Ideal to take your mind off things.... why not listen to this sweet story of how young Tim the Water-Rat finds that maybe his parents know more than he realizes! It all comes good in the end, though, with a little help from kind friends.

Young Tim learns to appreciate the wisdom of his parents with the help of some kind friends in this heartwarming tale.

Tim Minds the Shop

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

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 king’s children are cursed by their jealous stepmother, who transforms his six sons into swans using enchanted shirts. Their sister escapes and, to break the spell, must remain silent for six years while sewing six shirts from star-flowers—without speaking or laughing once.

Jealous stepmother curses king's sons to be swans, sister breaks spell by sewing shirts from star-flowers without speaking or laughing for six years.

The Six Swans

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

Fall asleep and fall in love with one of the most romantic love stories ever told. Set in County Clare, Ireland, this story will have you madly in love not only with its characters but also with this beautiful country.

Romantic love story set in County Clare, Ireland will captivate and enchant readers with its unforgettable characters and stunning setting.

An Irish Love Story

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

Exploring the mind and its diverse experiences.

The Moving Mind

A fun story of how two different animals in the Amazon outwitted the Jaguar....beautifully written and ideal to take your mind off things. A classic tale from Rudyard Kipling's Just-So stories about how Armadilloes came to be as they are.

Discover the origin of Armadilloes in Rudyard Kipling's "Just-So Stories" in this enchanting tale.

The Beginning of the Armadillos

Listen to this beautiful story by Oscar Wilde of an act of spontaneous generosity and kindness that brought wonderful rewards to the giver.

Oscar Wilde's tale of spontaneous generosity and kindness brings wonderful rewards to the giver.

The Model Millionaire

Welcome to the town of Mallow. This charming Irish town holds a lot of magic within its moonlight. Drift off to sleep and listen to this story that has captivated this Irish town for a lifetime.

Discover the magic of Mallow, an Irish town filled with captivating stories and enchanting moonlit nights.

Magic Moonlight In Ireland

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

Toads & Diamonds is a French fairy tale by Charles Perrault that was originally titled 'The Fairies.' It tells the story of a grumpy widow and her two daughters. The older daughter Elspeth is also bad-tempered and arrogant, and because she is so much like her mother, she is the favoured daughter. Rose, the youngest daughter, was kind and beautiful much like her late father, and as a result, was mistreated by her mother.

French fairy tale "Toads & Diamonds" by Charles Perrault follows mistreatment of kind daughter Rose by her grumpy widow mother and sister.

Toads and Diamonds

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

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

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

Another story to take you to another magical world, where the camel's unwillingness to work has unexpected consequences! A great way to unplug and forget whatever's bothering you.

Escape to a magical world where a lazy camel's refusal to work leads to unexpected consequences, offering a perfect distraction from everyday worries.

How the Camel got his Hump

Let me introduce you to 'The Most Beautiful Man in the World'. He is not only pleasing to look at, but he's got a warmth about him that you will feel in this story. Fall in love and fall asleep to this heartfelt story about connection, romance, and purpose.

Meet 'The Most Beautiful Man in the World' in this heartwarming story of love, connection, and purpose that will capture your heart and soul.

The Most Beautiful Man In The World

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

Listen to this classic story by Rudyard Kipling about how the Dog, the Horse, the Cow, and finally the Cat came to be tamed, and how the cat's cleverness meant that he got what he wanted.

Rudyard Kipling's classic tale about taming animals and the clever cat who outsmarts them all.

The Cat Who Walked by Himself

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

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

Welcome to this magical forest. Drift off to sleep as the trees in this land sing you to sleep.

Enter enchanted forest where trees lull you to sleep with their melodic songs.

The Feelgood Forest

A magician is saved from wolves in a forest by a young man. The magician gives him rewards which he uses when the time is right!

Magician saved by man in forest, rewards given and used wisely.

The Gifts Of The Magician

We all know the story of Cinderella. But you don't know this version! She's fierce, she's confident, and she writes her own story!

Modern twist on Cinderella: confident, fierce, and takes control of her own destiny in this fresh reimagining of the classic fairy tale.

