Bedtime Stories Podcast Fairytales and Folk Tales from the Lilypad for kids
57 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 2 months ago - ★★★★★ - 758 ratingsBedtime Stories, Fairytales and Folk Tales: Lily, a frog, tells stories for kids & families
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The Nightingale
February 21, 2024 19:17 - 15 minutes - 21.6 MBThe Nightingale by Marlene Wurfel Rewritten and rearranged from the Hans Christian Anderson literary fairytale version Intro Outro Music by Reid Alexander Whelton The story of an Emporer, his empire, and a little brown bird whose voice has the power to change the world, something like yours does.
Evergreen: Affirmations for a New Year
December 25, 2023 00:59 - 9 minutes - 13.7 MBBeautiful listeners, this is Lily's Christmas card to you. Evergreen is a 10-minute calming mediation for kids and family, wishing your love, light, rest, relaxation and growth in the New Year.
The Forest Bride a Finnish Fairy Tale
October 22, 2023 03:09 - 18 minutes - 25.1 MBA Finnish fairy tale re-written and re-told for Tales from the Lilypad by Marlene Wurfel. Eino must look for a sweetheart but gets lost in the Dark Woods. Then he sees a little cottage with a bright light in the window and smoke curling up from the chimney. Could his true love be inside?
Peter Squirrel
September 10, 2023 20:44 - 17 minutes - 24.2 MBA camping story forged in some of Canada's beautiful national and provincial parks, with gratitude to all the squirrels who helped write, voice, and edit this episode. A Tales from the Lilypad original inspired by Beatrix Potter's Peter Rabbit: Peter Squirrel knows he shouldn't hang around Campsite #11, his father had a terrible accident there, but it smells like marshmallows and cookies. Original music by Reid Alexander Whelton
The Little People: A Fairy Tale by a Real Queen
April 20, 2023 02:15 - 35 minutes - 48.3 MBA version of The Little People by Carmen Sylva, Queen of Roumania (1901). Edited, annotated and re-arranged by Marlene Wurfel. Music Intro by Reid Alexander Whelton.
Legend of the Wooden Shoe
January 14, 2023 22:30 - 14 minutes - 19.4 MBLily finds this old folktale about the origins of wooden shoes, The Netherlands, and gnomes to have a fascinating and different way of looking at our relationship with nature. It's rewritten and rearranged for Tales from the Lilypad by Marlene Wurfel. “The Legend of the Wooden Shoe” is adapted from a 1918 version in English by William Elliot Griffis in Dutch Fairytales for Young Folks. Original music composed by Reid Alexander Whelton for Tales from the Lilypad. Project Gutenberg link to...
Merry Christmas from Lily
December 04, 2022 00:11 - 8 minutes - 11.8 MBPeace, love & joy from Lily to you! Music by DJ Williams courtesy YouTube Audio Library
Six Husky Puppies
October 20, 2022 03:47 - 6 minutes - 9.5 MBThis poem is inspired by the land and literature of Yukon, Canada
The Orange Shirt Story featuring Phyllis Webstad
September 14, 2022 02:28 - 13 minutes - 18.1 MB“The Orange Shirt Story” read by author Phyllis Webstad with permission from Medicine Wheel Education www.medicinewheel.education This is the true story of a little girl and her very important orange shirt. Six-year-old Phyllis Webstad was as excited to wear her shiny new orange shirt as she was to attend school for the first time. But her first day at the St. Joseph Mission near Williams Lake, BC was nothing like she expected. Her orange shirt was taken away from her, never to be returned....
Thor and the Storm Fairies
July 06, 2022 03:27 - 14 minutes - 19.7 MBA chocolate lab named Thor is caught in a summer storm. He catches something in the rain: a storm fairy. A Tales From the Lilypad original story by Marlene Wurfel Music: Midsummer Sky by Kevin MacLeod & Danse Macabre by Kevin MacLeod Storm sounds courtesy of a Creative Commons Licence via freesound.org Midsummer Sky by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-fre...
