High in a Cecropia tree, deep in the rainforest of Brazil, Slothy the sloth spent his day hanging around upside down and moving very slowly. And that was okay—he had nowhere else to be. Everything he needed was right there in his tree.

One day, Slothy heard his friends playing in a pool of water below his tree. It sounded like they were having a lot of fun! But when Slothy tried to climb down to join them, he moved too slowly, and by the time he'd taken just a few steps, they'd already gone home for dinner.

Poor Slothy. He was just too slow. But the next day, as his friends played again in the pool, one of them called to him,

"Slothy, why don't you just let go of your branch and drop into the water?"

It was a brilliant idea! Would Slothy be brave enough to try it?

Come and listen to this darling story and discover fun facts about sloths in the rainforest and find out why Slothy's friends now call him Cannonball Slothy!

What families will love about this episode:

- Simple science and nature facts woven into the fun

- Encourages curiosity, imagination, and wonder

- Great for car rides, bedtime, and quiettime listening

I hope this story makes you giggle right along with your littles.

/sbv

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Mermaids are real! Just ask Old Mrs. Moody and Catbaloo. They'll tell you about the day they rescued a baby mermaid from the crab tank at the supermarket. While babysitting their friend Lizbeth's baby, Mable, Old Mrs. Moody and Catbaloo realize they don't have anything for her lunch. Off they go to the market to find something to eat. But when they walk past the lobster and crab tanks in the fish department, Mable spots something incredible—a tiny mermaid swimming among the crabs! She's delicate and beautiful, with hair like spun gold and sparkling sea-green eyes. "She must have been caught in the nets when the fishermen were crabbing!" says Catbaloo. Kiddos will love listening in as Old Mrs. Moody and Catbaloo work together to rescue the baby mermaid and return her safely to the sea—and back to her mama. With an immersive soundscape and a heart-warming adventure storyline, this episode will keep your family listening all the way to the end where you'll hear a tender mermaid lullaby sung by Old Mrs. Moody to help baby Mable drift off to sleep: This story is shared straight from my heart to yours. I hope it brings you joy, peace, and a reminder that it's LOVE that binds us together as family. /sbv © Old Mrs. Moody, LLC 2025 – All rights reserved

Catbaloo tells a charming backstory tale of Old Mrs. Moody

—from a time before they became neighborhood friends.

When the walnuts began to fall from ten tall trees in Old Mrs. Moody's yard, she announced to the chickens: "It's time to pick the walnuts!"

Her chickens twirled with excitement. They loved walnut season—the things they would make with the nuts—was the reason. They'd make walnut pot pie, walnut fricassee soup, and walnut chip ice cream with walnutty goop!

But the squirrels living nearby needed the walnuts too! If they didn't gather and store them, they'd have nothing to eat in the cold days of winter.

And that is how a wild and hilarious battle for walnuts began.

But Old Mrs. Moody stepped in to stop it. She helped them all discover something wonderful:

If they could learn to share, there would be walnuts aplenty for everyone—with plenty of walnuts to spare!

Come listen, laugh, and be happy as Old Mrs. Moody plays a lively tune on her fiddle to celebrate the newfound friendship between the chickens and squirrels.

She makes them a most spectacular feast of walnutty treats. And it's dinner and dancing ... on the table!

Incredible things can happen when you make the needs of others as important as you make your own.

/sb

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Old Mrs. Moody has a terrible cold, and while she waits to see the doctor, Catbaloo tells her the story of Anderson Kate and the Goody Goat Cart—a beautiful story of giving.

Anderson Kate is a little girl who lives on the mountaintop. One day, she and her mother bake a chocolate cake for Grandmother's birthday. They place the cake in a little cart, pulled by two darling goats, and Anderson takes it down the mountain to the village in the valley where her grandmother lives. On her way, she hears the troubles of her neighbors and gives them each a piece of the chocolate cake. By the time she reaches her grandmother's house, not even one piece left.

But wonderful things begin to happen on her way back up the mountain. At each stop, she discovers that one neighbor has exactly what another neighbor needs. By the time she arrives back home, everyone's needs have been met.

Anderson Kate carried love, hope, and happiness all the way down—and all the way back up—the mountainside.

I hope this story fills your heart with the very same.

/sb veskerna

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There is something strange going on at Uncle Henry's farm. The chickens have stopped laying eggs, the cows aren't giving any milk and none of the animals will eat their dinner. Even worse—they're all in a terribly bad mood.

When Uncle Henry calls Catbaloo for help, she picks up Old Mrs. Moody along the way, and the two of them set off on a road trip to solve the farmyard mystery.

But when their car won't start, they have to push it down the street to Haney's Service Station. Maybe Mr. Haney can help! Is it a loose fan belt? Trouble under the hood? Or do they just need some good gas in the tank?

Your kiddos will discover that just like cars need fuel, animals—and people—need the right kind of food to stay healthy, happy, and strong!

Kiddos can join Old Mrs. Moody and Catbaloo in a lively song all about eating well:

"Try some carrots and lettuce, you'll never regret it. Tomatoes, potatoes, and peas.

