What lesson can a handful of pebbles teach about gossip? Yenta Pesha learns, and so will you, in this delightful story told by Karen Golden.

Diane Ferlatte shares a musical take on an ancient tale about a resourceful crow who gets a drink and learns a lesson.

Great stories can change your world. Join The Apple Seed for tall tales, fairy tales, folk tales, personal tales, historical tales, and more! Hosted by storyteller Sam Payne. A production of BYUradio.

Bay Area storyteller Joel Ben Izzy shares just a few stories of one of the world's great tricksters. Trickster stories exist in just about every culture, and Nasrudin (the subject of today's stories) is one of the world's great trickster characters.

In the days leading up to Easter, our thoughts have turned towards matters of faith. And in the storytelling community, the way that we express our thoughts about faith is the same as the way we express our thoughts about other aspects of our lives: through stories.

(3:19) Storyteller Geraldine Buckley shares a story about Connie, a woman with an extraordinary power to move people with her dancing in "Connie Dances," recorded live in the Apple Seed Studio.

(20:42) Host Sam Payne shares a story and a song inspired by a time when he thought he had nearly killed all the plants in his yard in "Easter Ivy," today's entry in The Radio Family Journal.

(32:36) We chat with our friend Steven Kapp Perry from the fellow BYUradio show In Good Faith about the power of listening to the faith stories of other people.

(43:16) Our producer Brian Tanner shares a story about stepping outside his comfort zone for a cowboy-inspired musical number at his grandpa’s funeral.

Lewis Carroll, author of Alice in Wonderland, wrote this Easter letter, addressed to "every child who loves Alice."

Pete Griffin is a storyteller with a taste for stories of the natural world. Here's one that's particularly delicious.

As Eshu Bumpus explains, there are many stories about tortoises and hares (we bet you know one). This one has a lion in it, and some music too! j

Winston, a little frog with a big mouth, is fond of asking other critters what they like to eat. There's a lesson in this old tale, for Winston and for you.

Sometimes you embark on an adventure thinking it’s going to be hard, but then it winds up being harder than you ever imagined. You’re in way over your head, but somehow, you get through it, and you find yourself a little bruised, but wiser on the other side. We’ve got an hour of stories like that for you today.

(1:58) Storyteller Charlotte Blake Alston shares an African tale about a girl given a seemingly straightforward job of making clothes that ends up taking her into a den of monsters in "Thakane the Brave," recorded live in the Apple Seed Studio

(20:32) Host Sam Payne spins a yarn in which he and his brother have an encounter with a ghostly dog in a spooky old cabin in today's entry in the Radio Family Journal

(32:58) An original audio drama called "The Shiny" about a squirrel who feels overwhelmed by the task before her: traversing the San Fernando Zoo in search of an elusive treasure known as The Shiny!