The Great Race of the Chinese Zodiac

Today we're doing a throwback episode to one of our favorites from the early days of Stories Podcast. The Belly of the Beast! Kaya wants to make friends with her neighbors, but they don't seem interested in getting to know her! But when everyone gets swallowed by a great big mons ...  Show more

Today's episode is a story written for you by Daniel Hinds. Billy, a boy who feels insecure about being shorter than his classmates, meets a gnome named Snailpail. Billy goes to the magical Land of Lummp with Snailpail, where Billy is treated like a giant and asked to help with v ...  Show more

🐀It's Race Day🐀Today, we tell the story of how the animals in the Chinese Zodiac got their years: a race that's terrible for all involved.😈 The Creature: NianWhy you want to dress in red to avoid long, unpleasant runs on New Year's Day, though any run in January or February (o ...  Show more

Oh Muses! We tell the tale of the Jade Emperor and the Chinese Zodiac. In this episode we encounter unnamed evil, lots of studying, jealous rats, word definitions, and three major belief systems. —- Check out the Greeking Out book! Buy it here: https://bit.ly/greekoutbook —- Nati ...  Show more

In this children’s story, Jones stages a race between three of his most competitive toys. Will they choose glory or friendship when disaster strikes?

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It's the grand Contest Of Pairs, where the biggest and best animals compete against one another. So how will a fennec fox and a chihuahua do? Written especially for this podcast by Alice. If you enjoyed this story, please do leave us a review. And, if you'd like to suggest an ani ...  Show more