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In Chapter 4 of "Bee: The Princess of the Dwarfs" we get a rather unflattering story about the dwarfs, courtesy of an old woman the children encounter on the way to the hermitage.

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In Chapter 3 of "Bee: The Princess of the Dwarfs" we learn a bit about the protector of Bee and George, the squire Freeheart and see how he was betrayed.

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In Chapter 2 of "Bee: The Princess of the Dwarfs", we get a much better sense of Bee and George and just how likely they are to get into trouble.

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We're beginning 2022 with a new story from Anatole France - "Bee: The Princess of the Dwarfs". In Chapter 1 'Tells of the News that a White Rose brings to the Countess of the White Moor' we meet Bee …

We're ending 2021 as we've ended years past, by revisiting the most popular stories of the year. Our most popular story of 2021 was 'The Baby', the opening to "Viking Fairy Tales", a collection we wi…

We're ending 2021 as we've ended years past, by revisiting the most popular stories of the year. Our second story is 'Far Away and Long Ago.'

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We're ending 2021 as we've ended years past, by revisiting the most popular stories of the year. Our first story (and third on the list) is 'The Snow Queen, Pt. 1".

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Our final story of the year is my favorite tradition - the reading of 'A Visit from St. Nicholas' by Clement Clarke Moore. I hope you all have a wonderful holiday season and I'll see you all in the N…

You probably know L. Frank Baum from "The Wizard of Oz", but the world he created is much, much larger than just Oz. Today we head to The Laughing Valley to witness "A Kidnapped Santa Claus".

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'The Gift of the Magi' is one of my favorite short stories, that absolutely transcends time and categorization. A tale of love that we can all aspire to.

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Our final tale this week tells us all about how King Winter plans his harvest.

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Today's story of winter comes from Russia and tells the heartbreaking tale of a childless couple and their young snow maiden.

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This week I'm bringing you three stories from "The Pearl Story Book: Stories and Legends of Winter, Christmas, and New Year's Day", beginning with the Japanese tale of 'The Pine and The Willow'.

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Our final story from Germany this week, 'One Hour in Advance' is a quick tale all about the quick thinking of a watchman in the attempted takeover of Basle.

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Today's story from Germany is a tale of love, loss and the possession of 'The Island of Mainau'.

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This week I'm revisiting my favorite collection of German folklore, "Legends of the Rhine", beginning with a story of deception gone wrong in 'The Petrified Alp'.

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Our final story from Hans Christian Andersen this week is the tale of a fight between two cocks on a farm, 'The Farmyard Cock and the Weathercock'.

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'The Flax' is the story of a piece of flax as only Hans Christian Andersen could write it. Heartbreaking and poignant.

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This week we're revisiting Hans Christian Andersen's "Fairy Tales" for three new stories, the kinds that only Hans Christian Andersen could bring us, beginning with 'Buckwheat'.

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Our final story of autumn from North America this week is one that has a little extra baggage around it, and should make us think twice about how our tales are sourced.

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