The Palace of Stories

The Dream Train

Once there was a young woman who had always wanted to build a "dream train" that would take people to their dreams. She enrolled in train-making school and got a job as a train maker, but neither her teacher nor her employer could help her with her quest. One day, in desperation, she heads out into the forest, to where a slightly crazy wizard was reputed to live....
This story explores themes such as manifestation, trust, purpose and passion.
Visit Palace of Stories : https://www.palaceofstories.com

The Fisherman and the Whale

"Are you looking for me?" says the whale as it looms out of the water beside the Fisherman's tiny boat. "No! No, I wasn't looking for you!" he splutters. But when the whale has disappeared into the depths, he can think of nothing else but seeing that marvellous creature again. The next time they meet, he has a different answer ready.
This story explores themes such as interconnection, intuition and God.
Read an article about this story here : The Fisherman and the Whale

The Flying Ox

 "Let me tell you a secret" said the crow, as the Ox lay panting after pulling the plow all morning. "You, my friend, have wings... you've just forgotten about them!"
This story explores themes such as manifestation, freedom and spirituality. 
Visit Palace of Stories : https://www.palaceofstories.com

The Frog Princess

A Russian Fairy Tale. Once upon a time there was a King who had three sons, and when they had grown to manhood the King gave each of them a golden arrow and told them to go to the topmost tower of his palace and shoot the arrows as far as they could, and wherever the arrows landed, there they should seek their bride. The arrows of the first two sons landed in the gardens of a princess and a duke's daughter, but the third son's arrow landed in a swamp, and a frog picked it up.....
This story explores themes such as honesty, love and transformation. 
Visit Palace of Stories : https://www.palaceofstories.com

The Giant's Horse

A blacksmith is asked one day to make a pair of horseshoes that are twice as large as normal ones...
This story explores themes such as mystery, trust and responsibility.
Visit Palace of Stories : https://www.palaceofstories.com

The Girl and the Flying Horse

"I have to ride you!" said the girl to the horse. "Mistress, you may ride me if you wish," replied the horse, "but when you get off my back, you will no longer be a girl, you will have become a woman! Are you sure you still want to ride me?"
This story explores themes such as love, passion, transformation and growing up.
Visit Palace of Stories : https://www.palaceofstories.com

The Girl Made Out of Wood

"I've lost my Daddy!" said the little girl that the sculptor had just made out of wood. "Well, what does he look like?" replies the sculptor, "maybe I can help you find him"...
This story explores themes such as love, belonging and family.
Visit Palace of Stories : https://www.palaceofstories.com

The Girl Whose Destiny Was Written in the Sky

The little girl asked her father, "what will I be when I grow up?" He thought this too big a question for one so small, so he answered simply, "one day, you will look up and see the birds writing your destiny in the sky!" This off-hand comment has huge and unintended consequences that change their relationship forever!
This story explores themes such as purpose, passion, family and belonging.
Visit Palace of Stories : https://www.palaceofstories.com
 

The Glasses-Maker and the Giant

A glasses-maker was stumped one day when a miserable looking man came into his shop and asked him to make him a pair of glasses that "let me see the beauty in the world, because all I can see is the world's ugliness!" The glasses-maker's struggle to help the man lead him to a marvellous discovery...
This story explores themes such as spirituality, beauty and manifestation.
Visit Palace of Stories : https://www.palaceofstories.com

The Golden Apples

A farmer finds an apple tree growing in a field he has always left fallow. When the autumn comes it bears a single golden apple...
This story explores themes such as peace and manifestation.
Visit Palace of Stories : https://www.palaceofstories.com