Hey, Trailblazers, I'm Linnea and this is Girl Tales.

A kids' podcast packed with girl power and stories where every child's voice matters.

Grownups, Girl Tales is brought to you by families like yours.

If you would like to hear your child's name at the top of our next episode,

or if you would like me to wish them a happy birthday,

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Before we get started, I'd like to give credit where credit is due to a tailblazer named Freya

who asked us this question.

Does the Norse goddess Freya live in freshwater? Well, we thought that was a really good question. Does the Norse goddess Freya live in freshwater? Well, we thought that was a really good

question, so we decided to answer it with this story. Thanks, Freya. Now on to our episode,

this is Freya's Feathered Cloak. Enjoy. I'd like to tell you about a friend of mine. Her name is Freya,

which is spelled F-R-E-Y-J-A. F-R-E-Y-J-A. F-A really doesn't like it when people say or spell her name wrong, but she is a bit too

shy to correct them. On the first day of school, teachers sometimes say Frey Jha, and Freya feels too

embarrassed to say anything, so the teachers keep saying her name wrong till someone else finally

corrects them.

Anyway, Freya lives here in Freshwater, and she just graduated from Freshwater Middle School,

and in the fall is moving up to high school. Middle school can be tough, especially for a super-shy

kid like Freya. Kids tend to group up and stick with their friends,

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