Welcome to Season 3 of Dragonfly Tales, a story podcast for children (and grown ups) of all ages.

This episode, we are celebrating the Spring and Easter.  There are many wonderful celebrations happening around the world at this time of year.  You can find out about them HERE.

Leo shares a lovely story about peace and friendship.  You can read the original in Margaret Read Macdonald's wonderful book 'Peace Tales'.

If you would like to tell a tale on the podcast, have a practise at telling a 5minute folktale.  Then you can record it for us (an iPhone works great if you place it on a flat surface and keep one hands width away from the microphone).  You can send it to us by emailing it to [email protected] and we will have a listen.

Emily's story is a Greek Myth about how the seasons came to be.  It is the story of Persephone and the Pomegranate seeds and we love it.  If you would like to read more about Greek Myths, you can do so HERE.

If you would like a SHOUT OUT, or to tell a tale on the podcast, the best thing to do is join the Dragonfly Tales story chat on Facebook.  However, if you don't use Facebook, you can email us at [email protected] and we will try our best to give you a shout out.

And If you would like to donate a little something towards our podcast, we would be so grateful.  You can donate to Dragonfly Tales Podcast by clicking here: DONATE

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Art by Light Creative
Sound effects by Zapsplat

Welcome to Season 3 of Dragonfly Tales, a story podcast for children (and grown ups) of all ages.

This week, we don't have a guest teller and we really need you! 

 If you would like to tell a tale on the podcast, have a practise at telling a 5minute folktale.  Then you can record it for us (an iPhone works great if you place it on a flat surface and keep one hands width away from the microphone).  You can send it to us by emailing it to [email protected] and we will have a listen.

Our story this episode, is from Ukraine - a wonder tale from the mystical Carpathian mountains.  Ukraine has a rich history of folk tales and fairy tales, handed down by word of mouth. If you would like to read more stories from Ukraine you can do so HERE.

If you would like a SHOUT OUT this season, then you can get in touch with us HERE or in our Dragonfly Tales Podcast Group, telling us your first name, your age and your town.

And if you like our podcast, please leave us a review (Apple is great).

If you would like to donate to the Ukrainian Humanitarian Crisis you can do so HERE.

And if you would like to donate a little something towards our podcast, we would be so grateful.  You can donate to Dragonfly Tales Podcast by clicking here: DONATE

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Storytelling by Emily Hanna-Grazebrook at Dragonfly Tales
Produced by Andy Grazebrook
Art by Light Creative
Ukrainian Lullaby by Paul Hankinson
Sound effects by Zapsplat

Welcome to Season 3 of Dragonfly Tales, a story podcast for children (and grown ups) of all ages.

This week's guest teller is Camden, who is 11, from Denver Colorado in the USA.  Listen to this brilliant version of Goldilocks and the three Bears.

 If you would like to tell a tale on the podcast, have a practise at telling a 5minute folktale.  Then you can record it for us (an iPhone works great if you place it on a flat surface and keep one hands width away from the microphone).  You can send it to us by emailing it to [email protected] and we will have a listen.

Our story this episode, is about one of our favourite tricksters - ANANSI!

 The Anansi stories were first told by the Ashanti people in Ghana, a country in West Africa.  They were not written but passed down through telling from generation to generation.  Until they had spread far and wide.  They spread across oceans to the Caribbean – they crossed continents and are now told all over the world.

If you would like a SHOUT OUT, or to tell a tale on the podcast, the best thing to do is join the Dragonfly Tales story chat on Facebook.  However, if you don't use Facebook, you can email us at [email protected] and we will try our best to give you a shout out.

And If you would like to donate a little something towards our podcast, we would be so grateful.  You can donate to Dragonfly Tales Podcast by clicking here: DONATE

You can follow us on:

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Thanks for listening!
 
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Storytelling, songs and music by Dragonfly Tales
Produced by Andy Grazebrook
Art by Light Creative
Sound effects by Zapsplat
Teddy Bears Waltz by Kevin MacLeod

Welcome to Season 3 of Dragonfly Tales, a story podcast for children (and grown ups) of all ages.

Thank you so much for being patient with us this week - we had some naughty gremlins at work and had to re-do the recording . Gah!!
However, we are so happy with this episode, as it features the lovely Kaila from California, who shares her tale of How the Sea became Salty.  She is just BRILLIANT!

 If you would like to tell a tale on the podcast, have a practise at telling a 5minute folktale.  Then you can record it for us (an iPhone works great if you place it on a flat surface and keep one hands width away from the microphone).  You can send it to us by emailing it to [email protected] and we will have a listen.

Our story this episode takes us to ancient Egypt, land of pharaohs, gods, desert, hieroglyphs and the river Nile. 

And a goddess who will not rest until her loved one is restored to her. 
The story is a bout death, but also about life.  The ancient Egyptians honoured and preserved their dead, believing that they would be reunited in the Afterlife.  If you want to find out more about the Ancient Egyptians, you can do so HERE.

