Perhaps you know that Colin the Carp is an extremely grumpy fish. He is so grumpy that he doesn't even like Christmas. In fact, he says it's a total misery.
And so when Tim the Tadpole asked Colin what he would like for Christmas he said, "I want to be alone." It just so happened that the Christmas fairy overheard Colin make his wish, and when Santa came down to the pond, he scooped up Colin and took him over to another pond where he could be all alone.
At first Colin is happy with his present, but then he starts to have second thoughts...
Read by Natasha. Proofread by Claire Deakin. Story by Bertie.
Original Pictures for Storynory by Sophie Green.
It was getting around to that time of year, and all the little tadpoles who live in the pond were very, very, very excited. “Yippeee!" They were saying. “We’re going to have lots and lots and lots of green slime for lunch; and presents, and games, and wrapping paper.”
“Oh hark the little tadpoles," said Colin, from beneath a stone. “No, they’re going to have wrapping paper in a pond! That’s really intelligent. It’s not as if paper is going to get at all soggy in the water.”
Prince Bertie the Frog was sitting on a stone watching all the tadpoles swimming in somersaults and circles, and he was starting to feel quite Christmassy. At this time of year, he always remembers the lovely princess Beatrice; how, when he was still a prince, they used to walk hand in hand over the frosty lawns and around the palace ponds, and she would ask him,
“Bertie darling, dearest, do you think that fish get cold in winter? I'm quite sure that I saw that big ugly carp shiver. Poor thing. No wonder his face looks so grumpy. Can’t we get the water heated for the pondlife?”
And Bertie would say, “My precious petal. You are truly the sweetest princess in the whole wide world. But don’t worry yourself on account of the frogs and fishes. They aren’t like humans. They don’t mind the cold at all.”
But now that poor Prince Bertie has been turned into a frog, he knows differently. “Brrr,” he said. “If only I could have a nice hot bath."
Colin overheard Bertie saying this and said, “Ah! At long last, a voice of reason! Bertie, you and I are the only sensible creatures in this pond. Doesn’t all this merry Christmas stuff drive you crazy? It’s the coldest, darkest, most boring time of the year, and everyone keeps telling you to be happy! UUUUGH!"
“Well actually, I’m afraid I can’t agree with you there,” said Bertie. “Christmas is cold in this part of the world, but it is merry!"
“No it’s not," said Colin. “It’s a pain."
“Yes it is merry,” said Bertie. “It’s a time of a goodwill to all creatures on earth.”
“Rubbish!" Said Colin.
Just then, Tim, who is a tiny tadpole, swam up to Colin’s left nostril and said, “Oh Mr. Carp. What do you want for Christmas?”
“That’s easy,” said Colin glumly. “I want to be alone.”
Now, as Bertie always says, you should never wish for something unless you truly want it in your heart – for you never know, your wish might come true, and then you will be sorry. It just so happened that the Christmas Fairy was swimming past when Colin asked to be alone, and she heard this wish, and reported it back to Santa.
On Christmas night, when santa came down to the pond with a sackfull of fresh green slime for all the pondlife, he scooped up the sleeping Colin into a bucket of water, and took him over to another pond at the other end of the garden. A pond where nobody lived, except a gold statue of a cherub, and the cherub didn’t really live at all - he just spouted water out of his mouth.
“Ho Ho Ho,” said Santa. “There you are, carp. Santa always delivers. This Christmas you shall be all alone!”
In the morning, Colin opened his sleepy eyes and said to himself, “Oh no. It’s the worst day of the year. Those tadpoles will soon be singing christmas carols. I think I’ll just hide under a stone until it’s all over.”
But after a while, he couldn’t help noticing that the pond was strangely quiet. He swam around a bit, and found that it was wonderfully free of stilly tadpoles, quacking ducks, stuck up swans, and deluded frogs who think that they are princes.
