Dragonfly Tales

Hello and welcome to Dragonfly Tales, a story podcast with tales from around the world. This episode, we welcome back LEO! Leo has been really busy lately and has grown up a lot! He is joining us for this special two part epic. He's also sharing his favourite stories from the whole podcast - it was a hard decision, as we've done over 100 EPISODES! Leo won't be hosting on the podcast fr...

Hello and welcome to Dragonfly Tales, a story podcast with tales from around the world. This episode, we have a guest teller! Aurora, who is 6, tells us her own story 'The Girl of the Sun'. We can't wait to hear it! If you would like to be a guest teller on our podcast, you can get in touch with us HERE Emily tells a folk tale from China, about a little girl who is given a parasol for...

Hello and welcome to Dragonfly Tales, a story podcast with tales from around the world. This episode, Emily tells a folk tale from Mongolia, about two friends who have very different ideas about studying! It features an ancient boardgame - chess! Can you play chess? If you're interested to give it a try, you can learn more about this famous game HERE . Remember to join us over on Patreon. You...

Hello and welcome to Dragonfly Tales, a story podcast with tales from around the world. It is the merry month of MAY! This episode is all about witches, who love to flit through the moonlight on the eve of May day or Bealtaine. (BeeYALtinna) They have a bad reputation, but we think they're misunderstood. This story is about how people can be afraid of those who are different. We hope you like...

Hello and welcome to Dragonfly Tales, a story podcast with tales from around the world. This episode is brought to you from Ireland! Leo and I explored the capital city of Dublin, learned about an unsolved crime, did some sight-seeing and had some super Irish grub! Leo tells a brilliant TRUE story about Dublin Castle. We then headed west to the beautiful County Mayo, and the mysterious Lough Mask....

Hello and welcome to Dragonfly Tales, a story podcast with tales from around the world. This episode, we feature guest teller Aaron Oliver and the story The Floating Heads. Aaron is a Prop Maker and Storyteller based in London, passionate about creating stories, whether on the stage or behind the scenes! Aaron performs for a variety of audiences at venues such as libraries, theaters, community cen...

Hello and welcome to Dragonfly Tales a story podcast with Emily and Leo. We've been away for a while but we're back with the final part of Hans Christian Anderson's Snow Queen!  In part 3, Gerda must finally face her fears to save Kai. Will she succeed? Or is it too late? Remember to join us over on Patreon. You also get early access, AD FREE episodes, bonus content, videos and birthda...

Hello and welcome to Dragonfly Tales a story podcast with Emily and Leo. Spring is coming! Here in the Northern Hemisphere, it mat feel cold and windy, but underneath the ground the seeds are stirring for Imbolc - the coming of Spring.  We love to celebrate St Brigid's day by feeding the birds, lighting candles to scare away the dark, or perhaps by making a Brigid's Cross! We found a littl...

Welcome to Dragonfly Tales, a story podcast for children of all ages. Happy New Year! It's 2024 and we have so many fabulous new stories and tellers coming your way this year. We have a big treat for you - a three part story! The Snow Queen is a wonderful fairytale by the Danish writer Hans Christian Anderson. Anderson wrote many of the famous stories we have grown up with - The Little Mermaid...

Welcome to Dragonfly Tales, a story podcast for children of all ages. Thank you all so so much for your patience - we've had a bit of family illness but we're all feeling much better now! Our story is a sinister tale from Germany, and some believe it really happened! Hamelin is actually a real town and you can find out about it HERE. Remember to join us over on Patreon. You also get early...

Welcome to Season 5 of Dragonfly Tales, a story podcast for children of all ages. This episode we decided to let Leo tell his own folk tale, The Wolf and the Nurse. It's a beautiful tale of healing and compassion. Well done, Leo! Our story is a very old folktale from Slavic folklore about a very famous witch BABA YAGA! She is a bit scary, but she is also quite a complicated character. You can...

Welcome to Season 5 of Dragonfly Tales, a story podcast for children (and grown ups) of all ages. It’s our Halloween Special!!!!!! Wooooooo! You know we LOVE this time of year! As with our previous Halloween shows, Leo and Emily will do something that’s not too scary. And then Emily will tell one that is a bit more scary We also have the return of LISTENERS SPOOKY JOKES! Check out how freakishly f...

