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The Stories We TellJust So stories for kids by Rudyard KiplingThe Elephant’s child: Hello hello my lovely people! How are you today? I was about to ‘Hope you’re well’ you and then realised that it’s the last thing you want to hear if you’re not that well. So all i just want to say that I’m so happy if you’re well but equally I feel you if you’re not that well and that it’s ok to feel like that. Be kind to yourself please - no one is here to judge so just please take some time out to live yourself, unwind and perhaps listen t...2022-01-251h 02
The Stories We TellVikramaditya - Amar Chitra Katha series -Hello hello lovely people! I hope you are all well and keeping warm if you, like me, are in the U.K because it is freezing at the moment!! Nothing helps me feel better than reading a book so I thought I would continue with the Amar Chitra Katha series and give you a glimpse of the beloved publication we grew up reading! Today’s story is about a valiant, just and honourable young prince who went on to become an extraordinary powerful and successful king whose empire extended beyond the Hindu Kush mountains. I hope you enjoy hearing this st...2022-01-2025 min
The Stories We TellRaman the Matchless Wit - Amar Chitra Katha seriesHello earthlings!!! How are we all? I would like to take this opportunity to wish you all a happy happy new year and I hope that 2022 brings you good health, abundance (of all the good things) and sees you doing all the things you didn’t, couldn’t or weren’t able to do. I honestly cannot believe that this is my first episode after May 2021 - in many ways, 2021 felt so much more difficult for so many more reasons and motivation was at an all time low. I hope to remedy all that and publish more regularly! For now though...2022-01-1823 min
The Stories We TellThe Flute Player by Ruskin BondWhen the heart is heavy and I am lost, I head for the love and comfort of the only place I know outside of my Mama’s welcoming arms - books. They hug me in their warmth and offer me solace and when it’s a book written by my all time favourite other Bond, Ruskin Bond, it’s all the more special. As I think and pray for my country, reading his words allows me to feel closer to my homeland, even when I’m thousands of miles away. Wishing that all this ends soon and that there is light at...2021-05-0825 min
The Stories We TellThe It-Doesn’t-Matter-Suit by Sylvia PlathHello lovely folks!! Hope you’ve been well. There seems to be light at the end of the COVID tunnel it appears, hallelujah! 🙏🙏🙏😍😍🌺🌺 Thank you Lord! Today we are going to pay tribute to the incredibly talented Sylvia Plath who has given the world of literature some spectacular gems. It is so tragic that she passed on so young but today I want to remember her with fondness and heaps of joy as I re-read this most wonderful story about fitting in, that is applicable to both children and adults alike, as a dedication to one of Ani’s besties and one of my favourite g...2021-03-2228 min
The Stories We TellMyths from across the worldHappy World Book Day lovely earthlings! There’s so much I want to say on this hallowed day but for now all I will say is stay calm and read on, in this case, listen on! I hope you find magic in places you least expect and on that note, here are some stories of magical mythology from across the world. The first two episodes from Anita Nair’s brilliantly written and compiled Magical Indian myths ❤️❤️⚡️⚡️ and the first episode has a mystery guest from the USA 😄😄 I hope you enjoy it! Stay safe, stay healthy, make magical memories and carry on reading!! #worldb...2021-03-0454 min
The Stories We TellThe Ship of Shadows by Maria Kuzniar - Part 4Hello all smalls and not so smalls of God’s wide and wonderful world. I hope you’re well. I hope you know that it’s ok even if everything isn’t hunky dory and I hope you know it’s much more than ok if you need to reset the clock and just re-start a task or re-look at something differently. I don’t want to give you advice but I just hope that you don’t forget to take care of yourself, peel yourself away from the screen, get at least 30 minutes of outdoor exercise, eat and drink well and read...2021-01-172h 03
The Stories We TellThe Ship of Shadows by Maria Kuzniar - Part 3Hello lovely people! How have you all been doing? Have you been following this swashbuckling adventure with an all girls pirate gang!! There’s lots of thrills and drills and not a moment goes by when you can just chill cos you never know what lies ahead! Part 3 of reading this fabulous book has dropped so make sure you’re up to speed and finish Part 2 pronto! Have a wonderful day ya’ll, stay safe, keep your love for books burning strong and don’t forget to find your own stories ! Toodles 💕💕⭐️🙏🏆📚📚2021-01-152h 25
