Welcome back to Story Station Season 2. In this season, we hope to continue to publish an episode every Sunday, and journey into other cultures to have a more diverse selection of stories. We will also continue putting the spotlight on various upcoming cultural festivals every once in a while. We are so excited for this new season, and we hope you are too. Thank you for listening!

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Welcome to Story Station! I just wanted to thank all of our listeners for supporting my dad and I in making this podcast successful, to hopefully quench some of the boredom that comes from staying home all day during this global pandemic. We went from having only a couple of listens to 1500 listens! We hope you enjoyed the diverse stories and learning about the festivals that different cultures celebrate from every corner of the world. This concludes Season 1 of Story Station, and Season 2 will start in the middle of January. There are some exciting things planned, so stay tuned! Thank you for listening, and see you next year!

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Welcome to Story Station, episode 41. 

In this episode, you can listen to 1 Story 

The story is titled “The Flute”. 

What lengths will this evil step-mother go to to get what she wants? Listen to the story to find out. 

Hope you enjoy it!

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Sources:

"The Flute" from Green willow and other Japanese fairy tales by Grace James

Welcome to Story Station, episode 40. 

In this episode, you can listen to 2 African Stories. 

The first story is titled “How the Tortoise overcame the Elephant and the Hippopotamus”. 

How could a small, weak tortoise possibly be stronger than an elephant and a hippopotamus? Listen to the story to find out!

The second story is titled “The Hawk and the Owl”.

The King told the hawk that he could have his pick of animals to feast on for all of eternity, which animal do you think he picked? 

Hope you enjoy it!

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Sources:

“How the Tortoise overcame the Elephant and the Hippopotamus”- Folk Stories from Southern Nigeria by Elphinstone Dayrell

“The Hawk and the Owl”- Folk Stories from Southern Nigeria by Elphinstone Dayrell

Welcome to Story Station, episode 39.

In this episode, you can listen to 1 Story from New Zealand.

The story is titled “Awarua, the taniwha of Porirua”.

Awarua shows that, with enough hard work, anything can be accomplished.

Hope you enjoy it!

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Welcome to Story Station, episode 38.

In this episode, you can listen to 1 Irish Story.

The first story is titled “Black, Brown, and Gray”.

Listen to this story about the crazy adventures of Fin MacCumhail and the Fenians of Erin.

Hope you enjoy it!

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Sources:

“Black, Brown, and Gray”- Myths and Folk Tales of Ireland by Jeremiah Curtin

Welcome to Story Station, episode 37.

In this episode, I’m going to teach you about the Indian holiday, Diwali.

Hope you enjoy it!

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Welcome to Story Station, episode 36.

In this episode, you can listen to 2 South American Stories.

The first story is titled “How the Monkey Escaped Being Eaten”.

All this poor monkey wanted to do was play his guitar.

The second story is titled “How the Brazilian Beetles Got Their Gorgeous Coats”.

Why does the Brazilian beetle have such a beautiful coat, and the rat such a dull one? Here's a hint: it was all determined by one big race.

Hope you enjoy it!

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Sources:

“How the Monkey Escaped Being Eaten”- Fairy tales from Brazil by Elsie Spicer Eells

“How the Brazilian Beetles Got Their Gorgeous Coats”- Fairy tales from Brazil by Elsie Spicer Eells

Welcome to Story Station, episode 35.

In this episode, you can listen to an Israeli Story.

The story is titled “The Giant of the Flood”.

Og the giant needed Father Noah to save him from the Great Flood, but his plan soon backfires.

Hope you enjoy it!

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Welcome to Story Station, episode 34.

In this episode, you can listen to 2 Chinese Stories

The first story is titled “The Cave of Beasts”.

This is a tale of two courageous sisters who fended for themselves in the dangerous mountains when their father abandoned them.

The second story is titled “The Storm Dragon”.

The story of a wealthy man experiencing the results of years of evil behavior.

Hope you enjoy it!

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