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Hello listeners! We're having a sunny April here in London. Lots of baby animals are being born. Do you think they all get on? Do you get on with your brothers and sisters? In this story from Ancient Japan, a brother and sister have a big fight. I hope it will be alright ... Remember to join us over on Patreon. You also get early access, AD FREE episodes, bonus content, videos and birthday shout outs!! So hop on over and help to support us.  You can follow us and join us on: Patreon Facebook   Instagram Thanks for listening! Theme Music by Leo Grazebrook on GarageBand Storytelling and songs by Emily Hanna-Grazebrook  Guitar & Production by Andy Grazebrook Art by Light Creative Sound effects and extra music by Uppbeat Takayama by Simon Folwar Wasabi Kick by Monument Music Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Hey story lovers! While you’re waiting for the next new story, we’ve decided to look back into the archives at some stories that got a bit lost for a while. Every other week, we will be giving these episodes a spot light and calling them 'the lost stories'. Our story is from the island of Cuba. Cuban folktales are full of different flavours - just like Cuban food. There are lots of different cultures mixing together in Cuba - Spanish, African and Caribbean. And this episode is a lovely bed time listen. Remember to join us over on Patreon. You also get early access, bonus content, videos and birthday shout outs!! So hop on over and help to support us.  We really want to keep the podcast going, but we can’t do it without your help!!! You can follow us and join us on: Patreon Facebook   Instagram Thanks for listening! Theme Music by Leo Grazebrook on GarageBand Storytelling and songs by Dragonfly Tales Produced by Andy Grazebrook Art by Light Creative Sound effects and extra music by Zapsplat Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Happy Easter folks! To celebrate the Easter weekend, we have a fabulous fairytale from Hans Christian Anderson. When Emily was little, her Dad gave her a book of Anderson's Fairytales and this was one of her favourites. You can listen to another of his brilliant fairytales - The Snow Queen - in season 5, and find out more about this famous author HERE. Remember to join us over on Patreon. You also get early access, AD FREE episodes, bonus content, videos and birthday shout outs!! So hop on over and help to support us.  You can follow us and join us on: Patreon Facebook   Instagram Thanks for listening! Theme Music by Leo Grazebrook on GarageBand Storytelling and songs by Emily Hanna-Grazebrook  Guitar & Production by Andy Grazebrook Art by Light Creative Sound effects and extra music by Zapsplat and Jacob Taylor Armerding UppBeat Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Hey story lovers! While you’re waiting for the next new story, we’ve decided to look back into the archives at some stories that got a bit lost for a while. Every other week, we will be giving these episodes a spot light and calling them 'the lost stories'. Our story this episode, is from Ukraine - a wonder tale from the mystical Carpathian mountains. Ukraine has a rich history of folk tales and fairy tales, handed down by word of mouth. If you would like to read more stories from Ukraine you can do so HERE. Remember to join us over on Patreon. You also get early access, bonus content, videos and birthday shout outs!! So hop on over and help to support us.  We really want to keep the podcast going, but we can’t do it without your help!!! You can follow us and join us on: Patreon Facebook   Instagram Thanks for listening! Theme Music by Leo Grazebrook on GarageBand Storytelling and songs by Dragonfly Tales Produced by Andy Grazebrook Art by Light Creative Sound effects and extra music by Zapsplat Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Hey storylovers! We're back! Thank you so much for your patience. This episode, we bring you a story from South Africa. A tale of tribes, leaders and a clever girl. The original story was written by Tessa Paul, but we have done our own version here. We hope you like it! Remember to join us over on Patreon. You also get early access, AD FREE episodes, bonus content, videos and birthday shout outs!! So hop on over and help to support us.  You can follow us and join us on: Patreon Facebook   Instagram Thanks for listening! Theme Music by Leo Grazebrook on GarageBand Storytelling and songs by Emily Hanna-Grazebrook  Guitar & Production by Andy Grazebrook Art by Light Creative Sound effects and extra music by Zapsplat Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Hey story lovers! While you’re waiting for the next new story, we’ve decided to look back into the archives at some stories that got a bit lost for a while. Every other week, we will be giving these episodes a spot light and calling them 'the lost stories'. Our story is a tale that was collected by the famous Brothers Grimm, from Germany. The brothers travelled about, listening to stories that they heard people telling. They collected them and put them in books. You can find out more about the Brothers Grimm HERE Remember to join us over on Patreon. You also get early access, bonus content, videos and birthday shout outs!! So hop on over and help to support us.  