Exploration: Dreamland

Welcome to Bunny Tales, a special holiday mini-series of Exploration: Dreamland. Hop off to Dreamland with us as we read the short story RABBIT AND THE MOON-MAN From "Canadian Fairy Tales" by Cyrus MacMillan. This story comes from a book inspired by tales from the indigenous peoples of Canada. As you may already know, the animal people from these stories can change form and behavior between animal and human. Rabbit is often a clever trickster figure in these legends.   Bunny image on logo by Lukasz from Pixabay  Snowflake images on logo by Sea Gabriel from Pixabay 

Welcome to Bunny Tales, a special holiday mini-series of Exploration: Dreamland. Hop off to Dreamland with us as we read the short story THE RABBIT'S EYES From "Korean Fairy Tales" by William Elliot Griffis. The rabbit is a clever character in old Korean stories. This story features a turtle and a rabbit, which may seem familiar, but is quite different from Aesop's "The Hare and the Tortoise."   Bunny image on logo by Lukasz from Pixabay  Snowflake images on logo by Sea Gabriel from Pixabay 

Welcome to Bunny Tales, a special holiday mini-series of Exploration: Dreamland. Hop off to Dreamland with us as we read the short story LITTLE BUN RABBIT From "Mother Goose in Prose" by L. Frank Baum. This story was inspired by a nursery rhyme and features a rather famous little farm girl as well as Santa Claus himself.   Bunny image on logo by Lukasz from Pixabay  Snowflake images on logo by Sea Gabriel from Pixabay 

Thank you for joining us for the second part of The Shunned House by H.P. Lovecraft, a short story where horror and science clash. Creep off to dreamland with us during this special Halloween episode.  [Content Note:  scary and a little gross]   Includes "Kalimba Relaxation Music" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Also includes the following pieces from Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ SCP-x2x Martian Cowboy Ethereal Relaxation Right Behind You Redletter The Descent Bent and Broken   Sound effects were downloaded from Pixabay.com  

Thank you for joining us for our second anniversary celebration episode and for being an important part of Exploration: Dreamland. We couldn't do this without you. Drift off to Dreamland with us as we read the short story The Blue Tower by Evelyn E. Smith.   Content warning: accidental death of an alien and a brief mention of the murder of a spouse.   Includes "Kalimba Relaxation Music" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)  Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Interesting stories of science and science fiction read in a calming voice for nighttime, naptime, or drivetime.  Season One is a reading of "Storm Over Warlock" by Andre Alice Norton so we recommend listening to the episodes in order for the most rewarding experience. This episode includes the first two chapters.  

Season One is a reading of "Storm Over Warlock" by Andre Alice Norton so we recommend listening to the episodes in order for the most rewarding experience. This episode covers chapters three and four. In our previous episode, you were introduced to our protagonist, Shann Lantee and his trained wolverine companions. They were part of the Survey team prepping the planet Warlock for settlement when humanity's greatest rival, the beetle-headed Throg race, killed the rest of the team, leaving Shann and the wolverines to survive alone on this strange world. Hope is raised briefly when a Terran scout ship arrives but it lands badly. The Throgs were taken by surprise when the craft exploded. Unfortunately, it seemed unlikely that the pilot could have survived.

Season One is a reading of "Storm Over Warlock" by Andre Alice Norton so we recommend listening to the episodes in order for the most rewarding experience. This episode covers chapters five and six. In our previous episode, Shann investigated the crash site but was trapped by a Throg that survived the scout ship explosion. He is rescued by officer Ragnar Thorvald who was on the scout ship but managed to escape after rigging the ship to explode. Thorvald quickly worked out a plan and convinced Shann to join him. They surprised the Throgs, who had settled into the Survey camp, and took the Survey maps of the planet. Shann, Thorvald, and the wolverines eluded pursuit and floated away down the river.

Season One is a reading of "Storm Over Warlock" by Andre Alice Norton so we recommend listening to the episodes in order for the most rewarding experience. This episode covers chapters seven and eight. In our previous episode, Shann, Thorvald, and the wolverines rode down the river on a raft, pursued by the Throgs and their monstrous "hound." After a couple of very close calls, they frustrated their pursuers and trapped the hound. To Shann's dismay, the wolverines began to attack the now vulnerable creature.

