Story Prism

Today’s story -The Soup Stone is a folktale from Europe. It is a tale about kindness, sharing, and a very special soup Free activity sheet available at www.rituvaish.com/the-stone-soup Send your artwork to rituvaish@gmail.com Transcript: Long ago, in a small village nestled among green hills, the villagers had a problem. They did not trust strangers. Whenever a traveler arrived, doors would close....

Tenali Raman was a learned scholar and a poet in the court of King Krishnadevaraya. He was a minister in the court and was also one of the eight poets. He was famous for his wit and quick thinking. On the Story Prism podcast, Tenali Raman tales are a collection of some of those stories. Today's story, 'Tenali and the Golden Mangoes is about how Tenali teaches a lesson to an arrogant schola...

Akbar and Birbal folktales are very famous in India. These are a set of moral stories inspired by the interactions of Mughal Emperor Akbar and his wisest courtier Birbal and have been enjoyed by children for many many years. These stories were mostly passed on from generation to generation by word of mouth, till the print medium started. You know children, Birbal was an extremely witty courtier an...

In today's story, a little boy runs out of many things and wonders if everything in the world runs out! So, is there something he finds that doesn't run out? Let’s listen to the story and find out. Free activity sheet available at  www.rituvaish.com/infinite-love Send your artwork to rituvaish@gmail.com. Transcript Infinite Love Children, we run out of many things during our day, but is th...

Krishna and the Govardhan Hil l is a story of courage and faith from the Bhagwat Geeta, a famous Hindu scripture Free activity sheet available at  www.rituvaish.com/krishna-and-the-govardhan-hill Send your artwork to rituvaish@gmail.com. Transcript A long, long time ago, in a village called Vrindavan , there lived a cheerful and playful boy named Krishna . He had a magical flute and a heart full o...

Tenali Raman was a learned scholar and a poet in the court of King Krishnadevaraya. He was a minister in the court and was also one of the eight poets. He was famous for his wit and quick thinking. On the Story Prism podcast, Tenali Raman tales are a collection of some of those stories. Today's story, 'Tenali and the Great Pundit' is about how Tenali teaches a lesson to an arrogant sch...

For the next few days, you can listen to a couple of stories every single day. And that’s because on our podcast, we will have some special storytellers!! We have middle and high school students who, through the summer, have been learning how to craft their own stories and then produce them on a podcast. Free activity sheet available at  www.rituvaish.com/podcast-summer-camp . Let’s give a warm we...

For the next few days, you can listen to a couple of stories every single day. And that’s because on our podcast, we will have some special storytellers!! We have middle and high school students who, through the summer, have been learning how to craft their own stories and then produce them on a podcast. Free activity sheet available at  www.rituvaish.com/podcast-summer-camp . Let’s give a warm we...

For the next few days, you can listen to a couple of stories every single day. And that’s because on our podcast, we will have some special storytellers!! We have middle and high school students who, through the summer, have been learning how to craft their own stories and then produce them on a podcast. Free activity sheet available at  www.rituvaish.com/podcast-summer-camp . Let’s give a warm we...

For the next few days, you can listen to a couple of stories every single day. And that’s because on our podcast, we will have some special storytellers!! We have middle and high school students who, through the summer, have been learning how to craft their own stories and then produce them on a podcast. Free activity sheet available at  www.rituvaish.com/podcast-summer-camp . Let’s give a warm we...

For the next few days, you can listen to a couple of stories every single day. And that’s because on our podcast, we will have some special storytellers!! We have middle and high school students who, through the summer, have been learning how to craft their own stories and then produce them on a podcast. Free activity sheet available at  www.rituvaish.com/podcast-summer-camp . Let’s give a warm we...

For the next few days, you can listen to a couple of stories every single day. And that’s because on our podcast, we will have some special storytellers!! We have middle and high school students who, through the summer, have been learning how to craft their own stories and then produce them on a podcast. Free activity sheet available at  www.rituvaish.com/podcast-summer-camp . Let’s give a warm we...

For the next few days, you can listen to a couple of stories every single day. And That’s because on our podcast we will have some special storytellers!! We have middle and high school students who through the summer have been learning about how to craft their own stories and then produce them on a podcast. Free activity sheet available at  www.rituvaish.com/podcast-summer-camp . Let’s give a warm...