“This is fabulous!" Said Colin. “Just listen to that peace and quiet. Santa must have heard my wish and given me my own pond for christmas! That’s because I’ve been such a good carp all year round. Thank you Santa! I’m truly grateful. The only problem is… it’s just perfect! What am going to grump about? Oh never mind that. I’m…. I’m…. I’m happy!”
He even did a little dance in the water, because nobody was looking, and he really was happy to be alone for once.
In the royal palace, all the children who live there were very excited about all the presents waiting to be opened under the Christmas tree. But the wicked queen was in a furious mood, because she simply hates Christmas, even more than Colin does.
She went into the kitchen where the cook and her helpers were all working hard making lunch. The queen screeched, “Not turkey! I hate turkey! It’s the stupidest bird that was ever eaten!”
“Oh madam," said the cook. “I ordered the turkey weeks ago. There’s nothing else for lunch.”
“Well let everyone else stuff themselves silly with turkey and roast potatoes. A queen has to mind her figure. I want something healthy. I want, I want… er fish! In fact, I want poached carp with a little sprig of parsley.”
And with those words, the wicked queen sweeped out of the kitchen and went up stairs to shout at the children.
Princess Beatrice loved Christmas day more than any other day in the whole year. She was just coming back from church when she decided to take a little walk around the ponds and remember her long lost Prince Bertie. Her happiness was tinged with a sadness as she thought about her handsome prince, whom she hadn’t seen for quite a while, but she was sure that he would return one day from a brave quest and they would be married and live happily ever after.
At the edge of the garden, she stopped at the pond where Colin was enjoying his solitude. Even though he was happy, his face still looked grumpy; It was just made that way.
“Poor fish,” said Beatrice. “He’s all on his own on Christmas Day. I'm sure he’s the same one I’ve seen many times before on the other side of the garden, in that slimy pond where they funny looking frog lives. I know, I’ll go and get a net and a bucket, and I’ll take him back to the other pond so he can have some company. That will be a lovely Christmas present for him.”
Colin heard this and he said, “Oh no, Your Royal Highness. That’s not what I want at all.” But Beatrice couldn’t understand what Colin was saying, because he’s just a fish, and besides, he was speaking under water.
Instead, she turned around and hurried back to the palace to look for a bucket and a net.
At the same time, the cook was wondering where she was going to find a carp to poach for the wicked queen’s lunch. As it was Christmas day, all the shops were shut – even the special shops that work by royal appointment. Then she remembered that she had seen a fat carp swimming around one of the ponds in the garden, and she went out to look for him.
In his pond, Colin was feeling his usual grumpy self again. “Oh well,” he said to himself. “Soon that air-headed princess will be fishing me out of here and taking me back to Bertie’s pond. That’s what I hate about Christmas. If people laid off doing good deeds and minded their own business, we would all be a lot happier.”
Then he heard a voice, but it wasn’t princess Beatrice’s. It was the cook, and she was saying, “There he is. He’s an ugly brute, but he’ll look a lot better when he’s on a plate with a spring of parsley in his mouth. I’ll tell the kitchen boy to come down here with a net and fish him out.”
“What’s this?" Said Colin. “On a plate with a spring of parsley in my mouth? Oh no! Christmas truly is the worst day of the year – and it looks like it’s going to be my last day ever!"
He started to swim around in a panic, looking for somewhere to hide, but the pond was not like the one where Bertie lived. There was no slime, no muddy bottom, no big rocks. It was just full of pure, clean water. In fact, it was the worst place in the entire world for a fish to hide in.
Soon Colin felt himself being lifted up through the air. He was wriggling and fighting and gasping for breath, but he just got his fins tangled in the net. Then plop! He was dropped, not even into a bucket, but a plastic shopping bag full of water.
“The indignity of it,” said Colin. “Carried to my own funeral in a shopping bag. Merry Christmas!”
It was very dark inside the bag, and he couldn’t see where he was going. Then the motion stopped. They had arrived. He got ready to whack the cook around the face with his tail.
“At least they will say that Colin the Carp went down fighting,” he said himself.
