The Palace of Stories

Once there was a young woman who had always wanted to build a "dream train" that would take people to their dreams. She enrolled in train-making school and got a job as a train maker, but neither her teacher nor her employer could help her with her quest. One day, in desperation, she heads out into the forest, to where a slightly crazy wizard was reputed to live.... This story explores themes such...

"Are you looking for me?" says the whale as it looms out of the water beside the Fisherman's tiny boat. "No! No, I wasn't looking for you!" he splutters. But when the whale has disappeared into the depths, he can think of nothing else but seeing that marvellous creature again. The next time they meet, he has a different answer ready. This story explores themes such as interconnection, intuition an...

 "Let me tell you a secret" said the crow, as the Ox lay panting after pulling the plow all morning. "You, my friend, have wings... you've just forgotten about them!" This story explores themes such as manifestation, freedom and spirituality.  Visit Palace of Stories : https://www.palaceofstories.com

A Russian Fairy Tale. Once upon a time there was a King who had three sons, and when they had grown to manhood the King gave each of them a golden arrow and told them to go to the topmost tower of his palace and shoot the arrows as far as they could, and wherever the arrows landed, there they should seek their bride. The arrows of the first two sons landed in the gardens of a princess and a duke's...

A blacksmith is asked one day to make a pair of horseshoes that are twice as large as normal ones... This story explores themes such as mystery, trust and responsibility. Visit Palace of Stories : https://www.palaceofstories.com

"I have to ride you!" said the girl to the horse. "Mistress, you may ride me if you wish," replied the horse, "but when you get off my back, you will no longer be a girl, you will have become a woman! Are you sure you still want to ride me?" This story explores themes such as love, passion, transformation and growing up. Visit Palace of Stories : https://www.palaceofstories.com

"I've lost my Daddy!" said the little girl that the sculptor had just made out of wood. "Well, what does he look like?" replies the sculptor, "maybe I can help you find him"... This story explores themes such as love, belonging and family. Visit Palace of Stories : https://www.palaceofstories.com

The little girl asked her father, "what will I be when I grow up?" He thought this too big a question for one so small, so he answered simply, "one day, you will look up and see the birds writing your destiny in the sky!" This off-hand comment has huge and unintended consequences that change their relationship forever! This story explores themes such as purpose, passion, family and belonging. Visi...

A glasses-maker was stumped one day when a miserable looking man came into his shop and asked him to make him a pair of glasses that "let me see the beauty in the world, because all I can see is the world's ugliness!" The glasses-maker's struggle to help the man lead him to a marvellous discovery... This story explores themes such as spirituality, beauty and manifestation. Visit Palace of Stories...

A farmer finds an apple tree growing in a field he has always left fallow. When the autumn comes it bears a single golden apple... This story explores themes such as peace and manifestation. Visit Palace of Stories : https://www.palaceofstories.com

A jeweller feels strangely compelled to buy the simplest, plainest stone in the shop. The shopkeeper can't understand it, but nor can the jeweller. What will she make of it? The answer to this question changes her life forever.  This story explores themes such as miracles, purpose, beauty and simplicity. Read an article about this story here :  The Jeweller and the Simple Stone

One day a little girl heard two birds talking in their nest. "We must be very careful with the key we've got here in our nest. If the people find out that it's the key to happiness, they'll try and steal it from us" As soon as she hears this, she can't wait to do just that! But what to do with that little key once she's got it? This story explores themes such as love, happiness, gratitude and appr...

A Fisherman finds a mysterious golden key in the ocean, but it doesn't fit any of the doors in his house. Soon after, however, a find Prince comes riding into town, asking if anyone has seen the key to his father's kingdom.  This story explores themes such as purpose, letting go, stepping into the unknown.  Visit Palace of Stories : https://www.palaceofstories.com

Once there were two brothers with very different outlooks on life. The younger brother always saw the good in everything, whereas the older brother couldn't stop complaining. Their lives take very different turns before coming back together at the end of their lives, with a surprising outcome.  This story explores themes such as kindness, family and manifestation. Visit Palace of Stories : https:/...

Once there was a knight who had a crack in his armour, running all the way down his side. He had tried everything to mend it, but without success. One day, however, he stumbled upon a witch who did far more than mend it.... This story explores themes such as healing, authenticity and inner strength. Visit Palace of Stories : https://www.palaceofstories.com

There was a man going to market and he's only got one tin to sell, a small, rusty, empty tin and that's all. And his friends are saying, "is that all you're taking to market?" and he says, "If I can sell this tin then I'll be a rich man, because this tin is magic....." This story explores themes such as death, loss, magic and love. Visit Palace of Stories : https://www.palaceofstories.com

A fisherman finds a mer-boy out at sea, exhausted and far from home. When he helps return to his underwater kingdom, the fisherman is rewarded in unexpected ways! This story explores themes such as storytelling, contribution, interconnection.  Visit Palace of Stories : https://www.palaceofstories.com

A merchant brings home a spice from a distant land that makes everyone crazy with fear! His friend travels to the far south to try and find the remedy.  This story explores themes such as overcoming fear and peace.  Visit Palace of Stories : https://www.palaceofstories.com

One day the little girl left the door of her mouse's cage open and went to school. When the mouse discovers that there's a whole world outside her little cage her response is "Oh wow! Oh wow! Oh wow!" That's all she can say as first an eagle and then an angel take her high into the sky, and then to the centre of the universe, surrounded by countless galaxies. Oh wow, indeed! This story explores th...

A clockmaker receives a visit from an alien wanting to understand what time is. "On my planet" the alien explains, "we do not have time. We live only in the here and now!"  This story explores themes such as living in the present and peace. Visit Palace of Stories : https://www.palaceofstories.com

Once there was a Princess who was so forgetful that when a Peddler comes to town, who meticulously keeps track of all her possessions, the Queen insists that the two switch places until the Princess can find something she'll never forget and always take care of. This story explores themes such as family, authenticity and belonging. Read an article about this story here :  The Peddler and the Princ...

A Girl is astonished when the pictures that she is drawing come to life! The mouse amazes her, the elephant astonishes her, but when she draws a palace she finds her kitchen transformed into the palace kitchen with cooks rushing this way and that. "Get working!" yells one as she hands her a broom!... This story explores themes such as imagination and creativity. Visit Palace of Stories : https://w...

Once there was a King who was jealous of a neighbouring Queen's treasure. He sent his spies to steal some of it, but when they arrive at her palace they find that her treasure is not gold and jewels but wisdom in the form of stories that she tells to her subjects at sumptuous evenings of storytelling! What do his spies do now? This story explores themes such as storytelling, service and spirituali...

One morning the Sun rose upon the earth, and seeing all the children playing upon the earth she felt such love for them that she wanted straight away to tell them. But how to get her message across? This story explores themes such as love, family and God. Visit Palace of Stories : https://www.palaceofstories.com

A retelling of an English Folk Tale. Once two thieves, a man and a woman, met and got married and had a child. But the child had a mysterious affliction which no-one could cure. After travelling to see the finest doctors in Europe they returned to find that the reason for their troubles lay closer to home than they could ever have guessed. This story explores themes such as adventure and magic. Vi...