Journey with Story - A Storytelling Podcast for Kids

A chubby teddy bear bemoans his appearance until he comes across a picture in a book of a plump king and so accepts his plumpness.  A story poem from A.A. Milne that first introduces us to the bear who becomes Winnie the Pooh.  An episode from Journey with Story, a storytelling podcast for kids ages 4-10.  (duratioin - 8 minutes)

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A story from Canada that explains why the little sparrow is so special to their people.  An episode from Journey with Story, a storytelliing podcast for kids ages 4-10.  (duration -10 minutes)

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A brave princess travels to a well at the world's end to free her husband and his brothers from a wicked enchantress, and also succeeds in bringing the healiing water of life to the blind king.  An episode from Journey with Story, a storytelling podcast for kids ages 4-10.  (duration - 18 minutes)

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Celebrate Mother's Day with this encore episode -an old folktale from Europe about a Mama crow and her baby, which shows how a mother's love makes every child beautiful. An episode from Journey with Story, a storytelling podcast for kids, ages 4-10.  (duration -10 minutes)

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Encore -The Selfish Giant

E 351 -The Great Flood

E 352 Sacred Waterfall

E 353 The Badger and the Magic Fan

E 354 The Man in the Moon

An episode from Journey with Story, a storytelling podcast for kids ages 4-10. (duration 1 hour)

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A tale from West Africa about the man in the moon and his wife who have a huge argument that grows and grows until it causes havoc on earth. Which one of them will come to an agreement first?  A great story to spark discussions about how to cope with disagreements.  An episode from Journey with Story, a storytelling podcast for kids ages 4-10.  (duration - 13 minutes)

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A fun tale from Japan about a mischievous badger who steals a magic fan from three goblin children that lands him in a lot of trouble.  An episode from Journey with Story, a storyelling podcast for kids ages 4-10.  (durationn 12 minutes)

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A First Nations folktale from Canada about a young girl, whose teacher Cloud and Rain,shares all his magic and wisdom with her, so that one day, she is able to save her own people from a terrible danger.  A beautiful tale to spark discussions about the value of wisdom.  An episode from Journey with Story, a storytelling podast for children ages 4-10.  (duration 15 minutes)

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A folktale from Korea about a young boy whose kindness to others is repaid when he finds himself and his villagers in trouble. An episode from Journey with Story, a stortyelling podcast for kids ages 4-10.  (duration 18 minutes)

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Celebrate Easter with this beloved fairytale classic by Oscar Wilde about a selfish giant who changes his way when he meets a little child in his garden.

An Encore episode from Journey with Story, a storytelling podcast for kids ages 4-10.  (duration 15 minutes)

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Listen to all of this month's episodes - including our two St Patrick's Day stories  in our bonus playlist.

E347 -The King who Wanted to Touch the Moon

E348 The Clumsy Beauty and her Aunts

E349 The Kildare Pooka

E 350 The Foolish Man

An episode from Journey with Story, a storyelling podcast for kids ages 4-10.  (duration -44minutes)

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A tale from India about a foolish man and his wife, who argue continuously about which one of them is the most foolish, until a neighbour encourages the man to go out into the world and discover that there are actually even bigger fools than either of them in the world.  An episode from Journey with Story, a storytelling podcast for kids ages 4-10.  (duration 13 minutes)

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Another fun Irish folktale to celebrate St. Patrick's Day, about a group of lazy servants who take advantage of their master's absence to shirk their cleaing duties, until a Pooka (a mythical shape changing creature) in the shape of a donkey, teaches them a lesson.  An episode from Journey with Story, a storytelling podcast for kids ages 4-10.  (duration -13 minutes)

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Celebrate St. Patrick's Day with this fun Irish folktale about a beautiful girl who is so clumsy that she cannot spin like her mother, but when her mother lies about her spinning ability in order to win the hand of a prince, three unusual "aunts" come to her rescue.   An Irish version of Rumpeltstiltskin.  An episode from Journey with Story, a storytelling podcast for kids ages 4-10.  (duration 16 minutes)

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A folktale from Latin America about a proud King who is determined to find a way to touch the moon.  A perfect story to teach the importance of humility.  An episode from Journey with Story, storytellihng podcast for kids, ages 4-10.  (duration -11 minutes)

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Enjoy this month's episodes in our special bonus episode

E:344 The Two Widows

E:345 The Water Horse of Loch Garve

E:346 The King's Gift

Encore - The Pobble who has no Toes

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Children will chuckle at this nonsensical poem by Edward Lear about this imaginary creature called a Pobble, who has....NO TOES!  An encore episode from Journey with Story - a storytelling podcast for kids ages 4-10.

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A Scottish tale about a King who receives a mysterious gift of a silver bowl engraved with the words, "Give this to the one you love."  Find out who receives this gift in this lovely tale that will spark discussions with your listener about what they would do if they received such a gift. An episode from Journey with Story, a storytelling podcast for children ages 4-10.  (duration-10 minutes)

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An old Scottish tale about a magical sea horse who loves his wife so much that he decides to do something very special to make her happy.  A perfect story to celebrate Valentine's Day and spark discussions about how we can bring happiness to those we love.  An episode from Journey with Story - a storytelliing podcast for kids ages 4-10.

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A tale from Singapore about two kind widows who help all their neighbours and finally are rewarded for their goodness with a magnifient surprise.  An episode from Journey with Story, a storytelling podcast for kids ages 4-10.  (duratioin - 12 minutes)

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Pandora's Box - Encore Episode

The Spider Weaver - E340

The Blue Cap - E 341

The Honest Penny -E 342

The Tortoise and the Monkey -E 343

A bonus playlist from Journey with Story, a storytelling podcst for kids ages 4-10.