The Moosicorn Part III
May 23, 2022 00:44 - 11 minutes - 16.1 MBLily is back for Season II of Tales from the Lilypad with an original story by Marlene Wurfel: The Moosicorn Part III. Mordecai is taking magic lessons from the Aurora Borealis. But what was his homework? Intro Music by Reid Alexander Whelton Sound Effects courtesy and Creative Commons Licence via freesound.org Lake sounds and warbler sounds by BenBonCan, Story Logo sound by SergeQuadrado
Update from Lily
March 12, 2022 16:30 - 6 minutes - 8.25 MBUpdate: Lily is just fine but still hibernating. She'll be back in May with a brand new season of Tales from the Lilypad Bedtime Stories and Folk Tales. Looking to stream older stories? Visit talesfromthelilypad.com Amazon Music, Apple Music and Spotify subscribers can search for "Best of Tales from the Lilypad" to find the Best of Tales from the Lilypad Sleep Stories and Best of Tales from the Lilypad Stories albums. Music for this episode "Bedtime" courtesy Reed Mathis
The Dream Train
December 31, 2021 16:05 - 13 minutes - 18.3 MBYou are the hero of this audio adventure through a dreamscape. Happy New Year 2022! Wishing you great sleeps, much growth, and big love. Story, voicework, and audio mix by Marlene Wurfel > www.marlenewurfel.com Train sounds & miscellaneous by: Benboncan; Caquet; Mredig & Inspector J via a Creative Commons Attribution Licence freesound.org https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Music A Simple Lullaby by Jesse Keller via Jamendo Blue Dream by Cheel via YouTube audio library Sea o...
Joy the Christmas Mouse
November 29, 2021 00:14 - 10 minutes - 13.8 MBFrom deep in the Tales from the Lilypad archive (2016) an original Christmas story by Marlene Wurfel. Joy! Magic! Sweetness! This story is about mice who live in a Candy Cane factory and the kind janitor who finds their village under the pile of rejected boxes.
Three Witchy Ghosty Fairy Stories for Halloween 2021
October 31, 2021 18:30 - 18 minutes - 24.8 MBHappy Halloween to my favourite witches, ghosts, fairies, gnomes, golems, princesses, ghostbusters, Cruellas, Ted Lassos, dragon protectors, cats, mice, zombies, doctors, pokemons, skeletons, clowns, superheroes, athletes, jack-o-lanterns, and dinosaurs. Three stories about a tiny family that lives in a pumpkin, a little ghost who learns a lesson about overcoming his fears from a smart little witch, and a sequel to Twin Baby Unicorn's called The Witch's Recovery. "The Tiny Family Who Liv...
The Forest Library feat. Lexi the Squirrel Librarian
September 30, 2021 19:05 - 12 minutes - 17.7 MBThis Tales from the Lilypad original by Marlene Wurfel is a story within a story within a story. Enjoy! Original intro and outro music by Reid Alexander Whelton.
Star Lore
September 01, 2021 04:15 - 13 minutes - 18.1 MBA blend of storytelling, ambient music and meditation celebrating the changing of seasons and the starry night sky. Ochek the Fisher from Cree star lore, Orion's dogs Canis Major & Canis Minor from Roman antiquity, the Blackfoot story of Lost Children in the stars, Lyra the Harp and Cetus the Whale reinvented plus Inuit, Indian, Ukrainian & Chinese mythologies combined in this episode with love to and from the stars and everyone who has gazed up at them and told a story. Orca sounds from ww...
Ranchland Gnomes
July 25, 2021 06:42 - 23 minutes - 31.9 MBRanchland gnomes Tumbles and Hilda, and their twins River and Kit, help gophers afraid of a rattlesnake.
Stone Soup
June 30, 2021 20:46 - 13 minutes - 18.1 MBThe classic folk tale Stone Soup is about soldiers traveling home after a war. The villagers they meet are afraid of strangers and have forgotten how to be neighbors. Stoen Soup, like all great folktales, has a perennial and new relevance for 2021. This version is especially for Tales from the Lilypad by Marlene Wurfel.
Have You Seen This Frog?
