Episodes
Wednesday Sep 30, 2020
Teddy Bear Island Tuffy's Loving Kindness Meditation
Wednesday Sep 30, 2020
Wednesday Sep 30, 2020
In 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 Center for Compassion and Altruism Research and Education.
Monday Aug 03, 2020
Teddy Bear Island
Monday Aug 03, 2020
Monday Aug 03, 2020
A 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://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100787
Artist: http://incompetech.com/
& Fantasy Windchimes by Northern87 on freesound.org
Sunday Jun 28, 2020
The Velveteen Rabbit with Annotations
Sunday Jun 28, 2020
Sunday Jun 28, 2020
This 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 Impromptu No.2 by Kevin MacLeod and Heartbreaking by Kevin MacLeod
under a Creative Commons Attribution license via the YouTube Audio Library
https://www.youtube.com/audiolibrary/music?nv=1
(https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100787
Artist: http://incompetech.com/
Birdsong sample by juskiddink on freesound.org via a creative commons license https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
& Fantasy Windchimes by Northern87 on freesound.org
Sunday May 03, 2020
Lily Reads Letters from her Bright Green Mailbox
Sunday May 03, 2020
Sunday May 03, 2020
In 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 don't go urm urm eh
Thanks for all the love from you listeners! Getting these letters was like the best virtual hug!
XOX
Tuesday Mar 31, 2020
For Parents How to Write to Lily
Tuesday Mar 31, 2020
Tuesday Mar 31, 2020
Instructions for parents on how to write a letter to Lily and how to find older episodes.
Friday Feb 28, 2020
Puff and Rose
Friday Feb 28, 2020
Friday Feb 28, 2020
This 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, at http://profdeguitare.com/
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.
Saturday Aug 24, 2019
Cat Castle Part II: Sleepytime in the Enchanted Castle
Saturday Aug 24, 2019
Saturday Aug 24, 2019
This 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 sleepy little kittens in the sleepy fortress in the enchanted forest.
Saturday Jul 27, 2019
Cat Castle Part I: Fairytale
Saturday Jul 27, 2019
Saturday Jul 27, 2019
A 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.
Sunday Jun 30, 2019
The Polka Dot Story
Sunday Jun 30, 2019
Sunday Jun 30, 2019
Vintage Tales from the Lilypad circa 2015: The Polka Dot Story. An original story for Kids & Family by Marlene Wurfel.