We really want to keep the podcast going, but we can’t do it without your help!!! You can follow us and join us on: Patreon Facebook   Instagram Thanks for listening! Theme Music by Leo Grazebrook on GarageBand Storytelling and songs by Dragonfly Tales Produced by Andy Grazebrook Art by Light Creative Sound effects and extra music by Zapsplat Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Hey story lovers! While you’re waiting for the next new story, we’ve decided to look back into the archives at some stories that got a bit lost for a while. Every other week, we will be giving these episodes a spot light and calling them 'the lost stories'. Our story is an old Yiddish tale about a tailor who finds that, with a little ingenuity and hard work, he can make something new from something old. We got lots of inspiration from Helen East's version of this tale. You can find her version in an excellent book called The Singing Story Cloth! Remember to join us over on Patreon. You also get early access, bonus content, videos and birthday shout outs!! So hop on over and help to support us.  We really want to keep the podcast going, but we can’t do it without your help!!! You can follow us and join us on: Patreon Facebook   Instagram Thanks for listening! Theme Music by Leo Grazebrook on GarageBand Storytelling and songs by Dragonfly Tales Produced by Andy Grazebrook Art by Light Creative Sound effects and extra music by Zapsplat Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Hey story lovers! While you’re waiting for the next new story, we’ve decided to look back into the archives at some stories that got a bit lost for a while. Every other week, we will be giving these episodes a spot light and calling them 'the lost stories'. Our story is a Native American tale about how things came to be. You can find out more about the wonderful connections between humans and nature in many Native American Tales and this is a great place to start: The Girl who helped Thunder and other Tales Remember to join us over on Patreon. You also get early access, bonus content, videos and birthday shout outs!! So hop on over and help to support us.  We really want to keep the podcast going, but we can’t do it without your help!!! You can follow us and join us on: Patreon Facebook   Instagram Thanks for listening! Theme Music by Leo Grazebrook on GarageBand Storytelling and songs by Dragonfly Tales Produced by Andy Grazebrook Art by Light Creative Sound effects and extra music by Zapsplat Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Hey storylovers! It's time to rejoin Beowulf in the concluding part of our epic tale. Is there another creature out there in the dark marshland? This story is said to be the greatest (and possibly oldest) epic poem written down in the English language - though it's an English we wouldn't recognise today. The Beowulf manuscript is kept at the British Library and you can find out more about it HERE. WARNING - The monsters in the story are quite scary and the story is a bit creepy and gory. So feel free to check out another episode if you want to. Remember to join us over on Patreon. You also get early access, AD FREE episodes, bonus content, videos and birthday shout outs!! So hop on over and help to support us.  You can follow us and join us on: Patreon Facebook   Instagram Thanks for listening! Theme Music by Leo Grazebrook on GarageBand Storytelling and songs by Emily Hanna-Grazebrook  Guitar & Production by Andy Grazebrook Art by Light Creative Sound effects and extra music by Zapsplat Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Hello listeners! This episode we are going BIG with an epic tale from 1000 years ago. He's strong, he's brave, he's Swedish - he's BEOWULF! This story is said to be the greatest (and possibly oldest) epic poem written down in the English language - though it's an English we wouldn't recognise today. The Beowulf manuscript is kept at the British Library and you can find out more about it HERE. WARNING - The monsters in the story are quite scary and the story is a bit creepy and gory. So feel free to check out another episode if you want to. Part 2 is coming next week so be sure to listen out! Remember to join us over on Patreon. You also get early access, AD FREE episodes, bonus content, videos and birthday shout outs!! So hop on over and help to support us.  