May 29, 2021 21:16 - 10 minutes - 14.3 MBIn this episode, Lily answers questions from listeners including the number 1 question: Are you really a frog? & Where can I find older episodes? Answer: www.talesfromthelilypad.com Kids can email letters & pictures to: [email protected] Or, message through Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/talesfromthelilypad Music for this episode: Camping by Matti Paalanen Sound effects courtesy Creative Commons Licences via www.freesound.org
Three Fables for Spring and Summer
April 30, 2021 22:34 - 9 minutes - 12.5 MBHappy Spring! Three of Aesop's fables rewritten and rearranged for young audiences by Marlene Wurfel for Tales from the Lilypad. The Lark and Her Young Ones The Plane Tree & The Gnat and the Ox Original music by Reid Alexander Whelton
The Royal Rabbit
April 01, 2021 03:14 - 24 minutes - 33.5 MBA Tales from the Lilypad literary fairytale by Marlene Wurfel. A re-smashing, re-mixing, re-arranging and retelling of A.A. Milne's "Prince Rabbit." Intro and Outro music created for Tales from the Lilypad by Reid Alexander Whelton.
Return to the Crystal Castle
March 01, 2021 06:51 - 20 minutes - 28.4 MBAnother original story written by Marlene Wurfel especially for Tales from the Lilypad listeners everywhere. Return to the Crystal Castle with an ambitious princess for some adventure in the moonlight. Will Princess Dee succeed in a heroes quest? Intro music by Reid Alexander Whelton FairyTale Waltz by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=US...
Chuckles and the Wolverine
February 01, 2021 04:31 - 21 minutes - 30.2 MBChuckles is a snow gnome who performs a daring rescue of a wolverine in this original story by Marlene Wurfel for Tales from the Lilypad. New music by Reid Alexander Whelton. Sound effects courtesy Creative Commons Universal Public Domain Licence and a Creative Commons Attribution Licence via freesound.org. Thank you Pedaling Prince.
The New Year's Fairy
December 31, 2020 04:45 - 10 minutes - 14.6 MBHappy New Year from Lily and Josephine (as Linda Dawn) This largely forgotten but wonderful fairytale is written and rearranged by Marlene Wurfel, based on the concept and story by the American fabulist Emilie Poulsson (1853-1939) Music: “English Country Garden” & “Apline Bierhalle” & “Christmas Homecoming” by Aaron Kenny courtesy YouTube Audio Library Auld Lang Syne (Instrumental) by the Jingle Punks courtesy YouTube Audio Library Sound effect attributions: “Fairy Logo” by DDmyzik co...
The Rich Man and the Shoemaker
November 29, 2020 18:06 - 7 minutes - 9.62 MBThe Rich Man and the Shoemaker is a fable first penned by LaFontaine and rearranged and recorded here by Marlene Wurfel. This episode features a very special performance by Captain Thunderpants, the Vancouver Island Comox Valley's Performer of the Year in 2020. This story is hundreds of years old. Is it still relevant today? Should the Shoemaker have done something differently? Would you have?
Stella and Neon
October 31, 2020 06:15 - 14 minutes - 20.1 MBThis is 15 minutes of relaxed visualization. Stella Starwalker and her wolf, Neon, journey through the star scape. They drink from the Milky Way, see Pleiades and other storied constellations, and rest by The Tree of Life. What does a star wolf dream of when he finally sleeps? Star bunnies, of course. Be well, Darlings. #starlore Music "Other World 7" by Almusic34 via freesound.org and a Creative Commons License https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
Teddy Bear Island Tuffy's Loving Kindness Meditation
October 01, 2020 05:41 - 16 minutes - 22.6 MBIn this epsiode, written & performed by Marlene Wurfel, Waffles the Black Bear learns a loving-kindness meditation technique from Tuffy the Griz. It helps him calm down when he's afraid to hibernate. Music courtesy of YouTube’s Audio Library: “Whispering Stream” by E’s Jammy Jams “Somnolent” by The Tides & "AnaCaptainslogue" by Noir et Blanc Vie Meditation technique inspired with gratitude by a loving-kindness meditation by Dr. Emma Seppala, Science Director of Stanford University’s Cent...
