Magic pumpkins keep growing in Lakshmi's yard, and she and her brother Dubey can't believe it! 

In this traditional Indian folktale, we find out what happens when you help someone in need out the goodness of your heart and what happens when you help someone in the hopes of getting a reward.

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On the Stories Podcast, we perform a new story for your children every week. The stories range from retellings of fairy tales like Snow White to classic stories like Peter Rabbit and even completely original works. Everything is G rated and safe for all ages. The perfect kids podcast for imaginative families. Whether you’re driving with your children or just want to limit your kids’ screen time, Stories Podcast delivers entertainment that kids and parents alike will love. 


Kids & Family

Fiction

Stories for Kids

Today's story is a Daniel Hinds original. Follow along to hear about Paula and Marcos and their backyard butterfly adventure!

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Chasing Butterflies

Today we're running the full Blob Friends Forever story, an original by Daniel Hinds. We initially published this story split up into 6 episodes, this is the full version over 2.5hrs long. Enjoy!

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Blob Friends Forever: Full Story

Today's episode is another installment from the Raggedy Ann stories written by Johnny Gruelle and adapted for audio by Daniel Hinds. Follow along for another whimsical adventure with Raggedy Ann and her friends. 

Check out Stories RPG our new show where we play games like Starsworn with all your Max Goodname friends, and Gigacity Guardians featuring the brilliant firefly! https://link.chtbl.com/gigacity

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Raggedy Ann In the River

Today's episode is an adaptation of Sanmai no Ofuda written for us by friend of the show Michael Low. Michael works with us on our other show Stories RPG and he teaches online writing classes where kids get to build their own worlds and adventure in them at LuckOfLegends.com. 

Check out Stories RPG our new show where we play games like Starsworn with all your Max Goodname friends, and Gigacity Guardians featuring the brilliant firefly! https://link.chtbl.com/gigacity

Draw us a picture of what you think any of the characters in this story look like, and then tag us in it on instagram @storiespodcast! We'd love to see your artwork and share it on our feed!!

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Check out our new YouTube channel at youtube.com/storiespodcast. If you've ever wanted to read along with our stories, now you can! These read-along versions of our stories are great for early readers trying to improve their skills or even adults learning English for the first time. Check it out.

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The Demon and the Paper Pranks

Today we have the last installment of BFF Blob Friends Forever our new original chapter book style series. If you haven't listened to the previous episodes yet make sure to go back and listen to those first. This series is aimed at our slightly older audience so parents may want to listen ahead to decide whether it's right for your child.

Check out Stories RPG our new show where we play games like Starsworn with all your Max Goodname friends, and Gigacity Guardians featuring the brilliant firefly! https://link.chtbl.com/gigacity

Draw us a picture of what you think any of the characters in this story look like, and then tag us in it on instagram @storiespodcast! We'd love to see your artwork and share it on our feed!!

If you would like to support Stories Podcast, you can subscribe and give us a five star review on iTunes, check out our merch at storiespodcast.com/shop, follow us on Instagram @storiespodcast, or just tell your friends about us!

Check out our new YouTube channel at youtube.com/storiespodcast. If you've ever wanted to read along with our stories, now you can! These read-along versions of our stories are great for early readers trying to improve their skills or even adults learning English for the first time. Check it out.

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