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"StoryJumper is a place to create and discover stories for kids. What's your story?™"

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Storybird is a service that uses collaborative storytelling to connect kids and families. Two (or more) people create a Storybird in a round robin fashion by writing their own text and inserting pictures. They then have the option of sharing their Storybird privately or publicly on the network. The final product can be printed (soon), watched on screen, played with like a toy, or shared through a worldwide library.

Storybird is also a simple publishing platform for writers and artists that allows them to experiment, publish their stories, and connect with their fans.

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This site holds a collection of stories from around the East Anglian region. We have tales from all parts of this area; some you may have heard before and some, we hope, will be new to you. There are also stories from other parts of England and from around the world.

Try clicking on the 'Myths & Legends' button at the top of the page to see the list of stories currently available. Choose a story that you like the sound of.

Now you can:

* Hear the story read to you by clicking on the 'Play' button, and watch the animated pictures that illustrate what is going on.

* Sit back and listen to the whole story by leaving the button set to 'Auto is on'. This means that, on the screen, you will see the story text, a paragraph at a time, and you will hear it read aloud. At the end of each section, the next piece of text will load up and the story will continue to be read out to you.

* Play the story at your own pace, by clicking the button so that it says 'Auto is off'. Then use the 'back' and 'next' buttons to move through the story.

* Simply read the story on screen by clicking on the 'Story Text' button.

* Print out a copy of the story to read later.


For each story you have chosen you will also find:

* A library of pictures that go with the story: click on the 'Gallery' button.

* Work that others have done after reading the stories: click on the 'Your work' button.

* Information about how the story may have arisen: click on the 'Origins' button.

* Ideas and lessons for teachers: click on the 'Teachers' button.

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