The bag turned upside down, and all the water and Colin with it went slopping out
“That’s it!” Thought Colin. “Straight into the cooking pot!”
Splash!
All his scales tingled with lovely cold water.
“Oh look,” said a squeaky little voice. “There’s Colin. He’s come out of hiding.”
All the little tadpoles were swimming around him singing, “We wish you a merry Christmas, We wish you a merry Christmas."
And Princess Beatrice said, “Merry Christmas pondlife!”
The cook didn’t make poached carp for the wicked queen’s lunch, because when she went back to the pond, Colin had mysteriously disappeared. But it didn’t matter, because the queen decided to skip Christmas altogether, and she went up to her room to read up on wicked spells.
As for Colin, for the first time in his long, grumpy life, he has a very, very, very, merry Christmas because he was so glad to be alive and with his friends.
Thanks for the story! I really liked it.:)
Elizabeth6 — December 10, 2007
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Me — November 10, 2015
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ultide — April 26, 2016
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Majelis — December 10, 2007
This was quite a good story, and I think I would read it again.
SD Nellie — December 10, 2007
it was alright
SD Malik — December 10, 2007
it was alright
SD taleesha — December 10, 2007
it was alsome.and were glad that colin learned
his lesson.we learned a lesson to never be grumpy.and
to never be alone at christmas.
marisa and justice — December 10, 2007
we liked it,it was funny ……..but you should have put in more egg laying unicorns{just jokin}good story
skyler and jayda — December 10, 2007
i really like your web site. i teach a special needs child that enjoys listening to all the stories.she wants more pictures. thanks
deborah — December 12, 2007
Hi Deborah,
Many thanks for your nice comment. For more pictures try browsing our flick pages
Bertie — December 12, 2007
Hi,
Your style of narration was quite intriguing. I learnt a lot from it. Thanks.
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I LIKED IT WAS A good story.
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I just delivered it to my teacher .He wanted us to bring him an audio story.thats all
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keerthi — January 12, 2008
I liked this story very much because it had a happy ending and showed that friends are very important. If you are alone, it is very lonely – if you are with your friends, they make you feel happy.
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Miky Mouse — April 19, 2008
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aggie — May 14, 2008
very nice story this is !!!! very funny aswell !!!!!!
Kanza — August 11, 2008
What a great and useful site!
Rosario — September 7, 2008
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abcd — September 23, 2008
nice christmas specal nitasha but just to shore have came out with a birthday specal for meeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
m-money — September 23, 2008
THIS IS MY FIRST TIME READING THIS STORY AND IT IS GRATE SO FAR……………………..
MEG — September 23, 2008
OK story, but writer really needs to sort out her punctuation!
Helen — October 28, 2008
I like the history
kike — November 20, 2008
I loved the story because it had frogs that were swimming strangely.and i like frogs and tadpole.
CAJ — November 25, 2008
This story really brightened my day it was really really great and there are really good story’s that we listen to at school. School is what got me in to storynory.
Ellie — December 2, 2008
Thanks Ellie
Bertie — December 2, 2008
What a gem of a find!
I download a story every night for my two boys to listen to!
Thank you! Keep up the great work!
Barbara — December 8, 2008
I liked the story because it teaches you a good lesson that is you should never be alone on Christmas. I love frogs!!!!
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Antony — December 9, 2008
:Loved it great story
Prathna — December 10, 2008
It was a cute story and it kind of reminded me of another story called a Christmas carol
123456 — December 13, 2008
That’s a clever observation. Colin’s grumpy Christmas does have a touch of A Christmas Carol about it.
Bertie — December 13, 2008
I love The Story I love The Whole Site
I LOVE STORYNORY!!!!!!!!!!! AND KEEP MAKING MORE STORYS PLEASE
storynorylover — December 19, 2008
this story was exactly what i was looking for. My sons Collin was exactly like Colin in the story
except he was grumpy because he didn’t believe Christmas was coming because there is no snow.
