In our final story from Carl Sandburg this week, 'How Bozo the Button Buster Busted All His Buttons When a Mouse Came' we discover who ran out and held up the sky when the sky began to fall.
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Ep. 868 - How Six Umbrellas Took Off Their Straw Hats to Show Respect to the One Big Umbrella - An American Fairytale
Today we get the first of two stories narrated by Sandburg's Hatrack the Horse, 'How Six Umbrellas Took Off Their Straw Hats to Show Respect to the One Big Umbrella'.
Ep. 867 - How the Three Wild Babylonian Baboons Went Away in the Rain Eating Bread and Butter - An American Fairytale
This week we have three new stories about Hatrack the Horse, beginning with 'How the Three Wild Babylonian Baboons Went Away in the Rain Eating Bread and Butter'.
Ep. 866 - How Six Pigeons Came Back to Hatrack the Horse After Many Accidents and Six Telegrams - An American Fairytale
Our final story this week is a traveling tale of sorts, 'How Six Pigeons Came Back to Hatrack the Horse After Many Accidents and Six Telegrams' is a Carl Sandburg fairytale where we learn about a trip through telegrams.
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Ep. 846 - How to Tell Corn Fairies If You See 'em - An American Fairytale
Today's story from "Rootabaga Stories", 'How to Tell Corn Fairies If You See 'em' is the first tale where Carl Sandburg breaks the 4th wall, by introducing us to both the author and his young audience.
Ep. 845 - Sand Flat Shadows - An American Fairytale
This week we're completing Carl Sandburg's "Rootabaga Stories", beginning with a unique story of creation, shadows, and secrets - 'Sand Flat Shadows'.
Ep. 827 - Never Kick a Slipper at the Moon - An American Fairytale
'Never Kick a Slipper at the Moon' is a bedtime story for the children of Rootabaga Country and it's both a warning and a silly story.
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Ep. 826 - How Henry Hagglyhoagly Played the Guitar with His Mittens On - An American Fairytale
'How Henry Hagglyhoagly Played the Guitar with His Mittens On' is a love story in Carl Sandburg's "Rootabaga Stories".
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Ep. 825 - What Six Girls with Balloons Told the Gray Man on Horseback - An American Fairytale
Carl Sandburg's 'What Six Girls with Balloons Told the Gray Man on Horseback' is one of those stories that shows us just how well Sandburg captured a child's imagination in his tales.
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