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Christmas in Iceland
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. Hes heard that Santa doesnt visit Iceland - and what use is Christ ...
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The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse
Download the audio (right click link, save as) This charming fable by Aesop is retold here in the voice of a simple country mouse. His uncle tempts him to come to the bright city, but he soon finds that its pleasures come with dangers. If you like this story, you can also hear it in a verse ...
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The Blind Mans Daughter
Download the audio This delightful tale comes from Korea. It tells the story of Shimchung, who loved her blind father so much that she was willing to sacrifice all for him. We love the delicate eastern images - the lotus blossom in particular - and we hope you will too. Bertie has adapted our t ...
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The Three Sillies
Download the audio (right click, save as) This amusing yarn has lots of tears in it, but all the same, it will make you laugh. Its about a man who goes in search of three people even more silly than his fiance and her parents. And he soon finds them ! If you want to find out how to get a cow o ...
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The Fairies of Merlins Craig
Download the audio For the first time on Storynory we bring you fairies - Real Ones ! Yes, its true. A man who was working near Merlins Craig in Scotland saw one, and then another, and then another. And before too long he was dancing with the fairies and they were dragging him underground int ...
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Fidgety Philip
Download the audio Fidgety Philip is another horrid creature from the poem Shock-Headed Peter by Heinrich Hoffmann. Hes not quite so terrifying as Dreadful Harriet, but hes certainly a bit of a brat. Hoffmanns children are made from the same stuff as some of Roald Dahl s characters (see Augustu ...
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Bertie and the Ghost
Download the audio Do you believe in ghosts? Of course you do. And so does Bertie, because he was once haunted by one. It was Halloween, and Berties annoying little brother dared him to sleep in the North Tower of the Palace - which everyone knows is haunted. But fortunately the ghost turn ...
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Baba Yaga - A Scary Story for Halloween
Download the audio If you like SCARY STORIES, then this one is for you. We are putting it out for Halloween, but you can listen any time of year IF YOU DARE ! Baba Yaga is a famous witch of the East. She has spooked and scared little children across Eastern Europe for many a year. This is a her ...
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Joseph and his Coat of Many Colours
Download the audio This tale from the Bible has all the ingredients of a really good plot, and has even been made into a musical by Andrew Lloyd Webber. Joseph was his fathers favourite son, and when his father gave him a magnificent coat for a present, his brothers became jealous. One day they h ...
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How King Richard Met Robin Hood
Download the audio Robin has been saved from the Sheriff of Nottinghams trap by a good knight (See The Golden Arrow), who gave him protection in his castle. The sheriff rode away to London to seek the help of King Richard. Now we hear how King Richard came to Nottingham with the aim of seein ...
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The Seal Catcher
Download the audio This old story from Scotland is about a man who makes his living by killing seals and selling their skins. He does not really think about whether or not the animals he hunts have feelings, until one day he has a chance to get to know one. Read by Natasha. Length 7.18 There was ...
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The Golden Arrow
Download the audio This is the latest story in our Robin Hood series. In an earlier story (The Sheriff Who Came to Dinner) Little John tricked the Sheriff of Nottingham into coming to dinner with Robin Hood. Before he left, they made him swear an oath never to harm them. In this story, the Sheri ...
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Old Sultan
Download the audio The story of a faithful old dog told by the Brothers Grimm. One day Sultans master decides that the dog has grown too old to be useful and decides to get rid of him. Fortunately, Sultan has a friend, the wolf, who has a plan to help him out. Read by Natasha. A farmer once h ...
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The Shepherdess and the Sweep
Download the audio This charming story by Hans Christian Andersen is about two ornaments who fall in love and decide to run away to the Big Wide World. If you have heard the Steadfast Tin Soldier you will understand how objects can have feelings and how they can run away. I am glad to say that t ...
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The Boy Who Flew Too High
Download the audio The story from ancient Greece of the boy who flew too close to the sun. It continues the story of Daedalus, whom we first met in the story of the Minotaur. We hear how he and his son Icarus tried to escape from Crete with wings made of feathers and wax. Some of the touching ...
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Bertie and the Lion
Download the Audio A touching and adventurous story about how Prince Bertie had a lion as a pet when he was still a boy-prince. With a nod of acknowledgment to Christian the Lion (YouTube). More Bertie Stories Read by Natasha. Duration 19.57 I was walking along by the Palace Pond when I heard T ...
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Bertie And The Lion
Download the Audio A touching and adventurous story about how Prince Bertie had a lion as a pet when he was still a boy-prince. With a nod of acknowledgment to Christian the Lion (YouTube). More Bertie Stories Read by Natasha. Duration 19.57 I was walking along by the Palace Pond when I heard T ...
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The Thieving Monkey
Download the audio Theo The Monkey is not as bad as people say. Perhaps hes a bit naughty, but he means well. Still, when a new keeper, Mr Grabber, is put in charge of the monkey cage, he selects Theo to help him do something bad. At first, Theo thinks its all a game, and only later does he rea ...
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Tim Learns About the Olympics
Download the Audio A short history of the Olympics especially for Tim The Tadpole. Read by Natasha. Duration 10.18 As you may know, theres a young tadpole who lives in the palace pond with prince Bertie the frog, and his name is Tim. Tim goes to the school for tadpoles, and at the end of e ...
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Gladys the Music Maker
Download the audio This is a very special story because Natasha not only tells it, but sings too ! If you heard the first part of our Girl Band story, Gladys and the chix, youll know that Gladys has three sisters who have formed a band and want to be famous. Gladys isnt in the band because they s ...
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