Hosted ByBertie
Storynory brings you an audio story every week. Each one is beautifully read by Natasha and friends.
Storynory has been giving the world free audio stories since 2005. The show’s most faithful fans grew up listening to the podcasting pioneer and still tune in. Regular listeners, mostly in the 6 to 10 age range, are familiar with Storynory’s cast of characters, Astropup, Katie the Witch, Uncle Jeff, and Lapis the Ancient Egyptian Cat. Feedback suggests that the audience often listens as a family, with parents and teachers as captivated as the children.
The original stories are interspersed with myths and unusual fairy tales adapted from around the world. All are beautifully read by classically trained actors, Richard Scott, Natasha Lewis, and Elizabeth Donnelly. Much of the material is written by Storynory’s founder, Hugh Fraser (pen name Bertie) whose children’s novel, Dotty’s First Year at as a Human, will be published by Walker Books next year. Storynory also features original music, sound effects, and poems.
The archive of stories features 750 audio recordings and continues to grow with regular additions. It has found a global audience, with listeners in the UK, USA, Asia, and Australia. Its stories have been licensed by Google for use on Google Home, as well as by local radio stations, app developers and toy manufacturers around the world. Its commercial partners have included Audible, RxBar and Wicked Uncle.
Baloo the bear is teaching Mowgli the law of the Jungle. He learns how to be safe among the various creatures – but there is one band of animals that are notorious outlaws – and Mowgli should stay clear of them. Support the show: https://www.patreon.co…
An Ox is a large animal that looks like a bull, but he is generally patient, hard-working, and easy going. And people who are born in the year of the Ox are said to be like that too! How did humans come to have this useful animal on earth to help the…
What animal are you? In Chinese astrology, each year is named after an animal, and if you are born in that year, you take some of that animal’s characteristics. This is the story of how each year took its name, and it also explains why there is no year…
For Valentine’s Day, an ancient romantic story – Hero and Leander – two lovers separated by a stretch of water, the Hellespont. Will Leander swim to meet his love?Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/StorynorySee omnystudio.com/listener for …
Shere Khan the Tiger has come to the meeting of the wolf pack. He wants to depose the leader of the pack, Akela, and kill the man-cub Mowgli. But Mowgli, who has fetched a pot of the red flower from the human village, has other ideas.Support the show: …
Arkela the leader of the wolves has been a protector of Mowgli, but he is growing old. Mowgli may have to fend for himself against Sheer Khan the tiger. Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/StorynorySee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy informa…
Father wolf presents Mowgli to the wolf pack asking them to accept him. But Sheer Khan the tiger demands that they must hand the man-cub over to him. Who will speak up for Mowgli?Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/StorynorySee omnystudio.com/li…
A family of wolves adopts a human baby boy – but Shear Khan the lame tiger wants the man-child for himself.Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/StorynorySee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The ancient Pyramids of Egypt were built 4,500 years ago. The ancient Greek Herodotus tells us how they were built – and mentions some projects that he thinks are even more amazing.Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/StorynorySee omnystudio.com/l…
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