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Hello to all our listeners, it has been awhile since our last podcast, and we just wanted to let you know a new story is on its way.  In the meantime, please visit The Story Home.com website and explore our library of over 100 stories.  Classics such as “Beauty and the Beast”, “Jack in the Beanstalk”, and many originals stories by your storyteller, Alan.  So far, we have been happy to offer over 2.5 million free story downloads to families, libraries and schools, but now we are asking for your support to keep our doors open. You can purchase The Story Home iPhone and iPad app, or purchase our stories on the website. Thank you for your support and the many kind comments and letters you have sent. Original article: The Story Home Announcement ©2017 The Story Home Children's Audio Stories. All Rights Reserved. The post The Story Home Announcement appeared first on The Story Home Children's Audio Stories. The post The Story Home Announcement appeared first on The Story Home Children's Audio Stories.

Clyde the guard mouse, guarded Buckingham Palace. He was proud and happy with his duties for the Queen, keeping small creatures from creeping through the openings in the Palace wall. One day, his cousins from New York City came to visit, and asked him to take them on the Grand whirlwind tour of London, which he did. Listen to this wonderful classic Don Freeman story and hear a mouse’s eye view of London, along with a few very interesting surprises! Special thanks to Radhika Miller for her beautiful music. NOTE: The Free excerpt is  3:22 minutes long.  When you purchase and download the full story it is 8:47 minutes long. ALSO: You may be able to find a copy of the printed book at your library or on Amazon. Original article: The Guard Mouse, Excerpt ©2015 The Story Home Children's Audio Stories. All Rights Reserved. The post The Guard Mouse, Excerpt appeared first on The Story Home Children's Audio Stories. The post The Guard Mouse, Excerpt appeared first on The Story Home Children's Audio Stories.

Happy Holidays from The Story Home! In this darling Christmas story, Bertie found out that Santa Claus learned about his forgetfulness during the past year, and was ready to teach Bertie a lesson, when gift time came at Christmas. When Christmas morning arrived and Bertie woke to see what was in his stocking, he was surprised! Later he realized that Santa Claus was not only jolly, but wise indeed. Listen and find out what happened to Bertie on Christmas. Don’t forget, The Story Home has 10 Christmas stories and many other holiday stories for the entire year! Just go to Holiday Stories on the left sidebar and see! Original article: Santa Claus Does Not Forget ©2015 The Story Home Children's Audio Stories. All Rights Reserved. The post Santa Claus Does Not Forget appeared first on The Story Home Children's Audio Stories. The post Santa Claus Does Not Forget appeared first on The Story Home Children's Audio Stories.

The Shoemaker and the Elves  A special kids story for the Christmas holidays about a kind old shoemaker and his wife lived in a small village. After many years of making fine shoes, he could not earn enough money to live on. He did not know what to do, but his wife had faith that something would happen to change their situation. The Shoemaker was disappointed that he would not be able to help the village children with new shoes this holiday, so when he went to sleep he prayed to the spirit of Christmas to help him. In this holiday children’s story, hear what happens when the Shoemaker woke up and how giving to others holds a magic of its own. A special thank you to Radhika Miller for her beautiful music. Original article: The Shoemaker and the Elves ©2015 The Story Home Children's Audio Stories. All Rights Reserved. The post The Shoemaker and the Elves appeared first on The Story Home Children's Audio Stories. The post The Shoemaker and the Elves appeared first on The Story Home Children's Audio Stories.

The King’s messenger searched everywhere for one child who truly understood the meaning of Thanksgiving. Many fine and successful families competed for the honor, but the King’s own messenger was not satisfied with any of the children he saw, for they “were not ready”. Then, at last he came upon a small child who held in her heart the spirit of the celebration of the Thanksgiving feast. Listen and find out who the child was and why she was chosen. Special thanks for Radhika Miller’s beautiful music from her “Arabesque” album. Original article: The King’s Thanksgiving ©2015 The Story Home Children's Audio Stories. All Rights Reserved. The post The King’s Thanksgiving appeared first on The Story Home Children's Audio Stories. The post The King’s Thanksgiving appeared first on The Story Home Children's Audio Stories.

Oh no! A little fish has met a great big hungry whale and is afraid he will be eaten! But soon he finds a brilliant way to save his life by distracting the mighty whale. The tiny fish might be small but his cleverness is a mighty thing indeed. Listen to this wonderful classic childrens story by Rudyard Kipling and hear what happened. Original article: How The Whale Got His Throat ©2015 The Story Home Children's Audio Stories. All Rights Reserved. The post How The Whale Got His Throat appeared first on The Story Home Children's Audio Stories. The post How The Whale Got His Throat appeared first on The Story Home Children's Audio Stories.

Pinocchio’s father, Geppetto, was very sick, so each day Pinocchio took care of  him and worked very hard to save  money. Seeing how well Pinocchio cared for his father, the blue fairy knew that the little puppet’s heart was truly kind and nearly human.  As with many fairy tales, those who struggle to find happiness are justly rewarded for their goodness and patience.  Listen now to the final chapter of Pinocchio and see why the blue fairy granted him the special reward he deserved. If you enjoy this story, be sure to listen to our other Pinocchio story. Special thanks to Radhika Miller for her beautiful music from her Arabesque album. Original article: Pinocchio becomes a real boy ©2014 The Story Home Children's Audio Stories. All Rights Reserved. The post Pinocchio becomes a real boy appeared first on The Story Home Children's Audio Stories. The post Pinocchio becomes a real boy appeared first on The Story Home Children's Audio Stories.

