A Cthunkle Carol (Part 2)

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Eric O'Keeffe / What If World LLC

Kids & Family, Stories For Kids, Comedy Fiction, Fiction

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🗓️ 28 December 2020

⏱️ 17 minutes

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Summary

Cthunkle left off with the impulsive ghost of Ifmas Present. Will the wicked Squidopus learn the error of his ways, or will he defeated by a sludge monster?

Lessons include: Being kind and fair can feel like a sacrifice, but it’s a very rewarding one; being unfair may not always get you punished, but it rarely brings you true happiness.

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What If World is made by Eric O’Keeffe with help from Karen O'Keeffe. Our theme song is by Craig Martinson and our podcast art is by Jason O’Keefe. Additional songs and sound effects from audioblocks.com. This week's Cthunkle artwork is by Ana Stretcu, with some Ifmas flair by Karen O'Keeffe.

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0:00.0	What if World is supported by our sponsors and by listeners like you on Patreon?
0:30.0	Hey there folks and welcome back to What if World? The show where your questions and ideas inspire off the cuff stories.
0:44.9	I'm Mr. Rarik your host and today we're finishing up a two-part story. What if World's Cathuncle Carol?
0:52.5	What if they missed the first part or just forgot because your stories are so forgettable?
0:59.3	Cathuncle I'm doing these stories as a surprise birthday party present for you.
1:03.8	I mean the surprise was last week now I've just been waiting.
1:07.0	You said you were an interdimensional being that existed in all times.
1:11.3	Yes, but I can still get impatient.
1:15.0	Well let's catch folks at home up so we can finish out our story.
1:18.8	Well if you remember Ebenezer Cathuncle was a wonderful man who everyone loved and so they let him rule the world.
1:27.0	And then for some reason a bunch of ghosts started haunting him.
1:30.9	Hmm maybe I should do the recap?
1:33.2	No I've got this.
1:34.2	Ugh.
1:34.9	My nephew Fred invited me to his if missed party and I politely declined without implying that I might eat him.
1:43.3	So I suppose you eating the portly gentleman who asked you for a donation?
1:47.6	Was just a convenient coincidence and he insisted upon being eaten.
1:52.7	No I didn't.
1:54.1	Well you did fire Barbara Cratchit.
1:57.3	Barber Cratchit.
1:57.9	She prefers Barbara.
1:59.0	And I only did that because she refused to increase everyone's rent and everyone always wants their rent to go up.
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