Welcome to The Apple Seed! Some time filled with stories for you and your family. Since 2013 we’ve been bringing you tall tales, personal tales, fairy tales, historical tales and more. All kinds of tales, from all kinds of tellers.

One of the most magical things about stories is that heroes can come from anywhere and become anyone or anything. A peasant girl can become a princess, and a princess can find herself turned to gold in the blink of an eye. As fun as stories about that kind of hero are, some of our favorite stories aren’t about humans at all, but rather animals that take on human-like characteristics. In today’s stories, from the great tellers Carrie Sue Ayvar, Jim Weiss, and Susan Strauss, we’ll observe the antics of and learn lessons from different kinds of birds.

On today’s episode, enjoy the following:

“The Loon Mother” by Susan Strauss from Birds of Fortune: Blessing Stories from the Book of Nature (3:04)

The Radio Family Journal: "The Sound of Music" by Sam Payne (16:14)

The Daily Mix: "Dogs" with Pippa White (22:49)

“Chanticleer the Rooster” by Jim Weiss from Animal Tales (31:01)

“La gallinita roja- The Little Red Hen” by Carrie Sue Ayvar from Cuentame un cuento: Tell Me A Story (46:55)