The Stories We TellRanji’s Wonderful Bat from At School with Ruskin BondHelllo lovely folks and happy Thank-God-it’s-not-Monday-and-just-two-days-from-being-Friday :-))) 💥🤣🤣💪🏼💪🏼👍🏼👍🏼 Hope you are keeping your spirits up and finding things that spark joy and love in your hearts to keep you going during this time that seems to be an extension of another (lockdown) time except with no real clarity :-) But hey ho, we plough on and think of happy things and today’s definitely a day to rejoice as it’s the 9th birthday of a dear friend’s daughter who is my daughter’s namesake and one of my favourite little people in this world 💕💕💕😍😍 So naturally, this story is dedicated to you darling Anika. Happy birthday sweethea...2021-01-1324 min
The Stories We TellThe Ship of Shadows by Maria Kuzniar - Part 2Hola folks! Hope you’re enjoying your weekend and the kids and you managed to get some fresh air, exercise, time to rejuvenate with books or just some mindless entertainment on the telly :-) Have you had a chance to listen to Part 1 of the fascinating Ship of Shadows? Well I hope you have and and are now set for Part 2 where a lot more adventure awaits!! If you haven’t started the book yet, you needn’t worry - the stories are all still here and all neatly tucked away in this podcast for you to enjoy whenever you can! I...2021-01-091h 33
The Stories We TellThe Ship of Shadows by Maria Kuzniar - Part 1Hello lovely earthlings!!! Hope you’re well!! New year new audio book!!! Yes! Joy of joys 🤗🤗🤗🙏🙏💕💕📚📚🏆🏆 Anikka got this book for her 10th birthday (one of the many she was lucky to be gifted! 🙏🙏🤗) so to celebrate the start of 2021 and The Stories we Tell reaching 10K plays, we started with a new book rather than just a story. Yes, you heard that right, one of your favourite kids’ stories podcasts was played over 10,000 times so this post is to give you wonderful listeners a huge shout out and say a gargantuan THANK YOU to each one of you from the bottom of my heart! 🙏🙏🤗🤗 Thank you to the...2021-01-072h 09
The Stories We TellStephen Hawking - Cosmologist who gets. Big Bang out of the Universe"I am just a child who has never grown up. I still keep asking these 'how' and 'why' questions. Occasionally, I find an answer." Simple yet profound words from a man who refused to give up and whose relentless thirst for knowledge led to some great answers. Stephen Hawking, one of the most beloved scientists in the world was born on 8th January 1942 and lived on till the age of 76 (defying death even as he was diagnosed with ALS at only 21 and given just a couple of years to live!) discovering amazing things and helping find answers to questions that...2021-01-0417 min
The Stories We TellThe Boy, The Mole, The Fox and The Horse by Charlie MackesyHello dahlings!!! For those of that know me, you know how much I absolutely LOVE telling stories but when it’s on the last day of a year that has been so spectacularly surreal and indescribable, you know that you can’t bid it farewell and wait to bring in 2021, with just any book. And so it had to be The Boy, The Mole, The Fox and The Horse for its deeply endearing profundity and simple yet lasting life lessons. Thank you to the wonderful Mr Mackesy for the gift of his words, thoughts and magical illustrations. I hope I’ve bee...2021-01-0320 min
The Stories We TellCinnamon by Neil GaimanTwo sleeps to go oh wise earthlings! And since I’m being ridiculously lazy, it stands to reason that I just upload a story I recorded the day before our wonderful kids were going back to school after a long summer of spring and summer term home schooling, here in the U.K. I know that so many students are still learning online all over the world and I hope you can all go back to meeting your incredible teachers and fabulous friends in school, very very soon in the new year. In the meantime, keep reading and do show so...2020-12-3111 min
The Stories We TellThe best of Ruskin Bond - The Big Race, Chachi’s funeral and We capture a ghostHola, Namaste, greetings lovely folks! Hope you’re well and are looking forward to bid farewell to this, what shall we call it, interesting year?! :-)) Just 3 more sleeps and we will enter 2021! A year, I know, that will hold hope, good health, joy and abundance for us all. So as this year draws to a close, I would like to bring it to a close with some of my favourite authors and stories. Those of you that know me will know therefore that this means stories from my all time favourite ever, the inimitable Ruskin Bond. These are all st...2020-12-3027 min