Welcome to Dragonfly Tales, a story podcast for children of all ages. This episode we welcome young guest teller Magda, who is 11, from Forest Gate London. Magda shares her brilliant story of a very skillful pussycat and her circus tricks! We absolutely love it!  We also share details of Chewing-gum artist Ben Wilson. Ben has been bringing magic to the streets and landmarks of London for over 10 y...

Welcome to Dragonfly Tales, a story podcast for children of all ages. It's Season 5 - season of mists and mellow fruitfulness!! And stories! We're back and we can't wait to share our next season with you. We are joined by an amazing storyteller and author Daniel Morden. Leo does his first interview EVER, learns some amazing things about storytelling and story writing, and gets to be on...

Welcome to Dragonfly Tales, a story podcast for children of all ages.  Season 5 is coming very very soon and we have lots of wonderful things to share with you. So this bonus episode is a musical journey through our favourite stories, revisiting our songs and music. Leo and I love singing and making ORIGINAL songs that go with our episodes, often accompanied on guitar by me or by professional guit...

Hello and welcome to the Season 4 finale of Dragonfly Tales, a story podcast with Emily and Leo. We have been nominated in the Kids Category of The British Podcast Awards 2023 !!!! A big thank you to all our listeners for their continued support and for inspiring us to get this far - we are honoured and very proud! Please check out the other kids Podcasts nominated, including our buddies at Super...

Hello and welcome to Dragonfly Tales a story podcast with Emily and Leo. We're off to festivals to hear more stories! A big thank you to all our listeners for their continued support. We have entered the British Podcast Awards 2023 ! Our story is about a magical gift - a pumpkin! It's an old Turkish tale and definitely reminds of stories like the Magic Porridge Pot.  Remember to join us ov...

Hello and welcome to Dragonfly Tales, a story podcast with Emily and Leo. A big thank you to all our listeners for their continued support. We have entered the British Podcast Awards 2023 ! Our story is about one of the most mystical of all beasts - the UNICORN!  We hope you enjoyed our interesting facts about unicorns, and the nursery rhyme we told: The lion and the unicorn Were fighting for the...

Hello and welcome to Dragonfly Tales a story podcast with Emily and Leo. We hope you like lullabys, as we've made another one. The words come from the wonderful poem by W.B.Yeats called Stolen Child. Where dips the rocky highland Of Sleuth Wood in the lake, There lies a leafy island Where flapping herons wake The drowsy water rats; There we've hid our faery vats, Full of berrys And of redd...

Hello and welcome to Dragonfly Tales a story podcast with Emily and Leo. This episode is brought to you from Zest Fest , an exhilarating new festival at Westenhanger Castle near Hythe in Kent, UK  We enjoyed everything from daring circus skills and performing arts to exploring how to nourish the mind, body and soul through yoga, breathwork, meditation, music, dance, mindful walks and much more. We...

Hello and welcome to Dragonfly Tales a story podcast with Emily and Leo. We hope you're looking forward to SUMMER TIME! We've been out in the garden weeding and tidying, learning new songs and playing instruments, and playing Dungeons and Dragons with friends. We've also been walking around London lots, exploring its hidden parts, picking up facts and stories. Leo has also been getting...

Hello and welcome to Dragonfly Tales a story podcast with Emily and Leo. Welcome, one and all to the Merry Merry month of May!  May day is a really lovely time of year – we celebrate the beginning of summer, which in the Celtic wheel is called Bealtaine. (which is actually Gaelic for the month of May)  The earth is tilting towards the sun here in the northern hemisphere and the warm season is comi...

Hello and welcome to Dragonfly Tales a story podcast with Emily and Leo. We can't wait to hear your stories so keep practising, record it and send it to us to listen to. So we want to tell you about a podcast we know you’ll enjoy. It's called the Kid Stories Podcast . It’s hosted by Phil Bechtel who reads original stories.  You can hear about The Ninjas of Valleytown , Dropkick Kittycat an...

Hello and welcome to Dragonfly Tales a story podcast with Emily and Leo. As it is Spring time, we would really like to have some new guest tellers join us. And it could be you!! Listen to our top tips and give it a go. We would love to hear your telling! 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...

Hello and welcome to Dragonfly Tales a story podcast with Emily and Leo. Time is crazzzzzy! Here in England, we just lost an hour. Poof! Gone. And our producer (Daddy Andy) has been away travelling and he's no idea what time it is! This episode we welcome another winner of the Otterpool Park Storywriting competition. Evie is 12 and she is from New Romsey in Kent in the UK. She brought us a ver...