Angela — December 24, 2008
real confusing story!!!!
lily — December 30, 2008
my 9yr old loved this story so much.
sariah — January 1, 2009
Merry Christmas~
Michelle — January 11, 2009
don’t worry be happy because i’ll be your freind
joshua — January 18, 2009
nice story.. thank you for sharing this.. 😀
mAy — January 23, 2009
** Answer me Bertie!! **
Loved the story.But I think you should put more pictures in it.
Loyal fan
Michelle
Michelle — February 3, 2009
Michelle, we are working on more pictures ! Try Bertie and the Mermaid, and do click the pics to enlarge them.
Bertie — February 3, 2009
Bertie, if one of your favorite holidays our Christmas then, one of my favorite holidays our Christmas too Loyal fan Phoebe.
Phoebe — February 24, 2009
That,s a nice story.But…a little bit too short:).
Chermaine — March 12, 2009
Ha…ha…I think that Colin the carp is a hermit.:)
Wei Theng — March 12, 2009
I think that this story is nice…but a little bit too short.
Chermaine — March 12, 2009
Nice:)
Wei Theng — March 12, 2009
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Cheng ri — March 17, 2009
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lol — March 30, 2009
I love this story! At first I was confused, but now I understand it!
Dyuthi — April 16, 2009
I like this site hahah..
My friend introduced me this site today.
I like this very much!
Thank you for a good site!
Aey — July 20, 2009
I wish Colin got cooked!
Abigail — September 17, 2009
We enjoyed the story. We didn’t like Colin. Happy Christmas!
1stclass StAnthony's — December 7, 2009
nice story
rose — December 13, 2009
I like the way when Colin moans about Christmas and wishes he could have a space of his own, and thinks he’s going to get fried.
Sacha 2g — December 13, 2009
THIS FANTASTING STORY EVER.MERRY CHRISTMAS.
FOUAD — December 14, 2009
I really like this website.I have read, or heard, all of the stories!
Thanks,
Gigi
Gigi — December 16, 2009
POUR COLIN!
JORDYN — January 11, 2010
answer dis pleaz…
and i don’t get how u stand colin….
but he’s ok man, BUT if he continues his attitude, w8 till someone eats him….. jokes jokes… >_< b good colin, for a least 5 min… g
RoBerT — January 17, 2010
great story
Anonymous — January 22, 2010
please write more stories and there isnt any fiction story in this site
alex — January 31, 2010
Best ever
Fr3sh — February 25, 2010
A LIKE STORYNORY BECAUSE THEY RED TO YOU AND THEY ARE GOOD ACTURS
MARINELA — March 22, 2010
I LOVE THIS STORY SO MUCH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!II!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!It shows the spirit of Christmas and it’s one of my big,Big,GIGANTIC,FAVORATS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Anna — May 15, 2010
good
i
liked it but when will you turn into a prince?
madeleine — May 26, 2010
I love this story!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! It shows the spirit of Christmas and it’s one of my FAVORITES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Crystela — May 26, 2010
this story is cool
alzahra — November 22, 2010
I hope you become a prince again! Then there will be so many more story nories! I will have all my friends listen to it!
JJ — December 7, 2010
This storynory is hoho-rific.
MERRY CHRSTMAS U.K. AND U.S.A.
Jeremy — December 13, 2010
good!!!
Eric — December 28, 2010
thanks so much for the marvellous stories you have available for children. My son is having fun every night at bedtime listening to your beautiful stories.
GUSTAVO — January 13, 2011
Angry mom wont let me bring my dog to scool.Any advice Bertie?
Tatyana — April 11, 2011
Dear Tatyana, I think your mum might be right in this case. Your dog might be a bit of a nuisance at school and would be happier at home.
Bertie — April 11, 2011
Thanks for the story! I really liked it.:)
Jaeeun — October 2, 2011
Good story
FC Barcelona — October 12, 2011
i dont like it that much it is sooooooooooooooo babyish and horible
aaliyah — December 1, 2011
its me again i just read it 1 more time its great sos for other comment i love it
aaliyah — December 1, 2011
I like this story.
