A very special piece of American folklore rounds the bases of the 19th century to delight our ears today. With bases loaded and the crowd in a fever, the mighty Casey steps up to the plate and holds the fate of the big game in his powerful hands. The final pitch is thrown! Listen to this exciting tale written in 1887 by an inspired baseball reporter who wrote a “home run” of a classic poem.
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Timothy the Squirrel was a hero! He sent a flock of birds to save Little Bunny’s Brother and Sister, when their red balloon carried them high into the sky. (Hear all about this adventure when you listen to: The Little Bunny Who Thought For Himself, recorded earlier). In this story, Mama Bunny takes Little Bunny to meet Timothy and thank him for saving her children. Listen now as Little Bunny makes friends with Timothy, and hears the story of how he found his name.
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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.
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Goldilocks is in such trouble! Her curious eyes could not help looking into the window of the three bear’s home, and when she did, she saw porridge. What should she do? It looked so yummy and she was so hungry. The temptation was too much for her and she came inside. Wait till you hear what happened when the three bears came home.
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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.
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Imagine how you would feel if someone called you an “ugly duckling” and people picked on you and told you that you were odd and different. What if you didn’t have friends and a loving home. How terribly sad you would feel! In Hans Christian Andersen’s wonderful story about growth and change, an ugly duckling, in the end, becomes something wondrous and beautiful. Everyone is amazed, but no one is more surprised than “the ugly duckling” himself.
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The moral to this tale is to never stop and talk to strangers, especially wolves in the deep forest. This older version of Little Red Riding Hood is entitled The True Story of Little Golden Hood, as she was known long ago in France. Some younger listeners might find the wolf a bit scary, but after all he IS a wolf!
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