His Royal Highness Princess Bertie the Frog has commanded these classic children's stories to be podcast. If enough children listen to his stories, one day he will turn back into a handsom prince.
Sif and her Golden Hair
Posted: January 2012
The Norse legends come from Northern Europe including, Iceland, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. The Pagan gods of the Norse people often represented forces of nature. In this story you will hear about Thor, the god of Thunder, Sif, the goddess of the harvest, and Loki the god of fire and mischief. There are plenty of wonderful stories about the Norse gods – and we will be telling you a selection here at Storynory over the coming weeks.
An audio podcast in MP3 format.Chapter 14, Wonderful Wizard of Oz
Posted: January 2012
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! An audio podcast in MP3 format.Katie and the Big Cat
Posted: January 2012
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 legend that has grown up in the western part of England called Cornwall.
An audio podcast in MP3 format.Chapter 13, Wizard of Oz
Posted: January 2012Dorothy has defeated the Wicked Witch of the West, but her friends have been badly hurt in the fight. Can the Yellow Winkies help her to rescue them?
An audio podcast in MP3 format.Bertie and the Secret Potato
Posted: January 2012
Happy 12 everyone ! We are starting 2012 with a Bertie story this week, and a Katie story next… and look out for the final chapters of the Wizard of Oz and a spectacular Greek Myth.
Just in case you are new to Bertie and his stories – let us explain – these days he is a frog and has some pond-life friends, but in the past he was a human prince.
In this story, we hear about one of Bertie’s human adventures. It took him to the jungle of Papua New Guinea along the famed Kokoda Trail. The Lovely Princess Beatrice came with him. They were in search of long lost Cousin Jonas who has discovered the Secret of Eternal Youth. The Wicked Queen wants it – but will she us it, as promised for the good of mankind?
And by the way, the secret or sweet potato is also known in America as a yam. An audio podcast in MP3 format.The Christmouse Mystery
Posted: December 2011
A cast of mice and humans feature in our play for Christmas. The setting is an English country house. The mice who live in the house are as excited about Christmas as the human occupants.
Among the humans, Archie plans to ask Edie to marry him. Not everyone is pleased by the match. His mother, Lady Margaret does not wish to lose a son. His cousin Rupert, the black sheep of the family, thinks he should inherit the family fortune. Edie’s guardian, Aunt Millicent thinks that Archie is soft in the head.
Downstairs in the kitchen, the maid Flossie fears that her family will go hungry for Christmas, and the cook, Mrs. Scratchit has no sympathy. The mice are hoping to pick up a few crumbs.
Just as Archie is about to propose to Edie, the engagement ring goes missing…. Has it been stolen? The American visitor, Murray Buckley, decides to play detective.
Written for Storynory by our own Elizabeth Donnelly. With the voices of Elizabeth, Jonathan Rigby and Johan Munir.
“We Three Kings” arranged and sung by Gabriella Burnel, with James Hewins on base and Jay Vadukai on percussion. An audio podcast in MP3 format.Bertie’s Lost Christmas
Posted: December 2011
Prince Bertie the Frog has always considered himself to be something of a comedian. His speciality is penguin jokes. He is delighted when he is asked to do a Christmas Eve performance of his stand-up comedy act at a pond in a neighbouring kingdom.
Bertie and Tim the Tadpole plan to fly back to their own pond in time for Christmas Day. Unfortunately, snow and fog is disrupting all the transport. They find themselves at a bus depot with a motley collection of creatures, including a penguin. An audio podcast in MP3 format.The Fox and the Wolf
Posted: December 2011
“Trust is the glue of friendship.”
When friends do not trust each other, they both fall into trouble. The fox and the wolf live together, but the wolf is a bully, and secretly the fox hates him. They both find themselves at the bottom of a trap set by a man. Their only hope of escape is to trust one another. Can a wolf trust a fox? And vice versa? An audio podcast in MP3 format.Albert Orangutan
Posted: November 2011
Do you think animals should wear clothes? Let us know when you have listened to amusing poem. It tells the story of Albert Orangutan, who is a very fashionable ape.
An audio podcast in MP3 format.Astropup and the Key to the Universe
Posted: November 2011
On a routine mission to the moon, Astropup finds the Moon Dog who hands him the Key to the Universe. Our hero’s first instinct is to share the key with his human masters. His commander, the Parrot Major, says that the secret is far too important and powerful to be given to such an untrustworthy species as people. The situation presents a dilema for Astropup.
In this story we will here a slightly unusual version of Pandora’s Box. An audio podcast in MP3 format.Portia’s Puzzle
Posted: November 2011
Portia is the heroine of Shakespeare’s play, The Merchant of Venice. At the end of the play she appears as an extremely clever lawyer. This tale is adapted from near the beginning of the story – where her husband is chosen by an unusual test. As you will hear, it is rather like a fairytale. An audio podcast in MP3 format.Chapter 12, Wizard of Oz
Posted: November 2011
The famous Wicked Witch of the West sends armies of strange creatures to attack Dorothy and her friends. But neither wolves nor crows can get the better of them. The Winged Monkeys prove to be the most dangerous threat. This is an EXCITING chapter…. An audio podcast in MP3 format.
Links
Review the full list of podcast channels in our category for English and literature, including contemporary and traditional poems as well as learning the English language.
Whilst all the podcasts listed in this directory are selected in line with our criteria, we do strongly recommend educators that the contents of all podcasts, podcast feeds and channels are regularly auditioned to ensure that they are suitable and appropriate for the age range of the children and young people.
Saturday, 4th February 2012