If you fill up on cookies, you're going to feel grumpy, it's good food for your body you need"

Come and listen to this beautifully recorded episode—you'll learn a little about cranky farm animals and a lot about filling your tummies and tanks with the right kind of fuel

As always, it was pure delight to create this episode for you and your little loves to enjoy together.

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Old Mrs. Moody and Catbaloo are raking and digging and hoeing—getting the ground ready to plant a community pumpkin patch.

As they begin to plant the pumpkin seeds, Catbaloo is reminded of her favorite story about seeds. It's the story of Pipi Pumpkinseed—a wise big brother mouse. With no food at home to feed his nine baby brothers and sisters, Pipi must venture out into the world to find them something to eat.

When he returns with ten pumpkin seeds, he gives them sage advice: They can eat their seeds, and have full tummies for one night, or they can plant their seeds and have full tummies every night—forever. But they were too hungry to care about planting, or the future, and they each decided to eat their seeds at once. But Pipi didn't. Pipi planted his seed. Soon his one little pumpkin seed grew enough food to feed every mouse in every house in the county!

This story is a story about the incredible miracle of seedtime and harvest. There is a lot to be learned from Pipi and his little pumpkin seed.

Come listen in and learn a little bit about gardening and a lot about hope, faith, and love.

It was pure joy to produce this episode for you and your little loves to listen to together.

sb veskerna

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When Old Mrs. Moody awakens to find herself shrunk to a tiny size, her ordinary morning takes a fantastical turn—she's so tiny she has to grab hold of her kitten Wilbur's tail just to get down from her bed! But when her friend, Catbaloo, brings an exquisite antique dollhouse down from the attic, Mrs. Moody moves right in and makes herself comfortable. And what a dollhouse it is—its kitchen sink has real running water, its oven bakes miniature cookies and birthday cakes, and tiny appliances whirr to life.

Dr. Wear delivers a startling diagnosis: Old Mrs. Moody's got a case of Microsia Minima, a rare condition brought on by something she ate. The cure? Consuming the exact opposite—whatever that might be! Will they discover the antidote, or will Old Mrs. Moody be teeny tiny forever?

Immerse yourself in a soundscape so vivid you'll think you're standing in Old Mrs. Moody's dollhouse alongside her—every creak, pop, and hum bringing this enchanting tale to life. Tune in and find out if Old Mrs. Moody's big dreams can outgrow her tiny troubles!

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There is a toad singing showtunes in the creek outside Old Mrs. Moody's bedroom - and it's midnight! Such a ruckus! Poor Old Mrs. Moody can't get to sleep and has to call Catbaloo for help.

When Catbaloo arrives, together they decide that it's not the toad's singing that they mind, it's the TIME he is singing that's the problem. So, they come up with a plan: they will build Mr. Toad a stage and will help him put on a show every afternoon. Hopefully, Toady will be so worn out from his daily matinees that he'll go to bed early and sleep all night.

Old Mrs. Moody bakes cookies, prints flyers and invites the whole neighborhood to come to the show. Uncle Henry, Lizbeth, and even Thelma, and her darling little grandson, William, come to the singing extravaganza.

Listeners are encouraged to think about the importance of using their talents so that they don't go to waste.

"What good are your talents if you never try to use them?" - Catbaloo

"Why, they'd be no good at all––they would be wasted. And that would be tragic!" - Old Mrs. Moody

This is a wonderfully meaningful and funny episode, highlighted with a special guest star performance by a very full-throated toad.

Hope you enjoy the show and will listen over and over and over. Feel free to sing along in your best toady voice!

Thank you for listening!

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You are in for a galloping-good time in this episode about the Pony Express. Yahoo!

Come with Old Mrs. Moody and Catbaloo to their library's used book sale where they find a very old and interesting book about the Pony Express. They discover, that if they close their eyes, they can "jump" into a picture in the book and become part of the story!

Kiddos learn interesting facts about the 1860's horse-and-rider Overland Mail Company (the Pony Express), while they learn the true meaning of patience.

Patience is not just waiting –– it is finding a way to be happy while you wait.

Their neighborhood friend, Lizbeth, returns as the librarian, and they meet new friends in 1860 Sacramento: brothers Tobias Lee, Jesse Ray and their mother; a pony express rider, and the Mayor of Sacramento, himself!

Old Mrs. Moody is called up onto the grandstand to grab the mail pouch from the Pony Express rider as he delivers the very first message from St. Joe, Missouri on April 14, 1860!

As always, thank you so much for listening. It means the world.

sb/

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I once heard that if you keep very still in the woods at night, you'll hear God's creatures playing a lullaby for all the baby animals of the forest.

"Beneath the thicket, crickets play their sleepy twilight serenade. Their violins are soft and sweet.

And out in the middle of the big green pond, the trumpeting of papa swan lets all babies know that the day is done.

While in the treetops up above, the nightingale and silver dove play piccolo and silver flute, tweet-tweety toot."

Zip up your sleeping and join Catbaloo and Old Mrs. Moody on their campout at Possum Creek. Listen as each animal adds its beautiful instrument to the symphony of the forest.

You'll be asleep in the blink of an eye.

I hope this lullaby brings you peace. As always, thank you so much for listening.

/sb

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