Bertie Stories

Bertie is a very modern Prince, engaged to Princess Beatrice. He would like to be a secret agent, but muddles through life using his charm and terrible jokes. Oh yes, one little thing – he spent 8 years living as a frog on the pond.

Bertie’s Christmas Storynory

Written by Bertie Read by Natasha This is the very first Bertie story – from Christmas 2005. . Now, this morning it is a bit cold in this part of the world. Mr Frosty has been to visit, and the vegetable patch is white and glistening. There is ice on the pond. “Brrrr,” said Colin the […]

How Prince Bertie became Bertie the Frog

The story that sets up the Bertie series. How and why Prince Bertie was turned into a frog by the wicked step-mother of Princess Beatrice.

Bertie’s Easter Egg Hunt

The annual Easter Egg hunt in the Palace Garden is heading for disaster, and Prince Bertie the Frog is about to take the blame for eating the eggs belonging to the children.

Prince Bertie and the Dragon

How Prince Bertie slew a Welsh dragon and won the hand of the Lovely Princess Beatrice. An adventure from the time before Bertie was turned into a frog.

How Prince Bertie Ran Away

About the time when Bertie was a just a small prince-ling and he decided to run away from the palace. He finds that the world outside can be quite rough when nobody knows that you are really a royal in disguise.

Tim’s Swimming Lesson

The pond-life were amazed when Tim suggested that all the fishes, frogs, and tadpoles should have swimming lessons. In fact, Colin the Carp said that was the silliest thing he had ever heard.

The Sweetest Princess Competition

When Beatrice was just a teenage princess in training, she entered The Sweetest Princess Competition. Up until now, the inside story has been kept secret, but Sadie the Swan has persuaded Bertie to reveal all.

Bertie on Holiday

The lovely princess Beatrice is on holiday – but she can get no rest because she is constantly being photographed. The newspapers back home are saying some really rude things about her. Bertie is shocked and comes to the rescue.

How Colin the Carp Became Grumpy

After a huge argument on the pond Colin the Grumpy Carp was forced to reveal the secret of how he got his grouch. We now tell the story. Get your hankies ready, because this one is a real tear jerker.

Halloween on the Pond

This a rather scary story, particularly if you are a very small tadpole. Halloween is the most frightening night the year, or it is the most scrummy night of the year, depending on whether you are on the right or wrong end of a trick or a treat.