The white Dove had been flying over the ocean for a long time and was growing very tired. She needed a place to rest her weary wings, but all there was, was an endless ocean. Suddenly, she spied a round tiny island. But was it an island? Hear how Dove finally finds a place to rest and in the process makes a new life long friend in this special Don Freeman story. Note: The full length downloadable story is 8:09 minutes. Special Thanks to Radhika Miller for her beautiful music from her “Sunlit Reverie” album. Original article: The Turtle and the Dove Excerpt ©2014 The Story Home Children's Audio Stories. All Rights Reserved. The post The Turtle and the Dove Excerpt appeared first on The Story Home Children's Audio Stories. The post The Turtle and the Dove Excerpt appeared first on The Story Home Children's Audio Stories.

This original story is about a boy who is uninspired until he meets a very special storyteller. As the boy listens to the stories, a new and wonderful thing happens to him. Find out what the boy discovers and how his journey will take him across the seasons of a year. NOTE: You can also watch the movie version of this story on The Story Home youtube channel. Click here to watch The Boy Who Finally Listened Movie Original article: The Boy Who Finally Listened ©2014 The Story Home Children's Audio Stories. All Rights Reserved. The post The Boy Who Finally Listened appeared first on The Story Home Children's Audio Stories. The post The Boy Who Finally Listened appeared first on The Story Home Children's Audio Stories.

The North Wind is a powerful thief! He steals flour from a boy’s hands in one mighty gust of air. Angry at his sudden loss, the brave lad travels to visit the North Wind, asking him for something in return for taking his flour, whereupon he receives three magical gifts. Find out what they are plus a wise lesson about being careful on our journeys. Note: A special thanks to Radhika Miller for her beautiful music from her “Here and Faraway” Album. Original article: The Lad Who Went To The North Wind ©2014 The Story Home Children's Audio Stories. All Rights Reserved. The post The Lad Who Went To The North Wind appeared first on The Story Home Children's Audio Stories. The post The Lad Who Went To The North Wind appeared first on The Story Home Children's Audio Stories.

High atop a chimney stack, a bright-eyed pigeon named Peckit stood gazing out over the rooftops of Paris. Being a clever detective, he sensed something was wrong and flew to the window ledge of a young girl.  She had lost something very important, and Peckit was determined to find it for her. He searched high and low, through out the day into night, for the girl’s treasure. Hear the funny things that happened along the way as you listen to this wonderful classic.  (The entire downloadable story is 10:39 long) Note: You can still find copies of this book in libraries and on Amazon in case you want to follow along. Original article: Inspector Peckit ©2014 The Story Home Children's Audio Stories. All Rights Reserved. The post Inspector Peckit appeared first on The Story Home Children's Audio Stories. The post Inspector Peckit appeared first on The Story Home Children's Audio Stories.

Alice in Wonderland Alice is surprised by a white rabbit that runs past her, saying he is late for an important appointment.  She chases him down a deep and bottomless rabbit hole, beginning one of the most celebrated children’s stories ever written. Deep below the earth is a magical and “out of the way” place called wonderland, full of fanciful and astonishing events found only in our wildest dreams. Special thanks to Radhika Miller for her beautiful music from her “Arabesque” Album. Original article: Alice in Wonderland, Chapter 1 ©2014 The Story Home Children's Audio Stories. All Rights Reserved. The post Alice in Wonderland, Chapter 1 appeared first on The Story Home Children's Audio Stories. The post Alice in Wonderland, Chapter 1 appeared first on The Story Home Children's Audio Stories.

An enchantress changes her two sons into an eagle and a whale in order to keep her powers to herself. But her third son, the youngest, escapes this fate and begins an amazing journey that will take him to the Castle of the Golden Sun. There he not only meets a princess but unlocks the key to releasing his two brothers from their mother’s spell. Join us now in celebrating The Story Home’s fifth anniversary year by listening to this venerable old tale penned by The Brothers Grimm. Special Thanks to Radhika Miller for her beautiful music from her “Here and Faraway” album.   Original article: The Crystal Ball ©2014 The Story Home Children's Audio Stories. All Rights Reserved. The post The Crystal Ball appeared first on The Story Home Children's Audio Stories. The post The Crystal Ball appeared first on The Story Home Children's Audio Stories.

Cyrano, a crow with a large bright yellow beak, lived in Farmer Ferguson’s mailbox. Every morning he loved to practice his favorite bird calls while his friend Harry Scary the scarecrow listened. One night, Cyrano saw a man on TV, doing imitations of birds just like he did. Cyrano knew he could do better than the man on TV, and Farmer Ferguson agreed. A remarkable adventure began when Cyrano traveled to New York City to be on television, and learned a valuable lesson in the end. Special Thanks to Radhika Miller for her wonderful music from her “Heaven” Album. NOTE: The excerpt is 4:59 long.  The full length downloadable story is 14:28 long. Original article: Cyrano the Crow ©2014 The Story Home Children's Audio Stories. All Rights Reserved. The post Cyrano the Crow appeared first on The Story Home Children's Audio Stories. The post Cyrano the Crow appeared first on The Story Home Children's Audio Stories.

Little Girl wanted to meet Santa on Christmas Eve. With a little help from a holiday sprite, her dream came true! Away she whooshed up the chimney, winging over the housetops, traveling to Santa’s house. Her journey brought her to his doorstep and saved her a seat on the most famous sleigh in the world. The reindeer took off and she headed for earth.  As they say, Merry Christmas and happy holidays to all, and to all a goodnight.   Original article: Little Girl’s Christmas©2014 The Story Home Children's Audio Stories. All Rights Reserved.