The Stories We Tell‘Twas the night before Christmas - Clement Clark MooreHello lovely earthlings! It’s Christmas Eve so how can one have anything other than this classic poem by Clement Clark Moore. It’s a strange Christmas I know. Some of us may be lucky enough to be with our loved ones, others not. But the most important thing is that we are all safe and healthy and have the love and warmth of the ones in our heart. I wish us all the ability to find joy in the simple things, warmth in our hearts and kindness to share and give in spades. Have a beautiful evening and see you...2020-12-2406 min
The Stories We TellLittle Gretchen and the Wooden Shoe by Elizabeth HarrisonHello my lovely earthlings!! As promised, this week is all about Christmas tales so here goes a short and sweet story about the importance of being kind and respectful and knowing that there is no bigger wealth than those values 🙏🙏🤗🤗🤗🔆🔆🎁🗝🗝🔑🔑💰💰💰 Not long to go how, enjoy your festive break and remember to always have gratitude in your heart and a smile on your face for others 🔑🔑🔑🙏🙏🙏🤗🤗 Stay safe, stay happy, keep reading and enjoy this time with family and loved ones 💕💕💕🎉🎉🎉🎄🎄🎄 #tistalwaystheseasontogive #lovebooks #christmastories #festiveholidays #kidstories2020-12-2216 min
The Stories We TellThe History of Boxing DayHello folksy folks who are mostly home because......no I’m not going to say the awful virus’ name again 🙄🙄 I hope you’re all well and kids, I hope you’re enjoying your holidays because who knows what’s going to happen ahead?! Ok ok I’m kidding 😍😍🤣🤣🎉🎉🎄🎄 Little Miss A asked me why Boxing Day has been given the name it has. Is it because people boxed each other on the day? Or did they wear boxer shorts the day after Christmas? Listen to this episode to know more! Stay safe, stay home, keep reading and please do give heaps of love to this podcast that lo...2020-12-2218 min
The Stories We TellThe fir tree by Hans Christian AndersenNot long for Christmas now!! So as promised, in the lead up to the big day, I’m going to be sharing stories that are centred on or around the theme of Christmas, it’s spirit and this time of year. This story is one that is told by the master story writer, Hans Christian Andersen so naturally you can expect that there may not always be happy ending in the traditional sense of the term. It is still a beautiful tale of gratitude, happiness and eventually hope. Merry Christmas in advance! Stay safe, stay home and read lots of book...2020-12-2126 min
The Stories We TellOld Cherokee tale of The Lion and The WolfHello folks !!! Hope you’re well and have had a fabulous weekend. How are you all feeling as the festive season is fast approaching? Are you feeling overwhelmed with everything around you, filled with a sense of uncertainty, fear, frustration and envy or is your heart full with contentment, joy and gratitude, in the main? I must confess that it’s not been easy for me on many levels but the key grounders have been the feelings of Acceptance, acknowledgment and gratitude. This story of the two wolves has been on I’ve read and re-read many times over. I’ve drawn...2020-12-1409 min
The Stories We TellSecret Seven Adventure by Enid BlytonIs there anyone in the world who hasn’t heard of Enid Blyton? If you haven’t, you’ve definitely been living under a very large rock (😬😬😂😂🪨🪨🪨🪨) but if you have, you will most certainly agree that her writing will have influenced you in some way or the other, whether it is a love of scones and strawberries and cream (even without knowing what a scone was, growing up in India at that time 😬) or a love of some sort of adventure entailing a curious dog among other things :-) Lately I’ve found myself sharing with you all, memories of the books I read many moons back...2020-12-012h 19
The Stories We TellWhen Daddy was a little boy by Alexander RaskinHello my lovely people of this world, hope you’re well! Hope you’ve been reading books or listening to books or making someone listen to books or all of the above, given that the weather leaves little option to do much else and also because what can be more fun than curling up with a book and a hot beverage 😍😍😍😍💯💯💯 Even more heartwarming is the experience of sitting with a book that is like a one way ticket to your childhood. This book, for me, is one of them. I won it as a ‘General Proficiency’ award (yes we had those weird and wonderful...2020-10-301h 46
The Stories We TellTales of Tenali Rama (and revisiting Akbar Birbal)Hello lovely people! Hope you’re well and making the best of the time we live in by reading, writing, exercising, volunteering, cooking, watching movies, making movies even and any such thing that sparks joy in your life 🤗🤗 A lot of you have messaged me and sent me heaps of good feedback on the Indian stories I had shared - both Panchatantra and Akbar Birbal. Thank you so much for your encouragement, it means the world to me! I was putting off reading more such stories when one of my favourite little people in the world, young Master Roy Ganguli, asked me...2020-10-1319 min