For the next few days, you can listen to a couple of stories every single day. And That’s because on our podcast we will have some special storytellers!! We have middle and high school students who through the summer have been learning about how to craft their own stories and then produce them on a podcast. Free activity sheet available at  www.rituvaish.com/podcast-summer-camp . Let’s give a warm...

For the next few days, you can listen to a couple of stories every single day. And That’s because on our podcast we will have some special storytellers!! We have middle and high school students who through the summer have been learning about how to craft their own stories and then produce them on a podcast. Free activity sheet available at  www.rituvaish.com/podcast-summer-camp  Let’s give a warm...

For the next few days, you can listen to a couple of stories every single day. And That’s because on our podcast we will have some special storytellers!! We have middle and high school students who through the summer have been learning about how to craft their own stories and then produce them on a podcast. Free activity sheet available at  www.rituvaish.com/podcast-summer-camp  Let’s give a warm...

For the next few days, you can listen to a couple of stories every single day. And That’s because on our podcast we will have some special storytellers!! We have middle and high school students who through the summer have been learning about how to craft their own stories and then produce them on a podcast. Free activity sheet available at  www.rituvaish.com/podcast-summer-camp  Let’s give a warm...

For the next few days, you can listen to a couple of stories every single day. And That’s because on our podcast we will have some special storytellers!! We have middle and high school students who through the summer have been learning about how to craft their own stories and then produce them on a podcast. Free activity sheet available at  www.rituvaish.com/podcast-summer-camp  Let’s give a warm...

Today’s story, 'Anasi And The Pot Of Wisdom' is a folktale from Africa about how everyone on Earth got some wisdom. Free activity sheet available at  www.rituvaish.com/anansi-and-the-pot-of-wisdom Send your artwork to rituvaish@gmail.com Transcript: Stories from near and far are adapted from a local folk tale, teaching children, new perspectives from around the world. Without much ado let&...

Aesop's fables are a group of stories thought to have been written by Aesop, a Greek Storyteller. Each Aesop story demonstrates a moral lesson. Today's story - 'The Serpent &The Eagle ' is a story that teaches us tobe kind Free activity sheet available at www.rituvaish.com/the-serpent-and-the-eagle Send your artwork to rituvaish@gmail.com. Transcript Once, a Serpent and an Eagl...

Panchatantra stories are one of the most widely translated books in history and are known for their wisdom on practical life. The stories are delightfully narrated, with animals and birds often being the central characters. Thus they provide valuable life lessons in a light-hearted manner. The Elephants And The Mice is a story about friendship.. Free activity sheet available at  https://www.rituva...

Today’s story, 'The Empty Pot' is a folktale from China about honesty. Free activity sheet available at  www.rituvaish.com/the-empty-pot Send your artwork to rituvaish@gmail.com Transcript: Once upon a time, in China, there was a kind and hardworking boy named Ping. Ping loved flowers and plants, and he could make anything grow beautifully. He seemed to possess a Green thumb. One day, the...

Today’s story is an original story that I wrote, inspired by the ornaments my neighbour’s little child was hanging so lovingly on his Christmas tree. Do you know the significance of each of the Christmas ornaments? Or do you think it’s just for decoration? Well, enjoy the story “No Ordinary Ornament." Free activity sheet available at  www.rituvaish.com/no-ordinary-ornament Send your artwork to...

Today’s story: "The Ugly Duckling" is adapted from a fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen. Free activity sheet available at  www.rituvaish.com/the-ugly-duckling Send your artwork to rituvaish@gmail.com. Transcript   ONCE ON A FARM LONG AGO, a Mama Duck sat on her nest. “How long must I wait for my babies to hatch? I have to sit here all by myself!” But what could she do? A Mama duck must...

'Ram And The Cherry Tree' is a story that teaches us to think about others before we think about ourselves. Free activity sheet available at  www.rituvaish.com/ram-and-the-cherry-tree Send your artwork to rituvaish@gmail.com. Transcript Once upon a time there was a blackbird that lived in a cherry tree outside Ram’s window. Every day, the blackbird would chirp around and sing his song. Ram...