An original twisted fairytale about the 'talking' cat who gave counsel to the villagers. There are learnings to be extracted and a couple of laughs.

A twisted fairytale follows a talking cat who advises villagers, providing humor and lessons to be learned.

The Cat In The Hut

In this Danish Fairy Tale, a witch rescues two princes from a storm at sea on the condition of receiving their younger (not yet born) brother. Years later, she claims him, and he goes with her as they promised. As the witch sets him to work, he receives help from a white dove...

A witch rescues two princes in a Danish Fairy Tale in exchange for their younger brother, who she later claims and sets to work, aided by a white dove.

The White Dove

Short, funny conversation with God. Good time to reflect on how we can be humble.

Reflect on humility with a short, humorous conversation with God.

Funny Conversation with God

We've meddled a little with the narrative of the famous Hans Christian Anderson Fairy tale ... to make it a bit more fun. And it's read in a gentle, soothing manner with just a hint of irony. Helping you switch off and hopefully smile.

A fun and ironic twist on a famous fairy tale, read in a soothing manner to help you relax and bring a smile to your face.

The Princess & The Pea (Re-Imagined)

A story about our mind and different ways of experiencing it.

Exploring the mind and its diverse experiences.

The Moving Mind

This folk tale recounts the adventures of a prince and his magical black horse.

A prince and his magical black horse embark on adventures in this folk tale.

The Magician's Horse

This brief, classic Zen story, reminds us of the impermanence of experience and the principle that everything will pass. A great reminder that meditation is not about clinging to an experience, but rather observing and allowing an experience to be as it is.

Zen story teaches the impermanence of experience and encourages observing it as it is; not clinging to it.

It Will Pass

An adaptation and creative re-telling of a Swedish Folk tale about the power of a mother's love.

"Swedish Folk tale retold to showcase a mother's love."

The Dancer On The Bridge

A story of the power of unity, respect for nature, and the enduring spirit of communities bound by the threads of love and reverence for the land that sustains them.

A tale of unity, nature respect, and a community's enduring spirit fueled by love and reverence for their sustaining land.

The White River Spirit

This tells the story of a man watching a video of another man (Henry) clearing out his attic. There might be some subliminal suggestions as the listener drifts off to sleep.

A man watches another man clear his attic, possibly inducing subliminal suggestions as the viewer falls asleep.

Henry's Attic

This is a somewhat humorous Zen story about attitude and happiness. Zen has a rich tradition of telling stories so that the listener gathers their own understanding and then apply it to their own life.

Humorous Zen story teaches about attitude and happiness through storytelling tradition, allowing listeners to apply lessons to their own lives.

Two Words Story

The ancient Egyptians learned the secrets to restful, peaceful sleep thousands of years ago. Now you can too!

Learn ancient Egyptian secrets to peaceful sleep.

The Sleep Temples of Ancient Egypt

Listen to this charming story of the enchanted watch and how a young man's friendship with a cat and a dog brings him everything he wants.

A young man's friendship with a cat and a dog is key to obtaining everything he wants in the charming story of the enchanted watch.

The Enchanted Watch

A story about dreaming. Georgia knew she had experienced a good dream but she couldn't remember it, so she tried to recreate the conditions that led to the dream. Maybe she was dreaming about dreaming.

Georgia tries to recreate the conditions of a good dream she can't remember, questioning if she was dreaming about dreaming.

The Lost Dream

This is a Zen story about expectations, pressure, and letting go.

Zen story teaches about releasing expectations and pressure.

The First Principle

Just the old Hans Christian Anderson Fairytale ... tweaked a little and given a tiny twist at the punchline.

A classic Hans Christian Anderson fairytale with a small twist in the punchline, presented in a concise and brief manner.

King's New Clothes (Re-imagined A Bit)

A short story of inspiration to find joy in the simple things. The energy of love is filled through the place of peace by embracing the simple things.