If you would like a SHOUT OUT, or to tell a tale on the podcast, the best thing to do is join the Dragonfly Tales story chat on Facebook.  However, if you don't use Facebook, you can email us at [email protected] and we will try our best to give you a shout out.

And If you would like to donate a little something towards our podcast, we would be so grateful.  You can donate to Dragonfly Tales Podcast by clicking here: DONATE

You can follow us on:

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Thanks for listening!
 
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Storytelling, songs and music by Dragonfly Tales
Produced by Andy Grazebrook
Art by Light Creative
Sound effects by Zapsplat
Extra Music by TihanaMusic - Soulpacifica,  Free Music Earth and WombatNoisesAudio
Sound effects by Zapsplat

Welcome to Season 3 of Dragonfly Tales, a story podcast for children (and grown ups) of all ages.

We are really looking forward to welcoming some new YOUNG guest tellers to the podcast.  If you would like to tell a tale on the podcast, have a practise at telling a 5minute folktale.  Then you can record it for us (an iPhone works great if you place it on a flat surface and keep one hands width away from the microphone).  You can send it to us by emailing it to [email protected] and we will have a listen.

Our story this episode features a very famous hero from English Legend - Robin Hood!

There have been many stories and films about Robin Hood and his band of Merry Men. Most are based in Nottinghamshire, sharing the story of him stealing from the rich to give to the poor.   If you want to find out more about Robin and his Merry Men, you can do so HERE.

If you would like a SHOUT OUT, or to tell a tale on the podcast, the best thing to do is join the Dragonfly Tales story chat on Facebook.  However, if you don't use Facebook, you can email us at [email protected] and we will try our best to give you a shout out.

And If you would like to donate a little something towards our podcast, we would be so grateful.  You can donate to Dragonfly Tales Podcast by clicking here: DONATE

You can follow us on:

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Thanks for listening!
 
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Storytelling, songs and music by Dragonfly Tales
Produced by Andy Grazebrook
Art by Light Creative
Sound effects by Zapsplat

Welcome to Season 3 of Dragonfly Tales, a story podcast for children (and grown ups) of all ages.

Next here in the UK is National Storytelling Week!  If you want to join in the story fun, you can visit the Society for Storytelling Website – they have lots of fun story activities for you.  

You can also support their brilliant work by donating to their crowd funder and keep the art of oral storytelling going strong.  Hurray!

Our guest teller this week is the wonderful Carl Merry - who joined us for Season 2.  
Carl was once  a teacher and ran storytelling clubs and story days in schools to engage children with storytelling.  

He’s been a professional storyteller for over 20yrs, and has performed at loads of festivals, theatres, community groups and schools across the country.  He’s performed in medieval costume too at re-enactment days.  He loves the history and folklore of Essex and has devised lots of stories about ancient burial grounds, witch trials.

You can find out more about Carl at his website HERE.

Our story comes all the way from India! It’s a type of story very popular in India, where the parts of the story are connected to each other, like the links in a chain - a chain story!

If you would like a SHOUT OUT, or to tell a tale on the podcast, the best thing to do is join the Dragonfly Tales story chat on Facebook.  However, if you don't use Facebook, you can email us at [email protected] and we will try our best to give you a shout out.

And If you would like to donate a little something towards our podcast, we would be so grateful.  You can donate to Dragonfly Tales Podcast by clicking here: DONATE

You can follow us on:

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Thanks for listening!
 
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Storytelling, songs and music by Dragonfly Tales
Produced by Andy Grazebrook
Art by Light Creative
Sound effects by Zapsplat
Celtic Soul Music by Solas

Welcome to Season 3 of Dragonfly Tales, a story podcast for children (and grown ups) of all ages.

Happy New Year to all our wonderful listeners!  We hope that 2022 is a great year for you.

We have two lovely stories for you and in this episode we welcome back guest storyteller Rachel Ann Harding.

She is a traditional storyteller and musician, passionate about myth, and traditional tales. In 2018 she performed at the National Storytelling Festival in Jonesborough, TN and is the creator and producer of the Story Story Podcast, featuring wonderful tellers and tales from around the world (including us!).  Rachel's story is an old folktale from Ireland.

Our story has many many versions all around the world - Africa, Malaysia, Korea - but this is a Japanese version of the story.  It features the Hare of Inaba, who is in other Japanese tales.  In this story, the clever little hare gets the better of some snappy crocodiles.

If you would like a SHOUT OUT, or to tell a tale on the podcast, the best thing to do is join the Dragonfly Tales story chat on Facebook.  However, if you don't use Facebook, you can email us at [email protected] and we will try our best to give you a shout out.

And If you would like to donate a little something towards our podcast, we would be so grateful.  You can donate to Dragonfly Tales Podcast by clicking here: DONATE

You can follow us on:

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Thanks for listening!
 
