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

The Fuzzy Castle

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

Episode 100: A Star Suit for You

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

Three Dandelion Stories

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

The Nightingale

The 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. 

The Forest Bride a Finnish Fairy Tale

A 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

A 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

Thor and the Storm Fairies

A 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-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100158
Artist: http://incompetech.com/

Danse Macabre - Busy Strings 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=USUAN1100556

Artist: http://incompetech.com/

The Moosicorn Part III

Lily 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

The Dream Train

You 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 of Ancestry by Jesse Gallagher via YouTube audio library

Snowy Peaks by Chris Haugen via YouTube audio library

* Emily Carr and Woo are real historical figures you can learn more about :)

Three Witchy Ghosty Fairy Stories for Halloween 2021

Happy 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 Lives in a Pumpkin" and "Boo" by Marlene Wurfel
"The Witch's Recovery" by Tiffany Passey

Music: Tiptoe out the Back by Dan 'Lebo' Leibowitz courtesy YouTube Audio Library