Dragonfly Tales

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, b...

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 an...

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 lost story is an old tale from Micronesia, a group of Islands in the Pacific Islands. Did you know Mogmog is a real island? Thankf...

It's Christmas Eve!!! And as promised, here is Part 2 of our epic adventure Aladdin. Will the evil magician have his revenge? Will he get his hands on the magic lamp? We also have a Christmas treat for you - our guest teller Kim Normanton from  Super Great Kids Stories  brings us a magical tale of owls, oranges and friendship from Argentina. We love Kim's podcast and we hope you listen to ...

Merry Christmas Story Lovers! We are so excited to bring you our two-part CHRISTMAS SPECIAL! This is our version of Aladdin and his Magic Lamp. Here in the UK, we have a great tradition of Pantomime, and the story of Aladdin is very popular at Christmas! It's also a request from one of lovely patrons. You’ve probably seen the Disney version of Aladdin, but the older versions are a bit differen...

Hi 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'. In this episode, we conclude our epic Greek adventure with the hero Perseus, the gorgon Medusa and a host of meddling Greek gods. Remember...

Hey Listeners! The countdown to the holidays has begun and we have some wintry treats coming your way. This episode, it's the return of a much loved character from Native American folklore - COYOTE! We first met him in Season 5 when he had a singing lesson with Locust. But he's back and getting into trouble again! It's nearly time for the winter holidays and we're looking for liste...

Hi 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 is the first part of an epic Greek myth and fan favourite - the myth of Perseus and Medusa! You can find out more about Perseus...

Hello story lovers! Thank you for your patience - we're back with a brand new story! This episode, we travel to the Malay Peninsula for an animal tale. Folk tales about animals are very popular in this part of the world, and this version in similar to a tale by Aesop. You can find out more about the Malay Peninsula HERE and our favourite version of this tale HERE. It's nearly time for the...

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'. And this one is our Spooky Halloween Special from Season 3 - lots of treats (no tricks) in this episode. Firstly, we have a song that...

Hello 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 fairytale from Ireland about a 'changeling'. Changelings feature in lots of folklore and you can find o...

It’s HALLOWEEEEEEEN and guess who's back? LEO!! This episode we return to the village of Smelly Bottom and the hideous Hotel de Ville! But something is very wrong in the village ... and where is the Inspector? We had so much fun making this very silly story - we hope you enjoy it! Huge thanks to all our spooky comedians for their hilarious jokes ... Lara, Agnes, Bea, Cian, Graham, Allie, Nara,...

Hello lovely 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'. This episode, Our story is a tale from the Mapuche people of Chile, a country in South America. There are many ancient stone ma...

Hey lovely listeners! This episode as a classic tale that I'm sure you've heard many times. But THIS version is all our own, and guess what? It's rhymes! Thanks to Cian, one of our Patrons, for recommending it. You can recommend stories too if you join us over on Patreon. We are also preparing for our HALLOWEEN SPECIAL featuring LEO and we need to hear from YOU! Send us your spooky jok...

Hello lovely 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'. This episode, our tale is THOUSANDS of years old. It’s a very long epic and we only had time to tell a part of it. If you liked...

Hello story lovers! This episode we head to the beautiful island of  Rotuma  in the South Pacific ocean, to hear a tale a bit like Little Red Riding Hood - but this little girl Kumaku knows how to handle herself! We are also preparing for our HALLOWEEN SPECIAL featuring LEO and we need to hear from YOU! Send us your spooky jokes to  emilydragonflytales@gmail.com  and you might feature on our Hallo...

Hello lovely 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'. This episode we venture to Zimbabwe to hear a story from a clan of the Shona tribe - the Karanga! African storytelling is amazi...

Welcome to Season 7 of the podcast! We’ve got lots of brilliant new stories, new guest tellers coming and of course – we have our spooktacular HALLOWEEN SPECIAL soon.  Our first story of the season is from the huge continent of Africa. And this particular tale is from a country called Zimbabwe . I came across this story a long time ago in a collection of stories called Children of Wax . And the st...

Hello lovely listeners!  We have Season 7 starting next week and we’ll be back with new stories, guest tellers, shout outs and more. But 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'. And this week,...

Hello listeners! Our last story of season 6 is a version of a fairytale that you probably know very well - Cinderella. Did you know there are hundreds of versions of Cinderella? The oldest goes back to ancient china.  But this story is a version from the United States – and comes from along the Appalachian mountains. A huge mountain range stretching 2000miles all the way from Canada right down to...

Hello story lovers! This episode, we venture into the forests of Eastern India for this fun tale about why pigs are so very dirty! This is a 'pourquoi' story - a fun way our ancestors explained why things are the way they are. But if you want to know the real reason pigs roll around in mud, check out this link https://www.worldanimalprotection.us/latest/blogs/clone-5-reasons-why-pigs-need-...

Happy Summer Holidays, listeners! To celebrate the summer time, we have an extra long episode for you. And it's a fairy tale from France - where we are .on holiday!! You may have heard of the famous french writer Charles Perrault - he made many fairy tales famous (Sleeping Beauty, Beauty & the Beast, Blue Beard, Cinderella) but he wasn't the only one. A lady called Marie-Catherine D&#3...

Hello listerners! It's the summer holidays and we're excited to be telling a classic on this episode. It's got a bridge, a troll and three goats! We know you love this story so make sure you join in with the telling. Remember to join us over on Patreon – Power Pixies could get to be a guest teller on the podcast! You also get early access, bonus content, videos and birthday shout outs!...

Hey story lovers! Join us for the next exciting part of our Greek myth! Will Bellerophon manage to get help from Pegasus? Will they be able to defeat the deadly Chimera? Remember to join us over on Patreon – Power Pixies could get to be a guest teller on the podcast! 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...

Greetings listeners, and Happy Solstice! This episode we are off on an epic Greek quest with our hero Bellerophon. The son of a god, Bellerophon is sent on a perilous task to defeat a terrifying monster. In this first part of the story, we meet some familiar characters and some brand new ones from Greek mythology. Remember to join us over on Patreon – you could get to be a guest teller like Astrid...