The Stories We TellHotel Flamingo - Fabulous Feast by Alex MilwayHello lovely jubblies! Hope you’re all having a fabulous weekend full of fabulous things to do and fabulous food with fabulous company in the absence of other fabulous things to do 😂😂 It’s only fair then that today’s story is a fabulous one! 👊🏼👊🏼😃😃 Yes, at the request of a lovely young lady, Aria Kumar Raina, I give you - (drum roll please!), Hotel Flamingo - Fabulous Feast! This is Alex Milway’s latest book (written in lockdown no less so all the more special!) in the Hotel Flamingo series and is full of wonderful animals telling stories of overcoming fears, believing in o...2020-10-101h 49
The Stories We TellThe Hobbit by JRR Tolkien - Part 2 (Chapters 11 to 19)Hello wonderful folks that have not yet seen the wonders of Dale and Esgaroth! Hope ye’er are well and above all, have been enjoying the adventures of the Hobbit and his wonderful comrades (not by choice to start with as you know!) as they go forth to find Smaug and recover their lost treasures and glory. This is not entirely an easy read but it is magical and oh so vivid! However it is rather long so I decided to break it down into two parts with chapters 1 to 10 in the first and the remaining 9 in Part 2 here. Listen on...2020-10-044h 11
The Stories We TellBest of Pippi Longstocking by Astrid LindgrenHello, Hola, Namaste, Salutations oh wonderful people! Hope you’re well and are getting ready to embrace Autumn 🍂🍂🍁🍁 The Corona virus is still dominating the news and our lives but how lucky we are to have roofs over our heads, hot food on our tables, good health on our side and family and friends we love around us. If that want enough, we have books 📕📕📚📚📚📙📙💕💕💕💕 And inevitably, the greatest stories and books are written at times of trouble, pain, heartbreak or ill health. Astrid Lindgren created these stories for her daughter Karin who asked her for a get-well soon story when she was off school :-) Karin named this fi...2020-09-2337 min
The Stories We TellThe Hobbit by JRR Tolkien - Part 1 (Chapters 1 to 10)Hello hello yer luverly folk!! Hope ye’r well and enjoyin the sunnies if ye’r here in the UK or just enjoying life wherever else yer are :-)) So, real life school (face to face that is 😄) has started, some of us have had to stay home because it hasn’t been possible to confirm whether a common cold or in the case of my little, laryngitis, is indeed just that (I’m not going to rant about that here 😱😱🙄🙄) but all of us are starting to go through book lists for Year 5 and 6 and what a joy it’s been!! A has loved Harr...2020-09-166h 21
The Stories We TellDr Seuss - Oh the places you’ll go!!Hello lovely peepuls, hope you’re well! We’ve been incredibly lucky to have been blessed with the last shards of summer here in the UK before autumn well and truly sets in. What a difference it makes isn’t it? Everything seems betterer and worthwhiler :-) The leaves aren’t yet quite leaving but the sun is still really shining and it’s all kind of wonderment - sounds familiar? Why of course, it’s because I’m speaking Seussan! This has got be one of my favouritest books by the amazing and totally inimitable Dr Seuss and I so hope you’ll...2020-09-1413 min
The Stories We TellSci-FiHola peeps!!! Hope you’re well! It’s been a month since I last posted an episode - apologies for the radio silence but life has been travelling at full speed and not always in the right direction :-))) I was all set to make a grand re-entry and had written a lovely, long and detailed blurb on what you could expect from this episode today but because the big bad cyber world decided to play some very unwarranted mischief, I’ve lost all that I had written :-( 😱😱🙄🙄🦁🤬🤬 ..I will therefore keep it brief and let you know that today is all about Sci-fi a...2020-08-3035 min
The Stories We TellThe Magic Finger by Roald DahlWell hello beloved co-inhabitants of the third rock from the Sun! How are we all today? It’s been a warm day so I hope you enjoyed the sunshine responsibly i.e. drinking gallons of water and with good amounts of sun block slathered on you! Today’s story is by an author who needs no introduction. What is special about this episode is that I have never narrated his books despite the fact that I absolutely love his works and that he is one of the best writers in the world, having written nearly 50 books with more than 20 of thos...2020-07-3029 min
