Oak Tree Stories

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...

A timeless story for children and for grown-ups who love listening too. From the Konkan region of Maharashtra comes a folktale that has been told for generations, often shared through the traditional art of Chitrakathi, where painted panels and spoken stories came together to reflect human nature. The Bearded Fool is a strange and thought-provoking tale about a man deeply proud of his long beard a...

A timeless story for children and for grown-ups who love listening too. This special episode is a personalised story created to celebrate Siddharth’s seventh birthday. Set in a familiar Mumbai apartment building, the story follows an ordinary evening that turns unexpectedly tense, and the courage it takes to help someone else feel safe. When a small moment becomes frightening, Siddharth discovers...

A timeless story for children and for grown-ups who love listening too. From the ancient Panchatantra comes a gentle and thoughtful tale about two animals who live under the same roof, work for the same master, and yet play very different roles. When a loyal dog earns praise for guarding the house at night, a hardworking donkey begins to wonder why his own efforts go unnoticed. But when he tries t...

A timeless story for children and for grown-ups who love listening too. From the gentle oral traditions of Andhra Pradesh comes a thoughtful Telugu folktale about seven princes, a puzzling fish that refuses to dry in the sun, and a mystery that travels far beyond the riverbank. When one small question reaches the king’s court, a wise minister begins to trace a chain of events that leads from palac...

A timeless story for children, and for grown-ups who love listening too. On the Karavali coast of Karnataka, in the seaside village of Kaup, everyone waits for the glow that marks the start of the festive season. But when a fierce storm sweeps across the shore and leaves the village dim and uncertain, a young girl named Asha decides that the celebrations must not fade. With the help of her friends...

A timeless story for children, and for grown-ups who love listening too. In the sunlit village of Saligao in Goa, Christmas arrives with warm bakery smells, soft carols under mango trees, and bright paper stars glowing in every window. But this year, something is different. Aaji Lourdinha, the village’s beloved star-maker, can no longer craft her shimmering lanterns. And for young Romi, Christmas...

A timeless story for children, and for grown-ups who love listening too. Across northern India, people have passed down this old folktale for generations. High in a forest tree lives a flock of lively geese, guided by one wise old bird who notices something small growing at the base of their home. The others brush off his warning, certain there is nothing to worry about. But as the days pass, the...

A timeless story for children and for grown-ups who love listening too. From the snowy valleys and saffron fields of Kashmir comes a clever, comforting folktale about wit, hard work, and the kind of intelligence that blossoms even in the humblest homes. A poor peasant dreams of giving his wife a little piece of land to call their own but when a proud zamindar tries to claim the “best half” of ever...