Season One is a reading of "Storm Over Warlock" by Andre Alice Norton so we recommend listening to the episodes in order for the most rewarding experience. This episode covers chapters nine and ten. In our previous episode, our party traveled overland to the shore of Warlock's sea. Shann discovered that Thorvald believed there was a race native to the planet. Thorvald provided proof to support his belief and his proof pointed them in the direction of the Warlockian sea. The party reached the section of beach nearest to the chain of small islands where Thorvald's proof was originally discovered. Here they weathered a terrible storm which provided them with the means to travel to the islands.

Season One is a reading of "Storm Over Warlock" by Andre Alice Norton so we recommend listening to the episodes in order for the most rewarding experience. This episode covers chapters eleven and twelve. In our previous episode, Shan, Thorvald, and the wolverines made the journey to the chain of islands. The following morning, Thorvald abandoned Shan and the wolverines on the island without explanation. Shan worked on building a boat of his own but encountered some unusual setbacks.

Season One is a reading of "Storm Over Warlock" by Andre Alice Norton so we recommend listening to the episodes in order for the most rewarding experience. This episode covers chapters thirteen and fourteen. In our previous episode, Shann had some dramatic encounters with Warlock's native race and found himself on their "initiates' road" in the glimmering green veil of illusion, where he discovered he was not alone on the road.

Season One is a reading of "Storm Over Warlock" by Andre Alice Norton so we recommend listening to the episodes in order for the most rewarding experience. This episode covers chapters fifteen and sixteen. In our previous episode, Shann determined the truth behind the illusions on the "initiates' road" and reunited with Thorvald. Together they find their way out of the veil of illusion and back to the ocean, where they discover a group of native Warlockians completing a very dangerous training exercise.

Season One is a reading of "Storm Over Warlock" by Andre Alice Norton so we recommend listening to the episodes in order for the most rewarding experience. This episode covers the final two chapters. In our previous episode, Shann leaped to the aid of the Warlockians when their training exercise went wrong. He was injured in the fray so the Warlockians brought him and Thorvald to one of their cities to rest and heal. The Warlockians required the assistance of the Terrans to remove an injured Throg from their territory. Shan went to convince the Throg but found himself in a possibly fatal situation.

Drift off to Dreamland with us as we read an abridged version of a Victorian natural history - WILD NATURE WON BY KINDNESS by Elizabeth Brightwen, published in 1898. Please be aware that the early sections of this book include occasional descriptions of pet deaths, some by misadventure or accident. If you prefer to avoid those, please rejoin us at Episode 13. This episode includes the dedication and introduction to the book, as well as these sections:  Rearing Birds From the Nest, Dick the Starling, and Richard the Second.

Drift off to Dreamland with us as we read an abridged version of a Victorian natural history - WILD NATURE WON BY KINDNESS by Elizabeth Brightwen, published in 1898. Please be aware that the early sections of this book include occasional descriptions of pet deaths, some by misadventure or accident. If you prefer to avoid those, please rejoin us at Episode 13. This episode includes the following sections of the book:  Verdant, The Wild Ducks, A Young Cuckoo, The Taming of Our Pets, and Birdie.

Drift off to Dreamland with us as we read an abridged version of a Victorian natural history - WILD NATURE WON BY KINDNESS by Elizabeth Brightwen, published in 1898. Please be aware that the early sections of this book include occasional descriptions of pet deaths, some by misadventure or accident. If you prefer to avoid those, please rejoin us at Episode 13. This episode includes the following sections of the book:  Titmice, Zoe the Nuthatch, Blanche the Pigeon, Gerbilles, and Water Shrews.

Drift off to Dreamland with us as we read an abridged version of a Victorian natural history - WILD NATURE WON BY KINDNESS by Elizabeth Brightwen, published in 1898. This episode includes the following sections of the book:  Squirrels, Mole, Harvest Mice, Californian Mouse, Robins I Have Known, Sancho the Toad, and Roman Snails.

Drift off to Dreamland with us as we read an abridged version of a Victorian natural history - WILD NATURE WON BY KINDNESS by Elizabeth Brightwen, published in 1898. Please be aware that this episode includes descriptions of insects and spiders. If you prefer to avoid that, please rejoin us at Episode 15. This episode includes the following sections of the book:  An Earwig Mother, The Sacred Beetle, Spiders, Tame Butterflies, and Ant-Lions.

Drift off to Dreamland with us as we read an abridged version of a Victorian natural history - WILD NATURE WON BY KINDNESS by Elizabeth Brightwen, published in 1898. Please be aware that this episode includes descriptions of bees, wasps, and snakes, and a brief discussion of reasons to avoid hunting for sport. If you prefer to avoid any of those, please rejoin us at the next episode.