The Princess and the Pea: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download to your Desktop

A bedraggled young lady on a rainy night knocks upon a royal door. She claims to be a Princess! Is she or isn’t she? We shall hear all about the unique test she was given that night as a guest and what happened the next morning in this brief but beloved tale by the Danish master, Hans Christian Andersen.

 

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

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.

 

 The Ugly Duckling: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download to your Desktop

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.

 

 Little Red Riding Hood: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download to your Desktop

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!

 

 Sleeping Beauty in the woods: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download to your Desktop

Under a spell, a beautiful young princess lies upon a golden bed, asleep for a hundred years. She waits for a prince, who is destined to find her and awaken her to a true and timeless love. Will he find her? Will he pass safely through the dark, mysterious woods that hide her ancient castle? All this will be revealed in the timeless story of the Sleeping Beauty in the Woods.