Bending and Breaking

Stories Podcast: A Bedtime Show for Kids of All Ages

Stories Podcast / Wondery

Fiction, Kids & Family, Stories For Kids

4.2 • 12.8K Ratings

🗓️ 6 July 2020

⏱️ 14 minutes

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Summary

The old oak tree is strong and sturdy, and he does not like to bend when the winds blow. Bending makes you weak! That's why he thinks the cattail reeds are silly. Why go with the flow when the wind blows when you could just stand still? But when a hurricane comes, the old oak may have to rethink things...

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0:00.0	Hey, Prime members!
0:01.8	You can listen to Stories Podcast, add free on Amazon Music.
0:05.9	Download the app today!
0:07.3	Hello!
0:08.3	Welcome to Stories Podcast.
0:10.3	I'm your host, Amanda Weldon.
0:12.8	Today's story is called Bending and Breaking, an adaptation of an A-Sops fable written
0:18.4	for you by Daniel Hines.
0:20.4	Today, we'd like to say a special thank you to Miles and Theo and their family in Brooklyn,
0:26.2	Zoe Burton and her family in Oakland, California.
0:29.8	Maxwell and Audrey and their family in Sandy, Utah, Kirin and Liam and their family in North
0:35.7	Bethesda, Maryland, Abby Resnick and her family in New Jersey, and Maisie and Arlo and their
0:41.7	family in Durham, North Carolina.
0:44.5	Thank you so much, Arlo, Maisie, Abby, Liam, Kirin, Audrey, Maxwell, Zoe, Theo and Miles.
0:52.4	You are part of what makes it possible for us to continue to produce fun news stories
0:56.5	for our listeners.
0:58.6	If you would like to support Stories Podcast and get every episode, add free, head over
1:03.2	to patreon.com slash stories and join for just $1 a month.
1:07.8	If you'd like access to all of our e-books or to receive a thank you in a future episode,
1:12.3	that's also available at patreon.com slash stories.
1:16.5	Don't forget to follow us on Instagram at Stories Podcast.
1:19.6	If you send us a drawing of your favorite character or scene, we'll share it on our feed.
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