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May Bonus Round Up
Enjoy all of our May episodes in this monthly round-up. E227 – The Fish with Hooked Noses E228-The Bear’s Bad Bargain E229 – The Boy Punia and the King of

The Boy Pu-nia & the King of the Sharks E:229
The Boy Pu-nia and the King of the Sharks E:229 A Hawaiian folktale about a brave young boy who dares to challenge the King of the Sharks so that he

The Bear’s Bad Bargain E:228
The Bear’s Bad Bargain E:228 An Indian folktale about a woodcutter and his wife who make bargain with a bear who agrees to bring them a huge load of wood

A Mother’s Day Encore Playlist
A Mother’s Day Encore Playlist Celebrate Mother’s Day with these three encore episodes from our our most popular stories about mothers. The Ugly Duckling Happy Mamas Mama Ostrich An episode

The Fish with Hooked Nose E:227
The Fish with Hooked Nose E:227 A folktale from Cambodia that explains how some fish ended up with hooked noses as a punishment for what one of their ancestors had

April Bonus Round Up
Enjoy all of this month’s episodes in our bonus playlist E224 – Philemon and Baucis Encore Episode The Bookery E225. The Lion and the Gnat E 226 – The Stone

The Stone Cutter E:226
The Stone Cutter E:226 A Japanese folktale about a poor stone cutter works hard day after day cutting slabs of stone from the side of a mountain until one day

The Lion and the Gnat E:225
The Lion and the Gnat E:225 An impudent gnat boasts that he can outwit a lion despite their difference in size, but when he succeeds, his pride leads to his

The Bookery: Encore Episode
The Bookery: Encore Episode Celebrate the joy of books with this original tale, written by Kathleen about book lover, Timothy Tuttle, who has to find a way to save his

Philemon and Baucis E:224
Philemon and Baucis E:224 An old Greek tale about a kind couple whose generosity and compassion are rewarded by Zeus who grants them their wish never to be parted even

Daddy Longlegs and the Fly E:149
A fun nonsense poem about a Daddy Long-Legs and a fly who each bemoan the length of their legs for different reasons. (duration-6 minutes) An episode from Journey with Story,

The Nightingale:E152
A classic fairytale from Hans Christian Andersen about a little nightingale whose sweet songs enchant the Emperor and all his court until one day someone brings a mechanical nightingale to

The Scroobius Pip:E153
A delightful nonsense poem by Edward Lear about a fantastical, made-up creature that leaves all the other animals completely befuddled and confused. (duration 12 minutes) An episode from the storytelling

Thunder and Anansi:E154
An African folktale about trickster, Anansi, who does something very selfish and greedy, but thanks to Thunder, he ends up having to pay a heavy price for his greediness. (duration

Chief Five Heads:E155
A Native American folktale about two sisters who both want to marry the Chief, but the Chief disguises himself to test the sisters’ character and so they younger sister’s kindness

The Watermelon Prince:E156
A Vietnamese folktale that explains how the watermelon fruit first came to Vietnam. (duration 13 minutes) An episode from storytelling podcast, Journey with Story. Kathleen’s latest picture book is now