GT003 - Bawlfred Cries an Ocean
Goop Tales — Storytelling Podcast for Kids
Maria Calanchini
4.4 • 711 Ratings
🗓️ 6 August 2016
⏱️ 18 minutes
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Summary
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Do you happen to know a youngster that cries at the drop of a hat? Then enter the world of Goop Tales, one of the most inventive, entertaining, and informative podcasts around!
Bawlfred will connect with any child that can’t seem to hold back their tears, whether it’s after losing a game, fighting with friends, or not getting their way. While taking a shortcut to his friend’s house, Bawlfred meets a mean cat who hisses so loudly that he starts to cry...and he can’t stop! After diving into the ocean he’s created, he meets many sea creatures who are ready to teach him how to put on a brave face in order to help a friend.
If you’re looking for screen-free entertainment that will help children self-sooth and learn how to tolerate boredom, send them into Goop World! While listening to one of the best educational podcasts for kids, Bawlfred will help children cultivate imaginative play around ideas of self-control and emotional balance, as well as develop excitement around story podcasts with a much-needed TV detox. Children will be fascinated by Bawlfred’s sea adventure.
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to Goop Tales, Episode 3, Balfred Cries an Ocean. |
| 0:11.5 | I'm Maria Kalincini, and I'm the author of Goop Tales. |
| 0:15.6 | And in today's episode, Balfred, named because he just falls a little too often, ends up crying himself |
| 0:24.9 | an ocean and is stuck in the middle of it, being chased by a sea turtle that wants to eat him. |
| 0:31.8 | Will he escape? Just listen to the story and find out. And at the end of the story, I will tell you |
| 0:39.3 | how you can see all of the photos that go with Balfred |
| 0:43.1 | Cries and Ocean, and how you can download |
| 0:46.5 | the first half of the story and then write the second half |
| 0:51.2 | and submit it for publication online. So for now, enjoy the story, and I will see you |
| 0:58.1 | on the other side. Goop Tales, Episode 3, Balfred Cries an Ocean. |
| 1:13.7 | Young Balford took peculiar pride in making others satisfied. |
| 1:19.8 | One time I asked him for his head. |
| 1:23.0 | Why certainly, young Balford said. |
| 1:26.3 | He was too generous, in fact, but bravery he wholly lacked. |
| 1:34.2 | Chapter 1. Once upon a time, there was a generous little goop boy named Balfred, who loved to help out his |
| 1:43.4 | goop friends. If anyone needed anything, Balfred was the first |
| 1:49.6 | to lend a helping hand because he learned, at a very young age, that it made him feel really |
| 1:57.4 | wonderful to help his friends. There was one character trait in regard to Balfred that scared |
| 2:05.7 | all of the other goops on occasion. If Balford got hurt or scared, he would just |
| 2:13.1 | ball and ball and ball. All of the goops cried from time to time when something bad happened or when they were frightened. |
| 2:23.8 | But Balfred was a notorious baller. |
| 2:28.3 | And once he started, he didn't stop. |
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