This version of the famous tale of Aladdin’s Lamp is adapted indirectly from the 1001 Arabian Nights, and sticks a bit more closely to the original story than the Disney version. There is still a magic lamp, a genie, and lots of excitement.

Aladdin’s Lamp

This week’s episode was entirely used by one of Rudyard Kipling’s “just so” stories, which explain how things came to be. This one explore the origin of one of the cat’s distinctive personality traits. After listening, perhaps all things will be alike to you. Enjoy.

The Cat That Walked By Himself

Theo the Monkey visited us again on Storynory & Mory this week, with a fun tale about how Theo outwits the new, mean-spirited head zookeeper. Tevi is on her way to England and Wales on a quest to find Prince Bertie, and by way of background for listeners provided the story of St. David of Wales. What will Tevi do if she finds Prince Bertie? Will she kiss him and turn back into a prince? Keep an eye on KTNA’s Facebook page for updates. Meanwhile, enjoy the stories!

The Zoo That Bit Back

St. David of Wales

This week on Storynory & Mory, we had a stinky story featuring our favorite frog prince Bertie. He has to save his father’s garden party from a stink bomb to be launched by the lovely princess Beatrice’s evil stepmother. Speaking of Bertie, after next week our hosts are off for a few weeks to Britain to see if they can meet Bertie. If you have any questions or comments for the frog, or Natasha, or anyone else at Storynory, please write to storynory [at] ktna [dot] org and we will get the answers or pass the messages along. Meanwhile, here is a link to the story:

Agent Bertie

This week on Storynory & Mory, we have fun with Prince Bertie and his pet lion Tiddles, and then listen to an Aesop fable about lions and some of the smaller creatures which a lioness learns to respect. If hearing about Bertie’s lion gets your thoughts churning about what kind of pet you would like to have (or the most exotic pet that you have actually owned), please send us a note about it at storynory [at] ktna [dot] org. We’ll share your exotic pet ideas and experiences next week on the show.

Bertie and the Lion

The Lioness and the Small Respect

We hope you enjoyed this week’s stories, and that you are all trying to imagine what your cat, dog, or hamster would say after listening to Katie and the Cat Who Talked. Would they be gossips too? When we are able, we like to pair the original Storynory stories with traditional fairytales, as we did this week by including Hans Christian Andersen’s The Flying Trunk. If you missed them on the show, be sure to listen at these links. Enjoy!

We played two stories this evening. First, we finished up the story of Katie’s missing spellbook with The Wizard Who Stole Katie’s Spells. Then, to prepare for Saint Patrick’s Day on Saturday, we joined Natasha for a quick overview of the legends surrounding the patron saint of Ireland. The Lunchbag Lizard was back for a final appearance – this colorful character in Ronno songs was finally caught on the Yes I Can! album, but it turned out the lizard is a lot of fun and the kids let him go!

The young witch Katie has lost her spellbook – or rather, it was stolen! Can you guess who did it (without looking ahead on the Storynory website)? Write us and let us know at our local KTNA Storynory & Mory e-mail address, storynory [at] ktna [dot] org. Also, we posed a challenge: if you could do magic, what mischief would you cause at school? Let us know before next week and we will read your submission on the air, anonymously if you wish. Need inspiration? Listen to the story at this link:

The Witch Who Lost Her Spells

We will play Part II of this story next week, along with Part III of the Lunchbag Lizard saga. These songs are by Ronno from a series of fun children’s albums he produced under the Kimbo label. Listen in next week for both conclusions.

Some basic folk story concepts are the same no matter where you go. Listen to this Grimm Brothers tale that is mostly not about a white snake (despite its title) and an ancient Japanese tale to find out how people who exhibit great virtue are able to overcome impossible challenges.

The White Snake

The Samurai and the Tea Master