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Aunti Oni.Fun

Welcome! Ubuntu! You have arrived!

In Story Village with Aunti Oni - the home of a fabulous international 

audio podcast, YouTube video's, live & virtual storytelling experiences.

Enrich your mind & your heart will follow!

Enjoy the adventure!

Hello! Hola! Jambo! Ciao! Nameste! Bon Jour! Guten Tag!

It's so great you stopped in

Story Village with Aunti Oni 

is your story time friend

Amazing stories, poetry, music & Zoog  too 

Aunti Oni & friends love sharing with you!


* Video's & Live Appearances *

Like this Zoog video? 

You can make one too!

Check out how at ...

Aunti Oni's Zoog page

Meet Aunti Oni's Pets!

Does Aunti really live with all these pets? 

~ Live Appearances ~

"Down On The Farm with Granny Goose"

 APRIL 19, 2025

Saturday @ 11:00 AM

Sugar Hill Children's Museum of Art & Storytelling

Harlem, New York City


"Down On The Farm with Granny Goose" 

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

 Saturday ~ 11 AM & 12PM

PLEASE TOUCH MUSEUM

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania


~ Past Appearances ~

February 12, 2024 - 10 AM 

Healing With Horses in Tobago 

February 21 & 28, 2024

 3:30 PM 

Tobago Library Service 


JUNE 16th - Sunday  

READ BOOKSTORE 

Phoenixville, Pennsylvania


JUNE 19, 2024 - Wednesday

PLEASE TOUCH MUSEUM 

Philadelphia, PA 

1:30 & 2:30  PM




Jambo Anansi!

Let's sing hello in different languages!

Hey Aseop!

Sing-along to Aunti Oni's original song about Aesop the storyteller.

3 Fish In A Pond #1

A special message for one & all.

To be prepared in all you do!

Itsy Bitsy Anansi

Itsy's Bitsy Spider has a name, ANANSI...yep, Anansi fell down but...he always stops crying and keeps on trying!

* Podcast, Poems & Books *

Story Village Stories

Listen on your phone podcast app or right here to find the most fun filled stories from villages around the world.

With great lessons of Ubuntu, I am because we are, from fabulous children authors, poets, original stories and songs from Aunti Oni to joyfully sing along and re-tell,

For children of all ages!


I'm A Storyteller ~ #60

I'm a storyteller and a poet too

In the Story Village, I share them with you.

We don't go to a movie, or watch a TV screen,

It's all up in our head, if ya know what I mean


Pictures in my stories....are the ones you create.

Listen up!  imagine!...lets collaborate!

Lend me your ears....hear what I say.

As stories come alive....in a awesome way.


Some of the stories are older than old—

Aunti Oni's spinning on what others have told.

Some are brand new..... fresh from my head,

Some I thought, or I heard, or I read.


Stories & poems from storytelling friends too!

Gave me permission to share them with you.

Movin' & groovin' to what we love so dear

I hope you enjoy Story Village in your ear


Stories from my heart — to all over the place

Aunti Oni loves to put a smile on your face

From beginning to end I give you stories to share

On how to treat others and how to play fair. 


Ya know Story Village  took you somewhere

In the world wide web and here and there

So if ya frontin' on Aunti...like you don't care

Then write your own stories,,,,if you dare!


Story Village with Aunti Oni...is the podcast for you

Cuz only cool people can do what we do

Yes,  I’m a storyteller and a poet fa true

And guess what...you can be one too!


Cause it ain't nothing to it but to do it

And it ain't hard to do it, cause I'm use to it!


I Am A Storyteller

(c) 2023 Wynn Montgomery & Oni Lasana 

Music: Salamanca by Sarah the Illstrumentalist

All Rights Reserved

Kalianne's Story ~#54

Canadian author Vassi Rombis shares the love of stories and why everyone has a story to tell.

Get the book!
Charlotte de

I Don't Want To Move ~ #59

Carolyn Watkins gives us a award winning inspirational story of kindness and inclusion. 

