No one wants to think that they are too old to still be useful, and the donkey, dog, cat, and rooster in this story certainly have that in common. To avoid their respective fates, they band together to become the musicians that they were meant to be. And they find more adventure than they originally bargained for!

Do you ever wish that you could just talk to a pot and have it fill up with your favorite food? Unlimited soup or pasta sounds pretty good to me. The Brothers Grimm play with that idea in this delightful story about a magic pot that goes a little wrong. Enjoy!

Today's episode is a charming story, although perhaps lesser known, from the great Hans Christian Anderson. If they had hashtags in the mid 1800s, I think this one would be labeled #CoupleGoals

Music credit for the episode

https://freetouse.com/music/pufino/enlivening

A mother dragon tells a story of her husband's heroics for her children's bedtime story.

Mentioned in the episode:

"The True Story of the Three Little Pigs" ISBN # 9780140544510

Music used:

https://freetouse.com/music/pufino/enlivening

Traitors are discovered within the ranks of Mighty Kamehameha's circle of Chieftains, which threatens to upend the unity of the entire Kingdom of Hawaii. Will the King simply put the men to death or give them a more fitting either-or? Listen and find out!

Mentioned in the episode:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w9l7qrUYpMw

Music used for the episode:

https://freetouse.com/music/pufino/enlivening

The year is 1840. Scientist and explorer Louis Agassiz is the first human even to go inside a glacier well. This story is about that journey! Listen to find out about the surprise he got at the bottom...

Episode music credit:

https://freetouse.com/music/pufino/enlivening

A young Frenchman, enthusiastic for the cause of the American Revolution, is in England and desperately making his way to a ship bound for America. The trouble? Soldiers, hot on his heels. Will he make it to his ships? Or will his failure be the only mention of him in history? Listen to find out!

A Cherokee man works diligently, studying each sound of his language and creating a mark to correspond with it-- the first written alphabet for his people. Will they accept such a foreign concept? Or will he be misunderstood? Listen to find out!