(duration 50 minutes)

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A story from Tibet about a tortoise and a monkey who seem to be good friends until something happens to test that friendship, and we discover that one of them is not quite such a good friend after all. A fun tale to teach our little ones what it means to be a loyal friend.  An episode from Journey with Story, a storytelling podcast for kids ages 4-10.  (duration 14 minutes)

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A classic Norwegian tale about a poor boy who is rewarded for his act of kindness by finding a chest full of silver, but since he believes the silver is stolen, he only keeps one floating penny - his honest penny, which in due course brings him wealth and happiness.  A story to celebrate kindness and honesty.  An episode from Journey with Story, a storytelling podcast for kids ages 4-10.  (duration 13 minutes)

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An old Scottish tale about a poor fisherman who finds a magic cap that can transport him to other places.  An episode from Journey with Story, a storytelling podcast for kids ages 4-10.  (duration - 9 minutes)

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A beautiful tale from Japan that explains why the Japanese language uses the same name for a spider and a cloud.  An episode from Journey with Story, a storytelling podcast for kids ages 4-10.  (duration 11 minutes)

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Start the New Year with our Encore episode of Pandora's Box - the beloved Greek myth about Pandora who is given a mysterious box and forbidden to open it, but will she be able to resist the temptatiion?  An epsisode from Journey with Story, a storytelling podcast for kids ages 4-10.  (duration 17minutes)

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Enjoy all of our December episodes in this bonus playlist.

E 335 The Gift of Father Frosts 

E 336 Alexander Jones

E337 The Christmas Rose

E338 Jesus, Mary, and Joseph

E 339 Silvercap

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A magical tale from North America about how the frost fairies use their magic to delight the children on the earth.  An episode from Journey with Story, a storytelling podcast for kids ages 4-10.

(duration 10 minutes)

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Kathleen's published picture book about a young Hispanic boy who gets a part as the innkeeper in the school nativity, but on opening night he becomes so swept up in this long ago world that when Mary and Joseph ask him, "Do you have any room at your inn? he comes up with his own answer that causes chaos on the stage.  An enchanting Christmas tale filled with beauty, faith, and the innocence of childhood.  (duration 12 minutes)

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This touching legend from Sweden explains how a special flower that blooms in winter came to be called the Christmas Rose, and reminds us that the miracle Christmas is for all  - even a robber who is seeking forgiveness.  An episode from Journey with Story, a storytelling podcast for kids ages 4-10.  (duration - 15 minutes)

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A silly story from Scotland about a husband and wife who have a very silly argument that grows and grows until the whole town is involved in the silliness.  An episode from Journey with Story, a storytelling podcast for kids ages 4-10.  (duration 13 minutes)

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A Russian tale about a poor farmer who recieves a very unusual gift from Father Frost that brings him unexpected good fortune.  An episode from Journey with Story, a storytelling podcast for kids ages 4-10.  (duration - 15 minutes)

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Enjoy all of our November episodes in our special bonus playlist

E331 - The Hermit and the Two Worms

E 332 - Two Cat Poems

E333 - Why the Sea is Salty

E334 - The Four Winds

A bonus episode from Journey with Story, a storytelling podcast for kids ages 4-10.  (duratioin - 45 minutes)

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Celebrate Thanksgiving with this lovely Native American tale about how the Master of the Winds divides his power into four separate winds with a different animal in charge of each wind.  A lovely tale to remind us to be grateful for our earth and all of creation.  An episode from Journey with Story, a storytelling podcast for kids ages 4-10.  (duration - 10 minutes)

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A poor fisherman is rewarded for his kindness to the Princess of the Sea with a magical salt grinder, but when a greedy man in his village steals the grinder from the fisherman, he is punished for his greediness.  A folktale from Vietnam that warns us not to be greedy!  An episode from Journey with Story, a storytelling podcast for kids ages 4-10.  (duration - 12 minutes)

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Enjoy these two fun poems from T. S. Eliot's "Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats.  Rum Tum Tugger and Old Gumbie. An episode from Journey with Story, a storytelling podcast for kids ages 4-10.  (duration 10 minutes)

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When a kind hermit transforms two worms into two human beings because they promise to look after the earth and keep it safe, trouble ensues when they break their promise.  A cautionary tale from the Philippines to remind us to be kind to our earth.An episode from Journey with Story, a storytelling podcast for kids ages 4-10.  (duration - 12 minutes)

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Enjoy all of our October episodes in our bonus monthly playlist.

An episode from Journey with Story, a storytelling podcast for kids ages 4-10.  (duration 44minutes)

E 326 - Why Ducks Sleep on One Leg

E 327 -The Story Stone

E 328 -Why Mosquitos Buzz in Our Ears

E 329 - The Fox, the Hare, and the Toad Have an Argument

E330 -Two Halloween Poems

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Celebrate Halloween with these two beloved poems.

Someone - by Walter de la Mare

The Witch of Willowyby Woods - by Rowena Bennett

An episode from Journey with Story, a storytelling podcast for kids ages 4-10.  (duration - 10 minutes)

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A tale from China about how a little toad tricks a big tiger into allowing him and his friends to go free after the tiger interupts their argument.  An episode from Journey with Story, a storytelling podcast for kids ages 4-10.  (duration - 8 minutes)

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