Embrace simplicity and find joy in life through love and peace.

The Simple Things

An emperor had three sons. The oldest went hunting and chased a hare; when it fled into a mill and he followed, it turned into a dragon and ate him. The same thing happened to the second. But, something different happens when the youngest sets out...

Two sons of an emperor are turned into dragons after chasing a hare, but the youngest son encounters a different fate.

The Prince And The Dragon

We try to prove ourselves right to others. Why is that so important to do so. Can we sit with ourselves and be content? When we are content with ourselves there is no need to prove anything to anybody.

Proving ourselves to others is unnecessary when we are content with ourselves, eliminating the need for validation.

The Four Candles

This Zen story is about taking care of yourself first. Zen has a rich tradition of telling stories so that the listener gathers their own understanding and then apply it to their own life.

Zen story emphasizes self-care through self-understanding.

Watch Yourself Story

This romance by Nathaniel Hawthorne is about two young lovers who, after being separated for a number of years, decide to marry in their old age.

Two lovers reunite after years apart and decide to get married in their old age in Nathaniel Hawthorne's romantic novel.

The Wedding Knell

To achieve our goals, it's not always about work hard as we tend to think. Learn to be patient.

Success isn't just about hard work, but also requires patience.

Working Hard - Impatient

Listen to this magical story of how you need to respect the little people and what happens when you don't!

Respect the little people, or face the consequences - a magical story.

The Smoking Chimney

Your life only happens in this moment, in the here and now. Don't wait for rest of your life. Enjoy now.

Live in the present and enjoy it; your life is happening now, not in the future.

Enjoy Every Moment

This Zen story is about perspective. Zen has a rich tradition of telling stories so that the listener gathers their own understanding and then apply it to their own life.

A Zen story emphasizes the importance of perspective, with its tradition of storytelling allowing the listener to draw their own conclusions.

The Other Side Story

Good teachings for those who are super hard on themselves and for those who are impatient. Enjoy!

A helpful read for the self-critical and impatient.

Running After Enlightenment

Listen to the familiar story of Snow White, an evil stepmother, and a chatty mirror.

Snow White, evil stepmother, and a talking mirror - a classic fairytale.

Snow White

Have total control of your dreams with 'The Magic Pillow'. This pillow has the power to allow you to create your very own dream world where possibilities are endless in this enchanting story.

'The Magic Pillow' gives you control of your dreams for an endless world of possibilities in this enchanting story.

The Magic Pillow

An old chest that has collected dust in a garret for many years holds a forgotten story in this tale by L.M. Montgomery.

An old chest in a garret reveals a forgotten story in L.M. Montgomery's tale.

The Old Chest At Wyther Grange

This is a fairytale by the Brothers Grimm. As with many fairytales, it has a nice moral to the story, is somewhat adventurous, it's slightly repetitive and fun to listen to it. Suitable for children 6 and up. Enjoy.

Brothers Grimm fairytale with a moral, adventure, slight repetition, and enjoyable for ages 6+.

King Grisly Beard - The Brothers Grimm

This Zen story is about humility and finding what one needs. Zen has a rich tradition of telling stories so that the listener gathers their own understanding and then apply it to their own life.

"Zen story teaches humility and self-discovery through storytelling tradition."

The Wise Man

This Zen story is about humility and the impermanence of life. Zen has a rich tradition of telling stories so that the listener gathers their own understanding and then apply it to their own life.

Zen story teaches humility and the fleeting nature of life through storytelling, allowing the listener to apply it to their own life.

The Inn Story

The penniless Fortunatus encounters Fortune, who offers him wisdom, strength, health, beauty, long life, and riches. He chooses riches and receives a purse from which he can, at any time, draw ten pieces of gold.

Fortunatus chooses riches over other blessings and receives a magic purse that can provide ten pieces of gold whenever he needs.

Fortunatus

Listen to this famous story of how the boy Arther came to be recognised as the King of all England by pulling the sword out of the stone where no-one else could do it.