Natalie — December 8, 2011
Hello
Thank you for your comment. This is a nice Bertie Christmas story and reveals Colin the carp can be a likeable character
We have a Bertie Christmas story coming out for this year. So stay tuned
Bye Bye
N *
Natasha — December 8, 2011
can you make a new charachter named meri who is totally obsessed with fashion? PLEASE REPLY BERTIE
mmmeri — December 14, 2011
It is sooooooooo boring!
Joshua — December 18, 2011
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manzia — December 22, 2011
which pond do you live in because I really want to meet you
manzia — December 29, 2011
hiya guys have you read my story TIM THE TADPOLES EXAMS
tim the tadpole — December 29, 2011
ermm hallo again what are you guys up too
tim the tadpole — December 29, 2011
Hello
I expect Bertie and all the Pond Life are hibernating a little this time of year, as it is cold wet and rainy. I expect Tim is thinking up lots of questions to ask Bertie for when he goes back to school. Colin the Carp is grumping about as usual and moaning about how cold it is. And Sadie the Beautiful Swan is thinking about getting her feathers died at the local bird dressers. The wicked step mother is plotting evil plans in the stately officeof the palace , while Princess Beatrice reads about flowers planting for the royal gardens.
I expect they will have lots more stories to share with us in the New Year
Bye Bye
N *
There
Natasha — December 30, 2011
bertie can I tell you something i have growed some fingers
tim the tadpole — December 29, 2011
I LOVE THIS STORY IT IS REALLY GOOD!!!!!!!!
P.S.
PEOPLE SHOULD NOT RITE MEAN STUFF ABOUT
THIS STORY!!!!!!!
Mary — January 5, 2012
thank you for the story.it helped me on my pirate report.I have some part(i sail a cross the icy Carribean sea and saw another Carribean pirate. “Arrrrhhh!”i said.”Get rid of those pirate!IT christmas”
JUN — February 29, 2012
I love these story’s my favorite is bertie’s lost chrristmas
Malia — April 23, 2012
I think your story’s are great. I have listens to nearly all of them
Samantha and Danielle — August 28, 2012
100th comment
Keiran — September 20, 2012
lolz nice story!
Stella — November 22, 2012
Λατρεύω τα Χριστούγεννα!
Ιάσονας χάρηty — December 3, 2012
j’aime l’histore (i like this story)
Eron — December 4, 2012
LOL L.O.L
O$CAR — December 4, 2012
Hi everyone just wanted to say merry Christmas
Bertie — December 5, 2012
Hello,
This is Sadie the Swan. In this particular story I am not mentioned but my friend Bertie and I grew up at that not full of tadpoles pond. Yes, I remember growing up with that sour puss Colin the Carp, and no, us swans are very elegant but not selfish stuck-ups. See if you can find my name in another story, keep your ears open.
Bye bye, Sadie the Swan (and yes I am the real one, not some sort of fake.)
Sadie the Swan — December 6, 2012
it is really goooooooooooooood
Nalla — December 7, 2012
The story was long but I liked it very much
reader 2012 : ) — December 11, 2012
I love this. Book SO much!!!!!
Lolololo — December 12, 2012
110 comment
Lolololo — December 12, 2012
Yes I will Put a new carictor in
Love
Bertie the frog
Bertie — December 12, 2012
Its cool Emily loves it
Nancy — December 13, 2012
i love this story
gloria — December 14, 2012
CXXX[];;;;>
ME — December 17, 2012
COOL SONGS
YOU DO NOT NEED TO NOW MY NAME — December 17, 2012
THIS IS A COOL STORY
YOU DO NOT NEED TO NOW MY NAME — December 17, 2012
BEST STORY EVER !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
jacob — December 17, 2012
i love this story and when it said his face was made that way (grumpy) i thought that was funny
margaret — December 18, 2012
cool story bro don’t tell it again JUST KIDDING
margaret — December 18, 2012
I thought this story was really good
Ho — December 18, 2012
Thats so true be very carful what you wish for, you might get it and its good sometimes bad also.this was also a really really wounderful story.
kailie — December 19, 2012
This story was really wounderful!!!!!!!
kailie — December 19, 2012
good story
cylena — December 19, 2012
That was the best story I read in my whole life.