The Stories We TellHansel and Gretel by The Brothers GrimmHello hello lovely people!! Hope you are all doing wonderfully well and enjoying the summer holidays! It’s been a while since I uploaded a story so I decided today is as good a day as any other to do this :-) and what better to get back to it than with a story I heard and read a hundred times as a child and that I’m certain many of you big and small peoples would have enjoyed too. It’s Hansel and Gretel I’m talking about and I’ve shared the unabridged version here. The story was originally...2020-07-2322 min
The Stories We TellLittle People Big Dreams - Maya Angelou and Audrey HepburnHello my lovely people. As I mentioned in my episode uploaded just before this one featuring the very large, the very strong and the very lazy lion Shanumugam, I’ve been on a trip down memory lane today, going through the hundreds of recordings on my phone and happened to stumble upon these two absolutely inspiring and heartwarming stories that form part of the Little People Big Dreams series. This series was created by the fantastic Isabel Sánchez Vegara to celebrate little girls with dreams who became women with great vision. From designers and artists to scientists, all of the...2020-06-2813 min
The Stories We TellSnoring Shanumugam - Radhika ChadhaHello hello small and big humans! Hope you’re well and have had a good weekend :-) I was rummaging through all my old audio recordings and stumbled upon this one from a long long time ago or as Anikka used to say when she was very small - long time back ago 🥰🥰 Sigh, how time flies ...... So this lovely little story that has been told, retold and rehashed in many ways and many Indian languages is about Shanmugam the lion who is of course be the king of the jungle but all he does is sleep. Worse, he snores in a pec...2020-06-2809 min
The Stories We TellRuskin Bond - The Hidden PoolHello hello wonderful folks and folklets! Hope you’ve been enjoying the hot spell of sunshine 🌞 I know it might be too warm for many of you but for me, this is probably exactly where my Indian bones want to be now as I think of home and the familiarity, warmth and love it holds. Only fitting then that I take this opportunity to share my first full audio book, The Hidden Pool written by who other than Ruskin Bond, the master story teller who evokes such intense emotions and vivid imagery with one fell swoop of his pen. The Hidde...2020-06-261h 32
The Stories We TellGood night stories for Rebel Girls - Elena Favilli and Francesca CavalloHello wonderful earthlings! Hope you’re well and enjoying each day that presents itself in the best way possible 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼🤗🤗🤗💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻💐💐🌞🌞This fabulously put together book is a collection of “100 tales of extraordinary women” ranging from Ada Lovelace to Rani Lakshmibai, Astrid Lindgren to Aung San Su Kyi and Katherine the Great to Malala Yousafzai, all incredible women who weren’t damsels in distress and didn’t need someone to save them. Instead they used their intellect, determination, kindness and indomitable spirit to scale new heights and do what people thought was impossible. A truly inspiring book for girls but equally empowering and informative for boys, I hope you’ll enjoy this series! Girls, r...2020-06-201h 48
The Stories We TellRuskin Bond - The Boy who Broke the Bank from The a Room of Many ColoursHello good folks! Welcome to another edition of The Stories we Tell! Today’s wonderful, simple and completely tale tells us something which is quite relevant in today’s times - the creation and distribution of ‘fake news’ :-) I hope this piques your interest and you’ll enjoy listening to this story just as much as I did reading it. Have a lovely evening, stay safe, keep reading and find reasons, no matter how small they are, to be happy 🙏🏼🙏🏼🤗🤗❤️❤️🌼🌼💐💯💯2020-06-2013 min
The Stories We TellRumi for kids - What shape is an elephant?Hello hello, ye wandering book lovers! How are we today? From today, I’m going to start another series on everyday philosophy for kids by the great thinker, Rumi. Jalal ad-Din Muhammad Rumi was born in Balkh Persia in what is now Afghanistan in 1207, that’s like mannnnnnnnnyyy mannnnnnnnnyyyyyyyyyyy suns and moons back !!! He was a Sufi mystic, philosopher and lover of humanity. He spent most of his life searching for divine inspiration and love. The dance of the dervish (Whirling Dervish) is said to be inspired by Rumi’s own movements in his garden as he danced in grief to mou...2020-06-1813 min
