audio Here are three charming poems that take the form of riddles. In each one you have to guess which animal we are describing. We hope that you will enjoy them, and perhaps learn a few unusual facts about animals along the way. These Animal Riddle Rhymes have been written especially for Storynory […]
Chapter 6, the Wizard of Oz
July 06, 2011 08:46Dorothy, the Tin Woodman, and the Scarecrow are on their way to meet the Wizard of Oz. A lion leaps out and chases the little dog Toto. He is ashamed to admit that he is a cowardly lion.
Chap 19, The Beauty’s Challenge
June 24, 2011 08:39The climax of our Awaking Beauty series in which Basil fights a duel with the champion of Morgan Le Fay in the quad of an Oxford college
Chap 18, The Beauty’s Champion
June 13, 2011 16:45Basil learns to fight with a two handed sword from one of the best in the business.
Wiz Oz Activity 2: Ruby Shoes
June 06, 2011 18:05Chapter 3: The Munchkins In this activity you will spot the differences between the 1930's Holywood film and the book of the Wizard of Oz by L Frank Baulm. But Firstly some film and book though If you have ever watched the film of a book that you have read, you will know that […]
Chap 17, The Beauty’s Time
June 05, 2011 16:32Sally is thrilled to meet some famous people and Basil is increasingly alarmed about having to fight a duel.
Wiz Oz Activity 10: Green Spectacles
June 03, 2011 00:19Chapter 10: The Guardian of The Gates In this Wiz Oz Activity you will make some Green Spectacles like the ones Dorothy and her companions are given by The Guardian of the Gates in chapter 10. You will also imagine and draw your own shinning Emerald city that the travellers see with there green spectacles […]
Chap 16, The Beauty’s Homeland
May 24, 2011 21:30Basil and Sally wake up in far away place where a miller takes them to a medieval tournament.
Katie and Verse
May 19, 2011 13:01PCR Katie & Verse Dear Listeners, The 6th chapter in the Katie series the 'Witch Who Lost her spells' is one that shows how important it is for Katie not to loose her spell book, from which she learns the magic art of how to become a witch at school and home. The spell book […]
The Rime of the Ancient Mariner
May 19, 2011 11:06By Samuel Taylor Coleridge An old Sailor tells the tale of a terrible journey at sea - how he shot a sacred bird the Albatross, and found himself in charge of a ghastly ghost crew.
Chap 15, The Beauty and Sir Basil
May 09, 2011 06:29Episode 15 in our Waking Beauty series. The city of Oxford has fallen asleep apart from a handful of people. Amid the fog Basil meets Talia's fairy godmother who explains a great deal to him.
Bertie in Siberia
May 03, 2011 11:00Prince Bertie goes to Siberia in search of a family heirloom, a Faberge egg. On the Trains Siberian Train he meets a mysterious Mongolian Princess.