Episodes
Sunday Nov 29, 2020
The Rich Man and the Shoemaker
Sunday Nov 29, 2020
Sunday Nov 29, 2020
The 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?
Friday Dec 20, 2019
The Little Fir Tree
Friday Dec 20, 2019
Friday Dec 20, 2019
This 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.
Friday Nov 29, 2019
The Three Billy Goats Gruff
Friday Nov 29, 2019
Friday Nov 29, 2019
A rearrangement and retelling by Marlene Wurfel of the classic Norwegian folktale: the Three Billy Goats Gruff.
Monday Oct 28, 2019
The Very Unimportant Mouse
Monday Oct 28, 2019
Monday Oct 28, 2019
Part 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.
Wednesday Jul 25, 2018
Little Red Riding Hood
Wednesday Jul 25, 2018
Wednesday Jul 25, 2018
Tales from the Lilypad's take on the most iconic fairytale of all time: Little Red Riding Hood. Feat. Bluebell the Bluebird as Little Red Riding Hood. And Lily the frog as The Wolf.
Saturday Jun 30, 2018
Cat and Mouse in Partnership
Saturday Jun 30, 2018
Saturday Jun 30, 2018
A rearrangement and retelling of a Brother's Grimm fairytale: Cat and Mouse in Partnership. Cat and Mouse are in love. Can they make it work?
Wednesday Apr 25, 2018
Daiya the Balsam Poplar Dryad
Wednesday Apr 25, 2018
Wednesday Apr 25, 2018
A dryad is a tree spirit or nymph that lives in a tree. This Tales from the Lilypad original story by Marlene Wurfel is about a Black Poplar dryad named Daiya. This story is loosely inspired by Greek mythology and greatly inspired by my love for Balsam Poplars. Yeah, it gets a bit sappy.
Friday Mar 30, 2018
Peter Not-A-Rabbit: Episode 42 Happy Easter from the Lilypad
Friday Mar 30, 2018
Friday Mar 30, 2018
In Episode 42, Peter (who is not a rabbit) visits the Easter Bunny. Happy Easter from the Lilypad. An original story by Marlene Wurfel.
Wednesday May 31, 2017
The Magic Pot
Wednesday May 31, 2017
Wednesday May 31, 2017
A retake on "Magic Noodle Pot" folktales where someone finds a pot that doubles whatever is put inside.
Monday Feb 27, 2017
Hurley the Alpine Gnome
Monday Feb 27, 2017
Monday Feb 27, 2017
Hurley is an Alpine Gnome devoted in his service to hurt animals in the mountain wilderness in which he lives. He works alongside his trusted rescue mouse, Lileez. Will Hurley and Lileez return home after a strenous day in the cold to a hot cauldron of Bertie's wild plum stew?