Bedtime Stories Podcast Fairytales and Folk Tales from the Lilypad for kids

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**Bedtime Stories Podcast Fairytales and Folk Tales from the Lilypad for kids**

Bedtime Stories, Fairytales and Folk Tales: Lily, a frog, tells stories for kids & families

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Zyvorn Cornebius Maxaro the Brown Apr 30, 2026

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A Tales from the Lilypad original story by Marlene Wurfel.

Zyvorn Cornebius Maxaro the Brown is a lot like every other meadow mouse except that he's also a wizard.

Happy New Year The New Year's Fairy Re-released Dec 30, 2025

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Happy New Year, from Lily

Shoutout to Josephine (as Ella 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” & “Alpine 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 courtesy of a Creative Commons Attribution Licence via www.freesound.org https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/

“Coagulated” by Timbre & “Champagne Cork Pop” by Ruben Uitenweerde courtesy of a Creative Commons Attribution Licence via www.freesound.org

"Fireworks, Close, A (H1).wav" by InspectorJ (www.jshaw.co.uk) of Fr eesound.org

The Anger Monster Nov 08, 2025

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An original story by Marlene Wurfel inspired by the Buddhist allegory of an anger monster who thrives on anger and shrinks from kindness.

Ghost Pirate Ship Oct 10, 2025

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A Halloween origin story.

The Fuzzy Castle Apr 25, 2025

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An original story about a girl finding her way through a dark forest with a little help from hundreds and hundreds of bunnies.

Switch It On Mar 16, 2025

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This is a spin off of Ray Bradbury's 1955 Book "Switch On The Night," reprised and remixed for modern listeners by Marlene Wurfel.

What do we switch on when we switch off our electronics?

Non-commercial story for kids & family, Copyright is Fair Use

Intro and Outro Music by Reid Alexander Whelton

Episode 100: A Star Suit for You Dec 24, 2024

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Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays from Lily. This is calming, meditative story about a star suit that fits you just right. Put it on to travel through the clouds, dance with the Northern Lights, and visit the stars. "See" Great Bear (Ursa Major), Cygnus, Sirius, Tama Rereti, and other constellations.

Original script and narration by Marlene Wurfel

Audio Mix Features Creative Commons Music via YouTube Studio:

Peacefully by E's Jammy Jams
Angel Guides by Jesse Gallagher
Shasta Trinity by Jesse Gallagher
Owls by Lish Grooves
Cosmic Groove Space Travel by Cooper Cannell

#starlore #cygnus #ursamajor #sirius #greatbear

The Boneyard Dog and Friends Halloween Story Oct 15, 2024

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An original tale of skeletons who get a chance to dance and play one magical halloween night in a spooky boneyard.

Music: Corny Candy by The Soundlings and Among the Stars by Everet Almond.

Three Dandelion Stories Jul 25, 2024

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Three stories that explore the relationship between dandelions and the wisdom of children.

The Dandelion Who Couldn't Roar is an original fable by Marlene Wurfel for Tales from the Lilypad

The Legend of the Flower Fairy is based on an Aesop's Fable, rewritten and rearranged by M Wurfel

The third story about dandelions in the garden is based on a traditional Sufi tale and rewritten and rearranged for TFTL by M Wurfel

Intro and Outro music by Reid Alexander Whelton

Acoustic music featured Acoustic Guitar by ViraMiller -- https://freesound.org/s/744879/ -- License: Creative Commons 0

A Good Dog Re-released May 24, 2024

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A 2016 story re-released form the vaults. An original story, dedicated to the best dog ever, for Tales from the Lilypad by Marlene Wurfel.

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