The Stories We TellRuskin Bond - Upon an old wall dreaming, The Thief and These Simple Things.Hello hello lovely peeps, it’s been a dreadfully long time but I’m back with more stories and a poem too for good measure this time. Of course I had to mark my return with the name’s Bond, Ruskin Bond (and you’ll hear some cheesy stuff in the course of the stories 🤣) which will make you chuckle :-) While one story talks about the joys of idleness and sitting upon old walls dreaming, the other that I actually recorded on Ruskin Bond’s 86th birthday last month is called The Thief and is a touching story of trust and rel...2020-06-1837 min
The Stories We TellDon’t panic Annika! by Juliet Clare BellHello hello smalls and not so smalls! Hope you’re all well and managed to soak in some well deserved Vitamin D in the sunshine xx Today’s story is special for a variety of reasons not least because the main character’s name is Annika which is why I bought the book in the first instance and although it’s spelt differently from my A’s name, it’s a wonderful message to stay calm and think of positive things in the face of a problem. I bought this book for my A when she was 3 when we regularly read it for...2020-05-1807 min
The Stories We TellThe Little Miss and Mr Men series by Roger HargreavesHello hello lovely people! Hope you’re well! Do you have a few special children’s books in your life that you can never outgrow, no matter how old you are? That kind is just so special, right? If you’re a kid, you can read them when you’re older and laugh at the silly things you laughed at when you were a younger kid and when you’re generally older, I mean wiser 😁😁😇😇😇💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻, you just laugh at all the things you missed reading in the book when you were a younger and busier adult :-) The Little Miss and Mr Men series by Roger Hargreaves is on...2020-05-171h 50
The Stories We TellHindi Stories - Gillu by Mahadevi VermaLike all of us, my childhood too was filled with stories. My earliest recollections are of my beautiful Mama telling me stories at bed time or even meal times, in her lustrous voice. My love for stories only grew steadily from then on. I devoured books outside of school. Strangely, although Mama was a languages teacher, she never forced me to read Hindi literature so it was only in school that i was introduced to that world. One of my first Hindi that will forever remain etched in my memory and be an unshakeable part of my childhood is this...2020-05-1713 min
The Stories We TellRuskin Bond - Faraway Places from the Room of Many ColoursI thought it would be appropriate to call it a night with this beautiful story, Faraway Places from Room of Many Colours. Faraway Places describes the strong desire in a young boy Anil to travel great distances to faraway ports in a steamer. At a time when we are confined to our homes (foe the greater and smaller good I know), this story of initial disappointment to be quickly replaced with hope, makes me smile even though it might be wistfully for now. And if that isn’t reason enough to listen to it, then perhaps me doing a very la...2020-04-2810 min
The Stories We TellRuskin Bond - Grandfather’s Many Faces from the Parrot who wouldn’t talk and other storiesAnd yes, no session can be complete without a Ruskin Bond story so before I retire for the night, I give you a double dose of one of my favourite authors of all time - no doubt, you’ve gathered that if you’ve been listening to my stories on this podcast :-)) 🤗🤗👏🏼👏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🌈🌈😍😍 🙋🏽♀️🙋🏽♀️🙋🏽♀️🙋🏽♀️ I love that Ruskin Bond’s writing is simple yet so evocative, transporting you to where ever he wishes you to be with ease and endearment. Grandfather’s Many Faces is fun and so enjoyable! As always, our readings are peppered with giggles and chatter, so I hope you’ll have a great time listening Much love and hugs 🌈🌈😍🥰🥰2020-04-2811 min
The Stories We TellAkbar Birbal StoriesAnd this after another day of unexpected April sunshine which meant a brilliant day in the garden eating way too much, dancing away to great beats and much excitement leading to obviously, a late night again :-)) Anikka reads Punishment or Reward in her poshest accent as I, as always, like Mums do, correct her pronunciation of a few words 🤣🤣🤣🥰🥰🥰💪🏼💪🏼💪🏼 I then follow that up with Egg in the Pond. I hope you enjoy listening to these stories just as much as we did reading them 🤣🤣 🤗💕🌈🌈💕🙏🏼2020-04-2807 min
The Stories We TellAkbar Birbal StoriesHiya peeps, how are we doing today? We were afflicted by a massive bout of the giggles while reading this session so hope you giggle along with us as you hear today’s 3 stories - The Mango Seed, Like Father Like Daughter and The Other Guest. Enjoy and happy listening 🤣🤣 🌈🌈💕🙏🏼2020-04-2808 min
