'Golden-Rod and Purple Aster' is the slightly sad origin story of the flowers who are best friends.
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Ep. 945 - The Discontented Pumpkin - An Autumnal Story
'The Discontented Pumpkin' is exactly as it says on the tin - a pumpkin who is terribly unhappy with his lot in life and wants nothing more than to go to a fair.
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Ep. 798 - Mrs. November's Dinner Party - An American Folktale
While many of us avoided large Thanksgiving dinners I wanted to share 'Mrs. November's Dinner Party' to remind everyone just how chaotic it could have been. 😁
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Ep. 797 - A Turkey for the Stuffing - An American Folktale
This Thanksgiving will be very different for many of us. 'A Turkey for the Stuffing" is the perfect story for this year of COVID Thanksgiving, prompting us to be grateful for what we do have, even if it isn't what we'd like to have.
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Ep. 796 - The Two Alms, or The Thanksgiving Day Gift - An American Folktale
As we come to Thanksgiving this Thursday here in America I'm brining you three stories from the Topaz Fairy Book all about the holiday, beginning with 'The Two Alms, or The Thanksgiving Day Gift'.
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Ep. 790 - Bushy's Bravery - An American Fairytale
In our final story from "The Topaz Story Book" we get a story about the bravery and cunning of a young squirrel.
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Ep. 789 - The Nutcrackers of Nutcracker Lodge - An American Fairytale
In Harriet Beecher Stowe's 'The Nutcrackers of Nutcracker Lodge" get get a very vivid warning of what can happen if we put on airs.
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Ep. 788 - Mrs. Bunny’s Dinner Party - An American Fairytale
In Anna Skinner's telling of 'Mrs. Bunny’s Dinner Party' we meet the fearless Mr. Bobtail. Or maybe he's not quite so fearless after all.
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Ep. 787 - The Pretending Woodchuck - An American Fairytale
'The Pretending Woodchuck' is the perfect story of autumn to get us into the Topaz Fairy Book this November - the misadventure of a young woodchuck named Monax.
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