Dragonfly Tales

Hey Story Lovers! This episode we are joined by Kim Normanton from Super Great Kid Stories! She's telling a tale of a very famous witch - Baba Yaga's Breakfast. Be sure to check out Kim's fabulous podcast HERE. Thank you so much for all your spooktacular jokes - we have loads!! Don't worry if you didn't get yours to us in time - you can still send them to us but they won't...

Hi 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'. In the run-up to our spooky episode at Halloween, our story is the first ever visit to the HOTEL DeVILLE! We so loved making this episo...

Hello Story Lovers! Today's story from Japan and features a wonderful creature from Japanese myth and legend – the Tengu! Tengus are supernatural beings with special powers and magical items. They can be depicted as part man, part bird, even as part monkey, and they have often been painted or drawn with red faces and long noses or beaks. They are not to be trifled with, as you will soon find o...

Hi 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 takes us to ancient Egypt, land of pharaohs, gods, desert, hieroglyphs and the river Nile.  And a goddess who wi...

Hi Listeners! Today's story is a very famous tale of transformation from Scotland. It was recommended by our Power Pixies Cassie, Leo and Hermione - Pixies have the power to choose the stories you hear on the podcast! And this tale - the tale of Tam Lin - has influenced songs, poems and ballads for hundreds of years! Halloween Jokes We need your fabulous, spooky Halloween jokes! The spookier a...

Hi 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 Celtic folktale about a very brave girl - The Lass who went out at the Cry of Dawn. We absolutely love the version...

Hey story lovers! WELCOME TO SEASON 8! We've had a wonderful summer break and we're back with a Norse myth character you may not be familiar with - Ratatoskr, the squirrel! Not much is written about this crafty character, so we've had lots of fun developing this story. We hope you like rhymes too! If you want to find out more about Norse mythology and the Cosmos, you can find more info...

Hi 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 Mexico and we LOVE the folklore from this area. It's full of transformation, tricksters, animals and religion.  A...

Hello listeners! 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 has many many versions all around the world - Africa, Malaysia, Korea - but this is a Japanese version of the story. It featu...

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 very old folktale that has several versions across the globe - Ethopia, Korea, Japan and China. It is about trust, pati...

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 episode features an old tale from Scotland - all about the power of a name. There are many versions of this tale from around the...

Hello listeners, It’s the summer holidays for us and the end of season 7. We have LOVED doing the stories in this season. What has been your favourite one? Be sure to let us know. We are taking a well-earned break and heading to the county of Cornwall, where our story comes from. It’s a famous story about a witch and a wizard. You can find out more about Cornwall's fabulous folklore HERE . Rem...

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 story is a very famous Japanese fairytale - Momotaro, the Peach boy. He is a famous hero in Japanese folklore and there is a stat...

Hi Story Lovers! This episode we have a funny story with a serious message. And it comes from the country of Botswana in Southern Africa. It is a beautiful country of plains and deltas, as well as peaceful villages and bustling towns and cities. You can find out more about Botswana HERE. And this story comes from a long time ago and contains a wise message that we still need to hear today. We foun...

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 comes from the Louisiana Bayou . It's a Cajun story, and you can learn more about Louisiana and the rich Cajun culture H...

Hello listeners! We are delighted to bring you this wonderful tale from Granada in Spain! Granada is a beuatiful city at the the foot of the Sierra Nevada. When we visited there, we found it very magical. You can find out more about Granada HERE . We found a version of this folktale in the book Three Golden Oranges and other Spanish Folktales. It's a bit old fashioned about disability so we ma...

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 all about the wise fool Nasruddin. He’s a wonderful character whose tales are told all across the Islamic world – India,...

Hello Listeners! Here's our next exciting installment of Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves! Will Ali Baba evade the Bandits? Will Morgianna come up wth a plan? And will Amin get some peace and quiet? Listen and find out... If you want to read more of the tales in this brilliant collection, you can find them HERE . Remember to join us over on Patreon. You also get early access, AD FREE episodes, b...

Hello Story lovers! We are so excited to bring you a two parter from the famous collection: Arabian Nights, also known as ‘The Thousand and One Nights!’ Do you remember the Fisherman and the Genie back in Season one? That’s from the Arabian nights. All the tales are told by the beautiful Sheherazade who tells a story every night for 1001 nights so that her husband, the King, will keep her alive -...

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 comes from a collection of stories from the Southern states of America.  And features a very tricky character who loves gett...

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 comes all the way from India! It’s a type of story very popular in India, where the parts of the story are connected to each...

Hey story lovers! It's very sunny here in the UK and we're loving the Merry Month of May. Lots of birthday shout outs coming this episode. But first, our story. It's based on an African story about a parrot, but we tell our own version here. We hope you like our little song too! Remember to join us over on Patreon. You also get early access, AD FREE episodes, bonus content, videos and...

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 very very old tale from the Australian Aboriginal people. They do not have a written down language, so their wisdom is...

Hello story lovers! We're back with the second exciting part of our May Day special - The White Hare! Will Billy succeed in his quest? Time to find 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 Than...

Happy May Day one and all! This is a magical time of year, the first of May, or May day. In Ireland it’s the festival of Bealtainne - the beginning of summer!  And our story has Celtic roots. It's a story of transformation, the wheel of the year and HARES! 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...