The Stories We TellAkbar Birbal StoriesHello hello you lovely people :-)) We are back from flashback to current times when it was a really hot Sunday only a couple of weekends back - do you remember that warm Sunday? I’m sure you had a cracking BBQ at home and enjoyed yourself thoroughly 🌈🌈🎼🎼🎸🎸🎤🎤🎂🎂🍤🍤🥟🥟🌮🌮🌮🍗🥓🥓🥖🥖🍹🍹 Today’s episode has another 4 stories that I’m sure you will enjoy heaps - The Shortcut, The Blind People, The Real Thief and The King or the Cabbage. Birbal was called one of the 9 gems of Akbar’s court - you can see why, can’t you? :-))) Happy listening xx There’s a lot to be learnt about the art of negotiation here as Anikka reminds me 2020-04-2816 min
The Stories We TellAkbar Birbal StoriesHola there, kids and adults :-)) I hope you’ve all been well and making the most of this inexplicable time. I hope you’ve been reading lots and expanding your horizons 🙏🤗 Today’s episode has been read entirely by my daughter who was not quite 8 then (you see I’ve been collecting and recording these stories for years so not all are entirely recent which you might be able to tell by her voice 🥰🥰) - you might have a little trouble hearing her as she doesn’t quite holler like her Mum but I know you will absolutely love the 4 stories which ar...2020-04-2811 min
The Stories We TellRuskin Bond - Bitter Gooseberries from Uncles, Aunts and ElephantsIf you haven’t yet realised, you soon will, that I am a huuuuugggggeeeeee fan of Ruskin Bond. I love the simplicity of his writing and I love how he can connect almost instantaneously with the reader at so many levels! Today’s story is one that I will cherish forever - Ani and I had such a blast reading it together! I cracked lame jokes, got the pronunciation of names wrong and we both giggled without a care in the world! These are the kind of memories I wish for us all! 🌈🌈🌈💕💕🙏🏼🙏🏼🤗🤗🤩🤩🤩🤩🐷🐷🐷🙋🏽♀️🙋🏽♀️🙋🏽♀️ I hope you can make the best of your time in quarantine if you are lucky enough to be able to do that and read lots of book...2020-04-0513 min
The Stories We TellThe Inimitable Ruskin Bond - A Tiger in the House and The Night the Roof blew offOne of my absolutely favouritest authors in the world, Ruskin Bond charms with his simple and lucid writing. His stories are endearing and heart warming, often laugh out loud funny and sometimes slightly scary but they never cease to keep the reader engaged making him or her fall more in love with the art of wordsmithery. In my eyes, he’s an absolute genius which is why I read sooooo many of his stories with Ani. Today’s two are different genres but I hope they will both make your heart happy. I hope you enjoy listening! Cheerio! Xx2020-04-0522 min
The Stories We TellAkbar Birbal StoriesWelcome back kids and adults alike I hope :-)) For kids, I hope you’ll have oodles of fun. For parents, I hope you’re looking forward to the weekend so you can put your feet up. I hope these stories will give you the choice to relax a little in the knowledge that the kids will have something to hear for a good few minutes and you can have a drink, wrap up niggly bits or just do nothing if you wish! Today’s 3 story suite is The King’s dream, Akbar’s parrot and The Four Fools. Don’t you think...2020-04-0308 min
The Stories We TellAkbar Birbal StoriesHello folks! I hope you’re savouring the sunshine a bit and are trying to find small reasons to smile. I know it’s not easy but if our hearts are full of gratitude and kindness, a lot can be achieved. I’m trying to keep your mood as upbeat as possible so here’s the next instalment of Akbar Birbal stories. These 3 are - Footprint of an Elephant, Mullah’s head and The Beautiful Child, the last one being one of my favourite stories as for any parent their child is undoubtedly the most beautiful one in the world 💕💕🥰🥰 Let me know how you go...2020-04-0309 min
The Stories We TellAkbar Birbal talesWell hello there! I hope you’ve been staying positive and trying to find joy in the small things because frankly sometimes that’s all we can do 👏🏼👏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼😍🌈 I’ve got three more wonderful stories for you from the Akbar Birbal collection - Crows in the Kingdom, Birbal’s khichdi and Four Fingers. I do hope you will enjoy them just as much as I did telling them!! 👍🏼🤗🙏🏼2020-04-0310 min
The Stories We TellAkbar Birbal storiesHey hey you lovely people! How’s the mood today? Did you have a chance to listen to the first 4 stories from the wonderful Akar Birbal collection? If you did, I’m sure you have started to get an idea of how witty our friend Birbal is! Today we have Akbar’s Lost Ring and the Merchant and the Thief. Hope you all enjoy them xx2020-04-0306 min