Eric — December 20, 2012
this book is very wierd very very very wierd
anthony — December 20, 2012
please respond to this,natasha.please tell more stories about colin.
ruby — December 22, 2012
Why does Natasha have a mermaid picture? Why are some of the comments colored and some not?
Sarah — December 22, 2012
Dear Sarah, Natasha chose a mermaid picture because she loves the story The Little Mermaid. Every other comment is coloured – except ones by Bertie and Natasha which are always coloured.
Bertie — December 23, 2012
this is the second time i have read this. it is sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo good!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
ruby — December 23, 2012
sadie, wat pond do you live in?becuose i want to meet yuo
ruby — December 23, 2012
Cool book
Ash — December 23, 2012
The queen steped on me but i still love thi book
Bob the tadpole — December 23, 2012
i love the story it reminds me of when i was a little kid. my kids love it.
haley — December 24, 2012
I love that Story
Natalia — December 24, 2012
Love the book
Natalia — December 24, 2012
I read that story six times it is a really good book
Natalia — December 24, 2012
The book the book it is a GOOD BOOK
Natalia — December 24, 2012
I read that book 9999,9999,9999,9999,9999,9999,99999 times.
Angela — December 25, 2012
How many pages is this book? My son and I read it for a project at his school and we need to know how many pages it has 🙂
Nicole — December 26, 2012
How many pages is this book? My son and I read it for project at his school and we need to know how many pegs it is 🙂
Nicole — December 26, 2012
okay I guess
linda — January 1, 2013
I love it
Isabbela — January 1, 2013
Great Christmas story I read it last year but it’s still good to read again. Thanks!
Crystal — January 1, 2013
loveit but work on it will ya!
7838709857 A.K.A jacob — January 4, 2013
I rate it four out of five stars.
Anonymous — January 5, 2013
I rate it three and 1/2 stars out of five stars. -Kara
Kara — January 5, 2013
Natacha, I thank you for reading this story. It s very entertaining and amusing! I loved your different voices!
joshua — January 9, 2013
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Cathlinvelasco — January 24, 2013
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Make an another one please!!!!?
Gaia — February 5, 2013
Natasha this is my first story nory and my names Natasha like you!!!!!!
Natasha — February 18, 2013
Dear Natasha – What a great name ! Welcome to Storynory. I hope you enjoyed your first story with us. Listen to more !
Bertie — February 18, 2013
This is my first time at storynory , I have the same name as you Bertie.
Bertie — February 28, 2013
I like this story because you find that colin is not as grumpy as people think. He is very mean, but has a good side. Please respond natasha!!!!
kathy3 — March 19, 2013
Dear Bertie ,
How was the founder of storynory?
Nora — August 8, 2013
I love the story!do you bernie?
Jaz — November 2, 2013
I love this story.Do you Bernie?
Jaz — November 2, 2013
its cool
jarrad — November 26, 2013
south st represent
jarrad reid — November 26, 2013
Love it
Elijah — December 10, 2013
This story shows how grateful you have to be for some things.
Millie — December 11, 2013
How dare you are ssoooo rude to me and people called colin
Colin — January 1, 2014
Ba Hum Bug!
Colin The Carp — January 6, 2014
My names Natasha too!!!!!!!!!!
Natasha — January 20, 2014
This Story is amazing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!♡♡♡♡♥♥♥♥♥♥☆☆☆☆☆ I give it 5 Stars♡♥
Bella — January 20, 2014
My names Natasha too!!!!!!!!♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♥♥♥♥♥♥♥☆☆☆☆☆ I give this story 5 stars☆♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥☆☆☆☆☆
Natasha — January 20, 2014
Dear Natasha Great Name !
