This week we begin with a retelling of the Roman myth of 'Pomona'.

Host Dan Scholz

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We end the week this week with two lovely poems - 'Autumn Fashions' and 'Pomona's Best Gifts'.

Host Dan Scholz

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In 'A Legend of the Willow Tree' we find a tale of the compassion of an old willow and the hubris of a stately bamboo.

Host Dan Scholz

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Today's story 'Coming and Going' is, on its face, a tale about birds. But really it's a story about parenthood and that feeling you get raising children.

Host Dan Scholz

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Our final stories for the week both feature kind old trees doing their best. This is 'The Kind Old Oak' and 'The Tree'.

Host Dan Scholz

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Today is a special treat for those who like to hear me make silly noises as I work through my bird calls in 'Autumn Among the Birds'.

Host Dan Scholz

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Today we have two shorter tales, one featuring a kind tree who soothes 'The Anxious Leaf', and the other an origin story of the chestnut burr.

Host Dan Scholz

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'Why the Autumn Leaves are Red' is one of those special kinds of origin stories that you really should listen to first before you share it with children. It's a little on the violent side.

Host Dan Scholz

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Today we get a very short selection from 'The Topaz Story Book', including a really lovely poem by Robert Louis Stevenson.

Host Dan Scholz

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In 'The Weeds' we learn how all of the wildflowers of the field spread their seeds.

Host Dan Scholz

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