The Stories We TellAkbar Birbal StoriesHello little and big humans! How are you all? I hope you’ve enjoyed the last series of Indian tales, Panchatantra, that we grew up listening to. This series is another wonderful collection of stories that talk of wit, kindness and quick wittedness, the famous and extremely popular Akbar Birbal stories. Birbal was one of the most respected ministers in King Akbar’s court and was well known for solving problems in his trademark way of intelligent humour. Today you’ll hear 4 stories - the first meeting of Akbar and Birbal, Birbal’s half reward, the Wicked Barber and the Jealous...2020-04-0311 min
The Stories We TellFavourite stories from the Panchatantra talesAnd with today’s stories - The Brahmin and the Goat and the Hunter and the Doves, we come to the end of the 15 story compilation of our much loved Panchatantra stories. I’ve had the best time reading these stories with Anikka and sharing them with you. And I And I can’t wait to share a new series with you all - the classic stories of Akbar and Birbal. More on that in my next episode. Until then, keep reading, keep listening and keep your love for the written and speaking word burning bright !! 🥰🥰🤗🤗2020-04-0209 min
The Stories We TellFavourite stories from Panchatantra talesHello kiddos! What have you been upto these days? The times we live in are strange and not everything makes sense. It can be hard to not be able to be outside, meet your friends, skip around with gay abandon and do things that you have taken for granted. But it’s the right thing to do if we want to save the lives of everyone around us and the dedicated people who help us stay safe and healthy. So please use this time to do all the things you haven’t had a chance to and don’t forget to add...2020-04-0207 min
The Stories We TellFavourite stories from Panchatantra TalesHello hello munchkins! How are you all? I hope you are all using this time to read and listen to things and stories you haven’t previously. Have you been enjoying the Panchatantra series? What have been your favourite and most useful learnings from them all? Today we will listen to The talkative Tortoise and the Weaver. Hope you enjoy these stories of fun and purpose!2020-03-3117 min
The Stories We TellFavourite Stories from Panchatantra talesHeyloooo there little poppets! How are you all? Did you have fun listening to The Lion and The Rabbit (with many voices and characters 😃😃🎼🎼) and The Monkey and the Wedge? Glad to hear that !! Today is a happy day with 4 stories - the Heron and the Crafty Crab, The Snake and the Greedy Boy, The Blue Jackal and The Mice and the Elephants. I was supposed to post it yesterday but life in quarantine took over :-)) Hope you enjoy them! Don’t miss Anikka doing her bit as we read these stories together so have some fun with your Mums and Dads...2020-03-2915 min
The Stories We TellFavourite stories from Panchatantra TalesHello hello ye lovely younglings! How are you all? Yesterday, you heard The Crows and the Snake followed by the Sparrows and the Elephant. Was it fun hearing them? Today’s episode brings you The Lion and The Rabbit with lots of voices and characters and The Monkey and the Wedge. Hope you enjoy them! Toodles and remember to stay safe and stay home in these extraordinary times! Xx2020-03-2808 min
The Stories We TellFavourite stories from the Panchatantra TalesHey kids! Yesterday, I gave you an overview of what the Panchatantra tales were and told you the first of the 15 story collection I have. Today we are going to hear The Crows and the Snake followed by the Sparrows and the Elephant. Hope you enjoy them! Toodles! Xx2020-03-2708 min
The Stories We TellFavourite stories from the Panchatantra TalesSo kids, thus far we’ve heard stories from Dr. Seuss, Ruskin Bond and the great Bard. Today, I thought I’d take you with me on a journey to India and introduce you to the wonderful world of Panchatantra - a collection of short stories with a moral. Hope you enjoy them!! Xx2020-03-2611 min
The Stories We TellA Midsummer Night’s Dream (Usborne Young Reading version)Did I mention I love stories? Well I do. :-)) But even more than the stories themselves, I absolutely adore the experience of the narrator and listener, the giggles, the questions and the memories made 😍 I hope you’ll enjoy these slices of my life and perhaps find parallels with your own but above all, I hope you discover the joy of reading with your loved ones and make beautiful memories that you’ll treasure forever! Happy listening 😍😍2020-03-1922 min
The Stories We TellThe inimitable Ruskin Bond - A long walk with GrannyHello hello peeps!!! *First podcast alert* so drumroll pleaseeeeee 🙏🏼🙏🏼🌈🌈🤩🤩💥💥 My first ever podcast so please indulge me 🙏🙏🙏🤗🤗 I’ve recorded many Ruskin Bond and other stories over the years but this is one of my very favest so Mums and Dads get reading to your kids and to yourselves and let the magic of giggles and joy unfold 🥰🥰2020-03-1726 min