Cinderella's Choice

In this L. Frank Baum story, a wealthy young lady who wants a career on the stage consults a wise old chemist who dabbles in magic. He prepares some magic candies in five flavors that will endow the eater with the talents of dancing, singing, elocution, piano playing and high kicking. But, they fall into other hands before she can eat them...

A young lady seeks a stage career with magic candies that grant talents, but they end up in the wrong hands before she can use them.

The Magic Bon Bons

Ideal to take you out of your cares and concerns....a cute, whimsical story of how the rhinoceros got to be so wrinkly and bad-tempered! by Rudyard Kipling from the Just-so stories.

Discover the tale of the grumpy, wrinkly rhinoceros in Rudyard Kipling's Just-so stories.

How the Rhinoceros Got his Skin

A queen, desperate for eternal youth, sends a servant girl on a quest for a magical apple tree. But when greed drives the queen to demand the unthinkable, the girl must choose—obey or risk everything to protect the magic. Cover image by Mariola Grobelska, Unsplash

Queen sends servant for magical apple tree, but greed threatens magic. Girl must choose obey or protect magic.

The Girl and the Golden Apples

Two royal brothers are born with mystical signs—one with a radiant sun on his chest, the other with a rose—and are secretly raised in hiding after their mother, Princess Briane, is separated from their father, the Emperor Trebatius. The elder, known as the Knight of the Sun, is adventurous and strong-willed, and after a mishap on a river, he is carried far away....

Royal brothers with mystical signs are raised in hiding, one adventurous and strong-willed, separated from their parents and carried far away.

The Knight of the Sun

Another classic fairy tale from the Grimms Brothers' catalog.

Classic fairy tale by the Grimm Brothers.

The Elves & The Shoemaker

Fall in love with this story about a gardener who is greeted by the most beautiful woman. This woman appears in his garden, but is it love at first sight?

A gardener encounters a stunning woman in his garden, sparking a potential love story.

A Gardener's Promise

A poor fisherman catches a magical golden fish who offers to transform his humble life in exchange for secrecy.

A poor fisherman catches a magical golden fish that promises a better life in exchange for keeping it a secret.

The Golden Lads

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

A fun, imaginative story ideal to transport you to another place. In this classic story - which my mother used to read to me - you'll hear how Elephant's Child went on an adventure to find out what the Crocodile had for dinner, and came back with a very useful trunk!

Elephant's Child goes on adventure to learn what Crocodile eats, returns with useful trunk in classic story from childhood.

How the Elephant got his Trunk

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)

In this classic Korean fairy tale, a turtle tells tall tales to some fish, but a rabbit is wise to his plan.

Korean fairy tale: turtle deceives fish with tall tales, but rabbit catches on.

Rabbit's Eyes

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 story will transport you to the fanciful story of how kangaroos came to look so different from any other animal - a wonderful way to forget all your worries and concerns and immerse yourself in Rudyard Kipling's imagination.

Dive into a whimsical tale of kangaroos' unique appearance in Rudyard Kipling's enchanting story, escaping everyday worries.

Old Man Kangaroo by Rudyard Kipling

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

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

Listen to this classic by Oscar Wilde about how the Selfish Giant learns to love again, and brings summer back into his garden and love back into his heart.

Oscar Wilde's "The Selfish Giant" tells the story of a giant who learns to love again, bringing back summer and warmth into his heart.

The Selfish Giant

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

This short story by Sarah Knowles Bolton tells of two childhood friends whom everyone assumed were destined to be married. But, fate led them in different directions. Would they find their way back again?

Childhood friends believed to be destined for marriage take different paths, but fate may bring them back together in Sarah Bolton's story.

A Country Idyl

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

Zen story teaches about releasing expectations and pressure.

The First Principle

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

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

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

If you're like me, you love a good fairytale. The Brothers Grimm are classic. I grew up listening to my mother recite old fairytales from a huge, hardcover book. It was beautifully illustrated and filled with a script font. This particular tale is about a horse who gets put out by his owner because he's too old. A fox helps the horse get back into his nice warm stall by fooling the farmer. This is one of the gentler Grimm stories.

A horse and fox team up in a gentle Grimm fairytale about getting back into the warm stable.

The Fox & The Horse by The Grimms

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

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.

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