Oak Tree Stories

A heartwarming original story about community, kindness, and the gardens that grow people as much as plants. Set in an apartment complex in Bengaluru, this gentle original story follows Ananya, a young girl who stumbles upon a hidden terrace garden unlike any she has ever seen. Tended by an elderly neighbour affectionately known as Dodamma, the garden is filled with flowers, vegetables, butterflie...

A magical Indian folktale about moonlight, wonder, and the meaning of home. Inspired by a traditional folktale from Karnataka, The Weaver and the Moon Goddess tells the story of a talented young weaver whose beautiful work catches the attention of an extraordinary visitor from the night sky. One moonlit evening, a silver chariot descends from the heavens, carrying the mysterious guardian of the mo...

A witty and timeless Punjabi folktale for children and for grown-ups who love listening too. The Dream Debt is a funny story about quick thinking, clever arguments, and what happens when someone tries to turn a dream into reality. In a village in Punjab, a wealthy landlord enjoys showing off his cleverness and making life difficult for others. One morning, he stops a poor farmer and makes an extra...

A timeless Indian folktale of friendship, betrayal, and quick thinking for children and for grown-ups who love listening too. The Monkey and the Crocodile is one of India’s best-loved animal stories, told and retold for generations through the Panchatantra and other storytelling traditions. Set beside a mango tree on the banks of a river in Gujarat, it tells the story of an unlikely friendship bet...

A classic Indian folktale of observation, deduction, and mystery for children and for grown-ups who love listening too. The Lost Camel is an old folktale from western India about three travellers who solve a puzzle without ever seeing the thing they are looking for. As they walk along a dusty road, the travellers begin noticing small clues: unevenly nibbled bushes, a trail of ants, buzzing bees, a...

A funny and clever Punjabi folktale for children and for grown-ups who love listening too. The Biggest Lie is a delightful story about storytelling, quick thinking, and the surprising power of saying exactly the right thing at exactly the right moment. In a village in Punjab, four friends are famous for telling the most outrageous tales imaginable. So when a wealthy landlord announces a contest to...

A funny and timeless Kerala folktale for children and for grown-ups who love listening too. Inspired by a traditional Muthassi Kadha (grandmother’s tale) from Kerala, The Landlord’s Vessels is a witty story filled with clever tricks, village humour, and one very greedy landlord. In a village lined with coconut trees and winding paths, a wealthy landlord is famous for his beautiful brass vessels —...

A funny and timeless Indian folktale for children and for grown-ups who love listening too. The Four Pandits is a classic story about four highly educated scholars who know many complicated things but somehow keep making very complicated mistakes. A physician, a grammarian, a logician, and an astrologer set out together to seek work at a Raja’s court. Confident in their intelligence and learning,...

A timeless folktale for children and for grown-ups who love listening too. The Man, the Boy, and the Donkey is a classic story that has travelled across countries and generations, retold in many different forms over the years. One morning, a man and his son set out for the market with their donkey. What begins as a simple journey soon becomes something much more complicated when every person they...

A timeless story for children and for grown-ups who love listening too. From the oral storytelling traditions of North India comes a quiet, powerful tale about a family, an ageing grandfather, and a moment that changes everything. As the old man grows slower and more fragile, small inconveniences begin to feel like burdens. A chair is moved. A space is created. And slowly, without anyone quite not...

A classic Indian folktale for children and for grown-ups who love listening too. From the foothills of the Himalayas, The Tiger’s Word is a traditional story from Himachal Pradesh about promises, clever thinking, and the unexpected consequences of kindness. On a quiet forest path, a villager comes across a tiger trapped inside a heavy wooden cage. The tiger pleads for freedom and gives his word th...

A thoughtful folktale for children and for grown-ups who love listening too. Inspired by a traditional story from Madhya Pradesh, The Drum that Never Lied is a quiet, reflective tale about truth, perception, and the stories we tell ourselves. In a king’s court stands a simple drum with an unusual power. It remains silent when someone speaks the truth, but sounds loudly when someone lies. When a me...