Get the book!

It Takes A Village ~ #51

Aunti Oni re-tells Jane Cowen -Fletcher's story with a new twist on community love. Check out the book to read the differences in the story. 

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Keep scrolling down to listen to the episode featuring It's A Great Day

It's A Great Day ~#55

 IT'S A GREAT DAY

A poem by Oni Lasana


Enjoy the rest of your day 

Tell troubles to go away

Don't care what nobody says 

It's a great day to have a great day (Repeat 4X)


Cause troubles may come 

ya don't know when, 

When ya send them away

they may come back again

If trouble is a bully, 

who calls you names, 

Don’t bully back and cause more pain


Bullies are sad people,

 that is true 

Don't mind them 

for what they do

They are hurting inside, 

not happy like you

And hurt people, 

hurt people too


Chorus:

Enjoy the rest of your day

Tell ya troubles to go away

Don't care what nobody says

It's a great day to have a great day


So laugh and smile...

it will soon end.

And you will find 

a better friend

One who respects 

and cares about you

You gonna have big fun 

with them too


So what do you do? 

What do you say?

To make troubles go away?

 What do you do? 

What do you say?

To make troubles go away? 

(repeat chorus)


(C ) 2023 It's A Great Day by Oni Lasana 

Common Sense Media Review

 "Parents need to know that Story Village with Aunti Oni is a culturally rich story and folktale podcast, lead by the talented Oni Lasana. Aunti Oni shares stories, poems and songs from all over the world and always credits the original poets, musicians, storytellers, and traditions, and tells the stories in her own voice with accompanying background music. 


Sources include Aesop's fables, Native American traditional stories, books about the American South during slavery, original poems by Oni Lasana, Charlotte Blake Alston and Nikki Giovanni, folktales from Asia, and traditional stories from West Africa.

 

To drive home positive messages, like the importance of compassion, integrity, perseverance, and cooperation, Aunti Oni sometimes describes peril and hardship like rats trying to escape a cat, a child with cancer, and the injustice of slavery. 


Episodes range from three to thirteen minutes, and run continuously with no advertisements, just Aunti Oni promoting her offerings at the beginning. Adults are sure to love listening to these stories along with their kids and will fall in love with Aunti Oni's caring and inclusive nature."


 Common Sense offers a Parental Guide to Story Village with Aunti Oni, where you too can leave a review!



Visit Common Sense Media

Listen to podcast to for a story or poem to re-tell!

"Aunti Oni's gentle, laugh filled voice is an aural delight. Her storytelling gifts shine as she artfully take other's writings or folktales and weaves them into new quilts. Gather your family together, even on your individual device, and share in the joy of Aunti Oni's Storytelling."

Sky Walker Payne, Storyteller 

Who lives in the Story Village?

Only the coolest storytellers & poets on the planet!

STORY VILLAGE with AUNTI ONI, the musical storytelling podcast, is where classic stories of once upon a time, and poetry are mixed in with original works from storytellers, children authors and poets from around the world.


Enjoy listening for your personal enjoyment, or with the little ones in your life, you can also use as a resource for re-telling or to re-tell for public speaking projects. 


So whatever you do...listen up!