Teddy Bear Island
August 04, 2020 02:17 - 23 minutes - 32.8 MBA sequel, of sorts, to the Velveteen Rabbit, in which the nursery magic fairy from Margery William's classic story is hard at work today. An original bedtime story modern fairytale by Marlene Wurfel. Licences and Attributions: The Velveteen Rabbit by Margery Williams (1922) is part of the public domain Music: Heartbreaking by Kevin MacLeod under a Creative Commons Attribution license via the YouTube Audio Library https://www.youtube.com/audiolibrary/music?nv=1 (https://creativecomm...
The Velveteen Rabbit with Annotations
June 29, 2020 00:07 - 28 minutes - 38.9 MBThis beautiful story written in 1922 by Margery Williams is almost 100 years old and about a time in history before there was antibiotic treatment for scarlet fever, a potentially fatal childhood disease. It's a story not only about survival, but resilience, change, love, and fairy magic. Read and annotated by Marlene Wurfel Licences and Attributions: The Velveteen Rabbit by Margery Williams (1922) is part of the public domain Music: Gymnopedie No.1 by Kevin MacLeod Meditation Impromp...
Lily Reads Letters from her Bright Green Mailbox
May 03, 2020 20:00 - 30 minutes - 42.6 MBIn this episode of Tales from the Lilypad, Lily reads her letters from all over the world and shares her recipe for stories. Here's the song lyrics for the song Lily recommends to help kids learn to wash their hands properly: Urm urm went the little green frog one day Urm urm went the little green frog Urm urm went the little green frog one day And the frogs went urm urm eh But we know frogs go La de dah de dah La de da de da, La de da de da, We all know frogs go La de dah de dah They d...
For Parents How to Write to Lily
March 31, 2020 23:50 - 2 minutes - 3.39 MBInstructions for parents on how to write a letter to Lily and how to find older episodes.
Lily's Big Bright Green Mailbox
March 31, 2020 23:47 - 12 minutes - 17.4 MBThe story land mail system brings mail from all over the world to Lily's Big Green Mailbox and she loves to get letters. This episode is inspired by #AloneTogether, one of the key messages of the UN to people around the world fighting pandemic with self-isolation.
Puff and Rose
February 29, 2020 02:17 - 13 minutes - 18.3 MBThis is a Tales from the Lilypad original story by Marlene Wurfel which originally aired in Spring 2017. It is inspired by Puff the Magic Dragon the song by Peter Yarrow and Leonard Lipton popularized by the musical group Peter, Paul and Mary in a 1963 hit. In this retelling by Marlene Wurfel, a little girl named Rose finds Puff hidden in a cave in the land called Honalee. Featuring an acoustic guitar version of the song Puff the Magic Dragon by Jorge Nolla. Thank you for your music, Jorge, ...
Three Tales of Yore
January 26, 2020 19:47 - 6 minutes - 8.59 MBThree of Aesop's fables re-told and re-arranged by Marlene Wurfel for kids: The Donkey in the Lion's Skin, The Crow and the Pitcher, and The Milkmaid and the Pail. Aesop was one of the sages of Ancient Greece, like Socrates. The stories ascribed to him are thousands of years old (all dating to at least 600 b.c.) and are called fables because they always include a moral lesson. Storytellers are always philosophers at heart, and so are kids.
The Little Fir Tree
December 21, 2019 05:36 - 17 minutes - 24 MBThis is a sad story, listeners. Like so many stories of yore, it has suffering and loss. It's a retelling of Hans Christian Andersen's The Little Fir Tree, a Noreweigan fairytale and beloved Christmas story, a retelling of a classic by Marlene Wurfel for Tales from the Lilypad.
The Three Billy Goats Gruff
November 30, 2019 04:37 - 10 minutes - 14.3 MBA rearrangement and retelling by Marlene Wurfel of the classic Norwegian folktale: the Three Billy Goats Gruff.
The Very Unimportant Mouse
October 29, 2019 05:17 - 18 minutes - 25.4 MBPart IV of the Enchanted Cat Castle Series, Tales from the Lilypad original bedtime stories and folktales by Marlene Wurfel. Curd is the littlest and most unimportant creature in the enchanted kingdom. But, oh my cheddar, he's kind. And kind matters.
