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

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

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    

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

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

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. 

Beautiful 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.   

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? 

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

A 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.

Lily 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 eBook version of Dutch Fairytales for Young Folks: https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/7871/pg7871-images.html  

Peace, love & joy from Lily to you! Music by DJ Williams courtesy YouTube Audio Library

This poem is inspired by the land and literature of Yukon, Canada  

“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. Since 2013, each year on September 30th, we wear orange to honour the Residential School survivors like Phyllis. We honour their experiences and the experiences of their families. Orange Shirt Day is an opportunity for Indigenous Peoples, local governments, schools and communities to all come together in the spirit of reconciliation and hope for future generations of children. It is a day to reaffirm that EVERY CHILD MATTERS. Music by Alexander Reid Whelton For more information about Orange Shirt Day visit www.orangeshirtday.org Books available: medicinewheelpublishing.com/collections/english-books/products/the-orange-shirt-story  

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/

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

Update: 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 

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 :)

From 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.