MEET FEATURED ARTISTS ~ STORY/POEM ~ EPISODE #


Charlotte Blake Alston : Martin Luther King Jr. poem #42


Karima Amin : How Brer Rabbit Lost His Tail (adaptation) #39


Willa Brigham : Bits & Pieces, 2 poems #17 


Mitch "Grandaddy Junebug" Capel  : The Jealous Farmer #3


Jane Cowen-Fletcher : It Takes A Village #52


Joann Frasier Dasent : A Farmer, His Son & Mule (Aesop adaptation) #15


Paul Laurence Dunbar, Poet : A Cabin Tale #10


Heather Forest : Beautiful As You Are  #2


Nikki Giovanni, Poet : A Library (latest book) #49


Mama Linda Goss : The Frog Who Wanted To Be A Singer #43


Joy Jones : The Girl Who Loved Hip Hop  #1


Mama Koku The Storyteller : Zuri The Fairy (book) #3


Vassi Rombis : Story Swapping (book) #54


Antonio Sacre :  Second Language aka The Barking Mouse #27


Pedro Pablo Sacristan  : The Boy Who Always Won #36


Baba Jamal Koram, The Storyman : Pulling Together #40


Oni Lasana : The Palm & The Poui #8


Patricia McLean : Reggie Rascal #6


Elisa Pearmain, LMHC : Butterfly Friends #37


Debra Weller :  Ant & Grasshopper (Aesop adaptation) #21


Diane Williams : Annie Mae Jumps The Broom (book)#12


ALSO:  Anansi, Aesop, classic and modern stories of empowering morals serve as a educational entertaining compliment to 

SEL - Social Emotional Learning 5 components

  1.  Self-Awareness
  2. Self-Management
  3. Responsible Decision Making
  4. Social Awareness
  5. Relationship Skills


BONUS: Story Village with Aunti Oni is a great resource for aspiring storytellers to retell with attributions to the authors.  




Storytellers Representing...

  • National Storytelling Network, Inc. 
  • National Association of Black Storytellers, Inc.
  • North East Storytellers (NEST)
  • New Jersey Storytelling Network
  • Kuumba Storytellers of Georgia
  • Philadelphia, PA Keepers Of The Culture, Inc. 
  • LAMBS : Louisiana & Mississippi Black Storytellers


"I listened to Peace & War this morning and your telling of that moral message was incredible. What a blessing that the world is able to access and enjoy these stories for free. Thank you." 

Diane Williams, Author, Storyteller & Fibre Artist 

Story Village Cover Art - Season 1 & 2

Note from Aunti Oni

This podcast was produced independently and was a serious learning curve.  Season 1 & 2  started out as Aunti Oni Story Village.  I enjoyed designing the cover art as related to the stories. In season 3,  I invested in a inclusive cover design and updated the name to  Story Village with Aunti Oni.



Listening ~ Reading ~ Performing Adventures

Musical Storytelling

American Storytelling

American Storytelling

Aunti Oni's fun loving storytelling style is a literary treat!  Listen anytime, on your favorite podcast app in your car, home or before bedtime.


Hear fantastic world  music under delightful classic and modern tales from the creative energies of storytellers, poets and Aunti Oni! 




Listen here

American Storytelling

American Storytelling

American Storytelling

Listen up! to this adventurous podcast of original and traditional stories for children, featuring the 7 principles of Kwanzaa. 

Kwanzaa was created by Dr. Karenga in 1966 to teach values and history for the cultural consciousness of Africans in America.

Listen here

African Storytelling

American Storytelling

Aunti Oni made her debut  telling world famous stories on this Webby award winning podcast.  

As Miss JoJo's American cousin, Aunti Oni re-tells the Anansi story, 

Why Spiders Live on the Ceilings in episode #7.  Episode 8 Aesop's Rabbit & Turtle race in Season 1 episodes 7, 8, 9 is the crisis management tale; 3 Fish In A Pond, in Aunti's delightful   storytelling style.


Listen here

Rappin' Dunbar, Gwen Brooks & MLK Jr.

In 2008 Professor Nikki Giovanni, Author and Poet  invited Oni Lasana to rap Paul Dunbar's "We Wear The Mask"  in this award winning beautifully illustrated audio book.




oRDER BOOK

Brother Dunbar Spoken Word Workshop

Students learn and perform Paul Laurence Dunbar's northern and southern spoken word poetry.


In class or virtual 8 weeks with performance date. 

Published on P. 288 in this book on Libraries Unlimited

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Philly Scam or Pay It Forward?

A short story by Oni Lasana is published in this groundbreaking book.  

Self-reflective autobiographies, and adventurous stories from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania's latest literary talents. 

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"See ya later sweet potato, after awhile honey child!"

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