On today’s episode of The Apple Seed, you’ll hear a story from Mara Menzies, whose Scottish and Kenyan heritage makes every storytelling performance a trip around the world. She’ll share a tale she learned from her Grandmother when she was a child, called “Chicken and Eagle,” about two friends, the trouble that comes between them, and about why the chicken still pecks at the dirt, even today. You’ll hear a story from songwriter and storyteller Susan Reed –a take on a very old story called “The Golden Thread.” It’s a story that ponders a question: if you could skip the difficult parts of your life (or the parts of your life that you anticipate might be difficult), would you? How would you pick the moments to skip? A story that might give you something to talk about, from Susan Reed. You’ll also hear a story from Laura Simms, about a visit to a New York City secondary school full of students, and the effect that Laura’s stories had on them, in “Making Peace.” You’ll hear a conversation with Teresa Love about the Maurice Sendak classic “Where the Wild Things Are,” and an entry in the Radio Family Journal, too.

 

On today’s episode, enjoy the following:

“Chicken and Eagle” by Mara Menzies

“The Golden Thread” by Susan Reed

“Making Peace” by Laura Simms

A conversation with Teresa Love about Marice Sendak’s “Where the Wild Things Are.”

“Rushing By,” an entry in the Radio Family Journal by Sam Payne