Boy becomes King by pulling sword from stone.

King Arthur And The Sword In The Stone

An estranged husband and wife meet by chance at a race track. What does fate have in store?

Estranged couple reunites unexpectedly at race track, leading to uncertain future.

Kismet

A young plain girl finds herself invited to a regal lady's home. It's almost like a fairytale come true. But, like most dreams and fairytales, all is not perfect. Will she be able to put her own pride and vanity aside for the benefit of the lady of the house?

A plain girl goes to a regal lady's house, but must overcome her pride and vanity in this fairytale-like story.

The Green Satin Gown

What is your cup filled with and what will you do about it?

Questioning the contents of one's cup and taking action based on it.

Zen Story - a Cup of Tea

Most precious things in life do not have a price. Be kind, be open :)

Priceless things in life are kindness and openness.

Be Kind Even When You Are Impatient

Another classic tale by Hans Christian Anderson about a man with a flying trunk and his adventures in it....

A man goes on adventures with a flying trunk in this classic tale by Hans Christian Anderson.

The Flying Trunk

Relax and listen to the Story of Princess Hase, a folktale from Old Japan that recounts the early life of a Japanese girl, named Hase, born to the Fujiwara nobility. This is a classic story that introduces the rich world of the Japanese imagination.

"Experience the rich world of Japanese imagination through the classic folktale of Princess Hase, born to the Fujiwara nobility."

The Story Of Princess Hase

An old Scottish tale about a fisherman and his seal-woman bride. His love and her journey home.

Scottish fisherman falls in love with a seal-woman, but she must return home in this ancient tale.

The Selkie Bride

Story that allows us to reflect our own conditioning.

Reflection on personal conditioning through storytelling.

Shark, Bait Fish and You

In an ancient kingdom, a beloved queen's dying wish to the king is to protect their children, Sigurd and Lineik, and choose a wise new queen. But when the king remarries Blauvor, a mysterious woman, she manipulates him, eventually causing harm to his subjects. As suspicions grow, the king prepares for a journey but warns his children to flee if he doesn't return. All is revealed when three robes are weaved by the beautiful Lineik.

A dying queen's wish for her children's protection is jeopardized by the manipulative actions of a mysterious new queen, leading to a shocking revelation.

The Three Robes

How would it be if you could listen to other people's thoughts? Listen to this heartwarming story about what happened when Janet did exactly that, using magical earrings left behind.

Janet discovers the power of magical earrings that let her hear other people's thoughts and uses them to help others in a heartwarming story.

Earrings on the Underground

Friendships are very precious, please take care of them.

Value your friendships, they are priceless.

Know your boundaries with friends

There's always a moral in the Aesop fables. This story has no hares and no tortoises ... but the same moral. Like Aesop's original it's short and to the point and as you listen and identify with the characters you might notice the lesson.

This story has a moral like Aesop's fables, despite lacking hares and tortoises, and is short and relatable.

The Hare & The Tortoise (Re-Imagined)

A young boy discovers a magic pound coin on the cobbled streets of London. This coin holds the power to grant one single wish. But what does this young boy wish for?

A London boy finds a magic coin to grant one wish, leaving readers wondering what he will wish for.

The Magic Pound Coin in London

You may not be able to make a difference in the world but you can make a difference in someone's world.

Make a difference in someone's world, even if you can't change the world.

Making a Difference in the World

A fairy tale from Andrew Lang's "The Lilac Fairy Book" about three princes, three princesses, three crowns, two giants, and some magical adventures.

Magical adventures ensue as three princes, three princesses, and three crowns find themselves facing giants in a fairy tale from "The Lilac Fairy Book."

The Three Crowns

A story about assertiveness, and how to flow with the moment rather than worrying.

Learn to be assertive and go with the flow, instead of worrying, in this story.

Bedtime Stories: Stories