This week we're starting off with a silly fairytale from Carl Sandburg's "Rootabaga Pigeons" - 'Shush Shush, the Big Buff Banty Hen Who Laid an Egg in the Postmaster’s Hat'.
All in Carl Sandburg
Ep. 863 - Many, Many Weddings in One Corner House - An American Fairytale
In our final fairytale from Carl Sandburg this week, 'Many, Many Weddings in One Corner House', we get to revisit the newlyweds the Rag Doll and the Broom Handle from "Rootabaga Stories".
Ep. 861 - The Skyscraper to the Moon and How the Green Rat with the Rheumatism Ran a Thousand Miles Twice - An American Fairytale
This week we revisit Carl Sandburg with the first of his stories from "Rootabaga Pigeons" - 'The Skyscraper to the Moon and How the Green Rat with the Rheumatism Ran a Thousand Miles Twice'.
Ep. 846 - How to Tell Corn Fairies If You See 'em - An American Fairytale
Today's story from "Rootabaga Stories", 'How to Tell Corn Fairies If You See 'em' is the first tale where Carl Sandburg breaks the 4th wall, by introducing us to both the author and his young audience.
Ep. 845 - Sand Flat Shadows - An American Fairytale
This week we're completing Carl Sandburg's "Rootabaga Stories", beginning with a unique story of creation, shadows, and secrets - 'Sand Flat Shadows'.
Ep. 827 - Never Kick a Slipper at the Moon - An American Fairytale
'Never Kick a Slipper at the Moon' is a bedtime story for the children of Rootabaga Country and it's both a warning and a silly story.
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Ep. 826 - How Henry Hagglyhoagly Played the Guitar with His Mittens On - An American Fairytale
'How Henry Hagglyhoagly Played the Guitar with His Mittens On' is a love story in Carl Sandburg's "Rootabaga Stories".
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Ep. 825 - What Six Girls with Balloons Told the Gray Man on Horseback - An American Fairytale
Carl Sandburg's 'What Six Girls with Balloons Told the Gray Man on Horseback' is one of those stories that shows us just how well Sandburg captured a child's imagination in his tales.
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