The Palace of Stories

A strong blacksmith comes to the aid of a little girl when she needs protecting from the boys in the street. But can he protect her from the harsh words she speaks to herself inside her head? This story explores the themes of inner strength, self-acceptance, kindness and love. Visit Palace of Stories : https://www.palaceofstories.com

A King sets an old farmer a test: he must make the journey from his impoverished farm to the royal palace without spending any of the King's gold coins. It takes the farmer many attempts before he succeeds, but in the end he is rewarded beyond his wildest dreams! This story explores themes such as self-discipline, honesty, responsibility and choice. Visit Palace of Stories : https://www.palaceofst...

For as long as anyone could remember the Dragon had sat in his cave, huddled around a feeble fire and weeping for lack of warmth. Only when a curious boy comes and offers to help him does he remember where his true fire comes from.  Music by Sundara Sofer This story explores themes such as love, purpose, abundance and giving/ receiving. Visit Palace of Stories : https://www.palaceofstories.com

A postman, saddened that he never has anything to give the boy who every day asks him if he has any letters for him, decides to write the boy a letter. But from whom should he say it has come?... This story explores themes such as love, kindness and family. Visit Palace of Stories : https://www.palaceofstories.com

A boy loved eating pancakes with sugar, pancakes with jam, pancakes with honey, and even with chocolate spread. But his mother had once told him that love was the sweetest thing of all, so he set off to find some love to spread on his pancake... This story explores themes such as love, kindness and family. Visit Palace of Stories : https://www.palaceofstories.com

The King handed a large lump of gold to the Blacksmith. "I need a crown made for my son!" he said. But once the crown was made, the blacksmith waited and waited for the King to return. When at last he returned, he had a strange and sorry story to tell, which had an equally strange and happy ending for the blacksmith.  This story explores themes such as love, integrity and honesty. Read an article...

A boy builds a ladder one day in the hope of conversing with the stars. Soon Mr and Mrs Star have dropped down from the sky and are happily telling him stories! This story explores themes such as spiritual connection, storytelling and imagination. Visit Palace of Stories : https://www.palaceofstories.com

"What's your favourite flavour?" This simple question becomes a long conversation between a mother and her young daughter that leads to the most important thing of all! This story explores themes such as love, kindness, and family. Read an article about this story here :  My favourite flavour

 A young man's car slides off the road in heavy snow, and that's just the start of his troubles... This story explores themes such as dreams, wonder, interconnectedness and imagination. Visit Palace of Stories : https://www.palaceofstories.com

A bus driver mysteriously finds that no-one is waiting at any of the stops on his normally busy route, until a strange young man gets on and all is revealed... This story explores themes such as stillness, peace, christmas and purpose. Read an article about this story here : A Christmas Story

A boy with a heavy cold goes to bed to recover. But when he sneezes all over the pages of his story book, the characters complain! A story all about covering your mouth and wiping your nose! This story explores themes such as imagination and consideration.  Visit Palace of Stories : https://www.palaceofstories.com  

A boy finds a tractor standing in a field with the keys still in it. He does what he knows he shouldn't do, with calamitous results! This story explores themes such as imagination, adventure and dreams. Visit Palace of Stories : https://www.palaceofstories.com

A fish who has never imagined what might lie above the sea, sees one day the hull of a boat cutting through the waves, and simply has to know what it is. And after that, there's no turning back... This story explores themes such as consciousness, discovery and storytelling. Visit Palace of Stories : https://www.palaceofstories.com

Two girls, Anna and Bella, were inseparable friends. But one day Anna hears from her mum that the whole family must move to a new city. How will Anna cope with the loss of Bella?  This story explores themes such as loss, grieving, love, losing and finding. Visit Palace of Stories : https://www.palaceofstories.com

The captain of a ship that was about to be wrecked in a storm, sees a huge whale rising up out of the ocean beneath him, and is gripped by a desperate impulse... This story explores themes such as asking for help, prayer and God. Visit Palace of Stories : https://www.palaceofstories.com

Three interwoven tales... The boy, overwhelmed with loneliness, finds support in a kindly teacher.... The Princess, desperate to the point of distraction to be liked and accepted, finds solace in the arms of the palace cook.... The King, secretly lonely and longing for real friendship, finds the key to his dreams in a most unlikely place.... This story explores themes such as self-confidence, frie...

One day Betty's fish said "I'm bored of this fish tank! All I see are the same things day after day after day". Betty's solution to the fish's boredom leads from one thing to another to an outcome she never could have dreamed of. This story explores themes such as freedom, home, belonging and stories. Visit Palace of Stories : https://www.palaceofstories.com

Once there was a girl whose hair could not be cut. Her mother tried scissors, which only broke! Her father tried an axe. Same thing! But why? Why is she the only girl with magical hair? It takes a meeting with a wise old woman and many more adventures before she discovers what her hair is really for.  This story explores themes such as authenticity, purpose and love. Read an article about this sto...

A man, seeking music that he loves, finds it - most unexpectedly - flowing out of him! This story explores themes such as creativity, manifestation, contribution and intuition. Visit Palace of Stories : https://www.palaceofstories.com

After flipping two pancakes unsuccessfully, the boy has an ingenious idea... This story explores themes such as fun and creativity. Visit Palace of Stories : https://www.palaceofstories.com

A Russian Fairy Tale. Once there was an old couple whose son was so lazy that he would not work. So the old man took the boy deep into the forest to find someone who could make a man out of his lazy son. There he meets Och, King of the Forest.... This story explores themes such as growing up, transformation and magic. Visit Palace of Stories : https://www.palaceofstories.com

"How can I thank you for what you've done for me?" said the young man. "Just pay it forward!" said the boy.  Thus begins a train of good deeds that goes on and on, and is maybe still running now! This story explores themes such as generosity, kindness and caring. Visit Palace of Stories : https://www.palaceofstories.com

One day a little girl finds a girl all made out of tin cans under a bush in her garden. But she won't eat toast, and she won't eat oranges. What will she eat? This story explores themes such as kindness, growing up, purpose and belonging. Visit Palace of Stories : https://www.palaceofstories.com

Once a fisherman was fishing upon the river, when he spied a shark beneath his boat. Realising that she was lost and far from home, he pulls her back to safer waters. This story explores themes such as kindness and nature. Visit Palace of Stories : https://www.palaceofstories.com

Once there was a ship that sank at sea leaving all aboard floating on a raft: the captain, the first mate and a young boy. When a shark appeared in the water beneath them, it seemed like all was lost. And then the boy did something extraordinary that saved all their lives.... This story explores themes such as storytelling and transformation. Visit Palace of Stories : https://www.palaceofstories.c...