The Halloween Candy Nightmare: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Victor had such a nightmare after eating too much candy on Halloween night.  Who would he call to help him wake up from his strange dream?  How would he get back home to his bedroom?  The answer was printed on a little card, kept in a suit pocket of an old magic coat, locked in an old blue trunk from Cairo.  Keep the light on and the windows closed when you listen to this enchanted Halloween tale by Alan M. Scofield.

 

 My Foolish Mistake (audio corrected): Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

I lost my brand new, hand-made coaster in one quick moment, and it changed my life. A foolish mistake made when I was twelve years old taught me a valuable lesson. In our first “When I Was a Kid Story” you will see that life makes the best stories of all.

Apologies to those of you who downloaded an earlier version of this podcast.  We have corrected the audio mistake.

 

 Cinderella: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

In this older version of the classic tale of Cinderella, a mother’s last words will guide a young daughter through the difficult times ahead, urging her to “always bear hardship and ill-treatment with patience and kindness, for then happiness will be your lot in the end.” She receives help from the realm of magic, but the real power to rise above her misfortune comes from the wisdom of her mother’s words. Listen now to how Cinderella journeys from ashes to royalty.

 

 Rumpelstiltskin: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

In this classic tale by the Brothers Grimm, a father boasts to a king that his daughter can spin straw into gold.  Can she?  With Rumpelstiltskin she can! But what he asks her in trade for his help is more than she can bear.  See how she changes her fate when he comes to collect his debt.