You can follow us and join us on: Patreon Facebook   Instagram Thanks for listening! Theme Music by Leo Grazebrook on GarageBand Storytelling and songs by Emily Hanna-Grazebrook  Guitar & Production by Andy Grazebrook Art by Light Creative Sound effects and extra music by Zapsplat Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Hey story lovers! While you’re waiting for the next new story, we’ve decided to look back into the archives at some stories that got a bit lost for a while. Every other week, we will be giving these episodes a spot light and calling them 'the lost stories'. Our story is from Aotearoa New Zealand and is an old Maori myth. The Maoris are the indigenous people of Aotearoa and you can learn lots about their history and culture HERE. Maui is a trickster demi-god, and is always up to something. But many of his tales are about how he created and formed Aotearoa. You can read more about Maori history and mythology HERE. Remember to join us over on Patreon. You also get early access, bonus content, videos and birthday shout outs!! So hop on over and help to support us.  We really want to keep the podcast going, but we can’t do it without your help!!! You can follow us and join us on: Patreon Facebook   Instagram Thanks for listening! Theme Music by Leo Grazebrook on GarageBand Storytelling and songs by Dragonfly Tales Produced by Andy Grazebrook Art by Light Creative Sound effects and extra music by Zapsplat Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Hello Story lovers! This episode, we share a story that Emily used to read to Leo when he was very little. The story is by British author Diana Ross – not the singer - and it appears in a collection for under 5s. And it’s all about someone very very small. You can find it HERE. Remember to join us over on Patreon. You also get early access, AD FREE episodes, bonus content, videos and birthday shout outs!! So hop on over and help to support us.  You can follow us and join us on: Patreon Facebook   Instagram Thanks for listening! Theme Music by Leo Grazebrook on GarageBand Storytelling and songs by Emily Hanna-Grazebrook  Guitar & Production by Andy Grazebrook Art by Light Creative Sound effects and extra music by Zapsplat Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Hey story lovers! While you’re waiting for the next new story, we’ve decided to look back into the archives at some stories that got a bit lost for a while. Every other week, we will be giving these episodes a spot light and calling them 'the lost stories'. This lost story is a tale from old Japan and features the Oni – they are Japanese trolls who live underground!  Remember to join us over on Patreon. You also get early access, bonus content, videos and birthday shout outs!! So hop on over and help to support us.  We really want to keep the podcast going, but we can’t do it without your help!!! You can follow us and join us on: Patreon Facebook   Instagram Thanks for listening! Theme Music by Leo Grazebrook on GarageBand Storytelling and songs by Dragonfly Tales Produced by Andy Grazebrook Art by Light Creative Sound effects and extra music by Zapsplat Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Happy New Year to all of you! We have lots of story fun coming in 2026. First up, it's a story of superheroes from Wales. Join Frosty, Radar, Whirlwind Girl, the Rocket and Tank as they try to outsmart a greedy King in this folktale from Romani Travellers. You can find out more about the Romani Community HERE. Remember to join us over on Patreon. You also get early access, AD FREE episodes, bonus content, videos and birthday shout outs!! So hop on over and help to support us.  You can follow us and join us on: Patreon Facebook   Instagram Thanks for listening! Theme Music by Leo Grazebrook on GarageBand Storytelling and songs by Emily Hanna-Grazebrook  Guitar & Production by Andy Grazebrook Art by Light Creative Sound effects and extra music by Zapsplat Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Hey story lovers! While you’re waiting for the next new story, we’ve decided to look back into the archives at some stories that got a bit lost for a while. Every other week, we will be giving these episodes a spot light and calling them 'the lost stories'. This lost story is a tale from the lands of Ice and snow - a Norse myth. Norse myths are ancient stories of gods, goddesses, heroes and battles from Scandinavia. They were passed down to the Vikings and have had a lasting impression on us too! Our days of the week are named after Norse gods. In this story, the Thunder god Thor loses his most precious possession - and finds himself in an embarrassing situation (thanks to Loki). Remember to join us over on Patreon. You also get early access, bonus content, videos and birthday shout outs!! So hop on over and help to support us.  We really want to keep the podcast going, but we can’t do it without your help!!! You can follow us and join us on: Patreon Facebook   Instagram Thanks for listening! Theme Music by Leo Grazebrook on GarageBand Storytelling and songs by Dragonfly Tales Produced by Andy Grazebrook Art by Light Creative Sound effects and extra music by Zapsplat Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy