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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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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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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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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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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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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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The Batt team ( with Batt Lamb’s unbeatable help) tell an old Chinese story of many suns and their battle for ascendancy in the sky . Originally it was told as ten suns but we whittled it down to six….it’s still pretty hot up there!

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The episode begins with a welcome song that uses te reo Māori which is followed by a traditional Nigerian story about why the sky is so far away and how it is that people had to learn to grow their food.

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The last Batt Cave for 2022 where Pete, Tanya and Batt lamb muse about what's growing in the garden (with a memory game), the best bits of 2022 and create a recipe for 2023. The recording wraps up with a wassailing song (an old British Christmas tradition) to encourage and thank the fruit trees.

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It's Tanya's birthday !!! It's also strawberry time here in New Zealand/Aotearoa and Tanya tells a Cherokee story from North America about where strawberries come from, accompanied by Peter playing some of the wooden flutes he makes. As usual Batt lamb provides her unique perspective on the proceedings!

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