Shopping for shoes on the net can be described as somewhat easy procedure. Even if you are new to the world wide web actually finding your next pair of shoes and then ordering them is something you’ll have no trouble accomplishing. Almost everyone can easily navigate a shoe site. Internet based shoe dealers have hired the most effective web masters in all the world to make their websites as easy to use as possible. Read more...(664 words, 0 images, estimated 2:39 mins reading time)
Actually getting a set of boots or shoes for your extra wide width can be an irritating dilemna. Our present economy is dictating that shoe suppliers concentrate their inventories on the best selling widths. Something like eighty percent of the shoes sold are sold in medium widths.
You might surely perceive why most traditional sources for shoes really are not stocking much of a choice in extra wide widths. Some of your regional shoe outlets will have a small selection in wide widths but an extra wide width is very difficult to find. Driving from location to location trying to find something in an extra wide width will be time intensive and very disheartening. Read more...(673 words, 0 images, estimated 2:42 mins reading time)
Dorothy has already made one friend on the way to the Wizard of Oz – the Scarecrow with no brains. In this chapter she meets The Tin Woodman, who also has no brains, but is far more worried that he has no heart. We hear is story and we wonder – is it more important to have brains or a heart? What do you think? Let us know.
Read by Natasha. Duration 17.35
/> The Rescue of the Tin Woodman. Read more...(2159 words, 3 images, estimated 8:38 mins reading time)
This is the story of a sea battle. It’s history and it really happened !
The Revenge was a British warship in the time of Elizabeth I. The story of its last battle against the Spanish was told in verse 300 years later by the Victorian poet, Alfred Lord Tennyson.
The telling of the tale brings you some historical notes which have been written for us by John Fairlamb – ( a big thank you to John). Read more...(2189 words, 3 images, estimated 8:45 mins reading time)
Our Awaking Beauty series has reached its eleventh episode. More and more people at Westerly College Oxford now believe that Princess Talia is more than merely eccentric, but is probably insane. She has run out of a drinks party held by the Rector (the head of the college) and now she is in trouble for making a strange accusation against his wife.
And for those who have been waiting patiently for a romantic moment… don’t miss this episode ! Read more...(1970 words, 3 images, estimated 7:53 mins reading time)
“I wandered lonely as a cloud” must rank as one of the most famous lines of poetry in the English language. It was written by William Wordsworth in 1802 after one of his many walks in the England’s Lake District. It’s a lovely poem to listen to when Spring is on its way. And it’s also one that might appeal to you if you are getting in the mood for Wales’s patron saint, St. David, whose celebration falls on March 1st, because Daffodils are closely associated with Wales. You can hear our story of St. David here. Read more...(462 words, 3 images, estimated 1:51 mins reading time)
We have reached episode 10 of our popular
href=""http://storynory.com/category/awaking-beauty/"> Awaking Beauty series. If you heard that last episode, you will know that Princess Talia was arrested by the police, after an unfortunate incident in a shop. She has been released after the intervention of Westerly College’s law don, Count Anthony Mancini….. This story begins where that one left off…
….if you haven’t been following Awaking Beauty, you can catch up here in order of publication.
Read by Elizabeth Donnelly. Duration 10.58. Story by Bertie.
/> The Police officers had instructions to see Talia safely back to the door of her rooms at college. They left Basil and Count Anthony standing in the quad.
“Do you have time for tea?” asked the count politely. And of course, Basil could hardly refuse the invitation. Read more...(18 words, 3 images, estimated 4 secs reading time)
Princess Talia finds the modern world frightening. When she wants to go shopping she asks her college friend, Sally, to come with her. In a department store, a woman steals Talia’s purse. Talia attacks the thief with unfortunate consequences for herself. Now, more than ever, she needs a Knight in Shinging Armour
Introducing our new service aimed at English Language learners.
Hello, I’m Dan and welcome to Catch Phrase, Learn English with Storynory.
In each episode, I explain a phrase from one of the many audio stories that can be downloaded, for free, from Storynory .com.
Rudyard Kipling’s story ‘The Cat that Walked by Himself‘ is a classic of his ‘Just So Stories’ and has some really interesting phrases which are used in everyday English conversations. Read more...(468 words, 3 images, estimated 1:52 mins reading time)
A girl at school called Samantha plays a series of mean tricks on Katie’s best friend Isis. Isis begs Katie to use her magic powers to help her get revenge, but Katie insists that she can only use her powers for good, and in any case, “two wrongs don’t make a right”. But when Samantha’s tricks get more and more spiteful, Katie starts to wonder if it is right to stand by while a friend suffers.
And if you enjoy our Katie stories, do check out Katie and the Witch’s Swap, our new app and download. Read more...(2525 words, 3 images, estimated 10:06 mins reading time)