Cat Castle III: Primrose Escapes
September 30, 2019 18:18 - 17 minutes - 24.5 MBA Tales from the Lilypad original bedtime story for kids by Marlene Wurfel in which Primrose the Mouse must escape from the Cat Castle to perform a heroic task. Cats! Alicorns! Razzle Dazzle! An Enchanted Clock Tower!
Cat Castle Part II: Sleepytime in the Enchanted Castle
August 24, 2019 20:49 - 20 minutes - 27.9 MBThis is a sequel to the Tales from the Lilypad's version of Grimm's The Poor Miller's Boy and the Cat. In the Grimm's fairytale, a poor boy is rescued by a cat who brings him to her enchanted castle in which all the servants are kittens. Inspired by the fairytale, this original 20 minute sleepycast or sleep mediation by Marlene Wurfel is to help kids fall asleep or to just rest and relax at naptime. Welcome to sleepytime at the Enchanted Castle where the sweetwater river flows past all the s...
Cat Castle Part I: Fairytale
July 27, 2019 22:08 - 15 minutes - 21.2 MBA Tales from the Lilypad retell of Grimm's The Poor Miller's Boy and the Cat. This fairytale has it all: romance, adventure, comeuppance, revenge, enchanted forests, and a magic castle where all the servants are kittens.
The Polka Dot Story
June 30, 2019 23:44 - 12 minutes - 17.2 MBVintage Tales from the Lilypad circa 2015: The Polka Dot Story. An original story for Kids & Family by Marlene Wurfel.
Surly the Garden Gnome
May 28, 2019 20:38 - 22 minutes - 30.2 MBSurly the Garden Gnome is annoyed by the lack of instructions on parenting that he finds in the Gnominomicon. 1) Be Kind. 2) Listen Deeply. How is that helpful advice? Especially when he finds his garden overrun by baby fairies. It's going to be a busy summer for Surly.
Mom and Pop's Bunny Burrow and Egg Shop
April 21, 2019 00:22 - 19 minutes - 27.1 MBThis episode is dedicated to all the bunnies all over the world who sleep snug in an underground burrow, and to kids who dream of easter baskets and hunting for eggs on Easter morning.
Lily in the Cottage Garden
March 31, 2019 18:39 - 18 minutes - 26 MBCan we tend to and care for our feelings and emotions just like we can tend to a garden? Episode 53 is a mindfulness story.
The Changeling
February 28, 2019 04:38 - 29 minutes - 40.2 MBAnother adventure of the boy and girl whose job is the preparation and service of oatmeal. Fairies! Potions! Portals to another magical realm!
Earth Air and Water Fairy Sleep Meditation
January 30, 2019 00:55 - 21 minutes - 30.2 MBAnother original sleep mediation for kids to help them build mindfulness techniques for healthy sleep. This one has ocean wave and bird sounds for white noise and to generate a feeling of wellness.
The Gift of the Magi
December 29, 2018 18:58 - 13 minutes - 19 MBA retelling of a classic 1905 story by O. Henry, an American short story writer well known for his surprise endings. This holiday story has been adapted for younger audiences and is sometimes called The Watch and The Comb story.
Night Rounds in the Menagerie Sleepycast
November 29, 2018 01:09 - 30 minutes - 41.3 MBThis Tales from the Lilypad original sleepycast is to help listeners get sleepy at sleepytime. Go with Jack, the Great Pyrenees dog, as he makes his night rounds of the castle menagerie while the prince and princess sleep. All is well, but Jack keeps watch anyway. He's a guard-dog, so it's his job to check on all those sleeping animals.
A Halloween Story Too: Dave and Nightdash in Grimvale
October 27, 2018 18:35 - 21 minutes - 30.2 MBA sequel to Nightdash set in the used-to-be-spooky town of Grimvale. But now, the Candy Cane Committee has put Christmas lights EVERYWHERE. Will Nightdash and Dave the little Monster and his bat friend be able to save Halloween?