Dragonfly Tales

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

This episode, we celebrate Leo's end of his first EVER exams. And he has chosen to tell a brilliant Anansi story. Our listeners know Anansi well, as a naughty trickster from the ancient tales of West Africa. The tales travelled across the ocean to the Caribbean and on then throughout the whole world.

If you want to know more about Anansi and the Ashanti people, you can do so HERE.

Emily's story is a tale that was collected by the famous Brothers Grimm, from Germany. The brothers travelled about, listening to stories that they heard people telling. They collected them and put them in books. You can find out more about the Brothers Grimm HERE.  

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.

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Theme Music by Leo Grazebrook on GarageBand

Storytelling and songs by Emily Hanna-Grazebrook 

Guitar & Production by Andy Grazebrook

Art by Light Creative

Sound effects by Uppbeat

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

This episode, we welcome our guest teller Maria Gillen, from County Cork in Ireland. Maria is a great friend and a fabulous teller of tales. She loves stories of magic, healing and old wisdom and has told to big crowds and small. Maria is also the storyteller in residence at the Kerry Writer's Museum. If you want to see more of Maria telling you can do so HERE.

Our story is a tale from Sweden about a clever lad who outwits a water sprite. Swedish folklore is full of fairies, sprites, trolls and other magical beings. You can find out more HERE.

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.

Remember to join us over on Patreon. You also get early access, AD FREE episodes, bonus content, videos and birthday shout outs!! So hop on over and help to support us. 

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Thanks for listening!

Theme Music by Leo Grazebrook on GarageBand

Storytelling and songs by Emily Hanna-Grazebrook 

Guitar & Production by Andy Grazebrook

Art by Light Creative

Sound effects by Uppbeat

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

This episode, we learn about Leo's top five Inventors and Discoverers. Here they are! Click on their names to learn more!

5. Marie Curie

4. Patricia Bath

3. Ada Lovelace

2. Nikola Tesla

1. Leonardo Da Vinci

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 is a very old Myth from Ireland about a King with a very big secret. There are lots of variations on this tale but there is a great version in The O'Brien Book of Irish Fairy Tales.

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Theme Music by Leo Grazebrook on GarageBand

Storytelling and songs by Emily Hanna-Grazebrook 

Guitar & Production by Andy Grazebrook

Art by Light Creative

Sound effects by Uppbeat

Medieval Music by Silverman Sound

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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.

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Theme Music by Leo Grazebrook on GarageBand

Storytelling and songs by Emily Hanna-Grazebrook 

Guitar & Production by Andy Grazebrook

Art by Light Creative

Sound effects by Uppbeat

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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.

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Thanks for listening!

Theme Music by Leo Grazebrook on GarageBand

Storytelling and songs by Emily Hanna-Grazebrook 

Guitar & Production by Andy Grazebrook

Art by Light Creative

Sound effects by Uppbeat

Ukrainian Lullaby by Paul Hankinson

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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.

Remember to join us over on Patreon. You also get early access, AD FREE episodes, bonus content, videos and birthday shout outs!! So hop on over and help to support us. 

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Thanks for listening!

Theme Music by Leo Grazebrook on GarageBand

Storytelling and songs by Emily Hanna-Grazebrook 

Guitar & Production by Andy Grazebrook

Art by Light Creative

Sound effects by Uppbeat

Teddy Bears Waltz by Kevin MacLeod

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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 about 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.

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Theme Music by Leo Grazebrook on GarageBand

Storytelling and songs by Emily Hanna-Grazebrook 

Guitar & Production by Andy Grazebrook

Art by Light Creative

Sound effects by Uppbeat

Extra Music by TihanaMusic - Soulpacifica, Free Music Earth and WombatNoisesAudio

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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.

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Theme Music by Leo Grazebrook on GarageBand

Storytelling and songs by Emily Hanna-Grazebrook 

Guitar & Production by Andy Grazebrook

Art by Light Creative

Sound effects by Uppbeat

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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!

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Theme Music by Leo Grazebrook on GarageBand

Storytelling and songs by Emily Hanna-Grazebrook 

Guitar & Production by Andy Grazebrook

Art by Light Creative

Sound effects by Uppbeat

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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.

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Theme Music by Leo Grazebrook on GarageBand

Storytelling and songs by Emily Hanna-Grazebrook 

Guitar & Production by Andy Grazebrook

Art by Light Creative

Sound effects by Uppbeat

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