A magical personalised birthday story for children, and for grown-ups who love listening too. Created especially for one child, Kiaara and the Tide-Stone of the Shimmering Sea is a custom audio story made to celebrate Kiaara’s seventh birthday. Set by the sunlit shores of Goa and deep beneath the shimmering sea, this story follows Kiaara on a quiet afternoon that turns into an unexpected underwate...

A gentle, thoughtful story for children and for grown-ups who love listening too. Set in a small, busy market, The Shop That Didn’t Sell Anything is a quiet, reflective tale about the things we cannot see, but slowly learn to carry within us. In a narrow lane filled with vegetable carts and tiny shops, a young girl named Meera stumbles upon a strange little store with a sign that reads “Some Thing...

A timeless story for children and for grown-ups who love listening too. From the ancient Jataka Tales comes a powerful and reflective story about compassion, leadership, and the quiet strength of making a difficult choice. The Banyan Deer takes us to a forest near the old city of Benares, where two herds of deer live under the watch of their leaders. When their world changes in an unexpected way,...

A timeless story for children and for grown-ups who love listening too. This is a very special, personalised story created to celebrate Aalaya’s sixth birthday, filled with wonder, friendship, and a night that turns unexpectedly magical. Aalaya and the Night the Sky Went Missing follows a simple evening of play that slowly transforms into something extraordinary. As the night sky begins to change...

A timeless story for children and for grown-ups who love listening too. From an imagined time long ago comes a gentle, lyrical tale about the wind, a hilltop jar, and the meaning of freedom and belonging. Why the Wind Knocks on Doors takes us to a world where the wind did not always wander as it does today. Instead, it lived in an unusual home, released each day and called back again at dusk. But...

A timeless story for children and for grown-ups who love listening too. From the desert state of Rajasthan comes a thoughtful folktale about a weary traveller, a mysterious tree, and the quiet power of a single wish. The Wishing Tree follows a traveller crossing the vast Thar Desert who stumbles upon something unexpected. Beneath its shade, he discovers that his wishes seem to come true, one after...

A timeless story for children and for grown-ups who love listening too. From Gujarat comes a lively folktale about a very talkative parrot who decides it is time to go out into the world and make some money. The Parrot Who Went to Make Money follows a young parrot who leaves his home in search of opportunity. What begins as a simple adventure soon turns into something far more surprising. Along th...

A timeless story for children and for grown-ups who love listening too. From Karnataka comes a clever and layered folktale about doubt, persuasion, and the quiet strength of trusting what you know to be true. The Horse That Became a Goat follows a young boy on his first journey to market, leading a fine horse and carrying his father’s instructions with pride. But along the road, repeated voices be...

A timeless story for children and for grown-ups who love listening too. Inspired by a traditional Kashmiri folktale known as Shal-e-Jamadaeri, The Wolves who Stood Together is a story set high in the mountains where cold winds move through pine and stone. In a mountain hollow, a pack of wolves finds itself living in quiet fear. A powerful lion descends at dawn, again and again, scattering them whe...

A timeless story for children and for grown-ups who love listening too. Set in a small village in Bengal, The River Between Them is a story about friendship, distance, and the quiet ways people begin to understand one another. Two boys sit on the same bench at school, yet their lives begin in very different places. One walks home to a large house with wide steps. The other to a smaller home near t...

A timeless story for children and for grown-ups who love listening too. From Tamil Nadu comes a folktale that asks a quiet but powerful question about choice, voice, and what it truly means to agree. The Monkey’s Bargain follows a young girl whose simple afternoon takes an unexpected turn, leading her into the forest and into a promise that seems clear at first. As time passes, rules are set, rout...

A timeless story for children and for grown-ups who love listening too. From Bengal comes a lively folktale that has travelled across generations, told in many homes as a story of wit, patience, and clever thinking. The Old Woman and the Runaway Pumpkin follows an ordinary old woman on a simple journey through a forest that is anything but simple. Along the way, she meets danger, makes promises, a...

A timeless folktale for children — and for grown-ups who love listening too. From the forests of India comes a story that has travelled through generations, changing a little each time it was told. It is a tale of an old goat who looks harmless, a lion who believes he knows everything, and a fox who believes he knows even more. When Bakri Amma, an ageing goat with stiff legs and worn horns, wander...