Bertie — January 20, 2014
Great story!!!!!!♡♡♡♡♥♥♥♥
Amelia — January 23, 2014
This was the best story!You are amazing birtie
my basenji is awesome — February 22, 2014
Poor Colin. I wish he wasn’t so grumpy.
MeeMeetose mermaid girl — March 9, 2014
Eke
Bertie — April 2, 2014
christmasy
anahata — May 13, 2014
ahh thats a nice story
boby — July 2, 2014
vans are cool
boby — July 2, 2014
Colin at least happy in one Christmas
Ema — September 12, 2014
Why domes Colin have a tail on his mouth?
Maddie — October 5, 2014
Why domes Colin have a tail on his mouth?
Jensen — October 30, 2014
Hello Bertie‚
Thanks for such a nice story..I liked this a lot….also when the Wicked Queen went to her room I liked the part and please add her in your next story..Please reply…!!!!
Vallaree — November 4, 2014
This is a really good bertie story its one of my favourites i listen to storynory every single dAy .
Me — November 15, 2014
I liked this story.
Jaz — November 30, 2014
I WANT MORE STORIES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Jaz — November 30, 2014
Why does Colin look different every Bertie story?
Sawyer — December 15, 2014
This was rubbish
Sawyer — December 15, 2014
Loved it but the wicked Queen will get ski because carp is not edible
Connor — January 5, 2015
The story was just wondering
Josh — January 8, 2015
It was great to be able to offer you an trofay to be a good idea
Josh — January 8, 2015
I like it
alice — January 15, 2015
Nice story!
Purplish sparkling uncorn — March 1, 2015
Colin looks so handsome!!
Cherry pie — April 20, 2015
I listened to this story on Christmas
Matthew — June 8, 2015
I give it*****!!!!!
Matthew — June 8, 2015
This story is fun
Jazmine — December 10, 2015
it was ok but she should of followed the words the way it was writen
josh — December 18, 2015
I like the story. It was good.
Anonymous — July 6, 2016
Can you make more story’s PEZ PEZ PEZ REPLY
S2,000 — August 2, 2016
great!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
storynory fan — August 29, 2016
amazing story
leo — November 10, 2016
great!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Anonymous — January 14, 2017
you should put dragons and ginsand ghosts just kidding it was amazing
Suvan — April 3, 2017
that last story really scared meh only 7 yrs old
hi — May 11, 2017
I like this story.
Trinity — September 22, 2017
I love love love the story 💖💋🦄amazing story 😁👌😍#❤️ #🤗 #🦄 #💋 P.s please please please release some more storys and what country does bertie live in please please please reply
Sophie 🦄 — October 15, 2017
good book
mea — December 3, 2017
I like the story
Lily — December 6, 2017
loved it would rate a nine out of five
ur boi — December 22, 2017
That was a close one
I love storys — December 26, 2017
Hi love it
Nina — April 16, 2018
He is really grumpy
Chloe — August 10, 2018
i love it!:) it was so funny! i love princess Beatrice! she is so nice!!!
willow — November 10, 2018
I liked it and i was supriced at the story was so good.
Karl — December 10, 2018
i liked the story. The part when he thought he was going to have to fight the cook was the best.👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽
Anonymous — December 10, 2018
I like how this story presonifiys the fish and the frogs in this book it is very silly and funny I loved this book very much it is astonishing and astounding too! It was quite intresting too I am so happy I read this story . thanks storynory!
- Kaleigh — December 18, 2018
I love this story
Fz — May 11, 2020
I love the story so much👰
Émer 6 September ❤️ — September 6, 2020
i LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOVED the story PLS MAKE MORE👍💖👌🤣
Chloe — December 1, 2020
I love this story!!
Mia — December 2, 2020
This story was the best story!!!! (:
Mia — December 2, 2020