A farmer is willing to bet his last penny that his daughter Mary is braver than anyone. A challenge is set to explore the graveyard at night — but even the farmer has no idea where this quest will take his daughter...

Let your children enjoy this week's playfully eerie Epic, based on a folk tale adapted by Chip Colquhoun and Tony Cooper. The story is read by Chip Colquhoun.

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Illustration by Dave Hingley.

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This recording copyright © Epic Tales 2021. Story copyright © Chip Colquhoun 2021. Illustration copyright © Dave Hingley 2021.

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