A story and a song: musical stories for children

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Tanya and Pete have been picking olives, so they decided to share an Ancient Greek story about where the olive tree came from. This is preceded by a catchy song about the turning of the seasons as we move into winter.  Bat Lamb wasn't much help picking olives, but turns up to help with the podcast as only she can.

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Tanya, Pete and Batt Lamb present the next exciting episode of Mareep the Sheep.... a story made up entirely from the plot suggestions of the Batt Cave participants.
This month Mareep continues his perilous journey with the pink pig  in search of the oracle rubbish bin.  An elephant on a bicycle and a talking tree help them find their way to a singing volcano! Will they make it up the volcano??

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You can find our audios and books to purchase at https://imagined-worlds.net/story-shop
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Or if you are an educator for children 0 - 8 years subscribe to 'Batt on the Mat' - a monthly online, professional development storytelling and arts programme
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In this episode Tanya and Pete begin with a song about Neighbours, then share four short stories about a personality from ancient Turkey called the Hodja.
In the first story the Hodja borrows a cooking pot. 
In the second one  his neighbour would like to borrow a donkey.
The third story is about his neighbours helping search for something the Hodja has lost.
The fourth story is a gem about a good life and life choices.
Enjoy!!.......

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You can find our audios and books to purchase at https://imagined-worlds.net/story-shop
Or join the live monthly Batt Cave storytelling club at https://ko-fi.com/tanyabatt0027/tiers
Or if you are an educator for children 0 - 8 years subscribe to 'Batt on the Mat' - a monthly online, professional development storytelling and arts programme
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Straight from the Batt Cave comes the story of Little Yellow Duck, a re-imagining of a Native American creation story, about a Little duck that bravely faces the challenge of helping bring the earth into being.

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You can find our audios and books to purchase at https://imagined-worlds.net/story-shop
Or join the live monthly Batt Cave storytelling club at https://ko-fi.com/tanyabatt0027/tiers
Or if you are an educator for children 0 - 8 years subscribe to 'Batt on the Mat' - a monthly online, professional development storytelling and arts programme
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Mareep the sheep, a brand new story made up by Tanya incorporating all the ideas suggested last month by the Batt Cave audience. We decided this could be the start of a serial story with part two coming soon using all the new whacky ideas from this months audience... so tune in soon for the next exciting instalment!!!

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You can find our audios and books to purchase at https://imagined-worlds.net/story-shop
Or join the live monthly Batt Cave storytelling club at https://ko-fi.com/tanyabatt0027/tiers
Or if you are an educator for children 0 - 8 years subscribe to 'Batt on the Mat' - a monthly online, professional development storytelling and arts programme
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Fresh from the Batt Cave comes the story of the Gecko who couldn't sleep : a story from the Island of Bali about a Gecko who can't sleep because of the buzzzzzing of the Fire Flies. He enlists the help of Tiger, and thus ensues a tale of difficulties, but also a tale of the interconnectedness of all things.

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You can find our audios and books to purchase at https://imagined-worlds.net/story-shop
Or join the live monthly Batt Cave storytelling club at https://ko-fi.com/tanyabatt0027/tiers
Or if you are an educator for children 0 - 8 years subscribe to 'Batt on the Mat' - a monthly online, professional development storytelling and arts programme
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In this story from the Caribbean, Tanya tells the story of Tipengi, a tale of a girl who is not very well treated by her Step-Mother, but with help from all her friends Tipengi has a trick or two up her sleeve.

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You can find our audios and books to purchase at https://imagined-worlds.net/story-shop
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Or if you are an educator for children 0 - 8 years subscribe to 'Batt on the Mat' - a monthly online, professional development storytelling and arts programme
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Tanya and Pete retell the story of Batkiwi by author & friend Melinda Szymanik https://melindaszymanik.blogspot.com/ about a kind-hearted Kiwi who wants to be of service to any forest friends in need....Who will help Kiwi be a hero?
Melinda has also just published a sequel to Batkiwi called 'There are no Moa, e Hoa' ....check it out!https://aotearoabooks.co.nz/there-are-no-moa-e-hoa/

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You can find our audios and books to purchase at https://imagined-worlds.net/story-shop
Or join the live monthly Batt Cave storytelling club at https://ko-fi.com/tanyabatt0027/tiers
Or if you are an educator for children 0 - 8 years subscribe to 'Batt on the Mat' - a monthly online, professional development storytelling and arts programme
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This story from te ao Māori comes from the Te Arawa confederation of Māori iwi and hapu (tribes and sub-tribes) of New Zealand who trace their ancestry to the Arawa migration canoe ( waka ). Hatupatu later became a Te Arawa chief but this story is an abridged account of his earlier exploits as a tama/young boy. 

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You can find our audios and books to purchase at https://imagined-worlds.net/story-shop
Or join the live monthly Batt Cave storytelling club at https://ko-fi.com/tanyabatt0027/tiers
Or if you are an educator for children 0 - 8 years subscribe to 'Batt on the Mat' - a monthly online, professional development storytelling and arts programme
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And finally, if you enjoyed our podcast, please share with friends and write a review. Or make a donation to support what we do here https://ko-fi.com/tanyabatt0027
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Tanya and Pete sing a cool new story song, then join with members of the Batt Cave to find suggestions for an original story that Tanya will create for next months Batt Cave evening.... I think an exploding sheep was mentioned!

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You can find our audios and books to purchase at https://imagined-worlds.net/story-shop
Or join the live monthly Batt Cave storytelling club at https://ko-fi.com/tanyabatt0027/tiers
Or if you are an educator for children 0 - 8 years subscribe to 'Batt on the Mat' - a monthly online, professional development storytelling and arts programme
https://imagined-worlds.net/batt-on-the-mat
And finally, if you enjoyed our podcast, please share with friends and write a review. Or make a donation to support what we do here https://ko-fi.com/tanyabatt0027
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