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Storytelling, songs and music by Dragonfly Tales
Produced by Andy Grazebrook
Art by Light Creative
Sound effects by Zapsplat

Welcome to Season 3 of Dragonfly Tales, a story podcast for children (and grown ups) of all ages.

It's the Holidays and it's Christmas Eve tomorrow! Hurray! We hope you enjoy this special episode to celebrate this special time of year.

Our first story is from Leo, who brings us the long awaited return of CINDERELLA: Assassination Santa - The Revenge of the Elves. Leo really really enjoyed coming up with part two of this story. We hope you love it too!

Our second story is from Norway, where they take their trolls very seriously! It's an old folktale, with lots of different versions. But we hope you like our little version. You can find out more about this story HERE.

Finally, we have a lovely seasonal poem for you, 'A Visit from St Nicholas' , more commonly known as ''Twas the Night Before Christmas' penned by Clement Clarke Moore in 1837. 

We read this poem every Christmas Eve and it makes us feel all warm and happy inside.

If you would like a SHOUT OUT, or to tell a tale on the podcast, the best thing to do is join the Dragonfly Tales story chat on Facebook. However, if you don't use Facebook, you can email us at [email protected] and we will try our best to give you a shout out.

And If you would like to donate a little something towards our podcast, we would be so grateful. You can donate to Dragonfly Tales Podcast by clicking here: DONATE

You can follow us on:

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Thanks for listening!

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Storytelling, songs and music by Dragonfly Tales

Produced by Andy Grazebrook

Art by Light Creative

Sound effects by Zapsplat

Music by Free Music Archive

Welcome to Season 3 of Dragonfly Tales, a story podcast for children (and grown ups) of all ages.

It's December!  The Christmas trees are up and it's cold outside.  We hope you're looking forward to the holidays.

Our first story comes from guest teller Belinda McKenna Bicknell, also known as the Steampunk Storyteller!
Belinda spends her life in story land with people of all ages, sharing all types of stories. She particularly likes telling stories in her beautiful Mongolian yurt known as The Curious House of Stories which travels around the country making new friends wherever it goes.

Belinda shares a lovely story about a very special little bird who brings warmth to the world.

If you would like to find out more about Belinda, you can check out her website HERE.

As it's Panto season here, our story is a classic tale about a rather splendid pussy cat -
Puss in Boots!  There are lots of versions of the brilliant fairy tale, but we really like ours.  We hope you do too!

If you would like a SHOUT OUT, or to tell a tale on the podcast, the best thing to do is join the Dragonfly Tales story chat on Facebook.  However, if you don't use Facebook, you can email us at [email protected] and we will try our best to give you a shout out.

And If you would like to donate a little something towards our podcast, we would be so grateful.  You can donate to Dragonfly Tales Podcast by clicking here: DONATE

You can follow us on:

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Thanks for listening!
 
Theme Music by Leo Grazebrook on GarageBand
Storytelling, songs and music by Dragonfly Tales
Produced by Andy Grazebrook
Art by Light Creative
Sound effects by Zapsplat

Welcome to Season 3 of Dragonfly Tales, a story podcast for children (and grown ups) of all ages.

This episode is brought to you from County Antrim in Northern Ireland. We stayed at the wonderful Ballyeamon Barn and explored all the magical sites of the Glens of Antrim. We saw the Fairy Thorn tree from Season1 Episode 5 and The Giant's Causeway from our very first episode. Leo even sang the song on the actual Causeway - you can see it in our Facebook Group.

The Barn is home to master storyteller Liz Weir MBE. Liz is the storyteller in residence for Northern Ireland's libraries. She has been telling tales for over forty years and there isn't much she doesn't know about stories! 

Liz is a wonderful host and was kind enough to do a little interview with Leo and tell a story from her fabulous book 'Here There and Everywhere'.

If you would like to find out more about Liz, you can check out her website HERE.

You can also find out more about the wonderful place Liz lives in this TV show HERE.

Our story is an old Celtic folktale about a very brave girl - The Lass who went out at the Cry of Dawn. We absolutely love the version by Sorche Nic Leodhas, and you can find it in this brilliant book 'Womenfolk and Fairy Tales'.

If you would like a SHOUT OUT, or to tell a tale on the podcast, the best thing to do is join the Dragonfly Tales story chat on Facebook. However, if you don't use Facebook, you can email us at [email protected] and we will try our best to give you a shout out.

And If you would like to donate a little something towards our podcast, we would be so grateful. You can donate to Dragonfly Tales Podcast by clicking here: DONATE

You can follow us on:

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Thanks for listening!

Theme Music by Leo Grazebrook on GarageBand

Storytelling, songs and music by Dragonfly Tales

Produced by Andy Grazebrook

Art by Light Creative

Sound effects by Zapsplat