We're beginning 2022 with a new story from Anatole France - "Bee: The Princess of the Dwarfs". In Chapter 1 'Tells of the News that a White Rose brings to the Countess of the White Moor' we meet Bee and George.
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We're ending 2021 as we've ended years past, by revisiting the most popular stories of the year. Our most popular story of 2021 was 'The Baby', the opening to "Viking Fairy Tales", a collection we will be revisiting in Season 2.
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We're ending 2021 as we've ended years past, by revisiting the most popular stories of the year. Our second story is 'Far Away and Long Ago.'
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We're ending 2021 as we've ended years past, by revisiting the most popular stories of the year. Our first story (and third on the list) is 'The Snow Queen, Pt. 1".
Our final story of the year is my favorite tradition - the reading of 'A Visit from St. Nicholas' by Clement Clarke Moore. I hope you all have a wonderful holiday season and I'll see you all in the New Year!
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You probably know L. Frank Baum from "The Wizard of Oz", but the world he created is much, much larger than just Oz. Today we head to The Laughing Valley to witness "A Kidnapped Santa Claus".
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'The Gift of the Magi' is one of my favorite short stories, that absolutely transcends time and categorization. A tale of love that we can all aspire to.
Our final tale this week tells us all about how King Winter plans his harvest.
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Today's story of winter comes from Russia and tells the heartbreaking tale of a childless couple and their young snow maiden.
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This week I'm bringing you three stories from "The Pearl Story Book: Stories and Legends of Winter, Christmas, and New Year's Day", beginning with the Japanese tale of 'The Pine and The Willow'.
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