Storytime with RnRaside Kids: Recent Episodes
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The Straw, The Coal, and The Bean by Brothers Grimm is a story of friendship, journey, and the ironic fate of its three main characters.
Perspective is everything. Three blind men describe their perspective of a strange event. In the land of the blind the one eyed elephant is king. :)
In this story, two silly frogs are discontent with their hometowns of Osaka and Kyoto. They meet each other on mountain and decide to help each other see their destinations.
The story How The Camel Got Its Hump is a fable written by noted writer Rudyard Kipling. The story is about the time when animals had just started working for Man. However, while the other animals worked, the camel would just laze around in the desert, refusing to do any work. He would say only “humph” when the animals asked him to work with them. Finally, a genie took matters into his hands and asked him why he wouldn’t work. The camel again uttered “humph”. The genie then did some magic and as the camel said “humph”, there emerged a bump on his beautiful back. The genie said that now with the hump the camel could work tirelessly for days and said that the hump was a reminder to him of the days when he refused to work.
Jack, a poor country boy, trades the family cow for a handful of magic beans, which grow into an enormous beanstalk reaching up into the clouds. Jack climbs the beanstalk and finds himself in the castle of an unfriendly giant. The giant senses Jack's presence and cries,
Fee-fi-fo-fum!
I smell the blood of an English man.
Outwitting the giant, Jack is able to retrieve many goods once stolen from his family, including a bag of gold, an enchanted hen that lays golden eggs and a magic golden harp that plays and sings by itself.
On Christmas Eve, a Father catches a glimpse of St. Nicholas who is visiting their house to deliver presents and bring joy.
Ruby and Hewey is a heartwarming tale of friendship and acceptance. Hewey the sheep, is new to Honeysuckle Animal Rescue Farm and is struggling to fit in. When Hewey's feeling down, an unlikely friend steps up to help him realize his potential. Honeysuckle Farm is full of fun animals and new friends. This the beginning of Ruby and Hewey's adventures together.
The Ugly Duckling is the story of a little duck that was different than his brothers and sisters. His brothers and sisters, as well as the other birds and animals on the farm tease him for being ugly, so he runs away. The duckling eventually learns to accept himself for who he is and not what he thinks he should be.
A dog that is carrying a stolen piece of meat looks down as it is walking beside or crossing a stream and sees its own reflection in the water. Taking that for another dog carrying something better, it opens its mouth to attack the "other" and in doing so drops what it was carrying.
"The Elves and The Shoemaker" is a set of fairy tales about a poor shoemaker who receives much-needed help from three young helpful elves.