Play Pollyanna — an interactive story where YOU are the hero

after the classic by Eleanor H. Porter, 1913

Orphaned and packed off to a stern aunt in a gloomy town, you carry one weapon: the Glad Game, finding something to be glad about in anything. Play Pollyanna and thaw a whole village of grudges — until an accident tests whether the game can save you.

A moment from one playthrough

Aunt Polly has put you in the bare little attic room with no pictures and no carpet, meaning it as a punishment. Out the window, though, is the finest view in the house — the whole valley gold at sunset. Say the room is perfect and mean it, or gently ask for the room downstairs like anyone would?

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Start free — 10 diamonds when you confirm your email. No subscription; narrated aloud; plays in 26 languages.

The Somni Tales reader: an open book with two pages of a story, an ink illustration, and a “write what you do” bar below.

Live Pollyanna, don't just read it

In this interactive telling of Pollyanna, you don't read about the hero — you are the hero. The Storyteller keeps Eleanor H. Porter's world true to the original — its characters, its places, its mood, all held as canon — then narrates every scene aloud and draws the moment you're in as an ink illustration. You type or speak what you do next, and the world answers: it remembers the promises you made, the things you took, and the people you crossed. Follow Eleanor H. Porter's plot faithfully, or step off it and watch a brand-new version of Pollyanna unfold — one that still reaches a real ending.

How it works

The Storyteller holds the world of the book as canon — its characters, places and mood — and opens with you as the hero.
Type or speak anything: the world reacts, remembers, and stays true to the original's spirit.
Every playthrough is a brand-new story. Follow the plot — or break it and see what happens.

Common questions about playing Pollyanna

Is Pollyanna free to play on Somni Tales?

You get 10 diamonds free when you confirm your email — enough to open Pollyanna and step into the first scenes. After that, diamonds cost from $5 with no subscription, and unused diamonds are refundable within 14 days.

Do I have to follow Eleanor H. Porter's original plot?

No. The Storyteller holds Pollyanna as canon so its world, characters and mood stay true — but your choices write a brand-new telling. Follow the classic beats, or break from them and see where the story goes.

Can I play Pollyanna aloud and in my own language?

Yes — every scene is narrated aloud word by word, and Pollyanna plays in 26 languages. Change the language, voice and reading speed any time from the reader's Settings.